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Indo-Pak dialoguereduced trustdeficit: Gilani

ISLAMABAD, JAN 19, 2012 :Talks between India and Pakistanhave reduced the trust deficit andthe two sides should step up effortsto create a solid foundation for tak-ing the peace process forward,Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilanisaid on Wednesday. The resolutionof differences between the twocountries will usher in an era ofpeace, progress and prosperity forthe people of the subcontinent,Gilani said during a meeting with agroup of visiting Indian parliamen-tarians. Pakistan is committed to a"just and peaceful resolution of theKashmir issue" he said.

Modi begins one-daySadbhavana Mission

GODHRA, JAN 20, 2012 : Thefast, part of Modi's 'SadbhavanaMission', comes nearly a monthbefore the 10th anniversary ofGodhra carnage where 59 peoplewere killed when the S-6 coach ofSabarmati Exp was burnt on Feb 27,2002, triggering the worst-ever riotsin Gujarat.

Iran warns SaudiArabia as oil debate on

sanctions deepensTEHRAN, Jan 18, 2012 : Iranwarned Gulf nations to rethink anoffer to make up for oil lost to worldmarkets as a result of threatenedcurbs on its exports as diplomatssaid an E.U. embargo may be inforce by July saying they will beresponsible for the consequences ofany such move. Iranian ForeignMinister Ali Akbar Salehi urgedRiyadh to "reflect" on its pledge touse its spare capacity to compensatefor any reduction in Iran's oil salesthat results from U.S.-led efforts totighten sanctions over the IslamicRepublic's controversial nuclearprogram. Leaders from variousnations are travelling to the regionin a bid to seek extra supplies to off-set any shortfalls. In a boost to Iran'sefforts to protect its key oil sector,its second-biggest client, India, saidit had no plans to curtail purchasesin response to the U.S.-led cam-paign. Iran's OPEC minister warnedthat any EU embargo on Iranian oilwould amount to "economic sui-cide" for Europe. Contd. on page 5

JAMMU: Jammu and KashmirGovernor N N Vohra on Wednesdayappointed DrMohan Paul SinghIshar, Professor,Department ofP h a r m a c e u t i c a lSciences of GuruNanak DevUniversity inAmritsar as theVice Chancellor of the University ofJammu. He has been appointed asthe tenth Vice-Chancellor (V-C) ofthe University of Jammu to take

over from Prof Varun Sahni, thepresent Vice Chancellor of JammuUniversity who had completed histenure on December 7, 2011.

A press release issued by RajBhawan said Governor NN Vohra,who is also the Chancellor of theUniversity of Jammu, had in consul-tation with Chief Minister (Pro-Chancellor of the University)appointed Dr Ishar appointed as theVice-Chancellor of the varsity fromamong a panel of three persons rec-ommended by a Search Committeeheaded by Professor G K Chadha,

President, South Asian University,with Prof MM Salunkhe, Vice-Chancellor, Central University ofRajasthan, and Dr SS Bloeria, Vice-Chancellor, Central University ofJammu, as its members.

Dr Ishar was born at Kathua dis-trict of Jammu on November 4,1954. His forefathers had migratedto Kathua from Mandole in Poonchdistrict, now in POK. He securedsecond position in the JammuUniversity in the B Sc examinationand was awarded Certificate ofMerit for standing first in the M Sc

(Chemistry) examination by theJammu University. After hisappointment as the vice-chancel-lor,Dr.Ishar returned to Amritsar toget relieved from GNDU beforejoining here as VC of JammuUniersity. During his M Sc scholar-ship he was the recipient of nationalscholarship of Government of Indiaand did his Ph D from the IndianInstitute of Technology, Delhi. Hewas the recipient of NationalScholarship of the Government ofIndia and did his Ph.D from theIndian Contd. on page 5

Grievance RedressalMechanism in

Higher EducationalInstitutions

NEW DELHI, JAN 17, 2012 : TheUnion Minister for HumanResource development, Kapil Sibalhas directed thehigher educa-tional institutesto set up aG r i e v a n c eR e d r e s s a lMechanism toaddress the com-plaints related tostudents andapplicants for admission in the high-er educational institutes. Sibal statedthat student complaints requireprompt action for providing timelyassistance to the distressed studentsand applicants. The ParliamentaryStanding Committee while scruti-nizing the bill had suggested forconstituting a Grievance RedressalMechanisms to forbid and punishunfair practices. Contd. on page 5

Burma's Aung SanSuu Kyi registers

for electionsYANGON, BURMA, JAN 19,2012 : Ecstatic cheers of "Long LiveAung San Suu Kyi!" echoedthrough the streets of this impover-ished Rangoon suburb Wednesdayas she registered for elections, a signof how vastly Burma has changedsince the junta gave up power afterdecades of iron-fisted rule. Throngsof flag-waving supporters crowdedthe local election office to shoutsupport and glimpse the 66-year-oldNobel Peace laureate, who becameBurma's most recognizable faceduring years of house arrest underauthoritarian rule. The scene wouldhave been unthinkable while thejunta still ruled. It despised Suu Kyibecause of her popularity and anypublic support for her was swiftlyand firmly halted. The freedomallowed to Suu Kyi's supporters isanother sign that the country's elect-ed but military-backed governmentis keeping promises for democraticreforms - Contd. on page 5

Dr Ishar, a GNDU University Prof, 10th VC for JU

DUBAI, JAN 17, 2012 : The fifthedition of the World Future EnergySummit began in the UAE capitalAbu Dhabi. The Minister ofRenewable energy resources, Dr.Farooq Abdullah addressed aMinisterial Panel on SustainableEnergy for All. He urged the richnations to assist the developingcountries in financing and transferof technology for non conventionalenergy sources since the costs arehigh. He underlined the need to har-ness the alternative sources likesolar, wind, small hydro energy,tidal energy etc. Dr. Abdullah inau-gurated the India Pavilion put up bythe Confederation Of IndianIndustries, CII at the Abu DhabiNational Exhibition Center. LeadingIndian firms specializing in theRenewable Energy Sector are show-casing their innovations here. AProject Village has been set up todisplay select projects in renewable

energy and energy efficiency fromIndia,West Asia, Africa and othercountries. The event today alsomarked the official launch of the"UN Year of SustainableDevelopment".

The United Nations has declaredyear 2012 as the year of SustainableDevelopment. One of the star attrac-tions here has been the world'slargest solar power run ship whichhas completed Contd. on page 5

‘Solar mission to becompleted by 2022’

Suresh Kalmadi granted bail NEW DELHI, JAN 19, 2012 : Supporters of Pune MP,Suresh Kalmadi, welcomed the news of Delhi High Courtgranting him bail in the CommonwealthGames scams by shouting slogans at theCongress Bhavan . "This will give a psycho-logical boost to Congress workers in the com-ing civic elections," said Pune Congress chief,Abhay Chhajed. Chhajed, a close aide ofKalmadi's, said it was a "good coincidence"that Kalmadi got bail as interviews to finalisecandidates for the next month's election start-ed. However, Maharashtra Congress spokesman AnantGadgil, a known detractor of Kalmadi's, declined to commenton the development saying "he is not in the party". Kalmadiis currently suspended from Congress. Pune NCP chief,Vandana Chavan, said Kalmadi had been Contd. on page 5

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court onFriday ruled in favour of British telecommajor Vodafone in the biggest tax disputecase in Indian corporate history. The com-pany had challenged the Bombay HighCourt order asking Vodafone company topay income tax of Rs 11,000 crore on a dealabroad. The apex court directed the taxdepartment to return Rs 2,500 crore deposit-ed by Vodafone in compliance of its interimorder within two months.

"The government has no jurisdictionover Vodafone's purchase of mobile assetsin India as the transaction took place inCayman Islands between HTIL &Vodafone," Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said.

He said for the stability of economic opera-tions, investors should know where theystand.

He added that Hutch Essar, whose Indianoperations were acquired by Vodafone, wasnot a fly-by-night operator and was in Indiasince 1994 and had contributed Rs 20,242crore by way of direct and indirect taxes.

Justice Kapadia delivered the majorityjudgment alone with Justice SwatanterKumar. However, Justice K.S.Radhakrishnan differed with the judgment.

In 2007, when Vodafone took overHutchison International, the I-T departmenthad slapped a tax notice for non-payment ofdues saying the Contd. on page 5

Vodafone wins Rs 11,000 crore tax case against Govt

JAN 14, 2012: A man running anon-governmental organisationthrew black ink on Baba Ramdevduring a press conference at theConstitution Club. The accused waslater arrested. Kamran Siddiqui (40),running Real Cause, in Okhla, hadsought Ramdev's opinion on the2008 Batla House encounter inwhich suspects of the Delhi serialblasts were killed.

The yoga guru refused to take thequestion and soon afterwardsKamran allegedly hurled the ink hecarried in a small plastic bottle.Ramdev had called the press meet toannounce his plans to campaign inthe upcoming Assembly elections onissues such as black money and cor-ruption.

Immediately after the attack,Ramdev's supporters caught hold ofKamran and beat him up beforehanding him over to the police. Hisshirt was torn and he was seenbleeding from the lips, eyewitnessessaid. The police then escortedRamdev from the club amid ajostling crowd.

Speaking to reporters soon afterthe incident, Ramdev said that hewould continue his campaignagainst corruption and would not bedeterred by such attacks. "We haddemanded action on black moneyand this is the gift we got. Black inkor anything else is not going to deterus. We were shown black flags, but

we did not care," he said. A case waslater registered against Kamranunder Section 153 (intent to causeriot) and 355 (assault with intent todishonour a person) of the IndianPenal Code at the Parliament Streetpolice station. The case was basedon a complaint by constable NarsiMeena of the Security Unit.

Jan 19, 2012 Bail for Kalmadicheers his supporters in PuneJan 19, 2012 Pranab: growthrate will be around 7.2 % dur-ing current yearJan 20, 2012 PM asks min-istries to prepare 2013's planwith focus on SC, ST andminoritiesJan 19, 2012 Rahul slamsUma's entry into UP pollsJan 17, 2012 RamnathGoenka Journalism Awardsgiven awayJan 20, 2012 SC to hear PILon Army Chief's date of birthJan 20, 2012 5th JaipurLiterary Festival begins todayon Jan 20.

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EC to use new techniques to makestate elections more fool-proof

The Election Commission will make use of some new IT based techniquesin the assembly elections in five states to make the election process moretransparent and fool-proof. AIR correspondent quoting state election offi-cials reports that the use of mobile phones and SMS will help the speedyannouncement of trends and results during voting and counting of votes.The election commission has already launched voters' awareness cam-paign using modern IT tools. During the revision of voters' list, the com-mission has collected the mobile numbers of voters. The commission hasalso made arrangement of live streaming of poll process in selected con-stituencies of the state with the help National Informatics Centre.

LC recommends dilution of anti dowry lawJan 20, 2012 The Law Commission (LC) has recommended the dilutionof anti-dowry law to make it less stringent. The recommendation wouldallow the woman involved in the case to withdraw it with the permissionof the court provided she is not under any pressure. The Commission,headed by Justice P V Reddi, has recommended to the government tomake Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals withharassment for dowry and cruelty to a woman in her matrimonial home, acompoundable offence. Compoundable offences are those which can becompromised by the parties to the dispute. The permission of the court isnot necessary.

Number Of Girl Student Rose In 2011Jan 17, 2012 The number of girl students enrolled in schools in the agegroup of 11 to 14 years improved significantly in 2011 and nearly 97 percent of the children aged between 6 to 14 years were enrolled in schoolsin rural areas. These are the findings of the latest Annual Status ofEducation Report for the year 2011 released in New Delhi by HumanResource Development Minister Kapil Sibal.

I&B Ministry Declares Citizen CharterJan 17, 2012 The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has declared aCitizen Charter under which it will deliver services to people within aspecified time-frame. As per the Charter, for granting permission to TVChannels for up linking or down linking, the ministry will forward theapplications within two months after receiving them in completed form tothe Ministries and Departments concerned for clearances. The Charterexplains that to issue permission for up linking or down linking of TVchannels from India, the application is examined by Department of Space,Ministry of Home Affairs and other departments.

Upgraded Low-CostTablet Aakash-Ii Will Be

Brought Out In April

Amid complaints with regard to thequality of the low-cost 'Aakash'tablet PC, the government is hope-ful of bringing out an upgraded ver-sion of the device, 'Aakash-II', byApril 2012. Sibal had launched theworld's cheapest tablet, Aakash, in2011 with much fanfare. The devicecosting USD 35 (about Rs 2,000)was developed as part of the 'TheNational Mission on Educationthrough Information andCommunication Technologies(NME-ICT)' of the Ministry ofHuman Resource Development(MHRD).

Man throws black ink at Ramdev

Man threw black ink on Baba Ramdev during a press conference.

NEW DELHI, JAN 15, 2012:Indian Meteorological Departmenton its 137th foundation day (15January 2012), installed C-BandPolarimetric Doppler Radar systemat Mausam Bhawan, New Delhi.This system uses advanced data togive information in severe weathercondition like rain, hailstorms anddust storms.

With the installation of this radar,IMD will be able to cover the entireNCR more accurately to give to theresidence of Delhi more accurateinformation about rainfall, aboutwind, about heat, about dust stormsabout hail storms.

This will impact the traffic move-ment in the city, it would avoid traf-fic jams, and people will knowexactly what is going to be happen-ing into the course of between 15minutes to 2 hrs.

The data transmitted through thisadvanced radar system is more accu-rate than the conventional radar, andavoids the need to monitor radarparameters, and its fine tuning. It

also detects difficult aviation haz-ards such as bird flocks, aircraft andicing conditions.

Doppler radar systeminstalled in New Delhi

Jan 16, 2012 India's First Music Arranger, Anthony PrabhuGonsalves died.

Jan 16, 2012 The Pioneer's JGopikrishnan and CNBC-TV18'sUdayan Mukherjee wereadjudged Journalist of the Year atthe 5th Ramnath Goenka Awardsfor Excellence in Journalism, heldin the Capital on January 16,2012.

Jan 7, 2012 D Bala VenkateshVerma received the First S KSingh Award for excellence inIndian Foreign Service.

Jan 19, 2012 R.V Kanoria, chair-man & managing director ofchemicals and industries has takenover as president of the Federationof Indian Chambers of Commerce& Industry.

PEOPLE IN NEWS

The Supreme Court of India inthe first week of January 2012 ruledthat a person cannot be detainedunder the preventive detention lawlike National Security Act (NSA)without justifiable reasons. If it hap-pens, it would impinge upon theindividuals Constitutional right ofpersonal liberty. The apex courtobserved that the State authoritieshave been granted the power to curb

such rights under criminal laws asalso under the laws of preventivedetention. These laws are requiredto be exercised with due caution aswell as upon a proper appreciationof the facts as to whether such actsare in any way prejudicial to theinterest and the security of the Stateand its citizens, or seek to disturbpublic law and order, warranting theissuance of such an order.

Supreme Court: a person cannot be detainedunder NSA without valid reasons

NCPCR asked the state govts to proposea system called Shiksha Samvad

National Commission for Protection of Child Right (NCPCR) on 9January 2012 directed the state governments to propose a system calledShiksha Samvad for holding regular dialogues between government offi-cials and civil society on the implementation of the Right to Education Act.In a letter, the commission, which is monitoring the Act, asked the stategovernments to institutionalize the system for regular reviews of the act.This will enable the local administration to keep a close watch on how theimplementation of the Act is proceeding at the ground level. It will alsoallow the people to seek speedy redressal by raising the issues directlywith the government officials.

NRHM scam: CBI raids 40 places including ex-UP Health Secy office

JAN 19, 2012 The CBI conducted raids at 40 places including New Delhi,Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad and Noida after three new cases were filedin the National Rural Health Mission, NRHM, scam. The raids were con-ducted at residences and offices of former health secretary of UttarPradesh, Pradeep Shukla and five other members of Legislative Assemblyand Legislative Council. The CBI registered three more cases last evening.Shukla was director of the NRHM and was in-charge of distribution ofmoney and awarding contracts to various firms to supply medicines underthe mission. Some of the companies, which supplied the material, belongto the bureaucrats. They are also being raided by the CBI. The CBI hadregistered five cases earlier in connection with the NRHM scam. FormerUP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha was questioned for siphoning offfunds. Between 2006 and 2011, the centre had released more than 6,680crore rupees under the NRHM

GNLF president Subash Ghising to take Govt to Court

Jan 20, 2012 Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) Supremo SubashGhising is all set to drag the Union and West Bengal Governments to thecourt for the non-implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) of which both were signatories. Ghising has been making frequenttrips to Delhi to consult legal experts in this regard. On the other handGorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) President Bimal Gurung has threatenedto resurrect the Gorkhaland agitation if the Government fails to form theGorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) within March 27, 2012.

On December 6, 2005, a Memorandum of Understanding had beensigned between the Centre, State and GNLF President Subash Ghising toaccord a 6th Schedule status to the Darjeeling Hills. However with theGorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) being floated by dissident GNLF leaderBimal Gurung in October 2007 riding piggyback on the Gorkhalanddemand finally led to the ouster of Ghising, the GNLF and the 6thSchedule demand from the Hills.

A fresh Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between theState, Centre and the GJM on July 18, 2011, for the formation ofGorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA,) an autonomous administra-tive body to replace the existing Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council. ThisMOA paved way for the passing of a GTA Bill by the West BengalAssembly. The Bill is at present under inter-ministerial consultation.Following a green signal from the ministries, the Bill will require an assentfrom the President of India. A GNLF source stated that Ghising has decid-ed to knock on the doors of the apex court, questioning as to why theGovernment has failed to honour its own MOU to grant a 6th Schedule sta-tus to the Darjeeling Hills.Proposal of equal opportunity for women in NCCJan 21, 2012 Defence Minister AK Antonystressed that equal opportunity must be givento girls to enroll in the National Cadet Corps.After visiting the NCC Republic Day Camp inNew Delhi on Friday, the Minister said six outof 12 units of the NCC had been raised in ruralareas and six units are meant exclusively forgirls.The Defence Minister said the expansionof the NCC from 13 lakhs to 15 lakhs was pro-gressing as planned. AIR correspondent reportsa total of 1,950 cadets both boys and girlsdrawn from 17 NCC Directorates covering allthe States and Union Territories of the countryare participating in the Republic Day Camp.The cadets will take part in a number of activ-ities like Cultural, National Integration, Awareness and InstitutionalTraining competitions during the nearly month long Republic Day.

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JAN 20, 2012 Nestled among thepicturesque hills, Manipur'sThoubal Assembly constituency,

from where ChiefMinister O IbobiSingh is eyeing ahat trick on devel-opment plank, is aperfect exampleof being carefullynurtured by itsr e p r e s e n t a t i v edespite militant

threat. The Chief Minister is lockedin a three-cornered contest but peo-ple of the constituency give littlechances to his two opponents BJP's

O Indira Oinam and TrinamoolCongress's A K Manglemjao Singhin the January 28 poll.

Ibosana Singh, a senior teacherof a school, says developmentworks during the Congress govern-ment was at its peak in this con-stituency with good roads and bet-ter civic amenities. Last time, thechief minister had won the seatwith a handsome margin by secur-ing as many as 17,393 votes againsthis Manipur People's Party chal-lenger L Tomba Singh who couldmanage only 6,316. "This time peo-ple predict the victory margin willbe even bigger considering the

mood of the voters," he said. The Chief Minister has based

himself in his home since the decla-ration of election schedule.Manipur has suffered due to con-stant economic blockades andbeing a land-locked state it was aHerculean task for the governmentto put it on the path of developmentand "I think my government has notfailed in its duty in this regard",said the Chief Minister. As is thecase in the entire state, female vot-ers outnumber their male counter-parts in this constituency with thefigure of 133,132 being women asagainst 12,815 men.

Manipur CM eyeing a hattrick on development plank

Jan 20, 2012 In 2011, the state anti-corruption wing unearthed assetsrunning into crores from many gov-ernment employees, from peons toclerks to engineers. The assetsinclude cash, jewellery, land, farm-houses, luxury cars and others. Thisincluded the recovery of Rs.12 crorefrom a peon in the Ujjain MunicipalCorporation and Rs.30 crore from aclerk in the Road Transport Office

(RTO), Indore. The raids continuethis year as well, with the first twoweeks of 2012 netting seven offi-cials worth many millions.

However, activists like AjayDubey, a member of TransparencyInternational, say agencies have yetto act against higher officials andministers who have cases pendingbefore the Lokayukta and theEconomic Offences Wing (EOW).

From peons to clerks, raids unveilMadhya Pradesh's millionaires

RIC will be firstreceived by AN

peopleJan 20, 2012 People of Andamanand Nicobar (AN) Islands will bethe first to receive the ResidentIdentity Smart card, RIC under theNational Population Register, NPRscheme. Home Minister PChidambaram will distribute thefirst batch of the RIC smart cards atthe Porthrapur village in Andamanand Nicobar Islands tomorrow.

According to an official release,the RIC cards will be distributed toall persons above the age of 18residing in the nine maritime statesand four union territories under theNational Population Register, NPRscheme. The NPR scheme is aimedto provide valid identity to all peo-ple in these areas to strengthen thesecurity along the country's coast-line.

The scheme with an estimatedcost of over 215 Crore rupees willcover more than three thousandthree hundred and thirty coastal vil-lages across the country

PM Manmohan Singh along with other lightning a traditional lampduring 10th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas held at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur on7th to 9th Jan.

Court reservesorder on Swamy

plea on PCJAN 21, 2012 A Delhi court todayreserved its order for February 4 onJanata Party chief SubramanianSwamy's plea seeking prosecutionof Union Home Minister PChidambaram in the 2G spectrumscam case.

Special CBI judge OP Sainiannounced this after Mr. Swamyconcluded his arguments in supportof his allegations against Mr.Chidambaram.

During the arguments, Swamysaid the evidence he had brought oncourt's record prima facie show thatChidambaram was equally culpableas former Telecom Minister A Raja,who is facing trial in the 2G spec-trum allocation scam.

Jan 8, 2012 Canadian MilosRaonic won the ATP ChennaiOpen by defeating world numbernine Janko Tipsarevic 6-7 7-6 7-6in the final on 8 January 2012.Milos Raonic was named the bestnewcomer in 2011 after he rosefrom 156 to 31 in the rankings.

Jan 19, 2012 Burma's Aung SanSuu Kyi registers for elections.

Jan 19, 2012 Canadian freestyleskier Sarah Burke dies at 29.

18 Jan, 2012: Yahoo co-founder jerry yang resigns fromits board. Jerry Yang is exitingthe Yahoo! Inc (YHOO) boardand its management team, the lat-est casualty of an overhaul thatled to the ouster of ChiefExecutive Officer Carol Bartzand left the company in search ofstrategic options.

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Jan 20, 2012 NATO soldierskilled in Afghan helicoptercrash Jan 20, 2012 Ban'desh army:it foiled plot to topple govt Jan 20, 2012 Apple launchesiBooks 2 software Jan 19, 2012 Russian SaysWestern Support for ArabRevolts Could Cause a 'BigWar' Jan 19, 2012 Rick Perry drop-ping out of race for Republicanpresidential nomination Jan 20, 2012 Have no inten-tion of taking action againstKayani: Pak govt.

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Jan 13, 2012 Prime Minister JuliaGillard has reiterated that Australiawill not agree to export uranium toPakistan, which is imploringCanberra to make a similar policychange as done recently for India.The policy is an exception whichrecognises the compelling rationaleand national interest for a change inrelation to India only. In the case ofPakistan, the issue did not arise as itdoes not have an exemption fromthe Nuclear Suppliers Group.Australia does not sell uranium tonuclear power countries which havedeclined to sign the NPT.

The Australian premier indicat-ed that the US might have played asignificant role in Australia over-turning the ban on the sale ofnuclear fuel to India. The primaryreason behind the ban on sellinguranium to India was that it wasthen part of a widely-supportedinternational strategy to bring NewDelhi into the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) but theUS-India civil nuclear agreement of2007 changed that strategy.

Against that background, itmade little sense for Australia tostand alone as a country that would

not consider nuclear trade withIndia. The exception made in Indiawas not only due to the US prod-ding but also because of close linksbetween the two prominent democ-racies. A number of Australianpolitical observers have been criti-cising the ban for hampering therelations with India. Australia andIndia have strong and deep tiesfrom trade and investment to educa-tion and science. In addition, thetwo countries also share significantpeople-to-people links that under-score the closeness and warmth oftheir relations.

January 18 is a date that will live inignorance, as Wikipedia started a24-hour blackout of its English-lan-guage articles, joining other sites ina protest of pending U.S. legislationaimed at shutting down sites thatshare pirated movies and other con-tent. Reddit.com shut down its socialnews service for 12 hours. Othersites made their views clear withoutcutting off surfers. Google blackedout the logo on its home page,directing surfers to a page wherethey could add their names to a peti-tion against the bills.

Local listings site Craigslist tooka middle route, changing its localhome pages to a black screen direct-ing users to an anti-legislation page.After 10 seconds, a link to the mainsite appears on the home page, butsome surfers missed that and werefooled into thinking the whole sitewas blacked out. The Internet com-panies are concerned that the Stop

Online Piracy Act in the House andthe Protect Intellectual Property Actunder consideration in the Senate, ifpassed, could be used to target legit-imate sites where users share con-tent. The 24-hour Wikipedia black-out is an unprecedented move for theonline encyclopedia. The decisionwas reached after polling the com-munity of contributors, but dis-senters say political advocacy under-mines the site's mission as a neutralsource.

However, it's not complete: theblock can be bypassed by changing

browser settings to disableJavaScript, or by using the versionof the site designed for cell phone

screens. There's also a "mirror" orcopy, of Wikipedia called The FreeDictionary, but it's not up to date.

Wikipedia, Google protestUS antipiracy proposals

Govt. prosecutes social network sites13 January 2012 Court hearings did not bring any respite for Google orFacebook, who are among the 21 companies in legal trouble over obscenematerial posted on their sites. Yesterday, the Delhi High Court warned that

like China, India can shut down thesesites. Today, the Indian government hasdecided to sanction the prosecution ofexecutives from these companies forcharges that include "promoting enemi-ty between groups" and "deliberatemalicious acts intended to outrage."Since some of the charges requested in

court are non-bail able, the government had to indicate whether it agreedwith the need for the websites to stand trial.

A Delhi court has also asked the government to issue summons to morethan 10 companies who have said they are head-quartered abroad, likeFacebook, YouTube and Yahoo. The executives of all 21 companies havebeen ordered to appear in court on March 13. They may face criminalcharges. Google and Facebook have appealed against the lower court'sproceedings in the Delhi High Court, which will consider the matter.

Jan 19, 2012 Pope Benedict XVIwarned against the grave dangersthat "radical secularism" posed tothe Catholic Church and society ingeneral during a meeting with USbishops. The United States wasfounded "on certain ethical princi-ples" that have "eroded significantlyin the face of powerful new culturalcurrents...," he said. These trends,the pontiff continued, "are not onlydirectly opposed to core moralteachings of the Judeo-Christian tra-dition, but increasingly hostile toChristianity as such." "The Churchhas a critical role to play in counter-ing cultural currents which, on thebasis of an extreme individualism,seek to promote notions of freedomdetached from moral truth," thepope said. He noted US bishops'efforts "to maintain contacts withCatholics involved in political lifeand to help them understand their

personal responsibility to offer pub-lic witness to their faith...

The bishops had to ensure thatAmerican Catholics had the courage"to counter a reductive secularismwhich would delegitimize theChurch's participation in publicdebate about the issues which aredetermining the future of Americansociety." The pope's comments wereposted in English on the Vaticanwebsite.

Pope warns US against'radical secularism'

Rare Tomb of Womanfound in Egypt

Jan 15, 2012: In a rare find,Egyptian and Swiss archaeologistshave unearthed a roughly 1,100year-old tomb of a female singer inthe Valley of the Kings. It is the onlytomb of a woman not related to theancient Egyptian royal families everfound in the Valley of the Kings.The Valley of the Kings in Luxor isa major tourist attraction. In 1922,archaeologists there unearthed thegold funerary mask of Tutankhamunand other stunning items in the tombof the king who ruled more than3,000 years ago.

Jan 17, 2012: The websites ofIsrael's stock exchange and nationalcarrier, El Al, were hacked by pro-Palestinian hacker group,"Nightmare", a day after IslamistHamas called upon to instensifycyber war against the Jewish state.The recent attack follows a wave ofsimilar hacking attacks in whichcredit card information of thousandsof Israelis were released by a hack-er, claming to be Saudi. The pene-tration into Israeli websites hasopened a new front for electronicresistance and war by Hamasagainst the Israeli occupation.

Jan 16, 2012: In Kazakhstan, threepolitical parties will enter the nation'sParliament, where every seat is cur-rently held by the ruling party.Election results released gave the pro-business Ak Zhol party and the large-ly pro-govt Communist People'sParty at least seven percent of thevote each. Under Kazakhstan's newelection law, the second-place finish-er automatically gets seats. But anyparty that gets at least seven percentof the vote also wins seats. PresidentNur Otan party won about 80 percentof the vote. Nazarbayev has beenKazakhstan's only President since itgained independence in 1991. Inanother development, a special ses-sion of the Assembly of the People ofKazakhstan elected nine deputies inthe Mazhilis, the lower house of theKazakh parliament. Other 98 deputiesin the 107-seat lower house wereelected from seven parties inSunday's Parliamentary votes.

Uranium Export Refused by Australia to Pak Hackers hit israelafter hamas call

Three Parties Win Entryto Kazakh Parliament

Dr Ishar, a GNDU....Institute of Technology, Delhi. He served as a

Senior Scientific Officer in the ChemistryDepartment, IIT, Delhi (1987-90); joined asReader and Founder Head, Department ofApplied Chemistry (presently Department ofPharmaceutical Sciences) Guru Nanak DevUniversity, Amritsar, Punjab in 1991. He hasbeen serving in this University for the past overtwo decades. Dr. Ishar has the distinction ofbeing a Fellow of various reputed institutions ofthe country. He has remained Junior ResearchFellow, Chemistry Department, IIT, Delhi (1979-81), Senior Research Fellow, IIT, Delhi (1981-83), Senior Research Fellow, Council ofScientific and Industrial Research sponsoredresearch project "Organic Photochemistry andsome applications of 1H and 13C NMRSpectroscopy", Chemistry Department, IIT,Delhi (1983-85) and Pool Scientist (CSIR),Chemistry Department, IIT, Delhi (1986-87). Heis serving as Professor, Department ofPharmaceutical Sciences, Guru Nanak DevUniversity, Amritsar, since January 1999 till date.Dr. Ishar has vast research, teaching and admin-istrative experience. He has served as Dean,Students Welfare, Guru Nanak Dev University(December 2009 till date) and Dean, Faculty ofApplied Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University(July 2004 to June 2006), Director Research(April 2005 to August 2006) and, besidesremained Chairman of Board of Control inApplied Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences,Board of Studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences andChairman, Campus Committee of the University.Dr. Ishar has remained associated withProfessional Bodies as its Member and held var-ied assignments. He is a Life Member of theIndian Society for Radiation and PhotochemicalSciences, Chemical Research Society of Indiaand Indian Council of Chemists. He is alsoMember of The National Academy of Sciences,Allahabad and remained Member, AmericanChemical Society (2005).

He has been a Member, Peer Review ProjectAwarding Committee, DRDO, besides being aMember, Editorial Board for InternationalJournal of Current Chemistry. He is Subject

Expert of the various Universities in the country.He is also Reviewer/Referee of a number ofnational and international Research Journals.These include Tetrahedron Letters, The Journalof Chemistry, European Journal of OrganicChemistry, International Journal of CurrentChemistry, Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistryand Journal of Experimental Clinical CancerResearch. He has chaired and participated in var-ious seminars and conferences and delivered lec-tures and talks and visited several Universitiesabroad.

Dr. Ishar has undertaken various researchprojects funded by different national agencies.He has 86 research publications to his credit andpresented 43 research papers in the variousnational and international conferences and sym-posia. He has coauthored a book on "Synthesis ofOrganic Medicinal Compounds", which waspublished by Narosa Publishing House, NewDelhi, and Alpha Science, Oxford, London. Hehas supervised several M. Phil and Ph. D.research studies at the Guru Nanak DevUniversity, Amritsar.

He has co-authored a book on "Synthesis ofOrganic Medicinal Compounds", which waspublished by the Narosa Publishing House, NewDelhi, and Alpha Science, Oxford, London. Hehas supervised several M.Phil and Ph.D researchstudies at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

‘Solar mission...its one year long journey from east to west

and is now currently docked in Abu Dhabi.Union Minster for Renewable Energy Dr.

Farooq Abdullah has said India's National SolarEnergy Mission will achieve its target to add20,000 megawatts of power by 2022.

Grievance Redressal Mechanism....UGC, AICTE and NCTE has asked all

Central Educational Institutions, institutionsdeemed to be universities, technical and manage-ment educational institutes under AICTE andteacher education institutes under NCTE to setup a Grievance Redressal Mechanism for stu-dents and applicants for admission before start-ing the admission process this year.

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi

a key condition of the West before lifting sanc-tions..

Suu Kyi paraphernalia has proliferated inrecent months with vendors hawking photo-graphs, key chains and calendars with her image,seen as another testament to the country's break-neck pace of change. The Election Commissionmust still accept Suu Kyi's candidacy, a rulingexpected to come next month. Her party has sofar chosen 44 candidates to contest the 48 seatsvacated by lawmakers who became Cabinet min-isters.

Vodafone wins....company had acquired assets in the country as

Vodafone deal involved entities based in Britain,the Netherlands, Cayman Islands, Mauritis andHong Kong. In this case, Hong Kong-basedHutchison International sold its shares in theIndian company through a company based in anoffshore destination.

Suresh Kalmadi....only granted a bail, which was not an acquittal."All charges against him in the scam stand," sheadded. Kalmadi had dominated Pune city politicsfor the last fifteen years, at times locking hornswith Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader AjitPawar. Facing graft charges, Kalmadi, who waschairman of organising committee of 2010games, has spent nearly nine months in jail.

Iran warns Saudi ....According to the Sharq daily newspaper,Mohammad Ali Khatibi, Iran's representative toOpec, said that "our Arab neighbour countriesshould not co-operate with the US and Europeancountries. Applying the scenario of sanctions onIran's oil exports to EU members would be eco-nomic suicide for the member countries".

Iran has said it is willing to restart nucleartalks that collapsed a year ago, but it has not for-mally responded to an EU letter offering aresumption of the negotiations. A high-level del-egation from the U.N. nuclear watchdog, theInternational Atomic Energy Agency, is to visitIran from Jan. 29 to 31, the Fars news agencyreported

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1HOSPITALS IN JAMMU

Govt. Medical College 2584290, 2584291Govt. Medical College (Helpline) 2585444Govt. Hospital Sarwal 2579402Govt. Hospital Gandhi Nagar 2430041Acharya Shri Chander 2662270Hospital (Batra)Bee Enn Charitable Hospital 2505310C.D. Hospital 2560194Children Hospital 2577023Dental Hospital 2544670G.B. Pant Hospital 2433500K.H.N. Memorial Hospital 2673124Madaan Hospital & Reserach 2436545Centre Maharishi Dayanand Hospital 2545255S.M.G.S. Hospital 2544698, 2547635,

2547637Swami Vivekanand Med. Mission 2547418

NURSING HOMES

Care-N-Cure 2470112Medicare Nursing Home 2454822Triveni Nursing Home 2452664Vibhuti Nursing Home 2547969Suvidha Nursing Home 2555965

BLOOD BANKS

Govt. Medical College 2584290, 2584291S.M.G.S. Hospital 2544698, 2547635,

2547637Bee Enn Charitable Hospital 2505310

AMBULANCE

Indian Red Cross Society 2549413 Janta Party Ambulance 94191-89218

CREMATION SAMITI SERVICES

Sewa Samiti 2566235Sewa Samiti (Head office) 2573905

ELECTRIC SUPPLY - JAMMU

Bari Brahaman 220712Canal Road 2554147Gandhi Nagar 2430180Janipur 2533828Nanak Nagar 2430776Prade 2542289Satwari Cantt 2432183

FIRE SERVICES - JAMMU

Control Room 101Canal Road 2554064City 2544263Gandhi Nagar 2435283Gangyal 2480026

JAMMU MUNICIPALITY

Executive Officer 2546252Health Officer 94191-09781Helpline 2571308, 2578503

POLICE STATIONS- JAMMU

Police Control Room 100Akhnoor 0194-252225Bakshi Nagar 2580102Bari Brahmana 01923-220240Bishnah 01923-236021Bus Stand 2566499Bahu Fort 2459777Bakshi Nagar 2580102Bathindi 2108299Channi Himmat 2466564City Police Station 2543688Domana 2604214Gandhi Nagar 2430528Gangyal 2481204Gharota 2624319Janipur 2597344Kanachak 2615244Katra 01991-232010Narwal 2475444Nowabad 2565274Pacca Danga 2548610Peer Mitha 2560100Railway Station 2474946Residency Road 2543688Roop Nagar 2597344Satwari 2430364Sainik Colony 2462212Sidhra 2662094Trikuta Nagar 2475133Women Cell 2501537

TAXI SERVICE

Taxi Stand-TRC (City) 2546266Taxi Stand-Airport 2458224Taxi Stand-Railway Station 2476485

BUS SERVICE

Volvo/AC Deluxe Buses Service.Libra Travels 2577000Hari Travels 2578115Zimindara Travels 2562873

HELPLINE

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S.No Train Name (Code) Arrives Departs M T W T F S S

1 Dee Uhp Special (04033) 7:10 7:20 (Tues,Thur, Sun)2 Uhp Dee Special (04034) 18:50 19:25 (Tues,Thur, Sun)3 Anvt Jat Ac Spl (04051) 9:35 Ends (Mon)4 Jat Anvt Ac Spl (04052) Starts 20:15 (Mon)5 Anvt Jat Spl (04053) 11:50 Ends (Wed, Fri, Sun)6 Jat Anvt Spl (04054) Starts 17:30 (Wed, Fri, Sun)7 Ten Jammu Exp (06317) 13:45 Ends (Mon)8 Ten Jammu Exp (06687) 13:45 Ends (Thur)9 Jhelum Express (11077) 9:15 Ends Every Day10 Jhelum Express (11078) Starts 21:45 Every Day11 Jammutawi Exp (11449) 13:45 Ends (Wed)12 Jat Jbp Expres (11450) Starts 23:45 (Wed)13 Jammu Garib Rat (12207) 9:35 Ends (Wed)14 Kgm Garib Rath (12208) Starts 23:45 (Sun)15 Bsb Jat S Fast (12237) 11:25 Ends Every Day16 Jat Bsb S Fast (12238) Starts 14:00 Every Day17 Dee Jat Duronto (12265) 7:10 Ends (Mon, Wed, Sat)18 Duronto Express (12266) Starts 19:25 (Mon, Wed, Sat)19 Himgiri Express (12331) 12:15 Ends (Mon,Thur,Sun)20 Himgiri Express (12332) Starts 22:45 (Mon,Thur,Sun)21 Archna Express (12355) 10:25 Ends (Wed,Sun)22 Archana Express (12356) Starts 20:15 (Wed,Sun)23 Aii Jat Express (12413) 8:00 Ends Every Day24 Jammu Aii Exp (12414) Starts 18:15 Every Day25 Jammu Rajdhani (12425) 5:40 Ends Every Day26 Jammu Rajdhani (12426) Starts 19:45 Every Day27 Uttar S Kranti (12445) 6:35 6:45 Every Day28 Uttar S Kranti (12446) 20:25 20:40 Every Day29 Cnb Jat Express (12469) 11:50 Ends (Thur)30 Jat Cnb Express (12470) Starts 20:15 (Tue)31 Swaraj Express (12471) 14:45 Ends (Mon, Tue,Fri,Sat)32 Swaraj Express (12472) Starts 11:15 (Tue,Wed,Fri,Sat)33 Sarvodaya Exp (12473) 14:45 Ends (Sun)34 Sarvodaya Exp (12474) Starts 11:15 (Thur)35 Hapa Jat Expres (12475) 14:45 Ends (Thur)36 Sarvodaya Exp (12476) Starts 11:15 (Mon)

37 Jam Jat Express (12477) 14:45 Ends (Wed)38 Jat Jamnagr Exp (12478) Starts 11:15 (Sun)39 Mour Dhwaj Exp (12491) 11:50 Ends (Mon)40 Maur Dhawaj Exp (12492) Starts 20:15 (Fri)41 Durg Jat Sf Exp (12549) 20:55 Ends (Wed)42 Jat Durg Sf Exp (12550) Starts 5:00 (Thur)43 Amar Nath Exp (12587) 12:15 Ends (Tue)44 Jammu Gkp Exp (12588) Starts 22:45 (Sat)45 Malwa Express (12919) 15:55 Ends Every Day46 Malwa Express (12920) Starts 9:00 Every Day47 Jammu Tawi Exp (13151) 8:30 Ends Every Day48 Sealdah Express (13152) Starts 19:00 Every Day49 Jammu Mail (14033) 9:55 10:10 Every Day50 Jammu Mail (14034) 16:00 16:15 Every Day51 Hemkunt Exp (14609) 4:30 Ends Every Day52 Hemkunt Exp (14610) Starts 18:40 Every Day53 Shalimar Exp (14645) 5:15 Ends Every Day54 Shalimar Exp (14646) Starts 21:00 Every Day55 Amarnath Exp (15097) 12:15 Ends (Sat)56 Amarnath Exp (15098) Starts 22:45 (Tue)57 Lohit Express (15651) 12:15 Ends (Wed)58 Lohit Express (15652) Starts 22:45 (Wed)59 Amarnath Expres (15653) 12:15 Ends (Fri)60 Jammu Ghy Expre (15654) Starts 22:45 (Fri)61 Andaman Express (16031) 13:45 Ends (Tue,Fri,Sat)62 Andaman Express (16032) Starts 23:45 (Tue,Fri,Sat)63 Himsagar Exp (16317) 13:45 Ends (Mon)64 Himsagar Exp (16318) Starts 23:45 (Mon)65 Navyug Exp (16687) 13:45 Ends (Thur)66 Navyug Express (16688) Starts 23:45 (Thur)67 Ten Jammu Exp (16787) 13:45 Ends (Mon,Thur)68 Tata Jat Exp (18101) 13:15 Ends Every Day69 Muri Express (18102) Starts 14:30 Every Day70 Hte Jat Exp (18601) 13:15 Ends Every Day71 Adi Jat Express (19223) 19:35 Ends Every Day72 Jat Adi Express (19224) Starts 7:30 Every Day73 Bti Jat Exp (19225) 6:15 Ends Every Day74 Jat Bti Exp (19226) Starts 21:25 Every Day

FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF ALL THE TRAINS STARTS FROM AND PASSTHROUGH JAMMU TAWI (JAT), JAMMU RAILWAY STATIONMHA asks J&K to raise number

of militancy-free districtsJAMMU: Union Ministry of HomeAffairs (MHA) has asked the StateGovernment to take measures to freemore districts from militancy thisyear especially those where militan-cy related incidents were confined tosingle digit during 2011. The Statehas already declared five districtscompletely free of militancy.

The directive came at a high levelmeeting called by the Union HomeMinistry in New Delhi to reviewsecurity scenario, counter infiltra-tion measures and terror fundingexclusively in Jammu and Kashmir,official sources told the Excelsior.Union Home Secretary R K Singhchaired the meeting.

Expressing satisfaction over thefact that five districts of Jammu andKashmir including Jammu, Samba,Kathua, Reasi and Doda have beendeclared free of militancy, the MHAcalled upon the security agencies toconcentrate on completely clearingmore districts from militancy.

STATESTUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 6

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir hasshown the largest gap betweenhaves and have-nots. The richestgroup are consuming a majority ofresources while leaving negligibleresources for the poorest, says astudy.

According to the study "RuralDevelopment in India: State-LevelExperiences" by The AssociatedChambers of Commerce andIndustry of India (ASSOCHAM),the state has seen the highest rise inthe monthly per capita consumptionexpenditure (MPCE) of its richesthouseholds.

The study has exposed the tallclaims of the government of imple-menting flagship programmes todevelop rural areas, including theMahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment Guarantee Act(MNREGA), the Indira Awas Yojna(IAY) and others.

The report also revealed that"Gini Coefficient", the inequality inincome distribution, was the highestfor the state i.e. 7.37 per cent, fol-lowed by Madhya Pradesh, includ-ing Chhattisgarh, at 4.96 per centand Bihar, including Jharkhand, at4.9 per cent.

Rajasthan, Karnataka, northeast-ern states and union territories, too,had seen some fall in the degree ofincome inequalities.

ASSOCHAM secretary generalDS Rawat said reducing incomeinequalities was necessary foraccelerating economic and humandevelopment. Therefore, the stategovernments must play a major rolein developing social sectors andcritical infrastructure. "Along withachieving higher economic growth,more efforts need to be made tomake it more inclusive," he added.The survey indicated that the

inequality in consumption expendi-ture had aggravated in the ruralareas of the state.

The aggravation was broadlyaccompanied by a fall in the con-sumption expenditure of the bottom20 per cent population and anincrease in the consumption expen-diture of the top 20 per cent.

The study also stressed that highinequality threatened political sta-bility because more people weredissatisfied with their economic sta-tus, which made it harder to reachpolitical consensus among popula-tion groups with higher and lowerincomes.

It limited the use of importantmarket instruments such as chargesin prices and fines. Higher businessrisks and higher costs of contractenforcement impeded economicgrowth by slowing down all eco-nomic transactions, reads the report.

Widest Gap between have& have nots in J&K

JAMMU: There are five wetlands inJammu division of the state,of whichtwo have completely vanished whilemigratory birds just choose one ofthe remaining three wetlands for theirseasonal trips. The state governmentand the Wildlife Department haveignored these wetlands.

Records of Wildlife Reserves andWetland Reserves of the departmentstate five wetlands of the region,including Gharana Wetland Reserve(0.08 sq km), Pargwal WetlandReserve (4.82 sq km), KokrianWetland Reserve (2.40 sq km),Sangral Wetland Reserve (0.68 sqkm) and Nanga Wetland Reserve(1.21 sq km).

Of those, Nanga in Ramgarh sec-tor and Sangral in Abdulliyan sectornear

the Indo-Pakistan internationalborder are completely lost. At Nanga,the vast pond has dried up giving wayto wild growth or construction by vil-lagers.

The Gharana wetland stillreceives birds but the conflictbetween man and nature is much vis-ible there also. Villagers try their best

to discourage the birds and therewere reports few years ago of vil-lagers trying to scare away the birdsby gunshots or crackers.

Bhushan Parimoo, president ofthe Environment Awareness Forum,said these places were declaredreserved wetlands way back in 1981but still they could not be saved. "TheGharana wetland exists but its futureis bleak as its area has been reducedfrom 1,600 kanals to 800 kanals now.

Regional Wildlife Warden,Pachnanda said the district adminis-tration was to be blamed as no initia-tive was taken to settle the issuedespite issuance of a notification in1982. AK Singh, Chief WildlifeWarden, Jammu and Kashmir, saidthe department was trying its best todevelop and save Gharana wetlandbut the issue of ownership of landwas under process with the RevenueDepartment.

Jammu's wetlands on the verge of extinction J&K exports 75pc of its cocoons

JAMMU: Out of the total produc-tion, only 25 per cent of the totalcocoons produced in the state areconverted into threads, with the restbeing exported to states like WestBengal. Jammu and Kashmir isamong five traditional sericulturestates of the country and has a pro-duction of quality bivoltine cocoonsof around 900 MT and 115 MT rawsilk.

Dr Anil Dhar, Director CentralSericulture Research and TrainingInstitute, Pampore, said this duringthe inaugural function of the first-ever national Silk Exhibition-cum-Sale on Wednesday.

Dr Dhar said: "It was a good ini-tiative made by the government andprovide an opportunity to the peoplehere to get to know about the differ-ent varieties of silk and how to dif-ferentiate between fake and real.People often get cheated by shop-keepers."

Jammu records lowesttemperature in 11 yrs

Jammu: For the first time in thepast 11 years the winter capital ofJammu and Kashmir is witnessingharsh winter in January. The situa-tion is, however, better than the win-ter of 1945 when the temperaturehad dipped to 0.6°C. Meteorologicalexperts say this January witnessed alowest temperature of 3.4°C, whichbroke the record of last elevenyears. "Such low temperature waswitnessed in January 2001," saidSonum Lotus, Director, Department

J&K Government topresent Budget on5 March, 26 dayscalendar issued

JAMMU: The AssemblySecretariat has issued the provi-sional calendar for the ensuingbudget session commencing fromFebruary 23 in the winter capital.The session will last for 26 days.

According to the calendar, therewill be total 26 business days. Thesession will begin with theGovernor's Address on February23 at 10.30 am and followed bydiscussion on Motion of Thanks onthe Address. The GovernmentBusiness will be taken on February24,25,27,28, March 1st and 30.

The Annual FinancialStatements of Expenditure for theyear 2012-13 will be presented onMarch 5. The discussion on thebudget will be held on March 6and 8. The Demands for Grantswill be taken on March 10, 12, 13,14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, and 24.

The Private Members'Resolution will be taken onFebruary 29 and March 28. ThePrivate Members Bills will be con-sidered on March 27 and 29.Similarly the Appropriation Billswill be taken on March 26.

Mohammad Ramzan,Secretaryof the Legislative Assembly, saidthat legislators have been request-ed to send not more than 10 starredquestions and 10 un-starred ques-tions by or before 27th of Januarythis month. Similarly, as per con-sensus not more than 2 Bills and 4Resolutions should be submittedby or before 8th of February.

SRINAGAR: University ofKashmir is all set to start two-yearMasters Programme inInformation Technology (MSc IT)from 2012-13 academic session.The course, approved by theUniversity Council, will be run bythe Directorate of InformationTechnology and Support Systemin collaboration with IIT Bombay,an official communiqué issued byvarsity PRO. The course has beendesigned as a specialized, practi-cal-oriented professional coursewhich offers specialization inVLSI and Hardware Design tech-nologies - one of the very firsts inthe state, Director, InformationTechnology and Support System,University of Kashmir, Dr.Mehraj-ud-Din Dar said.

He said the main aim of theprogram me is to exploit the busi-

ness as well as employment oppor-tunities associated with theInformation and CommunicationTechnologies. In addition, the pro-gram me aim at exposing the stu-dents to latest technologies indemand in the IT market across theglobe, the director IT said.Admissions shall be made on thebasis of an entrance test to be con-ducted in March/April this year.Students with BSc IT/BCA/BBAor graduation with 50 per centmarks and having Mathematics asone of the subjects at 10+2 levelcan apply. Initially, the intakecapacity is set at 40 seats. Theentire programme is being run ofself-financing basis by theDirectorate of IT&SS with nofinancial implication on theUniversity or the State govern-ment.

Kashmir University to start M.Sc ITfrom2012-13 academic session

JAMMU: Mr. N. N. Vohra,Governor, in exercise of the powersconferred upon him under section 53of the Constitution of Jammu andKashmir, has summoned the StateLegislative Assembly and theLegislative Council to meet at Jammuon Thursday, 23rd February, 2012, at10.30 a.m.

The Governor has called upon the

Members of the Jammu and KashmirLegislative Assembly and theLegislative Council to assembletogether in the Central Hall of theLegislature Building in the NewSecretariat premises, Jammu, onThursday, the 23rd February, 2012, at10.30 a.m. to hear his Address to boththe Houses of the Legislature underthe provisions of sub-section (1) of

section 55 of the Constitution ofJammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, theGovernor has also re-fixed February24 as the date for the election of theChairman of the Legislative Councilinstead of February 17. Accordingly,the Secretary Legislative Council hasrequested all Members of LegislativeCouncil to attend the meeting onFebruary 24.

Governor summons J&K Legislature sessionon February 23, LC chairman election follows

STATESTUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 7

JAMMU: The state government onThursday gave extension to theterm of Cabinet Sub-Committee(CSC) till March 31. The CSC wasconstituted for examining the rec-ommendations made in the reportof the Prime Minister's fifthWorking Group on "strengtheningrelations between the state and theCentre".

It was entrusted with the task to

examine the recommendationsmade by Justice Sagheer Ahmed,who headed the Working Groupconstituted by Prime MinisterManmohan Singh on May 25, 2006,after sharp differences cropped upbetween coalition partners -National Conference and Congress- on key issues like greater autono-my.

The General Administration

Department (GAD), J&KGovernment, issued a formal orderin this regard, here this afternoon.The Committee has been asked tofinalise its recommendations byMarch 31, 2012. Sources said itcould be the last extension in theterm of the committee which hadalready been accorded five exten-sions since its constitution onOctober 11, 2010. The previous

deadline of the committee hadended on December 31, 2011.

The Committee was supposed tosubmit its report within threemonths after its constitution but itcouldn't finalise its draft due to lackof consensus between coalitionpartners on key issues.

It was asked to narrow down thedifferences on key issues throughdiscussions.

NEW DELHI: Maneesh Chhibber,a native of Jammu, has broughtlaurels to the state by winning theprestigious 5th Ramnath GoenkaExcellence in Journalism Award.

He won the award in the Politicsand Government category. Theaward was presented by Vice-President of India Hamid Ansari ata glittering function at Hotel TajPalace in New Delhi.

Chhibber, currently an AssistantEditor with The Indian Express,Delhi, was selected from amongmany entries for scooping the topsecret report of the Justice MSLiberhan Commission into thedestruction of the Babri Masjidstructure in 1992.

Following the publication of thereport, Parliament remained stalledfor many days, with MPs cuttingacross party lines seeking a high-level probe into how Chhibberaccessed the top secret report. Thereport revealed the names of toppoliticians, including former Prime

Minister Atal Bihar Vajpayee andformer Deputy Prime Minister andBJP leader L K Advani, who wereindicted by the country's longest-running Commission for their rolein the destruction of the controver-sial structure. The Government wasthen forced to table the report in

Parliament along with the actiontaken report.

Chhibber, whose father Prof RK Chhibber was Director,Education, Jammu, is an alumnusof Presentation Convent HighSchool and did his LLB fromJammu.

Govt.extends Cabinet Sub committees' term till March 31

Chhibber,a Jammu native getsbest journalist award from Ansari

16,jan-KU to start MSC ITfrom 2012-13 academic ses-sion.17,Jan-JU gets new VC,Faculty and students hope forproductive tenure.18,Jan-Chhiber, a Jammunative gets best Journalistaward from Ansari.19,Jan.-A study conducted byASSOCHAM shows largestgap between have and havenots.20,Jan.-Cabinet Sub-commit-tee on Sageer Report given 5thextension.21,Jan.-Chief Secretary sentstrong worded letter to allAdministrative secretaries forconducting enquiry in miscon-duct of Deptt.and furnishdetails thereof.

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Gujjar Hostel in Sambaon anvil: Naaz

JAMMU: Vice Chairman, AdvisoryBoard for the Gujjar Bakerwal Mr.Bashir Ahmad Naaz today said that aGujjar and Bakerwal Hostel for stu-dents of the community would beconstructed in district Samba forwhich land has been already identi-fied. He announced this while inter-acting with the people during his visitto the border district, adding that thehostel building would be constructednear the District DevelopmentCommissioner's Office at an estimat-ed cost of Rs. 2 crore. The ViceChairman asked the DistrictDevelopment Commissioner, SambaMubarak Singh to prepare a compre-hensive proposal for the project.

Naaz said that Rs.10 lakh havealready been released for the con-struction of boundary wall around theconstruction site, while the work onthe main hostel complex would bestarted in due course.

Naaz said the hostel will accom-modate 100 students and will beequipped with all modern facilities,adding that a Gujjar Bakerwal hostelfor girls would also be taken in the2nd phase.

Srinagarrecords coldestnight in 16 years SRINAGAR: The night tempera-ture in Srinagar Saturday droppedto minus 7.8°C, the lowest everduring the last 16. "The minimumtemperature dipped to minus 7.8degrees Celsius in Srinagar citySaturday.

This is the lowest ever for thelast 16 years. In 1995, the lowestrecorded for the season inSrinagar was minus 8.2 degrees,"Sonam Lotus, director of the localMet office said.

Srinagar, January 16: Potato Seed Development Farms of AgricultureDepartment Kashmir have yielded a record production of about 4000 quintalsthis year. Last year, the total yield was just 556.06 quintals primarily due toweather constraints and the previous best yield ever recorded is 3663 quintalsin 2009.

This information was given in a meeting convened by DirectorAgriculture Kashmir, Dr. Farooq A. Lone to review the performance of PotatoSeed Development Farms. Joint Director Agriculture Inputs Kashmir, PotatoDevelopment Officer and Farm Managers of various farms attended themeeting. It was disclosed that Kalnag Farm yielded 1530 quintals, Bosin1280 quintals, Sedaw 447 quintals, Ismarg 367 quintals, Yarikhah 222 quin-tals, Gulmarg 172 quintals, and Dawar 64 quintals.

Expressing satisfaction for achieving the highest ever yield, the Directorimpressed upon the participating officers to work with more dedication as thefarms have potential of yielding seed tubers of much higher quantity if thewhole cultivable area is brought under cultivation and effective farm manage-ment techniques are adopted.

It was decided that at least 25 percent additional area of the farms will bebrought under cultivation in the next year with a projected yield target of6000 quintals. "We must strive not only to meet our requirement of PotatoSeed Tubers but aim at exporting the same as it is within the yield potentialof our farms", he added. He informed that the Minister for Agriculture Mr.Ghulam Hassan Mir has directed that for achieving this goal the departmentshall be provided all possible support and assistance. The Director also askedthe Potato Development Officer to prepare infrastructure development proj-ects for each farm including fencing, irrigation & machinery requirements.

JAMMU: About 31 out of the total67 projects sanctioned for the State asa part of the sanctioned PrimeMinister's Reconstruction Plan(PMRP) have been completed andwork was going on at a faster place inthe remaining projects.This has been stated in the latestProgress Monitoring Report regard-ing the implementation ofReconstruction Plan, which is beingmonitored jointly by the Ministry ofHome Affairs and PlanningCommission. The Projects/Schemesenvisaged in the Reconstruction Planare implemented by the respectiveAdministrative Ministries/Departments in consultation with theState. The Central Sector Schemesare being funded out of the budget ofconcerned Central Ministry.According to the document of theHome Ministry, the ReconstructionPlan is basically following a four-pronged strategy aimed at expandingeconomic infrastructure, expandingprovision of basic services, providingthrust to employment and incomegeneration and providing relief and

rehabilitation to the dislocated andthe families of victims of militancy. "The Reconstruction Plan for J&Khas actually an outlay of around `27,902 crores and involves 67 proj-ects spread across different parts ofthe State. The latest feedback indi-cates that work on 31 schemes havebeen completed while as work is inprogress in respect of 33 other proj-ects. Preparation of proposals/proj-ects and approval is under process inrespect of the remaining 3 items",says the documents.For the purpose of expanding theeconomic infrastructure of the State,the plan aims to strengthen the Roadnetwork and enhance power connec-tivity to different areas. For improv-ing power infrastructure, funds worth` 19416.13 crores have been allocat-ed while as ̀ 3658.87 crore have beenprovided to improve the road net-work. Besides, the Plan has providedassistance worth ` 1853 crores toarrange for External Borrowing forthe Infrastructure needs of the State.The Reconstruction Plan is alsoaimed at providing the basic services

in the field of Education and Healthto different parts of the region. Whilenearly ` 163 crores have been ear-marked for the Education sector,nearly ` 814 crores have been provid-ed to the Health related projects inthe State. To further strengthen thePhysical Infrastructure for CivicAmenities in the State, theReconstruction Plan has providednearly ` 1020 crores.Since Tourism is a major source ofemployment in the State, theReconstruction Plan as allocated `527 crores for this sector. Further, tostrengthen the channels of employ-ment and income generation, theReconstruction plan involves fundsworth ` 101 crores for Agricultureand Food Processing sectors. Forother Industrial Promotion RelatedMeasures and Employment meas-ures, the Plan has kept funds worth `80 cr and ` 160 cr respectively. The Reconstruction Plan has alsoprovided a reserve of nearly ` 496 forproviding assistance to families ofvictims of militancy and other dislo-cated persons.

Record yield of 4000 quintals touchedby Potato Farms of Agri Deptt

31 projects of PM's Re-construction Plan completed in J&K

Jan 19, 2012 Obama countsSingh as a pal with whom heshares bonds of trustJan 20, 2012 Pak judicial com-mission to arrive in Mumbai inFebJan 20, 2012 US is a depend-able defense supplier for India:PentagonJan 20, 2012 Visitors fromIndia to benefit from new USvisa policyJan 19, 2012 IndiaInternational coffee festivalorganized at New Delhi.

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NEW DELHI: India and Chinatoday began talks to put in place amechanism for management of theborder between the two nations, anissue that has been an irritant inbilateral relations. National SecurityAdviser Shivshankar Menon led theIndian team at the 15th round of theSpecial Representatives meetingwith the Chinese delegation led byState Councillor Dai Bingguo here.The meeting was to be held inNovember last year but had to bepostponed after China protestedTibetan spiritual leader the DalaiLama's participation in the GlobalBuddhist Congregation in the capitalaround the time of the talks.

India had then rejected China'sdemand for cancellation of theCongregation leading to the post-ponement of the talks. Dai andMenon are expected to discuss put-ting in place a mechanism for bordermanagement mooted by ChinesePremier Wen Jiabao during his visitto India in 2010.

A decision to set up the mecha-nism was taken at a meeting Wen

had with Prime Minister ManmohanSingh at Sanya in April 2011. Thedialogue at the level of SRs is athree-stage process which started in2005 with the declaration of theGuiding Principles and PoliticalParameters. The first stage is identi-

fying the framework for resolutionof the boundary dispute and the thirdstage to apply that framework. Thesecond and the third stages are the"hardest" part of the negotiationsand efforts are underway to con-clude these," sources had said.

India - Nepal for CurbingCross-Border Crimes

NEW DELHI: |India and Nepal,discussed cooperation in counteringcross-border crimes & terroristactivities during Home Secretarylevel talks between the two coun-tries. They discussed wide rangingissues including countering circula-tion of Fake Indian Currency Notes,smuggling of arms/ammunitions,trafficking of narcotics & psy-chotropic substances and misuse ofSIM Cards. Sharing of information/intelligence reports, progress inestablishment of Integrated CheckPosts and border roads and India'ssupport to training and capacitybuilding of Nepal's security appara-tus were also discussed. Both thecountries expressed their satisfac-tion on the outcome of the issuesdeliberated during the meeting andhoped it will go a long way inaddressing mutual security con-cerns, enhancing cooperation andfriendly relations between the twocountries.

Jan 19, 2012: India & Internationalcoffee festival organized at New Delhi.At the occasion, the planning commis-sion deputy chairman Montek SinghAluwalia stated that there is opportuni-ty for the coffee industry to increase thefootprints in the domestic market. Healso said that rising income level of theIndian people will ensure 500 millioncitizens in 20 years having enough dis-posable income to spend on productlike coffee.

Jan 16, 2012 India's external affairsminister SM Krishna was on visit toSrilanka.During this visit, the twocountries have signed 5 Mou's inthe field of housing, railways, agri-culture, water supply and telecom.During the visit, SrilankanPresident assured external affairsminister SM Krishna that the 13thamendment plus approacvh will be

followed towards devolution ofpower to the Tamila in Srilanka.

India, Uruguayexplore ways to

boost cooperationJan 19, 2012 India and Uruguay areexploring avenues to increase coop-eration in areas like industry, infra-structure and information technolo-gy. The issues came up for discus-sion during the four-day visit byLok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumarwhich concluded yesterday. The 5-member delegation led by her heldtalks with Danilo Astori, thePresident of the Senate and VicePresident of Uruguay, and LuisLacalle Pou, the President of theHouse of representatives, a releasefrom Lok Sabha secretariat said.The visit also saw the formation ofIndia-Uruguay Friendship Group inthe Uruguayan Parliament consist-ing of 10 members drawn from bothHouses there.

In Indian Parliament, the friend-ship group consisting of 21 mem-bers had been formed earlier.

Jan 18, 2012: India was ranked thesixth most innovative country in theworld in multinational conglomerateGE's second Annual GlobalInnovation Barometer published on18 January 2012. The report is basedon a survey of 2800 senior businessexecutives in 22 countries includingAlgeria, Australia, Brazil, Canada,China, France, Germany, India,Israel, Japan. US topped the list. Thesurvey identified the top enablers forinnovation in the country as talent(creative talent and people with tech-nical expertise), financial supportfrom public authorities and long-termsupport from investors.

When asked to identify the threecountries they consider innovationchampions, 65 per cent of the globalrespondents identified the US, fol-

lowed by Germany (48 per cent),Japan (45 per cent), China (38 percent), Korea (13 per cent) and India(12 per cent). Only 12 per cent of theglobal respondents identified India asone of the top three innovation cham-pions, compared to 23 per cent ofIndian respondents. As per the sur-vey, in terms of sectors, energy, fol-lowed by healthcare, telecommunica-tion and FMCG were the areas withthe most innovation-driven growthpotential. The report indicated a bal-anced' perception of the environmentfor innovation in the country.However, intellectual property pro-tection and research and develop-ment partnerships with academic uni-versities were cited as the key chal-lenges to creating an innovation-friendly environment in the country.

JAN 12, 2012: India has signedMoU with ASEAN (Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations) atManado, Indonesia. The mainobjectives of the MoU are tostrengthen the tourism partnershipthrough co-operation in facilitatingtravel and tourist visits and enhancemutual assistance and humanresource development for tourismsector. It also entails taking neces-sary steps for exploring avenues ofcooperation and sharing of informa-tion pertaining to statistics anddevelopment strategies, investmentopportunities and economic data intourism, travel and hospitality sec-tors relevant to each other. The

MoU also incorporates the jointorganization of seminars, work-shops and face-to-face meetingswherever possible, with a view toexploring and discussing newopportunities and avenues for thedevelopment and promotion oftourism and any other area of activ-ity aiming at tourism cooperation.

The Memorandum ofUnderstanding on strengtheningtourism cooperation between Indiaand ASEAN has been signedbetween India and ASEAN onstrengthening tourism cooperationfollowing the announcement madeby the Prime Minister the 9thASEAN Summit held at Bali.

India Signs MoU on Tourism With ASEAN

India, China begin talks on border issue

India ranked Sixth mostInnovative Country

India & International coffeefestival organized at New Delhi

India, World Bank sign $130mpact for northeast

developmentJan 20, 2012 India and the WorldBank have signed an agreementworth $130 million to improve thelivelihoods for over 3 lakh villagehouseholds in the North Easternregion of the country. The agree-ment was signed between the multi-lateral financial institution and thegovernment in New Delhi today.The money will be used to financethe Centre's efforts to empowerrural communities in the growth-deficient North East region underthe North East Rural LivelihoodsProject, NERLP. The project isbeing implemented in the eight dis-tricts of the four participating statesof the Northeast which includeMizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim andTripura.

India & Srilanka Sign 5 MoU's

9EDITORIAL

All eyes are now presently focusedon Pakistan which is invariablyundergoing the worst crisis eversince democracy was reinstated fol-lowing expulsion of PervezMusharaf. The civilian governmentis at loggerheads with not only theArmy, which has happened in thepast also, but this time the judiciaryis also in the fray. It was only somemonths earlier when the country wasstaring into prospects of yet anothermilitary coup.

It all started with the memogatescandal. The memo which wasdelivered in May in the days afterOsama bin Laden was found andkilled by a US military squad innorthern Pakistan has shaken all thethree institutions of its fragiledemocracy -judiciary, parliament aswell as the military. In the memo,which was first revealed by MansoorIjaz, a US businessman of Pakistaniorigin, in a column for the FinancialTimes newspaper, an offer was madeto disband part of the ISI responsiblefor dealing with the Taliban in returnfor the US pressing Pakistan's mili-tary against staging a coup. The mis-sive was alleged to have beenauthored by Hussain Haqqani, for-mer Islamabad's ambassador toWashington on orders by Zardariand sent through Ijaz to AdmiralMike Mullen, then the chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff of US Army.Mullen's office acknowledged hereceived but said he dismissed as itlacked credibility. To the fury of thegovernment, ISI chief, Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shuja Pasha hasalready told the court that he is con-vinced by the "corroborative materi-al" that Ijaz showed him in Octoberat a hotel on Park Lane, London.

Even as Zardari's government haspromised a thorough investigationof the memo, probe into the memothreatens to implicate Zardari onaccount of treachery and could leadto his impeachment. A judicial com-mission has been set up for investi-gating allegations that could lead totreason charges against HusainHaqqani.

The memogate scandal has onlyserved to add to the woes of thebeleaguered Pakistan governmentwhich has been trying every trick inits bag to avert graft cases against itsparty boss and President Asif AliZardari from being pursued sincepast two years. The court had repeat-edly asked the government to reopenthe graft cases since it threw out theNational Reconciliation Ordinance(NRO) that extended immunity topoliticians and bureaucrats fromprosecution in graft cases, as illegalin 2009. Former president PervezMusharraf had issued the ordinanceas part of a power sharing deal withformer PM Benazir Bhutto in 2007.Her widower, Zardari, as the mainbeneficiary of the deal, took over herparty and was later elected as thepresident. In addition, a fresh slewof allegations have surface againstGilani in connection with theappointment of Adnan Khwaja aschairman of the state-run Oil andGas Development Company eventhough Khwaja had already beenconvicted by court. Pakistan's mainanti-corruption watchdog is consid-ering a proposal for filing a case ofmisuse of authority against PrimeMinister Yousuf Raza Gilani underwhich he could face a prison term of14 years if convicted.

The order has escalated the polit-ical crisis that could lead to earlyelections and cost Gilani his job.Pakistan's National Assembly reso-lution asking all state institutions(to) act within (constitutional) limitsin an apparent reference to the mili-

tary for meddling in politics, is adire attempt to reassert parliament'ssupremacy amid mounting pressurefrom the judiciary.

However, given the arduouslyslow pace of judicial proceedings inPakistan like India, Gilani may yetsurvive the crisis. The PM's deci-sion to comply is but ploy to buytime, to drag the court's proceedingsuntil the Senate elections. Gilaniwould appear before the court, com-mit to implement its orders and havehimself discharged of the contemptnotice. Whether on national securityor on economics, the political gamesbeing played by Zardari and Gilanihave only one motive, how to escapeaccountability and buy their wayback into power in order to loot thepublic some more.

The only hope for the people ofthe Pakistan and the world at large isthat both the judiciary and thePakistani army are serious aboutuncovering the truth about theMansoor Ijaz-Husain Haqqanimemo. As such the MemogateCommission is more than likely tocome up with the facts in the nearfuture. By dragging their feet onissuing Ijaz a visa and intimidatinghim to prevent his coming toPakistan and appearing before thecommission, it is clear that the gov-ernment is clearly following thestrategy of sabotaging the process ofuncovering the truth.

The state of events show that nei-ther the people of Pakistan nor therank and file of the army want mar-tial law, but they would also not tol-erate any attack on the institutions ofthe army and the ISI. Any attempt bythe government to sack Kayani andPasha could well incite a mutiny.Having been caught red-handed inthe Memogate case both Zardari andGilani are trying desperately tobecome martyrs of democracy.Despite the deliberate provocation,the army let the Supreme Courtimplement the rule of law. TheSupreme Court has done well byheading off the possibility of martiallaw or, even worse, a mutiny.

The second week of January started with a pleasant surprise for thepeople in the Valley - snowfall. It was a welcome break from theintense cold wave that had been sweeping the valley for a week. The

children and youth had a gala time playing the traditional snow-fight or"sheen-e- jung". The world also got to have a glimpse of the beauty sittingat home as the social networking site facebook etc were awash with pho-tographs of snow clad valley prompting many of them to come up to thevalley to savour its charm.

The flip side of the snowfall was the paralyzing effect it had on thedaily mundane activities of the people. Connectivity with the world wasthe first thing to be effected with the 300km highway - the vital road linkwith outer world being closed. The Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road was alsoclosed due to snowfall. Air travel was also naturally affected due to poorvisibility and bad weather conditions. The effects rippled to daily suppliesbeing bought into valley being curtailed. Most of the shops and other busi-ness establishments remained closed and only skeletal traffic plied on theroads due to slippery conditions leaving the people in want of essentialsupplies like food, fuel and medicine. The power supply was also hitthereby exposing residents to the chilly conditions sans any measuresagainst the ravages of the weather!

The internet facility remained frozen in Kashmir for most hours sinceFriday evening, hitting work in offices and media houses. Students whoare undergoing examinations for different classes had to suffer too. Inaddition, the cellular communication also remained non-functional. Inmany areas the problems compounded for people by this afternoon assnow started to melt in many low lying areas resulting in water logging.The fact that out of total 73 dewatering pumps with Mechanical Divisionof PHE only a few run on generators, non-availability of electricity hasfurther added to the problems of the populace. Even though with passageof time, the administration started to take action - cleaning the roads,restoring power supply, assuring supply of medicines and other facilitiesin the hospital and roping in services of Indian Air Force to airlift strand-ed passengers and essential cargo, the crisis-like situation that emerged forthe government from a few inches of snowfall raises question about itsefficiency given the weather department had forecast this snowfall inKashmir last week. It's not for the first time that valley has had snowfall -every year the snow falls and every year people are beset with the sameproblems. One can but wonder why the government cannot prepare itselfright from the time winter sets in the month of October. Why are curativeactions being taken rather than preventive? The crisis faced by people inKashmir, especially in the remote areas is a big question mark on theworking of the administration in general and its Public DistributionSystem (PDS) in particular. Instead of patting its back for action taken theadministration should critically re- examine its ability to remain preparedin events of such crisis. It's high time the Disaster Management comes outfrom the department files containing papers stained yellow with the timethat they been languishing there.

The Pakistan Imbroglio

HC Ruling in Lokayukta: Snub or Malice?The BJP government under leadership of Narenda

Modi in Gujarat suffered a setback with the high courtruling in favour of appointment of Justice R A Mehtaas Lokayukta of the State. The Congress party is allagog with joy at the idea of having finally pierced theotherwise formidable Gujarat fortress of BJP.

The Lokayukta controversy in Gujarat has nowtaken an ugly political shape. It would not be wrong tostate that Mr Modi has bought this unto himself bybeing stubborn about the appointment all these years.Keeping the post of Lokayukta vacant all these yearshas resulted in developing a chink in his armour thatthe congress party is now aiming at for from all quarters.

The HC Court ruling has come as a potent weaponfor them to lash back at BJP which has been ridiculing

the congress for dumping the vote in parliament for astrong LokPal bill.

The game of Lokayukta appointment has crossedover form being an issue of reinstating an institutionfor the public good and degenerated into maliciouspoll game to garner votes and show down the oppo-nent. On one hand, we have the Congress flexing itsmuscles to strike back at BJP in upcoming electionsand on the other hand BJP is contemplating toapproach the Apex Court of the country to save faceand also to establish its political supremacy in the Statesans any interference from rival Congress at the Centre

In all this hullabullao between the two arch rivals,the underlying core issue of eradication of corruptionfrom the system has once again been left hanging inthe mid air.

STUDENT AGEWEEKLY PAPER

Snow fall in Kashmir A Saga of Inadequacies!

STUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

10EDITORIALSTUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

UP Elections:Cover UncoverCome poll time and the people brace them-

selves to be stared at from every nook and cornerof the street and marketplace with ubiquitious andoften ostentatious banners of candidates and theirpoll symbols. However, when it comes to havingto stare at statues of party symbols for a long, longtime to come is altogether a different matter.People in UP since the past five years have beensubject to such visual onslaught! Fortunately, tem-porary relief was given to the tired eyes with thecoming of polls as Election Commisisoner of theState called for covering all the statues of ele-phants (BSP party symbol) and that of KanshiRam and her own throughout Lucknow.

However, Mayawati's criticism of the EC orderon the grounds that it was one sided and insult tothe party founder, Kanshi Ram is indicative of hermegalomaniac tendencies. Howsoever great theachievements of a leader, they cannot be greaterthan the laws of the land. It is mandatory to havesymbols and photographs of parties and even theireminent leaders to be covered/ removed from allgovernment offices and places like parks.Mayawati's grievance bespeaks of her insecurityahead of polls. In spite of her cleaning up of partyimage prior to polls by sacking ministers taintedwith scam, Babu Ram Kushawa being the recentexample, the fact that her government hadreceived tirades from the High Court of the Statefor spending crores of public money from Stateexchequer to erect these statues can prove to beundoing of her government. The fact that econo-my in her term had posted an impressive 8.34%contribution to India's total GDP might not addmuch boost to party's standing.

It thus seems very paradoxical that Mayawatishould ask that statues depicting her corrupt andirresponsible attitude should not be covered!

Now-a-days ensuring food for all citizensis a complex exercise which relates to notonly the availability of food but also itsaffordability and accessibility. Though Indiais one of the largest producers of the food inthe world, yet nearly 300 million people stillstruggle for meeting two square meals of aday and 21 percent of the national population(230 million) are malnourished(www.ifpri.org/india, International FoodPolicy Research Institute, 2011). India's foodand nutritional security situation is worsen-

ing year after year. The cost of food items isincreasing is increasing rapidly making themunaffordable to a majority of the people. Theagricultural productivity and yield have beenrelatively stagnant; the abnormal increases inthe Minimum Support and ProcurementPrices have caused an upward price move-ment in the foodgrain sector. The foodgrainprices have now been beyond the purchasingpower of the common consumers and facili-tated diversion of foodgrain from market to

the government warehouses and have addedto the overall economic cost of procuring andcarrying the foodgrains for public distribu-tion. In addition, short supply of pulses andedible oils compels the Central Governmentto import them from other countries. Theworst affected groups are landless or poorhouseholds in rural areas and peopleemployed in ill paid occupations and casuallabourers engaged in seasonal activities inthe urban areas. The States like U.P, Bihar,Orissa, Jharkhand, West Bengal,Chhattisgarh, parts of M.P and Maharashtraaccount for largest number of food insecurepeople in the whole country.

There is no doubt that India is facing foodcrisis which can better be known by theIndia's position in the latest Global HungerIndex (GHI) released in 2010 which rated 84countries on the basis of three leading indica-tors - prevalence of child malnutrition, rateof child mortality and the proportion of peo-ple who are calorie deficient. Out of 88countries India ranked 65 in 2009 GHI andfurther slipped down to 67th position in 2010GHI.

Even countries like Pakistan and Chinahave been ranked away ahead of India! 230million people in India are undernourished -the highest for any country in the world.

Malnutrition accounts for nearly 50% ofchild deaths in India as every third adult(aged 15-49 years) is reported to be thin(BMI less than 18.5). According to the latestreport on the state of food insecurity in ruralIndia, more than 1.5 million children are atrisk of becoming malnourished because ofrising global food prices. The food insecuri-ty is so rampant across the country that Indiahas been clubbed with minor economies likeBangladesh, Yemen and Timor-Leste,recording the highest prevalence of under-weight children under five. Against the pop-ular perception among slogans like 'India ris-ing' and 'Incredible India'; India's conditionis not much better than that of the dark con-tinent, Africa or specifically Sub-SaharanAfrica as far as issue of food security is con-cerned. Thus, instead of insisting on improv-ing the production, the government needs toimprove the distribution of food grains and atthe same time should empower small-scalefarmers rather than MNCs, to feed the popu-lation as local food production drives foodsecurity. Government should encourageincreased investment in agriculture, expandsafety nets and social assistance programmesand enhance income - generating activitiesfor the rural and urban poor so as to tacklethe root cause of hunger.

By: Dr V S RanaBlood pressure is the force of bloodagainst the walls of arteries. It is oftwo types- systolic and diastolic. Itis the diastolic blood pressure thathas been and remains a matter ofconcern especially for youngerpeople. High blood pressure isespecially dangerous because itoften has no warning signs orsymptoms. Once high blood pres-sure develops, it usually lasts a life-time.

Affecting 1 billion peopleworldwide, high blood pressure(hypertension), remains the mostcommon, easily identifiable riskfactor for heart (cardiac), kidney(renal), blood vessels (atheroscle-rosis or arteriosclerosis), eye(hypertensive retinopathy), andbrain diseases.

What causes the high BloodPressure?

In 90% of the people the causeof high blood pressure is not knownand is referred to as primary oressential hypertension, howeverhigh blood pressure can also becaused by another medical problem(Secondary Hypertension).

Secondary hypertension is elevatedblood pressure that results from anunderlying, identifiable, often cor-rectable cause. Only about 5 to 10percent of hypertension cases arethought to result from secondarycauses.

Risk factors:There are several risk factors

that contribute to high blood pres-sure.

Major Risk Factors That CanBe Changed

Obesity: People with a BodyMass Index (BMI) of 30.0 or high-er are more likely to develop highblood pressure

Smoking: Smoking increasesthe amount of plaque, a fattydeposit, build-up on the walls of thearteries causing it to narrow.

Cholestrol: High blood choles-terol levels also create a greater riskof plaque formation in the arteries

Excess Salt Intake: A highsodium intake increases blood pres-sure in some people.

Alcohol: Heavy and regular useof alcohol can increase blood pres-sure dramatically also leading todamage of heart muscle (cardiomy-

opathy). Lack of Physical Activity: An

inactive lifestyle leads to over-weight and increases the chance ofhigh blood pressure.

Oral Contraceptives: Womenshould avoid smoking when on oralcontraceptives, because thisincreases the risk of blood clot for-mation and are prone to developheart problems.

Stress: Prolonged stress over aperiod of time can contribute to anincrease in smoking and alcoholabuse, which all increase the risk ofheart disease.

Uncontrollable Risk FactorsRace: People of darker skin -

African Americans, Polynesian,Maori, develop high blood pressuremore often than whites, and it tendsto occur earlier and is more severe.

Heredity: If parents or otherclose blood relatives have highblood pressure, their offspring aremore prone to it.

Sex: Men are more likely tohave a cardiovascular illness thanwomen of childbearing age.However, in females aftermenopause or surgical removal of

the uterus/ovaries, the risk becomesequal. An increase in the use of oralcontraceptives and smoking amongwomen under 40 has led toincreased incidences of high bloodpressure.

Age: In general, the older youget, the greater is the chance ofdeveloping high blood pressure. Itis commonly prevalent in the agegroup 35 to 55 yrs.

Tips for Accurate BloodPressure Measurement

There are certain factors that canresult in falsely elevated readingsand should be kept in mind whenhaving your blood pressure taken.

Don't consume stimulants likecoffee or alcohol half an hour,and don't smoke an hour beforehaving your blood pressuremeasured.Rest for at least five minutes onyour back with feet flat on theground. Keep the arm in levelwith your heart and resting ontable.Wear short sleeves or loose fit-ting upper clothing, so that thecuff can be easily positioned onyour exposed arm.

Evacuate your bladder prior togetting your blood pressure.Ask your health professional totake two readings, at least 3- 5minutes apart and average theresults.Eating HabitsResearch have shown that fol-

lowing a healthy eating plan canboth reduce the risk of developinghigh blood pressure and lower analready elevated blood pressure.Vegetables, whole grain breadsinstead of white varieties, cereals(rice and other grains), legumes(dried peas and beans), low-fatdairy products (milk, yoghurt andcheese), fish (not fried) are the kindof food that go a long way in keep-ing the blood pressure under con-trol.

High fat, high sugar bakeryproducts, fast foods, desserts, softdrinks should figure rarely in thediet. Margarine and vegetable oils(preferably olive and canola)should be used instead of butter andthat too in small quantities. Grill,boil, steam, bake or microwaverather than fry. Reduce your saltintake.

No More Hunger: Let usHope for a Better Future

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

By Dr. Mir M. AminAssistant Professor, Department of Commerce & Management

StudiesIslamia College of Science & Commerce, Kashmir University,

Srinagar, J & K.email:aamin.icsc@gmail.com

ECONOMYSTUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

NEW DELHI: India's economicgrowth rate will remain subdued at7.7 per cent in 2012 and 7.9 percent in 2013, says a U.N. report.

"India's economy is forecast toexpand at a pace similar to 2011 inthe following two years... at 7.7 percent in 2012 and 7.9 per cent in2013," the U.N. report on 'WorldEconomic Situation and Prospects2012' said.

The report cautioned, "Thedownside risks to the regional out-look have sharply increased inrecent months... particularly in caseof India. Double-dip recessions inEurope and the United States wouldhave a significant impact on eco-nomic activities across South Asia."

The government recently low-ered the GDP growth target for thecurrent fiscal to 7 per cent from theearlier estimate of 8.5 per cent.

However, the study gave a posi-tive outlook on South Asia's eco-nomic growth prospects and pro-jected that the region's economieswill grow by 6.7 per cent and 6.9per cent in 2012 and 2013, respec-tively, accelerating beyond the 6.5per cent growth rate experienced in

2011. South Asia constitutes India,Pakistan, Nepal, Iran, Bangladeshand Sri Lanka.

The report also raised a red flagon India's fiscal deficit target, say-ing the Indian government isunlikely to achieve its deficit targetof 4.7 per cent of the GDP for 2011-

12 as lower growth has broughtdown tax revenues and disiNevertheless, the study has given apositive outlook for India's jobmarket, saying, "India is enjoyinggains in employment rates."Investment in state-run companieshas been put on hold.

JAMMU: National Bank forAgriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) has formulated poten-tial-linked credit plans (PLCPs)worth Rs 4,180 crore to give a boostto the agriculture sector for all dis-tricts in Jammu and Kashmir in2012-13.

NABARD's J&K RegionalOffice Chief General Manager S CRabra while delivering the welcomeaddress at the State Credit Seminarfor 2012-13 on Monday, stated thatthe credit potential of the agriculturesector has been assessed at Rs 1,074crore, while it is pegged at Rs 974crore for the rural non-farm sectorand Rs 2,132 crore for other prioritysectors. These plans shall provide abase for preparation of annual cred-it plans by banks for the year 2012-13, Rabra said.

Rabra also highlighted the salientfeatures of the recently announcedhandloom weavers package by thegovernment of India and informedthat implementation of the packagewill help improve the socio-eco-

nomic status of weavers in the state.State Finance Minister Abdul

Rahim Rather released the J&KState Focus Paper of NABARD onthe occasion. The minister laudedthe contribution of NABARD todevelopment in the state through itspromotional and developmental ini-tiatives for agriculture and ruraldevelopment and support extendedto the state government for infra-structure development in rural areas.

Highlighting the importance ofthe agriculture sector and its rele-vance in maintaining sustainabledevelopment and economic growthin the state, he impressed upon theneed for financial institutions toexpand credit to farmers.

He advised banks to providecredit through Kisan Credit Cardsand ensure credit for horticulture,floriculture, dairy, poultry, agro-pro-cessing, sheep farming, handicraftsand hand-loom activities, which arecrucial for economic development.

A brochure on Kisan credit cardswas also released on the occasion.

Nagesh Kumar, Chief Economist, and Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman, Director ofUnited Nations Information Centre, at the media launch of UN-ESCAPreport on 'World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012' at a press confer-ence, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

UN report pegs India growth at7.7% in 2012, 7.9% in 2013

NABARD formulates Rs 4,180cr credit plans for J&K

NEW DELHI: In a major relief tofinancially distressed Indian air-lines, the government on Tuesdaysaid foreign airlines would soon beallowed to acquire up to 49% stakein them.

After being debated for years,aviation minister Ajit Singhannounced the move following a75-minute meeting with financeminister Pranab Mukherjee in thebackdrop of at least two big airlinesstruggling to avoid a shutdown dueto financial troubles.

The aviation ministry was ini-tially in favour of a 24% FDI capwhich was later relaxed to 26% toattract foreign airlines as this wouldgive them some say in running of

the airline. However, the sheer scaleof financial stress forced the gov-ernment to raise the cap to 49%.The same reason also led to sidelin-ing old security fears that such amove would only bring money fromairlines in the Gulf and China whichhad till now held up clearing of thismove.

Even airline promoters such asVijay Mallya, chairman ofKingfisher Airlines, have supported49% FDI for foreign carriers.Besides, Sebi has also expressed itsreluctance to relax the takeovercode guidelines to permit foreigncarriers to acquire shares from thepublic through an open offer for anadditional 26%. By seeking an

exemption, the government hadhoped to stay within the sect oralFDI cap.

Ajit Singh said FDI was amongthe important things required by air-lines to survive the severe financialturbulence. "We all know that theaviation industry is under a lot ofstress," he said.

Indian carriers can expect invest-ment from foreign airlines after agap of 16 years. The policy wasreversed in 1996 when Tata-Singapore Airlines planned a forayinto the Indian airspace via a jointventure. At that point, NareshGoyal-owned Jet Airways had tobuy back its 40% stake held equallyby Gulf Air and Kuwait Airlines.

NEW DELHI: Financially-dis-tressed Indian aviation sector isfinally getting some relief. The gov-ernment on Tuesday said it willrelease Rs 150 crore for cashstrappedAir India so that the airlineis able to pay a part of due salaries toemployees.

Speaking on AI after meetingfinance minister Pranab Mukherjeeon Tuesday , aviation minister AjitSingh said: "Rs 150 crore would bereleased soon to AI... the govern-ment has decided to release suffi-cient funds to pay at least some partof their wages and productivity-linked incentives (PLI)."

AI pilots had last week gone on aone-day no-pay-nowork agitationthat was called off only after thegovernment promised that PLI oftwo months would be paid thisweek, followed by a month's salaryand PLI in February.

BY ASHAAfter facing one of the worst yearsever in terms of worldwide perform-ance, the Indian equities market hashad a great start to the year risingalmost 8% since the start of 2012.

Nifty recently reached a signifi-cant level of 5000 and Sensexcrossed 16,500 of backed by a pow-erful rally in China and also a glob-al rally across the western world.

The previous week saw the earn-ings of a few important companiessuch as Chambal Fert, HCL Tech,

Zee News, Tata Coffee, Jindal Steel,Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, IFCI,Wipro, JSW Steel, Axis Bank, PrajIndustries and also Reliance. Theearnings season comes has bought apositive surprise to the market as yetwith Infosys being the major excep-tion. Infosys too had earnings morethan consensus expectations butcould not keep up with the guidancefor the next quarter.

The coming week seems to be animportant one for the Indian equitiessince this could decide if the market

can continue its upward trend orcontinue to be in the bear zone thatIndia has seen for the last 8 months.A lot depends on the earnings com-ing in the week since this is theunderlying cause of the Jan rally.

The outlook for the coming weekis that Nifty could reach a level of5200 and Sensex could cross animportant barrier of 17,000.

Stocks to watch out for:1. Sterlite 2. Infosys3. NTPC 4. Cairn India5. Union Bank 6. Tatacomm

Govt. set to allow 49% foreign stake in domestic airlines Govt. to release Rs 150 cr.to pay Air India employees

BANGALORE: The Free TradeAgreement between India andEuropean Union will take moretime to materialize. EuropeanUnion foreign policy Chief,Baroness Catherine Ashton saidafter holding meeting withExternal Affairs Minister S. M.Krishna in Bangalore on Monday.

She said technical details needto be looked into and political sidehad to come into action. She, how-ever, added that FTA was in theinterest of both India and EU andthey were keen on taking the dia-logue forward in this direction.Briefing the media persons,Krishna said they reviewed theprogress made on Joint Action planbetween the two sides. He said the

debt crisis in Europe should beresolved at an earliest as it is in theinterest of international communi-ty.

He hoped that the steps taken byEuropean leaders towards thiswould prove as a remedy to resolvethis problem.

He hoped that the two sides willplay a greater role to furtherexpand the areas of cooperation.Speaking about the ship Concordethat sank near Italy, he informedthat an Indian named Rebelo ismissing in the accident. A controlroom is set up in Rome and Delhito deal with the crisis and Embassyin Italy has deputed two personnelto go to the area of accident andreport on the situation.

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'FTA between India & EU willtake more time to materialize'

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NEWS IN BRIEFInterests rates on small savings

to remain fixed : RBI The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clarified that interest rates on

small savings schemes, except the PPF, will remain fixed throughout theterm of schemes. In a circular, RBIsaid interest rate for small savings willbe declared on April 1 every year andwill remain valid till the maturity of thescheme. The circular has been releasedas a clarification after it observed thatnews items are appearing in mediaconveying an impression that the inter-est rates on small savings schemeslinked to government securities arefloating in nature and will undergochange depending on the yields.

Syria's Oil Minister SufianAllaw hasadmitted that unilateral sanctionsimposed on that country by theEuropean Union and the UnitedStates were having a significant eco-nomic impact.

Addressing a press conference inDamascus, he said Syria had suf-fered important losses as a result ofits inability to export crude oil andpetroleum products. Sanctions havealso pushed the Syrian pound torecord lows.

The EU, which bought most ofSyria's approximately 130,000 bar-rels per day of oil exports, imposedsanctions on Syrian oil onSeptember 2, 2011, after the sanc-tions imposed by the United States.

Sanctions making Syrianeconomy suffer:SufianAllaw

RBI Governor(Dr. Subbaro)

NEW DELHI : The Nehru jacket isa hip-length tailored coat for men orwomen, created in India in the1940s. The jacket essentially blendsthe collar of the achkan, historicallythe royal court dress of Indiannobles. It was popularized byJawaharlal Nehru, the first PrimeMinister of India.

The garment was created inNorthern India, possibly in Jodhpur,Rajasthan, in the 1940s as BandGale Ka Coat (Hindi/Urdu: "ClosedNeck Coat"). It was intended fordaily use by Indian government offi-cials and leaders who did not want toadopt the Western suit, but wanted amore practical garment than the tra-ditional Indian achkan or the sher-wani, which are knee-length coats.

The jacket has been popular onthe subcontinent since its creation,especially as the top half of a suitworn on formal occasions. For offi-cial uses, the jacket is typicallymade from dark, worsted fabrics.Politicians sometimes have their

jackets made from khadi. In otherformal and party wear, it may bemade in styles similar to achkans orsherwanis, and may feature elabo-rate embroidery. Such suits featuringNehru jackets are sometimes knownas Jodhpuri suits.

The jacket was first marketed asthe Nehru jacket in the West in themid-1960s. It gained popularitybetween the late 1960s and early1970s by growing awareness ofEastern cultures, by the minimalismof the Mod lifestyle, and in particu-lar, with its adoption by the Beatlesand the Monkees.

But now the stylish "Nehru jack-et has been listed among the topglobal political fashion statements.Nehru's attire has found place in thelist that includes the track suit ofCuba's communist leader FidelCastro's and former Chinese leaderMao Zedong's safari suit, accordingto the Time magazine.

Nehru wasn't the only prominentfigure associated with it; the mini-

malist aesthetic of the jacketinspired the likes of the Beatles(who wore the style at their SheaStadium performance) as well asSammy Davis Jr, who claimed toown more than 200 of the jackets,according to the publication.Similarly, the report said, MaoZedong also started a fashion trend.

Labelled in China as the"Zhongshan suit" after Chinese rev-olutionary Sun Yat-sen, Maobrought the four-pocketed tunicback into style during his 30-yearreign, earning it the nickname "Maosuit."

"Today the suit, which is almostalways pictured in a stale gray, greenor blue color, tends to be representa-tive of communism as well as Maohimself," says the report. The lookbegan to fall out of fashion afterMao's death in 1976 and nowChinese leaders are more likely towear Western business suits, exceptperhaps during important state cere-monies, in rural China or among

young urbanites. So also, the former leader of

Cuba has been seen in tracksuitsever since he was photographedwearing a red, white and blueAdidas version while recoveringfrom surgery in 2006. Since then,the possibly ailing 85-year-old hasexpanded his athletic wear toinclude other brands, such as Fila,Puma and Nike -- the last of which,may we point out, is barred frombeing sold in Cuba due to the 40-year-old US trade embargo.

'Nehru Jacket' listed in global political fashion

Mere filingof IEM is nota clearanceof approval

The Government today clarifiedthat the onus for compliance oflegal provisions lies on entrepre-neurs, even in industries whichare exempted from licensing.

A press release issued in NewDelhi by the Ministry ofCommerce and Industry said,mere filing of IndustrialEntrepreneurs Memorandum(IEM) even in areas where indus-trial licensing is not required, can-not be construed as a clearance ofapproval.

The release stated that it is theresponsibility of the entrepreneurto ensure that the manufacturingactivity does not come into con-flict with other legal provisions ordirections or standing orders. Aparticular industry may not needgovernment licence, but it mayrequire environment or other keyclearances.

On submission of the IEM, theentrepreneur is issued anacknowledgement. The issue ofsuch an acknowledgement wouldnot mean automatic approval ofthe proposal. Excepting atomicenergy, alcoholic drinks, cigarsand cigarettes of tobacco andmanufactured tobacco substitutes,hazardous chemicals, drugs andpharmaceuticals, all other indus-tries are exempted from thelicence.

Inflation is an ongoingincrease in overall costs andprices of goods and services. It isusually due to an increase inspending power relative to prod-ucts and services on the market.

Rupee at 2-monthhigh; gains 16

paisa Vs dollar MUMBAI: The rupee strength-ened by 16 paisa to a fresh two-month high of Rs 50.57 per US

dollar in early tradeon the InterbankForeign Exchangeon Wednesday onincreased foreign

capital inflows.Dealers said increased foreign

capital inflows into the Indianmarket and dollar losses againstother currencies in overseas mar-kets mainly provided support tothe rupee.

The rupee had surged by 64paisa to close at two-month high ofRs 50.73/74 against the Americancurrency Tuesday on strong rallyin equities and continued dollarselling by exporters.

World bank:Indian growth

to slow18 Jan, 2012: World Bank hasestimated India's growth for thecurrent fiscal at 6.8 per cent,lower than the government pro-jection. The government has beenexpecting 7 to 7.5 GDP growthagainst last year's 8.5 per cent.

In its Global EconomicProspects report, the Bankexpects the GDP expansion toremain flat at 6.8 per cent in thenext financial year as well. Itsays, it will then bounce back toeight per cent in 2013-14.

World Bank said that SouthAsia's economies are also con-fronted with domestic policyparalysis and uncertainty aboutregulatory reforms.

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in NewYork City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, finan-cial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley operates in 42 countries,and has more than 1300 offices and 60,000 employees. The company reportsUS$779 billion as assets under its management. It is headquartered in theMorgan Stanley Building, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

The corporation, formed by J.P. Morgan & Co. partners Henry S. Morgan(grandson of J.P. Morgan), Harold Stanley and others, came into existenceon September 16, 1935, in response to the Glass-Steagall Act that requiredthe splitting of commercial and investment banking businesses. In its firstyear the company operated with a 24% market share (US$1.1 billion) inpublic offerings and private placements. The main areas of business for thefirm today are Global Wealth Management, Institutional Securities andInvestment Management. Morgan Stanley has downgraded RelianceIndustries to 'underweight' from 'equal weight', saying it expects the energymajor's gross refining margins, exploration and production volumes to fall.The bank cut its price target for the company to Rs 650 from Rs 921. "Wehighlight that two of three Reliance's core divisions -- refining and petro-chemicals - face near-term headwinds," it said in a note.

Morgan Stanley downgrades RelianceIndustries to 'underweight'

1- Liter car BY VolkswagenWhen Volkswagen unveiled the

1-Liter concept in 2002 and then theL1 in 2009, everyone believed thatgetting a car that actually consumedonly one liter per 100 kilometers (62miles) was next to impossible, butnow the company has just gotten onestep closer to that far-fetched realitywith the release of the XL1 Conceptand this concept will allow for theimpossible to become possible.

Compared to the 1-Liter concept(L1), the new XL1 features an evenmore impressive design. The con-cept can drive 35 kilometers in pure

electric mode and delivers a fueleconomy of 0.9 liter/100 kilometers.The battery can be charged from aconventional household electric out-let.

Production version is beingreleased sometime in 2013.The caris reported to get sent to Germanyfirstly and then to USA, China andIndia at a later date.

The EngineThe hybrid system of the XL1

Concept combines a 0.8 liter two-cylinder TDI engine that delivers 48HP with an electric motor that adds

an extra 27 HP..The XL1 can sprint from 0 to 60

mph in just 11.9 seconds, while itstop speed is 100 mph.

The new concept has a fuel con-sumption of 0.9 l/100 km and emits24 g/km CO2.

The CompetitionThe Volkswagen XL1 has no

competition just yet, but there aresome of the car makers who haveannounced their intention to build a1 liter car.

There's nothing worse than gettingadvice from older people, we know,truth is some advice is worth takingand keeping, especially when itcomes to fun beauty tips. We'vebeen reading fashion magazines andtesting beauty products for years. Inthis time, we've read 1000s of beau-ty tips, tried 1000s of products, butonly a few are worth keepingaround. So, here we share with youthe 10 things we wish we knew…

1. Skip the foundation: If youhave acne the first thing you want todo is slather on the thick foundation.Don't. Foundation is for womenover 35.

2. Play up your lips or youreyes, never both: If you are wear-ing heavy eye makeup, go for nudelips with just a bit of gloss. Andnever, ever line lips in a darker colorthan your gloss or lipstick.

3. Less is more : Ever noticehow some of your friends look bestwith no makeup at all.

4. Natural hair is always hot :If you have super dark hair, lightenyour look by going a shade darkeror getting lighter highlights.Blonde? Try highlights, especiallyframing the face.

5. Vaseline is your best friend:Vaseline is a great, cheap eye make-up remover.

6. Buying foundation or lip-stick? Test it first : There are somebeauty products you simply must tryout at a department store or Sephorabefore you buy. These include:Foundation, lipstick, blush andpowder.

7. Don't line the inside of youreyes : It will make your eyes appearsmaller. Instead, line just at the lashline. Also, an obvious line doesn't

look natural. Smudge the line just abit.

8. Know your best feature andplay it up : What feature do peoplecomment on most? Play it up. Ifyou're told you have Angelina Jolielips, make sure to wear gloss andplay with bold lipstick colors. If it'syour eye color people love, findeyeshadow colors that complementthem and make sure to wear mas-cara. Also, know what color shirtslook best on you and go shopping.

9. Scrubs are great for dry skin: If you have dry, itchy skin in win-ter, invest in a scrub and handmittsand scrub away in the bathtub.Make sure to slather on a thickmoisturizer afterward. For dry, cal-lousy feet, buy a pumice stone. Theywork better than any of the otherwimpy options on the market.

10. Remember: Beauty is most-ly internal : Think about a girl youknow who's overweight yet all theguys love her. Why? Because she'sconfident. If you aren't wearingmakeup and your toes haven't beenrepainted in weeks, if you're happyand smiling you will still be 10times prettier than the mopey cheer-leader sitting next to you.

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FASHIONSTUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

Apparel & Clothing Trade Shows in India in Jan 2012S.No. Name of the Show Date Venue1 Malappuram Mahotsavam Date: 07-JAN-12 Kottakkunnu Maidan,

to 22-JAN-12 Malappuram, Kerala, India2 MEGA SHOPPING FEST Date: 19-JAN-12 Mumbai Imperial Banquets, Mumbai,

to 19-JAN-12 Maharashtra, India3 India International Garment Fair Date: 19-JAN-12 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Delhi, India

to 21-JAN-124 Tex-Trends India 19-JAN-12 to Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Delhi, India

21-JAN-125 Fashionista Lifestyle and 20-JAN-12 to Hotel Golden Tulip,

Fashion Exhibition-Raipur 22-JAN-12 Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.6 The Wedding & Lifestyle Show 23-JAN-12 Mayfair Banquets, Mumbai,

to 23-JAN-12 Maharashtra, India7 Boutiques of India-Wedding 24-JAN-12 Hotel Infiniti, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

& Lifestyle Indore to 25-JAN-128 Bangalore Fashion Week 26-JAN-12 Hotel Matthan, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

to 29-JAN-129 MARWAR Celebrations 27-JAN-12 Mumbai World Trade Centre,

to 29-JAN-12 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India10 Kolkata Fashion Fair 31-JAN-12 to Kolkata Ice Skating Rink, Kolkata,

02-FEB-12 West Bengal, India.

Bollywood Hunk, HrithikRoshan, is now busy in theshooting of sequel of his

superhero film Krrish -3. Howeverthe biggest surprise of the sequelwill be that Vivek Oberoi gets a newlook for the film. Hrithik has recent-ly commented that he was lookingforward to play the role of a villainthat Vivek Oberoi finally got to playin the film . Hrithik added that thescript was quite interesting and afterhearing the script he finally wantedto do the villain's role and even told

his father about his desire of playinga villain in Krrish -3.

Though playing the role of villainand a superhero meant doing a dou-ble role but Hrithik was keen to doit. Hrithik also felt that he would beable to do justice to the villain's role.However Hrithik's viewpoint soonchanged when he saw Vivek per-forming in the role. Hrithik was sur-prised to see Vivek performing sowell as a villain and thought that noone could play the villain's role toperfection except him.

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Any misadventure by China wouldcause enough bloodshed to draw theworld's attention, a tough-talkingarmy chief asserted few days back.

Chinese attempt of damaging awall on the Indian side of the line ofactual control (LAC) in July 2011was described by army chief as'childish'. The chief said that, theIndian Army viewed that the inci-dent in Arunachal Pradesh's Yangtsesector as a childish act and it did notqualify as a skirmish.

"It was not a skirmish. The day askirmish happens the whole worldwill come to know. If somethingwere to happen, there will be enoughnoise and bloodshed and everyonewill come to know," Singh toldreporters at his customary news con-ference ahead of the 64th Army Dayon January 15.

Reflective of Chinese assertive-ness along the LAC, a patrollingparty of the People's LiberationArmy (PLA) attempted to scale anddamaged a 250-metre wall on theIndian side on July 13, 2011. Indiantroops prevented the Chinese patrolfrom crossing the wall.

General Singh said, "It was like achild taking away some other child'stoy and scoring brownie points."

The LAC between India andChina is not demarcated and bothsides have different perceptions ofthe border. Indian and Chinese

troops patrol up to their respectiveperceptions of the LAC owing toperceived differences in the align-ment of the border.

The chief's comments come onthe heels of China denying visa to anIndian Air Force (IAF) officer whowas part of a visiting military dele-gation, ostensibly because he hailedfrom Arunachal Pradesh, a state atthe forefront of a border dispute.New Delhi reacted by cutting thesize of the 30-member delegation tohalf.

Army chief declined to commenton the visa row and its impact onbilateral defence ties saying the mat-ter fell in the domain of the ministryof external affairs.

NATO chief Anders FoghRasmussen urged Russia on Jan. 19to refrain from building up its mili-tary near the alliance's borders, say-ing it was a concern.

Rasmussen questioned Russianmoves to bolster its forces in itsKaliningrad territory, which bordersNATO members Lithuania andPoland, part of Moscow's Cold War-era stamping ground.

"These Russian statements are,of course, a matter of concern forNATO allies," Rasmussen said. "Itis a complete waste of Russianfinancial resources because it is abuildup of offensive military capac-ities directed against an artificialenemy, an enemy that doesn't exist.

"NATO has no intention whatso-ever to attack Russia," he added,speaking alongside LithuanianPresident Dalia Grybauskaite.

Moscow has warned that it plansto deploy Iskander missiles inKaliningrad, and earlier this month,Russian media reported that an S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missilesystem would go into service therein April. Russia repeatedly has saidit will be forced to take additionalmeasures if it fails to agree withNATO on a missile defense shield.

The U.S. insists a shield is need-ed against potential threats fromIran, but Russia counters that anti-missile facilities planned in Polandwould undermine its own security.

Rasmussen said it was time fora reality check.

"It doesn't make sense to buildup offensive military capacities inthe Kaliningrad region," he said. "Iwould encourage the Russians toface a new reality. We are not ene-mies. We are not adversaries. Weshould be partners, and it would beof mutual benefit if we developpeaceful cooperation."

Lithuania and fellow Balticstates Estonia and Latvia are nerv-ous about Russian military moves.They won independence in 1991after five decades of Soviet rule,

joined NATO and the EU in 2004,and have strained relations withMoscow.

"Russian actions do not increasetrust between NATO and Russia,"Grybauskaite said. "We inviteRussia to be open for dialogue, tosee new threats and realities, and toseek smart defense."

With a population of 6.3 millionand professional forces of 20,500,the Baltic states lack enough fighterplanes to police their skies. OtherNATO members therefore take turnsdoing so, from a base in Lithuania.

Lithuania, Estonia and Latviawant to extend the air patrol accord,which expires in 2014. Rasmussensaid he was hopeful NATO'supcoming summit in Chicago wouldapprove a "long-term arrangement."

NATO allies worriedof Russian move

A tough talking Army Chief

NEW DELHI : India hopes tounveil within two weeks the winnerof a $12-billion fighter jet deal forwhich France's Dassault and theEurofighter consortium are on afinal short list, the air force said Jan.17.

"Right now we have to do theselection for who is going to be theshort-listed vendor," Indian AirForce chief N.A.K. Browne said inNew Delhi. "I am hopeful that inanother two weeks time, we will beable to short list the name," Brownetold reporters on the sidelines of amilitary function, The contract isone of the biggest under considera-tion in the global defense aviationindustry at the moment.The air forcechief said final commercial negotia-tions would only start after Indiaannounced the lowestbidder.Officials say "life-cycle"maintenance costs of each plane willdetermine the winner of the deal.The contract is for the outright pur-chase of 18 combat aircraft withanother 108 to be built in India withoptions to acquire more.

India in last April cut out U.S.bidders Boeing and LockheedMartin as well as dropping Sweden'sSaab AB and the Russian makers ofthe MiG 35 from the race.

Such a large order attractedintense lobbying during visits toIndia last year by U.S. PresidentBarack Obama, French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy, British PrimeMinister David Cameron andRussian President Dmitry

Medvedev.India, the biggest importer of

military hardware among emergingnations, issued the request for pro-posals in 2007 and trials of aircraftfrom the six companies competingfor the deal began a year later.

India hopes to unveil the winnerof a $12-billion fighter jet deal

DHAKA, JAN 18: The BSF hassuspended eight jawans after avideo, showing a Bangladeshi beingstripped, kicked and beaten in WestBengal's Murshidabad district alongthe Indo-Bangladesh border, thevideo was telecasted on Wednesdayon some channels. The videoshowed that a group of BSF jawansbeat up a young Bangladeshi ruth-lessly near the border after heallegedly refused to give them bribe.The victim was seen on the groundwith his hands and feet tied as themen in uniform tortured andstripped him naked.'The assaultreportedly took place inMurshidabad district in West Bengalclose to the Bangladesh border',.TheBSF men allegedly suspected theirvictim was a cow smuggler. Whenthey caught him, he allegedlyrefused to pay them bribe. Theyretaliated viciously. Locals are say-ing the man was then pushed acrossthe border into Bangladesh but thishas not been independently con-firmed, the NDTV report said. EightBorder Security Force jawans havebeen suspended over the incident.The suspended personnel have beenidentified as Constables VirenderTiwari, V S Victor, DhananjayKumar, Anand Singh, Amar Jyoti,Sanjeev Kumar, Suresh Chand andSunil Kumar. Top officers of theBSF say the incident took place onDecember 9 and that further probe is

on. "The eight personnel have beenidentified and suspended pendinginquiry," Deputy Inspector General(DIG) at BSF headquarters, VikasChandra, said."A news video clip-ping showing violent and illegalconduct by three/four men in uni-form in the area of Murshidabad,West Bengal has been taken note ofby BSF headquarters. A detailedstaff court-of-inquiry has beenordered to fix responsibility and takeaction under BSF Act and rules forthis misconduct," BSF PRO TAcharya said. Acharya added thatthe Commandant of 105 battalion towhich the suspended personnelbelong, has been asked to immedi-ately visit the spot and ascertain fulldetails of the incident. One theoryon how the video came to light isthat a cyber cafe owner downloadedthe footage from a jawan's cellphonewhen the jawan visited the cafe todownload music. Another version isthat BSF members circulated thevideo as a warning to other cowsmugglers.

BSF suspended 8 Jawans

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America's top general is heading toIsrael amid rising tension with Iranover its nuclear program. But Israelis toning down speculation aboutmilitary action. Israeli DefenseMinister Ehud Barak says a decisionby his country on whether to attackIran's nuclear facilities is "very faroff."

"We do not have a decision or adate for a decision," Barak toldIsrael's Army Radio. Iran says itsnuclear program is for peaceful pur-poses, but Israel and Western coun-tries believe Tehran is trying to builda nuclear weapon that could pose anexistential threat to the Jewish state.Therefore, Israel has warned time

and again that if international sanc-tions against Iran fail, it might take

military action on its own. Askedabout when Iran might get the atombomb, Barak said it is not a matter ofyears. He said most estimates pointto a year or year and a half. He spokebefore a visit by the top general ofthe U.S. military, Joint Chiefs ofStaff Chairman Martin Dempsey.Barak denied media speculationDempsey would pressure Israel notto attack Iran. He said militarychiefs "prepare their armies for vari-ous scenarios ... but they do not passon political messages." Even thoughBarak played down the prospects ofan imminent Israeli attack on Iran,officials say the military optionremains as a last resort.

Israeli defense minister Ehud Baraktalked to Israel's Army Radio

NEW DELHI : The Indian Armyhas entered the global market to buyshort-range surface-to-air missile(SRSAM) systems for $1.5 billion, amove that could further undercut afour-year effort to develop a systemwith MBDA of France. The Armyconvinced the Indian DefenceMinistry there is an urgent require-ment for SRSAM, said Armysources, and did not want to wait forthe Maitri project conceived fouryears ago. India and France have notbeen able to agree on details of theMaitri project, including fundingarrangements, the source added. TheArmy last month sent global tendersto defense companies in Europe, theUnited States and Russia includingRaytheon of the U.S., Israel'sRafael, MBDA and Thales ofFrance, Diehl Defence of Germany,KBP Tula and Rosoboronexport ofRussia, Ukraine export of Ukraineand LIG NEX1 of South Korea.Therequirements of the SRSAM aresimilar to those of the proposedIndo-French Maitri project, the

Army source said.The current tenderis for two regiments (36 systems,1,000 missiles) estimated to costabout $800 million each. The totalIndian Army requirement is likely tobe about eight regiments in the nextfive to seven years.

The Maitri project was proposed

to be jointly developed by DefenceResearch and DevelopmentLaboratory and MBDA.The selectedvendor will have to transfer technol-ogy of the systems, as well.The sup-ply will be made in two batches andcompleted within five years of thesigning of the tender, including the

launchers, sensors, vehicles fortransportation and the missiles. Thesystem must have a service life of atleast 20 years and the missiles of notless than eight years.The SRSAMsystem should be able to engagemultiple targets, including those fly-ing up to 500 meters per second, andhave a maximum range of not lessthan 15 kilometers.In 2009, Indiabought two regiments of Spyderquick-reaction surface-to-air missilesystems from Rafael. Another Indo-Israeli joint project is the $2.5 bil-lion long-range surface-to-air mis-sile project signed in 2009 andexpected to be inducted in 2013,Defence Ministry sources said.

Meanwhile, the Indian Army hasbegun inducting the homemademedium-range Akash, which has arange of up to 30 kilometers. In2011, the Indian Army ordered theinduction of two Akash regiments ata cost of about $3 billion.The Armyalso has been negotiating the pur-chase of David Sling and Iron Domemissile interceptor systems.

The Supreme Court dismissed aPublic Interest Litigation (PIL) thatwas filed in support of the armychief, General VK Singh, who isbattling the government over hisage. The PIL was filed by an associ-ation of ex-army officers. The courtsaid, "Allowing your petition willlead to conflicts and it would be atravesty of justice for the individ-ual." The judges hearing the casetook strong exception to the fact thatthe PIL was accompanied by opin-ions of former Chief Justices in sup-port of the army chief's stand. Thejudges today said, "We are not con-cerned with the opnion of formerChief Justices," and ordered that infuture, PILs which come with such

opinions attached will be rejected.General Singh has become the

first serving military chief to takethe government to court. In a peti-tion filed in the Supreme Court ear-lier this week, he has asked for anexplanation of why his claim that hewas born in 1951 and not 1950 hasbeen rejected by the Ministry ofDefence.

BGB kills oneIndian civilian inindiscriminate

firing in TripuraTRIPURA: JAN 20: In Tripura,one civilian was killed when

Border GuardB a n g l a d e s h(BGB) enteredinto the IndianTerritory atTa r a p u k h u rarea ofS h i p a i j a l aDistrict and

indiscriminately fired 4 rounds inthe village. According to seniorBSF officials, at around 6:30 amfive BGB jawans fromBourabazar BOP entered into theIndian area of Tarapukhur andstarted firing indiscriminatelywhich lead to the death of theIndian civilian. One Jawan fromthe 33 battalion of BGB was alsoapprehended by the BSF and is inthe custody of BSF.

Army chief (PIL) rejectedby Supreme Court

India to buy short range surface to air missiles

British rule over India ended in1947.At that time the standing armyhad strength of about 400,000.Thiswas down from a peak of about 2.5million during the second worldwar. The Indian army at that timewas equipped with the .303 Enfieldrifle. This was a bolt action rifle butvery versatile and efficient.However it was weapon of a bygoneage.The pacifist policies of Nehruresulted in the fact that this mainweapon for the infantry soldier wasnot upgraded. Thus when theChinese army invaded India in 1962the Indian soldier perforce had toface them with the obsolete .303rifle.The end of the India-China warawakened the political leadershipwhich now gave the green signal for

the up gradation of the basic riflefor the infantry soldier. A start wasmade through the governmentowned ordinance factories and theystarted manufacturing the latestweapons.

The ordinance factories present-ly manufacture integrated smallarms weaponry often referred to asINSAS (Indian Small ArmsSystem). This entire family consistsof an assault rifle, a light machinegun and a carbine. The nodal pointfor the manufacture of these lightarms is at the Indian ordinance fac-tory at Ishapore in West Bengal.Theinfantry regiments of the IndianArmy are now equipped with thisassault rifle. This rifle is based onthe AK 47 Kalashnikov. The Indian

ordinance factories have howeverincorporated some changes in themechanism of the weapon and forthis purpose they have relied on theGerman HK G3 rifle and the FNFall rifle (Fusil Automatique Leger- Light Automatic Rifle). The FNFall rifle is a very famous weaponof German origin.

The Indian Army is using thisweapon. But the weapon also has aloud decibel effect that is not con-ducive for an infantry soldier who isinto combat. The weapons whichare marketed by the Ordinance fac-tories are also costlier than theirwestern counterparts. The Indianrifles are priced at $ 360 comparedto continental European rifles thatcarry a price tag of about $100.

The standard assault rifle is asemi automatic with a three roundburst. The Indian ordinance facto-ries also manufacture the fully auto-matic assault rifle often referred toas INSAS Excalibur mark I. Thebase of this weapon is the AK 74.The latest models have shown con-siderable improvement in finish andperformance. The effectiveness ofthe Indian Army has however beengreatly enhanced with the induction

of these rifles. The Special Forceswhich use the Excalibur have thefully auto and semi auto modes.India is also importing rifle fromIsrael for the Special Forces-thetavor Tar 21.

Overall the Indian made assaultrifles have given reasonable service,but the esteem value needs to beimproved. Perhaps better qualitycontrol may be the trick to enter theworld arms market.

‘The Assault Rifle’

Leap By HondaThe popularity of electric scooters &motorcycles are rising because of ris-ing petrol prices. Battery technologyis gradually improving, making thisform of transportation more practi-cal.

A hybrid electric scooter namedLEAP has been unveiled at Autoexpo 2012 by Hero. This scooter willrun on battery as well as petrol. It isthe most fuel efficient scooters inIndia which delivers up to 100 Kmplper liter of petrol as it combines elec-tric and petrol power. There is amore powerful battery to power theelectric motor. Through this launchHero also unveils its intent and visionfor the future.

This scooter has been designed insuch a way that it is aestheticallyappealing to the youngsters . Thisscooter will be available at affordableprice & is exclusively designed forthe average scooter buyer.

While Unveiling the scooter Mr.Pawan Munjal, Managing Director &chief Executive Officer, HeroMotoCorp, Said " As Its nameSignifies, the 'Leap' is indeed a leapin terms of advanced Technology notJust for us but also for the Indiantwo-wheeler industry in general. Forus, it is indeed a 'Leap' into Future interms of our ability to bring techno-logically Superior products in keep-ing with international standards.Although this is currently at a con-cept Stage. We intend to take it for-ward to be able to produce it comm-mercially in the near future."

Honda's rival in the race TVSMotor Company also announced thelaunch of its hybrid scooter TVS

Qube. The company initially hasplans to test market 200 scootersfrom june 2012 before its commer-cial launch in 2013.

The TVS Qube has two sources ofpower which includes a 100cc four -stroke engine and an electric hubmotor. The buyer, accordinng to hisrequirement, has the option tochoose from a range of modes. Thishybrid system charges the battery(lithium ion) when the brakes areapplied and utilizes this power when-ever required, therefore making themost efficient use of the energy avail-able. The TVS Hybrid Scooter alsohas the options of Hybrid EconomyMode and Hybrid Power Mode. Inthe economy mode, the engine andelectric motor run as per the pro-grammed strategy while in the powermode, both engine and electricengage together for better accelera-tion.

The TVS Hybrid Scooter isexpected to deliver a fuel economy of

around 70 kilometers in typical cityriding conditions. The refined designand the comfortable riding positioncoupled with the smooth responsiveengine would make this vehicle aperfect urban mobility solution. Thisbike is feature packed and will pro-vide an exciting riding experienceand a modern styling.

Honda's rival in the race TVSMotor Company also announced thelaunch of its hybrid scooter TVS

Qube. The company initially haspalns to test market 200 scootersfrom june 2012 before its commer-cial launch in 2013.

The TVS Qube has two sources ofpower which includes a 100cc four -stroke engine and an electric hubmotor. The buyer, accordinng to his

requirement, has the option tochoose from a range of modes. Thishybrid system charges the battery(lithium ion) when the brakes areapplied and utilizes this power when-ever required, therefore making themost efficient use of the energy avail-able.

Science & Technology

TVS Cube by TVSHonda's rival in the race TVS Motor Company also announced the launchof its hybrid scooter TVS Qube. The company initially has palns to testmarket 200 scooters from june 2012 before its commercial launch in 2013.

The TVS Qube has two sources of power which includes a 100cc four- stroke engine and an electric hub motor. The buyer, accordinng to hisrequirement, has the option to choose from a range of modes. This hybridsystem charges the battery (lithium ion) when the brakes are applied andutilizes this power whenever required, therefore making the most efficientuse of the energy available. The TVS Hybrid Scooter also has the optionsof Hybrid Economy Mode and Hybrid Power Mode. In the economy mode,

the engine and electric motor run as per the pro-grammed strategy while in the power mode, both

engine and electricengage together for

better accelera-tion.

The TVSHybrid Scooter isexpected to deliv-

er a fuel economy ofaround 70 kilome-ters in typical cityriding conditions.

The refined maturedesign and the com-

fortable riding positioncoupled with the smooth responsive

engine would make this vehicle a perfect urbanmobility solution. Specifically tailor made for the

everyday rider, this bike is feature packed and will pro-vide an exciting riding experience and a modern styling.

Affordable Electric Scooters Unveiled at Auto Expo Delhi

FEATURES OF LEAPAerodynamic and sleek bodydesignPowerful and fuel efficientEngine and Electric MotorComfortable long and wide seatSmooth SuspensionUser friendly instrument clusterMaintainance Free BatteryStylish HeadlampsStylish alloy wheelsColor Options: White

Among all the leading searchengines, Google has always been

about finding thebest search resultsfor you. Search ispretty amazing atfinding that oneneedle in ahaystack of billionsof web-pages,

images, videos, news etc. but is stilllimited to a universe of web-pagesavailable publicly.

Google search will have a veneerof personalization henceforthwherein Google will factor in thesocial factor as well while throwingup search results. Searches fromnow on would be more related to'you' and the people around you.

It all started in October 2009, atthe Web 2.0 Summit, whenMicrosoft, which by the way is amajor investor in Facebook, alsoannounced a global partnership withthe social networking giant thatwould start by bringing Facebookstatus updates to Bing searchresults, but didn't reveal when it was

coming, due to large users associat-ed with Facebook. Besides this,Bing started serving up Twittersearch results in real-time. In fact,Google announced a deal withTwitter the next day, which unfortu-nately didn't cracked due to user pri-vacy issues. Ever since then, strictlyon the social front, Microsoft hasbeen working hard with Facebookand Twitter while Google has beenfailing with both.

The only reason Facebook hasintegration with Bing and not withGoogle is that Bing agreed to termsfor protecting user privacy thatGoogle would not.

Those privacy protectionsinvolved restricting social informa-tion only to people who users wantto share with; basically what Googlehas now provided for users of itsown service after seven months.

Yes, it was Google+ launched inJuly, 2011, considered earlier as"The Facebook Killer", but disap-points public expectations andunable to reduce the fan followingstatistics of Facebook to muchextent. As per Larry Page, GoogleCEO, "Google+ was only the firstpart of Google's social ambitions -the next step is to light up all ofGoogle". Though rest ambitions canbe sensed from their past dealswhich they were failed to crack, butit is not necessary to purchase can-dies in the market if you have yourown candy factory.

Now taking the advantage of itsflagship product, Google Search,the company is ready to hit theBingo with its new product wiz"Search plus Your World (SPYW)",released on January 10, but searchengine optimization experts have

dubbed it "Search Plus". This willbe available with the actual goal ofreleasing Google+ in the past; itinvolves the three new additions insearch: "Personal results", "Profilesin Search" and "People & Pages".SPYW allows users to see person-alised search results, including theirfriends in the social networkGoogle+, as well as people, pagesand profiles in the network, all fromits own search.

So, you can say it will mark astartling transformation of GoogleSearch into an amplifier of socialcontent. SPYW, however, onlyworks when users are logged in totheir Google account. After launch-ing the Search plus Your Worldoption, a new button will appear onthe search result page, which willallow users to toggle betweenresults from the web and the newoption.

The search quality guru AmitSinghal on his official Google blogsays, "We understand not only con-tent, but also people and relation-ships. This rich personal content is

currently missing from your searchexperience. You should also be ableto find your own stuff on the web,the people you know and thingsthey've shared with you, as well asthe people you don't know but mightwant to... all from one search box".The results can be easily added fromGoogle+ and also it may furnishusers frequently discussing the sub-ject you're looking for.

But the most important point is,what do average Google users think-- and what are they saying onGoogle+ itself? Experts understandthat "Search plus Your World" maycause some privacy worries, as pri-vate content may appear as if it isexposed publicly.

It might also cause concern bymaking private content more visibleto friends. At last, it is the commonweb user who can decide his com-fort with Google+ and SPYW in theupcoming time. The only thingwhich Google can do is keeping fin-gers cross so that situations like firstphase of Google+ may not repeatagain.

Manik's Tech-Tonics

STUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

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The Big 'G' has changed:Time for Trump Card in

Web World

KIDS 17STUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

By: Dr. Jyoti In the busy back to school preparingnow facing parents now facing par-ents, physiotherapist Mary lyeMagarey warns parents to be warywhen choosing school bags as one ofthe common causes of bags pain is theuse of school bags.

The following are recommendedguidelines for the guide and use ofschool bags,

Wide, padded shoulders straps asnarrow straps can digit into shoulderscausing pain and restricting circula-tion.

Two shoulders straps as backpackswith one shoulders straps that runacross the body cannot distributeweight evenly.

Packed light , the maximumweight of bag, should be more than15% of the Childs body weight.

Organized to use all of its com-partments and heavier items packedclose to the centre of the back.

Bag should be tightened at thestraps so that the pack is close to thebody, the straps should hold the packtwo inches alone the waist.

Bag should be as light as possibleand stop often at schools lockersmeant for students.

Bend using both knees, do notbend over the waist when wearing orlifting or heavy back pack.

1. What is the closest planet to the Sun?2. Is the sun a star or a planet?3. What is the name of the biggest part of the human brain? 4. Another name for a tidal wave is a?5. The highest mountain on earth is?6. How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?7. Ayers Rock in Australia is also known as what?8. What comes after a million, billion and trillion?9. A magnifying glass is what type of lens?10. Earth is located in which galaxy?

Nature can be unbelievably powerful. A major earth-quake can topple huge buildings and bring down entiremountainsides. And everyone knows about hurricanes,blizzards, avalanches etc. But if you thought MotherNature didn't have many surprises up her sleeve, thinkagain. Nature has a load of other powers that, while lesswell-known, can only be described as, well, freaky!

Light Show: Vast glowing rings, called auroras,often appear far above the North and South Poles. Theserings can be more than 12,000 miles (19,312 kilometers)around. People who live near polar regions see the auro-ras as giant curtains of shimmering light in a variety ofcolors. This beautiful effect occurs when charged parti-cles, shot past the Earth by the sun at more than a mil-lion miles an hour are caught in the Earth's magneticfield and funneled to the Poles. When these particles hitgases in our atmosphere, the gases give off light. Peoplein the far northern and southern regions can enjoy thegreatest natural light shows on Earth.

It's Raining Frogs!: Small frogs rained on a town inSerbia, sending residents running for cover. Scientistsbelieve that waterspouts and tornadoes can suck up thesurfaces and lakes, marshes, and other bodies of water.When they do, they can take frogs and fish along for theride. The tornadoes can then drop them miles away.

Flaming Twisters: As if tornadoes aren't dangerousenough, one kind is made of fire. Wildfires are so pow-erful they can create their own weather. As these firesburn, they consume huge quantities of oxygen. Theintense heat causes the air to rise. When fresh air swoops

in and replaces it, strong winds are produced. Theseflame-throwing tornadoes, called fire whirls, can be 50feet (15 meters) wide and grow as tall as a 40-storybuilding.

Gas Attack: When a volcano erupts, a glowing sea ofmolten lava flow, which is unbelievably dangerous. Buta volcano can produce something even deadlier: a pyro-clastic flow, which is a cloud of gas and rock that canreach temperatures above 537 degrees Celsius. The flowcrashes down the side of a volcano like an avalanche.These flows typically reach speeds of more than80 kilo-meters an hour.

Snowball Factory: You head outside after a snow-storm and see dozens of log- or drum-shaped snowballs.These rare creations are called snow rollers, and MotherNature makes them all by herself. Snow rollers formwhen wet snow falls on ground that is icy, so snow won'tstick to it. Pushed by strong winds, the snow rolls intologs. Maybe this is nature's way of saying it's time for asnowball fight.

Freaky Forces of NatureIncorrect school baguse cause back pain

QUIZ QUESTIONSAns: 1.Mercury, 2. Astar , 3.The cerebrum, 4. Tsunami, 5. Mount Everest,6. Zero, 7. Uluru, 8.Aquadrillion, 9. Convex 10. The Milky Way galaxy.

The things you need: 1. Sheets of thin, coloured paper2. Scissors

Step 1: Make three folds in the paperas shown in the figure.

Step 2: Make slits at regular intervalsall along the length of the paper(L1) without cutting the oppositelength (L2).

Step 3: Now repeat the same proce-dure making slits from L2 towardsL1.Again, be sure that L1 does not get

cut. Gently open the pattern. A broadstreamer will flow before your eyes.If

you want to make thin streamers then

Colourful Streamers

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

One day an ass and a fox entered into an agreement with the lion that theywould assist each other while hunting for food. They felt that their combinedefforts would ensure that none of them would have to starve.

Of course, both the ass and the fox were a little nervous about accompa-nying the lion in the hunt. But the thought of the game they would acquirewith his help, made them salivate. They put the nervousness down to nerves.

It was an excellent hunt. In the evening, thetired but happy trio assembled in front of

the lion's den with their large booty. The lion ordered the ass to allot to

each of the three partners, his due por-tion in the treaty. The ass was very

happy. He felt that, by askinghim, the lion had bestoweda great honour on him.Very carefully, he divided

the spoil into three equalshares. "Sirs, I have donethe needful. I modestly

request the two of you totake your shares," he said. The

lion stared at the shares for a minute. "Oh! So you think each one ofus deserves an equal share. You think that your feeble attempts to chat withthe game compares with my efforts to kill them," he said and jumped on theass. He killed the ass in one second. Then he told the terrified fox to makethe division. The fox accumulated all that they had killed into one large heapand left to himself the smallest possible share. The rest he requested the lionto have. "Who has taught you, my dear fellow, the art of division? You areperfect to a fraction," said the lion, pleased as punch. "I learned it from theass sir, by witnessing his fate," replied the fox. He made up his mind neverto take a lion as partner in any future venture.

FOLK TALES: The Lion's ShareLESS AND MORE

Talk less think more,You will be successful more;Eat less and chew more,You will be healthy sure;Punish less and teach more,You will be popular sure;Hate less and love more,You will be loved sure;Rest less and work more,You will active sure;Sleep less and run more,You will be healthy sure!-Kanishka Mahajan

Class III

Barbara's Boxes Barbara has boxes in three sizes: large, standard, and small.

She puts 11 large boxes on a table. She leaves some of these boxesempty, and in all the other boxes she puts 8 standard boxes. She leavessome of these standard boxes empty, and in all the other standardboxes she puts 8 (empty) small boxes. Now, 102 of all the boxes onthe table are empty.

The Question: How many boxes has Barbara used in total?

PUZZLE

Solution to: Barbara's BoxesBy putting 8 boxes in a box, the total number of empty boxes increas-es by 8 - 1 = 7. If we call x the number of times that 8 boxes havebeen put in a box, we know that 11 + 7x = 102. It follows that x=13.In total, 11 + 13 × 8 = 115 boxes have been used.

Young Readers can sendtheir contributions at: Paramount Publications,12/12 Nanak Nagar,Jammu or email: editors@paramountpublications.in

HEALTHSTUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012

India has declared year 2012 as theyear of intensification of routineimmunization. The present fullimmunization coverage of chil-dren is 61%. The key objective ofthis campaign is to improve fullimmunization coverage and reachall children, particularly in remote,inaccessible and backward areasas well as in urban slums. Government of India has alsoexpanded the Universal

Immunization Progranme (UIP) byintroducing 2nd dose of Measles,Hepatitis B and Pentavalent vacci-nation. The initial response of thecommunity has been very encour-aging and more than one lakh chil-dren have been successfully vacci-nated within the 1st month.In order to track every child forassured delivery of immunizationservices, a web enabled namebased tracking system has been

put in place with a database ofmore than 10 million children.Parents are being sent SMS alertsbefore the due date of vaccinationand health workers are also nowreceiving the list of children duefor vaccination through SMS. Thisis expected to improve immuniza-tion coverage substantially withinthe next one year and facilitatereal time reporting on immuniza-tion.

2012: Year of Intensification ofRoutine Immunization Experts agree the key to healthy eat-

ing is the time-tested advice of bal-ance, variety and moderation. Thesetips can help you follow that advicewhile still enjoying the foods youeat. 1.Eat a variety of nutrient-richfoods. You need more than 40 differ-ent nutrients for good health, and nosingle food supplies them all. Yourdaily food selection should includebread and other whole-grain prod-ucts; fruits; vegetables; dairy prod-ucts; and meat, poultry, fish andother protein foods. 2.Enjoy plenty of whole grains,fruits and vegetables. Do eat 6-11servings from the bread, rice, cerealand pasta group, 3 of which shouldbe whole grains. Add to it 2-4 serv-ings of fruit and 3-5 servings ofvegetables. Look through cook-books for tasty ways to prepareunfamiliar foods.3.Maintain a healthy weight. Theweight that's right for you dependson many factors including your sex,height, age and heredity. Regularexercise is also important to main-

taining a healthy weight.4.Eat moderate portions. If youkeep portion sizes reasonable, it'seasier to eat the foods you want andstay healthy. The recommendedserving of cooked meat is 3 ounces,similar in size to a deck of playingcards. A medium piece of fruit is 1serving and a cup of pasta equals 2servings. 5.Eat regular meals. Skippingmeals can lead to out-of-controlhunger, often resulting in overeat-ing. When you're very hungry, it'salso tempting to forget about goodnutrition. Snacking between mealscan help curb hunger, but don't eatso much that your snack becomesan entire meal.6.Balance your food choices overtime. Not every food has to be "per-fect." When eating a food high infat, salt or sugar, select other foodsthat are low in these ingredients. Ifyou miss out on any food group oneday, make up for it the next. Yourfood choices over several daysshould fit together into a healthypattern.

Mining refers to the process ofextracting metals and mineralsfrom the earth. Gold, silver, dia-mond, iron, coal and uranium arejust a few of the vast array of met-als and minerals that are obtainedby this process. In fact, mining isthe source of all the substancesthat cannot be obtained by indus-trial processes or through agricul-ture. Mining reaps huge profits forthe companies that own them andprovides employment to a largenumber of people. It is also a hugesource of revenue for the govern-ment. Despite its economic impor-tance, the question that how doesmining affect the environment is apressing environmental issue.Effects of Mining onEnvironmentEffect on LandDeforestation: Mining requireslarge areas of land to be cleared sothat the earth could be dug into bythe miners. For this reason, large-scale deforestation is required tobe carried out in the areas wheremining has to be done. Besidesclearing the mining area, vegeta-tion in the adjoining areas alsoneeds to be cut in order to con-struct roads and residential facili-ties for the mine workers. Thehuman population brings alongwith it other activities that harm

the environment.Loss of Biodiversity: The foreststhat are cleared for mining purpos-es are home to a large number oforganisms. Indiscriminate clear-ing of the forests lead to loss ofhabitat of a large number of ani-mals. This puts the survival of alarge number of animal species atstake. The cutting down of trees initself is a big threat to a number ofplants and trees growing in theforests.Pollution: Despite measures beingtaken to release the chemicalwaste into the nearby riversthrough pipes, a large amount ofchemicals still leak out onto theland. This changes the chemicalcomposition of the land. Besidesthis, since the chemicals are poi-sonous, they make the soil unsuit-able for plants to grow. Also, theorganisms that live in the soil findthe polluted environment hostilefor their survival.Effect on WaterPollution: Chemicals like mercu-ry, cyanide, sulfuric acid, arsenicand methyl mercury are used invarious stages of mining. Most ofthe chemicals are released intonearby water bodies that leads towater pollution. In spite of tailings(pipes) being used to disposethese chemicals into the water

bodies, possibilities of leakage arealways there. When the leakedchemicals slowly percolatethrough the layers of the earth,they reach the groundwater andpollute it. Surface run-off of justsoil and rock debris, althoughnon-toxic, can be harmful for veg-etation of the surrounding areas.Loss of Aquatic Life: Release oftoxic chemicals into the water isobviously harmful for the floraand fauna of the water bodies.Besides the pollution, miningprocesses use water from nearbywater sources. The result is thatthe water content of the river orlake from which water is beingused gets reduced. Organisms inthese water bodies do not haveenough water for their survival.River dredging is a method adopt-ed in case of gold mining. In thismethod, gravel and mud is suc-tioned from a particular area ofthe river. After the gold fragmentsare filtered out, the remainingmud and gravel is released backinto the river, although, at a loca-tion different from where they hadbeen taken. This disrupts the natu-ral flow of the river that maycause fish and other organisms todie.Spread of DiseasesSometimes the liquid waste that isgenerated after the metals or min-erals have been extracted is dis-posed in a mining pit. As the pitgets filled up by the mine tailings,they become a stagnant pool ofwater. This becomes the breedingground for water-borne diseasescausing insects and organisms likemosquitoes to flourish.Although the developed countrieshave tight norms regarding min-ing, such rules can be easily flout-ed in countries which lack strictmonitoring of the proceduresbeing followed for mining. Theeffects in such cases can be devas-tating for the environment. Be itdue to ignorance of the regula-tions or just a freak accident, inci-dents like the Guyana spill of1995 highlights the fact that issueslike how does mining affect theenvironment are worth some seri-ous deliberation.

Tips for Healthy Eating

MINING: BOON OR BANE

An Indian-origin scientist-ledteam has produced a compoundfrom fish oil that targets and killsleukaemia stem cells, a key find-ing which they say could pave the

way for new and effective treat-ments for the blood cancer.

In experiments on mice,researchers at the PennsylvaniaState University found the com-pound, produced from an Omega-3 fatty acid found in fish and fishoil, completely cured the animalsof the disease with no relapse. Thecompound, named delta-12-pro-taglandin J3 (D12-PGJ3), wasfound targeting and killing thestem cells of chronic myelogenousleukaemia (CML), the researcherssaid.

The researchers, who detailedtheir findings in journal Blood,said the compound kills cancer-causing stem cells in the mice'sspleen and bone marrow.Specifically, it activates a gene inthe leukaemia stem cell that pro-grams the cell's own death. Killingthe stem cells in leukaemia, a can-

cer of the white blood cells, isimportant because stem cells candivide and produce more cancercells, as well as create more stemcells.

The current therapy for CMLextends the patient's life by keep-ing the number of leukaemia cellslow. But the drugs fail to com-pletely cure the disease becausethey do not target leukaemia stemcells. During the experiments, theresearchers injected each mousewith about 600 nanograms of thecompound D12-PGJ3 each day fora week.

Tests showed that the micewere completely cured of the dis-ease. The blood count was normal,and the spleen returned to normalsize. The disease did not relapse.Robert Paulson, who co-authoredthe study, said: "The patients musttake the drugs continuously... Ifthey stop, the disease relapsesbecause the leukaemia stem cellsare resistant to the drugs."

The researchers focused onD12-PGJ3 because it killed theleukemia stem cells, but had theleast number of side effects. Theyare currently working to deter-mine whether the compound canbe used to treat the terminal stageof CML, referred to as BlastCrisis.

There are no drugs availablethat can treat the disease when itprogresses to this stage. Theresearchers, who applied for apatent, are also preparing to testthe compound in human trials.

Leukaemia Cure byFish Oil

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YOUTH ACTIVITIESSTUDENT AGESUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012 19

JAMMU: The appointment of DrMohan Paul Singh Ishar as the newVice-Chancellor of the University ofJammu has been welcomed by across section of people.

Prof DS Jamwal, president of theJammu University TeachersAssociation (JUTA), told "Dr Ishar,a professor from Guru Nanak DevUniversity, Amritsar, originally hailsfrom Poonch. He had settled downin Kathua, before shifting toAmritsar. He is a JU product and wehope he will understand our issues ina better way."

"Various stakeholders have beendemanding a local Vice-Chancellorfor several years. He (Dr Ishar) is alocal and has worked in another uni-versity, so we expect him to have aproductive tenure," he added.

Vikas Sharma, president of theNational Secular Forum, said it wasan achievement for the student com-munity, as they had been seeking theappointment of a new V-C with a

local background."We have always opposed exten-

sion to the V-C and demanded some-one with a better hold on our issuesand concerns. Above all, we hadbeen demanding a V-C with a neu-tral approach and we think ourefforts have borne fruit," said Vikas."Hostels are a shambles and hardlyanyone has paid heed to the issue.We hope the new V-C, who has stud-ied in the JU, will comprehend thedilemmas," said Vikas.

Rakesh Chib, chief of the JammuUniversity Research ScholarsExecutive Association (JURSEA),said it was good that the universityhad got a new V-C within the stipu-lated period. He said: "We hope hewill work for the betterment of theinstitution. It is always better if a V-C handles situations in a balancedway."

The Paddar Students union alsohailed the decision of Governor andCM to appoint the local as VC for

Jammu university. Prominent amongthe union include CharanjeetThakur,Suresh Rana,VijayChouhan,Jaswant Rana andothers.They hope that the new VCwould bring improvement in the uni-versity, particularly in context ofexamination reforms and infrastruc-ture development.

A professor said the biggest chal-lenge for the new Vice-Chancellorwas to set a precedent of giving pref-erence to merit. He said: "We hopethe new V-C encourages the practiceof selection or promotion of candi-dates on the basis of merit in the uni-versity."

"The most important challengethat the new incumbent faces is toincrease the financial resources ofthe university. He needs to focus onthe schemes to generate more fundsfor the overall development," headded. People from various sectionsalso felt that the new V-C shouldemerge as a popular administrator.

New VC's Appointment,Facultyand students' feedback

JAMMU: The Baba JittoMen' Hostel of JammuUniversity with a capacity ofaccommodating nearly 200students was inaugurated andthrown open for admission tostudents and scholars lastyear. But the boarders havenot been provided mess facili-ty and Wi-Fi connection sofar.

The boarders said that theyhave been staying in the hos-tel for last 6-7 months withoutmess facility and Wi-Fi con-

nection. They complained thatthey were assured that thesefacilities would be providedshortly but still the studentsare waiting till the authoritiesarrange these facilities.Mostly the scholars are facingproblems due to unavailabilityof Wi-Fi connection. Theyhave to even go outside wherethey can get their laptops con-nected to Wi-Fi under such anextremely cold condition.Their research work has alsobeen affected a lot.

Jammu Varsity's Baba Jitto Hostel lacks Mess facility and Wi-Fi connection

MANJAKOTE: CommanderSector Rashtriya Rifles under theaegis of Romeo Force at Manjakoteflagged in the 12-day long educa-tional tour of 23 school childrenand two teachers on Monday. Thetour comprised of children belong-ing to Thanamandi, Manjakote,Gamir Mughlan and Sanjiot areasof Rajouri and Poonch districts ofJ&K and it was conducted to Goa,Hyderabad and Delhi from January4 onwards which concluded onMonday.

The tour was conducted as partof Operation Sadbhavana. Duringthe tour the students visited theDoll Museum, Rajiv GandhiTechnical Museum and the DelhiZoo in Delhi. In Goa, the childrenvisited the beaches and churchesapart from having an informalinteraction with Dr SS Sidhu, theGovernor of Goa. The highlight oftheir stay in Goa was a boat cruiseon the River Mandovi.On their wayto Hyderabad the children had astop-over at Pune, where they visit-ed the National Defence Academy.

In Hyderabad they had anopportunity to visit the Air ForceAcademy besides visiting JamaMasjid of Hyderabad and theCharminar. The children witnesseda Laser Show at Lumbini Park andenjoyed a boat ride in HussainSagar Lake. An interaction withGeneral Officer Commanding 54Infantry Division was also organ-ized at Secunderabad. On their wayback, the children had a two daystay in Delhi during which they hadinteractions with Dr FarooqAbdullah, Union Minister for Newand Renewable Energy and UnionHealth Minister Ghulam NabiAzad. They also experienced a rideon the Metro Rail of Delhi and wit-nessed the Army Day Parade.This tour provided a unique oppor-tunity to these underprivileged chil-dren to travel out of the home statefor the first time and witness thedevelopment made by our countryin various fields. This wonderfulexposure has motivated the youngminds to work harder for a betterand brighter future.

Educational tour of borderstudents flagged in

Jammu Girls felicitated forselection in Merchant Navy

JAMMU: Sunrise (Marine Consultancy) Jammu organized a programme inAshoka Hotel Jammu to felicitate the first three girls from Jammu who hasrecently join the Merchant Navy as Deck-Cadet sponsored by ShippingCorporation of India to encourage the girls of Jammu and Kashmir to jointhe Merchant Navy. Rajesh Sharma CEO Sunrise while speaking at a func-tion on Sunday said that many students already sponsored in world's leadingshipping companies like V Ships MSC, AET Withelmsen, Anglo Eastern,SCI and Bernhard with the help of Sunrise. Lt Commander Jagbir Singh(Retd Naval Officer) was the chief guest of the function. He felicitated thegirls and boys and said this is the best field to join adding that Sunrise hasbeen playing a good role for 5 to 6 years in Jammu.

Manpreet Kour, SEO of Sunrise also spoke on the occasion said that inMerchant Navy, students become a Chief Officer within six years and candraw salary of Rupees 2-4 lakh per month provided they have goodmarks/percentage in twelfth class.

BHUBANESWAR: AkhilBharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(ABVP) staged a nationwidedemonstration at Master CanteenChhack on Wednesday demandingthe resignation and arrest of CabinetMinister P. Chidambaram for hisalleged involvement in the muchtalked 2G Spectrum scam.

Umesh Dutt, General Secretary,ABVP demanded that Hon'blePresident should removeChidambaram from his post imme-diately who they think is totallyinvolved in the case .

Through this demonstration,ABVP calls to leadership of allongoing agitations to come on oneplatform to make the battle againstthe corrupt UPA Government morestrong and effective. Furthermore,ABVP activists were seen burningthe effigy of Chidambaram and havethreatened to intensify the agitation if immediate steps are not taken by the Government.

Nationwide Demonstration byABVP against Chidambaram

JAIPUR: National Students Unionof India (NSUI) organized an inter-active session of its activists withAlwar MP and minister of state forhome affairs Jitendra Singh at PinkCity Press Club on Tuesday. Duringthe interactive session the activists,mostly from Rajasthan University(RU), asked questions related toproblems at RU. The programmewas attended by over 300 students.

Nirmal Sharma of RU drew theminister's attention towards shortageof faculty at the university and itsconstituent colleges. Sharma saidthat the university has not recruitedteachers for over two decades. Heasked, "Why don't you raise thismatter with the state higher educa-tion minister?" The minister assuredhim of raising this issue with thestate higher education department.

Richa Meena who contestedelections from Maharani's GirlsCollege asked, "Why can't the uni-versity give us funds to contest elec-tions?" The minister agreed sayingthat it will help in maintaining trans-parency in the electoral system.

He asked the students to comeforward and build the nation. Heassured that the UPA II policies areyouth-oriented and are aiming toempower them. While answeringquestions related to opening of newcolleges, change in curriculum,maintaining law and order in thecolleges and university, he said,"The interactive session with youthsis very informative. I am now awareof their problems and will raise theirissues with different competentdepartments and authorities forredressal."

NSUI members interact with Union minister

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Cash Award toAbhinav Bindra

New Delhi: The ministry of youthaffairs and sportshanded a cashaward to AbhinavBindra in theCapital for hissplendid perform-ance at the 12thAsian Shooting

Championships in Doha.Bindra received ` 4 lakh for

winning gold in the 10-metre airrifle while he won an additional ` 1.33 lakh for winning as silver inthe team event.

Henrik Ekersundto coach Indiantennis players

New Delhi: The Ministry of YouthAffairs and Sports on 18 January,2012 has approved the appoint-ment of Henrik Ekersund coachfrom Sweden to train Indian tennisplayers particularly juniors andsub juniors.He will also train thewomen's doubles players who cancombine with Sania Mirza inOlympics 2012. The term of con-tract of the coach would be uptoOctober 15, 2014.

Mumbai Marathon :Moiben, Abeyoemerge winners

Mumbai: Kenya's Laban Moibenand Ethiopian Netsanet Abeyobagged the top honours in men'sand women's categories in the 9thStandard Chartered MumbaiMarathon on 15 January,2012.The top winners in the twocategories bagged $36,000 each.Among the Indians, veteran longdistance runner Ram Singh Yadavbooked his berth for the LondonOlympics.

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Perth: A spineless India sufferedtheir second successive overseasseries defeat in the most humiliat-ing manner as a ruthless Australiapulverized them by an innings and37 runs in just two and half daysin the third cricket Test on 15January, 2012 and reclaimedBorder-Gavaskar Trophy.

The host just took about

135 minutes to polish off theremaining six Indian wickets totake an invincible 3-0 lead in thefour-match series.It was the sev-enth loss abroad for India after the4-0 whitewash by England lastyear.

The two sides now move toAdelaide for the fourth and finalTest which starts on January24.

Australia beats India atPerth, wins series 3-0

Australia have won 23 outof 39 played at perth- lost 9and draw 7.David Warner is the thirdAustralian after AdamGilchrist and Jack Gregory inthe list of top fastest centurymakers in Test Cricket.The Games are called theOlympics because they start-ed in olympic,GreecePatrick Makau is theKenyan athlete who on 25September 2011 shattered theworld men's marathon recordby 21 seconds when heclocked two hours three min-utes 38 seconds in Berlincourse.London has hosted theOlympic games on two pastoccasions in 1908 and 1948,with the third scheduled for2012.

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New Delhi: The ISSF, in agree-ment with the Chinese ShootingAssociation, has decided to cancelthe 2012 ISSF World Cup stage inRifle, Pistol and Shotgun eventsthat was scheduled to take place inBeijing on 16-25 June 2012.

The special security restric-tions associated with the 18th

National Congress in China havecreated conditions that make itimpossible for the ChineseShooting Association to organizethis year's ISSF World Cup inBeijing. These restrictions arenew and were completely unfore-seen by the Chinese ShootingAssociation.

Bloemfontein: Francois 'Faf' duPlessis made the top score andpulled off a spectacular run out asSouth Africa clinched a series vic-tory in the third one-day interna-tional against World Cup finalistsSri Lanka at Chevrolet Park on 17January, 2012.

Mainly due to Du Plessis mak-ing 72 off 74 balls, South Africawere four ahead of theDuckworth/Lewis par score whenrain stopped play.

The home side were on 179 forfive after 34 overs in reply to SriLanka's 266 for nine and theresult gave South Africa a win-ning 3-0 lead in the five-matchseries and extended the touristspoor run to six successive one daydefeats.

Du Plessis clinches series forSouth Africa

Dubai: Pakistan handed top-rankedEngland its first Test defeat in 13months with a blowout 10-wicket vic-tory inside three days in Dubai on 19January,2012. This is one of the

biggest win of Pakistan againstEngland in recent times. Saeed Ajmalremained the best player in the firsttest match in Dubai and contributedfor the win of Pakistan in this match.

Pakistan wins 1st testagainst England

“The Greatest” turns 70L o u i s v i l l e :Muhammad Ali,widely regardedas one the greatestsportsmen of alltime, turned 70 on17 January, 2012.He is anAmerican boxerwho was the HeavyweightChampion of the World three times.

Sachin Tendulkar remained static at ninth in the batting list, while Zaheer Khan slipped a rung to occupy the sameposition in the bowling charts in the latest ICC Test rankings released on 19 January,2012.ID Rating Name Country1 850 Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara Sri Lanka

2 846 Jacques Henry Kallis South Africa

3 815 Abraham Benjamin de Villiers South Africa

4 791 Mohammad Younus Khan Pakistan

5 782 Alastair Nathan Cook England

6 781 Ian Jonathan Leonard Trott England

7 780 I.R. Bell England

8 775 T.T. Samaraweera Sri Lanka

9 774 Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar India

10 768 Michael John Clarke Australia

Latest ICC Test Ranking

2012 - ISSF World Cup in allevents in Beijing cancelled.

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By Naina

Team India have won yetanother series and added yetanother feather to our cap if

not another jewel in the crown. Thisvictory is bound to give us a feelingthat everything is fine and we canjolly well continue the way we are.All the past and recent defeats andhumiliations will be forgiven andforgotten. A victory at home doeshave a special meaning for everycountry. But not when it is India.The way India has defeated,destroyed and demolished every sin-gle side at home with a monotonousregularity that the entire exerciseappears mundane if not a farce. Wecould not have avoided winningeven after fixing a couple of them. Adecade of unbeaten record at home,but abroad?What happened in England andwhat is happening in Australia noIndian would be happy with it. It is

really a difficult period for us andCaptain Mahinder Singh Dhoni.India's catastrophic performance inthe tours of England and Australiaarise a question who is responsiblefor that?I believe that Domestic pitches areresponsible for the poor perform-ance of our Indian team at Perth. Weall know that Australia and Englandhave the best pitches in the worldwhere both batsmen and the bowlersget equal of dominating the day.Batsmen alone cannot win thematch for the team. Not knowing the cause is one thingand not taking any steps to rectifythe disorder is another. For an entiredecade our cricket system ordereddoctored pitches as a tonic for adefeated team and the team neverdisappointed.But now there is a need to be changein the cricket system. A commonsuggestion is to prepare sporting

pitches for a domestic series. Thiswill rob us of the opportunity ofmaking up for abroad losses throughhome victory and disappoint thefans but in the long run will eventu-ally prepare the upcoming cricketersto compete on international pitchesand win. The second idea is to pre-pare sporting tracks for our domes-tic cricket. Nothing could be morewelcome than that except for therisk of running out of batsmen whocan play spin and bowlers who cantweak the ball. Nonetheless onefinds that something quick and farreaching must be done. The least wecan do is to give our batsmen moreexposure to fast tracks and hostilebowling with regularity. The stepwould help our players in their tran-sition phase. What our sportsper-son need is motivation to keepgoing to play matches in all set ofconditions, not false boost ofmorale through doctored pitches!

New Delhi:The appeals hearing onthe one-year ban on India's four topquarter-milers, including AsianGames double gold medalist AshwiniAkkunji, before a National Anti-Doping Agency panel was adjournedon Wednesday for January 27.

The NADA Appeals panel, head-ed by Justice (retd) CK Mahajan,fixed January 27 as the date for hear-ing after the apex anti-doping agencysought more time to study theappeals.

Akkunji, Sini Jose, Tiana MaryThomas and Priyanka Panwar wereeach handed one-year ban by aNADA disciplinary panel headed byretired district judge Dinesh Dayal,last month after they were caughtusing banned steroids.

All the four quarter-milers hadfiled appeals to the Justice Mahajan-led Appeal panel against the one-yearban, which virtually ruled all of them

out of London Olympics. The fourathletes had successfully arguedbefore the Dayal-led panel that thebanned steroids entered their bodythrough the ginseng food supple-ments given to them by theirUkrainian coach Yuri Ogordonik. Thefood supplements were tested atNational Dope Testing Laboratory inDelhi and were found to be contami-nated by steroids. Based on this, theDayal-led panel ruled that there was"no significant fault or negligence"on their part in consuming the foodsupplements.

In the absence of a NADA count-er appeal for an enhanced period ofsuspension that was widely expectedin those high-profile case, theNADAP can possibly take up

only the question of exonerationor reduction of the one-year sanctionunless it allows a fresh NADA appealduring the hearing.

Dope scandal appeals hearingadjourned for Jan 27

New Delhi: The Government hassanctioned 1.59 crore rupees forseven tennis players for their prepa-rations for the London Olympicsthis year. Rising men's singles starSomdev Devvarman is the biggestbeneficiary of the gesture by theSports Ministry.

He gets a lion's share of 87,000USD for hiring personal coach andother training related expenses.Other beneficiaries are Doublesveteran Leander Paes and MaheshBhupathi, Rohan Bopanna, Yuki

Bhambri ,Sanam Singh, women'sace Sania Mirza, Isha Lakhani andRutuja Bhonsle.

The decision was taken in thereview meeting of the preparationfor Olympics, 2012, called byUnion Minister for Youth Affairsand Sports Ajay Maken in NewDelhi on 19 January, 2012.All theplayers have been provided 6000USD per month as financial assis-tance for meeting expenses for theirtraining and competitions underNSDF.

TIME FOR A CHANGE

Govt sanctions 1.59 cr for 7 tennis players

Melbourne: Maria Sharapovacruised into the fourth round at theAustralian Open on 21 January,2012with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Germany'sAngelique Kerber whereas

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitovabenefited from the second injuryretirement in quick succession in thewomen's draw when MariaKirilenko pulled out of their

Australian Open third round matchon 21 January,2012. The Czech sec-ond seed was leading 6-0, 1-0 whenKirilenko, who hurt her thightowards the end of the first set and

needed medical treatment, decidednot to continue.

In men's section Nadal,Federer, Wozniacki reach Round 4at Aussie Open.

Sharapova, Kvitova, Nadal, Federer, Wozniacki intoAustralian Open fourth round

2012 marks a historicevent for the world of ten-nis since the AustralianOpen celebrates its 100thanniversary. It is takingplace in Melbourne Park inMelbourne, Australia fromJanuary16 to January 29,2012. It is the first grandslam of the year.

HockeyTest Series

New Delhi: India beat SouthAfrica 4-3 in the fourth match of theFive Match Hockey Test Seriesbeing played at Major DhyanchandHockey Stadium on 20January,2012. With this win, theIndian men's hockey team have alsowon the series (3-1).

In women section, India regis-tered a 3-0 victory over a haplessAzerbaijan in the third match tokeep their slate clean in the four-Test hockey series on 18January,2012.

New Delhi: An amount of 3.95crore rupees has been spent so farby the government for the LondonOlympics preparations of 30 ath-letes, the sports ministry said on 20January,2012. The funds were allo-cated under 'Operation Excellencefor London Olympics 2012'(OPEX 2012) Scheme. The totalduration of the camps has been 335days.

This was stated by AthleticsFederation of India Director M L

Dogra in a review meeting of thepreparation for Olympics called bySports Minister Ajay Maken.

In the meeting, Maken empha-sised that AFI needs to adopt afuturistic outlook besides focusingintensively on london olympics sothat talent pool in the countryremains in proper circulation.Hesaid more players should beincluded in the camps so that thestrength of present number of ath-letes is increased.

Govt spent 3.95 cr for thetraining of the athletes

For the record, India reported its last case of polio onJanuary 13 last year, from Kolkata in West Bengal. Polioendemic states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar too haverecorded a constant drop in the polio cases from 2008onwards with zero case recorded in the year 2011 in thesetwo states.

To be totally polio free, the World Health Organisation(WHO) stipulates that there should be no case of paralyticpoliomyelitis by wild polio virus in last three calendar

years. So, if there are no polio cases by wild polio virus in 2012 and subsequent years we cancall that India has eradicated poliomyelitis in 2015.

The challenges are on other front too. Once wild polio virus is eradicated from the coun-try, the major issue of concern is that of acute poliomyelitis caused by vaccine virus itself. Thecases are occurring even now and outnumbering wild poliomyelitis cases even in India.

Another traditional polio endemic state Bihar has also recorded a massive drop in poliocases from 2008 onwards. A total of 233 polio cases were reported in 2008 in Bihar and thenumber fell to just nine in 2010. Last year the state went incident free.

As the debt-laden civil aviation industry battles hard tostay afloat, the government said on Tuesday that it wouldkickstart the process to allow foreign airlines 49 per centstake in Indian carriers, signalling a major shift in the UPAgovernment's policy. The decision was taken at a meetinghere between Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and CivilAviation Minister Ajit Singh. The meeting also decided toimmediately release Rs.150 crore for the payment of a por-tion of pending salaries and allowances of Air India employ-ees, including pilots.

The move to permit foreign airlines to pick up stake in domestic scheduled carriers shouldcome as a major relief to debt-ridden airlines such as Kingfisher.

According to the existing rule, anyone, except a foreign airline, can pick up equity in sched-uled domestic airlines. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotions (DIPP) has alreadyfloated a draft note for inter ministerial consultation on investment by foreign airlines. However,the note favours allowing only 26 per cent FDI.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cheered an anxious bunch of top industrialists, from AnilAmbani to Ratan Tata, with a promise to take immediate, decisive action to solve the power sector'sproblems in a time-bound manner and convert the looming crisis into an opportunity.

The high-profile delegation included Ashok Hinduja, Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal, PrashantRuia of the Essar group, GMR's GM Rao, Gautam Adani, Sajjan and Naveen Jindal as well as LancoInfratech chairman Madhusudan Rao and GVK Group's Sanjay Reddy.

The industrialists are seeking higher supply of coal and natural gas, faster environmental clear-ances, distribution reforms, greater access to funds, and support for ultra mega power projects thatare in trouble because imported coal prices have risen sharply making their operations unviable.

After the meeting, the prime minister told them that the committee of secretaries would preparea 90-day revival plan which will have monthly milestones, a member of the business delegationsaid. The group of CEOs will meet the PM again after 90 days to review progress, while empow-ered groups of ministers on gas, coal and ultra mega power projects will meet shortly to clear pend-ing issues, he added.

In a statement issued the festival organizers have confirmed that in the wake of recentdevelopments, author Salman Rushdie would not be attending the DSC Jaipur literary Festival.

"I have now been informed by intelligence sources in Maharashtra and Rajasthan that paidassassins from the Mumbai underworld may be on their way to Jaipur to "eliminate" me. WhileI have some doubts about the accuracy of this intelligence, it would be irresponsible of me tocome to the Festival in such circumstances; irresponsible to my family, to the festival audience,and to my fellow writers. I will therefore not travel to Jaipur as planned", Rushdie said in astatement issued by the festival organizers.

Sanjoy Roy, producer of Jaipur Litertaure Festival questioned why as a country we suc-cumb to such pressures again and again, "We found this to be extremely sad news and weneed to debate how a person's individual ideas are blocked. Why art community continues tosuffer?"

While some expressed anger over the issues, the mood at the festival is still upbeat. Mostpeople are more interested in enjoying the festival.

The Centre has decided to have a grievance redressalmechanism in higher educational institutions. In a statementissued in New Delhi on Monday, Human ResourceDevelopment Ministry said the mechanism, which was like-ly to come into effect from the coming academic session,would require every institute to constitute an ombudsman.

The Ombudsman will have the jurisdiction to hear griev-ances concerning denial of admission, non-observance ofdeclared merit in admission, non-observance of applicableregulations for reservation, withholding of documents and

non-refund of fees in case of withdrawal of admission, discrimination and other such matters con-cerning students in pursuit of studies in the institution.

The statement said that students of both management and technical institutes, central anddeemed-to-be universities will benefit from it apart from teachers of education institutions underNational Council of Teachers Education. It said that the ombudsman would deliver order withinone month.

Army chief Gen VK Singh on Monday became the firstserving chief in the military's history to drag the governmentto the Supreme Court to have his year of birth declared as1951 as opposed to 1950 as fixed by the Centre. Revealinghis intention to fight to the finish, Singh filed a writ petitionunder Article 32 of the Constitution (ensuring the right tolegal remedy), accusing the government of violating his fun-damental right by not allowing him to change his year ofbirth from 1950 to 1951.

The chief did not move the Armed Forces Tribunal as the quasi-judicial body's members arejunior to him in rank. Filed by counsels Puneet Bali and Prabhjit Jauhar, the writ sought quashingof the defence ministry's orders of July 21, 2011 and December 30, 2011, turning down Singh'sclaim that he was born in 1951. Singh's form for admission to the National Defence Academy,Khadakwasla carries 1950 as his year of birth, in contrast to 1951 in his matriculation certificate.

The chief has claimed that the error in recording his year of birth as 1950 in the UPSC formwas rectified after the commission wrote a letter to his father on June 18, 1966, seeking a clarifi-cation.

The past week had had its own share of joys and despair,sorrow and elation. On some fronts people in India had causeto celebrate while on other front upbeat mood was tampered bydisappointment. It was a mixed bag of hopes and apprehensionsthat government presented to its people in the week that was.

On the Health care front, the world applauded India onachieving the milestone in having a year without a single caseof Polio being reported from any State. The commendation wasfollowed by note of caution for health officials against compla-cency to set in the efforts because two more years need to bewithout polio to make India totally free of this debilitating dis-ease.

However the literary circles had to face disappointment dueto cancellation of Salman Rushdie, the controversial author of"Satanic Verses", who is still under threat from the muslim fun-damentals. Instead of dismissing the fatwa with the contempt itdeserves and declaring that adequate security would be provid-ed to Mr. Rushdie and for the safe conduct of the festival, thecentral and Rajasthan governments have adopted an attitudethat is opaque and obfuscatory. It is absolutely vital that public

authorities protect the constitutionally guaranteed freedom ofexpression in the face of intolerance and not resort to bans inthe name of upholding law and order.

Yet another aspect of government's rather anarchic attitudecame to light with its pronouncing Army Chief's decision totake the age row to the court as an unhealthy precedent. Itseems continually to be closing its eyes to the rights of its citi-zens enshrined in the Constitution, the right to seek justicebeing one of them. There is absolutely no logic in setting of badexample. Tomorrow it will say that the government employeesalso should not go to the courts to fight for a promotion theymay be deserving as it would set unhealthy precedent for otheremployees!

However, on the positive side, mandatory constitution of anombudsman in the education sector has been welcomed by oneand all. Every year we see a slew of cases pertaining to flout-ing of admission norms by higher education institutions espe-cially the private. Denial of admission, non-observance ofdeclared merit in admission and non refund of fees in case ofwithdrawal of admission and other such matters are some of the

common grievances that beleaguer the students and their par-ents. The decision has come has a relief to the parents wholeave no stones unturned in saving for their children's future

The economic scenario presented a dismal picture as RatanTata and Ambani's along with other industry stalwartsapproached the PM with their grievances regarding Power sec-tor. The issues raised by them are a direct pointer to faulty poli-cies of the Centre that are being continued for vested interest ofa few. The same holds true for the aviation sector which is alsoundergoing financial crisis. Even though the government hasgiven assurances to alleviate grievance and taken decisionswhich are a drastic shift from its own policy regarding foreigndirect investment in airlines, the real issues are being conve-niently being shoved under the carpet. The need for strengthen-ing of linkages in coal and fostering basic research for exploit-ing renewable sources of energy are nowhere in picture. Ratherthan simply inviting foreign players into the sector to pump inmoolah; a more pragmatic policy to enhance performance inaviation rather than show business (as in Kingfisher airlines) isneeded more.

WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

Army Chief Takes Age Row to Top Court16th Jan 2012

India completes first polio-free year!15th Jan 2012

Foreign Players to Get Stake in Indian Carriers17th Jan 2012

Grievance Redressal Ombudsman in Educational Institutions Soon18th Jan 2012

PM promises top industrialists to solve the crisis in power sector19th Jan 2012

Anti-Climax at JLF as Rushdie Cancels Visit 20th Jan 2012

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WEEKLY HOROSCOPEARIES (Mar 21- Apr 19): Your foresight and ability to alter your plans asper the situation will be very helpful this week In the matters related tofinance and markets, your judgment will be bang on. But don't try your luck

too much; for certain things are beyond your control. However, don't invest yourmoney in real estate. Buying a small vehicle is a safer option.

TAURUS (Apr 20 - May20): Spiritual pursuits will be the highlight of thisweek. Long periods of deep thinking, introspection and philosophicalapproach will lead you to wonderful spiritual experiences. New friendships

may make your life beautiful.

GEMINI (May 21 - Jun 21): Work dominates you time and attention thisweek. This may take some of your personal and family time, but don't fret,as Ganesha himself gives you a green signal for the same. You are most

likely blessed with loving and understanding family members, so they will adjust.

CANCER (Jun 22- Jul 22): Focus on honing your communication skills.This is a need of the time, as have to now form strong relationships andreputation for a better future. If, at work, co-workers are trying to overtake

you and be in the boss's good books, let them hog the limelight. This is only atemporary phase. If something goes wrong right now, you'll not be blamed. Giveothers time, they will eventually be able to see who is more competent.

LEO (Jul 23 - Aug 22): Staying true to your basic nature, you will put yourpersonal interests aside and give importance to the lives of your lovedones. The Lion will dutifully play the role of a provider. Now that you will

focus more on your relationships, you'll understand how important they are foryou. Remember that your loved ones love you as much as you love them.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sep 22): Physical activities will increase. Not only youwill accomplish a lot but shed away few pounds in the process. Money willcome from more than one source. You will go out and spend money on

yourself too after long interval. New product will open doors for more revenue inbusiness. Property deal may also finally go through this week.

LIBRA (Sep 23 to Oct 22): You will see the uncertainty and pressure atwork going away. Changes at work will benefit you for long time. You mayrecover some past due money also. You will have the chance to help many

with your expertise. People in business will have increased foot traffic and makenew clients. You may visit an interesting place with family.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 22): You should be careful and think of a back-up plan before buying the property for investment purpose. You will reallytake interest and enjoy the new assignment. This is the perfect time to pick

up the phone and make the appointment you had been avoiding. Money wise youwill continue to do well. Lottery and stocks will be profitable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 -Dec 21): This week can be very productive pro-vided to you are clear your objectives and how you want to go about them.Sometimes you may feel that you cannot finish your tasks and you need

more time. Ganesha gives you a trick that has always worked. He says, learn theart of time management and priorities your objectives.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 - Jan 19): You know what your goals are, how youwant to go about them and you know the possible hurdles, too. Good foryou! Unless you make a mistake, nothing can stop you now. So, make

sure you don't get drifted from your path, stay focused, advises Ganesha.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18): You will put all worries asideand enjoy with family and friends this week. A new person will give valu-able lead and advice. You will slowly start preparing for an upcoming

important presentation. Mind will be at ease and spouse will be a big support. Youwill be traveling to a warmer place with family and some friends.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20): You will be given very limited choiceand asked to make up your mind quickly. People involved in research workwill finally get the breakthrough. You may make an offer on an old proper-

ty that needs some visible repairs. You will be invited to a big party this weekend.

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You may be bragging about yourcredit card limit right now, but forall you know you may be sorry foryourself later if your card has beensubject to fraud. Although there isno way to eliminate the risk of fraudon your credit card permanently,there are ways you can avoid orreduce the risk.

A mere signature on the back ofyour card could prevent the cardfrom being used if it's been stolen.The mention of CID (which standsfor See ID) on the back of the cardcan be helpful. The merchant mayrequest to see your identification inorder to verify the signature on thereceipt with the card.

But there are lesser known strate-gies And following are the strategiesthat you should know well and useconstantly for protecting your creditcards and card numbers, too..

Don't let your card out of yoursight: Keep your credit card whereyou can see it. At some places, likerestaurants, some people may takeyour card away and then bring itback after they've secured authori-zation for a transaction. Out of yoursight the card may be swipedthrough a card reader that stores theinformation from the magnetic stripto create a duplicate card later.

Carrying multiple cards can befatal: Loosing your wallet meansloosing everything that's in it. Try tokeep only one card with you. Leaveany card of yours safe at home, andtry to stick to putting all of your pur-chases on just one card.

Ask if card is swiped morethan once: It is common when a

merchant swipes your card multipletimes because the card reader does-n't read the magnetic stripe on theback of the card, but you have to becareful as criminals may also use asecond swipe as a method to copythe information from the magneticstripe to a storage device to later betransferred to a duplicate card. Askwhy, if your card is swiped morethan one time.

Be safe with your credit cardonline: Only enter your credit cardnumber on secure websites that youcan be 100% sure are legitimate. Asecured Web site will have a smalllock in the lower right corner of thepage, or the status bar for the page.

Don't click on email links fromanyone pretending to be your bank,credit card company, or other busi-ness who uses your personal infor-mation, even if the email lookslegitimate

Avoid giving out your creditcard number while you're on yourcell phone : If you need to provideyour credit card number for a pur-

chase while on the cell phone eitherrequest to call the company backfrom your own home, or find a placethat's private (like inside your car,alone) to provide the number.Remember that your conversation inthe public place/office/café/restau-rant may be heard by the peoplearound you.

Review your billing statementseach month: Unauthorized chargeson your credit card are the first indi-cator of credit card fraud. If younotice a charge you didn't make, nomatter how small, report the chargeto your credit card issuer immedi-ately. Your credit card issuer willtell you whether you should closeyour account to avoid credit cardfraud

Pre-paid credit cards an optionfor online shopping : Pre-paidcredit cards are one of the best waysto protect yourself. If the number isstolen or the card is lost, your liabil-ity and the amount of damage that'sdone is limited by the money that'savailable on the card.

Ways to Avoid Credit Card FraudHow to Keep Credit Card Fraud From Happening to You

Online Shopping is the new craze in India!Retailers of all types are expanding productofferings and providing special discounts and

free shipping on the social media. A recent survey byASSOCHAM has revealed that about 40 per cent ofpeople among those surveyed in the metro and some A-class cities like Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Lucknow andJaipur prefer to shop online. According to ASSOCHAMprojections, this inclination among the youth will takethe online retail industry to Rs 7,000crore mark by2015. The main reasons cited by the youth are conven-ience of researching a variety of products available andcomparing prices from different vendors anywhere inthe world and the option of shopping anytime during the24 hours. Net-savvy customers are going online likenever before to buy goods and services. Rapid growthof cybercafés across India, access to information,increase in number of computer users, reach to net serv-ices through broadband, middle-class population withincreasing spending power are some of the factors thathave led to acceleration of online shopping spree.

In spite of the fact that Indian consumers are muchmore cautious about shopping online as compared to theWest owing to reluctance to divulge credit card details,this notion is also gradually making way for more open-ness in usage of credit/ debit cards. Until recently, it wasto reserve hotel rooms and buy air, rail or movie tickets,

books and gadgets and gizmos, but now clothes, shoes,and designer lingerie as well are purchased throughcredit cards. The cash on delivery service has alsohelped a lot of traditional consumers to turn to onlineshopping,

Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitterhas added fuel to this fire of online shopping trend.Consumers can increasingly "like" or follow a favoriteretailer and get discounts or tips on deals. Victoria'sSecrets, an international lingerie brand is usingFacebook to actually sell goods and more than 12 mil-lion consumers have used their services already.99labels, ebay, snapdeal, homeshop18, future bazaar,fashion and you, flipkart, yebhi, olx are among the mostpopular online shopping sites in India.

Online shopping has its drawbacks too, we cannottouch and feel the item, delay in shipping, risk of losingyour money etc are a few. However, these drawback canbe countered if the consumer treads the domain ofonline shopping with caution. Reading the terms andconditions carefully before buying the product online,shopping at authentic websites, , go for popular web-sites rather than new ones or those that friends havepeers have already shopped at and have good word tosay about their experience would save a lot of hassles infuture. So with the click of a mouse you are a step clos-er to have 'Happy Shopping' experience.

'Online Shopping'- The New Craze Among Indians

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