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Omar foresees NC 4 Amarnath yatris victory in coming killed in accidental gas Assembly Elections cylinder explosion Says deeds louder Tragedy strucks at Baltal
PDP’s complaint against NC workers in Wachi CJM Shopian cancels bail of 4 including a PSO Srinagar, July 22 : The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Shopian has cancelled the bail applications of the four accused including one Personal Security Officer (PSO) of National Conference leader and MLC Showkat Ganai booked in an alleged assault case registered by a PDP worker in Wachi-Shopian. All the four have been sent to judicial lockup, sources told KNS. According to KNS Shopian correspondent, the four accused identified as Bilal Ahmad Ganaie (PSO), Rafaqat Ahmad Ganaie, Sajad Ahmad and Mehraj-u-Din were booked by police under section 326 RPC after People’s Democratic Party (PDP) polling agent Azad Ahmad lodged a complaint against them of being thrashed to pulp in recently See Wachi On PG 11..
Soldier killed in Akhnoor sector ‘Intruder’ shot dead by BSF Jammu, July 22: An army soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with a group of infiltrating militants along the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district on Tuesday, a defence official said. “A group of militants infiltrated into Indian territory near Chakla forward post of Pallanwala sector of Akhnoor Tehsil,” the official said, adding the troops of 3 Naga regiment challenged and fired on them and heavy exchanges took place. “In the exchange of fire, an army soldier lost his life.” Army’s spokesman based in Jammu, Col. Mehta said See Soldier On PG 11..
Fukki recovered in Kulgam Srinagar, July 22 : Kulgam police recovered six bags of Fukki from a car at Qazigund. Today people of Qazigund area noticed a Alto car roaming suspiciously at Nus Badragund. The locals of the area informed police station Qazigund. A police party reached the spot and seized the Alto car bearings chasis no. 438410. The inmates of the car had by the time managed to give a slip to the people and the police. On the search of the car, six bags of Fukki weighing 59 kgs were recovered. Police has registered a case FIR no 187/014 under section 8/15 NDPS and search has been started to arrest the peddlers. (KNS)
Edit Page The revolutionary wheel The round wheel brought revolution in the lives of human beings. Wheels in the cycle to aeroplane helped in bridging the distances in term of time and comfort. The distances which used to take months together to be covered by non motorized mode of transport can now be covered within few hours thereby making the world so close to each other. But at the same time it put the lives of human beings at risk also. Everyday news of fatal accidents be it on the surface or in the air, are perturbing. Even in the state itself, with the increasing number of vehicles on the roads, reports of fatal road accidents from one corner or the other keep on pouring in. It has drawn >>>>
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Srinagar, July 22: Four yatris were killed and two other injured Tuesday morning, when a gas cylinder exploded in a free kitchen (langar) at baltal camp in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A police official told GNS that a community kitchen at Baltal caught massive fire due to gas explosion resulting into on the spot death of four workers and seriously wounded two others. The kitchen belonging to Shiv Shakti Seva Dal of Punjab and the workers were preparing breakfast for Amarnath pilgrims when the kitchen, located in a tin shed, caught fire, he said. Meanwhile, fire tenders rushed to the area and doused the flames, however, the community kitchen gutted completely in the fire incident. A police spokesman in a statement issued to GNS said that when the breakfast was being cooked, there was leakage of an LPG pipe which resulted in gas cylinder burst. Due to this, fire broke out in the Shiv Shakti Bhandara at Dhomail. Four persons namely Gurdeep Singh S/o Baldev Singh R/o Mansar Punjab, Yadander Singh S/o Major Singh R/o Batinda Punjab, Sandeep S/o Tarseem R/o Mansar Punjab and Babu Singh R/o Batinda Punjab died. Three persons Manjeet Singh S/o Buta Singh R/o Batinda Punjab and Jasbir Singh S/o Bhol Singh See Amarnath On PG 11..
Gurez-Sumbal, July 22 : National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah while addressing workers’ conventions in Gurez and Naidkhai-Sumbal, has said that National Conference would script a historic victory in the Assembly Elections as the people of J&K would continue to repose their faith in a party that has not only proven to be a bulwark that protects the State’s political interests and regional aspirations but has also ensured unparalleled and unprecedented development across the length and breadth of the State in the last five and a half years. According to a statement issued to KNS, the NC Working President said that Assembly Elections are based on matters of local governance and is in fact a test of approval for path-breaking initiatives and all efforts that have been put in to usher J&K towards a corrective era
of growth and prosperity. “National Conference while in the Government in the last five and a half years, has outperformed every past dispensation in ensuring pioneering steps were taken to make J&K self-reliant, developed and prosperous. Every single
sector of governance – health, power production, education, infrastructure, roads and bridges, higher-education, tourism, rural development – has witnessed remarkable development and systemic up-gradation during the last five and a half years. And this development has not remained restricted to
urban centers and files in secretariat but has percolated to the grassroots level and has touched the dayto-day lives of common men and women living in some of the most far-flung areas of the State. This has in turn translated into unprecedented local development. It is based on the delivery of this perceptible change and development that National Conference will emerge victorious in the Assembly Elections”, Omar said. Omar Abdullah said that National Conference had faced numerous challenges, intrigues and political challenges in a history that spans more than eight decades and is full of instances when the party has defeated these intrigues and emerged victorious right after election results that were less than satisfactory for the party. “We have come back and fought hard on our principles of dignity, integrity and inclusive politics every single time a political intrigue was hatched against us. This is the legacy See Omar On PG 11..
Will the coalition last up to elections? Congress wants to accomplish unfulfilled promises Srinagar, July 22 : As the Congress high command decided to fight alone the upcoming polls in Jammu and Kashmir, the party’s State cadre has unanimously decided to accomplish the unfulfilled promises made with the people in remaining months of the government. Sources have told KNS that the party has told its ministers to utilize the remaining months to the maximum and the promises the party had made with the people be given the top priority. It has also been directed to the party cadres that parting ways at present would prove costlier to the Congress as there are several issues that are yet to be resolved while being in the government. A senior Congress leader while pleading for anonymity stated that the party has decided to prioritize its efforts in the coming days with the fulfilment of the promises the
party made to its voters in 2008 be given rapt keening attention. He stated further that overall the congress leadership is of the opinion that the party must get maximum benefit out of the days it is with the coalition and that there must be no compromise over the party’s agenda. “What benefit the party would get if it breaks the coalition. We have the issues that need to be resolved and the promises that are yet to be fulfilled. The party has decided to work with utmost dedication so that it could approach masses of the state with the positive report card during the coming assembly elections. “We have the manifesto that we released ahead of the 2008 elections in the state; there are plethoras of the issues that must be resolved before the siren of the coming elections is blown in Jammu and Kashmir.” See Congress On PG 11..
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Two brothers spent 8 years in jail for none of their fault Palhalan, July 22,: The two brothers of North Kashmir’s Palhalan area of Pattan town who were implicated by Special cell of Delhi Police (SCDP) in a false case in 2006 are back to home after spending more than 8 precious years of their lives in different jails of India for the fault of their none. “I was a class 12th student then studying at Jamiat-ul-Fallah at Azamgarh. Delhi police spoiled my career and made my life miserable,” Samiullah told CNS soon after his release from the prison. Ali Muhammad Shiekh and his younger brother Samiullah residents of Tantray Mohalla Palhalan were arrested from Delhi in 2007 while they were on their way to Gujarat. Every winter Ali would go to Gujarat for work. That year his
younger brother, Samiullah, who had recently appeared in 12th boards, accompanied him. “We were arrested from the railway station soon after we disembarked from the train; Delhi police special cell later showed it in the media that they recovered one kg RDX from us,” says Samiullah who was handed over by Pattan police to family on Monday night after serving 8 years of imprisonment. Special Cell of Delhi Police (SCDP) arrested us in November 2006. “For two months the information about us was kept a secret just because those ‘corrupt police officials’ in a bid to get rewards and awards gave an impression to media on the eve of New Year that we had arrived in Capital to trigger See Palhalan On PG 11
Tourists enjoying Shikara ride in world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar
Scores of Kashmiri people languishing in outside jails
29 serving life imprisonment Srinagar, July 22: More than 400 people from Jammu and Kashmir implicated in anti-national cases are languishing in different jails of India. Twenty-nine Kashmiri youth are serving life imprisonment and most of them are spending their days and nights in Tihar Jail. “It is not only youth from Kashmir but from different parts of Jammu province who have been implicated in false cases and are shut in narrow and black cells. In Varanasi jail alone, there are 15 youth all from Rajouri who are languishing there from past many years,” says Supreme Court lawyer Professor Bhim Singh. He told CNS that Jammu and Kashmir youth have been put in Varanasi, Ahmedabad, Naini, Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Rajhstan, Vadodara, Banglore, Jaipur and other places. “I had filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking the status and details about the actual number of people belonging to Jammu and Kashmir who
have been languishing in different jails of India. I have not received any official answer yet but being in touch with some of the detainees, I can tell you with authority that there are more than 275 state youth who are locked up in Indian jails,” he said adding that most of the Kashmiri people detained for allegedly involving in anti-India activities have been lodged either in Tihar, Mumbai or Naine Jails. “There are 25 Kashmir youth lodged in Mumbai jail, 15 youth from Rajouri are in Naine, 12 more Kashmiri’s are in Ahmedabad and so on,” Singh told CNS. From past one month different separatist organizations hit to the streets demanding either immediate release or shifting of these inmates from outside states to Srinagar Central Jail. There are more than two dozen people who have been serving life imprisonment. These include Sheikh Nazir Ahmad of Batamaloo, Showkat Ahmad Khan from Nishat, Javed Ahmed Khan, Muhammad Ayub Dar, Muhammad Ayub Mir (Hazratbal), Ghulam Qadir Bhat (Dooru), Muhammad Shafi Khan, Raj Din Khan, Shabir Ahmad Malik, See Scores On PG 11..
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Death toll crosses 600, no sign of ceasefire in offing
Gaza, July 22: Israeli air strikes on Tuesday killed seven people in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, raising the Palestinian toll to 583 in the 15-day conflict that has also left 27 Israeli soldiers dead, even as international efforts to forge a ceasefire continues in Qatar and Egypt. At least five persons were killed and 70 others injured in the latest Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza, Palestinian health ministry sources said, adding that several doctors were also wounded in the attack. A strike on Deir el-Balah in central Gaza today killed five family members, four of them women. One person in nearby Nusseirat and one in Khan Yunis died in the Israeli attacks. Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it had targeted
a cache of anti-tank missiles in the hospital's "immediate vicinity". Over 30 members of two Palestinian families also died in Israeli strikes overnight, Gazan health officials said. The IDF announced that nine soldiers were killed yesterday, raising the number of Israeli military fatalities since the operation commenced to 27. One of the IDF soldiers has been classified as "missing" in Gaza, the army confirmed. The IDF Spokesman's Office said three soldiers have been seriously wounded, eight moderately wounded and 19 were lightly wounded during the past 24 hours. Two Israeli civilians have been killed and about a dozen injured. At least 583 Palestinians, majority of them See Death On PG 11..
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Amarnath R/o Batinda Punjab and Harpaul Singh S/o Major Singh R/o Mansar Punjab got injured. The injured were treated at nearby hospital and are stated to be stable. The fire was brought under control. An FIR has been lodged. (GNS)
Omar of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah – your beloved leader who chose persecution and incarceration over the very idea of compromise. That legacy beats in our hearts and we will fight to gain a clear mandate with honor, prestige and a sense of selfless public service and nation building”, Omar Abdullah said. Omar Abdullah said that PDP’s had openly taken issue to recent popular initiatives of public welfare and systemic reforms as the party was more concerned about partisan politics than the greater common good of the State and its people. “Their grouse is not that these steps have been taken, nor do they have the courage to openly oppose the rationality of these measures. Their half-baked arguments are self-contradictory. Their problem is that it is National Conference and not PDP that has yet again fulfilled the demands of the people as the party has done in the past. They are more concerned about the political dividends of good-governance and people-friendly measures than about the logic and reason behind these initiatives. My government will continue to be the government of the common-man and will continue to work for your interests – as your interests and your interests alone dictate our policies”, the NC Working President said. Omar Abdullah said that the pre-poll arrangement between Congress and National Conference in the recently concluded Parliament Elections proved to be dysfunctional in the Valley even though there was an effective and substantial transfer of National Conference to Congress Candidates in Jammu Province. “I had conveyed the decision of National Conference to contest the coming Assembly Elections without any alliance to Congress President Mrs. Sonia Gandhi well in time. This was the decision of our workers at the grassroots level and we are bound by the highest tenets of internal democracy to listen to your voice. You are the pillars of strength for us and you will decide how we go to the electoral battlefield. This commitment to the inclusion and empowerment of our grassroots workers has been validated in how we chose to listen to you while choosing our candidates for the Assembly Elections”, Omar said “Our support comes from the people – from their indomitable spirit of resilience, hope and courage. Their aspirations are paramount to us. While PDP remains to be a party found in New Delhi and operated by a remote-control by its patrons, National Conference is the party of the people – always has been and always will be. Go to the people with sincerity, confidence and the dream of a New Jammu and Kashmir in your hearts. Tell them about the historic spurt in development in the last five and a half years and tell them about my dream and my mission to make J&K the country’s most developed and self-reliant State”, Omar Abdullah said while adding that facts and figures of growth and development were available through RTI for every sector. Referring to the exemplary performance of the State Government during the last over five years, Omar Abdullah said that the extra-ordinary work done in the fields of Roads and Bridges, Communication, Education, Power Generation, PHE and Irrigation Sectors, Tourism, Agriculture, Science and Technology, Industries and Commerce had surpassed all past figures of growth. “The substantial average growth in the Per-Capita income of our citizens and the constant remarkable growth in the Gross State Domestic Product during the last five and a half years reflects the overall impetus that the State’s economy has received”, he said. The Workers’ Conventions were also addressed by NC General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar, NC Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani, NC Leaders and Ministers Mohammad Akbar Lone and Nazir Ahmed Gurezi. (KNS)
Congress Party sources also confirmed that the resettlement of the refugees is being given the maximum attention and that issues must be resolved on humanitarian grounds. Party spokesman Ravinder Sharma told KNS that there is a misconception about the Congress demand vis-à-vis the settlement of the PAK refugees. “There is the issue of financial assistance to the refugees who are living in really perturbed conditions. We will continue to pursue this agenda,” Sharma stated. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on June 20 announced the end of years of alliance with National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in the state. Azad said that the party wanted to emerge as the single largest party in the state and complete pending projects. AICC general secretary Ambika Soni also confirmed the decision and said that Congress will contest on the 87 state Assembly seats alone. President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah, took to Twitter and said that the decision to not have any pre-poll alliance was conveyed to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi around 10 days back. He further said at that time that it would be “incorrect” to say that the decision related to the upcoming Assembly polls was taken by Congress. Congress had held a meeting last month to deliberate on the strategy for the upcoming polls and to decide whether party will contest Assembly polls alone last month. Senior party leaders including Azad and JKPCC president Saifuddin Soz were present among others. (KNS)
Palhalan blasts. We were shocked when police framed us as hard core terrorists,” Ali told CNS adding that SCDP is known for framing Kashmiri people as hardcore terrorists. He said they in infamous Lodhi Garden police station of Special Cell became a hell for them as they were subject to physical and mental torture there. His brother Sami added that the recent revelations made by NIA about Liyaqat Shah’s case makes it clear how SCDP for sake of promotion label innocent Kashmiri’s as militants and mislead the people of whole country. “Without listening our story, the court sentenced us to ten year imprisonment. However, after an appeal, the Delhi High Court reduced the sentence by two years. Last year we were brought to Jammu jail from
Zabarwan Times Tihar and on the directions of court we were both released this year,” Ali said. “Eight precious years of our lives were devastated. The time is gone. We can’t turn the clock back. We can never lead a normal life now. We are finished,” they said. Death has been following Sheikh family like a shadow. It is a household name in the locality for their sufferings. Sheikh’s father Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, a Jama’at-e-Islami sympathizer, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in 1997. Army in an encounter killed his brother, who was a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant, in 1992. In 2008, during the Amarnath land row, Sheikh’s brother, Mohammad Ashraf died in a road accident when he was on way to Srinagar to attend the Eidgah ‘chalo’ march called by pro-freedom groups. Two years later on July 31, 2010, Sheikh’s 12-year-old nephew Adil Ramzan was shot dead by CRPF men while undergoing treatment at the sub-district hospital, Pattan, hours after being hit by a bullet during a pro-freedom demonstration. “I couldn’t sleep for several nights in the jail when I heard Adil was martyred. I had fed him in my lap. I can’t believe he is no more,” he added. The Shiekh family however is jubilant to see their main two members back in home after 8 years of sufferings. “My eyes can’t believe both my sons are in front of me in my own house,” their mother Ayesha Banoo said. (CNS)
Scores Muhammad Amin Dar, Noor Muhammad Tantry, Feroz Ahmad Bhat, Parvez Ahmed Mir, Sheikh Samiullah and Ali Muhammad Sheikh (two brothers), Muhammad Iqbal Jan (Bandipora), Mushtaq Ahmed Kaloo, Muhammad Amin Wani, Mahmoud Topiwala, Javed Ahmed Wani, Shabir Ahmad Najar , Gulzar Ahmad Wani and Muhammad Ishaq Paul (Shopian). Families of these convicted persons blame Delhi police for “implicating” their dear ones in “false cases.” The Baba family from Rainawari Srinagar are waiting for their beloved to get shifted from Vodadara Gujrat to Srinagar from past four years. Nazir Ahmed Baba from Rainawari Srinagar told CNS that on March 14, 2010, Gujarat’s ‘Anti-Terrorist Squad’ (ATS) arrested his brother Bashir Baba, despite Jammu and Kashmir police had given him clean chit and had asked Gujrat police to release him. “Gujrat police knows Baba is innocent. When we cross long distance to meet him, the Jail authorities provide us only 15 minutes and every time we return with gloomy faces,” he said. The brother of Muhammad Hussain Fazli a resident of Soura Srinagar told CNS that there are some youth who doesn’t figure anywhere and nobody knows about them. “Some caged people are so unfortunate that nobody comes to know about them,” he said. Senior separatist leader Javid Ahmed Mir says that there is no denying in this fact that the cases of some of the caged people do not get highlighted the way they should. “There are people locked up in detention centres about whom people know nothing. Muhammad Hussain Fazli (Soura), Muhammad Rafiq Shah (Alesteng), Abdul Gani Goni (Kishtwar) Javid Ahmed Khan (Nowpora), Latif Waja and Mirza Nisar both residents of Khankah Srinagar and many more are spending their time behind the bars and are living in anonymity. Ghulam Qadir Bhat, 60, hailing from Dooru, Islamabad was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Court on the charges of hatching a conspiracy to eliminate high profile personalities. Her daughter Mubeena is fighting a lonely battle for the past nine years to get her father released from Tihar Jail. Muslim Khawteen Markaz Chairperson, Zamrooda Habib told CNS that at least 50 to 60 Kashmiri people are languishing in different jails of India. “Engineer Farooq, Mirza Nisar and Abdul Gani Goni are languishing in Jaipur Jail and similarly others have been lodged in Tihar, Banglore, Rajsthan and Gujrat jails,” she said and demanded that State Government must take steps to ensure their safety and bring them back to Central Jail Srinagar. (CNS)
Death civilians including women and children, have been killed since Israel launched its Operation Protective Edge on July 8, according to Gaza's health ministry. Some 3,640 were wounded. UN agencies working in Gaza said that more than 100,000 Gazans have now been displaced and have sought shelter in UNRWA facilities where providing basic necessities "is an impossible challenge". "Civilian casualties are a tragic inevitability of (Hamas') brutal and systematic exploitation of homes, hospitals and mosques in Gaza," the IDF said in a statement. It said that approximately 131 rockets and mortars were fired at Israel on Monday, of which at least 108 hit Israel and 17 were intercepted. No casualties were reported from these attacks. Meanwhile, some Arab TV stations Monday night quoted unnamed Palestinian sources as saying that a humanitarian ceasefire may be announced in Cairo. The sources claimed that Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal was expected to arrive in Cairo for the announcement.
Wachi held Lok Sabha elections. The KNS correspondent said that in his complaint Azad has said that he was beaten to pulp by the four accused while he was on his party duty at Chitragam-Zainpora Wachi in Shopian district. After being booked the four accused had applied for bail which was granted by judicial magistrate Shopian upto August 4. According to the KNS correspondent, as the police presented charge sheet against the four accused before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Shopian, the court cancelled their interim bail observing that the charges under which the accused have been booked are heinous in nature. Now the accused have applied for revision against the CJM’s order before the district and sessions’ judge Shopian who has listed the matter for tomorrow. (KNS)
Soldier an infiltration attempt took place in Pallanwala sector this morning. “Fire fight ensued and one jawan died. Search is in progress”, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, a senior Border Security Force (BSF) official told GNS that an intruder was shot dead by BSF soldiers in Karole in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on July 20. However, the troops managed to recover his body today.
Ukraine Plane Crash
Rebels hand over MH17 black boxes
Ukraine, July 22: Rebels controlling the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17 on Tuesday handed over the plane's black boxes, and declared a localised truce to allow international experts full access to the forensic minefield in east Ukraine. Dutch investigators leading a probe into the disaster were preparing to take charge of the bodies of 280 victims set to arrive by train in the government-controlled city of Kharkiv. The remains are to be taken to the Netherlands which had 193 citizens on board when the flight went down on Thursday, a disaster that has taken Ukraine's bloody threemonth conflict to the doorstep of countries as far away as Malaysia and Australia. Pro-Russian separatists - who stand accused of downing the aircraft, possibly with a missile supplied by Moscow - conceded to a furious international clamour for the bodies and black boxes to be released to investigators. The rebel concessions came as European foreign ministers were to meet in Brussels to weigh possible new sanctions against Russia for its perceived support of the insurgency rocking ex-Soviet Ukraine. Both black boxes, which record cockpit activity and flight data, were handed to Malaysian officials by the prime minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Borodai, in front of scores of journalists. Borodai also announced a ceasefire within 10 kilometres of the site, hours after the pro-Western authorities in Kiev said they would halt all fighting in the zone. His rebel forces had on Monday al-
lowed Dutch forensic experts to examine the bodies, kept in refrigerated train cars away from the sweltering summer heat. International monitors were also finally given freedom to examine the vast crash site, littered with poignant fragments from hundreds of destroyed lives. Despite the apparent progress in getting the investigation going, leaders warned the rebels' handling of the crash site had already done much damage. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whose country lost 28 citizens and nine residents in the crash, said: "There is still a long, long way to go." "After the crime comes the cover-up," he added. "What we have seen is evidence tampering on an industrial scale. That has to stop." Experts from Malaysia Airlines, reeling from its second disaster in only four months after flight MH370 went missing in the Indian Ocean, said the black boxes were "intact with only minor damage." "We have not found the black boxes from flight MH370, so (we) are happy to be able to recover these," said a member of the team. The struggling airline meanwhile had to defend itself late yesterday after confirming it had diverted a flight from Ukrainian to Syrian airspace. "The Syrian airspace was not subject to restrictions," the flag carrier said in a statement. In Brussels, European foreign ministers were meeting to discuss possible new sanctions against Russia, which has been accused by the United States of supplying the missile allegedly used to shoot down the plane. Obama put the onus on Moscow to
lift the suspicions weighing upon it, saying President Vladimir Putin must prove "that he supports a full and fair investigation". An under-fire Moscow hit back, saying records showed a Ukrainian military plane was flying three to five kilometres from the Boeing 777 before it crashed. "With what aim was a military plane flying along a civilian aviation route practically at the same time and at the same flight level as a passenger liner?" asked Lieutenant-General Andrei Kartopolov. Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko dismissed the suggestion the army was to blame, calling it an "irresponsible and false statement" by Russia. Russia's riposte came after Kiev released fresh recordings of what it said were intercepted conversations between rebels conspiring to hide the flight's black boxes from international monitors. The US embassy confirmed as authentic earlier recordings by Kiev of an intercepted call between an insurgent commander and a Russian intelligence officer as they realised they had shot down a passenger jet. The Washington Post said Ukraine's counterintelligence chief had photographs and other evidence that three Buk M-1 anti-aircraft missile systems moved from rebel-held territory into Russia less than 12 hours after the crash. The separatists' violent bid to join Russia is the latest chapter in a prolonged crisis sparked by Kiev's desire for closer ties with the EU, a goal many in the Russian-speaking east do not share.
Special Mobile Magistrate Govt decides to institute Tabinda Gani seizes luxury car with a flashing red beacon Bravery Award Family for expediting justice
Srinagar, July 22 : As the state government has decided to give away Tabinda Gani state award for bravery on July 24, the family of Tabinda wants government to expedite justice delivery in her case. Talking to KNS, Mohammad Iqbal the uncle of Tabinda said: “We have no issues with state award for bravery in her name, but we want to see justice is done in her case without any further delay.” Tabinda, the 14year old girl was brutally raped and murdered at Langate Handwara on July 21, 2007. Pertinently, the incident had evoked massive protests all across Kashmir resulting into arrest of four accused-Azhar Mir of Lan-
gate, Sadiq Mir, Suresh Mochi of Rajasthan and Jahangir Bihari of West Bengal under sections 363/369/302/376-B who are presently in jail. Iqbal said that seven years have passed since the incident took place but there seems no headway in the justice delivery system. “We appreciate the government for recognizing her bravery and instituting an award in her name but I appeal the government to expedite the justice delivery so that the culprits are brought to justice,” he added. The government is scheduled to give away Chief Minister’s gold medals for honesty, integrity and meritorious public service besides Tabidna Gani bravery award on July 24. (KNS)
Srinagar, July 22, CNS: Special Mobile Magistrate Kashmir came across a shocking revelation on Tuesday when it got to know that a Safari luxury car associated with State Technical Education Ministry has been plying across the Srinagar city with a flashing red beacon on top of it. Sources told CNS that soon after getting to know about the misdeed, Special Mobile Magistrate Kashmir Mehmood Ahmed Choudhri waited for the arrival of the luxury vehicle (JK02BE-0324) near Polo View Srinagar and seized it for violating the guidelines of the Supreme Court. The driver of the luxury car could not even produce the legal documents of the vehicle. Special Mobile Magistrate Kashmir confirmed the seizure of the VIP car and told CNS that they have decided to come down hard on those found moving around the city in cars fitted with a red beacon if they do not possess the requisite authorization. He further said that at least 8 vehicles were sized on Tuesday for not carrying legal documents. (CNS)
Girl consumes poison in Baramulla
Srinagar, July 22: A girl in a bid to commit suicide consumed some poisonous substance in Baramulla. A 17 years old girl (name with held) resident of Manzgam, Baramulla in a bid to end her life consumed some poisonous substance at her home. She was shifted to SKIMS Soura, Srinagar for treatment. Police has registered a case in this regard. (KNS)
Baltal again in news
Police officer thrashed by army Police to register FIR, army orders inquiry Srinagar, July 22: An Assistant
Sub-Inspector of police sustained multiple injuries after thrashed allegedly by an army team at Baltal area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district Monday evening. A police official told GNS Tuesday that ASI Nazir Ahmad Wani (belt no. 102 Gbl), a resident of Baramulla, intercepted private car of army captain and a few of his associates at the drop gate of Baltal base camp on Monday afternoon. The ASI asked the captain, who was in civvies, to show permission to take the vehicle ahead. The police didn't allow the army officer to take the vehicle towards the base camp. Late evening, the officer came along with his soldiers and thrashed ASI allegedly. He was immediately shifted to nearby medical unit where doctors operated upon him (under medical ticket registration no. Mrd 882). The doctors at Baltal shifted the injured officer to SKIMS Soura for specialized treatment, the official said. Meanwhile, Medical Superintendent Farooq Jan told GNS that a
patient named Nazir Ahmad Wani was received by the hospital on Monday evening. “He has multiple injuries in right arm and lower back. However, he is stable,” Jan said. Talking to GNS, the injured ASI said that he was beaten by army because he asked the captain to show the documents of the car which his driver was taking to the base camp. “The army captain was very angry because we had stopped his vehicle earlier in the day. We followed the orders of the government. However, it didn’t go well with army,” Wani said. Following the incident, the senior police, CRPF, army and district administration officers rushed to the Baltal and chaired a meeting, police sources told GNS. The officers who attend the meeting include IGP Kashmir, Abdul Ganir Mir, IG CRPF, 3-Sector Army Commander, DC Ganderbal and SP Ganderbal. Even though the meeting is learnt to have advocated filing the FIR against the army captain, the same was not filed when last reports came in. Army’s Srinagar based senior defence official in a statement issued
to GNS that army has initiated a departmental inquiry into the allegations. He said that Scuffle involving an Army officer and ASI of JK Police took place at Baltal on 21 July. The issue was immediately taken up by the Army authorities of Chinar Corps and Senior Police officials. RR Sector Commander and IG Kashmir, JK Police met at Baltal to investigate the incident jointly. “In the meantime, Army authorities have ordered an enquiry into the incidenta. Authorities have assured that the personnel found to be allegedly involved in the incident have been replaced while the matter is under investigation. A strict disciplinary action will be taken against the guilty”, the officer said. Pertinently, over 400 tents of locals were set on fire allegedly by CRPF following a scuffle between locals and non-locals community kitchen owners in the area on July 18. Earlier on July 16, 2014, Police had filed a case against army under FIR 142/2014 u/s 307, 353 for obstructing policemen while performing duties following the army crane truck crushed to death seven persons at HMT in outskirts of Srinagar city. Before that, three policemen,
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Katju poses 6 questions to ex-CJI Former Supreme Court judge ligence enquiry held against that indulging in corruption? Markandey Katju, who alleged Additional Judge, and thereafter “Is it, or is it not, correct that on that three chief justices of India made “improper compromises” during the UPA rule in allowing a judge under corruption scanner to continue in office, on Tuesday posed six questions to one of them on the issue. Katju, who is the chairman of the Press Council of India, put the questions to RC Lahoti on his blog. He started his blog post by saying Justice Lahoti, when contacted by the media about his statement, which was published on his blog and in a daily on Monday, generally remarked that he has never done anything wrong in his life. Katju said he (Lahoti) has not gone into any specifics, “So let me put him some specific questions: “Is it, or is it not, correct that I first wrote him a letter from Chennai, I personally met Justice Lahoti at stating that there were serious al- Delhi and again requested for a my request justice Lahoti ordered legations of corruption about an secret IB enquiry against the Ad- a secret IB enquiry against that Additional Judge of Madras High ditional Judge about whom I had judge? News Agency Kangan Khan News Agency Court, and thereforeLone he (Justice received several complaints, and “Is it, or is itGanderbal not correct, that a News Agency Soura sources, that he was Zahidfew Book Depot Chadoora Lahoti) should get a Gulzar secret intelfrom several weeks after I personally met
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him in Delhi and then returned to Chennai, he telephoned me from Delhi (while I was at Chennai) and told me that the IB, after thorough inquiry, gave a report that indeed the Judge was indulging in corruption?” Katju asked if after receiving an adverse Intelligence Bureau (IB) report against the additional judge, Lahoti called a meeting of the three-judge Supreme Court Collegium, consisting of himself, Justice YK Sabharwal and Justice Ruma Pal, and the Collegium, having perused the IB report recommended to the Centre not to extend the two-year-term of that additional Judge..“Then I started posting about my experiences there, and it was at time I remembered this experience too, and posted it.” The allegation that an unnamed additional judge of Madras high court was given an extension at the instance of the UPA I government after an ally, a “Tamil Nadu party”, apparently DMK, pressurised it and then confirmed as a permanent judge led to an up-
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Div Com finalizes arrangements for Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab-i-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr in the Valley
Mr. Kansal enjoined upon the officers to facilitate the people with the basic amenities and ensure availability of essentials including rice, atta, sugar, k-oil and LPG cylinders in the Valley. He directed the officers of Power Development Department and PHE for ensuring uninterrupted electricity and water supply besides asked the
lights in the Srinagar City. He also directed for installation of street lights and the repairs of non functional street lights in the Srinagar City. The Health authorities were asked to set up medical aid centres for medicare facilities at Dargah Hazratbal, Jamia Masjid and major Eidgahs, besides ensur-
LC panel asks PDD to astreamline power supply SRINGAR, JULY 22: A meeting of the Department Related Standing Committee (DRSC-I) of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council on Power Development Department was held today under the chairmanship of MLC, Mr Showkat Hussain Ganai to review the working of Power Development Department. The Committee asked the PDD authorities to streamline power supply to consumers in the state, so that the people of the state won’t face any inconvenience in this regard. Legislators, Mr Vijay Bakaya, Syed Asgar Ali, Mr Ali Mohammad Dar, Mr Abdul Majeed Bhat and Aga Syed Ahmed Rizvi attended the meeting and gave suggestions to improve the functioning of the PDD in the State.Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Mr A. K. Mehta briefed the committee about the functioning and activities of the department besides highlighting physical and financial achievements of the department. He said that the power situation of the state has improved during last five years. During the threadbare discussion, a Power Point Presentation was also given about the initiatives taken by the department for improving power scenario in the state.The Chairman of the Committee stressed upon the PDD authorities to make sure that all the damaged transformers are replaced by the new ones before Eid, so that people do not face any inconvenience during festival.
stocks of essential commodities including rice, atta, sugar, k-oil and LPG cylinders are available in the Valley. Div Com stressed for intensifying market checking in view of the auspicious days to curb black marketing, profiteering and hoarding to make quality items available to the consumers.
Gurezi takes stock of essential commodities in Gurez area
cial Welfare and Health during his tour. Earlier, the Minister convened a meeting with the prominent citizens of Nayal Gurez and asked them to highlight their problems before the sub-divisional administration. He also asked them that the Government has launched several welfare schemes but need of the hour is to obtained maximum benefits from them. He asked administration to give wide publicity to the policies and programmes of the government so that
SRINGAR, JULY 22: The Department of Floriculture has realized an amount of about Rs.100 crore through the marketing of floriculture products and recreational facilities in the state during the last fiscal. This was revealed in a meeting of officers convened under the chairmanship of Minister for Floriculture, Hajj, Auqaf and Public Enterprises, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, to review the functioning of the Department here today. Addressing the meeting, the Minister highlighted the importance of floriculture industry. He said that floriculture is a hundred
the benefits of welfare schemes percolate down at grass root level. Several deputations met the Minister during his tour and put forth their individuals and collective problems. These included construction of protection bunds, lanes, drains and repairs and renovation of link roads. Interacting with the people at different places, the Minister said that developmental works started by the government under the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah are witnessed by one and all. He said that some political parties are frustrated due to landmark achievements registered by the Omar led Government. Referring to the developmental works under execution in Gurez constituency, Mr. Gurezi said that the construction work on various developmental projects is apace and on completion of these schemes it will not only improve the socio-economic condition of the people of these areas but also create an opportunity of jobs for educated youth.
Work on Rs. 3.68 Cr. Dalwan WSS in full swing: Rather Cautions people against machinations of opportunist pol parties DALWAN (BUDGAM), JULY 22: Maintaining that the Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah has a clear vision to develop J&K as a progressive welfare state, Minister for Finance & Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather today said that the state has witnessed an unprecedented era of development which shall be written in the annals of history in golden words. He said poverty alleviation and socio economic emancipation of the people is the mission of the present. Addressing a public gathering at Dardpora & Dalwan villages in Chrar-i-Sharief constituency, Mr. Rather said that during last five and a half years of the present Government there has been a discernable improvement in every sphere of life adding that the state is treading towards a big socio economic
transformation. Responding to the demands of locals, Mr. Rather announced that drinking water supply scheme, Dalwan, coming up at a cost of Rs. 3.68 crores would be commissioned shortly adding that out of 11 Kms long pipeline, work on 6 Kms long pipeline stands already completed. The water supply scheme will overcome drinking water shortage in Hardu Dalwan area. Mr. Rather also announced Rs. 10 lakhs out of his Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for construction of lanes and drains in Dalwan adding that Lawaypora and Rather Mohallas of Dalwan would be linked to the main road shortly for which work has already been taken in hand. Mr. Rather assured the people that no stone will be left
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Flower Mandi established at Raj Bagh to facilitate stakeholders
roar on Monday in Parliament by AIADMK MPs even as questions were raised by parties like Congress on its timing. On the timing of his statement, he said, “Some people have commented about the timing of my statement. What happened was that some Tamilians had commented on Facebook that I am posting several matters on my Facebook post, so I should also post some of my experiences in Madras high court. “Then I started posting about my experiences there, and it was at time I remembered this experience too, and posted it,” he said. Katju asked, “Is it, or is it not, correct that after that recommendation of the 3 Judge Collegium of the Supreme Court was sent to the Government of India, he (Justice Lahoti), on his own, without consulting his 2 other Supreme Court Collegium colleagues, wrote a letter to the Government of India asking the Government to give another 1 year term as Additional Judge to the concerned Judge?”
crore industry which is fast growing and has achieved tremendous growth during the past several decades and has extended its ambit worldwide. He said that the State has ample floriculture potential and the need is to fully utilise and exploit it on scientific lines. Referring to commercial floriculture, the Minister said that it has emerged as a high-tech activity taking place even under unfavourable climatic conditions by utilising controlled conditions in green houses.Reviewing the pace of progress, the Minister stressed for timely completion of all ongoing works being executed under the floriculture sector. He directed the concerned for mobilizing men and machinery of the department at District level for supervising, monitoring the maintenance of parks, besides sensitizing the
youth by organizing awareness camps and workshops regarding the benefits and facilities being provided to the growers under the sector.Directing the concerned for organizing Flower Mela on Eid, setting-up of kiosks at significant points in the city for sale of loose and cut flowers, the Minister said that it would go a long way in popularizing the activities of the department, generate employment avenues, besides improve financial health of the department. He said that the activities of the department should not be restricted only to maintenance and development of parks and gardens, adding that now this sector has assumed greater significance due to its greater employment and income generation potential as flowers have great demand on every occasion in the country and world.
unturned to come up to their expectations adding that promises made to the people are being fulfilled earnestly. He sought peoples’ whole hearted support to strengthen the hands of Omar Abdullah for steering the state into an era of lasting peace, tranquillity and prosperity. Cautioning the people against the machinations of opportunistic political parties, Mr. Rather said conspiracies are being hatched to divide the society on religion and regional basis to satiate petty political interests. He said a political party has become a safe haven for some unscrupulous elements and tainted bureaucrats to grab power which tantamount to openly patronize the menace of corruption.Earlier on reaching the venue, Mr. Rather was accorded a warm welcome.
Lok Adalat settles 13 cases at Baramulla BARAMULLA, JULY 23: A Lok Adalat was organized by the District Legal Services Authority Baramulla today under the Chairmanship of Chairman, District Legal Services Authority, who is also Principal District and Sessions Judge Baramulla, Mr. Yeshpal Bourney. As many as 57 cases of different nature were taken up during the said Lok Adalat for the settlement, out of which 13 cases were settled amicably on the spot. Officials of the Court, Members of Bar Association, large number of litigants besides senior citizens of the area were also present on the occasion.
Arrangements finalized for Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab-i-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr at Shopian
SHOPIAN, JULY 22: To finalize the arrangements for the celebrations of Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab-i-Qadr and Eid-ul-Fitr, Deputy Commissioner Shopian convened a meeting of officers here today. It was given out in the meeting that sufficient stocks of essential commodities of rice, sugar, atta, k-oil and LPG are available at the sale centres which shall remain open on all the holidays for distribution in the district.
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HOROSCOPE Aries
March 21-April 19
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.
Taurus April 20-May 20
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.
Gemini May 21-June 21
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. Before 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 something unique. Try a new haircut. Wear colors that are unusual for you. If the need is there, consider a new career. Pursue expansion.
Cancer June 22-July 22
If your lifestyle is considerably different than that of others, resist 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.
Leo
July 23-August 22 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 complicated 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.
Virgo
August 23-September 22
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.
Libra
September 23-October 23 Consider making some plans for a vacation or short getaway, Libra. Looking forward to something fun can make even the toughest 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.
Scorpio
October 24-November 21 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 relationships, 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.
Sagittarius November 22-December 21
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.
Capricorn December 22-January 19
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 together 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.
Aquarius January 20-February 18
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.
Pisces
February 19-March 20 Chances are that you’ll feel upbeat and positive today, Pisces. Consider sharing this energy with those around you who are feeling less than content. Your attitude can have a profound effect on friends, partners, spouses, and children. Even neighbors and extended family can pick up on your spirit without you even realizing it. Share your optimism with everyone you can today. If you see someone hurt or angry.
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Enhancing Milk Production Through National Dairy Plan
airy sector in India has acquired substantial growth momentum from 9th Plan onwards, producing 121.8 million tonne milk. Per capita availability of milk reached 269 grams per day. This has not only placed the country on top of milk producing countries in the world, but also demonstrated sustained growth in the availability of milk and milk products for the burgeoning population. Demand for milk is increasing rapidly in the country. This is primarily due to increasing population and growing incomes accruing from the multitude of central schemes launched for livelihood and employment generation. If we go by the emerging trend, the demand for milk is likely to be about 155 million tonnes by the end of 12th Five year Plan (2016-17) and in the range of 200-210 million tonnes in 2021-22. Annual average increase in the production of milk over the last 10 years has been around 3.5 million tonnes per annum whereas there is a need to reach an average of 6 million tonnes per year over the next 12 years to meet the ever increasing demand. Dairying has become an important secondary source of income for millions of rural families and has assumed a very important role in providing employment and income generating opportunities. Milk production and marketing system in India is unique. Most of the milk is produced by small, marginal farmers and landless labourers. About 7 crore rural households are engaged in milk production, the majority being small and marginal farmers and landless. About 1.45 crore farmers have been brought under the ambit of 1.45 lakh village level dairy corporative societies. As dairy cooperatives ensure inclusiveness for small holders, especially women, it is desirable that they retain the present 50% share of the marketable surplus handled by the organised sector. National Dairy Plan-I The Government has launched an ambitious programme for increasing the productivity of milch animals and thereby increasing the availability of milk in the country. The National Dairy Plan is a Central Sector Scheme. The outlay of the first phase of the project, for 2012-17,
is estimated to be about Rs 2,242 crore. Out of total project outlay, Rs. 1584 crore will come from International Development Agency (IDA) as credit, Rs. 176 crore as Central Government’s share, Rs. 282 crore as share of implementing agencies and Rs. 200 crore from NDDB and its subsidiaries for providing technical and implementation support to the project. Rs. 715 crore of the National Dairy Plan funds will be spent on breed improvement and Rs. 425 crore
demand for milk in the country and provide rural milk producers with greater access to organised milk-processing sector through a scientifically planned multi-state initiative. It is a six-year plan to be largely financed through the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, and implemented by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) through End Implementing Agencies (EIAs) located in states. Funding will be through a line of
Demand for milk is increasing rapidly in the country. This is primarily due to
increasing population and growing incomes accruing from the multitude of central schemes launched for livelihood and
employment generation. If we go by the emerging trend, the demand for milk is
likely to be about 155 million tonnes by
the end of 12th Five year Plan (2016-17) and in the range of 200-210 million tonnes in 2021-22.
on animal nutrition. Rs. 488 crore will go for strengthening of village based milk procurement system and Rs. 132 crore for project management and learning. Objectives This scheme is aimed at meeting the projected demand of 150 million tonne in next five years by productivity enhancement, strengthening and expanding village level infrastructure for milk procurement and provide producers with greater access to markets. The objective of the NDP is to help increase productivity of milch animals and thereby milk production to meet the rapidly growing
credit from IDA which along with share of Government will flow from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries to NDDB and in turn to eligible EIAs. EIAs comprise State Government, State Livestock Boards, State Cooperative Dairy Federations, District Cooperative Milk Producers Unions, subsidiaries of statutory bodies, ICAR institutes, and veterinary/dairy institutes and universities and any other entity decided by the National Steering Committee to be set up under the National Dairy Plan. The EIAs will be eligible for funding under various
components based on eligibility criteria which will comprise geographical, technical, and financial and governance parameters. Pattern of funding under the scheme will be 100% grant-in-aid for nutrition and breeding activities. Focus States The NDP-I is to be implemented in States where the respective Governments commit to undertake the necessary regulatory, policy support to prepare an environment for successful implementation of the scheme. The focus of the scheme will be on the areas with higher potential in 14 major milk producing states, namely Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. These states contribute to 90% of milk production in the country. However, in terms of benefits the coverage of the scheme will be countrywide. Strengthening Village-Based Milk Procurement Systems Village-based procurement system will be expanded by strengthening existing co-operatives and facilitating the setting up of producer companies or newgeneration co-operatives. About 13 lakh milk producers in 23,800 additional villages are expected to be covered. Alongside, capacity building, training and education programmes will get due prominence to promote technologies and improved practices at the village level. Benefits In terms of overall benefits, the NDP will put in place a scientific and systematic process which is expected to take the country on the path to improving the breed of milk producing animals in a consistent and continuous manner. It will make prudent use of country’s resources, lead to reduction in methane emissions, improve the quality of milk being marketed, help strengthen regulatory and policy measures to provide an enabling environment for future growth of dairy sector and contribute to improving the livelihoods of small milk producers who form the backbone of India’s milk production system.
Re-Structured Accelerated Power and Reforms Programme T
he power sector has long been seen as an integral part of country’s economic growth and a major component of sustainable development. The effect of sectoral reforms enabling provision of power to all, and at prices that make economic sense can be a significant determinant of human development. One of the major concerns of the power sector is the reduction of losses in the distribution. It was felt that for improvement in the power sector, it was necessary to reform the distribution link in the whole chain of the sector, which was mainly responsible to bring the revenue into the sector. The various issues involved in the management of distribution losses can be classified under the categories of governance, commercial and technical issues. For effective control of AT&C losses, the States and state power utilities are required to initiate action on all the three fronts simultaneously. Accelerated Power Dev. Programme To bring about improvement in the distribution sector ‘Accelerated Power Development Programme (APDP)’ was introduced in 2000-01. The primary aim of the scheme was reduction in aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses through strengthening and renovation of the ailing sub-transmission and distribution network. The scheme was renamed as the ‘Accelerated Power Development Reform Programme (APDRP)’ in 2003 to usher reforms in the sector. An incentive scheme for cash loss reduction and reform conditions were introduced for becoming eligible under the scheme. The focus was to look at the distribution sector in a holistic manner and then improve performance in all segments. The main objectives of the APDRP were improving financial viability of the State Electricity Boards, reduction of AT&C losses, improving customer satisfaction, increasing reliability of power
supply, improving quality of supply, adopting systems approach with MIS, and bringing transparency through computerization. 571 projects worth Rs. 14,583.07 crore were taken up by the State Power Utilities under APDRP. The Government also provided assistance of Rs 7,777.19 crore to the states for completing the above projects. Ten states (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Tripura) showed reduction of cash loss amounting to Rs. 5809.89 crore. Rs. 2904.95 crore was released to these
Tariff Orders. It has been experienced during the implementation of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) that wherever policy makers and top management were aligned to sound commercial practices they could reduce AT&C losses and move towards commercial viability with the help of technical interventions. Many of the utilities did not take up the projects, required to bring about accountability in the system. Following a review, the scheme was re-launched as ‘Restructured Accelerated Power
One of the major concerns of the power sector is the reduction of losses in the distribution. It was felt that for
improvement in the power sector, it was necessary to reform the distribution link in the whole chain of the sector.
states as incentive under the programme for achieving the cash loss reduction. The implementation of the APDRP combined with the other initiatives of the States showed the improvement in AT&C loss at National level which reduced from 38.86% in 2001-02 to 29.24% during 2007-08. AT&C Losses have been reported below 20 percent in 215 APDRP towns in the country of which 163 towns have brought AT&C losses below 15 percent. Feeder metering improved from 81% during ‘00-01 to 98%. Consumer metering improved from 78% during ‘00-01 to 88%. 15 States have unbundled and corporatised. 25 States constituted SERCs and 23 SERCs issued
Development Reform Programme (RAPDRP)’ on 31.07.2008 with the focus on actual, demonstrable performance in terms of loss reduction. Establishment of reliable and automated systems for sustained collection of accurate base line data, and the adoption of Information Technology in the areas of energy accounting have been made necessary preconditions before sanctioning any projects for strengthening & up-gradation of subtransmission and distribution networks in urban areas. The primary difference between the two schemes was that now the disbursement of Central Government funds to the states was linked to the demonstration
of reduction in losses meaning that the funding was basically linked to outcomes. Projects under the scheme will be taken up in two parts. Part-A is the projects for establishment of baseline data and IT applications for energy accounting / auditing & IT based consumer service centers and Part-B is regular distribution strengthening projects. For Part A, the Centre is doing complete hand-holding of the State utilities, giving them a list of IT consultants and even the agencies that can do the execution. The IT enablement of a SEB will be entirely funded by the Central government. 1344 projects at the cost of Rs 4859.61 crore have been approved for twenty two states (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal) under Part-A of the scheme. Under Part-B of the R-APDRP, funds are available for system up-gradation also. The extent of grants under Part-B would depend upon the extent of reduction of losses, which will be verified by an independent agency. The successful IT enablement of a state power utility will make it an integral part of the energy audit and accounting systems. This will enable utilities to clearly account for all energy flows, enabling them to learn where losses are taking place. Also, it will help in quantifying the type of losses that are taking place. Currently, it has become a practice to put losses due to theft or otherwise into the un-metered segment, which is almost like a residual account and for which nobody is accountable. With information technology, every feeder and every transformer can be metered, enabling one to compile exact figures for every unit transmitted and distributed through a particular point.
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