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Srinagar, Aug 5 : Stating that the op-position must not create chaos on the floor of the house and rather should give priority to raise peoples’ issues in accordance to the rules, speaker Legislative Assembly (LA) Tuesday stated that the last session of the cur-rent dispensation shall start in the coming days here with the officials being told to gear up for the ‘chal-lenge’.Talking to KNS Mubarak Gul, LA Speaker maintained that in the com-ing days, he will direct the members of the house to raise the issues of their respective areas and expect that the government shall resolve the issues pertaining to the masses. “”I hope that the answers shall be submitted on time and questions raised by the members shall be about the peoples’ problems with the genuine bid to re-solve the same.”He stated that as the LA speaker he will hold interactions with the concerned officials and with the newsmen in coming days so that the proceedings shall take place in the cordial atmosphere. “”I will also call

the leaders of various political par-ties and threadbare discussions shall be held with them. Also the appropri-ate security majors will be taken and a meeting over the same is expected within a day or two.”I hope that the questions being sub-mitted by the members of the assem-bly shall be replied on time by the government, Mr Gul remarked, add-ing that support from the government is also needed so that a short session will be result oriented as the same is the last one of the present coalition.Commenting over the reports that opposition parties including PDP and BJP is all set to corner the gov-ernment during the upcoming ses-sion, speaker stated that need of the hour is to raise peoples’ problems in accordance to the rules and regula-tions of the august house. “I hope that the opposition parties will cooperate during the session and creating ruck-us in no way is going to help anyone and due to same, peoples’ problems remain shelved as the parties remain busy in allegations and counter alle-gations.” Pertinently, the law depart-ment in the civil secretariat here had sent the proposal for commencement of 10 days summer session in the leg-islative assembly, likely being start-ed from August 25 to September 5.Sources privy to this development

had stated that the government is likely to highlight its past perfor-mance of five years and that the 10 days session will be the last one of present coalition government as sources have confirmed that election notification shall be issued on Sep-tember 15.The law minister Mir Saif-ullah when contacted by KNS confirmed

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Nationally and on state level as the increasing number of educated un-employed including the skilled and unskilled youths has now touched over eight lacs in J&K itself. The state sector is unable to coop up with the situation as there are hardly any avenues which can accommodate these youths and provide them re-spectable jobs. The state has no pri-vate sector hence there is no question of big industries accommodating a good number of unemployed youths. The overall intake in the state sector is not more than

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Srinagar, Aug 5 : Seven structures were damaged in different fire inci-dents across the valley.Fire broke out in the residential house of Abdul Ahad Sheikh son of Ghulam Rasool at Kachan, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Ganderbal resulting in complete damage to the house. Fire was brought under control with the help of fire tenders and police.Meanwhile, fire broke out in a build-ing (Indra House) at Sainik School Manasbal, in the jurisdiction of Po-lice Station Lar, resulting in complete damage to the building. Fire was brought under control with the help of fire tenders and police.In another incident, fire broke out in the residential house of Moham-mad Akber Bhat son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat resident of Miyan Shah Sahab Rainawari, Srinagar resulting in partial damage to the house. Fire also engulged the nearby residential houses of Mohammad Iqbal Bhat and Ghulam Nabi Bhat sons of Moham-mad Sultan and Showkat Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat resulting in partial damage to struc-tures. Fire was

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01 dies, 12 injured in road accident

Jungle mafia ‘resorts to loot’ in Rafiabad Forest

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Srinagar, Aug 5 : One person died while twelve others were injured in different road accidents across the valley.An Ambulance bearing registration number JK09/5043 and a motor cycle bearing registration number 3049/JK04A collided at Phaliharan, in the jurisdiction of Police Post Mirgund, Pattan resulting in on spot death of motorcyclist Mohammad Suliaman Shah son of Qasim Shah resident of Devar Pattan. Police has registered a case in the regard.Meanwhile, a Tipper bearing regis-tration number JK02AC-482 turned turtle near Sumbal Bala, in the juris-diction of Police Station

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Srinagar, Aug 5: The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Associ-ation (JKCA) is surrounded with another funds scam con-troversy allegedly involving its newly elected officer bear-ers who have transferred funds to some private bank accounts.Meanwhile, a Srinagar court on Tuesday granted anticipatory bail to JKCA General Secretary Moti Lal Nehru against whom a lower court on August 2 had ordered registration of FIR besides directed authorities to freeze the bank accounts of the Asso-ciation. Second addition-al district Judge Parvez Kachroo has granted antic-ipatory bail to Nehru who had moved a bail applica-tion through the standing counsel for the JKCA. In his order, the CJM Srinagar on August 2 had ordered SHO Ram Munshibagh to register a case and investigate the mat-

ter in terms of section 156 (3) Cr.PC against Nehru.The order was passed following a complaint filed by a former Ranjhi Player who informed

the court that Rs One Lac was transferred to a private ac-count from the money out of released CDRs of the JKCA.According to KNS correspon-

dent, after the exposé of 2012 funds scam in JKCA, the new office bearers had got CDRs released from the Court on certain terms and condition.

Even undertakings were submitted by the office bearers before the court after which the CDRs were released.The latest complaint against JKCA says that accused ought to have first earned a recorded deci-sion of the office bearers body of JKCA by having its meeting and then to act as per that decision but in fact two cheques of Rs 50,000 each are drawn and then put into the personal private bank account of Rakesh Kumaar instead of crediting it in Jammu wing of bank account of JKCA which is jointly operated

by two office bearers, reads the compliant.There is already an investigation going on

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Srinagar, Aug 5: At least 15 aspirants and twelve government forces were injured in clashes which broke out during an army recruitment rally at Tanghdar in north Kash-mir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.Reports and eyewitness told GNS that situa-tion took an ugly turn in Chamkote village of Tanghdar sector when around three thousand aspirants appeared in physical tests before the team of officials for jobs in a Territorial Army unit.“More than fifteen hun-dred aspirants were disqualified and accord-ingly their forms were rejected during the phys-ical tests”, the eyewitness said, adding that the re-jected aspirants assem-bled adjacent to the army camp and ransacked the fencing and the main gate of the camp, besides it, they pelted stones on the officials who were conducting the physical

tests.The eyewitness said that at least 12 government force personnel were in-jured in the stone pelting incident.The police party who were already deployed in the area immediate-ly swung into the action and used tear gas shell-ing. Besides it, the forces opened few shots in air to disperse the mob, the eye-witness said.At least two aspirants identified as Sajad Ah-mad Mugal son of Abdul Qayoom of Baghibilla Kernah and Arshid Hus-sain Sheikh Son of Suli-man Sheikh of Kandi Kernah sustained bullet injuries in the firing in-cident and about eleven aspirants were injured during teargas shelling.All the injured were im-mediately shifted to near-by hospital where the duo who sustained bullet wounds referred to Bone and Joint hospital Sri-nagar for

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rally in KupwaraSrinagar, Aug 5 : Basharat Najar, a prominent social and political activist from Bandipur assembly constituency, Tuesday, joined Peoples Demo-cratic Party (PDP) in presence of the party Chief Spokesperson, Naeem Akhtar. The senior party leader and MLA Bandipur, Nizamu Din Bhat, was also present on the oc-casion.According to a state-ment issued to KNS, Basharat was the Con-gress party’s youth district president for district Bandip-ur. Basharat was im-pressed by the PDP’s policies, leadership and the current po-litical scenario in the state. He said that he will work hard for the PDP’s pro-people agenda. Welcoming him in the party fold Nizamu Din Bhat said Basharat’s joining will surely help the party to build youth cadre in the assembly segment. (KNS)

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Baramulla, August 05: Dozens of trees in a forest of north Kashmir’s Rafiabad area of Baramulla district have been cleaned up by jungle mafia allegedly in cooperation with local forest offi-cials.According to GNS, the jungle mafia and timber smugglers in the Compartment number 31 B at Dalri forest Dangiwach, continue to loot green gold while local forest officials are ‘hand-in-glove’ with themThe locals told GNS that that timber smugglers loot wood during night. “They come in vehicles and

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JKCA again surrounded by funds scam

Money diverted to private accounts by office bearersGeneral Secretary granted anticipatory bail

15 aspirants among 27 injured 2 with bullet injuries admitted in B&J hospital

Speaker expects opposition’s cooperation in coming JK Assembly session

PDP to expose lawlessness, scams

in the sessionSrinagar, Aug 5 : Stating that they will continue to expose the gov-ernment during the assembly ses-sions, opposition Peoples’ Demo-cratic Party (PDP) Tuesday stated that chaos, lawlessness and loot of state’s exchequer has become the trade mark of the present dispen-sation.As the short summer session of 10 days duration will start from Au-gust 25, PDP stated that it will con-tinue to raise the peoples’ issues on the floor of the house but hopes little that government

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Equitable development a thrust area in State’s Policy Planning: Omar

Srinagar, Aug 05: Chief Min-ister, Omar Abdullah Tues-day inaugurated various ma-jor projects completed in the

State under the holistic and comprehensive development programme launched by the government to give fillip to the construction of basic infra-structure and help economic welfare of the people.The Chief Minister in the morning inaugurated

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Playing lead role in Kashmiri feature

film Qouluf Srinagar: Bashir Dada, who has become a house hold name in Kashmir with his acting and poet-ry, is making a big return to big screen with his acting this year in a Kashmiri feature film QOULUF (the ensorcelled). The film will premier in August at the Interna-tional Film Festival of Kashmir.The film based on the theme of Kashmiri cul-tural and religious philosophy ‘Reshism’ features Dada in the leading role.In the film Dada is portrays Razzak Reshi, the protag-

onist, who conveys theological concept through his journey from ‘darkness to light’ and thus towards attainment of enlighten-ment.“It is a happy moment for me to be part of Qouluf. The film is based on a vital subject of Kash-miri spiritual philosophy,” Dada said.The Ali Emran’s directorial film Qouluf revolves around the theme of Kashmiriyat which highlights social consciousness and cultur-al values of the Kashmiri people, the philosophy is used in form os some of the verses from the col-

lection of the Shrukhs and Vaakhs of Sheikh Nur al-Din Wali (RA) and Lal Ded respectively.The film lucidly places good and evil in which the simple and humble Razzak Reshi signifies

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Srinagar, Aug 5 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the State Gov-ernment to come clean on the reports of backdoor and illegal appointments being made in various de-partments under political influence as it has started brewing unease and re-sentment among the edu-cated unemployed youth.“Having lost ground and public support National Conference is now re-sorting to its traditional practice of backdoor ap-pointments and corrupt practices by putting even the daily-wage and casual labor jobs on sale,” PDP said in a statement, is-sued to KNS here.He said there are reports that in violation of re-cruitment procedure, large-scale appointments of casual laborers and daily-rated workers are forced on various gov-ernment departments on pick-and-choose basis and proposed engagement of around 16000 Salesmen and Helpers for the new sale outlets of the Con-

sumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department is a case in point.PDP said there are re-ports that the officials of the CA&PD Department have been asked to is-sue engagement orders according to the list pro-vided by two ministers of the coalition govern-ment whose agents have already started collecting money from the aspiring youth.“This government has adopted an anti-youth policy since it took over the reins of the state in 2009 and, unfortunately, it is still continuing with that,” he said and add-ed that the NC-Congress coalition government is snatching rights of the youth who deserve en-gagement on the basis of merit and suitability. “The benefits and favors are being given to their favorites only,” he said adding the government sponsored agents are ac-tive on the ground collect-ing money from

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Bashir Dada making big come back

Gaza: Israel withdraws ground forces, sets stage

for peace talks with HamasGaza City, Gaza Strip: Is-rael said it withdrew the last of its ground forces from Gaza on Tuesday as it and Hamas began a temporary cease-fire. The calm sets the stage for talks in Egypt on a broad-er deal for a long-term truce and the rebuilding of the battered, blockaded coastal territory.Both sides halted cross-border attacks as the three-day truce took effect at 8 am Tuesday. The shelling stopped and in Gaza City, where streets had been desert-ed during the war, traf-fic picked up and shops started opening.Representational image. AFPRepresentational im-age. AFPIf the calm holds, it would be the longest lull in al-most a month of fighting that has killed nearly 1,900 Palestinians and 67 Israelis.In coming days, Egyptian mediators plan to shuttle

between Israeli and Pal-estinian delegations in Cairo to try to work out new arrangements for Gaza.As details of the Palestin-ian demands emerged, there were some signs that Hamas is willing to give Palestinian Presi-dent Mahmoud Abbas a role in Gaza as part of re-building efforts.Hamas seized control of Gaza from Abbas' Pales-tinian Authority in 2007, prompting the Egyp-tian-Israeli blockade of the territory. Abbas' re-turn would presumably aim to reassure Israel and Egypt, allowing an easing of the closure.The Palestinian delega-tion in Cairo presented a joint list of demands to Egypt, said Hana Amireh, a West Bank-based PLO official who is in touch with the delegation.The demands include a call for

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through a Special Investigation Team of police in the FIR number 27 of 2012 at police station Ram Munshi Bagh Srinagar in the financial scam of the JKCA and now the new scam has further exposed the function-ing of the Association.“Gone through the allegations set out in the com-plaint. Allegations constitute a cognizable case, so in the light of allegations copy of complaint is forwarded to SHO Police Station Ram Munshibagh to register a case and investigate the matter in terms of Section 156(3) Cr.PC,” reads the court order issued on August 2. (KNS)

specialized treatment, they said.The remaining injured who were treated at sub-dis-trict hospital Kernah have been identified as Basharat Ahmad of Tanghdar, Fareed Ahmad of Khudpora Kernah, Haroon Malik of Ajatra, Kernah, Javid Ah-mad Bhat of Nawagabra, Suhail Ahmad of Tanghdar, Basharat Majeed of Daniya Kernah, Sajad Ayob of Nawagabra, Gadu Maqsood of Teetwal , Shakir Hus-sain of Khudpora and Manzoor Ahmad of Baghibilla Kernah.Meanwhile a police official while confirming the two persons sustained bullet injuries in forces action said that the agitating candidates alleged that the recruit-ing officials relaxed the rules to allow middle school pass candidates to appear in rally against the criteri-on of ‘Matriculates and above’ only.He said that the situation was brought under control and all the injured are out of danger. (GNS)

that the proposal for the starting of the summer ses-sion of the legislative assembly here has been sent to the government for the final nod and if the approval is granted, the session shall be of 10 days of duration and will start from August 25 to September 5.Sources have told KNS that during the coming ses-sion, the government will strive to put the ‘remark-able’ measures taken by it during the past, before the masses and shall also apprise the house about the vital steps taken by the coalition for the people of the state.Reports informed further that the opposition has also geared up to assail the state government and to assail it over what it terms the ‘anti people’ measures. Sever-al meeting of the opposition parties have taken place to corner the government and not to allow it to high-light any of the steps that it claims to be pro-people.Experts believe that the coming session would be sub-tle in nature as the same would have a direct Impact upon the political parties of the state. Experts claim that during the session, a serious ruckus would be witnessed as all the political parties will try their utmost to present a better picture before the people, keeping in view the upcoming elections. (KNS)

working style would change.PDP’s chief spokesman and legislator Naeem Akhtar told KNS that the government has started the pro-cess of ‘robbing’ youth by new process of recruitment wherein nepotism, partiality, corruption and favou-ritism is given top priority. “The back door appoint-ments have become the only formal door for this gov-ernment and so called fast track requirements are aimed to throw rules to wind.”Commenting over the coming assembly session of LA and the agenda of PDP as the main opposition party of the state, Akhtar remarked that there is scope of change in the working style of the present govern-ment and that it has become thick skinned to genuine criticism. “We don’t see any possibility of change in the working of this government but we will contin-ue to expose this government where corruption and nepotism is ruling the roost and the ministers are in-volved in scams.”PDP spokesman accused further that chief minister Omar Abdullah has lost total control and is now on the inauguration spree despite employees facing prob-lems in getting their salaries. “It is total chaos and lawlessness that has prevailed in the state,” he added. (KNS)

Rs. 147.75 crore Lift Irrigation Scheme Tral, Stage I and II to benefit 25 villages of Partapora Check, Panchpora, Dadoo, Hari-Arigam, Batpora, Buchhoo, Saimoh, Rathsona, Pinglish, Laribal, Haffoo, Hayena, Reshipora, Chewa, Mandura, Shaldraman, Chan-Ki-tar, Khasipora, Panzoo, Luraw, Lurgam, Hundura, Wagad, Chhatrigam and Nahir.The scheme will feed cultivable command area of 4000 hectares in three stages while the completion of first two stages will bring greenery to about 3000 hectares parched land.The commissioning of this scheme will help farmers to cultivate vegetables, Potato, Pulses, Maize and Lu-cerne in the Kharief Season and Oil Seeds, Wheat and Peas in the Rabi Season.Minister for PHE and Irrigation, Sham Lal Sharma and Minister of State for Irrigation and PHE, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi were also present on the occasion among others.The Chief Minister also inaugurated Sub-District Hospital Beerwa today which has been constructed at a cost of Rs. 523 lakhs. The work on the project was started in the year 2008-09 and its Executing Agency is JKPHC.This facility would enhance the availability of health care in the area and provide better and modern treat-ment to the patients. Upgradation and improvement of health facilities particularly in rural areas has received added attention during the present govern-ment’s tenure and coming up of Sub-District Hospi-tal at Beerwa is a part of the gigantic infrastructure development programme started in the State by the Omar Abdullah led government.Minister for Health and Medical Education, Taj Mohi-ud-Din was accompanying the Chief Minister.In the afternoon, the Chief Minister inaugurated the two prestigious Rehabilitation Complexes at Ram-bagh and Jahangir Chowk Srinagar constructed for Shopkeepers who have been displaced due to the con-struction of Rs. 256 crore-Jahangir Chowk-Rambagh Express Corridor Flyover launched by the State Gov-ernment under Asian Development Bank funding.The Rehabilitation Complex at Rambagh has been

completed at a cost of Rs. 98.93 crores. Its floor area is 105000 sft. It is housing 152 shops and there is parking space for 70 vehicles. The Rehabilitation Complex at Jahangir Chowk has been completed at a cost of Rs. 50 crores and its floor area is 142000 sft. It also houses 152 shops and has parking space for 100 cars.During the interaction with the people while inaugu-rating the projects at Tral, Beerwa, Srinagar, Omar Abdullah said that his government concentrated on consolidation and expansion of development schemes holistically and equitably to reach out all the areas in the development process. He said while various new projects were launched and completed during the last over five and a half years, the number of ongoing projects were put to fast track and completed to en-sure benefits to the people.The Chief Minister said that before launch of presti-gious Jahangir Chowk Flyover, the government en-sured that the rehabilitation of displaced shopkeep-ers is well placed and they feel no difficulty in the process of earning their livelihood.Minister for Planning and Development, Ajay Sad-hotra, Minister for R&B, Abdul Majid Wani, Legisla-tors Nasir Aslam Wani and Irfan Ahmad Shah were present on the occasion besides officers and general people.

actor and director had touched heights of popularity in 1980s with a feature film ‘Pathar Ke Log’ in 1981 and his own directorial serial ‘Imaandar’ in 1986.In mid 90s he had stopped acting in films and serials and focused on poetry.Dada who has written around 40 poems in Kashmiri started his journey as an Urdu poet. But it was one of his friends in Anantnag who motivated him to write in Kashmiri. His poetry reflects the pain and agony of Kashmiris.With the coming of Qouluf, Dada is making a come after nearly 10 years.“The film festival will bring a positive change in Kashmiri’s film industry which has seen a decline during days of turmoil,” he said.International Film Festival of Kashmir (IFFK) is a part of a mega event "The Bouquet of Events" orga-nized by Experimental Moving Images and Theatre Association (XMITA) on eve of tenth year of its estab-lishment.

the gullible people on the name of government jobs ahead of assembly elections.PDP said unemployment is a very sensitive issue in the State and a major concern of the society today and any attempt to fiddle with the standard recruitment process would have disastrous consequences. “Reviv-al of the unholy practice of providing jobs on politi-cal and monetary considerations has started brewing fresh wave of anger among the youth and the mount-ing cynicism has the potential of refueling the resur-gent wave of alienation.PDP said the Election Commission of India (ECI), Chief Secretary, J&K Govt and the Chief Electoral Of-ficer (CEO), J&K should take immediate cognizance of the reports of mass backdoor appointments being made by the present government ahead of Assembly elections and use their influence to stop this unholy practice immediately. (KNS)

internationally funded reconstruction that would be overseen by an Abbas-led government that was formed in a unity deal with Hamas before the war.The delegation is led by one of Abbas' confidants but includes members of Hamas and other factions.Efforts are under way to arrange a pledging confer-ence of donor countries in Norway at the beginning of September, Mohammed Mustafa, the West Bank-based deputy prime minister of the technocrat gov-ernment, told The Associated Press thatHowever, Hamas official Izzat Rishq suggested that while the group is willing to let Abbas handle the fund-raising at the donors' conference, it will seek a role in reconstruction."We know that we have a national unity government that can handle the donors' conference and the re-building, but implementing it on the ground requires national cooperation," he told The Associated Press.An Israeli government official said an Israeli delega-tion would attend the Cairo talks, but would not say when it was to arrive in the Egyptian capital. The offi-cial spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the issue with the media.Israel TV's Channel 10 said Israel wanted to make sure the cease-fire held before sending negotiators to Egypt.The situation on the ground remains volatile, and any cease-fire violation could quickly derail the Cairo talks. Gaps between the Israeli and Palestinian po-sitions are wide, and it's not clear how much can be achieved once talks get under way.Yossi Kuperwasser, a senior official in Israel's Min-istry of Strategic Affairs, said Israel is willing to dis-cuss an easing of Gaza border restrictions, but needs guarantees that Hamas will not be able to re-arm.He said the international community "can have a role in securing the security arrangements that are going to be agreed upon in Gaza," including preventing the entry of goods that could be diverted by Hamas for military purposes.If such arrangements are reached, "the international community (is) of course going to have a role in help-ing and financing the reconstruction of Gaza," he said.Israel is concerned that Hamas would be able to re-stock its military arsenal if the borders are opened.Over the years, Hamas has smuggled rockets and oth-er weapons into Gaza through smuggling tunnels un-der the Gaza-Egypt border. The flow only halted after a new government in Egypt took over a year ago and destroyed the tunnels.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has re-peatedly raised the idea in recent days of disarming Hamas, with the help of the international community.Hamas is deeply rooted in Gaza. Despite the blow to its fighting capabilities in the past month, Hamas has thousands of armed men under its command.As Tuesday's truce took effect, residents returned to devastated areas to inspect the damage.One of the hardest-hit areas of recent days was the southern Gaza town of Rafah, which had come several days of heavy Israeli shelling and airstrikes, starting Friday, after Israel suspected an Israeli soldier had been captured by Hamas. Israel later said the soldier was killed in battle that day."I never saw anything like this in my life," Tawfiq Barbakh, a 67-year-old father of 12, said of the Israeli shelling as he surveyed his badly damaged home. "I don't know how many shells landed every minute but it felt like 20 or 30."

The war began July 8, but was preceded by several weeks of tensions. The current round of confronta-tions began with the June 12 abduction-killing of three Israeli teens in the West Bank, blamed by Israel on Hamas, followed by the apparent revenge killing of a Palestinian-American teen, the roundup of hun-dreds of Hamas activists by Israel, and finally barrag-es of Gaza rocket fire on Israel.Israel launched airstrikes it said were aimed at stop-ping the rocket fire. It expanded the operation July 17 by sending in ground forces in what it described as a mission to destroy a network of tunnels used to stage attacks.The fighting has claimed nearly 1,900 Palestinian lives. The war has also left 67 dead on the Israeli side, all but three of them soldiers.The UN and Gaza human rights groups monitoring the death toll have said more than 75 percent of those killed in Gaza were civilians.But an Israeli military spokesman, Lt Col Peter Lern-er, said Tuesday that about 900 Palestinian militants had been killed by Israeli forces during the war.In a conversation with The Associated Press on Sun-day, another military official had said at least 300 militants were killed. Asked about the sharp jump in figures over just two days, Lerner said the figure of 900 militants killed was an approximation, based on reporting from individual Israeli units, but provided no further detail.Lerner said Israel withdrew all its remaining forces from Gaza on Tuesday after troops completed the de-struction of 32 cross-border tunnels that were built for Islamic militant attacks inside Israel.He said that over the past month, Hamas and other Gaza militants had fired some 3,300 rockets and mor-tar rounds at Israel. He estimated that Israeli forces destroyed another 3,000 rockets on the ground — but that Hamas has an equal number left for future use.One of the rockets fired from Gaza before Tuesday's cease-fire hit a home in the Palestinian town of Beth-lehem in the West Bank, causing damage, but no in-juries, police said.

brought under control with the help of fire tenders and police.In another incident, fire broke out in the joint resi-dential house of Ghulam Mohammad and Ghulam Rasool sons of Abdul Salam Panzoo at Ganiyatmanz, M.R Gunj resulting in the partial damage to the house. Fire was brought under control by Police, fire tenders and locals.Fire broke out adjacent to a Hut at Dachigam due to which a large portion of grass around the hut got burnt. Fire was brought under control by fire ten-ders, Police and wild life authorities.Fire broke out in the joint residential house of Mo-hammad Ismail Sheikh and Mohammad Yaseen Sheikh sons of Abdul Gani Sheikh at Nagbal Sho-pain, resulting in partial damage to the house. Fire was brought under control by fire tenders and police. (KNS)

Gund resulting in injuries to 04 persons. All the in-jured were shifted to hospital for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard.In another accident, a Sumo bearing registration number JK05C 6515 turned turtle near TRC Hand-wara, in the jurisdiction of Police Station Handwara, resulting in injuries to 08 persons. All the injured were shifted to hospital for treatment. Police has reg-istered a case in this regard. (KNS)

take away the wood. Scores of lush green trees have been chopped off,” the locals said. They appealed higher authorities to take action against the mafia and the officials who facilitate them. According to GNS, the Forester Shareef-ud-Din Ma-lik, when contacted, denied the allegations of loot. He said they had deputed a team to the area but every-thing was ‘all right’.Meanwhile, north Kashmir’s Chief Conservator Forest, Mr. Mian Javed Hussain, denied that jungle mafia is active in the area. “This is all fabricated. No mafia is there. You can check,” he added. (GNS)

Srinagar, August 05: The Baramulla Working Journalists Association (BWJA) under the ban-ner of North Kashmir Journalist Association on Tuesday held its annual elections in which Sajad Hussain Mir was elected as the president of BWJA.In a statement issued to GNS, the BWJA said after threadbare deliberations and discussion over the issues and problems faced by journalists in Baramu-lla, three candidates: Sa-jad Hussain of ETV Urdu, Shahid Imran of Great-er Jammu and Gulzar Ahmed Zargar of CNI con-tested for the presidential post. In the voting process, out of 35 votes polled, Sa-jad Hussain got 18, Gulzar Ahmed got 9 votes while as Shahid Imran secured 8 votes, it said.“The election process, which was held at District Information Office Bara-mulla and in which more than 35 journalists of the district participated, was conducted and observed by senior journalists of north Kashmir Karamat

Qayoom- Sherbeen –Ra-dio Kashmir Srinagar and Altaf Baba Great-er Kashmir under the supervision of officials of District Information Office Baramulla,” the scribe group said.The group said following election results, Tahir Ahmed Bukhari of Early Times was unanimously selected as General Sec-

retary of the BWJA while as executive committee selected Shahid Imran of Greater Jammu as–Vice President, Reyaz Ahmed of Kashmir Images as-Chief Spokesperson cum Publicity Chief and Gulzar Ahmed Zargar of CNI as Organizer cum Treasurer of the association.“BJWA will fight work for resolving problems and

issues of the journalists working in the district. It was also decided that fresh elections for parent asso-ciation –North Kashmir Journalist Association would be held near future after proper consultation with associations of Ban-dipora, Kupwara, Hand-wara, Tangmarg, Uri and Pattan,” the statement added. (GNS)

Sajad Hussain elected as president BWJA

Srinagar, Aug 5: The pushing and pulling, trampling over feet, hurt-ing each other, squeezing on seats, and hassles of taking hold of one’s bag-gage – all these issues had become a daily rou-tine for people, especial-ly the lady passengers due to shortage of bus service between Pantha Chowk to JVC Bemina Highway.The shortage of bus ser-vice on the JVC Bemi-na-Pantha Chowk in the summer capital of the state highway mocks at the government claims of having improved the public transport facility on the byepass.“There are low numbers of buses plying on the Parimpora to Pantha chowk highway due to which I could not reach to Nowgam Railway sta-tion on time and missed the train,” said a person from Banihal. Pertinently many im-portant Government of-fices including Nowgam railway Station, State Board of School Educa-tion (JKBOSE), Srinagar Development Authority (SDA), Govt Polytechnic Women’s College, SKIMS Medical College hospital, Town planning Organi-zation and Hajj house falls on this route.“We feel difficulty in reaching SKIMS hospi-tal Bemina as we were accompanying a 5years handicapped sick patient for getting treatment. It took us more than 2 hours to travel from Pan-tha chowk to Bemina in this high burning heat,” said Bashir Ahmad from Pampore. The passengers complain that hardly a mini bus plies on this track after an hour. The employees working in different departments falling on this track could not reach to their respective offices in time. Many complainants said that they have to change at-least two buses and

even walk some distance in-between to reach their destinations.“I have to walk more than 2 kilometers on foot between Tengpora and Bemina area of Sri-nagar City to reach the office because the buses remain over crowded,” said an employee of Sri-nagar Development Au-thority Office at Bemina. While those who find it odd to be treated like cat-tle often get into scuffle with the drivers.“This is a routine affair for us despite daily heat-ed arguments with bus drivers,” said Javeed Ah-mad Shah a passenger.The people who cannot afford cars and other pri-vate transport say that is it their helplessness ow-ing to which they have to bear with everyday hassle."The worst affected are the working class and students which during peak hours in the morn-ing and afternoon after waiting for long time at the bus stops in the burn-ing sun heat could not find places in the buses because of overloading,” said a women working in State Board of School Ed-ucation.Working women and stu-dents who travel on this route on everyday basis alleged that some miscre-ants try to sexually ha-rass women by touching physically. They had to face a tough time travel-ling in local buses.As per the commuters, the buses are overloaded to the extent that passen-gers cannot even breathe properly and if overload-ing was not enough, the buses drive at “snail’s pace”.“Due to the shortage of buses we have no other option left other than to travel in overcrowded buses, everyone cannot afford private transport or a rickshaw,” said a group of students from Govt. Polytechnic Wom-en’s College.

Poor bus service irks commuters on JVC Bemina-Pantha

Chowk route

LOST I have lost my 8th Pass certificate somewhere. Now I have applied for its duplicate. Anybody having objection in this regard may file the same in the office of the Headmaster, Govt. Middle School, Wagam, Chadoora within 7 days after that no objection will be entertained.

Farooq Ahmad Ganie,S/o Habib-ullah Ganie,R/o Yari Kalan, Chadoora, Budgam BNA

Daily ZABARWAN TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR | WEDNESDAY 06. 08 .2014

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 5: The present Government is committed to ring far-flung areas of the State

on the tourism and Rs. 8 crore are being spent on development of roads leading to Bungus valley and so far Rs. 4 crore have been spent so far.

This was stated by the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Gh-

ulam Ahmed Mir after inau-gurated the TRC building and many tourist huts at Handwara

today.The Minister was accompanied

by CA&PD and Transport Minis-ter, Ch. Mohammad Ramzan, MD, Cable Car Corporation, Director Tourism, Kashmir and other field functionaries of the Tourism De-

partment.Speaking on the occasion, the

Minister said that eight road proj-ects are in full swing in Bungus Val-ley on which Rs. four crore have been utilized. He said tourism is backbone of economy and provides jobs to unemployed youth of the area. He exhorted upon the youth to involve themselves with tourism sector for their bright future and in-come generation.

He said to involve the youth of Lolab, Bungus, Drangyari areas the Lolab Bungus Drangyari Develop-ment Authority (LBDDA) is play-ing a vital role to implement the welfare and development schemes for the downtrodden areas of the district Kupwara. He said so far 125 youths were trained under tourism sector to establish their own income generating units under schemes launched by the tourism Depart-ment.

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: In order to review the overall func-tioning of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a meeting was held at CID headquarters here to-day.

Chaired by the Director Gener-al of Police (DGP) Mr. K. Rajendra Kumar, the meeting discussed all administrative issues of the wing, besides disposal of public interest cases.

Addressing the meeting, Mr. Rajendra said that CID is a vi-tal organ of Police Organization which has a large scope of public service. He said that the wing with its subordinate units at different levels across the State has been serving the people of the State since its establishment. Besides administrative matters, the per-sonnel of the Wing are engaged in public service, which they have proved at different occasions.

Stressing for further improve-ment in the working of different areas of the wing, the DGP said

that all public interest issues including the verifications re-quired for obtaining passport and employment should be disposed

within shortest time frame. For this purpose, quick methods of conducting the verification need to be followed to avoid any unnec-essary inconvenience to the as-pirants. Information Technology (IT) has brought a revolutionary change in work culture across the globe and we also have to adopt the techniques to bring efficiency in our public service, said the

DGP.IGP (CID). Dr. B. Srinivas

briefed the meeting about the working and improvements

brought to ensure the disposal of various issues in a quick and befitting manner. He said that since January this year more than 60,000 verifications have been received for getting passport and appointments. Out of which 57,000 verifications including backlog have been completed and sent to concerned authorities.

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: The Deputy Commis-sioner Kupwara Mr. Itrat Hussain Rafiqi today con-vened a meeting of officers to review the prepared-ness and arrangements for ensuing Independence Day celebration in district Kupwara.

In the meeting, it was decided that main function will be held at District Police Line Kupwara with playing of Shahnai by the District Information Cen-tre Kupwara followed by arrival and unfurling of Na-tional Flag by the chief guest. The police and other se-curity forces contingents will present the march-past besides school children from various educational in-stitutions will also participate in march-past and cul-tural programmes.

It was further decided that power, water, medicare and other facilities would be provided to the visitors.

Controller Drugs issues Stop Use NoticeSRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: Controller Drugs and

Food Control Organization Srinagar today issued a notice for the information of the public in general and the stakeholders in particular to discontinue usage/stop sale of Mucopen Syrup manufactured by M/s Arion Healthcare, GMO Certified Company Village Kishanpura, Baddi District Solan 174101 HP as the same was found not of Standard Quality by the Gov-ernment Analyst.

He further said that the dealers who are in posses-sion of any stocks of the said drugs shall inform the local drug authorities along with procurement details to help the department for effecting product recall.

Mir inaugurates TRC Handwara, says Rs. 8 cr being spent on Bungus roads

Rajendra reviews functioning of CID, stresses on quick disposal of public interest verifications

ID arrangements reviewed at Kupwara

Stresses larger role of civil society in promotion of arts

and literatureSRINAGAR, AUGUST

5: Mr. N.N. Vohra, Gov-ernor, inaugurated an art exhibition, titled “To Our Roots” at Delhi Public School (DPS), Srinagar. Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady, was present on the occasion. The exhibition formed part of an interac-tive workshop initiated by Veer Munshi Art Ini-tiative and supported by the D.P. Dhar Memorial Trust. The artists, whose paintings were exhibited, described their works of

art to the Governor. The Governor compli-

mented Mr. Vijay Dhar and Mr. Veer Munshi for organizing an Art-ists Camp and selecting a theme which reflects the feelings and sentiments of Kashmiri Pandit commu-nity which longs to return to its roots. The Governor also complimented all the participating artists for their valued contribu-tion during their stay at the Camp.Observing that art mirrors the culture, traditions and history of a country, Governor focused that these paint-ings should find a place in the art galleries in the State. He noted that if ci-vilisational goals are to

be furthered, successive governments and the civil society must play a larger role in supporting and pa-tronising art and culture.

The Governor noted that such Artist Camps would also attract and in-volve students and teach-ers in future.

The Governor, on the occasion, distributed certificates to the partici-pating artists including Mr. Veer Munshi; Mr. Bhushan Koul; Mr. M.K. Bhat; Mr. A.K. Raina; Mr. Gokul Dembi; Mr. Masood Hussain; Mr. Shabbir Mirza; Mr. Ra-jinder Tikoo; Mr. Aftab Ahmad; Ms. Shaiqa Mohi; Mr. Zargar Zahoor; Mr. Lalit Gupta.

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: Work is apace on 63 different Road and Bridge projects in Kashmir division under R &B sector at an estimated cost of Rs. 442.08 crore, of this Rs.198.20 crore have been spent on the execution of these works up to the end of June 2014.

This information was given out in the meeting of the Committee on Pub-lic Undertakings of Jammu and Kash-mir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) held here today under the chairmanship of Legislator Mr. Abdul Rehman Veeri.

The other Members of Legislative As-sembly, Dr Mustafa Kamal , Mr. Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, Mr. Charan Jeet Singh, Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Jan, Mr. Muhammad

Yaseen Shah and Member Legislative Council Mr. Asgar Hussain were also present on the occasion.

The meeting discussed threadbare various issues relating to the proper implementation of the schemes under-taken by the JKPCC.

The Committee reviewed the pace of work on Ganpath Bridge across river Chenab at Doda, which is under execu-tion since November 2006.The Bridge is likely to be completed in March 2016 at an estimated cost of Rs. 35.71 crore out of which Rs. 13.63 crore have been incurred on the execution of the bridge upto June 2014.Earlier, the concerned MLAs en-quired about the status of works being executed in their constituencies.

Governor inaugurates “To Our Roots” art exhibition

CPU of JKPCC heldWork apace on 63 Roads,

Bridges in Kashmir Division

Agencies

NEW DELHI:The home ministry is in the process of effacing Section 309 of IPC, under which anyone at-tempting to commit suicide is punishable with a jail term of up to one year and fine, and discussions in this effect are on.

Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said in Lok Sabha that the Law Commission of India in its 210 re-port on “Humanization and Decriminalization of At-tempt to Suicide” has recommended that Section 309 of IPC needs to be effaced from the statute book.

The home ministry is in the process of effacing Sec-tion 309 of the Indian Penal Code as recommended by the Law Commission along with amendment of cer-tain other sections of the CrPC and IPC in consulta-tion with all stake holders, Rijiju told the House in a written reply.

READ ALSO: 597 military personnel have commit-ted suicide in last 5 years, government says

The Law Commission in its recommendation said Section 309 needs to be effaced from the statute book because the provision is inhuman, irrespective of whether it is constitutional or unconstitutional.

Modi govt plans to decriminalize attempt

to commit suicide

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 05: Minis-ter for Social Welfare Ms. Sakina Itoo, inaugurated 27th 10-day Exhibition-cum-Sale of hand-loom and handicraft products produced by the women Self Help Groups (SHGs) of the State, here today.

The Exhibition has been or-ganised by Jammu and Kashmir Women’s Development Corpo-ration (JKWDC) and sponsored by National Minorities Develop-ment and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) to provide opportunity to the Self Help Group unit hold-ers mostly comprising women to showcase and market their prod-ucts.

42 stalls of different crafts have been setup at the exhibition which include Shawls, Embroi-dery items, Papier-mâché arti-facts’ and locally rich Kashmir and Kishtwar Saffron, Honey and dry fruits.

The Minister went round the stalls and interacted with the women artisans who have organ-ised Self Help Groups to set up handicraft units with the assis-tance of the JKWDC. She appre-ciated the efforts of SHGs for pro-ducing buyer attractive items.

Speaking on the occasion, the

Minister said that women em-powerment in the State is first priority of the Government, add-ing that efforts are being made to uplift the socio economic status of women folk. She said, besides providing vocational trainings, financial assistance in the shape of incentives and low rate inter-

est loans is being provided to women for making them self de-pendent.

Ms. Sakina said that Rs 90 crore have been provided to the 14000 beneficiaries during last 12 years for setting up their own income generating units on low rate interests.

The Minister urged upon the women especially living in re-mote and far-flung areas to come forward and avail optimum ben-efits out of the centrally and state government sponsored schemes launched by the government for their welfare. She said the gov-ernment will provide all assis-

tance including the loan facility on low interest to those who in-tend to set up their own income generating units.

Earlier, highlighting the aims and objectives of organising such exhibitions, Managing Director, JKWDC, Dr. Naheed Soz, said that such exhibitions provide a platform for women of the State to showcase their talent. She said that JKWDC is working hard over the past 20 years for the empowerment of women and to make them self sufficient so that they are able to establish a re-spectable position for themselves in the society.Dr Naheed said that through its various initia-tives JKWDC has made efforts to mobilize the women folk to come forward and avail such benefits that help them not only earn a living for themselves but also provides them an opportunity to work shoulder to shoulder with men thus contributing to the socio-economic development of the society.Director, Social Wel-fare, Kashmir Mr. Gazanfar Ali, Director Tribal Affairs Mr. Ali Raza, Secretary, WDC, women artisans and beneficiaries and a large number of people were present on the occasion.

10-day handloom, handicraft Exhibition takes off

Several schemes in vogue for upliftment of women: Sakina

Consider making some plans for a vacation or short getaway, Libra. Looking forward to something fun can make even the tough-est of days far easier to handle. You’ll be amazed how much you can manage when there’s an end in plain sight. Your entire attitude can lighten. So take the bull by the horns and create an incentive for yourself. Do something special to reward the hard work you do day after day.

Don’t judge someone if he or she has a different lifestyle than what you consider to be OK, Scorpio. You probably lean toward the traditional, yet not everyone feels this way about re-lationships, working, or lifestyle. While it may seem impossible to understand and even frighten you, try not to be too harsh on those you deem odd. You’d be better off using that energy to keep your own life on track.

Friends seeking advice or a shoulder to cry on could be plentiful today, Sagittarius. You’re one of best people to give them the support and care they need. Just be sure that you don’t give so much to others that you don’t have anything left for yourself. True friendship is about sharing and the exchange of problems and help. Running yourself down will leave you in a place where you aren’t going to be much help to anyone.

Getting through today shouldn’t pose too big a problem for you, Capricorn. You may feel a huge second wind that can give you the drive and determination to see your chores and projects through. Make some plans for this evening, such as getting to-gether with friends or taking in an event that really intrigues you. Until then, go about your tasks bit by bit. You’ll get things finished before you know it.

Working within boundaries and restrictions could really get to you today, Aquarius. Yours is an independent spirit and your best achievements are often born of doing things your own way. Yet like it or not, we all have to follow guidelines and rules. Do your best to follow suit and finish what needs to be done. Afterward, you may find more freedom to act independently without consequences. Exercise patience and diligence as needed today.

Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today, Pisces. Consider sharing this energy with those around you who are feel-ing less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouses, and children. Even neighbors and ex-tended family can pick up on your spirit without you even real-izing it. Share your optimism with everyone you can today. If you see someone hurt or angry.

Feeling the effects of today’s energies, Virgo? Take heart if this is the case, because the end of the tunnel isn’t as far away as it seems. Do your best to take things one step at a time and see about making some plans for a little fun this evening. Get together with friends or take in a movie. Help yourself feel better by staying busy and focused and follow up with some recreation. Before you know it, the aspect will pass and you’ll be back to normal.

Don’t discount your ability to be extremely resourceful if you need to be, Aries. If you don’t have everything you need or all of the required information, take time to think. Who can you ask? What places can you access? Who might know where you can find what you need? Rather than panic because the pieces aren’t all there, instead make a list of contacts and go for it. Trust in yourself.

Try not to let today’s blues get you down, Taurus. While it’s true that some days can seem to drag on, the busier you are the faster time will pass. Get down to finishing any work still before you and then make plans for tonight. If there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, not only will things seem to speed up but you’ll feel better knowing it’s coming.

Dare to be different, Gemini. It can be so easy to fall into a drill. Sleeping at the same time, eating at the same time, wearing the same style, and going about work the same way day after day. Be-fore you know it, you feel like you’re in a rut. The only way to get away from this is to make a decision to break free by doing some-thing unique. Try a new haircut. Wear colors that are unusual for you. If the need is there, consider a new career. Pursue expansion.

If your lifestyle is considerably different than that of others, re-sist feeling self-conscience about it today, Cancer. Try to remember that you chose the life you have for specific reasons. Even if you’ve come to a point where you’re considering a change, there’s no need to feel badly, ashamed, or embarrassed about where you are now. Everyone has to make his or her own way. If this conforms to the norm, that’s fine. If it doesn’t, that’s fine, too.

An enhanced feeling of determination could motivate you today, Leo. Finish the things that aren’t complete and make some plans for this evening. Don’t hesitate to take on something that feels compli-cated or big. Chances are you’ll be able to handle most anything and it will feel great when it’s finished. Enjoy your day by making the most of opportunity.

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Unemployment—A challenge for any govt

Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.

Quote of the day

The rising unemployment has become a big problem

Nationally and on state level as the increasing number of edu-cated unemployed including the skilled and unskilled youths has now touched over eight lacs in J&K itself. The state sector is unable to coop up with the situ-ation as there are hardly any av-enues which can accommodate these youths and provide them respectable jobs. The state has no private sector hence there is no question of big industries ac-commodating a good number of unemployed youths. The overall intake in the state sector is not more than a few thousands in a year and the recruitment proce-dure is so difficult and lengthy that the state recruiting agencies take years to fill up a few vacancies. The fast track policy announced by the state govt. has totally failed and not a single appointment has been so far made under this policy. Over ninety thousand posts are vacant in different departments but the prolonged recruitment has almost stalled the process of appointments. The worrying thing is that over two lacs edu-cated youths will get overaged within next three years, so their future will become bleak and dark forever. Despite repeat-ed announcements by the state govt. to coop up with the rising unemployment on war footing, nothing seems to have done so far in this connection on ground level. It is definitely frus-trating for those youths who as-pire for a job to make both ends meet. If the situation continues like this these youths will be ex-ploited and misguided by vested interests and some of them may fall in the trap of social evils like drugs, thefts and other unethical activities. The govt. should im-mediately understand the grav-ity of the situation and should formulate an effective employ-ment policy which can accom-modate maximum number of youths on fast track basis. Re-cently the state cabinet allowed contractual appointments in cer-tain departments besides filling up some class 4th positions. But so far no action has been taken initiated in this direction. There are rumors of backdoor entries which if correct are certainly a matter of concern as this will de-stroy the future of able and bril-liant candidates as only favor-ites and protégées will get jobs. When the elections are in the offing, no such step should be allowed and every body should discourage this trend.