JK Ignores Centre s Nod, Fails to Retrieve HMT Land

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1 F R I DAY 20 NOVEMBER KASHMIR SRINAGAR TODAY : MOSTLY SUNNY 48 percent Indians online were cyber crime victims last year 9 Maximum : 19O Minmum : 03O Humidity : 86% SUNSET Today 05:25 PM SUNRISE Tommrow 07:06 AM 07 Safar 1437 Hijri Vol: 18 Issue: 255 Pages: 12 Price: `3 w w w. k a s h m i r o b s e r v e r. n e t t w i t t e r. c o m / k a s h m i r o b s e r v e r f a c e b o o k. c o m / k a s h m i r o b s e r v e r JK Ignores Centre s Nod, Fails to Retrieve HMT Land AN IS / ISO 9001 CO. SRINAGAR: Despite the Central government s nod and approval to hand over the 300 Kanals of HMT land, currently under the occupation of CRPF, to the state, the J&K government has so far failed to retrieve it. According to well placed sources, during the regime of NC and the Congress the government of India had decided to handover three hundred kanals of vacant land out of 527 kanals to state government along with the built-up area but the proposal remained in the files and no further action was taken. Since the land falls within the Zainakote Industrial Estate, the Industries and Commerce Department had suggested that the land should be handed over to it for industrialization along with the built-up area, the senior official said and added that afterwards there was no further action either from the Industries department or from the state government. The HMT watch factory was set up in 1971 at the Zainakote but subsequently the factory became defunct and dysfunctional and has been locked for last 25 years. The official said that the HMT which exits at Zainakote Industrial Estate has a vacant land of 300 kanals, one built-up area and residential quarters. The I&C department could not proceed further in the matter as a result the vacant land was occupied by the CRPF and also has been encroached by the land grabbers. Pertinent to mention residents of the area including Zainakote, Khosipora and Mustafa Abad have been protesting the presence of CRPF camp at the HMT land after the paramilitary personnel shot dead a local youth Gowhar Nazir there on November 7. Residents have been joined by local legislators, including PDP MP Tariq Karra demanding eviction of the CRPF camp from the defunct factory premises. As per the officials of the Industries and Commerce Department three hundred Kanals of vacant land if provided to the state government would generate employment for at least 2000 jobless youth and also would increased the economic condition of the local inhabitants. Sheikh Ashiq, former P10 KO ANALYSIS Curious Omission It remains unclear why the state government is loath to take over this prime stretch of land. Usually, and often times, if and when the state government is hesitant to do something, it blames the Centre. AFSPA is the case in point. But, in the case of the land in contention, there is no scope for blame games. The Centre has given a clean chit for the land to be taken over. In the public interest, the state must come clear about this strange and curious omission. If it is just inertia, then the state must get rid of it and take due action but as has been speculated by some that some influential coterie of business persons are eyeing this prime stretch of land for their vested interests, then the state should also come clear on this. P10 SINCE THE LAND FALLS WITHIN THE ZAINAKOTE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, the Industries and Commerce Department had suggested that the land should be handed over to it for industrialization along with the built-up area Pak Interfering in Mobile Phone Ops in JK Wisdom SRINAGAR: Pakistan is resorting to cellular interference in some areas of Jammu and Kashmir and operators working in the state have taken up the issue with the Centre, a leading telecom company today said. "We have highlighted the issue with the government and the government is supporting us on that. There is the issue of interference and the government will find a solution to it shortly," said Anil Gupta, Regional Business Head, North, Aircel. The Centre has started testing the interference in the areas where such frequency is high, he said. "We had received complaints about poor services in some areas because of the interference. P10 Moderation in spending is half of livelihood, loving care toward people is half of intellect, and a good question is half of knowledge. ~ Hadees (narrated by Ibn Umar ) News Digest Dial 100 to Find Govt in Winter! SRINAGAR: The divisional administration here has set up a helpline at the Police Control Room, Srinagar to facilitate people in the event of any emergency or any public issue. According to Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Samoon, the step has been taken by the Divisional administration in view of the approaching winter and the consequent issues people of the Valley are faced with. He said the helpline No. 100 would be operational round the clock and people can register their problems P10 Probe mission shifts venue SRINAGAR: The government on Thursday announced an extension in the recording of statements by witnesses in the killing of Zainakote youth Gowhar Nazir Dar. Following the killing of Dar in teargas shelling, according to police, the government ordered a magisterial inquiry. "In the interest of public convenience, the venue for recording of statement on the aforesaid subject has been shifted from D.C. Office, Tankipora to the Office of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (West), Shalteng, P10 ADMISSION OPEN for class Pre-Nursery to Class 1st Admission Forms Are AvAilAble From office blessi kids smart school For Further Details Contact On , J&K Govt to Advance Budget Session JAMMU: J&K government has decided to advance the budget session of the State Legislature, an official spokesman said here today. The Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed decided that Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, as per the provisions of the State Constitution, shall process the matter regarding advancement of Budget Session, an official spokesman said. The budget session of the State Legislature was beginning from February end annually. The Cabinet approved the proposal that the Budget allocation for the 50 per cent of the amount under each head including capital expenditure (CAPEX) would be released by the end of February or 1st week of March to enable the line departments to make adequate P10 Cabinet Discusses PM s Package The Cabinet discussed the Reconstruction Plan for J&K amounting to Rs Crore announced by the Prime Minister on 7th November, The Reconstruction Plan covers sectors like humanitarian relief, crisis management, social infrastructure, development projects and economic P10 Promotion of Jain, Vyas Gets Nod The Cabinet approved the promotion of Mr. Pramod Jain to the fixed scale of IAS (Rs 80,000) from the date he returns to the cadre and promotion of Mr. B.B. Vyas to the fixed scale of IAS (Rs 80,000) from 1st January The Cabinet also accorded sanction P10 Malik: ISIS Un-Islamic SRINAGAR: Terming the actions of the so called Islamic State (ISIS) as un-islamic, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Thursday said that Islam doesn t permit us to kill innocents. JKLF Chief was speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a blood donation camp organized by JKLF here to remember its fallen P10 Finger Prick Blood Test Results Vary From Drop To Drop: Study A drop of blood can t decide your destiny. A new study has found that finger prick blood tests can often be misleading and results may be inaccurate. The findings suggest that health care professionals must take care to avoid skewed results as they design new protocols and technologies that rely on finger prick blood. We began looking at this after we got some surprising results from our controls in an earlier study, said lead investigator Rebecca RichardsKortum from Rice University in US. The researchers noticed that there was wide variation in some of the benchmark tests that they were performing on hospital-grade blood analysers. The benchmark controls are used to gauge the accuracy of test results from a new technology under study, so variation among the control data was a sign that something was amiss. The researchers designed a simple protocol to test whether there was actual variation, and if so, how much. They drew six successive 20-microlitre droplets of blood from 11 donors. As an additional test to determine whether minimum droplet size might also affect the results, they drew 10 successive 10-microlitre droplets from seven additional donors.each 20-microlitre droplet was analysed with a hospital-grade blood analyser for hemoglobin concentration, total white blood cells (WBC) count, platelet count and three-part WBC differential, a test that measures the ratio of different types of white blood cells, including lymphocytes and granulocytes. Each 10-microlitre droplet was tested for hemoglobin concentration with a popular point-ofcare blood analyser used in many clinics and blood centres. Researchers found that hemoglo- RESEARCHERS FOUND that haemoglobin content, platelet count and WBC count each varied significantly from drop to drop. (Shutterstock) bin content, platelet count and WBC count each varied significantly from drop to drop. Some of the differences were surprising. For example, in some donors, the hemoglobin concentration changed by more than two grams per decilitre in the span of two successive drops of blood, said Meaghan Bond, a student at the Rice University. P10 Search Ops Extended to New Areas in Kupwara SRINAGAR: Two days after army colonel was killed in a gunbattle with the militants Kupwara forests, army on Thursday extended the search operation to new areas of north Kashmir district. Sources said that the army has cordoned off entire Kalaroos forest area and conducted searches for the militants who have managed to break army cordons so far. The search operation in Manigah and Safawali sectors, launched on Monday continued on Thursday. The massive search and cordon operation is being conducted by the army s 9 PARA, 4 PARA and 41 RR along with police SOG parties. The army has also pressed choppers in the service to maintain the aerial surveillance over the dense forest area. Sources said that the army on Thursday fired several shots in an attempt to provoke retaliatory fire from the hiding militants. However there was no response from the other side. The army soldiers were trying to establish the contact as they apprehend presence of the mili- tants in the forest area. When reports last came in the search operation was on in the area. Pertinently, army Colonel Santosh Mahadik of 41 RR was killed and two other personnel were injured in an encounter at Behak forest area near Sonwali village and Manigah two days back. The said militant group had managed to escape army dragnet four times since last week from different locations. The group, according to sources, had managed to give slip to soldiers on Friday evening, before injuring two soldiers at Payerpati forest area in Manigah. On Wednesday late afternoon, the group had managed to escape again. This is for the fourth time when the militants gave slip to soldiers despite a heavy cordon in the forests, they had said. Pertinently, the group, according to a police official, had infiltrated on intervening night of 30/31 October and was trapped in the mountainous terrain due to heavy rains and snowfall. On Nov 10, the army s 41 RR had recovered P10 Pay Panel Recommends 23.55% Hike NEW DELHI: In a big bonanza to central employees and pensioners, the seventh Pay Commission today recommended a per cent increase in salary, allowances and pension along with a virtual one-rank-one-pension for civilians, involving an additional outgo of Rs 1.02 lakh crore a year. A minimum pay of Rs 18,000 per month and a maximum of Rs 2.5 lakh per month has been recommended by the Commission, headed by Justice A K Mathur, that presented its 900-page report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here. The recommendations, which are to be implemented from January 1, 2016, will benefit 47 lakh Central Government employees and 52 lakh pensioners. The impact the recommendations will be Rs 1.02 lakh crore Rs 73,650 cr on Central Budget and Rs 28,450 cr on Railway Budget. The award of the pay panel will also benefit staff of autonomous bodies, universities and public sector units, Jaitley said after receiving the report. (AGENCIES) Kashmir Could Ignite New Cold War: Aziz ISLAMABAD: Top Pakistani diplomat says that territorial and border disputes in the region should be resolved or else they could trigger a new cold war. The most viable option for peace and stability in Asia-Pacific is shared regional leadership that is inclusive not only of the major powers but also of other key players in the region, Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz told a seminar organised by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute on Emerg- ing Security Order in Asia-Pacific and its impact on South Asia. Aziz said the major powers had many interlocking interests and convergences on trans-border issues like cyber-terrorism, climate change and environment, UN peacekeeping, connectivity and open lanes of trade. According to Aziz, the major players in security order were the United States, China and Russia. Pakistan believes a resilient Pak-US partnership is vital to regional and global peace P10 SVO Raids Tuition Centres SRINAGAR: Following the ban order on private tuition by government teachers, the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has raided six private institutions and seized their records. According to an SVO officer, ''On a specific information, that some Government teachers are indulging in practice of private tuition's, in violation of service conduct rules, checking was carried out by the Vigilance Organization in six private institutions which include Aakash, ASL, Apex, Civils and Genesis in Jammu city." He further added, "During checking, it was found that some of the Government employees were actually delivering lectures to the candidates in these institutions. The relevant records such as enrolment register, cash P10 Vigilance raids PHE office Srinagar: A team of Vigilance on Thursday raided the Civil Public Health Engineering (PHE) Division office in Awantipora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district and seized some important documents. Sources said the raid was conducted after the Vigilance received complaints about illegal appointments in the Division. "The Division P10

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3 THURSDAY Melange Friday Vox PoP J&K Has Best Health Care System in India? Jammu and Kashmir which was on 14th spots in health care system just a year ago was adjudged as No. 1 this year (Best managed State in the healthcare all over the country) by New Delhi based India Today Group. When Kashmir Observer team asked a cross section of people for their reaction, they discovered the facts were to the contrary. Choudhary Lal Singh Majid Ganai Sheikh Farooq Health Minister We have a better healthcare system in the state as recently our state was awarded best in healthcare system. We have to further improve the healthcare system of our state. It s my dream to make this state a healthy State. There may be some deficiencies in the healthcare system but we have to work like a team to improve it for better. Private Employee There is lack of infrastructure in our district hospitals. Very few doctors are available there. The patients are compelled to come to Srinagar hospitals for the treatment thus increasing patient flow in city hospitals. There is a need to enhance and upgrade health facilities in district hospitals so that load of patients in city hospitals is reduced. GM, Rahwellah Hotel There is acute shortage of doctors and paramedical staff in our hospitals. Sometimes only one doctor manages the whole ward of patients. There are very few doctors available even in emergency wards of our hospitals which is very serious issue as patients can even die if they don t get urgent attention. How can our state be best in healthcare system when there is even dearth of doctors in hospitals? Shabir Ahmad Faisal Rashid Fayaz Ahmad Abdul Rashid Wani How can our state be best in healthcare system when our hospitals even lack basic facilities. We have to buy everything from outside of the hospital. The Govt. seems to be non serious in improving the healthcare system of the state. Student Contractor Our healthcare system is not serving patients effectively as it should be. The government has to take various initiatives to improve healthcare facilities in every hospital across the State.There is a need to modernize our hospitals. Engineering Student Emergency care including trauma and and disaster management service is available only in Srinagar. Towns and rural areas have hardly any such facility. In case of emergencies this results in various deaths as they don t patients don t reach to hospital on time. Govt. Employee Women s health has not received proper attention of policy makers as there is only single maternity hospital in Kashmir catering to whole population of the valley i.e about 8 million. Compiled by Insha Farid Ghulam Rasool Siah Naseer Ahmad Dr. Shafqat Khan shambles. Houseboat Owner Businessman Sptd. GB Pant Hospital It s good that our state has been ranked best in healthcare. We have improved in every field like better sanitations and proper labs. Our hospitals have qualified doctors but there is lack of proper infrastructure. Spurious drugs are available everywhere. Sometimes we get better services in hospitals, but overall health system is in Drug addiction is on rise. Young generation is more addicted to drugs. Chemists sell drugs without prescriptions. There is easy availability of tranquilizers, sedatives and mood elevators. They are proving detrimental to the health of the younger generation.the Govt. has to act now. There is need to integrate the various components of health care system in our state. There should be proper coordination between primary, secondary and tertiary care systems of health sector. This can lead our state towards better healthcare system. Masood Ahmad (Govt. Employee) There is no proper healthcare system in Kashmir. People in the valley go outside the state for treatment. Most of the medicines available here are substandard. It s the responsibility of the govt. to keep check on the supply of substandard medicines. Mr. Ibrahim (Self Employed) Dr. Nissar-Ul-Hassan Junaid Ahmed Khan Mushtaq Ahmed President Doctors Assn Businessman Businessman What were the parameters to declare the state as best in health care system. The healthcare of Jammu and Kashmir is in complete mess. There is a lack of infrastructure, lack of drugs. Patients have to wait for months to get their surgeries done. I travel to Delhi to treat my kidney ailment as there are not enough facilities available in our state to treat my ailment. The doctors of our state don t treat patients responsibly. They only care for their emolument s. Doctors don t treat patients responsibly in Govt. hospitals. They examine there for few minutes. They are only concerned about their private practice. We have been barred by the authorities to speak to media. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Rather (Med. Spd. 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4 Friday Cabinet Sub-Committee on NF implementation formed Rs 29 cr project approved for disposal of sewage in Dal lake Observer News Service JAMMU: The Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed gave nod to the constitution of a Sub-Committee of the Cabinet to examine the implementation of the National Food Security Act 2013 in the State. The Sub Committee comprising Deputy Chief Minister Minister makes surprise visit to SKIMS SRINAGAR: Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Ms Asiea Naqash Thursday made a surprise visit to SKIMS Maternity Hospital and took stock of healthcare facilities being provided to patients there. During her visit to the hospital, the Minister said government is committed to provide best healthcare service to people across all healthcare institutions in the state. At the maternity hospital, the Minister interacted with staff, patients and their attendants. She enquired about various facilities being extended to them and directed concerned to maintain better patient care at the hospital. During her visit, the Minister was also informed regarding influx of patients at the hospital, space constraints and other related issues. The Minister also visited under construction 100-bed OPD and IPD blocks. She was informed around 200 patients visit the OPD section daily. Asiea expressed concern over slow pace of work on the hospital and said that the issue shall be taken up with the Chief Minister and concerned executing agency i.e. JKPCC. Later, the Minister visited nursing college and Child Health Clinic and was given a brief with regard to immunization program being carried out at the centre. The Minister also inspected other sections including dental, USG, X-ray, ECG, immunization, childcare centres, and ophthalmology section. The Minister was accompanied by Director SKIMS and other officials of the hospital during her visit. as Convenor and Minister for CA&PD and Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment and Culture as members shall submit its recommendations by 25th of November In another decision, the Cabinet constituted a Sub Committee to examine the Rehabilitation and Resettlement Plan for the Project Affected Families (PAF) of the 330 MW Kishanganga Hydro Electric DW DIGI WORLD Deals In Refrigerator, TV, Limited Period offer till 13 th December 2015 Videocon 32 inch Rs Videocon 24 inch Rs Videocon 21 inch Rs (Warranty 1+ 4 year) woofer, with all Brands Philips, Sansui, Canon, Samsung, Whirlpool, USHA, Sony, Videocon, Kelvinator, etc.. Hurry up Contact: Lal Chowk Anantnag Kashmir Project in District Bandipora. 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The components of the project include sewerage system, water supply, arrangement/walkways/ aligning of house boats along the periphery of land mass, landscaping electric/lighting system etc. The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the establishment of Sub Treasury at Panchari in district Udhampur. JKLF remembers Aali Kadal martyrs At KU, Kazakh Envoy Highlights Historical, Cultural Relations with Kashmir SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Thursday held several functions to commemorate the anniversary of slaying of several of its top commanders in BSF operation at Ali Kadal, Srinagar this day in JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik while remembering his colleagues termed them heroes who through their sacrifice wrote down a new chapter of resilience and resistance. Whosoever thinks of defeating a movement nourished by the sacred blood of these martyrs is living in a fool s paradise, Malik said while paying tributes at the Mazar-e-Shuhada (martyrs graveyard). He said these great souls nourished the struggle for freedom with their blood and sacrificed their today for our tomorrow. History is witness that till date no freedom struggle has been defeated by oppression and tyranny. Shaheed Sheikh Abdul Hameed and his companions embraced martyrdom and spilled their sacred blood into the waters of Jhelum, turned it red and thus wrote a new chapter of sacrifices and struggle. Today when we remember these great men, we pledge to take forward their mission to its desired goal, Malik said. JKLF also organised a condolence-cum prayer meeting which was attended by party leaders Advocate Bashir Ahmad Butt, Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Ghulam Rasool Dar Eidi, Noor Muhammad Kalwal and others. SRINAGAR: Kashmir University s Centre of Central Asian Studies (CCAS) on Thursday organized an interaction session with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in India, Bulat Saresenbayev. During the interaction, the Ambassador highlighted the age-old historical and cultural relations between Kashmir and Kazakhstan, a varsity statement said this evening. He also mentioned the current relations between India and Kazakhstan and highlighted the potential of future relations between the two regions. The Ambassador expressed happiness over visiting Kashmir and hoped to build relations between Kashmir University and the universities of Kazakhstan. He also highlighted the scope Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Thursday organised a blood donation camp after paying tributes to Aali Kadal martyrs.a JKLF spokesman said people belonging to different sections of the society including students, businessmen and non-muslim brethren offered their blood as donation for the welfare of humanity. Islamic Students League (ISL) Chief Shakeel Ahmad Bakhshi and Mukhtar Ahmad Sofi also participated. From JKLF (R), party s General Secretary Wajahat Qureshi, Farooq Kashmiri, Ajaz Ahmad Mir, Zaheer Abbas, Gh Nabi, Mohammad Saju, Nayeem Ahmad Dar and Javid Ahmad visited martyrs graveyard. Leaders from Hurriyat Conference of pilgrim tourism between Kashmir and Kazakhstan, the statement said. In his welcome address, (G) including Chairman Islamic Political Party (JK) Mohammad Yousuf Naqash along with party activists vowed to carry the mission of martyrs forward. The immense sacrifices of this nation are tremendous investments to its freedom struggle. India despite its military imperialism cannot subjugate the masses of Kashmir, Naqash said. Director CCAS, Prof G N Khaki presented an overview of research conducted by the CCAS on Central Asia, especially Kazakhstan. The session was attended by faculty members from various departments of Kashmir University and was followed by a question-answer session. Earlier on 18th of November, 2015, the Ambassador had a detailed discussion with Vice Chancellor of Kashmir University, Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi, in which areas of mutual cooperation were discussed. Flood Politics Victims accuse PDP and NC of playing politics SRINAGAR: A day after PDP accused National Conference of misusing flood relief for electoral gains in Srinagar, flood victims from Rainawari locality said that both PDP and NC were playing politics over the issue while the vast population have been left at the mercy of God. A delegation from Rainawari and its adjacent areas including Naidyar, Hasanabad and Khawjayarbal who lost their houses and belongings in 2014 floods told CNS that it is unfair to target those flood victims who got a meagre relief from the government SS ELECTRONICS Notice after suffering so much loss. We have been accused of fraud and it has been said that even minors from our areas have obtained relief cheques. If it is true, then the names should be made public. Playing politics on the issue will not help the flood victims, the delegation said. Hundreds of families were given relief cheques and we are grateful to the Revenue officials but at the same time we appeal to political leaders not to defame us for petty politics, they said and appealed government to take measures to rehabilitate the flood victims without any delay. Students protest against board over 'poor results SRINAGAR: Scores of Students of KITE Polytechnique College Rangreth Thursday staged a protest demonstration at Press Enclave here against Technical Board for announcing "poor results". Raising anti-board slogans, the protestors demanded rechecking, revaluation of papers to be carried by Board on its own and announcement of new results. Yesterday Board announced results for 2nd and 3rd semester wherein only three percent students have been declared qualified. Students who have been toppers in earlier exams have been put under the category of failures, said protesters. The students said that last month when the Board similarly announced poor results, a fellow student Adnan couldn t bear the news and resorted to suicide. It later turned out that Adnan has actually scored first. Today they are doing the same thing again. We demand overhaul of the Board and accountability of those who are assigned to check our answer sheets, protesters said. The present Board officials and paper checkers have proven themselves murders who forced our colleague Adnan to commit suicide, they alleged. They also demanded that their answer sheets should be provided to them along with name and contact numbers of paper checker. Let the Board be transparent. We want to tell them (Board authorities) 'please don t commit blunders repeatedly to force the students to meet fate of Adnan', they said. 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5 MLA Rashid opposes Centre's package for Kashmiri Pandits SRINAGAR: Awami Ittihaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate Er Rashid Thursday asked Union and state governments to wind up the industry established for so-called rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits and appealed Kashmiri leaders of all thoughts to giveup their personal agendas and egos to protect the rights of Muslim majority community. Addressing party workers at Sopore Town Hall, Rashid condemned Union government for providing three thousand jobs and six thousand residential quarters to these self-styled migrants, a party statement said this evening. It were the Kashmiri Muslims who suffered worst at the hands of state and nonstate actors. Their children were deprived of education due to turmoil and used as human shields in encounters and were subjected to forced labour for more than 15 years. These Kashmiri Pandits didn t care about Kashmir which they have been calling Matrebumi and do forget that from Ikhwani to NC workers and from police personnel to informers of security agencies, it were Kashmiri Muslims who despite being hated by huge majority of Kashmiris for their acts, fought and sacrificed their lives for upholding Indian Flag in Kashmir. It is Kashmiri Muslims and people of Chenab and Pir Panchal regions who deserve the packages for their unbelievable sufferings but Union government are provoking them by treating Kashmiri Pandits like very important citizens. Rashid alleged that the act is purely to reduce the supremacy of Muslims community in the administration which is already under threat after RSS sponsored government has taken over in the state, as it has started removing Muslim officers from prestigious postings in civil secretariat and Jammu region. How can these Pandits still be called migrants if they will serve in a place where from they claim to have been forced for migration? he asked appealing political parties, Bar Association, trade and other organisations to discharge their duties and fight to get IIT and IIM for Kashmir and stop New Delhi from changing the nomenclature of bureaucracy and administration by rewarding Pandits with Job packages. Friday AIIMS at Awantipora: Pampore residents up in arms SRINAGAR: Residents of saffron town of Pampore and its adjacent hamlets are unhappy at governments decision to establish AIIMS at neighbouring Awantipora and have threatened agitation if decision was not revoked. We will block Srinagar- Jammu highway from Friday to protest against PDP led government for its failure to set up All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) at Galandar Pampore. Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and other Cabinet Ministers had given us repeated assurance that they would get an 'appropriate order' from the central government to set up AIIMS at Galandar Pampore. But we were shocked after the Health Minister Lal Singh identified land at Awantipora for the purpose, the locals said. Locals from Pampore and its adjacent hamlets including Chandhara, Shaar, Patlibagh, Omar Tells Delhi: Economic Packages Not Enough; Address Real Issues JAMMU: Reiterating that packages alone are not going to address the issues in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference Working President and former Chief Minister Mr Omar Abdullah said that a holistic approach is needed for creating an atmosphere wherein lasting peace shall prevail and people, especially the youth can get opportunities to grow. I had told the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in a public meeting during his visit to the state that the people of the state were not looking towards economic packages but wanted peace in the region for endings for all their sufferings, the former Chief Minister told several delegations which called on him here during his brief visit to the winter capital. Abdullah called for multipronged approach Kulgam Man Dies In Kishtwar SRINAGAR: A young Kashmir technician from South Kashmiri town of Kulgam died in an accident Wednesday evening at Inshan in Kishtwar. According to reports, Riyaz Ahmad Itoo son of Ghulam Mohammad Itoo from Mandhole village of Devsar, Kulgam died when he fell off from an under-construction bridge at Inshan in Kishtwar district. Sources said that Riyaz was working as a technician on the bridge. to address various dimensions of the issues involved, saying that regaining trust of the people and instilling a sense of confidence among them is imperative to steer the state to peace, progress and development. While cautioning against the machinations of divisive forces, the National Conference Working President emphasised the need for maintaining unity and tranquillity to isolate elements inimical to the state s unique ethos. He recalled the sacrifices offered by the party during most testing and challenging times of the history and said that appreciating the imperative of pluralism and composite ethos, Sher-e-Kashmir had rechristened the Muslim Conference into a National Conference. Cabinet Decisions Law Deptt to process advancement of budget session JAMMU: The Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed decided that Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs shall, as per the provisions of the State Constitution, process the matter regarding advancement of Budget Session of the State Legislature. The Cabinet approved the proposal that the Budget allocation for the 50% of the amount under each head including CA- PEX would be released by the end of February or 1st week of March to enable the line departments to make adequate preparation in advance and commence expenditure from 1st April. The Cabinet also approved that the District Development Board meetings would be held, not later than last week of March, to finalize the developmental plan of each district,. The Cabinet decided that the midterm Budget review would Avail benefits of Ladli Beti scheme: Lal Singh JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education, ARI and Trainings Choudhary Lal Singh Thursday said that a comprehensive plan is being implemented for providing improved basic amenities to the people like health, road connectivity, electricity, education and safe drinking water. This was stated by the Minister while addressing a public grievances redressal camp, here today. The Minister said that the present coalition government has taken various reformative steps and has ensured that the hospitals are equipped with adequate staff and latest machinery and equipments, adding that seven nursing homes including model hospitals have also been opened by the government. After giving a patient hearing to the demands and grievances of the people the Minister directed the concerned officers to take immediate necessary action for redressal of the grievances. Responding to the various demands of the people of the area, the Minister said that instructions have been issued to the concerned authorities of the health department to ensure that best healthcare facilities are proviced to the people in the hospitals. During the camp, the Minister also appealed the people to avail the benefits of Ladli Beti scheme launched by the Government for addressing the concerns of girl s right from the birth to adulthood and providing financial security that enables to create a strong positive disposition towards the girl child. Highlighting the benefits of Ladli Beti, Choudhary Lal Singh informed that under the scheme, Selfie Moment: Mr. Omar Abdullah with National Conference Youth workers. a contribution of Rs. 1000/-per month will be made towards the birth of every girl with effect from for the next 14 years and on reaching 21 years she would receive around Rs. 6.5 lakh. The Minister said in case birth certicate of the child is not available at the time of registration for the scheme, other documentary proofs like discharge certificate of the mother from the medical facility/prenatal check up card can be produced or a certificate from ASHA and in exceptional circumstances a report from the Chowkidar of the village. be presented in the summer session to be held around mid August every year and the Law Department would take a call, as per the State Constitution, for its extension by 10 days to allow discussions and voting on midyear/revised budget. The Cabinet also decided that the economic survey containing complete facts and figures for the last financial year would be presented in the summer session of the legislature for discussion. List of Dy SPs Promoted as SPs SRINAGAR: The Cabinet which met in Jammu on Thursday under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed approved the promotion of Pramod Jain to the fixed scale of IAS (Rs 80,000) from the date he returns to the cadre and promotion of BB Vyas to the fixed scale of IAS (Rs 80,000) from 1st January The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the temporary up-gradation of 17 posts of Dy SPs as Superintendents of Police. The list of seventeen deputy superintendents if JK Police promoted as Superintendents of Police is as: Dawood Ayoub, Perbet Singh, Mushtaq Ahmad, Niresh Singh, Aftab Ahmad, Raj Kumar, Sheikh Faisal, Khalid Amin, Sanjay Kumar, Mubashir Hussain, Ifroz Ahmad Mir, Mohsin Ahmad, Mohammad Anwar, Shaheen Wahid, Suman Dachan, Masroor Mir and Muqesh Singh. Chaiman LC reviews snow clearance at Zojila GANDERBAL: Chairman Legislative Council, Haji Inayat Ali visited Zojila pass to ensure that adequate measures are put in place to reopen the Srinagar Kargil National Highway for the stranded vehicles. The Chairman reached the site in the morning and inspected the snow clearance operation at India Kifayat inaugurates Vahan version 4.0 in Pulwama gate, Zojila until the road was reopened for stranded traffic in the afternoon and the vehicles which were stuck near Sonamarg were allowed to move towards Kargil. Haji Inayat Ali appreciated the role of BEACON in making the road traffic worthy and asked the concerned to expedite the measures for smooth movement of traffic. PULWAMA: The Motor Vehicle Department of Jammu & Kashmir launched web based Vahan 4.0 at ARTO s office on Pilot basis, here today. Commissioner Secretary, Transport, Mr. Kifayat Hussian Rizvi along with Transport Commissioner, Mr. Parvez Iqbal inaugurated Vahan Version 4.0. Speaking on the occasion, the Transport Commissioner said that in the earlier version of Vahan, vehicular data was required to be entered manually, adding that in newer version data with regard to only fewer vehicular parameters viz chassis number, engine number, name and address of the owner, manufacturers name and model of the vehicle are required to be entered. He further said once information on the said parameters is fed into the data base, remaining information pertaining to a particular vehicle such as un-laden weight, seating capacity, length of the vehicle, width, height, wheel base etc will automatically be generated from central server, as data pertaining to all newly manufactured vehicles in the country has already been made available there. It was informed that one of the main features of the application is that it checks double registration of vehicles that may be registered in any other part of the state or the country. This would prevent evasion of taxes at the place where the vehicle has been originally registered. Scientist-D NIC J&K, Mr. Rakesh Gupta, SSP Pulwama, ADC Pulwama Mr. Shahbaz Mirza, ACR, ARTO Pulwama Khadim Hussian and other district officers were present on the occasion. Androos, Khrew, Wuyen, Kakapora held a meeting on Thursday and decided to start protests from Friday. PDP betrayed us and kept us in dark. We had already conveyed to Chief Minister and Divisional Commissioner that we are ready to provide 395 kanals of land free of cost for setting up AIIMS at Galandar Pampore, the locals said adding that people will held protests on daily basis from Friday. (CNS) ADC Baramulla seeks details of pending flood relief cases BARAMULLA: Issuing strict directions to submit list of flood victims that have not been paid exgratia under SDRF on immediate basis, Additional Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Bashir Ahmad Khan today, sought details of pending flood relief cases. The ADC while chairing a meeting of Revenue officers of district Baramulla, directed them to prepare list with details of nature of damaged structures viz pucca or kucha, and intensity of damage viz severe, fully or partial. The details of the pending cases of damaged huts and cowsheds during floods wherein relief has not been paid provided so far was also sought. Regarding Census-2015, directions were passed on to the Tehsildars to prepare list of enumerators and to submit it at the earliest. Meanwhile, ADC stressed upon the concerned Sub-divisional Magistrates and Tehsildars to identify land in Baramulla, Sopore and Khoiee Tehsils for the purpose of solid waste management. Tehsildar Baramulla and Sopore were also directed to identify 2 Marlas of land near bus station in the respective towns for construction of public latrines. Army organizes education tour for students BANDIPORE: An Education cum Motivational Tour was organized by the Army under the aegis of Chinar Corps for the students of Army Goodwill School, Hajan district Bandipore. The tour was flagged off by the Commander, Headquarter 3 sector Rashtriya Rifles at Army Goodwill School, Hajan on Thursday. The tour is for eleven days starting from 19 Nov 2015 to 30 Nov 2015 during which the students will get an opportunity to visit places outside Kashmir. The students will visit Indian Military Academy, Rashtriya Indian Military College, Forest Research Institute and Lal Bahadur Shashtriya Academy of Administration at Dehradun. Apart from this, visit to Mussorie Lake, Kempty Fall, Jharipani Fall, Deer park and Robber's Cave at Dehradun, Rock Garden, Sukna Lake, Government Museum and Art Gallery and War Memorial at Chandigarh and Bag-e-Bahu Fort and Hari Niwas Palace at Jammu is also planned. ISLAMIA MODEL HIGH SCHOOL (SEPARATE BOYS & GIRLS) OLD BARZU LLA, SRINAGAR ANNOUNCEMENT lslamia Model High School (Boys & Girls) Old Barzulla is run by Falah-e-Aam Trust since 50 years ago. The Institute has a 5 decade rich experience in imparting composite (Scientific as well as Islamic) education to its students. In view of devastating floods of September 2014 which affected all sections of our society, the trust has made an initiative to impart ABSOLUTELY FREE EDUCATION from Nursery to 6th class and 7th to 10th on half fee to all its new comers during the academic session (upto October 2016) at this school. Admissions shall take place between 23rd of November 2015 to 30th of November 2015 between 10:30 am to 03:30 pm at the school office, with 20 vacancies in each class. All well-wishers are requested to identify and facilitate FREE ADMISSION of deserving candidates in this good-will drive CONTACT NO S , ,

6 Friday ALL IN A DAYS WORK If anyone thinks that Barack Obama is going to discipline Saudi Arabia s monarchical theocracy, they have only to glance at the proposed $1.29bn sale of US weapons to the 79-year-old King Salman to realise that the US doesn t care to curb the kingdom s ferocity. It has largely stopped bombing Isis surprise, surprise but desperately needs more weapons after burning up its arms inventories on the poverty-stricken Yemenis. The proposed weapons deal already approved by theus State Department includes Boeing direct attack munitions and Paveway laser-guided bombs from Raytheon Robert Fisk (Journalist) To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to Him is up to me. Vladimir Putin (Russian President) A Cliched Debate on Terror The fallout of the Paris attacks is playing out across the Europe and America. French president Francois Hollande has already declared war on ISIS. Hollande also has declared the state of emergency in the country. The law gives the government to clamp curfew, ban public gatherings, and tighten border controls. It also gives police the power to search houses without warrant, bar assembly of people and forbid protests, something we are very familiar with in Kashmir. In one stroke, the murderous attacks in Paris have drastically impacted the psyche of one of the world s most free country, forcing it to alter its way of life. Other European countries are also mulling stricter forms of control to protect themselves against an anticipated terror attack. The public mood is becoming more and more anti-islam. The political right is gaining renewed traction and there is now greater chariness about accepting refugees from Syria. This has raised concerns about Europe s significant Muslim population. Muslims in Europe too have become deeply conscious about their identity. In a touching incident that reflects this anxious state of affairs, a Muslim man stood blindfolded in the centre of Paris asking mourners to embrace him as they gathered to commemorate the 129 victims killed in a series of terror attacks across the capital. But this is unlikely to change the broader darker mood towards Islam. France has witnessed many mosque desecrations over the weekend. Social sites have witnessed outpouring of vitriol against Muslims and Islam. Muslims participating in mourning gatherings have been heckled. And in media the debate has once again returned with full force to the Islamist terror. The commentators are drawing a seamless connection between Islam and the terrorism. A cycle of discourse that has played out unchanged since 9/11 is going round and round again, almost word for word, argument for argument. ISIS is now one more diabolical representation of Islam, succeeding Al Qaeda. There is little questioning as to who created this monster, in the first place. By intervening violently in the Muslim countries just because the ruler or a regime wasn t to their liking, western powers have ravaged state after state and destroyed the order. This has left anarchy in its wake with an assortment of militias and the apocalyptic groups like ISIS holding the sway. In Syria just because west wanted an end to Bashar-al-Assad s rule, it armed the rebels to the teeth, little caring which ideology they espoused. The aim was to replicate a similar strategy in Libya where US and Europe joined forces to get rid of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, who met a brutal end himself by being publicly lynched by the rebel gunmen. Libya is now in chaos ruled by militias. In Syria they couldn t remove Assad but they have helped organize ISIS, a nihilistically violent ideological group, which has now broken free of their control. ISIS is now on its own, having seized vast swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria to carve out a statelet it calls caliphate. While west goes about its new drawn fight against terrorism, there is a need to introspect and examine the causes of Muslim violence. An objective analysis of the history of the past twenty five points blame squarely towards US and its European allies. Invasions of the other countries on the pretext of dislodging a disagreeable ruler or a regime and framed in a grand moral narrative have only ended up destroying the lives of the ordinary people. And as a result of these wars, there are now four deeply dysfunctional states Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya. And their dysfunction has in turn crippled the Muslim world. Now while US and Europe seek to safeguard themselves against the blowback from their heinous sins in Islamic world and launch another joint war, they should also acknowledge their role in creating the large part of the mess in the first place. NO HOLDS BARRED KASHMIR Editor-in-Chief : Sajjad Haider Associate Editor : Wajahat Qazi Switchboard: (0194) Editorial: (0194) editorial: [email protected] Printed & Published by Sajjad Haider on behalf of the Meezan Press Pvt. Ltd. Published from: # 1- Boulevard, Srinagar Printed at: KT Press Pvt. Ltd, Rangreth Ind Area, Srinagar. RNI Registration No: 69503/98 Postal Registration No: K-151 OTHER OPINION 4 Kashmir Observer Friday, 01 February, 2013 OPINION KASHMIR OBSERVER KASHMIR OBSERVER SRINAGAR, Friday, February 01, 2013 Striking at Roots SOCIETAL TRENDS guided by the political elite have shorn the teaching profession of its status and sanctity, turning it into just another vocation with little to distinguish it from, say, hawking garments on the streets. The adventurous, glamorous and challenging enterprise of kindling, illuminating and enlightening tender young minds has become a lack-lustre and uninspiring activity devoid of its sorely-needed spirit, mainly because successive leaderships (if they deserve that name) have been too occupied with other, more lucrative, concerns to bother about what is the corner-stone of the well-being of a people. This has had a direct bearing on the condition of schools and their performance. By an ironic twist of circumstance, the teaching profession has been for long, the last resort of the capable and the destination of choice for those who are unable to fit in anywhere else. When the screening process for entry into this field - on which the entire social edifice rests - should have been highly stringent, it had largely become a hit- and-trial exercise with the barest minimum regard for talent, skill and temperament. Having been active partners in ruining the state-run school system, the ruling classes now abdicate all responsibility by dumping the educational sector into the private lap. This is seen in the lavish support to fashionable and prohibitively expensive private schools and the mushrooming of lesser copycats who are making a financial killing in the absence of a dependable and affordable public structure. It is nothing short of a scandal that parents should avoid sending their wards to government schools on account of the latter s dismal record, and prefer seedy and crowded private options no matter how mercenary they are. Students cleared by the state-run school system in Kashmir often barely make the grade in rudimentary literacy, particularly in rural and remote areas. This is sought to be cloaked by the performance of a handful of private schools, with no thought for the colossal amounts spent on running a vast network of under-performing institutions. Howsoever sound the system may appear on paper, on the ground it is as rickety and run-down as the school houses spread all over rural Kashmir chronically starved of staff and proper equipment. Reports of under-manned schools, particularly at the primary level, are a routine feature such areas, while institutes in the city appear to bursting at the seams with needless staff, Schools in far-flung areas function at the sweet discretion of their often lone teachers, and instances of just one or two tutors handling multiple classes and hundreds of students are common. The standards of such schools and the education they impart can well be imagined. The situation has been allowed to drift for far too long in the hope that with time the growing, engineered preference for private schools would phase the government system out of existence. It remains to be seen how well measures taken in desperation, like recruitments scrounged in haste, are able to turn the tide for society, particularly low-income, rural and agrarian classes for whom state-run schools were the mainstay of hope. O T H E R O P I N I O N... T HE PAKISTAN women s cricket team s visit to India for the World Cup has turned into a security and logistical nightmare. First, the team could not go to Mumbai, where its matches were originally scheduled, after the Shiv Sena started issuing its usual threats against visiting Pakistani teams. Now, hotels at the alternative venue of Cuttack and neighbouring city Bhubaneshwar have refused lodging to our players out of fear. Our cricketers now have to play this all-important tournament under virtual house arrest, with their accommodation being provided at the clubhouse of the stadium in which all their matches will be played. Every other team will be staying in five-star hotels. Discrimination Against Cricketers N O H O L D S B A R R E D... MAIL YOUR LETTERS P.O. Box # 337, GPO, Srinagar [email protected] OBSERVER MAIL All letters intended for publication must include the writer s name and address, even if a pseudonym is used. Letters are edited as clarity, space and accuracy of expression require. Our publishing a letter does not mean we agree with everything or even anything in it. -EDITOR VIEWPOINT This discrimination is undoubtedly unfair and puts our team at a significant disadvantage. The team has been conciliatory about its treatment but the International Cricket Council (ICC) should take note of this. International teams have refused to visit Pakistan over justified security fears. It seems, however, that if we simply put international teams at clubhouses in stadiums and refuse to let them go anywhere else, the security problem would apparently be solved. No country, of course, would accept such conditions to play cricket in Pakistan. Yet, our women cricketers are expected to put up with this in India. Additionally, the final of the tournament is supposed to be held in Mumbai. India needs to explain how our cricketers will be able to stay in Mumbai in the current climate if we reach the final. The ICC also needs to consider if India should be allowed to hold multi-nation tournaments at a time when it can t guarantee safety of all players. It is now too late to reschedule the World Cup and our pulling out of the tournament in protest will only heighten tensions. We should make clear that we are only playing under duress and that such conditions are unacceptable if any of our sportspersons tour India again. Instead of appeasing the anti- Pakistan extremists, the Indian government must ensure the safety and comfort of our players. -EXPRESS TRIBUNE NILOOFAR QURESHI Kashmir s Fate is Just Consequential! DEAR EDITOR, I would like to comment on the letter, written by one Shoaib Bhat, Kashmir Observer, Jan 22, titled, "Who is Responsible For LoC Killings?" I must say to Shoaib that, you seem to know a lot. If it is true, there should be investigation and appropriate action taken against those who provoked peace and created this environment of mistrust. Could you also tell us who beheaded and mutilated the bodies of the Indian soldiers? This should not have happened in any case. UN roles in Kashmir has been minimised post 1971 for India. It is just symbolic now. It seems that the United Nations has not played any role in this sector for a long time. In my view, it is more a political point on part of both these countries, one wanting to and the other avoiding its role in Kashmir. It is not in the interest of any of two countries India and Pakistan to indulge in any misadventure here or anywhere. No one should man Kargil or other higher reaches, the rough terrain and all this is in the extreme frigid cold and hostile environment. The military on both sides should be minimised but there is something that seems to invite and incite the elements to Kashmir. It is part of the history of the sub-continent. We need to overcome it for our eternal peace. Unfortunately, Kashmir's fate is just consequential! Shoaib, keep writing and stay safe. Khuda Hafez! -VORSHAL Via: FOR THOSE WHO HAD PLACED THEIR BETS ON AMAN KI ASHA, 2013 HAS CERTAINLY BROUGHT BAD NEWS. BUT AREN T THEY THEMSELVES TO BE BLAMED FOR EXPECTING THE IMPOSSIBLE? A LONG WAY TO GO EXPECTING THAT the venom of hatred infused into their people over the years by the leaders on both sides could easily and quickly be remedied merely by the antidote of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) while they themselves continue to foster an environment of mutual mistrust! The reaction of New Delhi and Islamabad to the recent incidents on the LoC serves as a grim reminder that the basic philosophy of building bridges through CBM initiatives by increasing people to people contact is flawed. Flawed, not because the concept in itself is wrong, but because the leaders themselves don t seem to be interested in setting an example by displaying confidence in each other. Though, both countries are now showing some sanity in their dealings, the damage done to the precarious bilateral relationship between the two by irresponsible statements like there can be no business as usual and war mongering has undone whatever little may have been achieved by the CBMs. However, despite both sides reiterating that the bilateral ties had not been derailed, the recent turn of events suggest otherwise. New Delhi, suddenly like a bolt out of the blue, raked up the issue of the relevance of the UN Military Observer G r o u p (UNMOGIP) on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. Declaring that UNMOGIP s role has been overtaken by the Shimla Agreement of 1972 between India and Pakistan, signed by the Heads of the two governments and ratified by their respective parliaments, the Indian representative suggested its termination. As expected, Pakistan strongly denounced New Delhi s contention by saying that no bilateral agreement between the two nations had overtaken or affected the role or legality of the UNMOGIP. New Delhi initiated the UNMOGIP debate under the garb of better spending of resources allocated for the Observer Group elsewhere in difficult economic times. However, as expected, this noble proposition with fiscal import failed to cut any ice as the issue under discussion was an open debate on peacekeeping and not on austerity measures. Why New Delhi decided to deviate from its age-old policy of letting the sleeping dogs lie to bring up the UNMOGIP issue and the timing it chose to do so, defies comprehension. So, while nothing came out of this debate, old wounds were reopened and normalisation of the bilateral ties between New Delhi and Islamabad has taken yet another body blow. Islamabad too seems to be itching for a chance to take on New Delhi. Just a day after the Jamaatud-Dawa Chief, Hafiz Saeed offered asylum to Bollywood star Sharukh Khan, Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik too joined in by saying that though Sharukh Khan is a born Indian and he would like to remain Indian, but I will request the government of India (to) please provide him security. Not content with his request to the Government of India, Malik went on to appeal to the Indian public that, I would like to request all Indian brothers and sisters and all those who are talking in a negative way about Shah Rukh, they should know he is a movie star." While New Delhi may be annoyed at Malik s request, the people of India will perhaps remain ever grateful to the Pakistani Interior Minister for enlightening them with the fact that Shahrukh Khan is a movie star! Can bilateral ties between India and Pakistan improve if Pakistan agrees that the UNMOGIP is not required any longer in J&K and India reciprocates by providing Shahrukh Khan Z category security? Though the recent exchanges between New Delhi and Islamabad may bring a whiff of humour into our lives, the dismal future of the bilateral relations, which the present line of engagement portends, is disquieting and sends shivers down the spine. It is high time that leaders of both countries stop behaving like schoolchildren and remedy the serious foot-in-the- mouth disease, which seems to have afflicted them. Till this happens, Aman ki Asha will remain a distant dream and bilateral relations will become another comedy circus! NILOOFAR QURESHI is based in New Delhi and can be reached at: [email protected] DEAR EDITOR, Apropos news, AFSPA Immunity For Forces Sex Crimes Must End, Kashmir Observer, January 28, I want to say that we the people of Kashmir appreciate what Dr.Kiran Bedi said but who has to initiate the action. It is India who has to take the action, but this country is never ready to bother for innocent killings and heinous crimes committed by its army and such all other agencies that too with the help of Indian puppets of Kashmiri origin. -M. R. BABA Via: IN CONCLUSION was a favourite phrase of a teacher of mine a man of scientific qualification; a man who looked at you and perceived atoms and molecules. Mr P, let s call him, for he very well may still be alive monitoring the masses that passed through his hands. It was the Sixties, of course. The Hippie Movement was winking naughtily from outside classroom windows, Come out and taste the freedom! The band Uriah Heep did indeed sing, plaintively, Free Me, which may well have been the anthem of many a classroom bound schoolboy of that time. It was also still the Years of Collusion between teacher and parent to ensure at all cost that Johnny put his head down peered into the laboratory microscope and averted his gaze from the classroom windows. The world outside can wait, a good education couldn t. Tired of Thinking? Come to a Conclusion If he were a cricketer which I rather doubt since he possessed not one jot of cricket vocabulary in his speech but if he were a cricketer Mr P would have been categorised as an all rounder. This is because he was three science teachers rolled into one. He taught Physics, Chemistry and when the frogs were plentiful he was found in the Biology rooms giving lessons on dissection which non-biology-inclined ones like myself found hard to stomach, especially the drawing of blood or the severing of flesh in order to peer at the undercoating and the insides. One has to have a stomach for these things, Mr P would instruct, directing his words at the ones who d gone a whiter shade of pale and generally stood in the back rows at the dissecting table so they missed a good deal of what was going on. PREPARING TO FACE LIFE: Life is going to toss things at you that are a lot harder to take, so get used to it. In any case, you have to do it yourself come exam time. It carries a good deal of marks, remember. This generally got the ashen-faced ones moving a few feet forward in a determined effort to overcome their resisting wills. Chemistry periods were about tables with cryptic symbols and water that changed colour magically with the introduction of different powders. I once remember naively being drawn into taking a deep sniff from a bottle of chlorine that nearly took my sinuses for a walk right out of my body. Physics was about equations, balance and sticking pins in paper while trying to trace angles of reflection and refraction through a thick glass slab. Most things in Mr P s class started out as premises before gradually working their way through a series of reasoning stages to a finely drawn conclusion. Dispute that, he d say, pointing to a solved equation on the blackboard. Of course, who could? Especially who could who had his head wrapped around other notions those of total freedom to pursue the pathways of one s own mind, frolic in the fields of an idyllic nature and dream of writing lines that rhymed and described life in a more natural way a way that had nothing to do with science? A young man dreaming is how I come to view my school reports of that day and age when I glance at them occasionally these days yellowing in a plastic sleeve. Mr P obviously had a kind heart too for his marks awarded to me in their own scientific way reflect a kindness. If the dissecting of a frog taught me anything it pointed me in the direction of vegetarianism and a kindness to all animals great and small. Science provided me with an insight into laterality. That is, you could be seated in the lap of science and be totally at ease contemplating poetry. Science didn t care because ultimately it seems everything is relative. There is no end, no conclusion to be drawn because like some wise person once said, A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. KEVIN MARTIN LIFE IN A CLASSROOM OF THE SIXTIES Why New Delhi decided to deviate from its age-old policy of letting the sleeping dogs lie to bring up the UNMOGIP issue and the timing it chose to do so, defies comprehension. So, while nothing came out of this debate, old wounds were reopened and normalisation of the bilateral ties between New Delhi and Islamabad has taken yet another body blow. Islamabad too seems to be itching for a chance to take on New Delhi. Hail Kiran Bedi OBSERVER MAIL All letters intended for publication must include the writer s name and address, even if a pseudonym is used. Letters are edited as clarity, spaceand accuracy of expression require. Our publishing a letter does not mean we agree with everything or even anything in it. -EDITOR The Tentacles of ISIS Reached Paris, Via Washington The jihadification of the Syrian conflict has been a willful policy decision of the US administration. Talmiz ahmad On the night of Friday, November 13, three teams totalling eight persons attacked seven targets across Paris. They killed nearly 130 people and injured a few hundred more. Most of the people killed were at a music concert, their night of convivial song and laughter brought to an abrupt and horrific end. The Islamic State of Iraq and [Greater] Syria (ISIS) has rushed to take credit. President François Hollande has described the assault as an act of war and declared a state of emergency, the first occasion since the Second World War. The shadow of the five-year fratricidal conflict in Syria had now reached the heart of Western culture. Ever since the ISIS captured world attention after the dramatic capture of Mosul in June last year, followed by the occupation of other territories across the Iraq-Syria border and the declaration of the Caliphate in these lands of historic Mesopotamia, the conflicts in the region have taken new and more violent turns practically every day. Hundreds of Syrian soldiers, Yazidi, Kurdish and other Iraqi civilians, and a few Western hostages have been summarily executed through beheadings by ISIS, often captured and widely publicised on social media throughout the world. Though attacked by the United States and GCC forces, the ISIS has not suffered any major setback militarily; in fact, it has gradually consolidated itself into a proto-state, with many of the attributes of state order a top advisory council, standing army, substantial financial resources, a council of ministers, provincial governors, a functioning judicial system, a stern security force and provision of municipal and welfare services. And, it seems to have no difficulty in attracting more and more recruits eager to join its ranks and carry out bombings and suicide missions. The distinguished commentator on Arab affairs, Abdel Bari Atwan estimated recently that ISIS had a cadre of about a 100,000 fighters, mainly from the Arab world, but also from other Asian countries and even a few thousand from Europe. In recent months, ISIS has made its presence felt outside Mesopotamia in Libya to the west and Afghanistan in the east. It has also expanded its support base, with increasing numbers of far-flung jihadi bodies (or their splinter groups) declaring their affiliation to the Caliphate in preference to Al Qaeda. Over the past few months, as ISIS carried out its depredations, the war in Syria ground to a stalemate, with the GCC-backed Salafist forces unable to defeat the national forces still loyal to President Bashar al-assad. The ground situation changed dramatically when, from September 30, Russia joined the conflict on the side of the Assad government, deploying its aircraft, tanks, and surveillance capabilities. Russia has carried out lethal bombings against all forces hostile to Assad, not caring to distinguish between ISIS and the other rebel forces, though the former received at least a fifth of the attacks. On November 10, the Russianbacked Syrian forces took eastern Aleppo and the Kweiras air base from ISIS, threatening the group s logistical connections with Raqqa and its territories in Iraq. The consolidation of the Syrian Kurdish forces at the Turkish border has already blocked the flow of weapons and recruits from Turkey. ISIS has responded to these attacks by wreaking some harsh reprisals on its enemies. On October 10, it carried out twin bombings in Ankara in Turkey in which 128 persons, mainly Kurd demonstrators, were killed. On October 31, it claimed responsibility for bringing down a Russian passenger aircraft flying from Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg, in which over 200 people lost their lives. The Russians deny this, saying the debris does not contain traces of explosives. On November 6 and 12, it carried out two bombings in Lebanon killing over 40 people, while gloating that it had successfully attacked Shia apostates. A Lebanese commentator, Khalil Harb said presciently: Much more bloodshed is on the way. On the eve of the Paris attacks, the US announced that its drones had killed Mohammed Emwazi, also known as Jihadi John, the UK-origin ISIS member who had presided over several ISIS killings on video and seen across the world. In response to this news, British prime minister David Cameron had said that this had been a strike at the heart of the terrorist organisation. Separately, the Americans also announced that they had killed the head of ISIS in Libya, the Iraqi national, Abu Nabil. The Paris attacks are thus a part of the tit-for-tat attacks that have been going over the last few months and are directly linked to the Syrian conflict. The reactions to these attacks from the protagonists in contention in Syria reflect their deep sectarian and political divide: both Hezbollah and 49 anti- Assad militia groups have strongly condemned the attacks. But, while Hezbollah sees ISIS as a product of the support for terrorists provided by the GCC countries and Turkey, the rebel militias have asserted that Assad is at the heart of terrorist activity in Syria. The Paris attacks mark the first occasion that ISIS has moved out of West Asia to organize assaults on the far enemy in the West, thus indicating that it has assumed Al Qaeda s agenda of global jihad. Again, while it is not yet known whether the Paris attacks were carried out by local, homegrown affiliates or whether there was some participation of experts from the central leadership, it is clear that in spite of the punishment inflicted upon it by major world powers, ISIS retains considerable resilience and, in a short period, has built up networks that enable it to penetrate the security cordon of the world s advanced nations. Wider complicity The Saudi-led GCC countries, Turkey and the US emerge from this imbroglio with little credit. The Saudis have been so focused on regime change in Syria that they have allowed the conflict there to become a major sectarian confrontation in which they have backed jihadi groups, including the Al Qaedaaffiliated Jabhat al-nusra, in their proxy war against Iran. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in the early stages of the Syrian conflict, was similarly obsessed with unseating Assad since he was seen as a supporter of the Syrian Kurds against Turkey. Erdoğan allowed the free flow of jihadis across the Turkish border into Syria, who later bolstered the ranks of the ISIS. The US approach has been the most weak-kneed and unprincipled: while initially rejecting direct military involvement in Syria, it gave the Saudis a free hand in return for GCC support for the nuclear agreement with Iran. This ensured that the main rebels in Syria were jihadis, many of whom traded their weapons to ISIS or simply joined its ranks. Later, the US saw the Russian entry in Syria as a threat to its global primacy, and worked with the GCC countries to weaken the Russian military effort by providing TOW missiles to the rebels which were most effective against Russian armour. However, recent US reports suggest an even graver culpability on the part of the Americans. Lt General Michael Flynn reported in August this year, that following the US military failure in Iraq in 2006, the Neocons persuaded Vice President Dick Cheney in 2007 to support initiatives to topple the Assad regime by driving a wedge between Syria and Hezbollah ; this would be done by backing the establishment of a Salafist principality in eastern Syria. This, the reports say, marks the beginning of Saudi and other GCC support for Sunni radicals in Iraq who later metamorphosed into ISIS. The Conflicts Forum, which has published the report, concludes: The jihadification of the Syrian conflict has been a willful policy decision [of the US administration]. In public remarks in October 2014, Vice President Joe Biden placed the blame where it belonged when he said: our allies in the region were our biggest problem in Syria. They were so determined to take down Assad and essentially have a Sunni-Shia war [that] they poured hundreds of millions of dollars and tens, thousands of tons of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad, except that the people being supplied were Al Nusra and Al Qaeda and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world. The road ISIS took from Syria to Paris originated in Washington. Talmiz Ahmad is a former Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Oman and the UAE RECENT US REPORTS SUGGEST an even graver culpability on the part of the Americans. Lt General Michael Flynn reported in August this year, that following the US military failure in Iraq in 2006, the Neocons persuaded Vice President Dick Cheney in 2007 to support initiatives to topple the Assad regime by driving a wedge between Syria and Hezbollah ; this would be done by backing the establishment of a Salafist principality in eastern Syria. Double Standards The bloodshed in Yemen has been continuing for over a year now. With thousands dead and cities razed, the situation has been described as a humanitarian catastrophe. The conflict has received scant media attention. The coverage of Yemen has battled to secure the interest of international journalists. The story is complex, the actors many and Yemen is not quite safe, even in better times. The horror of the airstrikes has then been received with a collective groan, drowning the realities of the suffering in a story few actually understand. As human beings continued to be counted as collateral damage civilian casualties are ignored in the media because the perpetrators are US-backed. The litany of crimes committed only reach the levels of Western outrage if the roles are reversed. All of that stands in the starkest contrast to the intense victim focus whenever an American or Westerner is killed by an individual Muslim. The latest example being France. It is the prevailing tale of most coverage of the subaltern: westerners have names, the rest of us are numbers. We know the reasons why Yemen will not be told in the West. But aside from the West, remarkable silence has come from within the global Muslim community. This is not a uniquely Muslim problem, which Muslims must now try to solve miraculously, but the question must be asked: where is Muslim outrage and solidarity for the horror unfolding in Yemen? Azad Essa Executive Editor The Daily Vox The new warfare The Third World War may already be in progress, and it is going to be like neither of its two predecessors. It involves many of the same protagonists as well as countries that were born of the first two world wars. While casualties will be minuscule in comparison to the two earlier wars, it is a clash of ideologies in the same way in which Fascism was pitted against liberal democracy, with the outcome being far from preordained. As world leaders scramble to come up with a response to the Paris bombings, Russia has announced that the airliner which crashed in Sinai in October, killing 224 of its citizens was brought down by foreign explosives. This lays to rest any lingering doubt there may have been that the event was a tragic accident, and is going to sharpen considerably Russian resolve when it comes to the matter of containing, never mind eradicating, the Islamic State (IS). The French air force has bombed Raqqa, capital of the socalled caliphate created by the IS, and President Obama, speaking at a news conference after the G20 conference in Turkey on November 16, again reiterated that he would not put American boots on the ground to fight the IS. Indeed, apart from the Russians, nobody is keen to put boots on the ground to fight the group, which for its part has declared that it will strike at all the countries ranged against it. On the evidence of the Paris attacks and the airliner bombing, this is no idle threat. It has that capacity and will use it to extend the battlefield by non-conventional means beyond the limits of the Levant and the Fertile Crescent. Despite having no air force, armour or conventional means of force projection, the IS is able to engage on the asymmetric battleground in a way that the armed forces and the police of the countries that it is attacking have little experience of combating, with many countries lacking even basic counter-terror equipment or trained forces. Currently, the IS in many ways has the upper hand. While it is unlikely that it will be the winner of this third world war, it is certainly going to wreak havoc before it is contained. The Express Tribune

7 Friday Ever since its formation in 1999, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which runs a coalition government with the BJP in J&K, has talked about the supremacy of the state s 87-member Assembly, arguing it has a major say in the resolution of the Kashmir issue. In 2003, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the chief minister of the PDP-Congress coalition government in the state when the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the people of Srinagar and announced a dialogue with separatists, within the ambit of Insaaniyat, Kashmiriyat aur Jamhooriyat. He also extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan. Ahead of the prime minister s November 7 visit, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his ministers left no stone unturned to create a Vajpayee-like moment for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Srinagar. The ruling party presumed that a huge crowd in Srinagar would convince the prime minister that India and Pakistan should start dialogue and the Centre should initiate talks with separatists to find a political solution to the Kashmir issue as the party believed that massive crowd in 2003 changed the opinion of Vajpayee. They believed the same would happen this time. PDP, which is an ally of the BJP, even went on to justify how their alliance with BJP is proof of Modi being a secular leader. Some of its leaders argued in spite of being votary of selfrule, a regional Muslim party, having certain ideas about Kashmir, Modi allied with the PDP in the state. This way the PDP prepared ground for Modi in Srinagar hoping he would announce Vajpayee-like political initiatives and talk about the intolerance debate. The state government squeezed separatists and ensured that they do not come out to take a parallel march on November 7 as announced by senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani. Across Kashmir, hundreds of separatist leaders, their activists were taken into custody. Some netizens, who posted pro-march links and statements on Facebook, were called to police stations. And on November 7, thousands of PDP workers were brought to the venue of the rally at the Sheri Kashmir Cricket Stadium. Seeing large numbers of people, PDP leaders were elated, with Mehbooba Mufti waving to audience she had gathered for Modi. Mehbooba, who was the first speaker, told the prime minister that Kashmiris have sealed How Modi Killed Mufti s Vajpayee Dream their fate with India. She pleaded to the prime minister that these people have hopes from you and you surely might have thoughts for them. Then came chief minister Mufti Naseer GaNai Mohammad Sayeed. He began with praise and described the prime minister as the man destined to make India a world power. Sayeed said his alliance with BJP reflected the wishes of the people, as 1.2 billion people of the country reposed their faith in Modi's leadership. Then he invoked Vajpayee, his favourite subject and dream, and asked the prime minister to take the lead in engaging Islamabad in a sustained and meaningful dialogue. Bade Bhai ko Chote Bhai se Milna hi hoga, Sayeed said. On intolerance, Sayeed drew Modi's attention towards the legislative Assembly resolution and said the House had set a perfect example by passing a peace resolution that sent a message of tolerance and inclusiveness to the rest of the country, thus subtly conveying his belief that the Assembly of the only Muslim majority state of India wanted that the prime minister talk about growing intolerance. In his response, for around 30 minutes of his 40-minute speech, Modi talked about how beautiful Kashmir is and how much he is in love with Kashmiris, and that it is this love that brings him again and again to this paradise on earth. He talked about how he skipped celebrating Diwali last year with his family and preferred to spent it with flood-affected Kashmiris. He added that even the Chinese prime minister wanted to celebrate his birthday last year, but he gave preference to Kashmiris. Modi said he went to his mother to seek blessings and she donated Rs 5,000 towards rehabilitating Kashmiris. Earlier, she would give Rs 11. Then he talked about how in 17 months he made India the fastest growing economy in the world, so much so that now the world is comparing India with China. Even as Modi told the crowd that he didn t need any advice from anyone on Kashmir, Mufti was visibly disappointed that his dream that the crowd in Srinagar could convince Modi to take political initiative had drowned in Modi s China speech. The prime minister of India then announced Rs 80,000 crore financial assistance to the state providing much relief to finance minister Haseeb Drabu, who was anxiously waiting for the declaration for past one year, which had put his reputation at stake in the party. While Drabu got respite, Mufti failed to score any political package, even as his PDP had beaten its arch rival National Conference on its political slogans of self-rule, friendship with Pakistan, dialogue with separatists and didn t hesitate to project itself as soft separatist. On this Diwali, Modi killed PDP s delusion that Srinagar could determine the India-Pakistan equation and a resolution of state Assembly of the only Muslim majority state on intolerance can force him to make a statement. It's got an economic package, but lost its slogan. ---Daily O A faith hijacked TaNuj GarG THE horrific Paris attacks have reopened the hot global debate linking terrorism with Islam. The cliche terror has no religion is being bandied around yet again. While I m sure it is exasperating for my Muslim friends to be repeatedly reminded of the religion of the terrorists when a heinous atrocity takes place, it is delusional and escapist to suggest that an extremist ideology is not being used to wage jihad. There is no doubt that some rotten apples give the Muslim community a bad name. It isn t a good feeling to be bunched with ruthless, radicalised militants whose sole ideology is hate. The fact is that everyone is an enemy for these butchers and the irony is that Muslims are as much a target as non-muslims. Considering the Holy Quran preaches peace and compassion and condemns violence, it is beyond enraging to see these militants conveniently and blatantly hijack Islam to validate their dastardly acts and suit their nefarious aims. One of the miscreants screamed Allahu Akbar while opening fire at unsuspecting victims and indiscriminately executing hostages in a Parisian theatre. Another was barely 15-years-old, which means that his indoctrination with a hate-filled ideology may have started at the impressionable age of 10. France has sadly experienced what the Syrians, Lebanese and Iraqis have been experiencing for long with the alarming rise of the Islamic State (IS). But for a mainstream European nation to be the victim ensures that decibel levels of global outrage are significantly higher. Even Madonna pays a tribute to Paris at her concert, never mind that there were other affected nations too. What we are seeing is the IS swiftly moving away from its conventional and insurgent territorial operations in Iraq and Syria, and extending its networks in other countries. France has been its first major success and armed with this triumph, it is only a matter of time before the IS transforms into a global terrorist movement on the lines of al Qaeda. It is a shame that the US, Russia and European nations have been unable to set aside their differences and unite, in order to exterminate the self-proclaimed jihadi agency. The time for prayers, rage and analyses is long over. Francois Hollande has moved to action to fulfill the immediate thirst for retribution. Massive air strikes on IS s self-styled de facto capital in Syria are already in motion. The IS needs to be annihilated like the Khalistan movement was in 1984 and the LTTE in This is necessary to prevent the otherwise peace-loving Muslim community from being repeatedly blamed for such tragedies, facing heightened scrutiny and being viewed through the same prism as the one employed to view the perpetrators of crime. We must remember that till anti-muslim bigotry does not stop, groups like the IS will continue to use this ideology to recruit more foot soldiers for more nihilistic violence. Tailpieces 1) An international icon like Sachin Tendulkar bitch-tweets British Airways and a poor 20-something social media intern in the UK innocently tweets back asking for the passenger s full name and details. Technically, the intern was following procedure, except that it would have been nice if she had made an effort to check the complainant s credentials before belting out a standard template response that evoked outrage against the airline for its stupidity and ignorance. Sadly, British training disables inventive, out-of-the-box thinking so one can hardly blame the intern, but it was about time that the carrier, notorious for its arrogance and insensitivity, got a bitter taste of Indian venom. You don t mess with our legends! 2) Cristiano Ronaldo says he will tell his five-year-old son Cristiano Junior, born to a secret surrogate mother, about his parentage when he s 12. In this web age, good luck with that! Over 50 members of the Shia community are slain outside a Hezbollah-run hospital in Beirut. About 129 people are killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks also carried out by Islamic State militants. A Russian airliner is blown apart over Sinai by IS gunmen, killing all 224 on board. A proxy war continues between world powers in Syria from where five million have fled and 7.5 million rendered homeless. And the sinister black flag of IS flutters over refugee camps in Palestine, over towns in Syria, at locations in Tripoli and at many other sites in the Middle East. It is painted onto walls in Karachi too. According to the more conservative estimates, some 300,000 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war since it began in More and more groups have been drawn in, the IS opposing the Baathist Party led by Bashar al-assad who succeeded his father Hafiz al-assad in 2000, when Syria s leader since the early 1970s died. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah supports Assad against the violently anti-shia IS, other home-grown outfits of all kinds are involved including moderate Shia and Sunni groups, the US, the UK, France and other western powers conduct raids against Assad on the grounds they are backing protesters who rose against Assad during the Arab Spring of Ironically enough they battle on the same side as the IS, while claiming to support moderates, and also bombing IS targets to complicate matters still further. France has been most active in air raids against the IS. Assad s depleted forces now control barely 30 percent of Syria. Russia backs its old ally, Assad, whose father had maintained close links with Moscow through his three decades in power. North Korea and Venezuela have also backed Assad in various ways, with Greece doing so most sensibly of all by providing much needed LPG to keep Syria running. The Turks have also moved in, but oddly enough instead of helping to resolve the civil war in any way, they have begun bombing Syria s minority Kurdish population, opening up a new front of violence against a people who have been persecuted across the region. The war has spilled over into Lebanon where the IS also asserts its power with the country s parliament paralysed due to ethnic and religious divides and unable to A war on the mind Kamila HayaT reach any agreement on how to elect their next president. There are reminders of the time some 25 years ago when Lebanon was caught up in its own civil war with diverse ethnic and religious groups locked in battle against each other. An agreement on an equitable division within parliament eventually helped settle this crippling battle. The impact is felt in Iraq, in Libya and across the Middle East. It was almost inevitable given the involvement of the west that it would be felt in places like Paris. This does not mean we can in any way justify or condone what happened in Paris as masked gunmen belonging to the world s most feared terrorist group created mayhem and terror. But as Facebook offers a feature allowing profile pictures to be turned red, white and blue in solidarity with France, there is nothing to allow us to so easily stand with the beleaguered people of Syria with their tricolored, the red stripe of which depicts bloodshed, the people of Iraq and its own red, white and black emblem or the people of Lebanon, whose flag is dominated by the symbolic cedar tree which covers the snow-clad mountains of Lebanon and is intended as a symbol of the stability the country has once more lost. The symbolism is a reminder of the ways minds are manipulated. We are essentially being told certain lives matter more than others; that those who died in Paris are more important than those who die every day in other parts of the world. The media and governments manipulate us to think in this manner, and we fall in line with what is essentially propaganda a way to make us believe blindly in certain ways of looking at the world. We need to think a little more. In our own country, while there has been debate over what happened in France triggered by the massive media coverage the bombings naturally attracted, there has been too little thought about the massacres that take place on a regular basis in the Middle East, ironically so much closer to our own land, or to the people who have fled the fighting. Life for these refugees in Europe will undoubtedly be more miserable now. But like most other countries in the Muslim world, Pakistan has little to say on this. Few of us really understand the admittedly intricate complexities of the Syrian civil war or have even attempted to do so. Only a few commentators speak out for the people of what is perhaps the world s most wronged country at this current moment in time. Many of them are westerners. It is also shocking how we have come to accept violence in our own land. From children, following television images coming out of Paris, there was some scoffing at a death toll of only 127. We are used to death, and we seem to like it better when the numbers are higher. It has become like a game of cricket, nothing more than that. The higher the score, the better the game. Death means nothing to a generation that has grown up with violence and horror all around it. We are also doing too little to fight back this horror. In our own country, more people died in December last year at the Army Public School in Peshawar than the number killed in Paris. Yes, candles were lit for them. There were vigils. There is talk now of a holiday to mark the occasion although this would probably mean a day when we think of matters far removed from the blood that spilled at that school. On the whole, however, we did very little to keep the killing alive in minds. The world did less. The kind of media coverage we see from Paris did not come and, like the rosary beads spun through the centuries, the media has become our new rosary. We believe only what it puts out. Much of it is a deception; a distortion of the truth. We do not question what it says. The violence is closing in on us as a nation with every passing day. There is a real risk that the IS may assume a bigger role in the country. It has already claimed responsibility for several of the most violent terrorist attacks carried out in our cities. Whether or not these claims are strictly accurate, the fact is that we live in the heart of terror. Our institutions may today be battling over whose responsibility it is to rid us of this. But it will take a massive effort, involving all of us, for militancy to be beaten back and the suicide bombings which have become the norm for us stopped. We must condemn the happenings in Paris; we must mourn for that beautiful city and the equally beautiful city of Beirut in Lebanon and the historical wonderlands that comprise Syria a place that brings together almost every religion in the world. But we must also mourn for our own country, for what it has become and for what lies ahead for it in the future. [email protected]

8 NEWS THURSDAY NEWS Friday Joints, beer but little religion in lives of Paris attack brothers BRUSSELS: In the Brussels bar they ran before the authorities closed it down for being a drug den a few weeks ago, brothers Brahim and Salah Abdeslam were known to be fond of drink and a joint, according to friends. As they drank their beer in Les Beguines, their nightspot in the Belgian capital s largely immigrant Molenbeek area, there was no sign in their behaviour that they were radical Islamists who would take part in the Paris attacks. We re still in shock, said Youssef, a local man in his thirties wearing a white tracksuit with a backwards red baseball cap, standing in front of the bar s closed shutters. They were friends of ours, big smokers, big drinkers, but not radicals. Their family is also in shock, with a third brother, Mohamed, who was arrested but released without charge after the attacks, lighting candles for the victims on the balcony of the family home during a vigil in Molenbeek on Wednesday. The last time many people heard of Brahim and Salah was on November 5 when local authorities shut down the bar on the ground floor of a red brick building after police said it was used for the consumption of banned hallucinogenic substances. There was a strong odour of drugs and the ashtrays contained partly smoked joints, the closure notice said. Smoking drugs Just over a week later it emerged that Brahim, 31, had blown himself up outside a cafe in Boulevard Voltaire during the Paris attacks. Salah, 26, is now one of France s most wanted men for his alleged role in the atrocity. Lots of people were smoking drugs there, it went too far, said Abdel, 34, who has been coming to the bar since his teens. The atmosphere was more festive under the old owner, you could play Playstation there. Of course there was dope there, like in most of the bars here, but it was discreet. With Brahim, as soon as you went in he jumped at you to try to sell you something. Islam seemed to have little role in their lives, friends said. On Fridays (when Muslims hold their main weekly prayers) they would stay smoking on the terrace. I never saw them at the mosque, said Karim, 27, who lives in the flat above the bar. Jamal, a teacher and friend of the brothers, agreed. They weren t practising Muslims. They didn t have big beards, they wore Turkey fans boo minute s silence for Paris victims ANKARA: Some Turkish football fans booed and shouted Allahu Akbar (God is great) during the minute s silence for the victims of the Paris attacks before their national team drew 0-0 with Greece in a friendly international soccer game on Tuesday. The mark of respect was observed at matches across Europe, including at Wembley where France faced England, after Islamic State militants struck Paris on Friday killing 129 people. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras watched the game together, in a sign of reconciliation between the two neighbours, whose relationship has suffered from hostilities in the past. The fans chanted Allahu Akbar (God is great), booed the Greek team and also shouted slogans in favour of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul s Basaksehir stadium, an AFP photographer said. Turkish football fans regularly shout nationalist slogans at matches and it was not immediately clear if the behaviour was more aimed against historic rivals Greece than condoning the Paris attacks in any way. The game ended in a goalless draw. At a qualifying match for next year s Euro 2016 football championship in the central Anatolian city of Konya last month, supporters also shouted Allahu Akbar during a moment of silence commemorating the 102 victims of twin suicide bombings in the capital Ankara blamed on IS. However, the occasion was a disappointment with both teams trying out new players in a game of few chances with former European champions Greece, who failed to qualify for the Euros, having just one goal attempt against Turkey s 12. jeans and sneakers, and they drank their Jupiler (popular Belgian beer brand) like everyone else, he said. Their lives were the same as all young people: they liked football, going clubbing, coming back with girls. Salah was known as a ladies man who would buy aftershave and teeth whitening products at the local market. He was very charming, he liked to take care of his looks, said market manager Pharred. Wrong people, wrong time So how did they turn into jihadists? Meeting the wrong people at the wrong time, explained Jamal. Salah Abdeslam was fired as a technician on the Brussels trams for skipping work at the beginning of and around the same time he was arrested for robbery along with another Molenbeek native called Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Police only made the link after the Paris attacks, but Abaaoud went on to become one of Belgium s most notorious jihadists and, allegedly the mastermind of the massacre in the French capital. We can assume that Abaaoud taught him taqiyya -- the Islamic theology of dissimulation -- to fool the security and intelligence services, said Mathieu Guidere, a French terrorism expert. Mohamed Abdeslam, brother of Brahim Abdeslam, an attacker who died in the Paris assault, places candles on the balcony of his house in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek during a memorial gathering to honour the victims of the Paris attacks. Under this strategy, set out in manuals published by the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, would-be martyrs can smoke cannabis or blaspheme to hide their religion from the authorities. It appeared to work. Brahim tried to travel to Syria in January this year but was stopped at the Turkish border. Belgian authorities interviewed him and Salah on their return but took no further action, and did not put them on a terror watch-list, saying they showed no sign of a possible danger. Their family was deceived too. My brothers were normal, Mohamed Abdeslam said earlier this week. Reuters UN criticizes Myanmar over treatment of Rohingyas UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations general assembly's human rights committee on Wednesday criticized Myanmar for its treatment of the nation's Muslim minority and urged the country to change its citizenship rules to make Rohingya full citizens. Although many have lived in Myanmar for generations, the Rohingya minority in the country also known as Burma is not one of the 135 ethnic groups recognized under the country's 1982 citizenship law and are thus entitled to only limited rights. The non-binding draft resolution, co-sponsored by European nations, the United States and other Western states, was adopted by consensus during a meeting of the 193-nation assembly's "Third Committee", which focuses on human rights. The resolution said the assembly "reiterates its serious concern about the situation of the Rohingyas in Rakhine State and of other minorities subject to marginalization and instances of human rights violations and abuses." It added that the assembly "calls upon the government of Myanmar to protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all individuals, including persons belonging to the Rohingya minority." The resolution said Rohingyas should have full citizenship and related rights in Myanmar. The resolution also welcomed the positive developments in Myanmar, including political and economic reform and democratization. It called for bringing all institutions, including the military, under a civilian government with a fully elected parliament. The resolution will be put to another vote at a plenary session of the General Assembly next month. Many Rohingyas hope the recent election victory of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) in Myanmar will lead to improvements for them. Stripped of their right to cast ballots by the current government, many Rohingyas now hope that, with the NLD able to rule largely on its own, a Suu Kyi-led government will work to restore their rights. Hundreds of Rohingyas died in clashes between Rohingyas and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists in Some 140,000 Rohingyas live in squalid camps, while thousands more have fled by boat, leading to a regional migration crisis. Salman Khan fan commits suicide over PRDP tickets MUMBAI: Salman Khan s fans are obsessed with him, but who would ve thought that one die-hard fan would give up his life after not being able to watch the megastar s film. On the opening day of Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (PRDP), a man in Indore committed suicide following a scuffle with the manager of a cinema. According to Times of India, the man identified as Dharmendra Kushwaha got into a fight with the manager when he was denied PRDP tickets. GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, SERVICES SELECTION BOARD, Sehkari Bhawan, Panama Chowk, Jammu. ( ANNEXURE "I" Selection List of the candidates for the post of Jr. Theater Tech, (Health Department). District Cadre Kishtwar, Advertisement Notice No 06 of 2013, Item No 511. (The select list shall be subject to outcome of any writ petition(s) pending in any court of the competent jurisdiction). S. No. Int. SI Num. Roll No The two exchanged verbal assaults and the matter escalated when the manager came to our house along with some of his friends and attacked Dharmendra, Times of India quoted Dharmendra s brother as saying. Consequently, Dharmendra hung himself using his mother s saree. The body was discovered by his mother, who later called other family members for help. But it was too late to save his life. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Candidate_ NAME RISHI KUMAR Father's Name HARNAM SINGH Address ATHOLI KISHT- WAR HRW: US responsible for civilian deaths in Yemen D.O.B Category Diploma in Theatre Tech. M.O M.M M.O M.M WASHINGTON: The United States should stop selling bombs to Saudi Arabia while the country is engaged in war on the neighboring Yemen, the Human Rights Watch says. The New York-based rights NGO urged the administration of US President Barack Obama to stop arms sales to Riyadh in the absence of serious investigations into alleged laws-ofwar violations in Yemen. The Obama administration should not sell aerial bombs to Saudi Arabia, read the statement, referring to a recent deal between US and Saudis. The Pentagon said earlier this week that the US State Department has approved the sale to supply Saudi forces with smart bombs worth $1.29 billion. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in statement at the time that it is committed to support the Royal Saudi Air Force (RF) in bombardment of Yemen, which has taken the lives of thousands in the Arab world s poorest country. The US government is well aware of the Saudi-led coalition s indiscriminate air attacks that have killed hundreds of civilians in Yemen since March, said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director. Providing the Saudis with more bombs under these circumstances is a recipe for greater civilian deaths, for which the US will be partially responsible. The Saudi aggression has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 7,100 people and injured nearly 14,000 others. The strikes have also taken a heavy toll on the country s facilities and Grand points Written + Viva (out of 100) OM Name of Institute JKBoSE/ IPH&H infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, schools, and factories. Until Saudi Arabia investigates apparently unlawful strikes by coalition warplanes and takes appropriate action, the US should not be supplying them more bombs, Stork said. Bombardment of Yemen started on March 26, without any international mandate, to undermine the country s Ansarullah movement and restore power to the fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, who is a major ally of Riyadh. The sale includes 22,000 smart and general purpose bombs, including 1,000 GBU-10 Paveway II Laser Guided Bombs, and over 5,000 Joint Direct Attack Munitions kits to turn older bombs into precision-guided weapons using GPS signals, according to Reuters. 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9 BUSINESS 9 Friday percent Indians online were cyber crime victims last year: Norton NEW DELHI: An estimated 113 million Indians, or 48 percent of Indians online, fell victim to cyber crime last year, a report by American software security firm Norton said on Thursday. Indian victims lost about Rs.16,558 on an average, as compared to the global average loss figure of Rs.23,878 ($358), according to the survey by Norton by Symantec that "explores the emotional side of cyber crime", Norton officials said. "Cyber crime takes a true emotional toll. Close to 8 in 10 said they would feel devastated if their personal financial information is compromised while 36 percent said they felt sad after being affected by online crimes compared with 19 percent globally," Norton India country manager Ritesh Chopra said. "Our findings reveal that consumer reservations are indeed grounded in reality. In the past year, 48 percent of India's online population or approximately 113 million Indians were affected by online crimes," he said. Indian consumers affected by cyber crime lost on average 29.6 hours compared to an average of 21 hours across the 17 countries surveyed. The "Norton Cybersecurity Insights Report", covering 17,125 device users aged 18 plus, comprised inputs from 1,000 people from India. At least 66 percent of Indian respondents (compared to 60 percent globally) felt that using public Wi-Fi is riskier than using a public washroom. The report said 60 percent of people worry about experiencing cyber crime. Interestingly, 54 percent of Indians believe it is more likely that their credit card information will be stolen online than from their wallet and one in two (52 percent) have either personally experienced credit card fraud or know someone who has. The survey found that "baby boomers", defined as 55 years, a group often perceived as less tech savvy, have more secure online habits than the "millennials" - born between the 1980s to early "Millennials, born in the digital era, often throw caution to the wind, with 31 percent admitting to sharing passwords and other risky online behaviour," Chopra said. "More than seven in 10 millennials in India have experienced a form of cyber crime, with every second millennial experiencing it in the last 12 months alone," he said. "Also, 32 percent Indians (driven mostly by millennials) reported having their mobile device stolen, compared with the global average of 15 percent," Norton said in a statement. Highlighting the risky behaviour especially among India's "millenials", the survey found people sharing passwords to online sensitive accounts with friends and family. "Of those sharing passwords, more than one in three share the password to their banking account, and on an average they are sharing passwords for two accounts, with the most common passwords shared being (60 percent), and social media (54 percent)," Norton said. "Millennial Indians are at higher risk, with more than one in two users personally experiencing a form of online crime in the last 12 months alone," it added. The report was commissioned by Norton by Symantec and produced by research firm Edelman Berland. Excise Dept pivotal to garnering revenues: Drabu Minister addresses maiden passing-out parade of Excise Officers; Assures welfare measures for employees DYING ART: An elderly shopkeeper selling wicker baskets at Hazratbal awaits customers. Pic Mushtaq Reshi Govt claims pulses prices easing, markets disagree NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said prices of pulses were easing as per reports from states due to de-hoarding operations and arrival of fresh crop, but a look at the retail rates reveal that this daily source of protein continues to remain dear. "Retail prices of pulses have registered declining trends as per market reports from the states. Release of pulses seized under dehoarding operations is being expedited," the ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution said in a statement. "Arrival of new crop has also started. This will help to moderate prices further," it said, adding that Tur or Arhar dal was cheaper by as much as 3.59 percent in the past week alone at Rs per kg on November 18, against Rs before that. Toll-free number for cable TV digitization launched NEW DELHI: The ministry of information and broadcasting on Thursday set up a toll-free number to answer queries of stakeholders, including consumers, for seamless transition to digitisation of the cable television in the country. The toll-free number would help secure answers to queries in eight languages -- Hindi, English, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. "After the completion of first two phases of cable TV digitisation, which covered four metros (Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai) and 38 cities with population of more than 10 lakh each, phase III of digitisation is underway. It would cover all the remaining urban areas in the country and is set to be completed by December 31," read an official statement. Soon, a pill to manage diabetes NEW DELHI: An insulin pill being developed by researchers led by an Indian American scientist at the University of California-Santa Barbara may in the near future give an easier blood sugar management option to diabetics. "With diabetes, there is a tremendous need for oral delivery. People take insulin several times a day and delivery by needles is a big challenge," said professor Samir Mitragotri who specializes in targeted drug delivery. For those who don't like needles, the discomfort injections can pose is a huge barrier to compliance, said Amrita Banerjee, a post-doctoral researcher in the Mitragotri Lab. "It can lead to mismanagement of treatment and complications that lead to hospitalisation," she said. A pill, said the researchers, could circumvent the discomfort associated with the needle while potentially providing a more effective dose. "When you deliver insulin by injection, it goes first through the peripheral bloodstream and then to blood circulation in the liver," Mitragotri explained. "Oral delivery would take a more direct route, and, from a physiological point of view, a better one," he added. While oral medications to assist the body with insulin production have been around for a while, a pill that delivers insulin remains a highly sought goal of diabetes medicine. Similarly, it said the price of Urad dal was down by 6.08 percent -- from Rs a week ago to Rs on Wednesday. But at the retail level, the government's claims did not appear to hold ground. At the Big Basket online retail store, Tur dal was quoting way above at Rs.201 per kg and Rs.375 for a twokg bag. Reliance Fresh also priced its Tur dal at a price of Rs.219 per kg. At other retail stores, prices fluctuated anywhere between Rs.190 and Rs.230 per kg. Even the commerce ministry data on wholesale price index for October, released on Monday showed that the pulses remained dearer by percent over the past year. Even when compared with the previous month, there was a spike of 9.17 percent. JAMMU: Highlighting the significant role of Excise Department in revenue realization and economy of the state, Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment and Culture, Dr Haseeb Drabu said that the every effort would be made to streamline the functioning of the department and to provide conducive work environment to its employees. The Minister was speaking at the maiden passing out parade of Sub Inspectors and Guards of Excise Department held at Excise and Taxation Training Institute Nagrota today. Minister of State for Finance, Pawan Gupta was the guest of honour on the occasion. Addressing the participants, Dr Drabu congratulated the pass-outs and expressed the hope that they would work with dedication and department would benefit by the training acquired by them. Dr Drabu said Excise Department has rendered a commendable service for decades and has an important role in the generation of revenue for the state. He exhorted upon probationers to make effective use of their training to achieve the set targets by putting in their best efforts. The Minister announced that various welfare schemes for the employees of the Excise Department would be launched soon. He also said that the employees will be provided hostel facility at Lakhanpur so that they do not face any inconvenience while performing their duties. Dr Drabu applauded the efforts of the department for initiating the process of imparting training to the staff IQRA GOUSIA PUBLIC SCHOOL RANBIRPORA CONGRATULATION The management, principal and the teachers of Iqra Gousia public school Ranbirpora offers their heartfelt congratulations to all the five toppers namely. 1st position Mohd Haseeb 2nd position Mohsina younis 3rd position Azhar Amin 4th position Munazza Maqbool and 10th position Ishfaq ah in the complex head in 8th class examinations. A proud moment for all of us to move ahead and not be complecent. The school is having better infrastructure, quality staff, dedicated bus service, playing area and all the requisite material and conducive atmosphere for learning. A humble appeal for all the parents of the area to admit their children in the Iqra Gousia public school Ranbirpora and feel the difference. Admissions open Visit the school office during all working days from 10:30 to 4: 00 pm or Contact GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR OFFICE OF THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER ICDS NARVAW. SHORT TE QUOTATION For and on behalf of Governor of J&K State, short Term Quotations affixed with Revenue stomp worth Rupees five are hereby invited from Registered transport owners/unions of load carriers for distribution of Nutrition supplies from Go-down of ICDS Project Block Narvaw (Sheeri) to the (291) ICDS Centres failing under the jurisdiction of Municipal as well as Rural areas of whole ICDS Block Narvaw. The quotations should reach this office by or before 30th of November, 2015 up to 1,00 pm. The quotations shall be opened on the same day at 2:30 pm or any other day convenient to the undersigned. The rates should be quoted for destination to ICDS projects Narvaw and shall be inclusive of all charges i.e. carriage, loading, unloading. The rates shall remain in force for a period of 12 months from the issuance of contract. The transporters have to lift and deliver the supplies during 09 am to 05 pm from the project headquarter to ICDS Centres of whole Block Narvaw. The rates should be quoted both in words and Figures and covered with transparent tape without overwritings. The office reserves the right to accept or reject any of the quotation with specific reason. Child Development Project Officer DIPK ICDS Narvaw (Sheeri) at the institute. In order to motivate the officers and the staff, the Minister said that he would recommend rewarding the best performing officers/ staff with out-of-turn promotions to boost their morale. Speaking on the occasion, MoS Finance, Pawan Gupta extended warm greetings to the pass-outs and exhorted upon them to be well versed with the law and to discharge their duties in a humble and honest way. Mr. Gupta asked the pass outs to make their attitude people friendly while performing their duties and ensure that the common people are not put to any inconvenience. He said the revenues of the state depend upon the performance of the employees of the department and urged them to be Public Notice I have lost my 9th pass Discharge Certificates of somewhere during travelling from Anantnag to kokernag and now I want apply for its Duplicate in this regard if any person has any objection he/she can contact Govt higher secondary school kokernag within 7 days after that no objection shall be entertained. NAME: Abdul Rehman Teeli S/O: - Ambar joo R/O: - Hilad Aarhama CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL BIJBEHARA Happy News for Parents Invites admission from Pre Nursery to class 9th from 1st of Nov to ending Nov (2015) loyal and honest throughout their tenure. 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10 10 Friday Business Two weeks on, Govt. gets just 400 gm yellow metal According to a ministry official, 55 gold purity testing centres would come up by December, up from 29, at present. Gold Monetisation Scheme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month, has so far attracted 400 grams of gold, industry body GJEPC on Thursday said. According to official estimates, around 20,000 tonnes of gold worth over Rs.52 lakh crore is lying idle with households and temples in the country. Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council s (GJEPC) northern region Chairman Anil Sankhwal said, Under gold monetisation scheme 400 grams have been deposited so far. Industry representatives on Thursday met Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das and discussed ways for opening more centres for gold testing. If the 13,000 BIS-certified jewellers are allowed to act as collection agents, then I am hopeful that the scheme will take off in a good way, Mr. Sankhwal said. FROM FRONT PAGE Apart from gems and jewellery industry, the meeting was also attended by representatives from the Reserve Bank of India, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), MMTC and private banks. Vice-Chairman, Export Promotion Council for EOUs and SEZs and CEO, P. P. Jewellers, Rahul Gupta, said: We requested Finance Ministry to allow jewellers registered with BIS to act as collection point for gold. At present, there are 3.5 lakh jewellers in the country, of which 13,000 are BIS-certified. Now the Finance Ministry in principle have agreed to make them eligible as testing centres. According to a ministry official, 55 gold purity testing centres would come up by December, up from 29, at present. Also number of gold refinery would go up to 20, up from four at present. Mr. Sankhwal said Economic Affairs Secretary had asked BIS to fasten the process of registration of jewellers as collection agents and give out the licences within 15 days. Under Gold Monetisation Scheme, launched on November 5, banks were authorised to collect gold for up to 15 years to auction them off or lend to jewellers from time to time. Depositors will earn up to 2.50 per cent interest per annum, a rate lower than bank deposits. As far as the scheme is concerned, earnings are exempt from capital gains tax, wealth tax and income tax. There will be no capital gains tax on the appreciation in the value of gold deposited or on the interest made from it. The designated banks will accept gold deposits under the short-term (1-3 years) bank deposit as well as medium (5-7 years) and long-term (12-15 years) government deposit schemes. The designated banks may sell or lend the gold accepted under the short-term bank deposit to MMTC for minting India Gold Coins and to jewellers, or sell it to other designated banks participating in the scheme. To meet the growing domestic demand, India imports about 800-1,000 tonnes of gold annually. JK Ignores Centre s Nod, president of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry says that the state government is not interested in taking over the possession. I fail to understand why, despite the GOI s nod, the state government is not interested to take the possession of this prime land. If at all the government is serious then they should discuss the matter with the ministry of the home affairs to seek vacation of the land by paramilitary forces, he said. Despite repeated attempts the Industries and Commerce minister Chandar Prakash Ganga was not available for comments. Curious Omission While it is well and fine to state that this piece of land can generate employment and help the economy, it is all very vague. This is public land and must be used for public interest. In lieu of this, the state,if it fears capture of this land by vested interests, or patronizing of these vested interests by some politicians, there are ways and means to deal with these apprehensions. A transparent bidding process and auction of the land that can be parceled out according to a well defined business plan catering to different business segments can be taken recourse to. If this is done, then there will be little scope for corruption, scandal and misappropriation of the land. Search Ops Extended the body of a militant in Kumkadi forests of Manigah who is believed to have died due to severe cold. --With inputs from GNS Pak Interfering Testing of the interference in those areas has been done and government is supporting us in testing. So, we are trying to see how best we can offer the services to our customers in those areas," Mr Gupta said. He said the company was also addressing the issue of call drops at the national level. "It is a normal thing which happens due to various reasons primarily due to expansion. But we are addressing the issue at the national level," Mr Gupta said. Earlier, the company launched two innovative products for rapid growth of internet adoption in the state. Agencies Malik: ISIS comrades in Malik said that Islam has rebuke for those people who kill innocents. The persons who kill innocents should stop calling themselves Muslims. These people are defaming our religion by indulging in such kind of acts, Malik said. Earlier Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani also called the actions of ISIS un-islamic. Geelani termed the actions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, ISIS and Boko Haraam as un-islamic and inhuman and said that these people were defaming Islam and their actions don t have any Islamic or moral justification. Islam has high values and regards for a human life and the Holy Quran terms the murder of a single human being as the murder of whole humanity. Prophet Muhammad (saw) was not only sent as a blessing for the whole humanity but he gave us lessons even for safeguarding the rights of animals. Our Prophet (saw) had pardoned his worst enemies and presented a beautiful character before them. The people who are killing children in the name of Islam, kidnapping school children and subjecting people to the worst torture during their custody, they are totally unaware of the spirit of Islam and they are becoming the big hurdle in the propagation of Islam. Islam is the religion of peace, brotherhood and equality and Islam wants justice among the whole humanity based on equality. In the past, Islam has propagated with the help of its excellent character and morality which it presented before the people and in the future it will spread in the entire world due to its high regard for the human values, veteran Kashmiri Islamist said. J&K Govt to Advance preparation in advance and commence expenditure from April 1st, he said. The District Development Board meetings would be held, not later than last week of March, to finalize the developmental plan of each district, the spokesman said. The midterm Budget review would be presented in the summer session to be held around mid August every year and the Law Department would take a call for its extension by 10 days to allow discussions and voting on midyear and revised budget. The Cabinet also decided that the economic survey containing complete facts and figures for the last financial year would be presented in the summer session of the legislature for discussion, the Spokesman added. Cabinet Discusses infrastructure aimed at expanding the economic infrastructure and basic services, providing thrust to employment and income generation and providing relief and rehabilitation to the victims of September 2014 floods and to strengthen the Disaster Management framework of the state, an official spokesman said. The Cabinet decided that a mechanism would be worked out to monitor and implement the Reconstruction Plan effectively, he added. Promotion of Jain, to the temporary upgradation of 17 posts of Dy SPs as Superintendents of Police. Finger Prick Blood Test Results Researchers found that averaging the results of the droplet tests could produce results that were on par with venous blood tests, but tests on six to nine drops blood were needed to achieve consistent results. Our results show that people need to take care to administer finger prick tests in a way that produces accurate results because accuracy in these tests is increasingly important for diagnosing conditions like anaemia, infections and sicklecell anaemia, malaria, HIV and other diseases, Bond said. The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology. Dial 100 to Find and grievances for administration to respond promptly. The Div. Com. said all Deputy Commissioners have been sensitized in this regard and appealed people to use the helpline if they face any difficulty in getting services like power, drinking water, ration, healthcare or issues related to weather vagaries like snow clearance, road connectivity so that the respective district administrations or Departments can take appropriate and immediate actions. Probe mission Srinagar," read an order issued by N A Baba, enquiry magistrate. The date for recording of statement is further extended up to 23 Nov in order to afford ample opportunity of being heard, the order added. Kashmir Could Ignite and will bolster mutual commitment of the two countries to democracy, he added. He said the US had also reaffirmed its support for the Afghanistan- Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement, Central Asia-South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CA-1000), Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, along with other measures to enhance regional economic connectivity and growth. Aziz said geo-political and geostrategic developments in Asia-Pacific had been moving rapidly in the recent past. The US brought greater focus on the region by launching the Asia Pivot in 2011, he added. China taking lead Regarding China s initiative on expanding communications, Aziz said Beijing had unveiled plans to revive the ancient Silk Route by undertaking massive infrastructure projects and adding value to ports around the trade route that stretched from Pacific to Central Asia, South Asia, Middle East and Europe. He said China s One Belt Road initiative had two components: the overland Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the Maritime Silk Road (MSR). Aziz said it was an ambitious project coupled with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) highlighting the changing global power dynamics in the context of the much talked about Asian Century. China, with its 20% share in world population and having surpassed the United States in terms of purchasing power in 2014 was engaged in several diplomatic initiative to boost the region s economic growth and create a win-win situation for all the participants, he added. Aziz said Pakistan was located at the crossroads of South, Central and West Asia and uniquely placed to gain from stability and peace in Asia as a whole. He said these expectations were due to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Russia in new security order Apart from the US and China, Aziz pointed out that Russia has again taken the centre-stage in regional as well as global politics. Pakistan has vibrant and robust relations with Russia. China, together with the United States and Russia, are important pillars in the newly emerging economic and security order of the region, he said. It is unfortunate that some countries in the region are trying to divert attention away from the importance of CPEC, he said, adding that India s loud objections to the CPEC and its attempts to gain support of elements hostile to Pakistan in the region were ill-advised. Aziz said the recent deviation of India from all invitations to dialogue and peace belied its commitment to peace and harmony in the region. Pakistan, he added, favoured normalisation of its ties with India. We also expect reciprocity from India with respect and dignity. SVO Raids Tuition Centres memo, day book, income tax returns and registration certificates were also seized and these are being scrutinised. Other relevant records like balance sheets, bank accounts are being sought. Action shall be taken after scrutiny of the relevant records against erring government teachers." Recently, Jammu & Kashmir government had ordered a "blanket ban" on private tuition's by government school teachers, while directing the authorities to form 'crack teams' for a strict implementation of the order. According to the reports, Director School Education, Jammu, Smita Sethi said, "All the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) are directed to ensure that there is total prohibition on the practice of private tuition's by government officials."as per the order, disciplinary action will be initiated against any Principal, headmaster, lecturer, master, teacher or Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers involved in giving private tuition or associated with private tutorials in any capacity. Vigilance raids office has reportedly employed some people illegally even as there was no need," they said. They said the PHE Division office was also under scanner over some works it carried out in its jurisdiction. "Those works were not upto mark. There were loopholes and much carelessness was shown while carrying out the works which included fitting pipes," the sources said. Earlier, a probe committee was also formed by government to investigate the complaints and today the raid was carried out. "It was already expected that the Vigilance would carry out raid," the sources added. GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, SERVICES SELECTION BOARD, Sehkari Bhawan, Panama Chowk, Jammu. ( ANNEXURE"H" Selection List of the candidates for the post of Jr. Theater Tech, (Health Department). District Cadre Jammu, Advertisement Notice No 06 of 2013, Item No 467. (The select list shall be subject to outcome of any writ petition(s) pending in any court of the competent jurisdiction). S. No. Int. SI Num. Roll No Candidate_ NAME TARSEM SINGH PRADEEP SINGH JAMWAL NISHA- SHAA SHIVANI Father's Name RANDEV SINGH PIT- AMBER SINGH JAMWAL PONNU RAM SHARAA KAKA RAM Address D.O.B Category PATYARI AKHNOOR JAMMU AKHNOOR JAMMU AKHNOOR JAMMU DALLAH UDHAM- PUR Diploma in Grand points Written Theatre Tech. Viva (out of 100) M.O M.M M.O M.M Selection List (Open Merit) OM OM OM Selection List (SC Category) SC Name of Institute JKBoSE/ IPH&H JKBoSE/ IPH&H JKBoSE/ IPH&H CBSE/ SKIMS Year of passing One post under RBA Category and One post under ST Category remained un-filled due to non-availability of eligible candidates under the said category. S.A. Raina, KAS DIPK Government of Jammu & Kashmir OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (R&B) DIVISION CHADOORA ABBREVIATED TENDER NOTICE NIT No.170-ET/R&B/20I5-16 of 11/2015 For and on behalf of the Governor, J&K State on item rate basis from approved and eligible Contractors registered with J&K. State Govt., CPWD, Railways and other State/ Central Governments for each of the following work's:- S.No Est. Cost Name of Work (Rs. In Lacs) Upgradation / Improvement of road surface by way of providing/ laying ot RBM fining and WBM GII at Gulshanabad Mehjoor Nagar. Construction of Breast wall / drain on Sogam Ranger road in km 2nd at Ranger. Upgradation of Masjid link road at Iqbal colony at Rawalpora Wanbal by way of P/L Khak Bajri & WBM GII Cost of T/ Doc. Earnest Money Time of completion 2003/ / / / 2009 Time & Date of Opening of Technical Bid Class of Contractor Remarks Major Head Acco CEE/ DEE DEE SHG Date of Issue of Tender Notice 16/11/ Period of downloading of bidding documents From 16/11/2015 to 26/11/ P.M. 3. Bid submission Start Date from A.M 4. Bid Submission End Date afipto 4.00 P.M 5. Deadline for receiving the Hard Copy (Original DD & EMP) (The at 4.00 P.M m the Office of the Executive Engineer R&B Division date should be one day after bidsubmission end Date) Chadoora 6. Date & time of opening of Bids (Online) [The date should be one day after deadline for receiving of hard copies] DIPK at A.M in the Office of the Executive Engineer RNB Division Chadoora. Executive Engineer PWD (R&B) Division Chadoora Recommendation withheld and is subject to production of bonafide certificate/validity of diploma and clarification from competent authority with regard to residential district Recommendation withheld and is subject to production of bonafide certificate/validity of diploma Recommendation withheld and is subject to production of bonafide certificate/validity of diploma and clarification from competent authority with regard to residential district Recommendation withheld and is subject to clearance of Board Secretary, J&K Services Selection Board, Jammu

11 SPORTS 11 Friday VAUGHAN S COMMENTS ARE HIGHLY irresponsible and I think he is just looking for cheap publicity to stay relevant on social media, Raja was quoted as saying by a Pakistan Daily. BCCI to convince Pak to tour India: source The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to convince the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to visit India for a short series in December even after the latter ruled out any possibility of following that option. During his visit to the International Cricket Council s (ICC) office later this week, BCCI president Shashank Manohar is reportedly going to discuss PCB chairman Shahryar Khan s refusal to visit India for the series. Manohar will be going to Dubai to take over as the chairman from Srinivasan. He might take up the issue there and try to convince Pakistan to tour India. Clarke, who is a senior figure in the ICC, will play the mediator, a source in BCCI said, according to DNA India. We can survive without playing India: PCB chairman. The PCB chairman has made it clear that his team will not be visiting India to play a series which is supposed to be hosted by Pakistan in the UAE. However, Indian media reports suggest that Shashank will try to convince Shahryar to visit India while the ICC s Pakistan task force head Giles Clarke will be acting as mediator. Shashank replaced N Srinivasan as the ICC chairman after the members of BCCI lifted their support from the latter in the annual general meeting on November 9. Shahryar Khan wants to know India s reason to not play in UAE Last week, the BCCI chief officially invited Pakistan for a bilateral series in December. However, Khan had declined the offer, saying they wanted to play at home, which is the UAE. But the BCCI is not keen on playing the series in the UAE. Shahryar made it clear to the media that if India does not visit the UAE for the series, they will face monetary issues and they might have to cut down 50 percent or more budget to accommodate the losses. Shashank was quoted by DNA India I'LL ACCEPT BEING REPLACED AS CAPTAIN DUBAI: Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali promised his wounded team would fight hard in their must-win fourth and final oneday against England in Dubai on Friday, saying he was ready to face the music in case of a series loss. Pakistan won the first onedayer by six wickets but lost the next two and were left facing the must-win match to avoid a series defeat.ali said his players realised the importance of the match. It's a must-win game for us but it won't be easy because England played well in the last two games and won, said Ali of England's 95-run and six-wicket wins. But we all realise the importance of this game so we will do our hardest work to win and I am confident that if we play to our ability then we can definitely win this game. Ali, who took over as captain after Misbah-ul-Haq retired following the 2015 World Cup in March, said he would accept being replaced as captain. I don't have control on future, said Ali. Things which are not in your control, you can't control, so I think the best thing is to focus on what you have in your hands. Michael Clarke slams teammates in new book SYDNEY: Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke Thursday broke his silence on the criticism he received after announcing his retirement during the recent Ashes series loss in England.Both former team-mates Andrew Symonds and Matthew Hayden publicly questioned Clarke's leadership in August and Clarke has used his Ashes Diary 2015 to hit back. Clarke also slammed former Australia coach John Buchanan, taunting him for never playing for his country and saying even my dog Jerry could have had similar success. Andrew Symonds went on TV to criticise my leadership. I'm sorry but he is not a person to judge anyone on leadership, Clarke wrote of his former team-mate. This is a guy who turned up drunk to play for his country. It's pretty rich for him to be throwing rocks. The pair were close friends at the beginning of the former Australian captain's career, however, as Symonds' behaviour deteriorated and Clarke entered the leadership ranks, they quickly fell out. Symonds eventually had his contract cancelled by Cricket Australia in 2009 for breaking a drinking ban while in England. Clarke, 34, also hit back at Hayden's assertions he refused to field at bat-pad early in his career. Hayden claimed he heard Clarke tell Ricky Ponting he would hand back (his) baggy green if he was forced to put on the helmet and field in close. However, Clarke says his record speaks for itself. I think I've shown over the I don't have any fear of losing anything, I do the job honestly and no one in the team management has that fear, so (they) will accept whatever the outcome is. Under Ali Pakistan were whitewashed 3-0 by Bangladesh in May before he led the team to two back-to-back series against Zimbabwe (home and away) and Sri Lanka, away.ali said the team was hurt after the defeat in the third game, bowled out for a paltry 208 which England chased down with the loss of just four wickets. All of us were hurt, said Ali. We were in a position to score big and on that kind of pitch it wasn't easy to chase so at that time 208 looked good and had we taken one or two wickets then the match could have been in our favour. All the batsmen, like the whole nation are hurt, so the message to the batsmen is that we should score the maximum runs, said Ali, expressing his hope that leg-spinner Yasir Shah would be fit again after missing the last game with a knee injury. We will assess his progress and hopefully he is fit, said Azhar. past 12 years how much I've valued representing my country and how much my 389 baggy green means to me, Clarke wrote. If Ricky (Ponting) had asked me to jump off the Harbour Bridge, I would have jumped. I loved playing for Australia that much. But Clarke saved his biggest criticism for former coach Buchanan. I don't think John knows a thing about the baggy green (cap), having never worn one, Clarke said. He's still living off the fact that he coached a team that anyone, even my dog Jerry, could have coached to world domination. In August, Buchanan criticised the culture of the Australian cricket team under Clarke's captaincy. Players like Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and others really tried to make the Baggy Green culture something special but I could sense it was under threat and under Michael's captaincy I can sense it has disappeared a bit and that disappointed me, he told News Corp Australia. There were times when I felt Michael did not understand or did not want to understand. Miandad, Sarfraz call for Waqar s removal ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Former Test cricketers Javed Miandad and Sarfraz Nawaz on Wedn esday expressed disappointment over Pakistan s loss in the third ODI against England. Talking to APP, Miandad alleged that the playing XI was selected keeping in view the likes and dislikes of head coach Waqar Younis so was responsible to a great extent for the defeat. He claimed that opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad had also been a victim of the coach as he had some disciplinary issues with the coach and team management. Why did the Pakistan Cricket Board select Shehzad for T20s and not ODIs? he questioned.he said the nepotism was damaging the players and team s performance.speaking about ex-england captain Michael Vaughan who raised doubts on Pakistan s loss in the third ODI, Miandad said he did not want to comment on it but it was time to bring in a new coach. Former Test cricketer Sarfraz Nawaz said captain Azhar Ali and coach were responsible for the defeat. Commenting on Vaughan s allegations, Sarfraz said Waqar was also the coach on Pakistan s tour to England in 2010 when the spot-fixing controversy involving Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt occurred. I feel Waqar should be removed and a new coach be brought in, he said. Sarfraz said Azhar should also be questioned regarding Vaughan s allegations and an inquiry report should be conducted on priority basis. Vaughan s anti-pakistan tweets an attempt to gain cheap publicity: Ramiz Raja Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja shunned former England captain Michael Vaughan s comments regarding Pakistan s dismal batting in the third ODI as cheap popularity. Vaughan s comments are highly irresponsible and I think he is just looking for cheap publicity to stay relevant on social media, Raja was quoted as saying by a Pakistan Daily. Pakistan s running has always been bad and we all know Mohammad Hafeez particularly isn t great between the wickets. The team tends to panic whenever it is under pressure and it is nothing new, he added. Pakistan-India cricket will resume, says Ramiz Raja On Tuesday, during the match in Sahrjah, Vaughan took to Twitter to criticise Pakistan saying, Three run outs and a few iffy shots for Pakistan Never seen that before!!#pakveng. But the former England captain did not stop there and went on to say, They must all think we are stupid. However, Raja was not the only one to hit out at Vaughan. The cricketer was forced to delete his tweets as social media users stormed his account to criticise him for his bias towards the men in green. Younus, Misbah named Advisors on Cricket Affairs Pakistan won the toss in the third ODI and chose to bat first. The whole team was bundled out for 208 runs in 49.5 overs after the hosts saw three unusual run-outs. CUK signs MoU with ATOAK Srinagar: To promote industry-academia collaboration and establish a framework for programmes of exchange and cooperation in the areas of joint interest, the department of Tourism, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Adventure Tourism Operators Association Kashmir (ATOAK) at varsity s Nowgam-II academic block. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Meraj ud Din Mir, Head Department of Tourism Studies, Prof. S Fayyaz Ahmad, ATOAK, President, Mr. Rauf Trumboo, Controller of Examinations and Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar were present on the occasion. The key areas of cooperation in the MoU are: Enterprise visits, joint collaboration in conducting field surveys, conducting collaborative adventure tourism related activities, exchange and diffusion of knowledge and experiences and allied collaborative efforts. Hailing the MoU, Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Meraj ud Din Mir, said the Department of Tourism Studies would extend full support to ATOAK in reviving the tourism in Kashmir, post floods. He called for collaborative measures between the CUK and ATOAK in making Jammu and Kashmir, the world s top tourist destination. Meanwhile, CUK Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar also signed a MoU with National Institute of Technology (NIT) Hazratbal, in the presence of Central University of Jammu (CUJ) Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Ashok Aima. Bale ready for Barcelona battle MADRID: Real Madrid star Gareth Bale insists he is over his injury troubles and is looking forward to a battle against European champions Barcelona on Saturday. Bale has featured in just seven of Madrid s 15 games this season due to an ongoing calf problem that saw him miss Wales friendly with the Netherlands last week. I have been out due to injury for six weeks, so I haven t had the chance to play much this season, he told Madrid s website.defeated Madrid lacked knowhow to fight back Benitez But I feel strong, in shape for this game and ready for the battle. Bale s just over two-year spell in Madrid has been a largely disappointing one given the reported world record fee Real paid Tottenham Hotspur for his services. However, his finest moment in a Madrid shirt came against Barcelona with a spectacular solo goal that handed Los Blancos a 2-1 victory in the Copa del Rey final in An estimated television audience of 500 million is expected to tune in for what is widely regarded as the biggest game anywhere in the world. In my head, I am the best: Ronaldo on comparison with Messi And Bale admitted the pressure of El Clasico is different to any other game in Spain. We are the two biggest teams in Spain. The rivalry is immense, it has been like that for many years and we will always compete for the league, the Champions League and many trophies. That is why there is such an incredible rivalry and all this adds pressure on the field, which is what makes the games so special and emotional. El-Clasico expected to mark Messi's return from injury Lionel Messi's return from injury looks to be coming at exactly the right time for Barcelona as he gears up for a reunion with Neymar and Luis Suarez for Saturday's La Liga 'Clasico' at Real Madrid. The most lethal attacking trio in Spanish football history have not played together since Argentina's Messi injured a knee at the end of September, during which time Brazil forward Neymar and Uruguay striker Suarez have flourished. Neymar has thrived on the extra creative responsibility given him by coach Luis Enrique and he has developed a stronger understanding with his team mates, especially Suarez.The pair have netted 16 goals in Barca's last seven games and for the first time in recent years, with Barca top of La Liga and leading their Champions League group, there is no talk of "Messi dependency". The debate over whether Messi, a four-time World Player of the Year, is irreplaceable has morphed into a discussion about whether the 23-year-old Neymar will be his worthy heir at the Nou Camp. Messi's return against Real would clearly give a new dimension to the Barca attack whether he starts or is deployed off the bench. It is 10 years this week since the 28-year-old played his first 'Clasico' and he has left an indelible mark with a record 21 goals in 30 matches against Barca's arch rivals. "We are aware that Leo is the best in the world and we will always recognise that," Suarez told a news conference on Wednesday. "Time will tell how good a forward line we are but it is true that we get on well and the whole team helps us to score goals. "Without the players behind us though we would be nothing and we wouldn t achieve anything." No Ego Barca's Spain international Gerard Pique also pointed to the camaraderie among the trio collectively known in Spain as "MSN" as a reason for their success. "The key for these three is the relationship that they have," Pique said in a recent interview with Britain's Telegraph newspaper. "The only problem when you have players of this magnitude is the ego."suarez was the main man at Liverpool, Leo, before we had Suarez and Neymar, it was just him. "And how they connect they do not have any ego and this is the most important part." Messi, Neymar and Suarez hit a Spanish record 122 goals between them last season to fire Barca to a treble of Champions League, La Liga and King's Cup titles and they match up favourably alongside the rich history of attacking flair at the Catalan club. It may be difficult to compare players of different eras, and only since the arrival of Johan Cruyff as coach in the late 1980s with his revolutionary style of play have Barca regularly fielded three forwards, but the present trio stand out. Messi has figured in other memorable attacks, notably alongside Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto o when they hit 100 goals in the treble-winning season. His earlier partnership with Eto o and Ronaldinho may have produced breathtaking football but their best scoring record was a combined 68 goals in the season.

12 12 FRIDAY Kashmir Observer Observers OUT POST PARIS ATTACKS Blindfolded Muslim man asks people to 'show him trust with a hug' Alexandra Sims The Independent PARIS: A Muslim man stood blindfolded in the centre of Paris asking mourners to embrace him as they gathered to commemorate the129 victims killed in a series of terror attacks across the capital. Footage posted online shows the man standing next to a homemade sign reading: I m Muslim, but I m told that I m a terrorist. I trust you, do you trust me? If yes, hug me. The video shows dozens of onlookers approaching the man and embracing him at the Place de la République, which has become a hub for homages and tributes. One woman is moved to tears by the man's gesture and joins another onlooker to hug him. After taking off his blindfold the man, who remains unnamed, said: I would like to thank every one of you for giving me a hug. I did this to send a message to everyone. I am Muslim, but that doesn t make me a terrorist. I never killed anybody. I can even tell you that last Friday was my birthday, but I didn t go out. I deeply feel for all the victims families. I want to tell you that Muslim doesn t necessarily mean terrorist. A terrorist is a terrorist, someone willing to kill another human being over nothing. A Muslim would never do that. Our religion forbids it. The video has been watched more than 10 million times on Facebook and received 150,000 likes in two days. Attacks by jihadist militants and a rise in refugees seeking help in Europe has led to renewed focus on Europe s Muslim population. Since the Paris attacks, committed by Isis militants and suicide bombers, the Slovakian Prime Minister claimed his country is monitoring every Muslim, while Poland has demanded security guarantees before accepting refugees. However, a survey of seven European countries last spring by the Pew Research Centre, found France has the most positive views on followers of Islam, with 74 per cent of people surveyed holding a favourable view of the Muslim community. Myth Busted: Antibiotics Do Not Cure Colds And Flu NEW DELHI -- Around 75 per cent of Indians who took part in a WHO survey think, incorrectly, that colds and flu can be treated with antibiotics, the UN agency said as it sought to highlight the issue of widespread misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance. Sharing the findings of a multi-country survey, WHO said that misunderstanding about antibiotic resistance poses a threat to public health while many also do not understand how to prevent it from growing. The survey, conducted in 12 countries and released in Geneva today, also said that in India, only 58 per cent of the respondents knew that they should stop taking antibiotics only when they finish the course as directed. "More than three quarters (76 pc) of respondents report having taken antibiotics within the past six months. 90 per cent say they were prescribed or provided (antibiotics) by a doctor or nurse. "Three-quarters (75 pc) of respondents think, incorrectly, that colds and flu can be treated with antibiotics, and only 58 per cent know that they should stop taking antibiotics only when they finish the course as directed," a WHO statement said. Elaborating about the respondents in India, it said that while 75 per cent agreed that antibiotic resistance was one of the biggest problems in the world, 72 per cent believed that experts will solve the problem before it becomes too serious. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change and become resistant to the antibiotics used for treating the infections they cause. Over-use and misuse of antibiotics increases the development of resistant bacteria. "As the WHO ramps up its fight against antibiotic resistance, a new multi-country survey shows people are confused about this major threat to public health and do not understand how to prevent it from growing," the statement said. As per the survey, almost two-thirds (64 pc) of some 10,000 people covered across 12 countries said they know that antibiotic resistance is an issue that could affect them and their families, but how it affects them and what they can do to address it are not well understood. It said 64 per cent of respondents believed that antibiotics can be used to treat colds and flu, although the fact is that antibiotics have no impact on viruses. Close to one-third (32 pc) of people surveyed believe they should stop taking antibiotics when they feel better, rather than completing the prescribed course of I AM MUSLIM, BUT THAT DOESN T make me a terrorist. I never killed anybody. I can even tell you that last Friday was my birthday, but I didn t go out. treatment. "The rise of antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis, and governments now recognise it as one of the greatest challenges for public health today. It is reaching dangerously high levels in all parts of the world," Margaret Chan, the WHO Director-General, said after releasing the findings of the survey today. The survey coincided with the launch of a new WHO campaign 'Antibiotics: Handle with care', a global initiative to improve understanding of the problem and change the way that antibiotics are used. The multi-country survey included 14 questions on the use of antibiotics, knowledge of antibiotics and of antibiotic resistance and used a mix of online and face-to-face interviews. It was conducted in Barbados, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, the Russian federation, Serbia, South Africa, Sudan and Vietnam. If your lady is more irritated than usual, blame it on weather Ladies, take note! If you feel unreasonably aggressive during the winters, you may blame it on your hormones, suggests a new study that found a link between short winter days and increased aggression in females. The study on hamsters, which advances basic knowledge on the connection between certain sex hormones and aggression, could go on to advance research on the treatment of inappropriate aggression in humans, researchers said. The results show for the first time that melatonin acts directly on the adrenal glands in females to trigger a seasonal aggression switch from hormones in the gonads to hormones in the adrenal glands - a major contrast to how this mechanism works in males, said lead author Nikki Rendon, a PhD student at Indiana University in US. Melatonin is a hormone that rises in the body during darkness and lowers during daylight. The hormone from the adrenal gland is dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, a sex steroid shown to affect aggression levels in mammals and birds, and possibly humans. The new study shows that melatonin acts directly on the adrenal glands in females to trigger the release of DHEA. DHEA can be converted to androgens and estrogens, which affect aggression in both males and females. In females, DHEA appears to compensate for low levels of estradiol - a form of estrogen - that occurs during the winter.the research was conducted in Siberian hamsters, or Phodopus sungorus, a species with a similar adrenal system to humans.about 130 hamsters were exposed to long days for a week, after which 45 were exposed to shorter days for 10 weeks. A random subset also received an injection of Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which is known to trigger the release of DHEA. The hamsters were then placed in situations where one hamster was perceived as an intruder in the other s territory, sparking aggressive actions and short physical fights. The scientists then tracked certain actions, such as the time until an attack, the number of attacks and the length of the attacks, to assign an aggression score. The female hamsters exposed to shorter days had increased levels of both melatonin and DHEA - and higher aggression scores - along with physical changes in their adrenal glands. Females exposed to longer days did not experience these changes, including those that had received an injection of ACTH. Collectively, the results show that melatonin is the primary regulator of aggression in females. It s growing increasingly clear that sex hormones play an important role in controlling aggression in both males and females - but females, human and non-human, are traditionally vastly understudied in the sciences, Rendon said. By conducting this research on females, we are increasing our understanding of hormones and social behaviour in a field currently dominated by discussions on testosterone regulating aggression in males, she said. The study was published in the Proceedings of the Royal Academy B. 19TH November WORLD TOILET DAY 1. World Toilet Day is celebrated every year on 19th Nov. globally to highlight the serious problems of inadequate access to proper sanitation. Open defecation poses a common threat to the general masses because of having harmful germs in the excreta so produced and there is always a risk of diseases. 2. On that very day awareness is being created to inspire the stake holders to make an end to the problem of open defecation and thrust is being particularly laid on women and girls. 3. Personal hygiene particularly washing hands after defecation and before eating and cooking, disposal of excreta etc about which awareness is being created. In order to address the problem in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, Rural Sanitation Department provides financial Rs.12000/ to eligible Rural House Holds for constructing Individual Houses Hold Latrines under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) to all BPL / APL Households with special emphasis on SC/ST categories. The incentive is provided through Block Dev. Officers concerned. In District Anantnag accordingly World toilet Day has been organized at Block and Panchayat level on 19th November 2015 in which all PRIs and general masses participated. As such, all are requested to immediately construct and use flush toilets without any further delay. ISSUED BY Rural Development Department Anantnag Assistant Commissioner Dev. District Panchayat Officer Anantnag. DIPK-NB-2012