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UAE makes world's largest ID card
ABU DHABI: UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has set a new Guinness World Record with the largest identity card, Contd on page 4

Govt wins FDI battle, gets support of 123 MPs

NEW DELHI: The government Friday won the vote in the Rajya Sabha on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, two days after it sailed through the Lok Sabha, finally getting endorsement from parliament for a policy seen as a major step forward in its reforms process. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said reforms were on track after the UPA won the voting on FDI in retail. Refuting BJP's charge that UPA used the CBI to get Mayawati's support, Kamal Nath said, "Mayawati voted with BJP on nuclear deal earlier, then BJP did not raise the CBI issue. Now when they vote against BJP, BJP accuses of misuse of CBI. Getting support once again from the unlikely combination of Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP) and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the government won the day in the Rajya Sabha by 14 votes. In the house, the oppositionbacked motion got 109 votes and the government 123 votes. One member, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, was away playing a match against England in Kolkata. Minutes before the voting process began, the SP walked out of the house with its nine MPs, bailing out the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) -- as it had Wednesday when the Lok Sabha voted on the issue. Confusion gripped the government after the FDI in retail debate in the Rajya Sabha over the exact number of votes cast in favour and against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) prompting a reccount. "Yes, we are going for the re-calculation," Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajeev Shukla said. Soon after it was announced that the government had defeated the opposition-sponsored motion against foreign investment in multibrand retail, it was discovered that due to "some technical glitches", the total strength of the house had gone up to 248 instead of the present strength of 244. The total strength of Rajya Sabha is 245 but with the death of former Maharashtra chief minister and union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Contd on page 4

Centre to set up food regulatory & risk assessment body

NEW DELHI: The government proposes to set up a National Food Science and Risk Assessment Centre to conduct regulatory research Contd on page 4

Death toll from Philippine typhoon climbs past 500

NEW BATAAN: Rescuers are digging through mud and debris to retrieve more bodies strewn across a farming valley in the southern Philippines by a powerful typhoon. The death Contd on page 4

J&K govt to launch Results-Framework Promote Your Bussiness Document initiative: Omar for Kashmir Valley
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HC directs ITBP officials to depose before IO

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed seven ITBP personnel, accused of abduction and disappearance of a youth from Anantnag district in 1991, Contd on page 4

CM Omar Abdullah addressing gathering during workshop on "Results-Framework Document at Jammu.

Teacher thrashes 8-yearold girl in J&K

KASHMIR: Yet again another case of corporal punishment has come to light and this time from Jammu Contd on page 4

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir government will launch the Results-Framework Document (RFD) initiative this year to assess the performance of various departments, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said. "Results-Framework Document (RFD) initiative will be launched this year for entire government in one shot. All

government departments would be asked to formulate RFDs for last quarter of the current year and for entire next year," Omar said while addressing a two-day workshop on 'Results- Framework Document (RFD) - An Instrument of Improving Government Performance.' "RFD is an Contd on page 4

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7.3 magnitude quake shakes Tokyo buildings, tsunami warning lifted

People crowd at Sendai railway station in Sendai after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan.

TOKYO: A strong quake centered off northeastern Japan shook buildings as far away as Tokyo on Friday and triggered a one-metre tsunami in an area devastated by last year's Fukushima disaster, but there were no reports of deaths or serious damage. The earthquake had Contd on page 4

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which is 20 times the size of the actual National ID card in the country. The card -with Sheikh Khalifa's name and picture -- is 1.4 metres long and 0.86 metres wide. Guinness said the UAE currently holds 110 world records. Regional director of Guinness World Records, Talal Omar, said the largest ID card was an identical copy of the original National ID card which meets all the standards required to set a world record.

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Congress leader Murli Deora, who has undergone an operation and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is playing in the test series against Engand - were absent. The total of these votes would be 248 which is four more than the present strength of the house. But the confusion started in the calculations, according to Rajya Sabha secretariat, due to votes being cast three times - twice electronically and once on paper ballots. The third ballot was necessitated after at least two members - Ram Jethmalani and Najma Heptullah - complained their votes had not been registered. Hapless media persons had no other way than run around the galleries to find the exact number. On Thursday, day one of the debate on the issue in the Rajya Sabha, Mayawati had said in the house that 15 MPs from her party would be voting with the government. Both the BSP and SP support the government from outside. The government's win on getting 51 percent foreign equity in multi-brand retail has long been a contentious issue, stalling almost the entire first two weeks of the winter session of parliament. With this, global names like Carrefour, Tesco and Wal-Mart will set up stores in India. Addressing the house during the debate, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma hit back at the opposition and said the government had been "talking to everyone, farmers, traders, consumers, states". The government also held inter ministerial consultations on the issue, heard the recommendations and then took the decision, he said.

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HC directs ITBP ....
to present themselves before the investigating officer of the case within one week. The directions were passed by the Court after the ITBP identified the seven accused personnel and their whereabouts before the court during the proceedings yesterday. Ghulam Hussain Koka, father of the youth Muhammad Asharaf Koka, had filed a petition before the court pleading that the police investigation into the alleged abduction and disappearance case of his son was "tardy" and the warrant issued by Chief Judicial Magistrate Anantnag was not being executed. The youth was allegedly abducted by ITBP personnel in Verinag area of Anantnag district in 1991. According to the ITBP communication to the High Court, then Commandant of 10th battalion Inder Singh Negi is presently posted at Northern Frontier Dehradun as Inspector General, Dr P S Gunjiyal, then Chief Medical Officer, is currently posted with 31st Battlaion at Yupia in Arunachal Pradesh, Head Constable Hukum Singh is posted at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir and Head Constable Ajeet Kumar is posted at Chandigarh. The then second in command of the unit R S Rana has retired and is currently residing in Himachal Pradesh while Rajinder Singh has also retired and is presently in Uttarakhand and sub-inspector Pratap Singh died on August, 4, 2004. The whereabouts of these personnel were furnished to the court following directions to this effect on the last date of hearing on November 29.

Guarantee Act (PSGA) and Right to Information Act (RTI) besides holding Panchayat Elections and transferring vital powers to these institutions," he said.

7.3 magnitude....
a preliminary magnitude of 7.3, the US Geological Survey said, adding that there was no risk of a widespread tsunami. That was revised from an earlier estimate of 7.4. A warning for a one-meter tsunami was issued for the coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, which was hit by a devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. The warning was later lifted. That quake triggered fuel-rod meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, causing radiation leakage, contamination of food and water and mass evacuations in the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986. The government declared in December that the disaster was under control, but much of the area is still free of population. Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant, reported no irregularities at its nuclear plants after the latest quake. Indian Ambassador to Japan Deepa Gopalan said that was no need to worry. "It was fairly intense and the duration was long. There are warnings. In Tokyo there is no cause to worry. We will find out if there are Indians in that area. Indian community is mostly in Tokyo and surrounding areas, far from epicentre," said Gopalan. Narita airport outside Tokyo was back in action after a brief closure for safety checks. Last year's quake, which measured 9.0, triggered fuel-rod meltdowns at Fukushima, causing radiation leakage, contamination of food and water and mass evacuations. Much of the area is still deserted. The government declared in December that the disaster was under control. "Citizens are now escaping to designated evacuation centres and moving to places on higher ground," office worker Naoki Ara said in Soma, 30 km (18 miles) from the Fukushima-Daiichi plant. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda cancelled campaigning in Tokyo ahead of a December 16 election and was on his way back to his office, but there was no immediate plan to hold a special cabinet meeting. Public spending on quake-proofing buildings is a big election issue. Japanese were posting photos of their TV screens with tsunami warnings on Facebook, asking each other whether they're safe and confirming their whereabouts. "It shook for a long time here in Tokyo, are you guys all right?" posted Eriko Hamada, enquiring about the safety of her friends. Phone lines were overloaded and it was difficult to contact residents of Miyagi. "Owing to the recent earthquake, phone lines are very busy, please try again later," the phone operator said. The yen rose against the dollar and the euro on the news, triggering some safe-haven inflows into the Japanese currency.

Centre to set ....

and risk assessment. It will function under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Giving this information in the Lok Sabha Friday, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury said the proposed centre will also overseas surveillance on the lines of the American Centre for Disease Control and Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The minister said that the project is awaiting approval by the National Development Council (NDC) for implementation.

Death toll from ....

toll from the storm has surpassed 500, with more than 400 people missing. More than 310,000 people have lost their homes since Typhoon Bopha struck Tuesday and are crowded inside evacuation centers or staying with their families, relying on food and emergency supplies being rushed in by government agencies and aid groups. President Benigno Aquino III today visited New Bataan town, ground zero of the disaster, saying "I want to know how this tragedy happened and how to prevent a repeat." Aquino told residents that he's bent on seeking answers in order to improve their conditions and minimize casualties when natural disasters occur.

J&K govt to launch....

effective performance assessment and management system aimed at judging the performance and functioning of government departments on the basis of timeline completion of targets, outcomes of the schemes, priorities fixed, quality of work done, status of benefits of projects actually accruing to people and other similar ingredients", he said. Under RFD, each government department would be evaluated to identify bottlenecks, shortcomings if any and to take corrective measures. "While elections present evaluation perception of public representatives, there should be performance evaluation of bureaucracy and government departments, and RFD will be right instrument for the same," he said, adding that Jammu and Kashmir will be the eleventh state to implement it. He also emphasised the importance of the workshop organised in collaboration with Performance Management Division Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India, for Administrative Secretaries and Heads of Departments to get acquainted with the basics of the mechanism. Omar also said his government was continuously working for improving the quality of governance at all levels. "We have taken measures like implementation of Public Service

India, Ukraine to ink various agreements

NEW DELHI: Accompanied by senior ministers, officials and a large business delegation, Yanukovych comes to India on a four-day visit Sunday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold wide-ranging talks with Yanukovych Monday. The talks will explore a wide spectrum of areas, including intensification of trade and investment, nuclear safety and visa issues. The Ukrainian leader will also be visiting Agra and Bangalore during his state visit, the external affairs ministry said in a statement. The bilateral cooperation between the two countries is multi-faceted and covers a wide range of areas including political, defence, science and technology, nuclear, space and and trade investment. Bilateral trade has surged from $138.62 million in 1992 to $2,865.45 million in 2011-12. Indian pharmaceutical exports to Ukraine are the largest by volume and second in terms of value and are estimated to be $325 million in 2011. India imports 25 percent of sunflower oil production of Ukraine, which is amongst the world's largest producers of sunflower oil.

Teacher thrashes....
& Kashmir. A class four student studying in a government middle school in Nagari, near Rajouri district was beaten by a teacher after she refused to leave her school and join a private academy run by him. The 8-year-old girl, Sonika Devi has received multiple fractures on her right hand and will be undergoing surgery. The teacher has been identified as Vaid Prakash. A FIR has been filed against him.

Govt wins FDI ....

the number is reduced to 244. As per the results declared by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, the UPA government got 123 votes, while the opposition got 109 votes. Nine members of the Samajwadi Party walked out while seven members - Devender Goud T, Gundu Sudharani and Y.S. Chowdhary of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP); Janata Dal-United MP Bashistha Narain Singh, who was in Bihar; expelled Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pyarimohan Mohapatra;

UAE makes ....

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PEOPLE IN NEWS
RANJIT SINHA: Ranjit Sinha, IPS officer of 1974-batch Bihar cadre acquired the office as new CBI director. S.A. IBRAHIM: S. A. Ibrahim IPS (MP-77) has been approved by the Competent Authority as officer on Special Duty in the Intelligence Bureau and also as the Director for Intelligence Bureau for a next two years. NARHARI AMIN: Senior leader of Congress party, Gujarat Narhari Amin joined BJP along with his supporters. I.K. GUJRAL: Former Prime Minister I K Gujral, who headed a rickety coalition government in the late 1990s, died after a brief illness. He was 92.

Gujarat elections: Sonia slams Modi govt, ignores welfare of poor

MANDVI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi slammed the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat while addressing an election rally in the state on Friday. Sonia Gandhi to tear into Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claims on development accusing the state government of completely ignoring the welfare of poor and wondered where all the central funds for the state had vanished. Sonia, who addressed a public rally near Gorsamba village in Surat district, said that the promisgood. "UPA government has been allocating thousands of crores of rupees to various states, including Gujarat, without any bias. But nobody knows how this money is spent (in Gujarat). They are not bothered about the poor. They are only concerned about themselves," she said. She said because of the policies of the BJP government, the hardships of the common man have increased. "If the government had given attention to your problems, you would not have faced so many problems," Gandhi said. The Congress chief said the UPA government had waived off loans to the debt-ridden farmers but their condition in Gujarat has not changed because of the 'antipeople' policies pursued by the BJP government. "Our government is the government of the farmers. We have waived off loans to farmers," she said. Gujarat goes to first phase of polls on December 13.

es made by the BJP government are false and hollow. Gandhi said the state government has failed in almost every field and even the law and order in the state was not

Cases initiated & arrests made of spurious drug dealers: Health Min Azad
NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday said that 83 prosecution cases were initiated and 39 people arrested till July this year for dealing in spurious drugs. Replying to supplementaries in the Lok Sabha, he said, out of 49 thousand drug samples tested by the Central Drugs Standard Organisation last year, only 0.19 per cent were found to be spurious. Mr. Azad said, the government has asked for a detailed proposal on a request by Interpol Secretary General to develop a data base of pharmaceutical companies. Adding that India is the third largest drug manufacturing country in the world, Mr. Azad said, the government has taken several steps and introduced various schemes to control spurious drugs including strengthening of drug test laboratories and promoting good manufacturing practices.

Ajit Pawar back again; takes over as Maha Deputy CM

MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was Friday re- inducted as Maharashtra deputy chief minister, just 10 weeks after he quit over alleged links to a corruption scandal. Pawar was sworn in at the Raj Bhavan Friday morning. Pawar had resigned from the council of ministers on September 25th following allegations that he was involved in a multi-crore irrigation scam. Pawar had quit the cabinet Sep 25 after his name figured in an allegations of irregularities worth Rs.20,000 crore in irrigation projects during the time he was water resources minister from 1999-2009. However, he got a clean chit after the state government's much awaited white paper on the irrigation department Nov 30. Voicing their protest against Pawar being made deputy chief minister again, the opposition Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party said he should face a special investigation team (SIT) probe and rejoin only if he was cleared by that. According to Eknath Khadse, leader of opposition in the assembly, CM Prithviraj Chavan, from the Congress, was under pressure from the NCP and that was the reason he was re-inducted. "If Pawar has guts, he should be ready for an SIT probe. If proved innocent, he can rejoin the cabinet with respect," Khadse said. Terming the exercise "an eyewash" and a "high voltage drama", Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said the government was fooling the people and it was still not clear if Pawar was innocent.

Calls on Mobile phone to be free in next 10 yrs: Sibal

NEW DELHI: Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal told the Lok Sabha that calls on mobile phones will be made free in the next ten years. Replying to supplementaries during question hour, he said communication is a fundamental right and it should not be charged. He said that telecom companies are working on a plan to earn revenue from data instead of calls. The Minister admitted that the services of BSNL are not upto the mark in the North-East, Uttarakhand and some other places. But he assured the members that after completion of core networking, the situation will improve. Mr. Sibal told the House that for the first time the number of cell phone users in the country has declined. About fifty crore people in the country still do not have mobile phones. He hoped that by linking landline telephones with broadband, the number of its subscribers will go up.

Govt to open 3000 Jan Aushadhi generic drug outlets in 12th plan
NEW DELHI: Special Secretary in the ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers V. Rajagopalan Tuesday said that govt. has proposed to open 3 thousand Jan Aushadhi Generic Drug outlets in coming years across the country in the 12th five year plan. Addressing the India Pharma Summit-2012 in New Delhi, he said there is a need to provide affordable and quality generic medicines to the people of the country especially to the weaker section of the society. Mr Rajgopalan said, access of affordable medicines is on high priority of the Centre as it is critical to the provision of equitable, affordable and quality healthcare. Underlining the importance of more innovations and research in the field of pharma, he urged all concerned stakeholders to come up with innovative methods for increasing access of medicines in far-flung areas. Speaking on the occasion, WHO representative to India, Nata Menabde urged India to develop more generic medicines.

Former PM IK Gujral cremated with full state honours

NEW DELHI: Inder Kumar Gujral, who was India's prime minister for 11 months in 1997-98, was on Saturday cremated here with full state honours. Gujral died Friday just four days before his 93rd birthday. Known as a gentleman politician, Gujral died at 3.27 pm at a Gurgaon hospital of lung infection. Amid prayers and a 21-gun salute, his body was consigned to flames at Smriti Sthal on the banks of Yamuna where President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi were also present. The last rites were performed by his two sons, including Akali Dal MP Naresh Gujral, and his grandson at Smriti Sthal, located between Jawaharlal Nehru's memorial 'Shanti Van' and Lal Bahadur Shastri's 'Vijay Ghat'. Defence Minister AK Antony, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma, Law Minister Ashwani Kumar, Farooq Abdullah, Jaipal Reddy, BJP leaders LK Advani and Arun Jaitley, Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala, LJP's Ramvilas Paswan, JD-S' Danish Ali, Amar Singh and some senior bureaucrats attended the cremation. Diplomats from various countries were also present. The President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Gandhi, Antony, Shinde, Badal, Advani, Jitendra Singh (Mos) and others laid wreaths on the body. The body, draped in tricolour, was brought to Smriti Sthal from his 5, Janpath residence in a flower bedecked gun-carriage accompanied by military personnel and close family. Officers from the three armed forces carried on their shoulders the mortal remains of Gujral to the cremation ground as he was accorded a state funeral. Gujral (92), who led a rickety coalition in late 1990s and was known for 'Gujral Doctrine' of five principles for maintaining good neighbourly relations, breathed his last at a private hospital in nearby Gurgaon last afternoon. The govt. has declared seven days of state mourning. His body was being kept at his residence, 5, Janpath for last tributes.

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Assam Assembly winter session from Dec 10
GUWAHATI: The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly will begin from Dec 10. The five-day session will continue upto Dec 14, an official release said Saturday. On the first day of the session, the list of supplementary demands and appropriation for 2012-2013 will be presented before the Assembly. The voting on supplementary demands for grants for 2012-2013 would be taken up on Dec 23. Besides, on Dec 12, the introduction, consideration and passage of the Assam Appropriation (Number IV) Bill 2012 is slated. The winter session of the assembly is expected to be stormy as the Tarun Gogoi led govt. would come under the scanner of the opposition, on account of the recent ethnic violence in BTAD region, sources in various parties said. Besides, panchayat polls in the state are slated for Jan-Feb and opposition parties are expected to corner the govt. regarding inflation and corruption allegations.

Cauvery row: Crucial meet in Delhi, protests in Karnataka

BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: Protests erupted in Karnataka Friday following the release of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu late Thursday and a crucial meeting was on in New Delhi to decide the quantum of water needed by the two states for the remaining part of this month. Karnataka released the water to avoid contempt of court as the Supreme Court had directed the state Wednesday to give Tamil Nadu daily 10,000 cusecs of Cauvery water till Sunday. On the court's direction, the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) met in the national capital to work out the water needs of the two states in view of vast divergence in their claims. The apex court had also directed the CMC, comprising union water resources secretary and chief secretaries of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, to submit a report to it Monday on its decision. Hence, the CMC decision is crucial for both the states. Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, who flew to New Delhi Friday morning to plead the state's case with the central government, met union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat and briefed him on the difficulty the state would face if more water is released to Tamil Nadu. "We explained to the minister the serious drought situation, lack of water in our reservoirs and our requirement," Shettar told reporters after the meeting. The water issue release disrupted Karnataka assembly proceedings as the opposition Congress and Janata Dal-Secular members staged a 'dharna' (protest) against release of water by the Bharatiya Janata Party government. The protest forced Speaker K.G. Bopaiah to briefly adjourn the house. However, with the two parties resuming 'dharna' after the house re-assembled, Bopaiah adjourned it for the day. The two parties have been demanding that the state should not release water and the government should be ready to face contempt of court to protect the interests of farmers in the Cauvery belt area of the state. The Cauvery belt in the state witnessed protests by farmers and Kannada activists for the second day Friday. Farmers' organizations have called for a shut-down of Mandya, about 80 km from Bangalore and a hotbed of agitation, if Cauvery water is to be released to Tamil Nadu while Karnataka faces drought.

SC issues guidelines to curb eve teasing

NEW DELHI: The Supreme has termed the consequences of eve-teasing as disastrous and issued a number of guidelines to curb the menace. A bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra said all the state governments and Union territories are directed to depute plain-clothes female police officers in the precincts of bus stands, railway stations, metro stations, cinema theatres, shopping malls, parks, beaches, public service vehicles, places of worship etc. so as to monitor and supervise incidents of eve-teasing. The court said the guidelines were necessary as there is no uniform law to deal with the menace. The apex court laid down the guidelines in the judgement by which it set aside a verdict of the Madras High Court.

Kejriwal, AAP activists detained Guwahati molestation case: Court convicts outside CM's house 11, acquits journalist
NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and scores of people were detained from outside Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence Friday during their protest against demolition of buildings in a south Delhi locality. Over 100 people had gathered outside Dikshit's 3-Motilal Nehru Marg residence at 7 AM while Kejriwal joined them an hour later to protest demolition of their houses in Shaheenbagh near Okhla and demanded an audience with her. The protesters continued their demonstration outside the Chief Minister's residence but police detained them around 12:30 PM as they refused to leave the place. Kejriwal and other AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas were among others who were detained, a senior police official said. A large number of police personnel were deployed at the spot to avoid any untoward incident. Police barricaded one side of road from Janpath side which has the entry gate to Dikshit's residence. Protesters shouted slogans against the government action. "The land where these people are living is there land, they have documents of it. But it's unauthorised because you have to get the map passed by the government," Kejriwal said. "But on October 4, 2010 Sonia Gandhi had announced that 1600 colonies will be regularised, this colony is also one of them. But despite that 500 houses were demolished," he said. GUWAHATI: A chief judicial magistrate's court Friday convicted 11 of the 16 people accused of assaulting and molesting a girl in public outside a pub in Guwahati on July 9. They are yet to be sentenced. Prime accused Amar Jyoti Kalita is among those held guilty. But the court acquitted local television journalist Gaurav Jyoti Neog, who filmed the molestation and was arrested on charges of having planned the mob attack on the 20-year-old girl. Three others - Hafizuddin, Diganta Basumatary and Jitumoni Deka - were let off because of lack of evidence. One of the accused in the case is a minor and his case is being heard in the juvenile justice court.

ID proof must for sleeper-class passengers

NEW DELHI: It will be mandatory for sleeper-class train passengers to carry identity proof from Saturday. The Railways has taken the steps to prevent misuse of tickets by touts and facilitate hassle-free travel by bonafide people. From Dec 1, passengers failing to produce original identity proof in sleeper class, as and when asked for, will be treated as "without ticket" and charged accordingly, said a senior Railway Ministry official. The rule will apply for all forms of ticket, including those for sleeper class, issued by Railways through computerised passenger reservation system (PRS) or Internet. The decision to introduce photo I-cards for sleeper class passengers is likely to deter touts from booking tickets under fictitious names and selling them to passengers at a premium, the official said. In February, Railways had made it mandatory for AC-class passengers to carry identity proof with them. Passengers travelling on a Tatkal or an eticket are also required to carry I-cards while undertaking train journey. Passengers can carry any of these ten ID proofs while undertaking train journey -- voter ID card, passport, PAN card, driving licence, photo identity card having serial number issued by central/state government, student identity card with photograph issued by recognised school/college, Aadhar card, nationalised bank passbook with photograph and credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph.

Govt eases tourist visa restrictions ahead of peak season

NEW DELHI: The govt. has eased restrictions on tourist visas which had mandated a two-month gap between consecutive visits by foreign nationals. However, it will not apply to nationals of Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, Bangladesh, foreigners of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin and stateless persons and they will continue to come under the 60-day gap rule. The decision is expected to breathe fresh life into the tourism industry and comes just ahead of the peak tourist season. The restriction was imposed in 2009 after the Mumbai terror attack when it was found that Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley had "grossly misused" his multipleentry visa with which he made nine trips to India and prepared footage of 26/11 targets for the Pakistan-based terror group. The Home Ministry, however, made it clear that any applicant for an Indian visa who has any sort of Pakistan lineage, even if it is two generations back, must be referred to Delhi by the Indian missions for prior clearance. In its November 23 order, the Home Ministry said, "The provision relating to the two-month gap between two visits of a foreign national to India on a tourist visa has been reviewed by the govt. It has now been decided to lift the restriction of two-month gap on re-entry of foreign nationals coming to India". The move to review the visa restriction was initiated by the PM's Office (PMO) in January 2012 after concerns were raised by the Tourism Ministry that the negative perception following the move had affected flow of tourists. The PMO had asked the ministries of Home and External Affairs to review the restrictions, including the possibility of bringing in more countries under the visa-on-arrival scheme and improving conditions at major airports.

Bihar village bans women from using mobiles

PATNA: A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an official said Monday. The self-styled social reformers of Sunderbadi village panchayat in Kochadham block of Kishanganj district Sunday issued the orders banning women from using mobiles, a district official said. "The villagers have issued an order to impose a fine of Rs 10,000 if a girl is found using a mobile phone, while a married woman will have to pay a fine of Rs 2,000 if found talking on a mobile outside her house," the official said. "The decision was taken in a meeting attended by panchayat members and village elders," Mohammad Manzoor Alam, who presided over the meeting, told a news agency by telephone Monday. Alam said the villagers, mostly elders, favoured imposing the ban.

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BESSE COOPER: Besse Cooper, the woman listed as the oldest person of the world in Georgia nursing home at 116 years of age. DAVE BRUBECK: Dave Brubeck, the renowned Jazz pianist died due to heart failure. He was 91. JEFF ZUCKER: The former NBC Universal chief Jeff Zucker has been named president of CNN Worldwide. JOSEPH MURRAY: American plastic surgeon Dr Joseph Murray, the surgeon who operated the first successful kidney transplant and later won a Nobel Prize for his work died. He was 93.

Mursi addresses nation after 7 killed, 700 injured

CAIRO: More than 30 hours after violence erupted between supporters of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and those opposing him, the Egyptian president Friday addressed the nation in a live televised speech. Mursi vowed to push on with a December 15 referendum on the controversial new constitution, saying "afterwards, there should be no obstacle and everyone must follow its will". If the referendum says a yes or no, he promised to cancel the recent controversial constitutional declaration and to events, adding, more details would be revealed in the coming days by the prosecution. In his speech, Mursi said more than 80 people had been arrested. Mursi offered to hold dialogue with the opposition and to meet their representatives on Saturday in his offices. As soon as the speech ended Egyptian social media was abuzz with calls for taking to the streets tomorrow once again in objection to the current situation. Concurrently the main headquarters of the Freedom and Justice Party in Mukkatam area was set on fire. Seven people died and more than 700 were injured yesterday in clashes between Mursi's Islamist supporters and his mainly secular opponents in Egypt's worst political crisis since Mursi took office in June. The anti-Mursi camp is furious with the president for assuming sweeping powers two weeks ago and by what it feels was the railroading through by an Islamistdominated panel of the draft constitution.

form a new constituent assembly. Mursi held figures of the opposition and remnants of the former regime responsible for the recent

UN chief warns Syria's Assad on chemical weapons

DOHA: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon on Wednesday urged Syria's regime against using its stockpile of chemical weapons, warning of "huge consequences" if Bashar Assad resorts to such weapons of mass destruction. Ban also suggested that he would not favor an asylum deal for the Syrian leader as a way to end the country's civil war and cautioned that the United Nations doesn't allow anyone "impunity." "I again urge in the strongest possible terms that they must not consider using this kind of deadly weapons of mass destruction," Ban told media , speaking on the sidelines of a climate conference in Qatar. "I have warned that if in any case this should be used, then there will be huge consequences. And they should be accountable," he said of the Syrian regime. Damascus has said it would not use such weapons on his own people even if it had them. Syria is party to the 1925 Geneva Protocol banning chemical weapons in war. In Qatar, the U.N. chief was asked about the potential for an asylum deal that would remove Assad from power. The Syrian president vowed in an interview with Russia Today last month that he would never be forced into exile and that he would "live and die in Syria." Clashes between rebels and regime troops have intensified in the suburbs ringing the city in recent weeks. The area has been a stronghold of predominantly Sunni Muslim rebels, who are fighting to topple Assad's regime, dominated by Alawites, an offshoot Shiite group. The increased pressure of the opposition fighters on the capital has raised worries that Assad or his forces will resort to desperate measures, perhaps striking neighbors Turkey or Israel, or using chemical weapons. Syria's uprising began with peaceful protests in March 2011 and later escalated into a civil war that the opposition says has killed more than 40,000 people. So far, both sides have refused international calls for a negotiated solution.

Sri Lanka top judge in marathon hearing

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's first woman Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, facing impeachment, was Tuesday grilled for over six hours by a parliamentary panel probing alleged improper conduct by her. Bandaranayake appeared for a second time before the parliamentary select committee to answer impeachment charges against her, parliament officials said. "She will be coming next on Thursday", deputy speaker Chandima Weerakkody said. However the PSC would examine her written submissions tomorrow without her presence, officials added. The 54-year-old Bandaranayake is being probed on 14 charges of improper conduct in the impeachment motion moved by the government MPs. Bandaranayake was accorded religious blessings as she stepped out of the court. Few meters away was a group of government supporters who demonstrated against the chief justice. "Madam aren't you ashamed" and "Let's preserve the supremacy of parliament" were some of the placards held by government supporters. The motion was the culmination of a month-long spat involving the executive and judicial wings of the state. The opposition dubs the government move as a political witch hunt in order to undermine the independence of the judiciary. The judiciary cited political interference violating its independence as the reason for friction.

China's Xi Jinping calls for powerful missile force

BEIJING: The Chinese military has been ordered to build a powerful and technological missile force by Xi Jinping, the newly elected chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Xi, also newly elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made the comments Wednesday while meeting delegates at the 8th Party congress of the People's Liberation Army (PLA)'s Second Artillery Force, reports said. The artillery force is the core strength of China's strategic deterrence, the strategic support for the country's status as a major power, and an important cornerstone safeguarding national security, Xi said. The party and military leader stressed the absolute CPC leadership over the military, and called for promoting the PLA's glory, fine traditions and working styles, in order to ensure the army's "absolute loyalty, purity and reliability". The authority of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission should be consciously safeguarded, and the military should "keep pace with" the leadership in ideology, politics and actions, Xi said.

Pakistan will take action if India provides evidence against Saeed: Khar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take action against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed - the mastermind of the Mumbai attacks - if India provides evidence against him that stands in court, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Saturday. "Hafiz Saeed was in custody and the evidence against him could not hold in a court of law. We have said even now that we will be happy to look at any evidence against him that holds in a court of law," Khar said. Asked if Pakistan will act if India provides evidence against Saeed, she replied, "Yes, there will definitely (be action). He was already in custody. The evidence against him was not enough and he was released from custody for this reason." Saeed, who now heads the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, was placed under house arrest for less than six months after the UN Security Council declared the JuD a front for the LeT in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks in November 2008. He was freed on the orders of the Lahore High Court. The LeT founder was subsequently detained for incidents that occurred in Pakistan but let off again. Though the US offered a $10 million bounty for him earlier this year, Saeed lives openly in Lahore and has organised a series of rallies and gathering at which he has spoken out against the US and India. During the interview, Khar said that the "environment with India became very bad" after the Mumbai terror attacks. We passed through a difficult phase." However, the Pakistan government had "improved that environment in a massive way," Khar said. "We tried to build trust. We made a policy decision, which no one had made in 40 years, to begin moving on the track of trade normalisation." Khar noted that the move to normalise trade had been a "very good confidence-building measure." India and Pakistan had helped each other in securing nonpermanent seats in the UN Security Council while Delhi had given a waiver at the WTO to trade concessions granted to Pakistan by the European Union, she said. Asked about the possibility of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visiting Pakistan, Khar sought to play down the issue and said Islamabad should not be defensive about making a goodwill gesture such as inviting Singh for a visit.

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EDITORIAL

Feminism in Agriculture: A Study Of Gender Bias In Indian Agriculture

BY ARPITA SHARMA ociety is the base for overall development of a nation. And the society's structure depends entirely upon the status and condition of its women. The condition of women was far better in ancient India. In early period Aryans treated men and women alike in all religious rituals and social functions. But condition of women has declined gradually. Gender is the word used especially for the female population of the society. This article is an attempt to define the agriculture status of women in India. Rural women are responsible for production of more than 55% food grains and comprise 67% of total agricultural labour force. The role of woman in agriculture varies from country to country. Asian woman contribute to about 50% of the food production. In south-east Asia, women play major roles in sowing, transplanting, harvesting and processing staple crops like rice. Complementary gender roles are also found in most areas as in Nepal and India where women exclusively gather fodder for buffaloes, cattle and other livestock. Almost all women in rural India can be termed as farmers, in some sense, working as agricultural labour, unpaid workers in fami-

lies and farm enterprises or a combination of the two. GENDER ISSUES Women's contribution to agriculture, whether it is in subsistence farming or commercial agriculture, when measured in number of tasks performed and time spent, is greater than men. Their contribution in agriculture is aptly highlighted by a micro study conducted in Indian Himalayas which found that on a one hectare farm, a pair of bullocks work for 1060 hours, a man for 1212 hours and a woman for 3485 hours. Generally, operations performed by men are those that entail use of machinery and animals. Contrary to this, women always rely on manual labour using only their own energy. Not only are women overworked, their work is more arduous than that undertaken by men. Further, since women's work is largely based on human energy it is considered unskilled and hence less productive. On this basis, women are invariably paid less wage despite their working harder and for longer hours. This makes the woman's work invisible ACCESS TO RESOURCES: Despite their role as a backbone of food production and provision for family consumption in developing countries, women remain limited in their access to

critical resources and services due to cultural, traditional and sociological factors. ACCESS TO LAND Not even 2% of the land is owned by women, while the proportion of female heads continues to grow. Land reforms programme, together with break-up of communal land holding have led to the transfer of exclusive land rights to males as heads of the household which ignores both the existence of the female headed household and the rights of married women to a joint share. ACCESS TO AGRICULTURAL INPUTS Women access to technological inputs such as improved seeds, fertilizers and pesticides is limited as they are frequently not reached by extension services. In addition they often lack cash needed to purchase inputs even when they are subsidized. ACCESS TO EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXTENSION SERVICES Two- third of one billion illiterates in the world are women and girls. Available figures show that only 5% of extension services have been addressed to rural women, while no more than 15% of the world's extension agents are women. ACCESS TO RESEARCH AND APPROPRIATE

TECHNOLOGIES Women farmers' roles and needs are often ignored when devising technology that may cause labour displacement or decrease workload. DEVELOPMENTAL INITIATIVES: Efforts have been made by department of agriculture to incorporate gender issues into development agenda and ensure full and equitable participation of women in all agricultural development programmes. In an effort to 'engender agricultural process' the DOAC implemented special programmes/ schemes for women in agriculture sector, where a composite package of training, extension, input, managerial and entrepreneurial support was provided to selected farm women beneficiaries. Different approaches were followed in all these projects to provide a complete support package to women farmers. The technical back-stopping was provided through a blend of 'skilled-based' capacity building exercises coupled with extension support through "On field Demonstration", "MahilaGoshties" and "Study Tours". WOMEN AND GREEN REVOLUTION: The green revolution of 1960 and 1970s with its package of improved seeds, farm technology,

better irrigation and chemical fertilizers was highly successful in meeting its primary objective of increasing crop yields and aggregate food supply. Yet despite its success in increasing aggregate food supply, the green revolution, did not necessarily translate its benefits to the lower strata of rural poor including women. So a gender friendly second green revolution is to be ushered in. SOME ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS : The government in partnership with NGO's has to further accelerate the process of bringing about these reforms. 1. Full and equal rights should be given to women to own land and other properties. 2. Ensuring that, women's unpaid work and contribution to onfarm and off-farm production should be recorded in national account. 3. Making appropriate technologies available to rural women which focus on utilizing locally available materials. 4. Revising legislation which guarantees equal pay for work of equal value, improving working conditions and enforcing legal standards. 5. Promoting and increase in number of female extension functionaries and agricultural researchers

UPA secures FDI vote in Lok Sabha, and how!

he Congress may croon that the UPA Government which it leads has won a vote in the Lok Sabha in favour of its decision to introduce foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, but the fact is that this supposed victory is both fake and manipulated. It does not reflect the collective will of the Lower House, either in spirit or in words. The party has been brandishing numbers to justify its victory, saying that 253 members voted to dismiss the Opposition-sponsored resolution against FDI while only 218 voted for it. But there are other figures that give a more realistic picture of how the Lok Sabha by a large majority is opposed to FDI in multi-brand retail. The Government has been claiming that it has a majority in the House.

While the simple mark stands at 272, the ruling combine could muster just 253 votes. In other words, the Government is in a minority and can survive crucial tests only through abstentions and walkouts by helpful parties, something that we saw during the Wednesday vote when both the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party left the House before voting. Representatives of as many as 14 parties out of the 18 whose representatives participated in the debate on the issue, categorically and unambiguously pilloried the Government's move to bring in the FDI. Among those parties were the SP and the BSP, with the former being particularly vocal in its opposition to the Government's decision. Had the two Uttar Pradesh-based parties

voted in line with what they said in the Lok Sabha - together they account for 43 votes - the motion against FDI would have succeeded. Given this situation, jubilant Congress leaders will do well to stop misleading the country by repeating ad nauseam their lie that the House has stamped its approval on FDI in multi-brand retail. The Government's 'victory' is at best, therefore, only technical in nature and does not reflect the mood of the majority of members of the Lower House, and it certainly has not been endorsed by the people of the country at large. Besides the Government's precarious numbers, what more has been exposed is the Janus-faced SP. It can be argued that the party's decision to walk out during the vote and thereby bail out the UPA

regime was not unexpected; the party has earlier too come to the UPA's rescue while claiming to oppose it. But the Wednesday episode stands out because the SP demonstrated a shocking lack of moral courage to walk the talk. It would have been understandable if the party had been ambiguous on its stand over FDI and as a result not participated in the voting. But here we had a situation where the SP openly opposed the Government's decision and yet did not vote on the floor of the House. It's not surprising that rumours are floating around that the party played safe because it is worried about the re-opening of inquiries against its senior leaders by the Central Bureau of Investigation, controlled by the Congress-led UPA.

But the UPA's chicanery may not work in the Rajya Sabha where orchestrated walkouts by friendly parties will not suffice to bail it out. Given the situation, friends of the Congress have been stalling work of the Upper House over the last few days by using one pretext or the other, apparently with a view to sabotage the forthcoming discussion and vote on FDI. The technique has been adopted on two occasions in the recent past - on the Lokpal Bill and on the issue of rising prices - when allies and outside supporters of the Government disrupted the proceedings. Is the UPA plotting a repeat? Although the BSP has decided to back the regime on FDI in the Upper House, the possibility remains.

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EDITORIAL

Section 66A of the IT Act: The unconstitutional weapon

ection 66A of the IT Act is an unconstitutional weapon that is being used for political retaliation. Section 66A of the IT Act is a relevant section which penalizes 'sending false and offensive messages through communication services'. The section reads as under Any person who sends, by means of a computer resource or a communication device,a) any information that is grossly offensive or has menacing character; or b) any information which he knows to be false, but for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will, persistently by making use of such computer resource or a communication device, c) any electronic mail or electronic mail message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience or to deceive or to mislead the addressee or recipient about the origin of such messages. Punishment - Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine. Explanation- For the purpose of this section, terms "electronic mail" and "electronic mail message" means a message or information created or transmitted or received on a computer, computer system, computer resource or communication device including attachments in text, images, audio, video and any other electronic record, which may be transmitted with the message. The section covers tow different acts 1. Sending offensive or menacing messages sent by using electronic communication means. 2. Sending false messages to cheat, mislead or deceive people or to cause annoyance to them. If there ever was a more compelling case of the law being an ass, it must be the way provisions of Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act (notified on 27 October 2009) have been misused recently. Be it the case of Shaheen Dhada and her friend in Palghar, Maharashtra, who were arrested for posting and "liking" (endorsing) an innocuous opinion about the bandh following Bal

It is not just that the Act has been misused, but the very provisions in the law seem to be unconstitutional. Section 66A penalises anyone for "sending false and offensive messages through communication services" and defines such messages as "grossly offensive or of menacing character". The fact that "grossly offensive" or "menacing" could be subject to any interpretation, not necessarily reasonable, clearly violates the reasonable restrictions imposed on freedom of expression under Article 19(2) of the Constitution. Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India declares that all citizens have the right to freedom of speech and expression. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act violates that right. This Section must be dumped. The government's response after huge criticism over misuse of the Section peaked following the arrest of two girls by the Maharashtra police over a Facebook post has been to merely issue new guidelines.
Thackeray's death on the social media website Facebook, or the arrest of India Against Corruption volunteer Ravi Srinivasan in Pondicherry for using Twitter to make a remark about Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karthi Chidambaram, the use of Section 66A in these instances shows up the law in a very poor light. It is not just that the Act has been misused, but the very provisions in the law seem to be unconstitutional. Section 66A penalises anyone for "sending false and offensive messages through communication services" and defines such messages as "grossly offensive or of menacing character". The fact that "grossly offensive" or "menacing" could be subject to any interpretation, not necessarily reasonable, clearly violates the reasonable restrictions imposed on freedom of expression under Article 19(2) of the Constitution. Article 19(2) of the Constitution of India declares that all citizens have the right to freedom of speech and expression. Section 66A of the Information Technology Act violates that right. This Section must be dumped. The government's response after huge criticism over misuse of the Section peaked following the arrest of two girls by the Maharashtra police over a Facebook post has been to merely issue new guidelines. In fact, the scope of the Act's provisions is so broadly defined that they run afoul of the fundamental right to freedom of speech and expression, repudiating Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal's assertions to the contrary. That the penalty - a cognisable and bailable offence - is up to three years of imprisonment and a fine, much higher than for comparable offences that are not committed using the computer medium makes it even more draconian. Part (b) of Section 66A considers the sending of "any information which [is known] to be false, but for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will, persistently by making use of such computer resource or a communication device" as a cognisable offence. The trouble is that there is no distinction being made between messages that cause annoyance, inconvenience, ill will or insult which are surely not neces-sarily criminal in nature with those that cause injury, danger, criminal intimidation or enmity (which are in any case covered under other clauses of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)). Part (c) of Section 66A, ostensibly written in to curb internet spam, includes "any electronic mail or electronic mail message for the purpose of causing annoyance or inconvenience or to deceive or to mislead the addressee or recipient about the origin of such messages" as punishable under the section. Again, instead of narrowly defining spam as emails sent in bulk that are unsolicited and deceptive, annoying, misleading and inconvenient, the provision includes any email communication b-etween two or more individuals that could "annoy" or "mislead" or cause "inconvenience". This is again an unconstitutional provision because it does not criminalise spam mes-

sages alone but unreasonably includes any electronic communication or message within its broadly defined conditions. What is more disturbing is that Section 66A has been invoked to book cases against people who have posted messages or views related to political issues, along with other clauses of the IPC. As the recent case of arrest and detentions of two trade union members of the All India Cabin Crew Association or the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra for sending a sarcastic cartoon featuring West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee via email, or Shaheen Dhada's arrest point out, the provisions of the Act have been used for political vendetta. In November, public interest litigation was filed in the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court to declare Section 66A as unconstitutional and ultra vires. One hopes that a legal evaluation of the provisions results in the scrapping of the section in the IT Act. (As we go to press the Supreme Court, -acting on public interest litigation, has issued notice to four states, including Maharashtra, on their use of Section 66A to make arrests.) Beyond Section 66A in the IT Act, there are similar problems with the recently notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011 about which EPW had earlier commented in these pages ("Regulating Internet Content", 11 December 2011). There has definitely been a gross misunderstanding of the internet medium, viewing it merely as a device for communication rather than its present status as a dynamic public forum for discussions, debate and information, among other purposes. The laws envisaged for regulating the internet have not kept pace with the changes in the medium and that is a cause for worry as these laws have been proven to be either unconstitutional or obsolete. When one also takes into consideration the fact that censorship and restriction of freedom of expression on the internet through website takedowns and blocking is on the rise, there definitely is a need for raising the standards of internet governance and lawmaking in the country.

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STATE

Congress party meeting held at Saroori's residence

JAMMU: A meeting of Congress party was held at Senior Congress Leader ,G M Saroori's residence with grass root level representatives which include Ex Chairman LC Arvind Singh Micky, MLA Inderwal G M Saroori, MLA Ramban Ashok Kumar, MLA Chenani Krishan Chand, MLC Mohammad Amin Butt, MLC Naresh Kumar, MLC Subash Gupta, Secretary Auqaf Islamia Kishtwar Mushtaq Ahmed Hap, Sarpanches including Piyaray Lal Sharma, Mohammad Shafi Saroori, Surjeet Singh Charak & other. Saroori said it is the effort which the ruling coalition had been vigorously campaigning among the panches and sarpanches. He said, tion in the BDC election and Urban Local bodies' election which will be conducted soon. He lauded Panchayat members for reposing faith in the candidates of the ruling coalition in the state. "We hail and thank panchs and sarpanchs for reposing faith in coalition candidates by electing them with convincing margins. The ruling coalition victory in Legislative Council polls under Panchayat quota is a result of people friendly policies of the state government in the last three years. Reiterating that the coalition government was committed to establish a vibrant three-tier Panchayati Raj system in the state, Saroori assured maximum empowerment of panchayat members. Congress leaders also congratulate MLA Inderwal G M Saroori from his Inderwal constituency Coalition candidates including Dr Shahnaz Ganaie (NC) and Sham Lal Bhagat(Congress) got highest percentage votes from Jammu region. Ali Mohammad Dar (National Conference) was declared elected from K-1 constituency. Ghulam Nabi Monga (Congress) was declared elected from K-2 constituency. Sham Lal Bhagat (Congress) was declared elected from J-1 constituency. Dr Shahnaz Ganai (National Conference) was declared elected from J-2 constituency. As many as 33,450 panchayat members decided the fate of 37 candidates in fray.

Congress leaders during party meeting at Saroori residence.

like in this Legislative Council election the party workers had worked hard due to their effort CongressNational Conference bagged all the four seats of Legislative Council under Panchayat quota.

He said leaders and workers had to work hard and remains closely associated with each other and with the common people in every area and at all levels. Workers had to show the same spirit and determina-

Yasin Malik arrested during JKLF march in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Police arrested Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) following post-prayer protests in uptown Maisuma locality of summer capital Srinagar on Friday. Malik was leading dozens of supporters after the Friday prayers during a JKLF march to city centre Lal Chowk from the adjacent Maisuma locality. Police intercepted the march and arrested Malik and five other JKLF leaders. This resulted in protests as people in the area resorted to heavy stone pelting at police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. Security forces used batons and tear gas shells to disperse the protesters who kept regrouping to throw stones at the forces. Malik and the five leaders were taken to Kothibagh police station. Friday's protest was against the sentencing of three Kashmiris by courts in the state for their involvement in separatist violence during the last 23 years. Malik told a news agency: "After 20 years, Kashmiris are being sentenced to life imprisonment. Why were we released from jails in the first place? If there is no embargo on peaceful protests I must ask the Indian civil society why are old cases being opened up against Kashmiris now?" "Ours is a peaceful struggle and pushing people to the wall would be dangerous. I appeal to the intelligentsia and the civil society in India to ponder over the serious situation that is emerging because of the sentencing of our people to life imprisonment," Malik added.

Pilgrims convenience tops Govt's agenda: Bhalla

JAMMU: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla, has said that the government was making concerted efforts to tap the huge tourist potential, especially the pilgrimage tourism, in the state by creating necessary infrastructure. "These endeavors of the government are not only adding to the state's economy but tremendously helping employment generation for the youth", he added. This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering of devotees at Shri Bharav Nath ji temple during a function held at Dounthly bazaar in Panjthirthi, here today. Paying obeisance at the temple, the Minister prayed for peace, progress and prosperity in the State. The Minister said Government is working hard to develop all the tourists and historical places with all basic facilities so that the visitors could enjoy the spots without any inconvenience. Bhalla said development of famous Shri Bawe Wali Mata, Shri Peer Kho temple, Shri Ranbireshwar, Shri Raghunath Ji, Shri Balram, Shri Laxmi, Shri Bharav Nath and Shri Gajadhar shrines and several other places are the major projects in this direction. He hoped that these would become a source of attraction for the devotees and help in diverting the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi ji, Shri Budha Amarnath Ji and Shri Amar Nath pilgrims to other parts of State having tremendous tourism potential.

Pakistan violates ceasefire

POONCH :In the third breach of ceasefire this month along the border, Pakistan troops targeted forward Indian posts along Line of Control and International Border in Poonch and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir. "Pakistan Rangers fired at Pansar forward border out post (BoP) along International Border (IB) in Samba sector around 1500 hours today," a senior BSF officer said. Pakistan Rangers resorted to small arms firing and BSF troops fired back effectively, he said. There was no loss of life or injury to anyone, he said. Pakistan Rangers also violated the ceasefire along the International Border in Arnia sector of the state yesterday. However, BSF troops did not retaliate. In Poonch sector of the state, Pakistan troops opened fire on Indian posts in Krishnagati sector of the district last evening, Army said. "They had fired 22 rounds and Indian troops replied back," he said. This is the third ceasefire violation in December this year. A couple were injured on October 1 when the Pakistani troops fired at Indian posts and Chachwal forward village along International Border in Samba sector.

Royal Pashmina Exhibition inaugurated at Delhi

NEW DELHI: A huge collection of hand spin, hand woven shawls and finest quality of silk & needle, hand embroidered collection of Pashmina Royal Shawls exhibition was organized by Jammu and Kashmir Handloom Development Corporation. The 7 days Exhibition (7th to 13th December 2012) was inaugurated by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Hon'ble Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy Resources, Government of India today here. On the occasion he appreciated the unique Pashmian collection of Royal Pashmina items and congratulated the Department for organising the exhibition. The Jammu and Kashmir State Handloom Development Corporation has revived the traditional skill of handspun hand woven Pashmina stalls and has developed a range of shawls in contemporary colours and designs as well which are displayed in the exhibition and visitors were pleased to see the traditional specimen craft, which has been reproduced and is related to Mughal, Afgan, Sikh and Dogra rule who had patronized the Royal craft. However Care has been taken that the reproduction of specimens maching all quality parameters are exact duplication and one piece per specimen has been reproduced with no likelihood of these specimens being copied or produced by anyone else. The recreating of these masterpieces of olden times are collection of 600 specimen of Pashmina shawls, from International Museums private collections, from rare books, where from sample has been documented and taken up for recreation. History bears witness that Pashmina shawls were known world over and were immensely popular in Europe. Huge quantities were exported to Europe where these are in Museums as pieces of art and in private collection as pieces of inheritance. There was huge rush of visitors on the occasion. Among other staff members Managing Director, Deputy General Manager J&K Handloom Development Corporation were also present on the occasion who have efficiently managed the event and said that people of the Delhi would have an opportunity to have best and unique collection of Royal Pashmina shawls at their door steps which are created by the efficient hands of Kashmiri artists.

STUDENT AGE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012 Prof. Mushtaq Peer appointed Consultant
JAMMU: The cabinet which met here on Thursday with Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah in chair approved the appointment of Prof. Mushtaq Ahmad Peer as consultant regarding IT applications and computerization to fast tract appointments. He would be conducting tests for recruitment to nongazetted and class IV posts to speed up the recruitment process.

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LA panel seeks report on brunt of brick kilns on human lives, agri decline
JAMMU: A meeting of the Sub Committee (Brick Kilns Related) of the Committee on Environment of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was held on Friday under the Chairmanship of MLA, Ch. Zulfikar Ali. The meeting deliberated upon various issues including impact of brick kilns on human lives and decline in agriculture besides discussing rules and regulations related to Pollution Control Board. The Legislators, Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani, Charanjit Singh, Prof. Gharu Ram and Ch. Sham Lal gave valuable suggestions for making Jammu and Kashmir a pollution free State. The Committee directed the DDCs of Samba and Kathua to collect detailed information on the brunt of brick kilns on human lives and agriculture in these districts for the last three years and submit the same to the Assembly Secretariat for scrutiny. The Committee asked the PCB authorities to gear up their field functionaries to keep a strict check over implementation of their prescribed norms. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Forest Sheikh Eijaz Iqbal, Secretary CA&PD, Mohammad Abass Dar, District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kathua, Ms Zahida Khan, District Development Commissioner, Samba, Mubarak Singh, Chief Wildlife Warden, A. K. Singh, Director CA&PD, Jammu, Parvez Ahmad Malik, Director Environment, Regional Director Environment and senior officers of Assembly Secretariat.

Killing of Panchs in J&K being probed: MHA

NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Government is probing whether the recent killings of panchayat members were carried out by militants or resulted from personal enmity and criminal nexus. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs R P N Singh said, "As per information received from the State Government, two sarpanchs (Kulgam and Baramulla) and one panch (Baramulla) have been killed by unknown gunmen in incidents of violence against the elected representatives of Panchayats." He said investigation is on to unravel the truth as to whether the killings of panchayat members were related to militancy or there was some criminal nexus or personal enmity behind the incidents. "State government has taken measures to ensure safety of elected representatives of panchayats which includes night patrolling by security forces and domination of area, perceived to be vulnerable to such attacks. All specific reports about threats to Sarpanchs/Panchs are being attended by State police," Singh said. Panchayat elections were held in the state earlier this year after more than three decades and as many as 35,000 Panches and Sarpanches were elected. In August this year, posters claiming to be that of a terror group were pasted in some parts of the Valley asking the panches to quit. However, the police was not sure whether the posters were a handiwork of some terror group or miscreants.

Govt. dispenses with cheque system in certain Departments

JAMMU: The cabinet which met here on Thursday with Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah in chair decided dispensing with cheque system of payments in Departments like Public Works, PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Power Development Department, Forest and switching over to civil accounting system. The new accounting pattern would come in force from April 01, 2013.

Coalition's clean sweep in LC polls, opposition draws blank

NC, Cong bag two seats each
JAMMU: The ruling National Conference-Congress coalition has swept the Legislative Council polls for which counting took place early this morning. Of the four LC seats which went for polls on December 03, National Conference and Congress bagged two seats each. For the K-1 constituency of Kashmir province, National Conference candidate Mr. Ali Muhammad Dar defeated his nearest rival Peer Muhammad Hussain of Peoples Democratic Party by a margin of 2675 votes. Of the 16155 votes polled for the constituency, Mr. Dar secured 8586 votes whileas Mr. Hussain got 5911 votes. For the K-2 seat, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Monga of Congress defeated his nearest rival Mr. Yasir Reshi of PDP by a margin of 2565 votes. Mr. Monga secured 8659 votes whileas Mr. Reshi got 6094 votes. For J-1 constituency Congress candidate Mr. Shyam Lal defeated his nearest rival Mr. Gurmeet Singh of PDP by a margin of 7034 votes. Of the 14874 votes polled, Mr. Shyam Lal secured 9123 votes whileas Mr. Gurmeet secured 2089 votes. For the J-2 seat, Dr. Shahnaz Ganai of National Conference defeated her nearest rival Mr. Ved Prakash Gupta of PDP by a margin of 6917 votes. Of the 14812 votes polled for the constituency, Dr. Shahnaz secured 9070 votes whileas Mr. Gupta secured 2153 votes.

SC asks J&K govt to broaden passage leading to Amarnath cave

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Jammu and Kashmir government and Amarnath Shrine Board to broaden the passage leading to holy Amarnath cave and bifurcate it to make separate way for the movement of pedestrian pilgrims and those who go there on horses. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar asked the state government to give urgent attention to medical, toilet, road and other facilities to the pilgrims and put rubber tiles on the passage near holy caves to prevent pilgrims slipping on road. The court reserved its order after hearing extensive arguments and said that it would pass a detailed order next week. The court had taken suo motu cognisance of media reports on pilgrims' deaths allegedly due to lack of proper facilities and medical care for them. The apex court had earlier appointed a high-power committee to look into the issue of growing number of casualties of Amarnath pilgrims. The committee comprises secretaries of various departments including those from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Home Affairs, Health and Child Welfare, besides the Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary. The court had asked the committee to visit the shrine and give the report to J and K Governor who is also the chairman of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB), responsible for holding the Amarnath pilgrimage. About 6.20 lakh pilgrims undertook the Amarnath Yatra this year which saw 93 casualties.

CPI(M) demands setting up of a Disability Commisssion in J&K

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir unit of CPI(M) today demanded setting up of a Disability Commission in the state and implementation of J-K Persons with Disabilities Act 1998, Mental Health Act 1987 and National Trust Act-1999 to empower the disabled population in the state."The rising problems of the disabled can't be addressed through lip service, pseudo promises or ritual celebration of World Disability Day. Serious policy intervention is the need of the hour to facilitate their independent living and self determining existence," CPI(M) secretary Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said in a statement here. Tarigami said that the administrative structure would be instrumental in looking at their problems holistically and formulating policy inputs for their welfare. He called for a comprehensive reservation policy for the disabled in private educational institutions, training and professional colleges and other employment concerns to empower the disabled population in the state. Stressing on opening of special vocational rehabilitation centres in the state, the CPI(M) leader said training in different crafts and trades would hone their skills and enhance their employability.

Govt approves re fixing of transport fares

JAMMU: The cabinet has approved refixing of maximum chargeable fares in case of stage and contract carriers. Decision to this effect was taken today with Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah in chair. As per the cabinet decision, 14.40% hike has been approved in existing fares of big buses(stage carriage), 13.49% hike in mini buses(stage carriage), 12.13% hike in taxi, maxi cabs(contract carriers) and 8.81% hike in petrol driven auto rickshaws(contract carriage). The cabinet has directed the State Transport Authority to accordingly issue detailed notification specifying revised route-wise fares.

Sports inculcate discipline and leadership: Chib

SRINAGAR: Stressing for the importance of games in inculcating the discipline among youth, Minister for Medical, Technical Education and Sports, Mr. R.S. Chib said that for developing a healthy body and sound mind, sports play a vital role and medical fraternity should also participate actively in the sports. The Minister was speaking on the Annual Sports Day organised by Government Medical College, Srinagar at Bakshi Stadium here today. For developing sports infrastructure at Medical College, Srinagar to boost the sports activities, the Minister announced funds to the tune of Rs. 30 lakh out of his constituency development fund. He also assured the medical fraternity and medical students for construction of Indoor Stadium for Medical College at Srinagar adding that land shall be identified on priority for acquisition. The Minister also distributed mementoes among the first 3 position holders in the 100 metre and 200 metre race completion on the occasion. Among others, members of Sports Council, faculty members of Government Medical College, Srinagar besides medical students and senior citizens participated in the function.

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GMR Maldives row: India backs legal process, contracts on compensation

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI: With a Singapore court clearing Male airport's takeover by the Maldives government, India Thursday made it clear that it would like to see "fulfillment" of all legal processes and adherence to all relevant contracts and agreements regarding compensation in $500 million GMR airport project. "The Maldives government has the power to do what it wants, including expropriating the airport," Sundaresh Menon, the Chief Justice of Singapore, said in court Thursday. Earlier, the court had suspended the Maldives' government's decision to cancel the contract. A spokesman for the Maldives president said the government would invite international tenders in about 18 months to continue with the project of the airport modernisation. was linked to compensation to GMR and its associates in Malaysia. He stressed that the latter part has not been "affected or responded" in Thursday's judgement. "These issues are not affected with judgement or not responded to...Fulfilment of all legal process and requirement is what we want to see in this case and we hope that all relevant contracts and agreements would be adhered to and all legal process are carried through," he said. Amid the diplomatic spat over the unilateral cancellation of the GMR contract, India has appointed Rajeev Shahare as the new High Commissioner to the Maldives replacing incumbent D. M. Mulay. Shahare is presently joint secretary in the West Asia North Africa (WANA) division in the Ministry of External Affairs. His appointment comes at a time when bilateral ties have dived to an all-time low over the termination of the contract awarded to the GMR-led consortium for the modernisation of the Male International Airport. Mulay has been appointed as India's Consul General in New York. He will be assuming charge in March 2013, sources said. India had made it clear to the Maldives that no arbitrary or coercive measure should be taken in the GMR case pending the outcome of the legal proceedings and underlined that any such action would inevitably have adverse consequences for bilateral relations.

India, Pakistan hope to become SCO members

BISHKEK: India and Pakistan Wednesday expressed their willingness to become members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Currently, both nations attend SCO meetings as observers. "We would be very happy to continue working in SCO as a fullfledged member as soon as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization makes a decision to expand," Secretary (East) in the Indian foreign ministry Sanjay Singh said during a meeting of the heads of governments of SCO nations. Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said at the meeting that his country also wants to join the SCO as a full-fledged member. "We are looking forward to beginning work with you as a full-fledged member," Xinhua quoted Kaira as saying. The 11th heads of government meeting of the SCO opened Wednesday with a focus on strengthening cooperation in economy and cultural exchanges within the framework of SCO. Leaders from the six SCO members - China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and five SCO observer countries Mongolia, Pakistan, Iran, India and Afghanistan, attended the meeting.

The court's ruling has come as a blow to India's efforts to restore the GMR contract, the single largest FDI in India. Syed Akbaruddin, the spokesperson of the external affairs ministry, said that the ministry as well as the Indian High Commission in Male are studying the judgement and its implications. He pointed out that there are two issues in the case - the sovereign right of a nation and other legalities of the agreement, which

India-Britain diabetes summit in Chennai next month

CHENNAI: A delegation from Britain comprising of 50 officials from universities and medical technology companies will participate in a diabetes summit by Indo-British Health Initiative (IBHI) here next month. "We are focusing on what we believe will be the largest ever bilateral healthcare event staged between India and the UK," Mike Nithavrianakis, Britain's Deputy High Commissioner and ex-officio president of IBHI, told reporters Wednesday. The summit is targeted at several hundred private and public sector experts across India and Britain and would cover prevention, diagnosis, treatment of diabetes, obesity, wound care and others. The summit will bring together experts from India and Britain to find solutions to the crisis of diabetes. Senior diabetologists and endocrinologists are expected to speak at the summit. Prithvi Mohandas, founder-secretary of IBHI and joint managing director of MIOT Hospitals, said IBHI helped Indian healthcare institutions to build on their relationship with Britain's healthcare sector and forge partnerships in academics, healthcare delivery, technologies and innovative solutions. A Young Innovator Award will also be presented at the summit.

India reaffirms support to Palestine

NEW DELHI: India reaffirmed its unwavering support to the people of Palestine and reiterated its belief that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace can be achieved through talks leading to a "sovereign, independent, viable" state. Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed, speaking at the annual commemoration of the "International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People", also termed the UN upgrading the status of the Palestinian Authority to non-member observer status as a "a decisive achievement for Palestine" to reach its final goal of an independent state. "Let me take this opportunity to re-affirm India's consistent and unwavering support to the friendly people of Palestine and reiterate India's belief that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the region can be achieved through negotiations and dialogue so that a sovereign, independent, viable State of Palestine living side by side within secured borders, with the State of Israel, becomes a reality.," the minister said at the event, organised by Indian Council of World Affairs here. Ahamed said the "continued stalemate in the situation and hardening of positions was a matter of concern" and India was hopeful of resumption of direct talks between the two sides. Ahmed Salem Al-Wahishi, chief representative of League of Arab States Mission, reading out the message of Nabil El-Arabi, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, expressed astonishment at the "international weakness to face the Israeli arrogance" and urged the UN Security Council to "shoulder its responsibility and revise its mechanism to face these Israeli unilateral measures that left no land to establish the Palestinian state based on the two-state solution". He was referring to the recent flare up of violence in the Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas launched missile attacks at each other, leading to the deaths many Palestinian women and children in Gaza. El-Arabi said an Arab League delegation had witnessed "the huge destruction by the Israeli bombardment and aggression on the Palestinian people" and urged the international community to extend all support to the Palestinains people to enable them "to live in peace and stability like other people of the world". Lise Grande, United Nations Resident Coordinator, read out the message of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who said the upsurge in violence in the Gaza Strip had made him realise the "disastrous consequences, in particular for the civilian population - of the absence of a permanent resolution ot the conflict". Ban said "final status issues can only be solved through direct negotiations" and it was crucial to sustain the ceasefire in Gaza. He promised to do everything to support the goal that would meet the "legitimate aspirations of both sees". ICWA Director General Rajiv K. Bhatia said India is a "passionate supporter" of the Palestinian cause and people. "The government of India has always called for a sovereign, independent state of Palestine alongside with Israel," he said.

India, Bangladesh to ink extradition pact in January

NEW DELHI: In an important step, India and Bangladesh Wednesday discussed a cluster of bilateral issues and decided to sign a long-negotiated extradition treaty in January. A joint statement after a meeting between India's Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and his Bangladesh counterpart M.K. Alamgir here said both sides agreed that the extradition treaty, which is under consideration by both governments, may be finalised at an early date. "It was agreed that Revised Travel Agreement (RTA) as well as the extradition treaty will be finalised and signed in January 2013 during the proposed visit of Indian Home Minister to Dhaka," it said. The statement said both sides noted that the action was being taken for repatriation of sentenced prisoners to either country. The two countries also agreed not to resort to firing unless fired upon or attacked by terrorists or armed criminals and expressed regret over deaths and loss of life on the border. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid also met Alamgir and reviewed the state of bilateral relations. Khurshid underlined the commitment to India to deepen ties with India in all areas. He also signalled India's keenness to promote investment in Bangladesh.

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Royal Australian Air Force delegation visits Jodhpur

JODHPUR: A six-member delegation of Royal Australian Air Force has arrived here on a twoday visit. The delegation, led by Air Chief Air Marshal Geoff Brown AO accompanied by his wife Amanda Brown, landed here on Thursday evening. The delegation was received by Air Commodore R N Gaekwad and his wife Rupali Gaekwad at the Air Force Station. "He will be visiting the Air Force Station and will discuss the issues of common interest with the air force officials in the two days' visit.

CCS clears proposal for Karwar naval base expansion

NEW DELHI: The Indian Government has cleared proposals worth over Rs 13,000 crore for a major expansion of the strategic naval air base at Karwar where the Russian-origin aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov will be berthed and raising a new battalion of Sikkim Scouts for the Army. The proposals were cleared at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Thursday, Navy sources said. Under the plan, the Navy will carry out the expansion of the Karwar base on the country's western sea board in Karnataka where it will berth Admiral Gorshkov, now rechristened INS Vikramaditya, and carry out military aircraft operations. The aircraft carrier is expected to join the Navy in 2013-end. It plans to deploy the Scorpene submarines and a number of surface ships at the base after the completion of the over Rs 10,000 crore project at Karwar. Codenamed 'Project Seabird Phase IIA', the work will involve construction of a wide range of new facilities and augmentation of certain existing facilities, the sources said. As per the plans, the Navy will be able to base around 30 major warships at Karwar after the completion of Phase-IIA by 2017-18. It is also planning to establish a Naval Air Station there for deploying fixed and rotary wing shipbased military aircraft, they said. Project Seabird has been dogged by long delays, fund crunches and truncated clearances since it was first approved in 1985 at an initial cost of Rs 350 crore. Phase-I, which was completed at a cost of Rs 2,629 crore in 200506, has enabled the Navy to base more than 15 warships at Karwar. The CCS also cleared a proposal to raise the first battalion of Sikkim Scouts for the Army which will mainly comprise youth from the northeastern state.

"India's bilateral relationship with Australia is based on mutual trust, understanding, shared inter-

ests and mutual cooperation," said Defence spokesperson, S D Goswami.

Russia urges NKorea to reconsider rocket launch

MOSCOW: Russia on Monday strongly urged North Korea to reconsider its plan to launch a rocket later this month, saying Moscow regretted the move. "We vehemently ask the North Korean government to reconsider the decision to launch the rocket," the foreign ministry said, adding it had heard of the news of the plan "with regret". North Korea announced Saturday that it would carry out its second long-range rocket launch this year between December 10 and 22. Pyongyang insists it is a purely "peaceful, scientific" mission aimed at placing a polar-orbiting earth observation satellite in orbit. But Russia said the launch would violate UN Security Council resolution 1874 which "unambiguously" prohibits Pyongyang from carrying out ballistic missile launches. "North Korea, as a member of the United Nations, is obliged to obey UN Security Council decisions," the Russian statement said. The first rocket stage now has been placed in position at the North's Sohae satellite launch station, a South Korean government source told Yonhap news agency.

Speed up SAM projects, India to Israel

NEW DELHI; After the failure of a critical trial of the Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MR-SAM) in Israel, India has asked Tel Aviv to speed up the development of two advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. During the 10th joint working group on defence cooperation, cochaired by defence secretary Shashikant Sharma and Israeli defence ministry director-general Major-General Ehud Shani, the two sides also discussed the regional and global security situation, including the recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Tel Aviv records military sales worth around USD one billion to India every year, ranging from Heron and Searcher UAVs, Harpy and Harop 'killer' drones to Barak anti-missile defence systems and Green Pine radars, Python and Derby air-to-air missiles. India expressed "concern'' at the "two-year delay'' in completion of the long-range SAM (LR-SAM) project, sanctioned in December 2005 at a cost of Rs 2,606 crore to arm Indian warships. Both the SAM systems, being developed by Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) in collaboration with DRDO, have the same missile with an interception range of 70km. They are to be produced in bulk by defence PSU Bharat Dynamics (BDL) to plug the existing holes in India's air defence cover. "While the multi-function surveillance and threat radars, weapon control systems with data links and the like of the LR-SAM have all been tested, there has been delay in the missiles being developed by IAI," they said. Another major missile project, worth around $1 billion, that Israel could bag is the one to supply thirdgeneration anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) to the 1.13-million strong Indian Army. The Army has already trial-evaluated the Israeli 'Spike' ATGM after the US offer of its 'Javelin' missiles was shelved due to Washington's reluctance to undertake "transfer of technology'' to ensure BDL can make them in large numbers.

Japan readies missile defence over N Korean rocket

TOKYO: Tokyo has begun deploying a surface-to-air missile defence system and is putting its armed forces on standby ahead of a planned North Korean missile launch this month, reports and officials said Monday. Public broadcaster NHK reported that a naval vessel carrying PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability-3) ballistic missiles left a western Japan naval base Monday, headed for the country's southern Okinawa island chain. Defence Minister Satoshi Morimoto on Saturday ordered the military to prepare for the rocket launch, with a defence ministry spokesman telling AFP that "our ground, marine, and air forces are now preparing to deploy troops in Okinawa", which the rocket may fly over. Tokyo is also planning to deploy Aegis warships in neighbouring waters, the top-selling Yomiuri Shimbun and other Japanese media reported Monday. Officials are preparing to issue an advance order as soon as Friday to shoot down the rocket if it looks set to fall on Japanese territory, after an emergency meeting chaired by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, the Nikkei business daily reported. Noda on Monday called for close cooperation with the United States, China, South Korea and Russia in preparation for the planned launch, which has drawn international condemnation. "I have ordered cabinet ministers to gather and analyse information closely with each other and as we closely collaborate with related countries," Noda was quoted by Dow Jones Newswires as saying. The communist North announced on Saturday that it would launch a rocket between December 10 and 22 -- its second long-range rocket launch this year after a much-hyped but botched attempt in April. It has reportedly notified neighbours including Japan of the trajectory of the planned launch. Washington and Seoul urged Pyongyang to scrap the launch while Tokyo reportedly postponed talks due this week with North Korea. In April, Japan ordered missiledefence preparations, including placing one of its PAC-3 systems next to the defence ministry building in central Tokyo in response to the earlier launch. Military preparations were also made in 2009 ahead of another North Korean rocket launch. China, the North's main ally and key benefactor, said Sunday it was concerned at the rocket launch plans, according to state media.

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Mars rover detects hint of possible life in soil analysis

CHICAGO: The Mars rover Curiosity has offered a tantalising taste of evidence that there was once life on the Red Planet, but scientists said it is too soon to make much of the first soil analyses. NASA's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instruments have been sending back information as it hunts for compounds such as methane, as well as hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen, that are the building blocks of life. Researchers were excited to detect simple organic compounds in the soil scooped up from a crusted dune. But they cautioned that the traces of carbon could have come from meteorites or even particles the instruments picked up before launch from Earth. "It's going to be an exciting hunt to find early environments that might be protected from this harsh surface environment." The instruments captured stunning pictures of the sand scooped up from the drift -- which one researcher described as coarser than flour but finer than sugar. Curiosity was also able to analyse crystals and other materials found in the sand. By heating the samples, they were able to detect a significant amount of water in the sand, along with some carbon dioxide, oxygen, and sulphur dioxide. "The Curiosity rover is kind of like a CSI laboratory on wheels," Michael Meyer, the lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Programme, told a news conference. "These results are an unprecedented look at the chemical diversity of the area that is representative of the rest of the planet." Scientists do not expect Curiosity to find aliens or living creatures but they hope to use it to analyse soil and rocks for signs that building blocks of life are present and may have supported life in the past. The $2.5 billion Curiosity rover -- which landed in Gale Crater on August 6 this year -- also aims to study the Martian environment to prepare for a possible human mission there in the coming years. US President Barack Obama has vowed to send humans to the planet by 2030.

They hope to find more evidence of organic compounds as Curiosity makes its way across the barren, windblown sands of Rocknest towards Mount Sharp, searching for a good place to start digging deeper.

"It's not unexpected that this sand pile would not be rich in organics. It's been exposed to the harsh Martian environment," said Paul Mahaffy, NASA's principal investigator for Curiosity's sample analysis.

Armed Forces observing Flag Day today

CHANDIGARH:The Armed Forces Flag Day is being observed today. The day reinforces solidarity with the Armed forces for all that they do for the nation in the performance of their onerous duties. It is also marked by contribution to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund to honour the brave and martyrs for their supreme sacrifice. Our correspondent reports that it is an occasion for the people of the entire country to show their respect and admiration to existing and ex servicemen of Armed Forces and recognize those who lost their lives battling for the nation. On the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day, a wreath was laid by General Officer commanding Vajra Corps, Lieutenant General Sanjeev Madhok at Punjab State War Memorial in Jalandhar.

Four injured in China fighter jet crash

BEIJING: A Chinese fighter jet crashed in a southern Chinese city Tuesday, sparking a fire that injured at least four people, the defence ministry announced. The Jian-7 fighter plane belonging to the Chinese air force crashed while on a training exercise on Tuesday morning near the airport in Shantou city, Guangdong province, the ministry said in a statement on its website. The plane ploughed into a residential building in Shantou, resulting in injuries to four people, it said. The pilot was able to parachute safely to the ground, it added. An investigation into the accident has been launched. China Central Television, citing local firefighters at the scene, said three of the injured were hospitalised. Photos from the scene posted on web portal Sina.com showed a dislodged wing of the jet next to a burning building as thick smoke billowed from the crash site.

Saudi fighter jet crashes in Gulf waters

RIYADH: A Saudi F-15 fighter with only the pilot on board crashed into Gulf waters while on a training mission in the kingdom's Eastern Province, the defence ministry announced Monday. The plane fell into "Saudi territorial waters and the search for the pilot is still ongoing," the ministry said, adding that an investigation has been launched into the cause of the crash. The "accident" took place on "a routine mission led by Lieutenant Pilot Fahad bin Faleh al-Masareer on Sunday evening" from King Abdul Aziz air base in the Eastern Province, it said, in a statement to media A similar incident took place last May when another Saudi F-15 crashed in the same region and its pilot was killed.

India Ready To Deploy Forces In South China Sea: Navy Chief

NEW DELHI: Terming the fast modernisation of Chinese Navy as a "major concern", Navy Chief Admiral D K Joshi today said India will protect its interests in the disputed South China Sea and if required, may also send its forces there. "Yes you are right. The modernisation (of Chinese Navy) is truly impressive... It is an actually a major cause of concern for us, which we continuously evaluate and work out our options and our strategies," he told a press conference. The Navy Chief was replying to a question on contingencies in South China sea to protect Indian interests there and impression about the Chinese Navy's modernisation. Answering a volley of questions about South China Sea over which India had a tiff with China last year, he said although India's presence in that maritime region was not on "very frequent" basis, it had interests like free navigation and exploitation of natural resources there. "Not that we expect to be in those waters very frequently, but when the requirement is there for situations where country's interests are involved, for example ONGC Videsh, we will be required to go there and we are prepared for that. Are we holding exercises for that nature, the short answer is yes," Joshi said.

Navy: No US drones missing after Iran claim

TEHRAN: Iran on Tuesday claimed it had captured a US drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf, even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV, but the US Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for." The conflicting accounts still leave the possibility that the drone claimed by Iran, a Boeing-designed ScanEagle, could have been plucked from the sea in the past and unveiled for maximum effect following escalating tensions over US surveillance missions in the Gulf. Other countries in the region such as the United Arab Emirates also have ScanEagle drones in their fleets. Cmdr. Jason Salata, a spokesman for the US Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain, said ScanEagles operated by the Navy "have been lost into the water" over the years, but there is no "record of that occurring most recently." The Iranian announcement did not give details on the time or location of the claimed drone capture. It's certain, however, to be portrayed by Tehran as another bold challenge to US reconnaissance efforts in the region. Last month, the Pentagon said a drone came under Iranian fire in the Gulf but was not harmed. A year ago, Iran managed to bring down an unmanned CIA spy drone possibly coming from Afghanistan. "The US Navy has fully accounted for all unmanned air vehicles operating in the Middle East region," said Salata. "Our operations in the Gulf are confined to internationally recognised waters and airspace." Iran claimed it captured the drone after it entered Iranian airspace. A report on state TV quoted the Navy chief of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Ali Fadavi, as saying the Iranian forces caught the "intruding" drone, which had apparently taken off from a US aircraft carrier. "The US drone, which was conducting a reconnaissance flight and gathering data over the Persian Gulf in the past few days, was captured by the Guard's navy air defence unit as soon as it entered Iranian airspace," Fadavi said. "Such drones usually take off from large warships."

NASA to send new rover to Mars in 2020

CHICAGO: NASA plans to send a new rover to Mars in 2020 as it prepares for a manned mission to the Red Planet, the US space agency said. The announcement came Tuesday, a day after NASA released the results of the first soil tested by the Curiosity rover, which found traces of some of the compounds like water and oxygen that are necessary for life. The administration of President Barack Obama "is committed to a robust Mars exploration programme," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a statement.

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Govt Aware of Chinese activities along borders: Antony

NEW DELHI: The Indian Government is aware of the Chinese activities along the borders and has taken necessary steps to secure the desired national security objectives, the Defence Ministry has told the Lok Sabha. In a written reply to a question in the House, Defence Minister A K Antony said Monday, "Government is aware of the activities of China along the border and is fully seized of the security imperatives of the country." The threat perception is reviewed from time to time including the need for developing requisite infrastructure in the border areas, he added. On the steps taken by the Ministry in this regards, the Minister said, "Necessary steps, Comprehensive Capability Development Plan (CCDP) has been drawn by the Services, based on inputs from their operational commands. "CCDP pertaining to strategic railway lines, including those in Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and North East states, has been drawn up by the Services, based on the inputs from operational command and validated from an operational and logistics perspective," he said. On status of the project, the Minister said that out of the 14 lines, railways have completed survey for 10. "Survey for three lines is in progress and for one it is yet to start. Railways have expressed inability to fund these highly capital intensive lines in view of huge throw-forward of ongoing sanctioned projects and limited availability of resources," Antony said. In reply to a question on impact of delay in defence projects, the Defence Minister said that DRDO has written a letter to concerned stakeholders in the Ministry in October 2012 regarding likely delay in systems developed by it, including armaments. "This delay is likely in case the platforms, on which these systems are based, are changed. The delay would be in both ongoing projects (which are in fairly advanced stage) as well as in case of systems where development work has been completed and orders have been placed by stakeholders on production agencies," he said.

as required, have been initiated through development of infrastructure as well as operational capabilities of the armed forces to secure the desired national security objectives." Replying to a query on setting up strategic rail links in the country, Antony said a

US Navy's Ford-class aircraft carrier to be named Enterprise

WASHINGTON: The third Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carrier will be named Enterprise, US Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, has said. The name was selected to honour USS Enterprise (CVN 65), the Navy's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which was recently inactivated. Commissioned in 1961, CVN 65 served for more than five decades. It participated in the blockade of the Cuban Missile Crisis, launched strike operations in Vietnam, and conducted combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The future USS Enterprise, designated CVN 80, will be the ninth ship to bear the name, the US Department of Defence said in a statement. CVN-78, CVN79, and CVN-80 are the first three ships in the Navy's new Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) Class of nuclearpowered aircraft carriers (CVNs). CVN 78 is scheduled to be delivered in 2015. Gerald R Ford class-aircraft carriers have been redesigned from the Nimitz class. CVN-80 will be 1,092 feet in length and have a beam of 134 feet. The flight deck will be 256 feet wide, and the ship will be able to operate at speeds in excess of 34 knots.

Army chief Army chief reviews security along China border

KOLKATA: Operational preparedness of troops deployed along the border with China and security situation in the northeastern states was reviewed by Indian Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh here Sunday. "Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag briefed the Army Chief on the operational preparedness and the security scenario in the eastern region," defence spokesperson Group Capt T K Singha said. The Eastern Command of the Army is in-charge of securing the region east of Kolkata up to Arunachal Pradesh covering India's new formations and deploying more lethal weapon systems. This was Gen Singh's maiden visit to the Fort William-based Command headquarters since taking over as Army Chief on May 31, 2012. The visit follows his earlier visits to the three Corps headquarters under Eastern Command based at Sukna, Dimapur and Tezpur in recent months. "It is virtually a homecoming," said Gen Singh on arrival. Having commanded the Eastern Command for over two years, this is one formation that is very close to my heart," he said.

boundary with China. India is upgrading its defence

preparedness along the eastern boundary by raising more troops,

Govt shortlists Boeing for procuring choppers

NEW DELHI: Government has shortlisted American aircraft manufacturing firm Boeing, with its Chinook helicopter, for procuring 15 heavy-lift choppers for the Indian Air Force, Defence Minister A K Antony has told the Rajya Sabha. In a written reply to the House, he said the cost of contract will depend on outcome of contract negotiations with the company. "In the proposal initiated by IAF for procurement of 15 heavy-lift helicopters, Boeing with Chinook helicopters has emerged as the L-1 vendor. The cost of contract would depend upon outcome of contract negotiation with the L-1 vendor, which has yet not been concluded," Antony said. The Field Evaluation Trials for these helicopters conducted by IAF have found them to be compliant with all the stated Air Staff Qualitative Requirements "It is not a fact that these helicopters were to be purchased from the Government of Italy. In the context of an allegation against one service officer, as appearing in the media, information has been sought from the Government of Italy," he said. In reply to a question on purchase of VVIP helicopters and Defence Ministry's request to External Affairs Ministry to ask the United Kingdom to find out role of middlemen in it, Antony said the matter has been taken up with the UK government. "Based on a request from Defence Ministry, the External Affairs Ministry has taken up the matter with UK, which has informed that they have not launched any investigation and are presently awaiting results of Italian investigation in order to ascertain whether any further action needs to be taken," he said.

(ASQRs), he said. Replying to a separate question on purchase of 197 Light Utility Helicopters (LUH), Antony said the procurement is under examination. He was asked whether the Ministry deferred its decision of purchasing 197 LUHs after allegations of demand of kickback of Rs 25 crore was levelled on it. "The Ministry has not deferred

its decision of purchasing of 197 LUHs and the procurement case is under examination. The Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) lays down stringent guidelines to effect utmost probity and transparency in procurement transactions," the Defence Minister said. Antony also denied that these choppers were to be procured from Italy.

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Tripura government opposes direct transfer of food subsidy
AGARTALA:The Left Front government in Tripura on Friday opposed the central government's move to provide direct transfer of food subsidy in cash to people, currently accessible through the public distribution system (PDS). "The proposed direct transfer of food subsidy in cash to people planned to be effective by the central government from next month. The new system would spoil the PDS and create famine in India," Tripura Food and Civil Supplies Minister Manik Dey told reporters. He said the union consumer affairs, food and public distribution ministry secretary, Sudhir Sharma, held a meeting in New Delhi recently with the food department officials of all states and directed them to implement the new scheme from January 1, 2013 onwards. According to Dey, the central government has decided to implement the new scheme of direct transfer of subsidy in 51 districts, including four in Tripura, on pilot basis. Dey in a letter to the union minister, K.V. Thomas, demanding withdrawal of the plan immediately. "This direct transfer of food subsidy in cash to people proposal is unrealistic and there is a belief that the central government is cleverly chalking out an escape route from their basic duty of ensuring supply of essential commodities up to the door step of the common people," Dey said. "There must be universal coverage of PDS. Centre should introduce a scheme for supply of statepreferred basic essential commodities like edible oil, pulses, detergent powder, soap, spices, exercise books for students, toothpaste and cheap cloth." Strongly opposing the National Food Security (NFS) draft bill, the Tripura minister said that in its present form, it is grossly inadequate in achieving its objectives. "The NFS draft bill is against the interests of the poor and the middle class as it would weaken the PDS. To control the prices of market, the PDS must be a strong arrangement," he observed. "As per the present form of the NFS bill, 25 percent rural people and 50 percent urban citizens would be out of the purview of the PDS," Dey said. The minister alleged that the Manmohan Singh-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government had been trying to withdraw the PDS and encourage black-marketing of food items. "The NFS draft bill proposes that the state government has to be liable to make payment of food security allowance in case of failure to supply permitted quantity of food grain to the entitled person. The Left Front government opposes this provision," the Tripura food minister said. The Communist Party of IndiaMarxist (CPI-M) has been organising protest rallies demanding an overhaul of the draft NFS bill.

Ajit Singh asks CMs to reduce jet fuel taxes

NEW DELHI: In an attempt to bring down operating cost of airlines, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh here on Friday asked chief ministers of states to reduce taxes on aviation fuel. "We have written to chief ministers several times on the issue, but they are all worried about their fiscal problems," Singh said on the sidelines of PanIIT Alumni Meet here. While Chattisgarh was the only state to have reduced aviation fuel taxes by four per cent, Maharastra had publicly announced that it would consider reducing it, Singh said. ATF (aviation turbine fuel) taxes in New Delhi stands at 20 per cent, in Maharastra 25 per cent and in West Bengal it is 29 per cent. Due to lukewarm responses from a Singh said that so far no foreign airlines had approached the government for FDI clearance, adding, "I believe talks are on as reported in newspapers. They are supposed to inform us after signing the deal". Asked about Kingfisher Airlines, he said that the airlines would have to satisfy DGCA norms and ensure passenger safety and a proper flight schedule. "We are not monitoring KFA anymore as they are not flying. They have to satisfy (to DGCA) about their plans... fiscal, operational and afety. Unless we are sure about passenger safety and some integrity about their schedule of flights, I don't think DGCA will allow them to fly," he said. The new terminal airport at Kolkata is expected to be operational by January 23, he said.

majority of state governments in reducing ATF tax, the Centre has agreed to bring the pricing of jet fuel under the oil regulator. The move is aimed at accountability and reducing costs for airlines, which accounts for nearly 50 per cent of domestic airlines costs. Taxes on aviation fuel are reportedly an area of concern for foreign aviation majors trying to enter Indian market.

BRICS to set up platform for technology and information exchange

NEW DELHI: BRICS countries have agreed to institute a platform for creating opportunities for exchange of technologies among themselves. The decision on the platform, that would also serve for exchange of experiences and good practices for enterprise among member countries, was taken at a meeting here earlier this week of the BRICS Contact Group on Economy Trade and Investment. "There was a decision (Contact Group) that we would create a platform for exchange of experiences, good practices and opportunities... basically opportunities in terms of availability of technology," Amar Sinha, joint secretary in India's commerce ministry said. The Contact Group also decided to create data bases of exports and imports, as well as a data base and platform for exchange of information for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of BRICS countries. "For SMEs to access information is not that easy, unlike for large corporations which do have the resources to get information," Sinha told a forum here Thursday on "BRICS and a Changing Global Economic Landscape" organised jointly by O.P. Jindal Global University, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and the Getulio Vargas Foundation of Brazil. "Most of our (BRICS) small and medium enterprises are contributing hugely to economic growth and the export market," Sinha said. In this regard, Sinha mentioned the "very interesting" Russian proposal for a BRICS technology platform so that technology could be taken from the laboratory to the factory for its successful commercialisation. Emphasisng that BRICS aims to reform the global financial institutions, Paolo Estivallent de Mesquita, director of Brazil's Department of Economic Affairs said: "We can only change the international economic governance structure through joint action and discussions are on about setting up the BRICS Development Bank." According to Sinha, the Contact Group meeting this week discussed the road map for BRICS laid out at the New Delhi Summit of leaders earlier this year. "BRICS is turning into a reality and has emerged as a serious forum for emerging economies. It has led to us being invited to be part of the G-20 nations group," said Sinha. "Our greatest success is on the issue of multilateral trade negotiations. We have established a mechanism of regular contacts among ourselves," Sinha added.

Govt to set up research centre on food

NEW DELHI:The government will set up a body for regulatory research and risk assessment under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), parliament was informed on Friday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury said that there was a proposal to set up National Food Science and Risk Assessment Centre (NFSRAC) under the FSSAI. The centre would also oversee surveillance on the lines of international institutions like the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Centre for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition in US and other countries. "The implementation of this project would be contingent upon the final approval of the 12th Plan by the National Development Council," said Choudhury. "The upgradation of some of the existing food laboratories into regional laboratories and setting up of new laboratories would depend upon the approval of the 12th Plan and allocation of requisite resource," he added.

Govt to set up independent coal regulator

NEW DELHI :The union government is planning to set up an independent regulator for the coal sector, Minister of State for Coal Pratik Prakashbapu Patil said onTuesday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the minister said the proposed regulator would ensure more optimal development and conservation of coal resources, rational pricing and better distribution of coal, evolution of a more competitive market and a level playing field for new entrants in the sector. Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal last month said that the group of ministers (GoM) deliberating the appointment of a coal regulator is likely to give its final recommendations soon. The union cabinet in May 2012 asked the GoM, headed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, to make recommendations about the proposed coal regulator's powers and functions. Independent regulation of the coal sector is considered important for competitiveness of e-auction, fixing guidelines for price revision in supply pacts, fixing trading margins and increasing transparency in allocation of reserves. A coal regulator was recommended in the Integrated Energy Policy as well as by the T.L. Shankar Committee on the coal sector reforms.

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South Korea keen on exclusive industrial zone in Rajasthan

JAIPUR:South Korean firms are keen to set up an exclusive manufacturing zone in Rajasthan, encouraged by the success of the Japanese cluster at Neemrana, state government officials said here Friday. The interest, according to them, was conveyed by Kyung Yool Kim, director general of the South Korean Trade Promotion Agency (Kotra), during a meeting here Thursday with Sunil Arora, chairman of Rajasthan State Industrial Development Corp (RIICO). Kotra is the umbrella agency of the country's ministry of commerce, industry and energy and is mandated to promote the interests of South Korean firms. Kyung is leading a large business delegation to India. "The delegation was keen to learn about the model followed at the Japanese industrial zone in Neemrana. They were also keen to understand our arrangement with Jetro (Japan External Trade Organisation," a senior official at RIICO said. Arora, who is also principal secretary for industries in the Rajasthan government said, explained that around 30 Japanese companies had already established operations at the Neemrana zone, which is spread over more than 1,000 acres. He said RIICO, which is a catalyst for industrial development in Rajasthan, will be keen to offer land, along with a well-developed infrastructure, at competitive rates to the South Korean companies. Officials said a delegation from Rajasthan government, including officials from RIICO, may soon visit South Korea to make a presentation to companies about the opportunities available in the state.

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India allows its companies to export from Bangladesh via North East
DHAKA: India has sought Bangladesh's permission to allow exports by Indian companies operating in its country through the NorthEastern region besides earmarking land for setting up India-specific Special Economic Zones (SEZs) there. North-East Region may serve as a gate-way for exporting goods from Bangladesh, especially, to Indian market and can help in giving a push to trade and investment between the two neighbouring nations, an official said. "The trade volume between the two countries was far below the potential. Thus, we have urged theBangladesh government to allow use of its territory by Indian companies which are operating in Bangladesh to export their goods via North-East region," Commerce Secretary S R Rao said yesterday. He also said the multi-modal transport, especiallywaterways and railways could play a crucial role in giving a fillip to the trade volumes between the two countries. This would also encourage Indian investments in Bangladesh which in turn will create jobs and give a boost to their economy, he told reporters here. Rao, who led a Ficci business delegation to Dhaka during the 'India Show', took up these issues during meetings with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith andCommerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader. "India Show", wherein 100 Indian companies like Tata MotorsBSE 1.93 %, Ashok LeylandBSE 2.36 % andBHELBSE 1.43 % showcased their products, was organised by Ficci in association with Commerce and Industry Ministry. Appreciating India's proposals, Bangladesh Foreign Minister said that her government is following a liberal policy on foreign investment and would welcome Indian investors in the country.

China's online shoppers hit 210m

BEIJING: China's online shoppers reached 210 million by the end of June. The country is expected to become the world largest online retail market next year, overtaking Japan, said Li Jinqi, director of the Electronic Commerce and Information Department of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday at a forum in Shanghai. China's ecommerce growth remained more than 30 percent from 2007 to 2010, with nearly 6 trillion yuan in transactions in 2011, Li said. The proportion of online retail sales in total retail sales is one of the most important indexes for measuring the growth of e-commerce. The ratio hit 4.32 percent in 2011, Li said. Wal-mart, the world largest retailer, is trying to join in China's e-commerce market. Asia President and CEO Scott Price said its cooperation with Store No 1 had saved it three years for building an e-commerce platform in China. "In the following five to eight years, China's ecommerce market will be super huge," he said. The number of China's mobile Internet users reached 388 million this year, China Business News reported on Wednesday. Dianping.com, a Chinese daily deals and local reviews site similar to Yelp, has 45 million customers on mobile phones. The number of browsing mobile clients accounts for more than 60 percent of the total, said Long Wei, co-founder of the company. Mobile e-commerce formed part of the development of e-commerce. It is also an important area for future innovation, said Tang Lei, eBay's director of the strategic development department, Greater China. "If e-commerce companies are not pay attention to mobile e-commerce, they will fall behind the times," he said.

India 19th biggest exporter in merchandise trade

DUBA: India is the world's 19th biggest exporter in merchandise trade surpassing countries like Australia, Brazil, Switzerland and Sweden, according to the recent classification done by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Secretariat for 2011. A report released by WTO Secretariat said India exported of $297 billion in merchandise trade. The figures were released on the sidelines of the announcement of the 27th International Autumn Trade Fair (IATF2012), which will be held here from 11-13 December. This year the fair will host the official national pavilionsof six countries, including 225 exhibitors from China, 30 from India, 35 from Hong Kong, 15 from Korea, 20 fromTaiwan and 10 from Pakistan. Other countries participating at IATF 2012 at individual levels include UAE, Netherlands, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and Iran. US tops the list of importers with $2,265 billion of imports in 2011.

Inflation to ease from January: RBI

KOLKATA: India's inflation is expected to trend lower during January-March, the Reserve Bank of IndiaGovernor Duvvuri Subbarao said on Thursday, a month after he had indicated the central bankBSE 1.65 %might ease monetary policy as early as January. "It (inflation) has come down from its peak, but at 7.50 percent, inflation is still high," he told reporters after the central bank's board meeting in the eastern city of Kolkata. "We are expecting that inflation will trend down starting the fourth quarter of this fiscal year. As we go into our mid-quarter policy on Dec. 18 and the quarterly policy on Jan. 29, we will take into account the growth-inflation trajectory and calibrate our monetary policy accordingly." The headline inflation rate, based on the wholesale price index, rose an annual 7.45 percent in October, the slowest pace in February. The RBI projects WPI at 7.5 percent at March-end, after revising the projection upwards twice earlier this year. The Indian central bank, which was a hawkish outlier long after many central banks began loosening policy, has refrained from lowering rates following sticky and elevated inflation since the April rate cut despite slowing growth. However, pressure from government and industry bodies has mounted over the last few months to cut policy rates due to the sharp slowdown in economic growth. India's services sector, which makes up nearly 60 percent of economic output, grew at its weakest pace in over a year in November, an HSBC services Purchasing Managers' Index , showed on Wednesday. In the October review of the monetary policy, Subbarao said there was a "reasonable likelihood" of further easing in the JanuaryMarch quarter.

Govt expects Rs 3,864.20 cr this fiscal from clean energy cess

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said it expects to rake in Rs 3,864.20 crore tax revenues by way of clean energy cess this fiscal, higher than the amount received in 2011-12."The total tax revenue generated through 'Clean Energy Cess' was Rs 1,066.46 crore (actual) for the financial year 2010-11 and Rs 3,249.40 crore (revised estimates) for financial year 2011-12."In respect of the current financial year (201213), the budgetary estimates are of Rs 3,864.20 crore," Finance Minister P Chidambaram informed the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.He was replying to a query regarding the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF).Till date, 15 projects envisaging total support of Rs 1,974.16 crore out of the NCEF have been recommended by the Inter Ministerial Group (IMG), Chidambaram said." During the financial year 2011-12, the IMG recommended 10 projects for NCEF support of Rs 573.05 crore, while during the current financial year, as on date, five projects have been recommended for NCEF funding of Rs 1,401.11 crore," he said.NCEF is for funding research and innovative projects in clean energy technologies."The fund is neither an adjunct to the General Budget nor is it being misutilised," Chidambaram noted.

No plan to hike import duty on edible oil: Food Minister

NEW DELHI: India has no proposals to raise import duty on edible oils, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said on Thursday, rejecting an earlier demand from the oilseedcrushing industry. India, the world's top vegetable oil importer, allows dutyfree imports of crude edible oil, while imposes a 7.5 per cent duty on refined oil. "I don't have any proposal as of now to increase import duties on edible oils," Thomas said. The country's oilseed crushing industry had made a proposal to Farm Minister Sharad Pawar in November, seeking a 10 per cent tax on imports of crude edible oil.

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Hair Highlights That Suit Indian Skin Tone

air highlights give both texture and volume to your hair. It is no longer enough to style your hair fashionably. Highlights are the latest trend and everyone is sporting them. It makes you look trendy and younger at once. Also, hair highlights add a coolness quotient to your personality ADD WHAT??. You can turn into a rockstar from a boring nerd just by doing some red hair highlights. So, it has been established that highlights are essential to maintain your trendy image. But not all hair highlight colours suit the Indian skin tone. It is not enough to match your hair with black hair. This is because not all Indian men and women have black hair. It is much better to match the highlights with the colour of the Indian skin. Here are some of the hair highlight shades that compliments the Indian skin tone. Rust Red Highlights: The best part about red hair highlights is that there is no age limit for it. Anybody can sport rust red highlights; be it a college girl or a 40 year old corporate professional. This shade of red works magnificently with the

Why Do We Get Acne In Winter?

ost people feel that the main cause of acne is heat and oily skin. Both these factors are more severe in the summers. And yet, we do get acne in the winters. Some people also complain that they get more acne in winters as compared to summers. So it its not the heat and sweat, then what is it that causes acne during cold season? Causes Of Acne In Winter Too Much Cold Creams: The thick layer of cold cream that you apply on your skin can actually block all your pores. Most of us have dry skin in the winters and apply layers of cold cream to keep it hydrated. This makes the face look like a frying pan and it obviously attracts dirt. The result is breakout of acne during winters. Thick Cold Cream: You need to moisturize your skin during the winter but that does not mean you apply a very think cream that will block all your skin pores. If you settled for a lighter lotion then you can avoid a major cause of acne. No-Sweat No Cleansing: Although sweat is a cause of acne, sweating is actually healthy for the skin. When you sweat, the dirt from the skin pores is thrown out. But as we do not sweat a lot in winter, all the impurities remain within the skin. These toxins accumulate under the skin and lead to breakout of pimples even in the cold weather. Not Cleaning Face: We tend to

Indian complexion. Just make sure that the highlights are well placed, you need not worry about the rest. Grey Highlights: Grey highlights look natural and thus cool on black hair. This is because it gives the effect of natural hair greying. However, only matured women (above 30 years) should try. On younger women, grey makes you look aged. Grey looks best when you have a single streak of the highlight running along the length of your hair. Blue Highlights: You need to have a certain spunk to carry blue highlights. If you are demure and don't really have a bold personality then blue is not your colour. Blue looks best in short or shoulder length hair.

Coffee Brown Highlights: This is one of the best colours for the Indian skin tone. It is closest to our natural hair colour and therefore it is not look outrageous. So brown sought of blends in with the Indian complexion. If you do not want a really striking over-the-top highlighting, then you can try coffee brown. Copper Highlights: Many celebrities are seen sporting copper highlights these days. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Deepika Padukone are among them. Even Kareena Kapoor sported copper highlights for a very long time. It looks absolutely ravishing on the Indian complexion and there is no age bar for this colour as well.

move into a shell during the winter. We hate to touch water or anything cold. That is why, the regular face washing regime is dropped in the chilly weather. We do not wash our faces as frequently as we do during the summer. As a result, the skin remains filthy. Sometimes we even forget to remove makeup. No wonder the breakouts come. Not Using Sun-Screen: The harsh rays of the sun not only tans your skin but also causes rashes to erupt on your skin. So, it is much better to apply sun-screen lotion even during the winters. The winter sun may not be harsh but it still have ultraviolet rays that harm the skin. Most people ignore this beauty tip in the winter. What Can You Do To Avoid It? * Apply only a single layer of cold cream. * Wash your face regularly. If your skin feels dry after washing, apply a moisturizer every time after you wash your face. * Drink lots of water or else, your body starts heating up from inside.

8 Easy Ways to Store Nail Polish Bottles

1. Store in the refrigerator. There are many women who store their junk nail polish bottles in the refrigerator. However, you cannot store the bottles for more than a month as the nail polish separates and thicken if kept inside the refrigerator. So make sure you use it before it dries up. 2. One of the best and easy ways to store nail polish is to keep them in a cool place away from sunlight. 3. Store your nail polish bottles upright. This will prevent it from drying and also make the paint last longer. If the nail polish bottle falls off, restore it immediately. This prevents the ingredients from separating inside the bottle. 4. Always buy high quality nail polish. Cheap priced nail polish separates very fast and is difficult to fix with the thinner. 5. After applying the enamel paint, close the bottle lid tightly. This will make the nail polish last longer and won't even dry it. 6. To prevent the nail polish from separating, apply little petroleum jelly on the neck of the bottle. Close the lid tightly. This will prevent unwanted air from entering inside the bottle and also it will be easy for you to open the bottle next time you use it. 7. If your enamel paint has dried or separated in the bottle, add few drops of nail polish thinner to use it again. Nail polish liner is one of the best ways to make it fresh and use a dry nail polish for a longer period. 8. Sometimes, the nail polish dries on the neck or lid of the bottle thus making it difficult to open the enamel paint. If the nail polish neck is not opening, fill a glass or cup with nail remover. Now dip the neck of the nail polish bottle. Keep for few minutes to open it easily.

What Shoes Men Can Wear With Suit?

hen you wear a suit, to get the elegant and classic look and complete the formal look, you have to wear men shoes which goes well with the suit. Men shoes to wear with suit: 1. Depending on the colour of the suit, you choose the men shoes. For eg., black shoes will match with gray, black or dark coloured men suit. Black shoes can be worn with almost any coloured men suit except white. 2. Closed lace shoes tied in horizontal and not criss cross pattern is an excellent men shoes design for a formal look. 3. Shiny leather shoes are stylish and elegant. They add to the style of formal men suits. 4. Oxford shoes for men are a must have men shoes. Round toes, a cap with closed lacing best describe oxford shoes. 5. Loafer shoes can be teamed up

with both formal and informal men's wear. If you are going to a party and wish to wear semi-formal suit, then the best men shoes is the loafer shoes. Try out varieties of colours based on the suit colour and occasion. 6. Derby shoes are another must have men shoes. The pointer toe black derby shoes with open lace in shiny leather material can go well with any

coloured men suit. 7. To brighten up your look, a white bucks shoe can go with both men suit and jeans. 8. To get the rugged look, a boots is what you need. If you stay in a cold region, boots is a must haveshoes for men. These men shoes are ideal and classic shoes to wear with suit.

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'Besharam' brings Neetu and Rishi Kapoor together again

nurag Kashyap has signed up the evergreen duo of Rishi and Neetu Kapoor up for his next starring the couple's talented son and Btown's biggest heartthrob today, Ranbir Kapoor Anurag was a little apprehensive while getting Neetu on board since he felt the role was enough sufficient to get a nod from the legendary actress's side. But he soon realized that Neetu's role in the film had enough meat and hence approached her with his film. With the first narration of the script, Neetu was excited to be a part of this project sharing screen space with her family for the first time. Ranbir, on the other hand is even more excited to have both his parents on board for his film. But contrary to reports that suggested that the couple played parents to Ranbir in the film too, it is envisaged that Neetu and Rishi Kapoor will essay the role of Haryanvi cops. While Rishi would be the soft spoken one, Neetu on the other

Akshay Kumar back as 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' host

ollywoods action hero Akshay Kumar who has hosted three seasons of adventurous reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi on Colors channel, has been signed on to host the show for its fifth season too. Interestingly, there were reports that actor Ajay Devgn is being considered to host the show. In fact, Devgn confirmed the reports of him being approached for the show. But finally it seems that Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 has gone back to its original host Akshay Kumar now. And the show will go on air in 2014. A source close to the producers Viacom 18 says, The main problem was Mr Akshay Kumars dates. He is busy with his films all of 2013. Initially we thought wed go ahead with someone else. But the general opinion is no one can take Akshays place in Fear Factor. So were willing to wait until he gets free in 2014. The source further informs that they had two options either to take their show on floors without

hand is all set to be loud and aggressive. Anurag who always desired to have both Ranbir and Rishi in one frame seems to have his wish fulfilled, along with Neetu who brings in the added grace to the cast. Though previously Ranbir and Rishi's sparking dad-son chemistry was effervescently portrayed in a Pepsi commercial, this would be the first time that they share screen space together in a film. And coming to Neetu Kapoor, Ranbir is

mighty pleased with the news of his doting mom being a part of this project too. That's some piece of good news for this cute mumma's boy! Not just that, Ranbir, Rishi and Neetu, whoa are always busy with their professional commitments will also get to spend a nice family time off the sets too. Ranbir will start shooting for the film, which goes on floors anytime soon and will be joined by Rishi and Neetu Kapoor later in the next leg of the shooting schedule.

Akshay Kumar in 2013 or wait for him till 2014. In the end, the channel bosses decided to wait for the superstar as they share a great professional relationship and they didnt want it to suffer any hiccups. Viacom 18 and Akshay have a very fruitful relationship. Weve teamed up recently for a very successful film Oh My God and weve Special Chabbis with Akshay coming up early next year.We would rather not interrupt the relationship, told the source. Akshay Kumar is nowadays busy promoting his upcoming film Khialdi 786 which is releasing on this Friday.

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Vidya Balan & Farhan Akhtars film to go on floors in Dec!

arhan Akhtar and Vidya Balan's upcoming film, Shaadi Ke Side Affects, which is a sequel of Pyaar Ke Side Effects will go on floors by the end of this month. The music rights of the film have been bagged by T-series as they acquired the audio music rights While the 2006 hit, PYAAR KE SIDE EFFECTS was the story of Sid and Trisha, the sequel - SHAADI KE SIDE EFFECTS takes the story ahead from where Trisha and Sid left. The Farhan and Vidya jodi is young and fresh and the makers are sure that their chemistry will sizzle on screen. Vidya plays a Delhi girl while Farhan will be seen as a Mumbai boy. Saket Chaudhry, who also directed Pyaar Ke Side Effects will wield the megaphone once again for it's sequel.

Hrithik Roshan bags Shekhar Kapur's 'Paani'

rithik Roshan has finally bagged Shekhar Kapur's film titled Paani. The film will be produced by Yash Raj Films. This is Shekhar Kapur's most ambitious film. Shekhar Kapur recently tweeted about the film, "Paani' is a film, but much more. 'Paani' is a passion, but much more. 'Paani' is a mission." The story of Paani was written 15 years ago, by Shekar Kapur and was initially announced with Vivek Oberoi in the lead. It is heard the filmmaker even approached Ranbir Kapoor for the lead role. However, Ranbir was too busy to give a nod for Paani.

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The music for the film is composed by Pritam Chakroborty for the sequel as well. The catchy tunes and popular songs made the music a complete hit amongst the youth. Shaadi Ke Side Effects will take you through the journey where the couple gets married and how their life changes and about the situations they tackle.

fter receiving huge applause for her debut international album single 'In My City', Bollywood actress Priyanka Choprawill feature in Chainsmokers new song called 'Erase'. The Chainsmokers comprises New York-based producer/DJ duo Andrew Winter and Alex Pall. This is going to be a new genre of music called Electronic Dance Music (EDM) The track will be available in the market in December 2012. Priyanka's debut album single 'In My City' hit the chartbuster and she became an overnight international star. All liked and appreciated her new talent.

Paani is a fantasy film, where wars over water have broken out. The film tells the story of a financially poor man, who stealthily visits the elite parts of the city where he comes across a beautiful woman and they fall in love. The film will go on floors by mid-2013.

Aamir's Talaash (7 days) first week collection at Box Office

irector Reema Kagti's third directorial ventureTalaash starring Aamir, Kareena and Rani in leads, has done a fantastic collection at the Box Office in India in the first week. The most-hyped psychological suspense thriller has raked in Rs 69.56 cr at the domestic collection centres in seven days. But it has failed to break the opening week collection of Aamir's previous blockbuster film 3 idiots.

Besides getting positive reviews from film critics,Talaash, which was released in 2,500 screens on Nov 30, opened to a wonderful response on Friday. A good word of mouth took its business upwards in the following days. The movie collected Rs 47.1 cr nett at the domestic Box Office in the first weekend. Its breakup is Rs 13.5 cr on Fri, Rs 15.5 cr on Sat and Rs 18.1 cr on Sun. The business of Talaash dropped by 55% on

Monday and it continued to fall on the following weekdays too. Usually every film shows some amount of dip in its collection on weekdays, but this movie had a big fall when compared to other biggies. The Aamir-Kareena-Rani starrer added Rs 22.46 cr on weekdays to its first week total Rs 69.56 cr nett. Its breakup is Rs 6.74 cr on Mon, Rs 5.72 cr on Tue, Rs 5.15 cr on Wed and Rs 4.85 cr on Thu.

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Fish oil promotes healing in bed sores

ish oil promotes healing in bed sores of critically ill patients, too, says an Israeli research. Bed sores result from constant pressure on the skin and underlying tissue due to prolonged sitting or lying down by such patients. Painful and prone to infection, these sores need to be healed, says Pierre Singer, professor at the Tel Aviv University`s Sackler Faculty of Medicine. With doctoral candidate Miriam Theilla at the Rabin Medical Centre, Singer designed a randomized experiment to test the impact of dietary fish oil supplements on bed sores, the British Journal of

Nutrition and the American Journal of Critical Care reported. After a three week period of

adding eight grams of fish oil to their patients` daily diet, researchers found not only a signif-

icant easing of pain and discomfort from bed sores - a 20 to 25 percent improvement, according to the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing but also a more efficient immune system and a reduction to inflammation throughout the body. Inspired by the results of a previous study showing that dietary fish oil supplements also raised oxygen levels in body tissues, Singer and fellow researchers sought to determine whether the supplement could also help heal bed sores, which are also formed by a lack of oxygen, reduced blood flow, and skin wetness, according to a Tel Aviv statement. To test this theory, the

researchers developed a randomized study with 40 critically ill patients. Half the patients were given standard hospital diets and the rest had a daily addition of eight grams of fish oil added in their food, said a university statement. After a three-week period, the patients in the fish oil group had an average of 20 to 25 percent improvement in the healing of their bed sores compared to the control group. Fish oil, chock-full of Omega-3 fatty acids and anti-oxidants, can also help lower blood pressure, reduce inflammation in the skin and joints, and promote healthy foetal development.

Facebook rolls out new messenger app

Surgeons implant brain 'pacemaker' for Alzheimer's

WASHINGTON: In a pioneering feat, Johns Hopkins researchers surgically implanted a pacemaker into the brain of an early stage Alzheimer's patient. The device, which provides deep brain stimulation, can potentially boost memory and reverse cognitive decline. The implantation is part of a federally funded, multi-centre clinical research designed to slow or halt the ravages of the disease. Instead of focusing on drug treatments, with reported failures in recent trials, the research relies on low-voltage electrical charges delivered directly to the brain, according to a John's Hopkins statement. The first US patient in the new trial underwent surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a second patient is scheduled for the same procedure in December. The surgeries at Johns Hopkins are being performed by neurosurgeon William S. Anderson. "Recent failures in Alzheimer's disease trials using drugs such as those designed to reduce the buildup of beta amyloid plaques in the brain have sharpened the need for alternative strategies," said Paul B. Rosenberg, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and site director of these trial. Some 40 patients are expected to receive the deep brain stimulation implant over the next year or so at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere as part of the Advanced Study led by Constantine G. Lyketsos, professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Andres Lozano, chairman of the neurology department at the University of Toronto. Only patients whose cognitive impairment is mild enough that they can decide on their own to participate will be included in the trial. By 2050, the number of people age 65 and older with Alzheimer's disease may triple, experts say, from 5.2 million to a projected 11 million to 16 million, unless effective treatments are found.

SAN FRANCISCO: Social networking giant Facebook has rolled out its new messenger app, allowing mobile phone users without Facebook account to sign up the service with a phone number. With no Facebook account and email address required, app with the new feature will be first available to users of phones running on Google's Android platform in India, Indonesia, Australia, Venezuela and South Africa, reported Xinhua citing the company. The sign up option using phone number will be rolled out globally and its version for users of Apple's iPhone as well as other smartphone platforms are also under way, said Facebook. Facebook Messenger is an instant messaging service and software application which provides text and video communication. Its mobile version was released last year for major smartphone platforms, but users need to sign up with a Facebook account. The latest move is expected to help Facebook reach a larger audience, attracting smartphone users with no Facebook account to gradually use more Facebook services.

Hot spots for world's powerful earthquakes identified

MELBOURNE: Researchers have pinpointed the locations like Indonesia's Sumatra Island where the world's largest earthquakes are most likely to take place, with greater accuracy than ever before. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake had its epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra Island in Indonesia. The resulting tsunami killed over 230,000 people in fourteen countries. The Pacific 'ring of fire', an area of high earthquake and volcanic activity, and other regions where two tectonic plates converge, are sites for some of the world's largest earthquakes, also known as great earthquakes, researchers said. "Subduction zones, where one plate slips under another, have long been known to harbour very where no large earthquakes have occurred in the last 100 or so years. Our results could contribute to much-needed improvements of long-term seismic hazard maps," he said. The coasts of Southern Chile and Peru, Indonesia's Sumatra Island, and several regions along the eastern Eurasian coastline, are some of the regions prone to great earthquakes. The new research shows that regions where subduction zones meet oceanic fracture zones, are at substantially elevated risk of earthquakes 8.4 magnitude or higher. The researchers considered about 1500 earthquakes in their study. They used geophysical data, mapping fracture zones and subduction zones, and a database of significant post1900 events.

powerful earthquakes but our research suggests that regions where fracture zones on the seafloor meet subduction zones are at much higher risk," said Dietmar Muller from the

University of Sydney. "The advantage of our new method is that it picks up many of the regions prone to recurring powerful earthquakes over long time periods, including some

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J&K youths allege harassment by college-mates

CHANDIGARH,DEC 5: A group of youths from Jammu and Kashmir, studying in a private college in a Haryana town, have alleged they were thrashed by some of their peers, an incident termed as minor by the authorities who promised all security to them. Studying in an engineering college in Panchkula, they said they were attacked last Sunday by some students from the same college who also called them "anti-nationals". They told reporters that some of them were injured in the attack by their college-mates who, they alleged, had been harassing them for quite some time over their origin. When contacted, DCP (Rural) Ambala Naznin Bhasin said the police were looking into the matter. "We are verifying details (of the incident of attack)," she said. The college management termed the incident as a minor one and said the matter had been amicably resolved. "Two groups of students having grudge against each other were involved in the incident. With the intervention of the college management, the matter was amicably resolved," college chairman S K Gupta told PTI. No police complaint was lodged, said the Chairman who claimed his college was affiliated to Kurukshetra University. A student, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, said some of them had left their hostel fearing more such attacks. The college chairman said some 20 students had decided to leave their hostel rooms but half of them later changed their minds. "We have assured all students from J&K that we are committed to give them a safe and homely environment and they should not worry," he said. "There are about 50 students from Kashmir Valley and 30 from Jammu province who are pursuing engineering and MBA courses in the college," the chairman said.

Many youth join Young Panthers

JAMMU: Many Youth workers of PDP from Jammu Urban today joined Young Panthers in presence of Sh. Pushvinder Manhas (State Senior Vice President, Young Panthers) at Party Headquarters Gandhi Nagar Jammu on Friday. Prominent among those joined Young Panthers today included Sh. Roshi Kumar, Sh. Satpal, Ravi Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Parkash Kumar, Lucky Kumar and others. Welcoming the new entrants into the party fold, Manhas said that it is a good sign that the youth from Jammu is impressed by the pro Jammu policies and working of the Panthers Party and are joining the party in large numbers consistently. He said that Panther Party is the only party which is fighting for the people of Jammu region. Pushvinder Manhas alleged that Jammu Pradesh is ignored in each and every sphere by successive governments. Talking of recently inaugurated new complex for Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) at Bemina (Srinagar) by Omar Abdullah constructed at the cost of Rs. 11 crores, he said that this is another example of discrimination with Jammu Pradesh. This Laboratory could have been constructed in Jammu instead of Srinagar as this would have been more effective in Jammu instead of Srinagar. He demanded that similar lab should be established in Jammu also for the fast clearance of cases by FSL would give imputes to the investigations and for shortening the process of delivering justice. Manhas further lambasted the NC-Congress led coalition government for not talking any initiative and delaying the construction work of proposed flyovers in Jammu. He said that proposed funds for the flyovers and widening of Shakuntala road is mere Rs. 76.41 crores whereas that in Kashmir is Rs. 256 crores but still the people of Jammu are waiting for the start of construction work since years. Citing the example of the people from different corners of the Jammu region visiting the Jammu High Court had to face lots of hardships to reach the court at time because of the traffic hazards on Janipur High Court Road. He appealed the state government for an alternate road to High Court so that the miseries of the court going people and staff of the court come to an end. Manhas further reminded of Cable Car Project from Mubarak Mandi to Bahu Fort which also just pending in files of department and no initiative has been taken for the said project. Similarly the pace of the construction of lake at Tawi is negligible as if it had been the projects in the Kashmir, it would have been completed but as usual the leaders of Kashmir centric parties and Delhi based parties are just playing the role of puppets and not speaking even a single word in support of the Jammuites.

NSF protests JU's failure to act against private colleges

JAMMU,DEC 07: Continuing with the indefinites Protest against the authoritative attitude, the students and scholars of the University Of Jammu (JU) held protest demonstration across the campus under the banner of National Secular Forum (NSF). Activists of National Secular Forum (NSF), assembled near Central Labrary and protest against the failure of Jammu University authorities to take action against the private colleges violating the norms with impunity and prevailing corruption. A large number of NSF activists led by General Secretary of forum, Ravi Choudhary and raised slogans against the Director College Development Council/ VC JU for failing to take action against the private colleges which violated the university statutes, despite the fact he was aware about the violations. The university has admitted that private colleges had been violating the rules and the matter was reported to the Vice-Chancellor who has failed to take action against the violators, Ravi said. He alleged that it is a now open secret that private colleges were running ETT institutions and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) centers in the same premise where B.Ed course is being run without the permission of the varsity. "As per the reports of the inspection committees, many colleges are running ETT course in the same premise where B.Ed course is being run without the permission of the university. The inspection committees have recommended disaffiliation of some colleges but the ViceChancellor has yet not initiated any action against these colleges," he said. He further said that it raised many doubts in the minds of the people and the VC JU should make it clearas to why he didn't take action and remained silent on the whole issue. He demanded the Chancellor should conduct a thorough inspection of all private colleges by constituting a high-level panel to identify the "violators" and all such institutions should be disaffiliated with immediate effect to send a strong message around. "We will not tolerate the shielding of corrupt officers. We demand that they should be shunted out from the varsity administration torestore credibility and transparency on the campus. The authorities should shun the pick and choose policy and initiate action against all the blue eyed people," Ravi Choudhary said.

Youth Congress seeks de-recognition of JKNPP as a political party by ECI

RAMNAGAR, DEC 4: R. S. Pathania, General Secretary, J & K P.Y.C., while addressing a comprehensive communication supported with facts and figures and documentary evidence to Election Commission of India has charged JKNPP of resorting to low-grade politics of money, muscle and wine-power in Ramnagar, Udhampur and Chenani assembly segments and throwing to winds the norms and standards set by the Election Commission as well as Representation Of Peoples Act and other laws and legislations in force, in the recently-concluded Panchayat M.L.C. elections. Mr. Pathania lamented that canvassing on caste and creed lines has been resorted to brazenly and unabashedly by Panthers Party leaders. He has claimed that his party cadres are in possession of recorded CDs of the public addresses of Panthers Party leaders where they have openly deprecated certain communities and side-by-side sought votes of particular castes/communities. The said evidence shall be shortly made available to the Election Commission as election observers have failed to act and assert. Mr Pathania while taking a dig at the Election Commission observers has wondered as to where and why the so called observers appointed by it were sleeping when JKNPP was lavishing lacs of rupees on massive public rallies at Ramnagar and Bharnara (Majalta) and arranging sumptuous dinners for sarpanches/panches on 1st December, 2012 as well as on the polling day,i.e., 3rd December, 2012. He further questioned as to why the local administration has not impounded 100-odd taxi-cars hired by Panthers Party candidates to ferry voters from their native places to respective polling stations at block headquarters at Jakhed, Ramnagar, Ghordi, Udhampur, Chenani and Majalta. He rather accused vested interests within the local administration of being hand-in-glove with these wishy n' wily candidates who have thrown to winds all the rules and principles associated with the noble job of electioneering. Mr. Pathania has accordingly demanded institution of a Commission Of Inquiry and derecognition of JKNPP as violation of Code Of Conduct has been a name anonymous with JKNPP. In various assembly and parliamentary elections held in the past, this party has been given to the habbit of using excessive money, muscle and wine power and caste-politics in order to influence the innocent voters. And the ethics and limitations associated inseparably with electioneering are trampled every time with full impunity under the nose of the local administration and the election observers. He has also demanded introduction of further remedial measures in this regard by the E.C.I. Mr. Pathania has further reminded the Election Commission authorities that in the last assembly elections, Mr. Harshdev in close liaison with a senior district-level officer of Udhampur had entered in to a truck with as many as 25-30 presiding officers who had doctored and trained the E.V.M.s in their respective booths by 'mechanical rigging' with a view to giving an out-of-way edge to JKNPP in Ramnagar assembly.

STUDENT AGE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012 UPSC suggests changes in Civil Services exams: Govt
NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission has suggested changes in the prestigious Civil Services examination to make it more relevant in the present day scenario. "The UPSC have submitted a proposal to the central government, suggesting certain changes in the existing scheme of civil services (main) examination to make it more relevant with the present day, global as well as internal scenario on the basis of the report of a committee," Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions V Narayanasamy told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Prof Arun S Nigavekar, former chairman, University Grants Commission (UGC). "Till now, no decision has been taken by the government on these recommendations," the Minister said.

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Fitter kids also perform better in classroom

WASHINGTON: School students who stayed in the best physical shape also performed better than their classmates and took home better report cards, says a new research. The first ever study by the Michigan State University linked children's fitness to both improved scores on objective tests and better grades, which rely on subjective decisions by teachers. The study also is among the first to examine how academic performance bears on all aspects of physical fitness - including body fat, muscular strength, flexibility and endurance - according to Dawn Coe, who led the research at Michigan, the Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness reported. "We looked at the full range of what's called health-related fitness," said Coe, who conducted the research as a doctoral student in Michigan kinesiology department and is now an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. "Kids aren't really fit if they're doing well in just one of those categories." Coe and colleagues gathered their data from 312 students in sixth through eighth grade at a school. They gauged the kids' fitness with an established programme of pushups, shuttle runs and other exercises. Then they compared those scores to students' grades throughout the school year in four core classes and their performance on a standardized test. The results showed the fittest children got the highest test scores and the best grades, regardless of gender, according to a Michigan statement. "Look, your fitter kids are the ones who will do better on tests, so that would argue against cutting physical activity from the school day," said study co-author James Pivarnik, Michigan professor of kinesiology and Coe's guide on the project.

Patna HC scraps appointment of 6 VCs and 4 pro-VCs Goa CM wants to do

PATNA, DEC 7: The Patna High Court Friday cancelled the appointment of six vice chancellors (VCs) and four pro-vice chancellors (ProVCs) of seven universities in Bihar over alleged illegalities in their appointments. The court gave the order while hearing a public interest litigation that alleged illegalities in the appointments made by Devanand Konwar, the Bihar governor and chancellor of the universities, without consulting the state government, a government official said. The official said the court cancelled appointments of Patna University vice chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University vice chancellor Bimal Kumar, Jay Prakash University vice chancellor Ram Binod Singh, B.N. Mandal University vice chancellor Arun Kumar, Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University vice chancellor Arvind Kumar Pandey and Maulana Majharul Haque Arabic and Persian University vice chancellor Samshu Zoha. It also cancelled the appointments of pro-vice chancellors of B.N. Mandal University, Patna University, Veer Kuer Singh University and Maulana Majharul Haque Arabic and Persian University. Earlier, the accountant general indicted Devanand Konwar in his capacity as chancellor of universities for appointments of the six vice chancellors and four pro-vice chancellors without consultations with the government. The accountant general, in a report, said the governor or his secretariat held no consultations with the government as prescribed under rule 10(2) of the Bihar State University Act, 1976, before going ahead with "irregular" appointment of the six vice chancellors. Appointment of the six vice chancellors was also not in inconsonance with University Grants Commission Regulations 2010 and provisions incorporated in the respective universities act through amendment as no search committee was constituted nor any panel of the names recommended, the report said.

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IIT coaching at click of a mouse

BHUBANESWAR: Students, aspiring to crack competitive exams like IIT-JEE, All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT), may no longer need to cough up exorbitant fees at coaching centres and attending time-consuming classes. Now they can get online guidance and coaching from experts on each subject, appear in mock tests and get sample questions sitting at home, courtesy TechnoPrep.com, an e-module developed by an Odia computer engineer. IT professional Brahmanshu Mishra, the brain behind the web-portal said, "The idea of developing web-based coaching hit me when most of the entrance tests in the country became online. TechnoPrep offers better coaching by top IIT professors at a fraction of classroom coaching cost and students don't have to stay in a hostel in a different city to prepare for the entrance tests." Now that the Centre is all set to make Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test (ISEET) and AIPMT exam online, TechnoPrep can be a great help for students to practise for the tests and stay ahead in the competition, he said. TechnoPrep officials said the firm has roped in some of the best professors in subjects like physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology to create an extensive database of top-quality questions and elaborate solution to each question.

PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Wednesday that he would love to do a doctorate in Physics if life gives him another opportunity. "If I was given an opportunity again in my life to select a course probably I would select a Ph.D. in Physics," Parrikar said. Parrikar, who is India's first IITeducated chief minister, was speaking at the fag end of INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research), a programme organised by the GoabasedNational Institute of Oceanography to popularise science in the state.

Four Indian Americans named 2013 Marshall Scholars

WASHINGTON: Four Indian Americans are among the recipients of the prestigious Marshall Scholarships, giving them the opportunity to study at a university of their choice in Britain next autumn. The two-year scholarship is distributed to approximately 40 promising young American students by the Marshal Aid Commemoration Commission every year. The IndianAmerican winners are Aditya Ashok from Boston College, Aditya Balasubramanian from Harvard University, Paras Minhas from the University of Pittsburgh and Rahul Rekhi from Rice University. Ashok, a history and biology graduate, served in numerous leadership positions on campus during his time as co-president of the AIDS Awareness Committee. He recently served as an intern at the Office of National AIDS Policy at the White House. He will be studying global health at the University of Glasgow from August 2013. Rekhi, a Barry M. Goldwater and Harry S. Truman Scholar, has participated in several health and policybased internships at organizations like Beyond Traditional Borders, the World Health Organization and the National Science Foundation. He has chosen to study biomedical engineering at the University of Oxford, where he will receive his master's degree. Balasubramanian will be studying econometrics and mathematical economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. For about a year, he worked at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in New Delhi and focused on the inner workings of political and campaign processes. Minhas, who will be studying molecular cell biology at the University College London next autumn is interested in furthering his career as a physician and scientist.

Government to tweak DEd for better English tutors

BELGAUM: English education at government primary schools is slowly getting an impetus. The government on Wednesday assured the legislative assembly that the 12-year-old Diploma in Education course (D Ed) will be revised so that the government can recruit teachers with strong knowledge of English. Replying to Shivalinge Gowda of (JDS), primary and secondary education minister Visvesvara Hegde Kageri told the House that more than 4,000 teachers would be recruited to meet the vacancies in government primary schools. Gowda expressed displeasure over quality of English teachers at primary level in government. Due to this, he said many students are not willing to join resulting in closure of schools. He said the existing set of teachers lack English skills and students are left in the lurch. "There is a great disparity between the students studying English in convent schools and the government-run ones in rural areas. Students belonging to government are often forced to be mute spectators when their friends from the convent speak in good English. The government should address the problem soon, failing which it will have to close all the government schools as no parent will come forward to admit their children," Gowda noted. Admitting to the problems faced, Kageri said English is taught by non-English teachers, so the quality of English at the primary level in government schools was not up the mark.

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England 509/6 at stumps on Day 3, lead by 193 runs

KOLKATA: Alastair Cook played a blinder of an innings to help England take a mammoth 193 runs lead and tighten their grip on the third day of the third Test against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. England ended the Day 3 at 509/6 with Matt Prior and Graeme Swann were batting at 40 and 21 respectively. The duo also shared an unbeaten 56-run partnership to take England's lead close to 200-run mark. England lost their sixth wicket when Indian spinner Pragyan Ojha dismissed Samit Patel on the third day of the third Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Patel played a useful knock of 33 before edging to Virender Sehwag at first slip and added 33-run stand with Matt Prior to take England past 450-run mark. R Ashwin gave India some relief by trapping Kevin Pietersen plumb in front of the wicket on the third day of the third Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Ashwin bowled a flighted delivery that spun towards off and middle as Pietersen went down to play a sweep but missed and the struck the pads. Pietersen hit a six and 9 fours in his 54-run knock that came off 85 balls. Pietersen smashed his 28th half-century to take England first innings lead over the 100-run mark. Ishant Sharma struck in the second over after tea when he had Ian Bell caught behind by Indian captain MS Dhoni. Ishant bowled a length delivery that came in off a length outside the off-stump. Bell went for a shot to the off-side and got an inside edge through to Dhoni who takes a good low catch in front of him. The third session of the day started with Kevin Pietersen and Bell resuming England first innings. In a bizarre dismissal, England captain Alastair Cook was run out while taking evasive action from a throw by Virat Kohli. Pietersen flicked a Zaheer Khan delivery to square leg and Cook came out of his crease at the non-striker's end. Kohli fielded the ball and threw it at the non-striker's end as Cook took evasive action as he reached the crease, but his bat was in the air when the ball hit the stumps. Cook hit two sixes and 23 fours in his 190run knock. Jonathan Trott added 173 runs with captain Alastair Cook before edging a Pragyan Ojha delivery into the hands of MS Dhoni. Ojha angled the delivery on the off-stump and got it to spin away and the ball took the edge as Trott tried to defend with an angled bat for Dhoni to take the catch. Trott hit 10 fours in his 87-run knock. With their stand, Cook and Trott took England past India's first innings score. Before lunch, Cook crossed the 150-run mark for the seventh time in his career to take England over 250. Trott struck form as he reached his 13th Test half-century soon after to bring up his 100-run partnership with Cook. The day's play started with Cook and Trott resuming England first innings. On Day 2, the Indian bowlers were left clueless as they tried everything on a flat deck. Cook's third consecutive century of this series, a stupendous, unbeaten on 136, helped England end Day 2 on a comfortable 216/1.

Viswanathan Anand to meet Jones in round five of London Classic

LONDON: World Champion Viswanathan Anand will be keen to notch up his first victory in the London Chess Classic when he takes on lowest-rated Gawain Jones of England in the fifth round at the Olympia. A lucky escape after a blunder against Luke McShane of England, a missed opportunity against Levon Aronian of Armenia and a dull draw with Russian Vladimir Kramnik has been the story so far for Anand. And the Indian is now under tremendous pressure to post a win which has eluded him for 17 straight classical chess games. With three draws in four rounds apart from a bye in the opener, Anand finds himself on just three points under the Soccer-like scoring system that gives three points for a win and one for a draw. In a tight corner, it has become a now-or-never situation for Anand who is going to play all lower rated opponents in the upcoming rounds except Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Carlsen, meanwhile, leads the table with 10 points from four matches and the World number one has all the reasons to be pleased with his results. In live ratings the Norwegian superstar has gone to an all time high surpassing former mentor Garry Kasparov's record. Kasparov had an all-time high live rating of 2856 points while his best published rating stood at 2851 points. In current live rating, Carlsen is on 2857 points and he looks hungry for more if the games are any indication. Carlsen has scored three victories out of four games and is sitting pretty in the tournament with a two points lead over nearest rival Kramnik.

Kobe Bryant Became Youngest Player in the History of NBA to Reach 30000 Career Points
NEW ORLEANS: Kobe Bryant, 34, achieved the title of youngest ever player to reach the milestone of 30000 career points in NBA (basketball) on 5 December 2012. He achieved the milestone when he took Los Angeles Lakers towards the 103-87 victory over New Orleans Homets. In the second quarter, only 1:16 time was left and within that time period, Bryant took his jump shot, taking his career points to 30001. With that accomplishment, Kobe Bryant joined the elite list of just 5 more players to reach that milestone in the history of NBA. Other four of this elite segment are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38387 points), Karl Malone (36928 points), Michael Jordan (32292)

and Wilt Chamberlain (31419). He is the youngest player in NBA history to reach this landmark at the age of 34 years. Chamberlain was aged 35 when he achieved this milestone; Malone and AbdulJabbar were 36 years of age while Jordan on the other hand was 38

years old to achieve this landmark. Bryant however was the fifthfastest NBA player in context to the games played for reaching this milestone. He achieved this milestone in 1179th match. Chamberlain on the other hand achieved it in 941 games only.

Ross Taylor replaced by Brendon McCullum as New Zealand captain

Brendon McCullum has been appointed New Zealand's captain in all three formats after Ross Taylor declined an offer to stay on as leader of the Test side in a split-captaincy scenario. Taylor has also chosen to make himself unavailable for the upcoming tour of South Africa, although New Zealand are hopeful he will be back in the side for the home series against England early next year. The confirmation of the change came at a press conference in Auckland on Dec 7 where David White, the New Zealand Cricket CEO, said he regretted the way the captaincy debate had played out in the public spotlight. McCullum, since the squad returned from Sri Lanka despite their impressive series-leveling victory in Colombo. In that match Taylor, who took over as captain in 2011 after being preferred to McCullum for the role, scored 142 in the first innings, but it was one of few highlights in a poor year for New Zealand. They lost Test series against South Africa, West Indies and India before the draw in Sri Lanka while they have slipped to ninth in the oneday rankings below Bangladesh. They were also knocked out in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20. It was after the review of that tournament, as well as the tours of India and Sri Lanka, that the coach Mike Hesson recommended splitting the captaincy. 'Mike Hesson proposed a split captaincy that was endorsed by me as CEO and agreed by the board,' White said. 'The original recommendation was for Ross Taylor to be retained as Test captain and Brendon McCullum to be short-form captain. We regret that Ross Taylor has declined the opportunity, therefore Brendon McCullum has been appointed as Black Caps captain for all three forms of the game. Despite the change in captaincy, White said he did not believe Taylor had lost the support of his players. 'I don't believe he lost the dressing room,' White said. 'He is well respected.'

Ross Taylor (above) has lost the Black Caps Test captaincy to Brendon McCullum.

who has previously led New Zealand in eight ODIs and 12 Twenty20s, will become the country's 28th Test captain when the

series against South Africa begins on January 2 in Cape Town.There had been much speculation this week about the future of Taylor

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Sports Ministry de-recognises Archery and Boxing Federations of India

NEW DELHI: In further development on the suspension 'front', Sports Ministry too took the first steps towards fair elections in the country's national federations. While the International Olympic Committee had suspended the Indian Olympic body, the World boxing body had suspended the India Boxing federation. As a repercussion, the Indian sports ministryon Dec 7 de-recognised the Archery Association of India and the Indian Boxing Federation. They have given the boxing body 15 days time to confirm that they will have a re-election. Sports Minister Jitendra Singh said, "Indian sportsperson are our top priority. If Boxing Federation doesn't confirm that they will hold re-election in 15 days, we will derecognise them." The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has suspended recognition of Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) with immediate effect. The Minister said the decision has been taken as the elections of the IABF held on 23.09.2012 were in violation of the procedure laid down in the Sports Code. The major defects were: a. The publication of the electoral roll was flawed because it was not possible for the electoral roll to be dispatched to members by post prior to the last date for filing of nominations and merely publishing on the website is not considered sufficient notice or information to all members. b. Members were not given sufficient time to file nominations as the gap between the finalization of the electoral roll and the filing of nomination was too short to allow people to travel large distances and file nominations personally. c. Nominations of candidates were taken from the floor of the House on a date which was after last date of nomination and this is not permissible. In view of this, the entire election needs to be held afresh. The Government has to suspend the recognition of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation pending fresh elections. A notice will be sent to the IABF to confirm that they will hold fresh elections under independent supervision within a period of 15 days failing which the derecognition will be made absolute. Shri Jitendra Singh said the International Boxing Federation has also suspended the IABF, pending enquiry into the elections held on 23.09.2012. This will mean that boxers from India may find it difficult to participate in international events. The Government of India will open a dialogue with the IABF to set in place interim measures so that the athletes are not affected. He said that while the procedures adopted in the elections were in conformity with the procedures laid down in the Sports Code and common practice, the Archery Association has violated the age and tenure restrictions prescribed in the Sports Code. The President elect of the Archery Association of India has served for more than three consecutive terms in the past and is also above the age of 70 years. The Minister said, the High Court in its Civil Writ Petition No.195/2010 dated 15.02.2012 and 17.09.2012 had directed that the Government shall not grant recognition to the Archery Association of India unless they hold elections as per the Sports Code. In view of the directions of the High Court, the Government has no option but to withdraw the recognition of the Archery Association of India. He said the Archery Association of India has been advised to hold fresh elections for the post of President, in conformity with the Sports Code. They have also been requested to amend their constitution to bring it in conformity with the Sports Code and Olympic Charter. This would help avoid such conflicts in future. Shri Jitendra Singh said the impact of de-recognition will be that Government funding for the Archery Association of India will stop immediately. Nor will assistance to hold national and regional championships be available. The Government is contemplating interim measures, by which athletes are not affected. The Government will also open a dialogue with the international body to ensure that participation of Indian athletes is not hampered in any way.

Air India won Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament

NEW DELHI: Air India emerged champion against Bharat Petroleum in the 23rd Lal Bahadur Shastri hockey tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on 4 December 2012. This was second title of this season for Air India. Air India had already shared the MCCMurugappa Cup with Indian Oil. Air India had an edge over Bharat Petroleum because the team was full of expereinced players. Besides, there was also an advantage because Bharat Petroleum did not give its 100 percent which was evident when it wasted a lot of opportunities. For Bharat Petroleum this was another runner-up in the second event consecutively. Air India, in the meanwhile, won the cheque worth 2 lakh Rupees along with the title of the tournament. Amir Khan, the Bharat petroleum striker was decided as the Best Player of the Tournament. V.S. Vinaya of Air India team, on the other hand won the title of Top Scorer of the Event with six goals.

Ricky Ponting announced his Retirement from International Test Cricket

MELBOURNE: The Cricketer and Former Captain of the Australian Cricket team, Ricky Ponting on 3 December 2012 announced his retirement from International Test Cricket. The decision of retirement came after Australia lost the third test match against South Africa by 309 runs on 3 December 2012 at Perth. The first and second test matches at Brisbane and Adelaide resulted in a draw during the South Africa Tour to Australia 2012. Ponting will continue playing for Tasmania and in the Australian Domestic T20 Punter was the Captain for the national team of Australia in both test and one day segment of Cricket from 2004 to 2011 and 2002 to 2011 respectively. He made his international debut in one day cricket on 15 February 1995 against South Africa and in Test on 3 December 1995 against Sri Lanka. He played his last one day match against India on 19 February 2012 and test match on 3 December 2012 against South Africa before giving an end to his international career in Cricket.

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Ghosal to lead Indian challenge in Qatar Open

DOHA: India's number one squash player, Saurav Ghosal will get his campaign underway with an easy clash against Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi at the Qatar PSA World Championship beginning from December 7. Ghosal, world ranked 21st, will take on the local challenger Tamimi, ranked 209th in the world, at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex. Another Indian in the fray, unseeded Siddharth Suchde will lock horns against Germany's Simon Rosner in the first round. This week's PSA World Championship will provide one of London. Meanwhile, a further four will be looking to stage late bids to join the World Series Finals field by battling through to at least the World Championship semi-finals. And, finally, England's Nick Matthew will be looking to defend the sport's premier title he won for the second time in Rotterdam in 2011 - and become the first player since Pakistan's legendary Jansher Khan to claim the trophy three times in a row. Boasting a USD 325,000 prize fund - the second biggest in the sport's history - the premier event on the PSA World Tour will reach its climax on December 14.

Lalitha, Sandeep settle for bronze World Youth Boxing C'ship

NEW DELHI: Lalitha Prasad (49kg) and Sandeep Sharma (75kg) had to settle for bronze medals after losing their respective semifinal bouts at theAIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Armenia on Thursday. While Prasad was outdone by Bin LV of China, Sandeep went down to Magomed Madyiev of Russia in the last four rounds. The 17-year-old Prasad, a 2012 Tammer International Tournament winner, lost 8-13 on points to Bin. Sandeep, a bronze medallist at the 2010 International Invitational tournament in Kazakhstan, too fought hard before going down 9-15 on points against Madyiev.

the most dramatic climaxes to the end of a PSA World Tour year ever - with four players in reach of the first world number one ranking of the New Year 2013. Furthermore, four different

players will be out to consolidate their positions in the top eight of the Dunlop PSA World Series Standings in order to confirm their places in January's flagship ATCO PSA World Series Finals in

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EMPLOYMENT NEWS
Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission Resham Ghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
Notification No: PSC/EXAM/2012/167 Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous of taking the Departmental Examination the details of which are given here under:Name of Departmental Examination: Excise & Commercial Taxes Part I in accordance with the Jammu and Kashmir Excise and Commercial Taxes (Departmental Examination) Rules 2006 and J&K Public Service Commission (Conduct of Examinations) Rules, 2005. Application Form: From Office of J&K Public Service Commission at Jammu/Srinagar against a cash payment of Rs.100/- as the cost of Scanable Application Form and processing charges of Rs.10/- to be paid at J&K Bank Counters set up in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar. Examination Fee: The Scanable Application Form should be accompanied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges) to be paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC Offices at Jammu/Srinagar. Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along with Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the Competent Authority viz. respective Commissioners. Submission of Application forms: The Application Forms complete in all respects have to be submitted in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar in the Special Envelope supplied by the Commission for the purpose or mailed, by registered post to the Controller of Examinations, J&K Public Service Commission, Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu/Polo Ground, Srinagar, before last date. Last Date: 24.12.2012 For Detail Visit: http://www.jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_ETSI_2013.pdf

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Hindustan Insecticides Limited
Hindustan Insecticides Limited has issued a notification for the recruitment of 3 Regional Sales Manager and Manager (Seed Production) vacancies. Name of the Post: 1. Regional Sales Manager 01 2. Manager (Seed Prod.) 02 Age Limit: Max 50 years. Qualifications: Degree in Science preferably in Agriculture for Regional Sales Manager post, Post Graduate in Agriculture for Manager (Seed Production) post and also having experience in relevant field. Application Fee: Demand Draft for Rs. 500/- drawn in favour of Hindustan Insecticides Limited payable at New Delhi. No fee for SC/ST/PWD candidates. Selection Process: On the basis of interview. How to Apply: Send application form with recent photograph, DD and documents to the Dy. General Manger (P & A), Hindustan Insecticides Limited Corporate Office, SCOPE complex, Core-6, 2nd floor, 7 Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003. Applications must be sent by ordinary post/courier/ Registered post only. Last date: 18-12-2012 For Detail Visit: http://www.hil.gov.in/(S(euu0dg5 5rulmfl45mqgcpq45))/writereaddata/Advitisment1.pdf

CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE

Applications are invited from Male and Female candidates for the combatised post of Assistant Sub-Inspector (Stenographer-Grade-III) and Head Constable (Ministerial) in Central Reserve Police Force as per tentative vacancy position given below. The posts are temporary but likely to become permanent. Name of Post: 1. ASI(Steno): 245(Open Market: 221, ExS: 24) Pay Scale:- Rs.5200-20200+GP-2800/2. HC(Min): 895(Open Market: 569, Deptl: 263, ExS: 63) Pay Scale:-Rs.5200-20200+GP-2400/Qualification: Intermediate (10+2) or equivalent passed from recognized board or university. Skill Test: 1) For ASI(Steno) : Dictation- 10 minutes @ 80 w.p.m. Translation- 50 minutes(English), 65 minutes (Hindi) 2) For HC(Min) : Typing on computer minimum 35 w.p.m in English (30 w.p.m for SC/ST) or minimum 30 w.p.m in Hindi. AGE LIMIT: Between 18-25 years as on 19/12/2012 (Relax as per rule) HOW TO APPLY: Application in prescribed form send to DIGP, Group Centre, CRPF, Bantalab, Jammu (J&K) - 181123, for Exam Center GC CRPF Bantalab there on or before 19/12/2012. For Detail Visit: http://crpf.nic.in/RECRUITMENT/173512.pdf

Union Public Service Commission

CDS Exam Notification
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued notification against recruitment of 509 Various Vacancies under Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy, Air Force Academy and Officers Training Academy through Combined Defence Services Examination I, 2013. Eligible candidates must apply online on or before 10-12-2012. Names of Courses: 1. Indian Military Academy: 250 posts 2. Indian Naval Academy: 40 posts 3. Air Force Academy: 32 posts 4. Officers Training Academy (Men): 175 posts 5. Officers Training Academy (Women): 12 posts Age Limit: Refer notification for course wise age limit. Educational Qualification: Candidates must possess Degree from a recognized University for IMA, Officers Training Academy posts, Degree from a recognized University (with Physics and Mathematics at 10+2 level) or Bachelor of Engineering for Air Force Academy post and for Indian Naval Academy candidates must possess Degree in Engineering. Application Fee Details: General and OBC candidates need to pay Rs. 200/- towards application fee and SC/ST/Female candidates are exempted from payment of application fee. Fee must be paid in cash at any State Bank of India branch or can also be paid through online mode using Visa/Master credit or debit card of SBI or any other subsidiaries of SBI. Selection Process: Eligible candidates will be selected on the basis of performance in Test and Interview/Personality Test. How to Apply: Eligible Candidates may apply through online from UPSC website www.upsconline.nic.in. Applications must be submitted online on or before 10-12-2012. Important Dates: Last Date for Online Application: 10-12-2012 Date of Examination: 17-02-2013 For Detail Visit: http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/notifications/2013/cds1/eng.pdf

Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission Resham Ghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu.
Notification No: PSC/EXAM/2012/168 Applications are invited from the eligible candidates desirous of taking the Departmental Examination the details of which are given here under:Name of Departmental Examination: Excise & Commercial Taxes Part II in accordance with the Jammu and Kashmir Excise and Commercial Taxes (Departmental Examination) Rules 2006 and J&K Public Service Commission (Conduct of Examinations) Rules, 2005. Application Form: From Office of J&K Public Service Commission at Jammu/Srinagar against a cash payment of Rs.100/- as the cost of Scanable Application Form and processing charges of Rs.10/- to be paid at J&K Bank Counters set up in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar. Examination Fee: Application Form should be accompanied by a fee of Rs.400/- per paper (excluding the processing charges) to be paid in cash through the counters of J&K Bank opened in PSC Offices at Jammu/Srinagar. Note: Candidates should submit their application forms along with Eligibility Certificate recorded therein, by the Competent Authority viz. respective Commissioners. Submission of Application forms: The Application Forms complete in all respects have to be submitted in the Commission Office at Jammu/Srinagar in the Special Envelope supplied by the Commission for the purpose or mailed, by registered post to the Controller of Examinations, J&K Public Service Commission, Reshamghar Colony, Bakshi Nagar, Jammu/Polo Ground, Srinagar, before last date. Last Date: 24.12.2012 For Detail Visit: www.jkpsc.nic.in/pdf/Notification_ETI_2013.pdf

N.I.C.E.D
Application are invited for the Posts of Project Assistant in National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases. Post :- Project Assistant Qualifications : M.Sc. in any subject of Life Sciences. Desirable : Working experience in )Chromatography assays including HPLC, Knowledge in GCLP. Laboratory QA/QC. Age Limit : Max. 28 Years. Pay Scale : Rs.21140/- Per Month. How to Apply : Walk in Interview will be held on 19th December, 2012, 11.00 am at National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases, P-33, C.I.T. Road, Scheme-XM, Beliaghata, (NICED II within ID & BG Hospital), Kolkata- 700 010 . For More Information http://www.niced.org.in/placements.htm#07Oct2012

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EMPLOYMENT NEWS
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) invites applications for recruitment of 20 Various Vacancies in the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST). Eligible candidates may apply through prescribed application format on or before 31-12-2012. Total No of Vacancies: 20 Names of Posts: 1. Research Assistant Gr.I (General): 01 post 2. Research Assistant Gr.II (General): 02 posts 3. Technical Assistant Group-C: 07 posts 4. Forest Guard: 02 posts 5. Multi Tasking Staff: 06 posts 6. Sanitation Attendant: 02 posts Age Limit: Between 18 and 27 years for General candidates, 30 years for OBC and 32 years for SC as on 31-12-2012. Educational Qualification: M.Sc in Wood Science/ Forestry/ Physics/ Chemistry from a recognized University for RA Gr. I post, Chemistry as one of the subjects in B.Sc from a recog University for RA Gr.II post, 12th Pass with Science from a recog University for Technical Asst post and for remaining posts candidate should refer to the notification. Application Fee Details: Applicants need to pay Rs. 250/- for the posts at SI.No. 1 to 3 and Rs. 150/- at SI.No. 4 to 6 through Demand Draft in case of General/ OBC candidates from any nationalized bank drawn in favour of Director, IWST payable at Bangalore. SC/ST/PH candidates are exempted from payment of application fee. Selection Procedure: On the basis of Written Test and Interview. How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply through prescribed application format given in the notification, fill with given all mandatory details, affix passport size photograph on it and send along with two additional & identical passport size photographs separately and attested copies of all educational qualification certificates, DD form to the following address The Director, Institute of Wood Science & Technology, 18 Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore-560 003. Last Date for Receipt of Application: 31-12-2012. For Detail Visit: http://www.icfre.org/UserFiles/File/advertisement_job/IWST-RevisedAdvt-031211.pdf

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Delhi State Cancer Institute
Application are invited for the Posts of Senior Residents in Delhi State Cancer Institute . Post Name : Senior Residents Qualifications : MBBS or equivalent qualification recognised by MCI. Post Graduate qualifications like MD/ DipNB in Radiotherapy /Radiation Oncology/ Clinical Oncology. Desirable : Additional training or qualification in the specialized clinical or research procedures pertaining to oncology. Research publications in the concerned speciality. No. Of Post : 33 Posts. Age Limit : 33 Years. Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100/How to Apply : Walk in Interview will be held on 15th December, 2012 at 10 A.M in the Office of the Director, DSCI along with their resume, coloured passport size photograph and copies of relevant certificates. For More Information http://www.dsci.nic.in/Detaile d_RR_SRs.pdf

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) will hold an all India Competitive Examination (CSIR-CASE 2013) for recruitment to the posts of 100 (approx.) Assistant (General/ Finance & Accounts/ Stores & Purchase) Grade I, open to Indian Nationals only. Total Number of Vacancies: 100 (approx.) Name of the Post: Assistant Grade I (General/ Finance & Accounts/ Stores & Purchase) Age Limit: Candidate should have 28 years as on 31-12-2012. Educational Qualification: Bachelor Degree in any disciplines. Application Fee: Candidates need to pay Rs.500/- (No fee for Women/ SC/ ST/ PH/ Ex-Servicemen/ CSIR Departments Candidates) for Unreserved and OBC candidates. Fee can be payable only using online payment gateway link provided in the Online application form, using credit/ debit card or net banking facility. Selection Process: Selection will be done on the basis of performance in marks obtained in the competitive examination and interview. How to Apply: Eligible candidates may apply through online from www.csir.res.in website. Last Date for Submission of Online Application Form: 31-12-2012. For Detail Visit: http://rdpp.csir.res.in/csir_acsir/PDF/02%20Final%20Advertisement%2 0CASE-2013.pdf

Northern Railway
Northern Railway invites application from player of Kabaddi (men), Cricket (men). Name of the Post:1. Cricket (men) [One Fast Bowler & One Batsman]- 2 2. Kabaddi (men) [One All Rounder & One Right Cover]- 2 Pay Scale: Rs.20200/Age Limit: Up to 25 yrs Educational Qualification: 10th Pass. Citizenship:- Only candidates who are citizen of India are eligible. SPORTS PERFORMANCE: Candidates applying for Recruitment must fulfill the following minimum sports Performance criteria:a.Represented the country in any of the Category-C Championships/ Events: Category C Commonwealth Championships (Junior / Senior category) Asian Championships /Asia Cup (Junior/Senior category) South Asian Federation Games (senior category) b.At least 3rd position in Federation Cup Championship (senior category) OR c.Represented a state or equivalent unit in senior/Youth/Junior National Championship OR d. At least 3rd position in senior State Championships for all units and District of the state. How To Apply : Application should be pay filled in by the candidate in their own hand writing and sent through Postal Dak only on the following address:. "SPORTS OFFICER/ HEAD QUATER SPORTS ASSOCIATION, NORTHERN RAILWAY NEW DELHI, ROOM NO.7-G ANNEXE-II BUILDING, BARODA HOUSE,NEW DELHI-110001". Application Fee: Each application should be submitted along with the application fee of Rs.40/-(Rs. Forty only) non refundable including postal charges through crossed postal order/demand draft paid at New Delhi in the name of, Sports Officer/HQ, Head Quarter Sports Association, N.Rly.,New Delhi through postal Dak only. Candidates belonging to SC/ST category are exempted from application fee. Last date for receipt of application is 17-12-2012 For More Details : http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/nr/recruitment/1352786340483_sports%20emp%20notice.pdf

IIT Delhi
Application are invited for Project Associate in IIT Delhi Post Name : Project Associate Qualifications : First class B. Tech/ MSc/ MCA in Electronics and Communication, VLSI Design. No. Of Post : 01 Posts. Pay Scale : Rs.27500/- Per Month. How to Apply : Candidates should send their formal application through proper channel along with bio-data with complete information regarding educational qualifications indicating percentage of marks/division of each examination passed, details of work experience and a recent passport size photograph, photocopies of certificates along with an application fee (non-refundable) of Rs.100/- in the form of Bank Draft drawn preferably on State Bank of India in favor of Dean (IRD) IIT Delhi addressed to the The Assistant Registrar (IRD), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi -110016 Last Date: 18/12/2012. For More Information http://ird.iitd.ac.in/sites/default/fil es/jobs/project/IITD-IRD-3342012.pdf

UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research

UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Indore invites applications for recruitment of Scientist D, Junior Engineer C and Technician D Vacancies. Names of Posts: 06 1. Scientist D: 02 posts 2. Junior Engineer C: 03 posts 3. Technician D: 01 post Age Limit: Below 40 years for Scientist D post, 30 years for Jr Engineer C post & 25 years for Technician D post as on 01-01-2013. Educational Qualification: 1. For Scientist post: M.Sc. (Physics) with 5 years research experience in experimental condensed matter physics or material science, or Ph.D. in these areas, with at least three publications in peer-reviewed journals , 2. For Jr Engineer: Diploma in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Civil Engineering with min. 60% marks or B.Sc. with Physics with minimum 60% marks, 4 years experience of working in an academic/ industrial research organization and 3. For Technician: ITI in Mechanical Engg (or its sub-branch) trade and 4 years relevant experience of working in an academic/ industrial research organization. Application Fee Details: Applicants need to pay Rs. 50/- in the form of Crossed Demand Draft payable to UGC-DAE CSR at Indore. How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their application with documents and two photos attested by self must reach Administrative Officer-II, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore -452 001 Last Date for Receipt of Application: 26-12-2012 For Detail Visit: http://www.csr.res.in/opportunities_regular_position.html

STUDENT AGE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 (2 DEC-8 DEC), 2012 Government of Jammu & Kashmir Directorate of Sainik Welfare
Ambphalla, Jammu-180005
Advertisement Notice No. 195 Estt/DSW/2012 1. Applications are invited from retired Defence Officers of the rank of Col/Lt. Col/Maj or equivalent rank in the Indian Navy/Air Force for Zila Sainik Welfare Officer, Kathua on contractual basis to reach this office by 25th Dec 2012 along with complete record of service and a latest passport size photograph. Eligibility Conditions for the post are as under:a) The post is class-I Gazetted Officer and has the pay scale of PB2 (9300-34800) with a grade pay of Rs.4300/- plus allowances as admissible under rules. Pay on re-employment shall be fixed as per rules. b) The office must be a permanent resident of J&K State. c) The officer who have retired from the service within three years from the date of his retirement from the defence services and are not more than 59 years or age on 1st Jan year of submission of application will be eligible to apply. The appointment is on contract basis initially for three years and extended up to maximum period of 12 years or up to the age of superannuation i.e. 62 years of age whichever is earlier based on performance. Sd/ Brig. RS Langeh (Retd) Director Sainik Welfare

EMPLOYMENT NEWS
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FISHERIES, DISTT. KATHUA ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE
Applications on prescribed format are invited from permanent resident of the Distt. Kathua for the establishment of the Trout units in private sector under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme "RKVY"'. The application complete in all respect must reach this office by or before 10-122012 . The application form and other details can be had from the office of the undersigned on any working day from 10 AM to 4 PM. The application forms will be scrutinized by the departmental technical committee as per the guidelines for ascertaining the feasibility of the site. Application should be attached with the attested copies of :1. Revenue documents of the proposed land. 2. Unemployed certificate issued by the Gazetted Officer. 3. Education qualification certificate. 4. Permanent resident certificate. 5. Category certificate if any. 6. Date of Birth certificate. 7. Character Certificate issued by a Gazetted Officer 8. Affidavit Sd/ (Gopal Krishan) Assistant Director Fisheries

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Kerala Forest Research Institute
Application are invited for the Posts of Technical Assistant in Kerala Forest Research Institute. Post Name : Technical Assistant Qualifications : B.Sc. Degree in Botany / Biotechnology / Microbiology with first class. Desirable : Candidates having experience in isolation and identification of microbes and extraction of secondary metabolites from plants and fungi.. No. Of Post : 01 Posts. Age Limit : 35 Years. Pay Scale : Rs.8000/How to Apply : Walk In Interview will be held at 10.00 am onward on 12th December 2012, at KFRI. Candidates should bring testimonials in original. For More Information http://www.kfri.res.in/noticeboard.asp?ID=61

DISTRICT TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL SOCIETY, JAMMU

Application are invited from the eligible candidates for the following posts under "Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme" for Jammu District. The eligible candidates should submit their application along with required documents and photograph duly attested by Gazetted officer during working hours in the office of DTO; Distt. TB Centre,C.D Hospital, Jammu. NAME OF POSTS: 1. Sr. DOTS PLUS TB/HIV Supervisor - 1 Pay Scale: 15000/Qualification: Graduate. Prefered Qualification: At least 3 years of work experience under RNTCP or 5 years experience and in any public health programme in a supervisory capacity. 2. STLS- 1 Pay Scale: 12000/Qualification: 1. 10+2 in Science with Diploma or Certificate course in Medical Laboratory Technology or its equivalent. 2. Minimum 2 years of experience of working in a Bacteriological Laboratory of repute. 3. Must be in possession of permanent driving license for two wheelers. Prefered Qualification: Minimum one year experience in RNTCP work. 3. TBHV - 2 Pay Scale: 8000/Qualification: 1. 10+2 with Science and experience of working as MPW/LHV/ANM OR 2. Tuberculosis health visitors recognized course Prefered Qualification: Training course of MPW or recognized sanitary inspectors course 4. Laboratory Technician- 1 Pay Scale: 8500/Qualification: 10 +2 in Science with Diploma or Certificate course in Medical Laboratory Technology or its equivalent. Prefered Qualification: Min. one year experience in RNTCP work. CONDITIONS:1. Applicants should be resident of Jammu district. 2. The engagement to all posts maximum period of one year at a time. 3. This is a full time job. No private practice or part-time is allowed. 4. Age:18-37 years and retired persons upto 62 years can also apply. 5. Those who have already applied vide Advt Order No. DTO/DTCS/J/598-604, dated 11-11-2011 in leading Newspapers namely Kashmir Times on 12-11-2011 & Greater Kashmir on 13-11-2011 & Daily Excelsior on 02-02-2012 & 14-02-2012 need not to apply again. Last Date: December 20, 2012 Sd/Distt Tuberculosis Officer/ Member Secretary Distt TB Control Society Jammu

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGG. AND TECHNOLOGY JAMMU ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE
Applications on plain paper alongwith one photograph and attested copies of certificates/testimonials are invited from eligible candidates of'J&K State for engagement as lecturers purely on academic arrangement basis on consolidated pay of Rs.12000/- (Rupees twelve thousands) per month which should reach in the office of undersigned on or before December 15th 2012 up to 4PM in the following disciplines. This arrangement shall be upto the end of academic session 2012-13 or till any regular appointments are made by the Govt; whichever is earlier. Name Post: Lectures in following disciplines 1. Physics Educational Qualification: MSc 'with 1st Class (above 60%) Remarks: Due weightage will be given to the candidates possessing 2. Mechanical Engg Educational Qualification: BE with 1st class (above 60%) Remarks: ME/MTech./M.Phil or PhD 3. Civil Engineering Educational Qualification: BE with 1st class (above 60%) Remarks: Degree in their respective subjects NOTE:- TERMS/CONDITIONS. 1. Candidates who have cleared /passed in the above disciplines. 2. The degree possessed by the candidate must be recognised by the universities of jammu/kashmir. The degrees obtained from distance mode, except from ignou and doeacc, shall not be entertained as the same are not recognised by the universities of jammu/kashmir. 3. The candidate will have to maintain punctuality and will work hard to the entire satisfaction of students as well as the principal. 4. The selected candidate will have to produce a certificate of good moral character from the head of institution where he/she worked last. 5. The selected candidates will submit an undertaking on the judicial stamp paper of Rs.20/- duly attested by a judicial magistrate with regard to acceptance of terms and conditions as detailed herein. 6. The applicants are advised to keep in touch with the office of the Principal for further details. The candidates are required to bring with them all original certificates/testimonials at the time of interview. No separate call letters shall be issued for the interview. No TA/DA shall be paid for attending the interview. Sd/Principal GCET, Jammu.

I.C.F.R.E.
Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education Institute has issued a notification for the recruitment of 6 Research Fellows under the Forest Genetics Resource Management Network. Name of the Division: 1. Forest Genetics/Plant Genetics/ Clonal Forestry 03 2. NWFP/Medicinasl Plants 01 3. Forestry/Silvi Culture 02 Age Limit: Max. 32 years. Educational Qualifications: Degree in Forestry/Botany/Plant Genetics/Plant Genetic Resources with specialization in Plant Breeding & Genetics/ Forest Genetics/Tree Improvement/ Vegetative Propagation/Clonal Forestry for Research Fellow (Forest Genetics/ Plant Genetics/ Clonal Forestry) Division posts, Masters Degree in Forestry/ Botany /Horticulture for Research Fellow (NWFP/ Medicinal Plants) Division post, Masters Degree in Forestry/Silviculture from recognized university for Research Fellow (Forestry/ Silviculture) Division posts. How to Apply: Send application to the Group Co-Ordinator (Research) R.C.S., Forest Research Institute, P. O. New Forest, Dehradun Last Date: 15-12-2012 For Detail Visit: http://www.icfre.org/index.php?li nkid=left4811&link=1

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B.E (Interior Design) is four years. M.E (Interior Design) is offered as a two year program. Approximate Education Expenses: The Total expense for doing degree in Architectural engineering are as follows * B.E - Rs.45000/ per year- (4 Years) * M.E - Rs.55000/ per year- (2 Years) Job Opportunities and Job Roles: Some of the job openings/Departments available are: * Jr. Engineer. * Consultant * Private firm * Entrepreneurship Approximate Salary Range: The salary can be from Rs.10, 000 to Rs.29, 000 for starters and increases with the person's experience and knowledge.

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CAREER IN INTERIOR DESIGN

nterior designing, decoration or dcor is the doing up of indoors space that is functional, safe, and aesthetic. It involves right from decorating the wall to windows, doors, finishes, textures, light, furnishings and furniture. An interior designer needs to be proficient in environmental psychology, architecture, product design, and traditional decoration (aesthetics and cosmetics). From hotels to corporate spaces, schools, hospitals, private residences, shopping malls, restaurants, theaters, and airport terminals, interior decorators are called on to utilize their skills. It therefore requires architectural detailing, such as floor plans, home renovations, and construction codes. Education Guide Education Details & Eligibility: To become a Professional in the

industry, one should have a graduate degree(B.E.) or at least a diploma in related fields. The undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses are offered by private and government colleges in India and around the globe. Basic eligibility criteria:

+2 (Higher Secondary students) with science group as the majors can choose Bachelor degree(B.E). Course Duration: The course duration for the various programs is as follows: Diploma in Interior Design is two years.

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FREEDOM FIGHTER: MADAM CAMA

3rd of August in the year 1885, she tied her wedding knots with Rustom Cama, an affluent pro-British lawyer. She did not enjoy her married life and spent most of her time performing altruistic activities. Read on to know the complete life history of Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama. In the year 1896, the Bombay presidency was hit by a natural calamity, which had adverse effects on the city. Bhikaji was instrumental in the activities undertaken to provide assistance to the afflicted people. While rescuing other people and inoculating them, she herself became a victim of the infection. She became very weak, but somehow managed to survive. In the year 1902, she went to Europe for subsequent medical care and convalescence. During her stay in London, she got a message that her return to India can take place subject to the promise that she would not participate in the Nationalist Movement. She refused to make such a promise and remained in exile in Europe. She died in the Parsi General hospital in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the year 1936. While Madam Cama was in London, she served as the private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji, who was the first Asian to be elected to the British House of Commons. When Bhikaji Cama was in Paris, she happened to come across a number of notable leaders of the Indian Nationalist Movement. In Holland, they secretly published and circulated the revolutionary literature for the Nationalist Movement. During her stay in France, the British Raj authorities requested her extradition, but the French Government did not show their willingness and refused to cooperate. In return, the Britishers confiscated Madame Cama's legacy. Bhikaji Cama has always been actively involved in fighting for gender equality. On August 22, 1907, she raised the flag for India's Independence at the International Socialist Conference in Stuttgart, Germany. There are many cities in India that have streets and places being named after Bhikaiji Cama. On 26th January 1962, the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department issued a stamp to acknowledge her work and give her honor. The Indian Coast Guard consists of a ship that has been named after her.

The Carbon Cycle

prominent personality of the Indian Nationalist Movement, she was born as Bhikaiji Rustom Cama on 24th September, 1861 to a Parsi family in Bombay (now Mumbai). Well, we are talking about none other than Madam Cama, who is a well known freedom fighter. She came from a pretty well off family and her father Sorabji Framji Patel was a powerful member of the Parsi community. In this article, we will present you with the biography of Madame Cama. Bhikaji took education from Alexandra Native Girl's English Institution. From the very beginning, she was a very sincere child. She always admired the personalities of the Nationalist Movement. On the

ll living things are made of carbon. Carbon is also a part of the ocean, air, and even rocks. Because the Earth is a dynamic place, carbon does not stay still. It is on the move! In the atmosphere, carbon is attached to some oxygen in a gas called carbon dioxide. Plants use carbon dioxide and sunlight to make their own food and grow. The carbon becomes part of the plant. Plants that die and are buried may turn into fossil fuels made of carbon like coal and oil over millions of years. When

humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas and traps heat in the atmosphere. Without it and other greenhouse gases, Earth would be a frozen world. But humans have burned so much fuel that there is about 30% more carbon dioxide in the air today than there was about 150 years ago, and Earth is becoming a warmer place. In fact, ice cores show us that there is now more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than there has been in the last 420,000 years.

Historical Monuments: Feroz Shah Kotla

Feroz Shah Kotla Location: Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, Delhi Founded By: Firoz Shah Tughlaq Founded In: 1354 Architects: Malik Ghazi and Abdul Hakk Feroz Shah Kotla was the erstwhile citadel of Ferozabad, the Fifth city of Delhi. It is situated off the Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg of Delhi, near the Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Stadium. Emperor Firoz Shah Tughlaq, the nephew of Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq and successor of Muhammad Tughlaq, got the citadel of Ferozshah Kotla built in the year 1354. Along with the citadel, he also laid the foundation of the city of Ferozabad. The city and its citadel were designed by the famous architects, Malik Ghazi and Abdul Hakk. During that time, Feroz Shah Kotla was popularly known as Kushk-I-Feroz, meaning Feroz's palace. The city of Ferozabad extended from Hauz-Khas in the southwest to Pir Ghaib in the north. The Firoz Shah Kotla citadel of India comprises of three rubble-built walled rectangular enclosures. The design of the citadel looks like an irregular polygon, which has the eastern wall in one alignment. The eastern wall of Feroz Shah Kotla was constructed on the embankment of River Yamuna. It is believed that Emperor Firoz Shah Tughlaq had three other palaces in Delhi, when he began Ashokan Pillar There is an Ashokan Pillar situated inside the premises of the citadel, which lies to the north of Jami Masjid. The pillar dates back to the 3rd century BC and rises to a height of 13 m. It is a sandstone structure and stands on a rubble-built three-tired pyramidal structure. Emperor Feroz Shah Tughlaq got the pillar, which weighs 27 tonnes, transferred from Topar (Ambala) to Delhi. Another pillar, quite similar to the Ashokan Pillar, was also brought by Feroz Shah Kotla and it was fixed on the ridge. Ashokan Pillar has been carved with seven main inscriptions or edicts of Emperor Ashoka. Apart from that, there are numerous figures and minor inscriptions engraved on the pillar. The edicts were written in the Brahmi script of Pali language and were first deciphered by James Prinsep in 1837. The pillar is made of sandstone. However, it was polished in such manner that even today it looks as if it has been made up of some metal. Since Feroz Shah adorned the pillar during his rule, it came to be known as 'Minar-i-Zarin'. Jami Masjid Jami Masjid is situated next to the Ashokan Pillar in the citadel of Feroz Shah Kotla. The structure that once made up the mosque has today been reduced to the southern and western walls with the gateway. Jami Masjid was one of the largest mosques of the Tughlaq period and rests on a series of cells on the ground. It is still in use today. However, most of the structures of the mosque, including the prayer hall as well as the walkways, situated on the sides of the courtyard that was used by the royal ladies, have vanished. The mosque is made of local quartzite stone and is entered from the northern side. At one point of time, Jami Masjid was connected to the citadel by a bridge. It is said that, in the past, there was an entrance to the mosque from the underground cells also. So great was the beauty of the mosque that Timur constructed a similar mosque at Samarkand in Iran. In the year 1759, the mosque became the site of the murder of Emadul Mulk, the prime minister of the Mughal Emperor Alamgir Sani, by his own emperor. Baoli As you move towards the northwest of the Ashokan pillar, you will come across a garden. In the center of the garden is situated a large circular baoli or step well. Apart from subterranean apartments, the baoli also has a large underground drain for the water towards its eastern side. The baoli was only used by persons of royal lineage and used to serve as a cool haven during summers. Other Structures The other structures inside the Feroz Shah Kotla include the foundation structure of a square hall. It is situated behind Ashokan Pillar, to the north of Jami Mosque. Then, there are ruins of many other structures, which have not been identified as yet, since they are in a very decrepit shape.

the construction of this citadel. The reason for its construction was that the all the other palaces were facing a shortage of water. Of the three enclosures of Feroz Shah Kotla, the largest enclosure is the central one. It is presently known as 'Kotla Feroz Shah' and has an impressive main gateway in the western direction. On either side of the gateway are fortresses, which lie mainly in ruins today. Ferozshah Kotla is at times compared with the 'Windsor Palace of London'. In its glorious days, the citadel was the perfect example of architectural beauty. However, it was abandoned in the year 1490 and since then, it has been lying mostly in ruins. The successive rules of Delhi used most of its ruins for the construction of other cities. However, even after being in neglect for many years, Firoz Shah Kotla still has many interesting structures within its premises and is visited by tourists in large numbers.

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Why the flamingo is pink

was their only chance to become pink. They moved quickly toward the lagoon. Sam's heart pounded with fear as they got closer. Sam said, "On the count of three, we will all jump in together. ONE... TWO... THREE... JUMP!" cried Sam. They all jumped in together. They stayed in as long as they dared. Then, they jumped out. "We're pink!" cried the flamingos. We're actually pink! I like your feathers. Look at mine, they're pink, too." They talked excitedly about their feathers all the way home. The next day, they were brown! "Oh no, we're this ugly brown again." When their feathers dried over night, they turned back to the ugly brown. It was a very sad day for the flamingos. "How are we ever going to stay pink?" they asked. Sam looked up at the sky to make a wish and noticed there were pink clouds. The clouds turned a darker pink as the day went on. Soon, it started to spit rain, but it wasn't normal rain, it was pink rain! It rained harder and harder. All the animals scurried to their homes so that they would stay dry. The flamingos refused to seek shelter because it was another chance to become pink. The rain continued for seven days and six nights. All the animals stayed in their burrows, nests and homes. Only the flamingos stayed outside. Finally, the rain stopped. The flamingos started cheering because they were all pink. Even after their feathers dried, they were still pink. And, that is why the flamingo is pink today!!

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. ~ George Bernard Shaw

"Oh I hate being brown!" cried Sam the flamingo. Why can't I be pink? It's such a pretty color and not so dull and ugly as this brown. One day Sam and his brave flamingo friends said they were going to the dangerous pink lagoon. It had pink crocodiles which liked to eat tasty, brown flamingos. It was very scary, but it

Why did the elephant put his trunk across the path? To trip up the ants! What do you call an ant in space? Cosmonants & Astronants! What do you call an ant from overseas? Impartant! Teacher: What's 2 and 2? Pupil: 4 Teacher: That's good. Pupil: Good?, that's perfect! Why did the knight run about shouting for a tin opneder? He had a bee in his suit of armour! Teacher: Who can tell me where Hadrians Wall is? Pupil: I expect it's around Hadrian's garden miss! Why were the early days of history called the dark ages? Because there were so many knights! Teacher: Why does the statue of liberty stand in New York harbour? Pupil: Because it can't sit down! What was Camelot? A place where people parked their camels!

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S-based technology company Woxi Media on Dec 5 launched an Android device that will allow users to surf Internet and play games on TV. SmartPod for TV, priced at Rs. 9,499, is build with Android featuring multi-user login capability which can be used with every kind of television set. "SmartPod will revolutionise the way people consume the Internet and enjoy gaming on TV. SmartPod features AppCasts technology that delivers various content applications through one Android application on the device," Woxi Media President

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YouTube redesign puts focus on channels, subscriptions

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Guide containing a menu with options like "Popular on YouTube" and categories like "Music", "Sport", "Gaming", "Films" and "TV Shows". If the user is signed in to YouTube, the guide also features subscribed channels and recommendations for other channels to subscribe. The bottom of the left side features more videos from the uploader of the current video being watched. Earlier this week, Google updated the YouTube app for iOS. The app now features an interface optimised for the iPad, iPhone 5 and includes other new features like AirPlay support.

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Apple iPad mini, 4th generation iPad go on sale in India HP launches multi-function
s expected, Apple iPad mini and the fourth generation iPad have gone on sale in online as well as offline stores across India. The iPad mini is now available at Rs. 21,900 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only with a Rs. 6,000 premium to the next model in terms of storage and Rs. 8,000 for the model with cellular connectivity. The full pricing for Wi-Fi only iPad mini models is as follows: Rs. 21,900 (16GB), Rs. 27,900 (32GB) and Rs. 33,900 (64GB). The full pricing for iPad mini with cellular connectivity, which uses a nano SIM, is as follows: 29,900 (16GB), Rs. 35,900 (32GB) and Rs. 41,900 (64GB). The fourth generation iPad is now available at Rs. 31,900 for the 16GB WiFi only with a Rs. 6,000 premium to the next model in terms of storage and Rs. 8,000 for the model with cellular connectivity. The full pricing for Wi-Fi only fourth generation iPad models is as fol-

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NEW DELHI: HP launched its new multifunction printer with inbuilt wireless internet hotspot for Rs 18,306. "Besides print, copy, scan and fax capabilities, the printer also comes with mobile printing technologies including HP wireless direct, HP ePrint and Apple AirPrint. Now with the added internet hotspot feature, this device can help a small business set up run a fully-functional office," HP India PPS Director Printing Nitin Hiranandani said. The printer acts like a

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NEW DELHI: Sony has launched its latest series of On-the-go power solutions -- CP-F1L and CP-F2L USB chargers in India. The USB portable chargers can charge a multitude of devices such as smartphones, tablets and portable devices, providing users a source of emergency power back-up. CP-F1L is 9.4mm thin and 125gm in weight and has a battery capacity of 3,500mAh. The charger has output of 1.5A and allows users to charge their smartphone 1.5 times. CP-F2L boasts a high charge of 7,000 mAh that is capable of charging smartphones by upto 3 times. It weighs 198gm and features dual USB output power ports. An added feature that the two new chargers have is the convenience to be charged using an AC adaptor or through USB port on a computer or notebook. The supplied AC adaptor also allows for the simultaneous charging of both the charger and a portable device at the same time. A 50cm micro USB cable is provided with the chargers for charging convenience on-the-go. The USB portable power supply CP-F1L and CP-F2L are priced at Rs 3000 and Rs 5500 respectively. ctivision Blizzard said on Dec 5 that sales of its "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" video game rocketed to the billion-dollar mark just 15 days after its release. Sales of the game hit a billion dollars two days faster than 3-D film blockbuster "Avatar," which set a box office record after its release in 2009. "The release of 'Call of Duty' has been one of the most significant entertainment events of each of the last six years," said Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick. Since the latest installment of the game launched on November 13, players using Xbox 360 or

PlayStation 3 consoles have racked up more than 150 million hours battling with or against each other online. "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" the sequel to an earlier Cold War-set episode in the franchise whisks players to a fictional 2025, in which a Nicaraguan militant is plotting to undermine US security. "The move to the near future provided us with the opportunity to tell a time and generation-spanning narrative, as well as access an entirely new world of technology, weapons," Mark Lamia, head of the Treyarch studios that developed the game for the US publisher Activision. More than 250 people spent two

years developing the new installment, working with arms experts to imagine the weaponry of the near future, from warrior robots to ultrasophisticated drones. "Our fictional world of 2025 is the result of news headlines you see today," Lamia said of the game, whose violent content makes it unsuitable for under 18s. Total sales for the "Call of Duty" franchise, launched in 2003, exceed worldwide box office receipts for "Star Wars" and "Lord of the Rings," according to Activision. The episode's main narrative offers around 10 hours of play, but gamers can then log on to battle one another in multiplayer teams.

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Attack on the Judiciary

2 DEC: The attack on the judiciary by people in power speaks of the sordid state of affairs in West Bengal. When an issue is sub judice, no one is meant to comment on it. Recently, one of the ministers in the state government launched a tirade against the judiciary. He said that in case the judgment of the Supreme Court in the Singur case does not go in favour of the state government, "the people of Singur will descend on the fields and enact a new law". This amounts to contempt of court. Earlier, Mamata Banerjee had said that verdicts can actually be bought. This comment was not only uncalled for.No democracy in the world functions perfectly. But the principles of democracy cannot be undermined. It is the duty of every citizen to ensure a better functioning of democracy by strengthening its structures and processes. Throttling the voice of the people, condemning democratic institutions and practices, branding the Opposition as useless, pointing fingers at the judiciary, questioning its authority and casting aspersions on it constitute grave threats to democracy. The judiciary should take note of the insults being heaped on it by irresponsible persons in power and bring them to book.

Modi's 3 pronged strategy

3 DEC: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on Monday released the BJP's election manifesto that promises a slew of measures for the uplift of farmers, rural and urban poor and all-inclusive growth. Releasing the manifesto just 10 days ahead of the 1st phase of polling scheduled on Dec 13, Modi also promised to address the issues facing the "neo-middle class", which has risen above the poverty line but cannot yet be categorised as middle class, to enable it reap the benefits of Govt's welfare schemes. The manifesto pledged to strengthen agricultural infrastructure and said, if voted to power again, the Govt would bear 3% of the 7% interest paid by farmers who took agricultural loans. In an apparent bid to counter the Congress' poll assurance of providing land and houses at affordable rates to rural and urban poor respectively, the BJP manifesto said 50 lakh new houses would be constructed for them over the next 5 years. Laying emphasis on irrigation and issues related to farmers, the document said 16 lakh hectares of farm land would be brought under irrigation over the next five years and the government would expedite electricity connections. To give a fresh impetus to the agriculture sector, Modi said cold storage facilities and agro-processing units would be set up in every district. Claiming that annual Vibrant Gujarat Summits aimed at attracting investment for industries were a big success, Modi said now other states were also organising such events.

Indian Olympic dream shatters

4 DEC: In a major embarrassment for India, the IOC on 4 Dec suspended the IOA because of govt interference in its election process, a development which puts a bar on the country's Olympic participation. The decision to disaffiliate India was taken on the first day of the IOC's Executive Board meeting, Associated Press reported from Lausanne, quoting two top officials who pleaded anonymity. The IOA went ahead and conducted its elections despite being suspended by the IOC and the world body has now even threatened legal action. The International Olympic Committee has also refused to recognise the elections conducted by the suspended Indian Olympic Association, saying the "so-called" office-bearers have no legitimacy. The IOC had repeatedly told the IOA not follow the govt's sports code for the elections on the ground that it would be a violation of the Olympic Charter and compromise autonomy. But the IOA went ahead saying they were bound by the Delhi High Court order. Suspension meant that the IOA will stop receiving IOC funding and its officials will be banned from attending Olympic meetings and events. India's athletes will be barred from competing in Olympic events under their national flag, but they can participate under the IOC banner. Terming the IOC's suspension of IOA a "black day" for India, president-elect Abhay Singh Chautala lashed out at Randhir Singh and said the latter "conspired against the nation and its sportspersons".

Govt wins FDI vote in LS

5 DEC: FDI in multi-brand retail on Wednesday got the approval of the Lok Sabha as the Oppn motion seeking immediate withdrawal of the decision was rejected convincingly as BSP and SP walked out. 218 voted in favour of the Oppn motion, while 253 voted against it in the House where 471 members participated in the voting. The total strength of the House is 545. The House also rejected the motion seeking amendment to the rules notified by the Reserve Bank under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to enable FDI in multi-brand retail. While 254 voted in favour of the govt, 224 were against. Members of SP and BSP, with respective strength of 22 and 21, did not participate in the voting as they walked out alleging that interests of farmers and small retailers had been ignored. Leader of the Oppn Sushma Swaraj, who had moved the motion, maintained that majority of the House was against FDI in retail which was reflected in speeches of leaders of different political parties. Rejecting the allegations of Sushma Swaraj that CBI was used to ensure that SP and BSP do not vote against the govt, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said, " this is a rejection of the politics of the BJP. They had FDI in their manifesto. Swaraj has lost her cool because the motion moved by her has got defeated. She is frustrated".

Right move
6 DEC: The Palestinian Authority has received overwhelming international support after the United Nations decided to recognize Palestine as a sovereign country and grant it the status of an observer-state . It is a step in the right direction. This will help the cause of the Palestinians. It may eventually help Palestine get the right to self-determination and a regular membership of the UN. The latter has to be commended for doing what is expected of it, and that too in the face of threats from Israel and the United States of America. The US and Israel now stand isolated in their opposition to this development. From the manner in which both the countries have reacted, it is clear that they want to keep Palestine under subordination. The double standards of America, the so-called international guardian of democracy, have once again been exposed.A possible aftermath of the UN's decision might be that Palestine will lose the monetary aid it was getting from the US. Even if this happens, it cannot be considered much of a loss when one sees what Palestine stands to gain in the long run.The hegemony of the US cannot continue for long. Now that Palestine has been granted a non-member state status in the UN, it can drag Israel to the International Criminal Court to investigate the atrocities perpetrated on Palestinians in the disputed territories.

UNITE OR FALL
7 DEC: Nepal's political crisis is unlikely to end anytime soon. The political parties agree that only a 'unity government' could draft the new constitution and hold fresh elections to the constituent assembly. But they cannot agree on who would head such a government. The opposition parties would not accept the prime minister, Baburam Bhattarai, as the head of the unity government. But then, Mr Bhattarai's party, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), wants the new government to be formed on its terms. One of the two major opposition parties, the Nepali Congress, has staked its claim to the prime minister's post on the specious argument that it has not had a chance to occupy it since the last elections. It is doubtful, though, if a prime minister from one of the opposition parties is the answer to Nepal's seemingly endless political crisis. The president, Ram Baran Yadav, may go on setting one deadline after another for the parties to evolve a consensus on the new government. But it is up to Mr Bhattarai to decide if he would put the country's interest above his party's.However, what the new prime minister does is more important than which party he belongs to. The new leader has to involve all parties in drafting the new constitution. Much in Nepal's political future may depend on whether the constitution accepts a federal structure for the State based on the ethnic identities of the people.

WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

The present elections for MLCs from Panchayat quota being indirect in nature though do not offer essential ingredients of voters' mood and parties' waves.In these elections the regional parties NC and PDP have registered more or less same performance as they did in 2002 and 2008 assembly elections. The only difference is that the Congress has significantly altered results in favour of National Conference. Keeping the poll statistics of 2002 and 2008 away, even the floor combination in current assembly is enough to study the results of December 3 elections. The ruling coalition has secured 57.32 percent of total votes polled in both provinces while the PDP has managed to get only 25.71 percent. Interestingly, this percentage reflects existing position of these parties in the assembly. While coalition's combined strength in assembly (including five independents and others) is 57 percent (on excluding the independents and others the NC-Congress strength is 51.72 percent), the PDP makes 24 percent of the floor. Now, if Congress and NC are looked at differently their position in the assembly comes out to 32.18 percent and 19.54 percent, respectively. An analysis at the provincial level makes current results look more interesting: the coalition has secured 53.2 percent of the polled votes in Kashmir province (including Ladakh) while its combined strength (including four non-NC, nonCongress members) in the assembly is 60 percent. The PDP has secured 37 percent votes for the LC in the Valley while its strength in the assembly is just one percent higher at 38. In Jammu province, the coalition has secured 61 percent votes in the LC while its combined strength in the assembly (including one independent member) is 54 percent. Therefore, a significant gain and obviously at the cost of BJP that is already a divided house. PDP has emerged a significant gainer in Jammu as it scored 14 percent votes of Panchs and Sarpanchs against its strength of only five percent of assembly floor filled in from Jammu province. Since Congress and NC fought the LC elections together, the votes polled by their respective candidates have not been segregated in the above analysis.

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Indian scientists develop technique to detect genetic variations

KOLKATA: In what could help predict one`s susceptibility to various ailments, a new technique to detect genetic variations associated with diseases, including cancer, has been proposed by scientists at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) here. Some of these genetic variations termed SNPs (pronounced snips) are associated with cancer, certain infectious diseases like leprosy, AIDS, and many others. "These genetic variations can give us an idea about how humans respond to pathogens (microorganismic infectious agents like virus, bacterium, prion or fungus that cause diseases), chemicals, drugs, vaccines and other agents," IACS`s associate professor in biological chemistry, Rupa Mukhopadhyay, said. Detection of these genetic variations can help predict one`s susceptibility to diseases. Identification of these abnormalities is often done by using DNA probe based biosensor technologies. DNA is the double stranded helically twisted molecule that serves as the hereditary unit of life. A biosensor is a device that uses a living organism or biological molecules, especially enzymes or antibodies, to detect the presence of chemicals. However, according to Mukhopadhyay, the DNA-based biosensors which are in use have certain limitations. "The points to be considered for an ideal biosensor are easy use of the biosensor system, the reading should be reproducible, target-specific and sensitive. All these cannot be achieved by DNA probes," said Mukhopadhyay. "We have proposed in a recent work that LNA, which is a synthetic analogue of DNA, can be a much better probe in surface-based DNA detection techniques," said Mukhopadhyay.

Electronic braking system in vehicles saves thousands of lives

DETROIT: Computer-controlled braking systems in cars and light trucks are saving thousands of lives in the United States, according to a three-year study released on Friday by federal safety regulators. The systems have been required on all light-duty trucks and passenger vehicles under a 2007 US federal safety regulation. The requirement was phased in over the years covered by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study. It estimated that the technology saved more than 2,200 lives from 2008 through 2010, including 634 in 2008, 705 in 2009 and 863 in 2010. So-called electronic stability control systems use computer-controlled braking of individual wheels to help drivers keep control of a vehicle that is beginning to swerve or lose stability. All new light vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2011 are required to have the system. In May, the NHTSA proposed a new federal motor vehicle safety standard to require electronic stability control (ESC) systems on large commercial trucks and large buses for the first time. In a statement on Friday, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said: "As more vehicles on the road are equipped with ESC in the coming years, we know the technology will save even more lives." The agency said applying the technology to the heavy-duty fleet could prevent up to 56 per cent of rollover crashes each year and 14 per cent of loss-of-control crashes in those vehicles.

Anti-depressants speed up recovery in stroke

LONDON: Anti-depressants could help recovery after a stroke and reduce dependence, physical disability, depression and anxiety in the first year after a stroke. They could also promote the growth of new nerve cells or protect other cells damaged by stroke, suggest researchers from University of Edinburgh. They examined 52 studies concerning selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of anti-depressants. Gillian Mead, professor of stroke at the university, said: "Anti-depressants have been successfully used for many years to relieve depression. However, it now appears that they also have effects on the brain that may help patients make a better recovery from the physical effects of stroke." "The results of this metaanalysis are extremely promising. We do not yet fully understand how anti-depressants could boost recovery after stroke, but it may be because they promote the growth of new nerve cells in the brain, or protect cells damaged by stroke," said Mead. She said that by preventing depression, the drugs may help patients to be more physically active which is known to aid overall recovery. "We now need to carry out a number of much larger clinical trials in order to establish exactly if, how and to what extent anti-depressants can help stroke survivors recover."

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