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Vol No. 53 No. 282 JAMMU, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2017 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 14 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Vohra meets Rajnath 2 cops, OGW held for supplying arms to HM NEW DELHI, Oct 11: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh 2 Garud commandos, 2 militants killed and discussed with him various issues, including the security situation in the state. Fayaz Bukhari while another identified as which two militants identified place in which two militants During the 20-minute meet- Surjeet Miulind Khairum was as Nasrullah Mir alias Anna were killed and two IAF com- ing, the Governor briefed the SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Two seriously injured. The injured son of Nazir Ahmad Mir resi- mandos were killed. Home Minister about the pre- militants and two Indian Air dent of Mir Mohalla Verdi said that the militants vailing situation along the bor- Force (IAF) commandos were Hajin and foreign were involved in many attacks der with Pakistan, which has killed in an encounter in militant Ali Bai alias including killing of BSF Jawan been violating ceasefire regu- Bandipora district of North Maaz alias Abu Mohammad Ramzan alias larly, official sources said. Kashmir early today while Bakker were killed. rameez at his home, with knives The constitution of a study Police arrested two cops and Two AK riles, one and then fired indiscriminately, in which he was killed and his (Contd on page 4 Col 5) an Over Ground Worker pistol, 19 pistol (OGW) of militants for sup- rounds, one grenade, old aged father Ghulam Ahmad Singh takes over plying arms and ammunition two pouches and Parray, two elder brothers to Hizbul Mujahideen in other ammunition Mohammad Afzal Parray, Javid as GOC 16 Corps Shopian district of South was recovered from Ahmad Parray and paternal aunt Excelsior Correspondent Kashmir. the encounter site. Habla Begum wife of late JAMMU, Oct 11: Lt Gen *Watch video on Srinagar based Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah were injured. A BSF soldier guards a forward post on the IB in RS Pura sector. —Excelsior/Rakesh Saranjeet Singh today assumed www.excelsiornews.com Defence spokesman, command of White Knight Colonel Rajesh Kalia, "They were also involved in Corps, which is also known as Acting on a specific informa- said that the two case FIR number 42/17 under 16 Corps, headquartered at tion, Bandipora Police along Garud commandos section 307 RPC, 7/27 A. Act Centre to take final call on Nagrota, from Lt Gen AK with Army and Central Reserve were operating with firing on patrolling party in Sharma. Police Force (CRPF) launched a the Army for opera- which one Army Captain and two Army jawans were injured", Pic on page 4 cordon and search operation in tional experience and village Pribal Salamabad area of training. the DIG said. resumption of travel, trade Before taking charge of 16 Hajin in Bandipora district of The DIG North Police said that Nasrullah Corps, Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh North Kashmir last night. Kashmir BK Verdi told Mir was also involved in stone was Chief of Staff at South Security forces noticed the reporters that last night pelting case FIR numbers Admn asked not to open communication channels 38/2014, 44/2014 and 52/2014 (Contd on page 4 Col 1) movement of militants during Bandipora Police got of Police Station Hajin. the operation in a street who Arms and ammunition recovered specific information civilian areas falling close to said. The two Garud comman- Sanjeev Pargal 7th PC scales for were asked to stop and surrender from Hajin, Bandipora encounter. about presence of Chakan-Da-Bagh. They added that it would be dos were part of the first batch but they opened fire and lobbed —Excelsior/Aabid Nabi some militants in Generally, the Army authori- the Ministry of Home Affairs, Varsity teachers of IAF personnel attached to JAMMU, Oct 11: As cross- a grenade, in which one Garud Hajan area and they ties in Poonch speak to their which would take all pros and the Army for anti-terror train- LoC bus and trade remained NEW DELHI, Oct 11: commando of Indian Air Force commando succumbed to his along with 13 RR and CRPF counterparts in PoK on hotline cons into account, before taking ing in the wake of the suspended on Poonch- The Union Cabinet today Corporal Nalesh Kumar (Air injuries. cordoned off the area during Rawlakote route for more followed by talks between Trade a decision on resumption of cleared revised pay scales for Force) was killed on the spot The fire was retaliated in which a fierce gun battle took (Contd on page 4 Col 1) than three months, the Centre Facilitation Officers of the two cross-LoC trade and travel on nearly eight lakh teachers and has decided to take final call sides on cross-LoC bus and Poonch-Rawlakote route as the academic staff of higher educa- „ High-level committee fails to decide fate of State Water Policy on any resumption process trade related issues. However, Government didn’t want to take tional institutions following the only after complete normalcy for the past quite some time, any chance in view of frequent implementation of the Seventh is restored on the Line of there have been no talks spells of ceasefire violations by Pay Commission. Control (LoC) and has report- between the two sides. Pakistan. The decision will benefit Ministers sleeping, senior edly asked local authorities Apart from mortar shelling Last month, there had been 7.58 lakh teachers and equiva- not to “make first attempt’’ of and firing, sources said, the Sector Commander level talks lent academic staff in the 106 opening communication chan- Centre was also concerned about between Indo-Pak troops at universities and colleges which bureaucrats facing ire of HC nels with Pakistan occupied the report given by the National Chakan-Da-Bagh. However, are funded by the UGC and the Kashmir (PoK) administra- Investigation Agency (NIA) on even after the meeting, Pakistan (Contd on page 4 Col 3) tion. “grave misuse’’ of cross-LoC army continued to indulge in Mohinder Verma No seriousness towards encroachments, seek personal appearance of Sources told the Excelsior trade for terror funding and ceasefire violations especially Czech made pistol the Commissioner Secretary that the Centre has viewed very hawala operations on both targeting civilian areas in both seized in Jammu JAMMU, Oct 11: As a diversion of water bodies to Government, Department seriously the reports that routes of Poonch-Rawlakote and Poonch and Rajouri districts, Cabinet Sub-Committee com- of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Pakistan army tried to directly Uri-Muzaffarabad. The NIA has prompting authorities to refrain Excelsior Correspondent prising of six Ministers has Control. Finally, the draft of target Chakan-Da-Bagh Trade recommended to the Home from talking the resumption of JAMMU, Oct 11: District failed to finalize the first ever Bench of the State High Court in immense importance especially the first ever State Water Facilitation Centre and areas in Ministry for closure of the trade. cross-LoC trade and travel. Special Branch and police today State Water Policy, the senior the month of February 2016 to check encroachments and Policy and Plan was prepared its vicinity with mortar shells “In view of the adverse Cross-LoC trade and travel recovered two pistols including bureaucrats have been facing directed the Government to diversion of water bodies like after hectic deliberations and and heavy arms firing during reports, there seems to be no was suspended on Poonch- the same was placed before the Pic on page 4 the ire of the State High Court frame the State Water Policy and rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands ongoing tensions on the LoC in early resumption of cross-LoC Rawlakote route on July 10 in after regular intervals for non- Plan for better planning, devel- and drainage channels by ear- State Cabinet under intima- twin border districts of Poonch bus and trade on Poonch- the wake of intense mortar one Made in Czechoslovakia in compliance to its directions opment and management of marking the water courses after tion to the High Court. and Rajouri. Rawlakote route. Moreover, shelling and firing from Pakistan Miran Sahib area and was during the past over one and water resources. analyzing data of past several However, the Cabinet vide “This act of Pakistan army there has been no end to ten- side especially the targeting of investigating how the weapon half year. However, the Government decades. its Decision No.71/5/2017 dated could have cost lives of cross- sions on the LoC as Pakistan Chakan-Da-Bagh Trade reached here from a far-off In a Public Interest Litigation paid scant attention towards the Anguished over non-com- June 7, 2017 referred the draft LoC visitors as well as truckers army continued to violate Facilitation Centre, from where policy to the Cabinet Sub- country and whether it had to do (PIL) seeking strict compliance directions of the High Court and pliance to the directives and engaged in transporting goods ceasefire quite frequently in bus and trucks cross over to Committee headed by Deputy anything with the militancy. to Section 4 of the J&K Water continued with the dilly-dallying practice of seeking time-frame across the LoC,’’ sources said, various areas of Poonch and Rawlakote in Pakistan occupied Chief Minister and comprising On a tip off, a joint team of Resources (Regulation and approach despite being aware of after regular intervals, the adding that recently also Rajouri districts, spreading Kashmir (PoK) from Poonch. (Contd on page 4 Col 3) Management) Act, a Division the fact that such a policy was of High Court was constrained to (Contd on page 4 Col 5) Pakistan fired few mortars in the the tensions further,’’ sources (Contd on page 4 Col 5) HC concern over Committee formed to verify complaints PCB’s failure Separatist figures in ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 11: The Governor takes serious cognizance High Court today expressed with leading women personalities serious concern over Pollution Control Board not handling the of allegations against JU VC Major blunder solid waste in Sonamarg resort and sought affidavit from PCB Nishikant Khajuria The committee, headed by the committee was constituted indicating therein as to what Prof Anil Raina of Environment following an official commu- by ICDS, BJP they propose to bring solid JAMMU, Oct 11: Taking Sciences (Convener) and com- niqué GS-60(JU) 2017/4809- waste in line with prescribed serious cognizance of the prising of Prof Arvind Jasrotia 2017, received by the Jammu seeks probe rules. alleged violation of statutes of Law Department (Member), University from the The Division Bench of and misuse of official position Prof Satnam Kour of English Governor's Secretariat. "As Chief Justice Badar Durrez in Jammu University, during Department (Member) and desired by the Governor's Dritika Singh, Assistant Secretariat, committee of four Excelsior Correspondent (Contd on page 4 Col 3) the tenure of incumbent Vice- Chancellor Prof R D Sharma, Registrar (Member Secretary), members is constituted to ver- SRINAGAR, Oct 11: In a Governor N N Vohra has held its first meeting today and ify the complaints of violation major embarassment for the sought a detailed verification discussed the nature of com- of Statutes, misuse of official State Government picture of into the series of complaints plaints, official sources told the position, victimization of select- woman separatist leader and made by a senior faculty mem- Excelsior. ed faculty and favouritism," chairperson of Dukhtaran-e- ber, who retired recently. The committee will also ver- sources quoted the order, *Watch video on Acting on direction of the ify the complaints of offering issued by Registrar JU. Governor, who is also administrative positions by the Sources said that the www.excelsiornews.com Chancellor of the Jammu Vice-Chancellor Prof R D Governor has taken serious cog- Millat (DeM) Asiya Andrabi University, Registrar JU has Sharma to the teachers and offi- nizance of the media reports of featured along with leading The Government has ordered a high-level function was organ- occasion, a banner featuring constituted a four -member com- cers with blemish record and alleged irregularities in Jammu women personalities of the probe to find out how the picture ized under ICDS Project at woman personalities of the coun- mittee to verify the complaints accused of various scams and University and more particularly country and State on 'Beti of Asiya Andrabi featured on the Kokernag area of Anantnag dis- try including Chief Minister of favouritism, discrimination, financial loss to the university the written complaints, forward- Padhao Beti Bachao' banner banner. However, no official trict today and that was attended Mehbooba Mufti and former misuse of official position and due to inefficiency of the incum- ed by Prof Rajinder Gupta, for- during an official function at was suspended so far. by large number of people Prime Minister Indira Gandhi violation of statutes in the uni- bent VC. mer Head of the Department of Kokernag area of Anantnag As part of weeklong 'Beti including senior civil and police was kept for public display. versity. According to the sources, (Contd on page 4 Col 5) district today. Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign, officers and students. On the (Contd on page 4 Col 1)

Download Mobile Apps of 12 years on, PHE fails to complete Police can’t close investigation Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS Pahlo Kalam water supply scheme in criminal case: HC Download on the Download on the Google Play Store App Store Suhail Bhat Excelsior Correspondent wise", Justice Sanjeev Kumar the bounden duty of the said. Investigating Officer to file the SRINAGAR, Oct 11: The Petitioner's sister was raped report in terms of Section 173 SRINAGAR, Oct 11: State High Court today said http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ and murdered in 1993 by some CrPC before the learned Reflecting abysmal approach the police cannot close the unknown persons. Accordingly Magistrate, who alone could of Government towards the investigation in a criminal case FIR 39 under Sections 302, 376, have taken further decision with INSIDE WEATHER development projects in State, and is required to submit the JAMMU : 316 RPC was registered in the regard to the closure or other- ) Exemption from taxes, duties ...Page 6 Public Health Engineering investigation report to con- Mainly dry. Police Station concerned and the wise of the case, keeping in view * CJ visits Anantnag court complex (PHE) Department is yet to cerned Magistrate for further TEMPERATURE matter was investigated. the settled legal position. ) Demonetization proved big Max: 33.1 Degree C complete the Pahlo- Kalam action. Min: 20.5 Degree C The Investigating Officer He further submitted that it is fraud to convert black money water supply scheme in South After investigating a rape RELATIVE HUMIDITY after recording statements of in view of this conduct of police into white: Cong ...Page 3 RH-I (Morning): 56.0 per cent Kashmir's Kulgam district and murder case, the investigat- RH-II (Evening): 49.0 per cent despite the passing of 12 years. witnesses visiting the spot and that the petitioner had lost confi- ) Youth my priority, intend to ing team could not trace out the Sunset on Thursday: 06.04 p.m. The water scheme was taken culprits and as such on its own collecting the circumstantial dence in the investigation and extend all avenues to Sunrise on Friday: 06.34 a.m. up for execution in 2005 with an closed the case as untraced. evidences etc. proved the com- has, therefore, approached this them: Mehbooba ...Page 5 SRINAGAR: Court for constituting a Special Mainly dry. aim to provide 50 MGD (million "Whatever be the outcome of mission of offence under ) 100% ration cards distribution TEMPERATURE gallons per day) of potable water investigation, the Investigating Sections 302, 376 and 316 Investigation Team. Max: 27.2 Degree C RPC. However, after carrying Petitioner seeking constitu- within 10 days: Zulfkar ...Page 7 supply to nearly 10 villages that PHE filtration plant at Pahlo-Kalam.—Excelsior/Sajad Dar Officer concerned, should have Min: 7.1 Degree C tion of a Special Investigation ) SHO among six injured in RELATIVE HUMIDITY are facing a shortage of clean forwarded the papers/report in investigation, the case has potable water in their areas but ple deadlines the project stands been closed as untraced. Team (SIT) to conduct the clash during anti-encroachment RH-I (Morning): 70.0 per cent water owing to contamination of terms of Section 173 CrPC to RH-II (Evening): 38.0 per cent their pleas went unheard. incomplete. We drink the same the Magistrate concerned, who Counsel for the petitioner investigation into rape and mur- drive at Bus stand ...Page 9 LEH: natural springs in the area. Local residents said they "We are waiting for the com- water that our cattle consume alone should have taken appro- submitted that even if the der of his sister and erstwhile ) Rabada overtakes Ashwin TEMPERATURE Max: 17.2 Degree C have repeatedly lodged their pletion of the project for last 13 and authorities are unmoved," priate decision thereon with accused have not been identified investigation to complete the in ICC rankings ...Page 12 Min: 1.1 Degree C protest against the lack of clean years but despite missing multi- (Contd on page 4 Col 3)regard to its closure or other- and remained untraced, it was (Contd on page 4 Col 3)