Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan:  International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed at Bandipora

Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan:  International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed at Bandipora

Bandipora, June 26: In an important step towards ensuring that concrete steps are taken to weed out menace of drug addiction , the  District Administration Bandipora  celebrated  International Day against Drug Abuse and illicit trafficking 2022 on 26 June.

   The day witnessed various programmes under Nasha Mukh Bharat Abhiyan and SVEEP including Bike rally, student’s Rally, Painting competition, skits, and other awareness activities.

   The programme was organised by District administration Bandipora in collaboration with  District Election Office Bandipora,  ICDS, Social Welfare and other departments.

   The programme started with flag off ceremony of bike rally and rally of students and NCC cadets from Mini secretariat Bandipora. The rally passed through main market Bandipora and culminated at Wullar Vintage Park  Garoora Bandipora with the message to make Bandipora drug free.

    The main function was held at Wullar Vintage park Garoora which witnessed participation of large gathering of Local Youth , students and officials from district administration.

     Chairman District Development Council Bandipora Ab. Gani, Vice Chairman District Development Council,  Kousar Shafeeq, Additional District Development commisioner Bandipora Mohd Ashraf Hakak, Additional Deputy Commissioner,  Waseem Raja, Secretary DLSA Fariqa Nazir, DSWO Ubaid Ahmad,  Padmashri Faisal Ali and senior Officers from District Administration were present on the occasion.

    Speaking on the occasion Deputy commissioner Bandipora Dr. Owais Ahmed lauded the participation of students and youth in such programmes.

   He advised the students to use time wisely and  for constructive purpose in order to focus on career.

He called for joint efforts of various stake holders to eradicate drug mennace.

   He stressed on the slogan ” Say No to drugs” in order to achive the goal of drug free society.

   He said  society as a whole and family has an important role to play against drug abuse.

    Dr. Umair from Addiction Treatment Facility centre  delibrated various issues regarding addiction treatment facility. He sought cooperation from public for  eradicating drug menace.

   Speaking on the occasion, Advocate Syed  Mujtaba stressed on  psychological counseling for the persons involved in addiction. He said Relief, Rehabilitation and Social Integration is essential for those involved in drug mennace.

   He also highlighted the  role of educational institutions and religious institutions in eradicating the drug mennace.

    Journalist Farzana Mumtaz  also delibrated upon role of various agencies for eradicating the drug menace and highlighted the role of family as a  major stake holder for eradicating drug menace.

  DySP HQ Mohammad Shafat delibrated upon various issues of illicit trafficking of drugs and role of police. He urged upon religious heads and educational institutions to aware students regarding ill effects of drugs in order to eradicate drug mennace from society. He urged the participants to take message of “fight against drug” to every corner of the district.

   Secretary DLSA Fariqa Nazir  threw light on  various laws related to drug abuse. She said anyone involved in drugs shall  face tough legal consequences and stressed on staying away from drugs for eradicating this  mennace. 

   Speaking on the occasion,Chairman District Development Council Bandipora Ab. Gani  stressed on role of society as a whole in eradicating drug menace. He said coordination and cooperation is essential for making society drug free.

The main function at Wullar Vantage park  was coordinated and anchored by Mr Altaf Ahmad Mir, Coordinator, DC Office Bandipora. 

     Similar programmes to celebrate the  day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking were  also held at  other blocks of District namely  Allosa, Ganstan and Gurez. At Gurez the function was presided by SDM Gurez Dr. Mudasir. A rally with the message to make society drug free was flagged off by SDM Gurez.

Role of Youth in Shaping Kashmir’s Future

Role of Youth in Shaping Kashmir’s Future : 

By Advocate Adnan Magray 

“The nation  has to offer today’s Kashmiri  youth something better” 

The idea of nation-building  started to fascinate me during my higher secondary school days . I was a student at army public school Srinagar and from 2010 to 2014 Those were exciting times to be in school during that time  Anna Hazare’s movement had gained national prominence, Modi had announced his national campaign, Arvind Kejriwal had launched a political party. 

The churn that was happening nationally was not limited to the Jan Lokpal bill. Particularly from a youth perspective, it was evident that young people had a desire to play a role in nation-building. 

Every day, thousands  of 10- to 15-year-old students walk through the doors of their middle schools with anticipation and great hopes for their future. Some will fall into leadership positions, but something so important should not be left to chance—or to the few.

Every student has the potential to be a leader, and their teachers and administrators have the responsibility to establish a school climate that nurtures their growth as self-sufficient, engaged citizens, and to develop their leadership skills.

Youth are the most important and dynamic segment of the population in any region . It is believed that developing countries with large youth population could see tremendous growth, provided they invest in young people’s education, health and protect and guarantee their rights. We can undoubtedly say that today’s young are tomorrow’s innovators, creators, builders and leaders.

But they need the required support in terms of good health, education, training and opportunities to transform the future. The economic trigger happens when a county’s more hands to work available than more mouths to feed. To put it succinctly, working age population has to be larger than the dependent population.

Today, Jammu and Kashmir is one of the youngest union territory / state  in the country with more than 62% of its population in the working age group (15–59 years), and more than 54% of its total population below 25 years of age. The youth of today’s Jammu and Kashmir  is increasingly becoming restless and struggling to remove the disparities. However, more efforts need to be put in, if we are to become free from the vicious circles of poverty, malnutrition, corruption, violence and unemployment in the region of Jammu and Kashmir. All these vices are still prevalent in the society, which are not allowing our great nation to function in its real spirit.

Unfortunately, being a democratic nation and largest democracy in the world, India is still lagging behind in achieving socio-political and economic equalities, which were dreamt by our predecessors. As a nation, since 72 years, we have been striving to eliminate these inequalities at all levels, which are existing in the forms of poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, corruption, violence, gender bias etc. 

India is ranked at 130 in Human Development Index, 115 in Human Capital Index, 100 in Global Hunger Index, 122 in World Happiness Index, 62 in Inclusive Development Index, 141 in Gender Development Index and 145 in Global Burden of Disease Study. India’s rank in various development indices has barely grown over the years. If India is to improve upon these indices, then the Indian Youth needs to take the charge and come forward to fight against multiple inequalities and contribute in nation building  with special focus on Kashmir policy .

Jammu and Kashmir has the edge of demographic dividend. They have the power to change . 

Young minds of Jammu and Kashmir will be more fresh and innovative which helps in the progress of the country. But adequate opportunities should be given to the youth to represent their ideas and policies for the upliftment of the nation. Only way to express the ideas and to implement their policies is politics. Young people should be motivated to take part in politics and to occupy the high positions such as , Chief Minister , minister’s , MLA’S , MP’S .

Knowledge and unity speaks a lot rather than experience. For instance, a mass protest by the youth in Delhi for justice of Nirbhaya case, a mass protest in Delhi for India against Corruption and a mass protest in the Marina beach for Jallikattu etc are some of the prominent examples for the strength of youth. 

If the ruling power is given in the hands of the youth, then definitely Jammu and Kashmir  will become developed and prosperous region  soon.

They have power to change. Education programs should aim to teach and young minds right from the school level the importance of choosing right people who would take charge of governance. Conventionally, youth of Jammu and Kashmir specially Kashmir valley  have been asked to keep away from politics by dynasty politicians because if their personal self interest .

  Youth of Jammu  and Kashmir should be motivated to consider politics as a means to serve the nation. They should be oriented on anti-corruption drives with focus on prevention, education, and strategies for fighting corruption. Good governance is realistic with youth empowerment.

The pivotal role of youth of Kashmir valley  who are afresh with ideas and not ideals, will help in this movement towards a transparent civil society structure which can influence the political administration for the benefit of the society. It is only through a strong system of representation that democracy work and it is only through a strong youth representation that the dynamism and vigour of a country be maintained.

It is therefore important to acknowledge the role of civil societies in empowering youth towards strengthening of the democratic system of the Jammu and Kashmir sustainable development. 

The solution lies to effectively utilize modern tools in disseminating the belief among youth on their participation and representation in democracy through civil society initiatives.

Jammu and Kashmir needs them to resolve most of our problems. Currently Jammu and kashmir is facing a lot of challenges, and youth are capable of solving them. They just need to be given a chance to prove themselves. Youth have the power to unite individuals in the various ethnic groups. Racism is an ongoing issue around the world. Individuals are fighting against each other because of the complexion of their skin and the texture of their hair. Religion is another issue, the youths can convince their fellow man to live in peace and love. All of us are one and we should not allow these little differences to push us away from each other. There also a lot of crime taking place. Women are being killed by their abusive husbands. Person’s homes, businesses, are being broken into. All of this crime and violence needs to stop. The youth once more has the ability to bring about a change in the country.

Youths  of Jammu and Kashmir seems to have the ability to face any issues and challenges. They have a positive influence on their fellow young people. They are able to teach them the positive things in life. The ones who are destroying their future, they tend to listen to their fellow youths. They will make them understand the importance of being a good human being.

The wise youth that we have out there should be taken into consideration. Some of them, though educated are unemployed. They should be given an opportunity to expose their intelligence to the world and make themselves into someone. Government, Civil Society, voluntary organizations and other stakeholders should assist the youths; so that they can make our land a great and educated one. They will make a huge difference in society and the entire world. The youth of Kashmir valley  are  lifeline  our nation. They will make India  proud. The country will be recognized by the positive approaches of youth of Kashmir valley . They  just need the support and enabling environment at family level, community level, society level, state level, national level and international level which in turn will them to perform their duties.

The role of the youth of Jammu and Kashmir in the nation building is crucial. They are problem solvers, have a positive influence on other young people and the nation, and are extremely ambitious. They have the ability to create an identity for themselves and move the nation forward. However, they will not be able to do this without the support of government of India   Then the youth of Kashmir can make their beautiful land flourish and shine in success.

Udta Kashmir

Udta Kashmir

News Kashmir Public Bureau 

Taking cognizance of the drugs issue, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution 42/112 on December 7, 1987. As per the resolution, it was decided that June 26 will be annually observed across the member countries as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Recently while marking this day all expressed concern on the rising rate of drug abuse in Kashmir especially among the youth.

Drug addiction is a world wide problem, and unfortunately Kashmir is emerging among its Hotspots.

Nearly 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, up by 22 percent from 2010, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. It added that the number of cannabis users increased by nearly 18 percent between 2010 and 2020.

Last year, it was revealed  that Jammu and Kashmir has six lakh people affected by drug-related issues and 90 per cent of the drug addicts belong to the age group of 17-33 years, according to an official report.

The report was released during the first meeting of the state-level committee of the Narco Coordination Centre chaired by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta. He stated that the Union Territory has approximately 4.6 per cent of its population into substance abuse and called for formulation of an action plan for achieving concrete results on the drug menace front.

The worrying facet is emerging of heroin.

there has been a 340 per cent increase in the number of patients seeking treatment for Intravenous (IV) Heroin abuse.

Even the political and social spectrum of Kashmir is worried about rising drug menace .

National Conference (NC) few days back  expressed concern over the collective failure of the government agencies in curbing the menace of drug abuse among Kashmiri youth.

In a statement party’s state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that Kashmir is moving towards an unimaginable catastrophe with little to no attention being paid by the government to come up with a holistic approach towards stopping this growing menace.

. On the other hand of the spectrum, The survey carried by the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre of AIIMS reveals the severity of the problem. The study has placed J&K on 5th spot at national level and claims that over 6 lakh people in J&K are abusing drugs.

Expert pulse is that from students to  elders all have a crucial role to play in the eradication towards drug abuse .

In this regard the students community too have a huge role to play against drug addiction.  

 the student community must shoulder the responsibility of raising community-level awareness against drug addiction.

The need of the hour is that all the stakeholders play crucial role in ending drug menace in Kashmir. 

Banning Single Use Plastic

Banning Single Use Plastic 

We all known that plastic is a hydra headed monster damaging our environment and agriculture,  it’s damaging impacts on our soil are well established.  Overall the plastic is an hazardous item for our planet.  

Now in a welcome development and in 

line with the clarion call given by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, to phase out single use plastic items by 2022, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India notified the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021, on 12 August 2021. Carrying forward the spirit of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava’, a defining step to curb pollution caused by littered and unmanaged plastic waste is being taken by the country. India will ban manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the country from July 1, 2022.

The adverse impacts of littered single use plastic items plastic on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including in marine environment are globally recognized. Addressing pollution due to single use plastic items has become an important environmental challenge confronting all countries.

In the 4th United Nations Environment Assembly held in 2019, India had piloted a resolution on addressing single-use plastic products pollution, recognizing the urgent need for the global community to focus on this very important issue. The adoption of this resolution at UNEA 4 was a significant step. In the recently concluded 5th session of United Nations Environment Assembly in March 2022, India engaged constructively with all member states to develop consensus on the resolution for driving global action on plastic pollution.

One hopes that this ban on  single use plastic will prove as an important milestone in protecting the environment.

Advocate Bashir Kakapori Endeavor to provide rs 2.5 lac machinery to Pulwama pottery sector 

Advocate Bashir Kakapori Endeavor to provide rs 2.5 lac machinery to Pulwama pottery sector 

Young political and social activist Advocate Bashir Ahmad Kakapori has announced that in his Constituency Pampore he will donate a pottery making machine with market value of rs 2.5 lac to the Potter community for their welfare and progress.

He stated that his plan is to ensure welfare of large community of pottery making in his area.

 Advocate Bashir Ahmad Kakapori stressed that we have to support local talent and local economy to ensure bright future of Kashmir   . He called pottery making a historical industry of the Kashmir Valley. 

Advocate Bashir Kakapori termed the pottery industry as industry of civilisation and affirmed that The art of pottery is our cultural heritage. Many people are connected with this art and earn their livelihood from this historical industry.

The social and public circles have appreciated the said move of Advocate Bashir Ahmad Kakapori stating that it will boost the local economy towards an era of betterment  .

A mega function in this regard would be held soon .

Gurez Women Fighting against all odds

Gurez Women Fighting against all odds

Farzana Mumtaz 

Gurez , a picturesque place know for its world class beauty has immense resources. But the distance from urban hub and tough terrain makes its people face many hardships  . But human resource of Gurez especially its women are shinning in all fields .

The Women of Gurez are doing wonderful work among hardships . In the remote areas of Gurez women can be doing all the tough work including cutting of essential wood and moving the cattle herd. On the darker side, though men especially in far flung of areas do very less tough work in Gurez.

  The education lamp is spreading fast in

 Gurez and it’s adjoining Tulail area among women, with women willing to move out to urban hub of Srinagar for higher education.  The fruits of education are now visible on ground with many women officials having roots from Gurez serving in different parts of the Kashmir including Gurez .

The realities despite many challenges look bright for women of Gurez . Government has to take many measures especially increasing  the horizon of  health and education facilities to make Gurez women life more comfortable .

Zaheer Jan – Eminent specialist and Social Worker fighting for rights of persons with special needs 

Zaheer Jan – Eminent specialist and Social Worker fighting for rights of persons with special needs 

News Kashmir Exclusive 

Zaheer Jan, paediatric Rehabilitation specialist and professional Social worker has been untiringly  working with persons with special needs especially  children with special needs.  He has seen how  parents face difficult challenges while dealing with the issues faced by their  children with special needs.

He talks on diverse issues faced by the Special  needs people with News Kashmir.

” In 2011 the population of Jammu and Kashmir persons with special needs was around 4 lac,now it would be much more as we don’t have exact data on it  .

When I saw persons with special needs especially children facing lot of problems,  I founded the organization Save the Destitute Foundation and I am its Chairman.  The aims and objectives of the organization are  Child and disability rights , Capacity building and  Advocacy for persons with disabilities,  inclusive education,  disasters and health issues.  We have different areas of burning concern to work in our organization   . When we saw as organization there is no awareness in Kashmir related to inclusive education, early intervention, job policy and we thus organised many conferences and workshops to create awareness on same,” States Zaheer Jan.

He observes :” Parents face much different and difficult challenges while fighting for rights of their disabled children . We as organization approached number of schools to provide admission quota rights to children with special needs.  We also wrote to higher authorities .”

Zaheer Jan opines that despite so much efforts in this regard the school responses have been so far been dismal.

Zaheer believes with article 370 abrogation many bright  central laws on persons with special needs  automatically applied on Jammu and Kashmir   . So me , Dr  .

Chintanjeet Kaur ,Mudasir Sahaban wrote to Director School Education and Chief Secretary to implement RPD act admission for children with special needs ,but there was no response  . We then knocked doors of judiciary via PIL and the then Chief Justice JK ordered Government and schools to answer on the points.

The school excuse was that they don’t have accessible building ,educators for same but the court ordered to take full steps to ensure RPD act is implemented in letter and spirit. 

Zaheer Jan believes that he still gets to know  lot of painful things from parents that their children with special needs are not getting admission in schools .

He states as soon as child is diagnosed with any disability he needs immediate early intervention. 

Zaheer Jan opines that infrastructure related to children with special needs from schools to health centers and other early intervention centers here in Kashmir are located mostly in few selected urban hubs and the awareness about such schools is lagging   . He believes that both resource rooms and number of educators have to increase ,and the infrastructure for children need to be fully equipped to deal with their needs  . He believes that such things are lagging . Zaheer Jan has successfully won several cases in favour of children with special  needs .

Zaheer Jan currently works with Brainpreneur and  Child Development Center  organization of Sunaina Tickoo, which has centres both in Jammu and Kashmir  . The Organization is focused on early intervention wherein they tackle from cerebral palsy to Down syndrome all problems related to disabilities . The Organization also helps poor children in their treatment  . The Organization gives treatment to children according to their needs. 

Zaheer Jan states that Sunaina Tikoo via occupation and speech therapy are focused on readiness to School so that children are able to go to mainstream schools.  The Brainpreneurs also aims to setup vocational education for children with special needs  

Zaheer Jan has a fervent appeal to Government to draft a policy to Private schools to fix a percentage of admission quota for children with special needs, he also urges the Government to ensure establishment of vocational training centers,  wide ranging friendly infrastructure,  more trainers, more institutions and Job quota for persons with special needs or disabilities. 

Water Borne Diseases Threat

Water Borne Diseases  Threat

News Kashmir Analysis

The recent rains which created a huge flood scare in Kashmir, and water was seen flowing in many areas, came at a time when the valley of Kashmir was grappling with rain deficit.  On that front it is good news  , however the ground reality show that how we have choked Wetlands and flood channels in name of development and construction can any time wreck havoc if large period of rain hits Kashmir and a heavy flooding hits .

The another main  threat to which we need to remain  cautious now in backdrop of these rains is the waterborne diseases  .

After many days of rain, Directorate of Health Services Kashmir has issued an advisory over a possible outbreak of water borne diseases in the valley in view of incessant rains and flash floods .

In the said  advisory, the DHSK has emphasized on hand hygiene and drinking boiled water. The DHSK also advised to wash the food storage containers regularly and chlorinate the tap water for decontamination. For rehydration, the DHSK has advised to use ORS, which can be also made at home by adding 8 tsf of sugar and 1 tsf table salt to a pre boiled litre of water.

Also, The DHSK has asked the CMOs across the valley to activate the Rapid Response Teams in the respective districts and gear up the CHOs for any eventuality.

In a further welcoming move, DHSK also asked the CMOs to lift water samples for testing at Public Health Labs under IDSP programme to ensure minimal occurrence of the disease outbreak.

The expert pulse is that we need to be cautious about Water borne diseases as 

Waterborne diseases are conditions (meaning adverse effects on human health, such as death, disability, illness or disorders caused by pathogenic micro-organisms that are transmitted in water. These diseases can be spread while bathing, washing, drinking water, or by eating food exposed to contaminated water.

It is worth mentioning here Majority of water-borne diseases worldwide mainly affect children due to poor hygiene and weak immunity. Most of these diseases are life-threatening. The knowledge of the different types of water-borne diseases has come to the forefront with the advent of globalization over the past few decades. Several pathogenic microorganisms which were previously unknown, have become the focus of major research in this field.

About 844 million people lack even a basic drinking-water service. The hope on ground is that whole humanity fights the waterborne diseases rapidly. 

Ghulam Hussain – Brain Behind Unique Brick Lifting Machine 

Ghulam Hussain – Brain Behind Unique Brick Lifting Machine 

Mir Sabeen Gulrez 

It’s not that we use Technology, we live technology. 

Quote by Godfrey Reggio. 

We are living in 21st Century and technology has overcome us with its new advancements. This has proven right by Ghulam Hussain 40, a carpenter by profession  who has done miracle by unique development of a machine which can lift bricks to the second floor of any structure- whether it’s house or shop or anything. Within a limited time period of just fourty five (45) days he developed this unique concept. 

The concept of this machine was in his mind from the day when he thought of the construction of second story of his house. It took him three to four months as the costly expenses of labour was taking his breath away. 

Each day he used to think for this machine and  how to develop this unique idea and surprise the valley by his innovation. 

On one day he took this initiative and developed this unique machine. While charging minimal wages for uplifting of 24,000 bricks in a day. Hussain charges just Rs 240/- per hour. Which is very cheap and affordable by all. 

He developed this unique concept which is working on electricity ,not only electricity option there is another option that we can use generator also as he also has considered those areas which are  affected by electricity. 

While talking to News Kashmir Magazine, Hussain told us that, ” Manual work of labourers where they carry bricks on their shoulders always pained  me while I was a carpenter and usually saw this scenario on daily basis”, 

This idea working on brick lifting  came to  my mind and  I started working on it. It nearly took me three to four months to develop this unique concept. This was a sigh of relief for labourers as well as for the person who has to invest his earning, he added. 

“In a short span of just 45days and with an investment of fifty thousand I was able to develop this unique concept”, Hussain said. 

Hussain said, the machine he developed is just 23 feet which can lift the bricks to the second floor of the house, but side by side he is  going to add it more by 30 feets, so that machine can lift the bricks to the third floor.

Further talking to News Kashmir Magazine Hussain said that, 

Not only I developed this unique concept I also got famous as the people can’t afford the labour cost and come to me from different districts like Srinagar, Budgam amd Pulwama. People used to approach me for this machine and also workflow of this machine has been increased in the markets. 

While suggesting youth he further added that, This machine will help youth  to earn a good source of income on daily basis.Many unemployed youths wanted to earn a good source of income they can come to me as it’s not possible for me to work in every district.

” I am not only earning a good source of income through this machine, but also I am getting a good response from the people after seeing this technology has been introduced in the Kashmir valley. With the advancement of this unique concept  people are also offering the work to me,” Hussain said.

Draupadi Murmu- Strong Presidential Aspirant

Draupadi Murmu – Strong  Presidential Aspirant 

Draupadi Murmu (born June 20, 1958) is an experienced politician of India, having an bright career. 

She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is the official nominee of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance for the 2022 presidential election.She previously served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021. She is from the state of Odisha. She is the first governor of Jharkhand to complete the five year term, and the first person, belonging to a scheduled tribe, to be nominated to the post of President of India.

The expert pulse is The nomination of Droupadi Murmu, an Adivasi leader from Odisha and the former Governor of Jharkhand, as NDA’s candidate for the forthcoming presidential election is seen as a calculated move by BJP to expand its social base, especially among the ST (Scheduled Tribe) communities. It has been argued that BJP is keen to project Murmu as a symbol of party’s

Sab ka Saath Sab ka Vikaas

slogan simply to attract Adivasi votes. This line of reasoning is not entirely inappropriate. Senior BJP leaders, including JP Nadda, have recognised the fact that Murmu’s tribal identity and her humble economic background were taken seriously by the party .

She has risen despite her personal  tragedies Draupadi Murmu was born in a Santali tribal family on June 20, 1958, in Baidaposi village of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha, to Biranchi Narayan Tudu.Both her father and grandfather were village heads under the Panchayati Raj system.

Draupadi Murmu married Shyam Charan Murmu. The couple two sons, both of whom died, and a daughter.

Murmu is a devotee of Shiva .

In all possibilities it looks that she would have comfortable win over the opposition  Presidential nominee Yashwant Sinha .

In her personality,  India would get first tribal President and second women president after Pratibha Patil .