Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) Indian women’s team defeated England by seven wickets in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here Monday.
The Indian women’s side had defeated England in the first ODI by 66 runs on February 22.
Brief Score:
England: 161 all out in 43.3 overs (NR Sciver 85; J Goswami 4/30, S Pandey 4/18).
India: 162-3 in 41.1 overs (S Mandhana 63; A Shrubsole 2/23).
The state police chief, Dilbagh Singh Monday said the police as well as other forces are doing fine job in Jammu and Kashmir and will soon succeed in putting an end to the militancy in Kashmir.
Addressing media persons in Jammu, Director General of Police (DGP) said “Pakistan sponsored militancy is still prevailing in Kashmir from last many decades and forces are doing fine job to foil their attempts.”
He added Jammu and Kashmir Police’s fight for peace will soon bec6me successful. “The overall security scenario is good and there is nothing to worry about.”
“I hope the situation will become normal soon and we will succeed in putting an end to the militancy soon,” he added.
About DySP Aman Thakur who was killed on Sunday encounter at Kulgam, DGP sad, “we are proud of the sacrifices made by our jawans. At this hour of grief, we stand with the bereaved family.”
He added that Aman Thakur was posted in Kulgam from last two years and has done commendable job. “Thakur has received DG commendation medal, She-e-Kashmir gallantry medal, and his name was sent for a big award as well,” he added.
Srinagar, Feb 25 (PTI) Holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of Kashmir over the last five years, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said Monday.
“Will the Modi government bow before those forces of separatism & terror that have always sought to disrupt/delay polls in J&K or will polls take place on schedule? The moment of truth for PM Modi’s handling of Kashmir over the last 5 years,” Abdullah wrote on his Twitter handle.
The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was reacting to media reports that the Election Commission of India will take a call on holding Assembly polls together with the Lok Sabha election after a visit to the state this week.
Abdullah said except for an odd by-election, all elections in Jammu and Kashmir since 1995-96 have been held as per schedule.
“Will PM Modi be able to keep to this schedule or will he accept he’s totally mishandled J&K? The next few days will give us the answer,” he added.
Baramulla, Feb. 25:Legal Metrology Department Baramulla imposed a fine of Rs. 25000 from a tiles manufacturing company for violation of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 in the manufacture, packing and sale of tile packages.
Earlier, a case was registered against the said company after a routine Department inspection revealed that the tile packages offered for sale in the market were not carrying mandatory declarations of maximum retail price and date of manufacture/ packing thereby leaving consumers vulnerable to deception.
Subsequently, the matter was taken up with the company in question by Assistant Controller Baramulla which in turn admitted to the lapse and requested for compounding of the offence. Ultimately, a fine of Rs. 25000 was recovered from the company.
Traders dealing in packaged goods covered under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 are advised to make sure that the packaged goods bear statutory declarations such as: name and address of the manufacturer and packer/ importer, name of the commodity packed, maximum retail price, month and year of manufacture/ packing/ import, net quantity, consumer care details and country of origin, manufacture or assembly (in case of imported packages).
Former IAS officer and Commissioner secretary rank officer Farooq Ahamad Shah Will Join National conference today at party headquarters in Srinagar.
Large number Of People are expected to be present on the occasion.
Farooq Ahamad shah Will Join the party in presence of party patron Farooq Abdullah And Omar Abdullah along with other senior leaders,said senior national conference leader.
Police in a statement said that it is further informed that the three killed militants has been identified as Raqib Ahmad Sheikh son of Mohammad Amin Sheikh resident of Shiganpora Kulgam and from the incriminating material recovered from the site of encounter, the other two killed militants have been identified as Waleed and Numan, foreigners from Pakistan.
According to the police records, all the three killed militants were affiliated with proscribed terror outfit JeM. The two killed Pakistani militants, Waleed and Numan, as per police records were the top commanders of proscribed terror outfit JeM who were active in Southern parts of Kashmir valley. As per the police records, they were involved in conspiring and executing several militant attacks and were wanted by the law for their complicity in a series of terror crimes including attack on security establishments and civilian atrocities. Several terror crime cases were registered against them for their terrorist activities.
Arms & ammunition including rifles were recovered from the site of encounter. All these materials have been taken in the case records for further investigation and to probe their complicity in other terror cases.
Citizens are once again requested not to venture inside the encounter zone since such an area can prove dangerous due to stray explosive materials. People are requested to cooperate with police till the area is completely sanitized and cleared of all the explosives materials if any.
Supreme Court on Monday listed the hearing of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Article 35A (relating to the special rights and privileges enjoyed by Jammu and Kashmir) for this week from Feb 26-28.
Petitions question the validity of Article 35 A, which is often considered critical for peace, law and order in Jammu and Kashmir.
The much-debated Article 35A of the Constitution empowers the J&K legislature to define the state’s ‘permanent residents’ and their special rights and privileges.
It was added to the Constitution through a presidential order of 1954.
The law prohibits non-permanent residents from a permanent settlement in the state, acquiring immovable property, government jobs, scholarships, and aid.
Some also argue that the Article is discriminatory against J&K women as it rules out their state subject rights if they married non-permanent residents.
Ahead of the hearing, former Jammu and Kashmir CM has warned the government of India before taking any decision on the controversial Article 35 A.
In a series of tweet, Mufti said that those calling for its removal shouldn’t blame Kashmiris for the developments that will follow after such a hare-brained decision. Agencies
Mumbai, (PTI) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday said he is pained that women who carry hepatitis B virus face discrimination in the society, something he will continue to fight for.
Bachchan, who is the World Health Organization’s Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region, said women must be treated with respect and dignity.
“Discrimination against women has been most disturbing for me. This shouldn’t happen. Women are half the power of the country, they are the strength of the country. They must be given the respect and dignity that all deserve,” Bachchan said.
“To be discriminated like this just because they are carrying hepatitis B virus is not acceptable. I will fight for this as long as I am alive,” he added.
The 76-year-old actor was speaking at the launch of National Action Plan on combatting viral hepatitis in India.
Bachchan said this discrimination is “condemnable” and was shocked to know how things unfold for women suffering from the disease.
“I have heard such horrific stories where married women were thrown out of their houses because they were suffering from hepatitis B.
“I thought if my voice and face can help bring awareness, then I will be glad to do so. If I can be the living example for the citizens of the country that despite being a hepatitis B patient, I am living normally,” he added.
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Bandipora, Feb 25 : After Hajjin village now forces lauched search operation in Gujjarpati area of Sumlar in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday.
Reports said all entrance and exit points to the area have been sealed and house to house search operation has been conducted.
Official sources said a joint team of Army’s 14 Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police ahs jointly launched the operation in the village after inputs about the presence of militants in the area.
Earlier, a CASO was also launched at Mir Mohalla Hajin in the Bandipora district which later ended on peaceful note.
The RSS favoured engagement with Pakistan and other neigbours, saying they were “formed out of the same body (India)”, and endorsed the Narendra Modi government’s “direction, intent and commitment” in the past 14 months.
The BJP’s ideological mentor said there was a need to discuss how to improve relations with people related historically and geographically vis-à-vis India’s neigbours.
RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale shrugged off the acrimony between India and Pakistan, saying such things happen “in a family … between brothers” and one should move on and work to improve relationships.
“In Bharat, Kauravas and Pandavas were brothers. Efforts have to be made for dharma sansthapana (to establish order),” he said in reply to how the two nations could maintain brotherly relations in the face of “provocations” by Pakistan.
The Sangh, which expressed concern about the changing “demographic profile” at the three-day RSS-BJP coordination meeting in Delhi, announced its decision to set up a committee to prepare a report on the recently released religion census, which will be discussed at its Ranchi meet in November.
Prime Minister Modi told leaders of the RSS and its affiliates on the concluding day of the event that it was because of the “sanskar” or ethics learnt from the Sangh that he could reach where he did.
He said his government has done a lot of work and exhorted the Sangh to convey the achievements to people across the country. “But a lot more has to be done. We are trying to reach out to the last man of our country and our efforts will finally show,” he was learnt to have said.
The RSS agreed. “Only 14 months have passed. There is more time and a lot more is to be done. Whatever has been done so far, the direction is right, dedication, commitment and achievements are good. We have to move forward. There cannot be 100% satisfaction for everyone,” RSS leader Hosabale said.
He dismissed the opposition’s criticism that the government was run through remote control by the Sangh, following presentations by senior ministers at the meeting.
The RSS said the meeting was not to review the performance of the Modi government. “We are not an illegal organisation. We are citizens of the country. We have every right to ask ministers, who are also swayamsevaks,” Hosabale said.
The clarification had little effect on the attack launched by the opposition, which had called the meeting an appraisal exercise of the Modi government by the Sangh.
“Modiji can see intolerant non-state actors controlling large territories evrywhr-but not the intolerant non-state actor ctrling him&hisGovt!” tweeted Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is learnt to have expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the government and batted for regular meetings between the Sangh and its affiliates for better coordination.
The RSS advised the government to Indianise the education system, while delegates shared ideas on economic models that would help people in the countryside get better employment and medical facilities.
Hosabale said the RSS would wait for construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in accordance with the government’s time-table since the issue was pending before the Supreme Court.
Courtesy Hindustan Times