DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2017 (PAGE 11) From page 1 Kairana ‘exodus’, love jihad Abrupt adjournment of Legislature key issues for BJP: Adityanath Poppy straw worth Rs 77 lakh seized LUCKNOW, Feb 4: stalls bills of very urgent nature bordering Punjab and intercepted in a hotel in Pathankot area in As per this data in Jammu dis- Kathua, Samba, Rajouri, Poonch, Amidst hectic electioneering in UP, firebrand BJP MP Yogi a truck with registration number mysterious circumstances and it trict, 432 cases were treated in Kishtwar, Doda, Reasi and Adityanath today again sought to play the religious card, saying the of which was deferred on creation of fresh assets, sources PB 13AR8213. After checking, is suspected that they might have 2015 and 178 in 2016 while in Udhampur said Zorawar Singh alleged exodus of Hindus from Kairana and 'love jihad' were January 31. said, adding the Act too required 44 bags of opium were recovered got an overdose of drugs. Anantnag and Baramulla districts chairman Team Jammu which has important issues for the party. A very significant legislation to be promulgated urgently and from it which were seized by Even a son of a Revenue respectively 364 cases and 234 launched a crusade against the BJP, he said, will not let Western Uttar Pradesh turn into anoth- that was listed for approval of the Government might opt to go police, he added. Officer also died recently after cases were treated in 2015 and growing drug menace in Jammu. er Kashmir, a reference to the forced migration of Kashmiri the Legislature was amendment for Ordinance on it. Three persons have been getting the overdose of drug, 239 and 157 cases were in 2016. He said his organization has Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s. in Jammu and Kashmir Transfer The Department of Food, arrested in this connection includ- sources added. It indicated that about 4000 taken 70 drug addicts for treat- "Issues like Hindu exodus from Kairana, love jihad and of Property (Amendment) bill, Civil Supplies and Consumer ing driver of the truck Shabir Poswal said that police has cases were treated in the de- ment to Punjab from the Jammu women's safety will dominate the poll scene," he said at an event mooted by the Revenue Affairs too had proposed very Ahmed his associates Abdul not only tightened it noose on the addiction centers of the State in during last two years and out of organised by a news channel here. Ministry. It proposed to enable important legislation for the Rehman and Sanjay Kumar. smugglers but also the consumers last two years while there is no them 15 to 18 youth have "Yogi is not talking about today, Yogi is talking about future. the Government to transfer or Cabinet approval followed by While, Shabir and Rehman are to eradicate the drug menace from data available for the remaining returned showing 90 percent bet- Exodus is a very big issue for us," he said, adding, "BJP will not lease out land in favour of introduction and nod of the the residents of Rajouri, Sanjay is the district and we don't take districts of Jammu region like ter results. let western Uttar Pradesh turn into another Kashmir."(PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Energy Legislature. the resident of Kathua. Police has action against those who smuggle Development Agency (JKEDA), Through new law, the registered a FIR Number 37/2017 or possess the bigger quantity of 83 pc vote cast in Goa, 75 in Punjab working under the administra- Government proposed prohibi- under Section 8/15 NDPS Act banned drugs but even those who BJP is in Government in had recorded an impressive 81.8 tive control of Science and tion on hoarding and profiteering against them and started investi- keep three to four grams of it with Punjab in alliance with Shiromani per cent voting. Technology Department, for on notified commodities in the gation. them for consumption. Akali Dal (SAD) for two succes- Goa, where chief ministership construction of small hydro proj- State to secure equitable distri- Parihar said that police has Police is now targeting the sive terms, while it also helms has been as fickle as the loyalties ects up to 10 MW capacity and bution of notified commodities now tightened its noose on drug consumers as well and this has Goa, despite ally of its political leaders, today’s vote solar energy projects. and their availability at fair smugglers from J&K to Punjab shown the fruitful results. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party will decide the fate among others The bill proposed to amend prices during exceptional situa- and from Punjab to this side. He However the drug addicts cross having drifted away just after the of five former CM’s, besides Section 140 of Jammu and tions. said the drug menace in the dis- over to Punjab for consuming announcement of elections to form incumbent Laxmikant Parsekar. Kashmir Transfer of Property The bill provided for regu- trict has been contained to a great drugs. The Police after detecting a three-party combine. While Ravi Naik, Digambar Act to include JAKEDA in the lating the prices, production extent now as police is maintain- the drug addicts takes them in The elections to Punjab and Kamat, Pratapsinh Rane and exemption list to facilitate it to movement transport, supply, ing the constant vigil on it. rehabilitation centers and to res- Goa, which will be followed by Luizinho Faleiro are in the fray as acquire immovable property distribution, stock limits, dis- Additional SP Kathua, Khalil cue the youth Kathua Police has those in Uttar Pradesh, Congress nominees, Churchill for development of solar and posal of sale of the articles. It Poswal told Excelsior that in view also opened a rehabilitation cen- Uttarakhand and Manipur, begin- Alemao is contesting on NCP tick- small hydro projects in Jammu also provided restriction on the of elections in Punjab all the entry tre in the town. So far, 15 youths ning later this month and spilling et. The electoral fate of AAP’s and Kashmir. possession and sale by the deal- points where from drug smug- have been given treatment there over to March, are being billed as chief ministerial face Elvis “The bill was of very er and producers on excess gling takes place have been also, Poswal disclosed. a major test of BJP and Prime Gomes, a former bureaucrat, will urgent nature and required limit specified in the bill apart closed. He said police is also Meanwhile, sources said that Minister Narendra Modi’s popu- also be decided. “Barring stray immediate approval of the from proposing penalty and investigating where the consign- the drug abuse has gripped the larity post-demonetisation. incidents of violence the polling Legislature to help construc- punishment for contravention ment was to be taken. other districts of Jammu region Barring minor skirmishes and remained peaceful,” Additional tion of solar and small hydro of the provisions. He said the poppy straw and including border districts of technical glitches in EVMs and Director General of Police projects. But in the absence of The Finance Minister had charas smuggled to Punjab most- Rajouri and Poonch, hilly districts Voter-verified paper audit trail (ADGP- elections) V K Bhawra Legislature nod, the also proposed another important ly comes from Bijbehara tehsil in of Doda and Kishtwar as well as (VVPAT) machines which said. Government now might opt for legislation that sought sanction South Kashmir district of Samba and Jammu districts. delayed voting for some time, The election commission had Ordinance route,'' sources said. to the transfer of administration Anantnag. The poppy straw is The growing drug menace has The Governor had approved of J&K Passenger Taxation Act polling passed off peacefully in installed VVPAT machines in 33 purchased by the smugglers at Rs become a cause of concern for the Punjab where nearly 79 per cent of the 117 assembly constituencies another significant Ordinance, from Jammu and Kashmir 300 to Rs 400 per kg and then people of the region also who pertaining to the Finance Commercial Taxes Department electors had cast their votes in the of the State and two Assembly sold at a hefty price of Rs 4000 to wanted the Government should 2012 polls. segments which were part of the Ministry, which proposed inclu- to Motor Vehicle Department. It Rs 5000 per kg. act against the same to save the sion of Assistant Commissioners also sought creation of posts in In Punjab, where SAD-BJP Amritsar Lok Sabha seat where He said the synthetic drugs youth from its influence other- alliance has been in power for the by-poll was held simultaneously to as Assessing Authorities in J&K Motor Vehicle Department like heroin and cocaine is smug- wise drug addiction can spell a Jammu and Kashmir Value under respective allotted major past decade, today’s polling will fill the vacancy created by the res- gled from Punjab in the State to doom for many families. Added Tax Act. The Governor head with corresponding reduc- decide the fate of a number of ignation of state Congress presi- spoil the life of the youth here. Going through the data avail- had issued the Ordinance on tion of the posts in the political bigwigs, including 89- dent Amarinder Singh to protest After every two to three days one able with the Government about September 28, 2016, which will Commercial Taxes Department. year-old Chief Minister Parkash the Supreme Court order on the or two drug smugglers or addicts the treatment of the people in expire on March 28 this year and Another bill was proposed Singh Badal, seeking a sixth term vexed Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal fall in police dragnet, he added. drug de-addiction centers in the would require to be promulgated for introduction by the in office, his old political rival and issue. Sources said due to increasing State in 2015 and 2016 a total of again in the absence of any Department of Law, Justice and Congress’ CM face Amarinder In Goa, VVPAT machines pressure of police in the district 1568 cases of drug addicts were Legislature session in the near Parliamentary Affairs that pro- Singh, who has declared it will be were used in all the polling sta- the youth from Kathua cross over treated in drug de-addiction cen- future. posed to check indiscriminate his last election, and Badal’s son tions and there was 100 per cent to Punjab for drug abuse and tre in Srinagar in 2015 while 692 There was yet another use of polythene, which had and deputy Sukhbir. webcasting of the voting process, important bill of the Finance health and environmental haz- recently two boys of Kathua died were treated in 2016. Badar Sr. is locked in a keen Election Commission said. Ministry pertaining to an ards. battle with Amarinder for the An estimated 57 per cent votes amendment in Jammu and Two other bills, which were HC seeks personal appearance of DGP Lambi seat, the pocket borough of were cast for Amritsar Lok Sabha Kashmir Fiscal Responsibility proposed for approval of the (DGP J&K) shall remain present their cases for selection and the Badals. Amarinder, the scion seat where the fight is mainly and Budget Management Cabinet followed by introduc- before this court on next date of appointment to the post in ques- of Patiala royal family, is also in between BJP candidate Rajinder (FRBM) Act, which has been tion and approval of the hearing. tion and pass appropriate orders the fray from his home town Mohan Singh Chhina, Congress’ stalled due to abrupt adjourn- Legislature, aimed to revise The court, in its previous in this regard within six weeks where ready to give him a run for Gurjit Singh Aujla and Aam ment of the Legislature. taxes, being levied by the desig- order, had observed that the time. his money is the former Army Aadmi Party’s Upkar Singh The Act proposed to use cap- nated authorities under Jammu judgments of this court have Instead of implementing the chief J J Singh of SAD. Sandhu. ital receipts for creation of pro- and Kashmir Motor Vehicles been upheld by the Supreme judgment of single bench, the Stand up comedian and AAP Minor clashes between sup- ductive assets and borrowings Taxation Act and updation of Court but till date, the judgment state has chosen to file 5 LPAs MP from Sangrur, Bhagwant porters of rival parties were report- over and above the existing fis- Jammu and Kashmir Fisheries have not been implemented against the single bench judg- Mann, who is a probable candidate ed from Tarn Taran district, Preet cal deficit limit for the purpose Act, which had become obsolete which otherwise should have ments before division bench. for chief ministership if the party Nagar in Jalandhar Central con- of clearing past liabilities and as it was 113 years old. been implemented as such peti- The division bench after going wins the election, is crossing stituency, Kotkapura seat in tioners have unnecessarily have through the facts and hearing swords with Sukhbir in Jalalabad. Faridkot, Kalanaur in Batala, and 2 Hizb comdrs killed, 2 police been constrained to file the peti- arguments of both the parties Navjot Singh Sidhu, the voluble Bhoa constituency in Pathankot. tion for launching contempt pro- held that the appeals filed by the cricketer-turned- politician, who A 35-year-old man identified officers injured in encounter ceeding against the respondents. state are not maintainable and quit BJP to join Congress just as Prakash, a resident of Bhim alias Ghazi Umar of Kandi mand of HM in Sopore. “Suffice to say that the respon- directed the appellants (state) to ahead of the polls, is trying his Nagar in Jalandhar, died due to Kupwara and Sajad Ahmed The officer said that the duo dents shall implement the judg- comply with the directions luck from Amritsar East seat, part suspected cardiac arrest, when he alias Babar resident of Bomai was involved in recruitment of ment in letter and spirit”, court issued by the Single Bench with- of his former parliamentary con- came out of the polling booth at a Sopore. local youth into militancy. had mentioned in previous in eight weeks. stituency Amritsar. school in Bashirpura, Jalandhar, The injured cops were SSP Baramulla, Imtiaz order. Despite passing of division The other prominent candi- police said. identified as SP Operations Hussain, told Excelsior that In its basic judgment the bench directions for implemen- dates include Congress veteran Similarly, in Goa, A 78-year- Baramulla Shafkat Hussain police had information about court had directed the authorities tation of single bench judgment, and former Chief Minister old man died outside a polling and Sub-Inspector Murtaza. presence of two militants who to consider the diploma certifi- the state challenged the division Rajinder Kaur Bhattal booth in Panaji city. Leslie They were shifted to a hos- were on way to Srinagar to cates of petitioners and award bench judgment before Supreme (Lehragagga), Indian Youth Saldanha, who was waiting to cast pital for treatment and their carry out an attack. them two marks as per the crite- Court by way of Special Leave Congress Chief Raja Amarinder his vote, collapsed and died, offi- condition is stated to be sta- “We had an information that ria incorporated in the advertise- Petition (SLP) which the Singh Warring (Gidderbaha), cials said. ble. some terrorists are moving ment notice for selection of con- Supreme Court dismissed out- Badal’s estranged nephew Six persons were injured in a A senior police officer said towards Srinagar and they were stables and thereafter consider rightly. Manpreet Singh Badal on clash betwen Congress and SAD that the two militants were com- planning some kind of action Congress ticket (Bathinda Urban). supporters at Ropowali village in manders of Hizbul Mujahideen there. Then after an operation Goa registered a record 83 per Fatehgarh Churian constituency. and were involved in many mil- was launched and a vehicle was Mystery shrouds BSF jawan’s missing cent voter turnout with no inci- In Punjab, 1,145 candidates itant activities. intercepted on Sopore-Kupwara reported in Police Post Marheen will contact the Kathua police, dents of violence and very little were in the fray for 117 seats, He said Sajad of Eidipora road by 52 RR and police and on February 2 by Sub Inspector the SSP added. technical problem reported in the while there were 250 aspirants try- Bomai Sopore was an active while the vehicle was being Antal Kumar Coy Cdr of D Coy The SSP said in case he had EVMs and VVPAT machines. In ing their luck for 40 seats of the militant of HM who had gone to intercepted, the militants fired of 97 Bn BSF. gone to his home State it will take the 2012 assembly elections, Goa Goa Assembly. (PTI) Pakistan in March 2016 on pass- upon the joint police and army The SSP Kathua said soon some time to him to reach there as port and infiltrated to take com- parties and in retaliatory fire two after the matter was reported to Mizoram is a far away place from Rain, snowfall lash J&K; NH terrorists got killed”, said the police it launched the search here. However, police is on the SSP. operations by fanning out the job to trace out him. reopened for LMVs DISCLAIMER police parties in different areas The SSP ruled out that the ‘‘Daily Excelsior’’ does “We recovered two AK places between Banihal and the Jammu region and snowfall series rifles, one pistol, 4 hand to trace the missing constable. constable might have crossed Ramban areas including Digdol at the higher reaches has hit the However, no clue has been over the border saying the same not take responsibility for grenades and other arms and and Mehar where large boulders normal life while the Traffic received so far. Ruling out any is not possible as entire border the contents of the adver- ammunition from their posses- and land slides had blocked the Police authorities did not allow sabotage, he said, adding there is belt in Hiranagar sector has been tisements (Display/ sion. The identity of the mili- road. fresh movement of vehicles on no report of missing of any totally fenced and there is no Classified) carried in this tants is being ascertained and we A traffic police official said Jammu-Srinagar National weapon from BOP. possibility of his crossing over newspaper. The paper are not sure from which outfit that keeping in view the road Highway today. He said police is also in to other side of border. condition between Ramban and The Udhampur- Batote-Doda - does not endorse the they are but it is a major break- touch with his family in He said there can be any com- through and major achievement Zig near Qazigund, only LMVs Kishtwar road was clear by late same. Readers are Mizoram and they too have no pulsion which forced him to flee will be allowed to ply on the this evening, while higher reaches requested to verify the for police and security forces clue about him. However, they but at this time nothing can be because… they could have done highway tomorrow from both of Bhaderwah , Doda, Ramban contents on their own assured as soon as they get any said as he has not maintained any Jammu and Srinagar. and Poonch experienced snowfall anything but we neutralized clue about the constable they contact with his family so far. before acting there upon.’’ them”, he said. "Keeping in view the pecu- this evening. A large number of liar condition of the road espe- trucks and other load carriers have Govt deptts among nearly 800 encroachers cially between Ramban- been stranded at Nagrota Bypass CINEMA Ramsoo-Banihal- Jawahar and Udhampur Dhar road. identified on both banks of River Tawi Tunnel and Zig-Jawahar Tunnel The heavy rain in Jammu INDIRA AUDI- 1: RESIDENT EVIL 3D (HIN) - 9:45 AM 2. RAEES - 11:50 AM, 3. RESIDENT EVIL 3D (HIN) - 2:30 P.M. 4. KAABIL - 4.35 PM, 5. RESIDENT EVIL 3D (HIN) - 7:15 PM, 6. RESIDENT EVIL 3D (HIN) - 9.15 PM. area of River Tawi has reduced identified on other areas, which coupled with narrow width of city and other parts of the INDIRA AUDI-2: KUNG FU YOGA 2D (HIN) - 9:45 AM 2. KAABIL - 11:40 AM, 3. KAABIL - 2:15 P.M. 4. RAEES - 4.50 PM, 5. RAEES - 7:25 PM, 6. KAABIL - 10:00 PM. considerably at numerous loca- actually form part of Gair Mumkin road at Mehar and Digdol, the region including Rajouri, INDIRA AUDI-3: 1. RAEES - 9:45 AM 2. KUNG FU YOGA 2D (HIN) - 12:25 PM, 3. RAEES - 2:25 P.M. 4. KUNG movement of HMVs would not Poonch, Reasi, Udhampur, FU YOGA 2D (HIN) - 4.55 PM, 5. KAABIL - 6:55 PM. 6. KUNG FU YOGA 2D (HIN) - 9:35 PM. tions, which is considered as major Tawi. APSARA AUDI-1: KAABIL - 09.45 AM, 12:45 P.M., 03:45 A.M., 06:45 P.M., 09:30 PM reason behind flooding of low "Now, the multi-department be feasible on NHW tomorrow. Doda and Kishtwar since last APSARA AUDI-2: RAEES - 09.45 AM, 12:30 P.M., 3:30 P.M., 6:30 P.M., 09:00 PM KC THEATRE AUDI-1: RAEES - 09:30 A.M., 12:30 PM., 3:30 P.M, 6:30 PM, 9:15 PM. lying areas during rainy seasons". committee is all set to issue evic- As such no movement of HMVs evening, hit the smooth move- K C THEATRE AUDI-2: KAABIL - 10:00 A.M., 12:40 PM., 3:40 P.M, 6:40 PM, 9:15 PM. including convoys of Army, BSF, ment of the vehicles and also HARI THEATRE: INDEPENDENCE DAY - DAILY 4 SHOWS Giving further details, tion notices to all these WAVE CINEMA-1: KAABIL (U/A) - 11:00 AM, 1.45 PM, 4.35 PM, 7.25 PM, 10.15 PM CRPF etc. either from Jammu resulted into the sharp decline WAVE CINEMA-2: 1. RAEES (U/A) - 10:35 AM, 1.30 PM, 4.30 PM, 7.30 PM, 10.30 PM sources said that in Khasra encroachers as Division Bench WAVE CINEMA-3: 1. RESIDENT EVIL 6 (A) 3D ENG - 10.45 AM, 2. KUNG FU YOGA (U/A) HINDI - 1.00 PM, 3. No.303 and 302 of Jammu Khas of the State High Court has or Srinagar shall be allowed in the temperature. The con- RESIDENT EVIL 6 (A) 3D HINDI - 3:15 PM, 4. KUNG FU YOGA (U/A) - 5:30 PM 5. RESIDENT EVIL 6 (A) 3D ENG - 7.45 PM 6. RAEES (U/A) - 10.00 PM a total of 550 illegal structures already explicitly told the tomorrow", he said. tinuous rain has restricted the have been identified by the Divisional Commissioner to "However, in order to facili- movement of the people and Edited, Printed, Published by Kamal Rohmetra and multi-department committee ensure demolition of encroach- tate the passengers and strictly the vehicles on roads. owned by Daily Excelsior. Executive Editor Neeraj while as on the area of Tawi, ments soon after their identifica- subject to fair weather and good The temperature in Jammu Rohmetra. 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Similarly, movement of town maximum 17.9 and mini- Srinagar Office: 2 Pratap Park Srinagar. Phone: (O) Corporation and Jammu They disclosed that Divisional 2450213, New Delhi Advertisement Office: 3/15, INS LMVs/ passenger vehicles (except mum 11.2 degree C, Banihal Development Authority. In Rakh Commissioner is also going to file buses/Tempo Travelers) from maximum 12.1 deg C and mini- Building, Rafi Marg. Chief: H.S. Paul 9810068545 (M), Raipur area, illegal structures have status report before the Division 25465596, 23327178 (O), 23350331 (Fax). Mumbai Srinagar towards Jammu side shall mum 2.5 deg C, Bhaderwah been found on 40 kanals of Gair Bench highlighting the encroach- be allowed from Levdora, maximum 15.8 degree C and Advertisement Office: C/o S. J. Business Centre, Islam Mumkin Tawi. Likewise, at Sitlee ments identified by the multi- Building Room No. 17/18, Ist Floor, 46 Veer Nariman Qazigund from 0800 hours and all minimum 3.0 degree Celsius near Nagrota large number of department committee. "The these vehicles shall cross Jawahar while Batote maximum 12.9 Road. Chief: K.S. Nitin 9322509953 (M) 22883904, structures in the form of houses Government will have to make 22821859 (O) 22845484 (Fax). Tunnel by 1400 hours positively. and minimum 6.7 degree C tem- (both concrete and kacha), a elaborate security arrangements so Strict implementation of cut off perature. 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