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Vol No. 53 No. 182 JAMMU, MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Govt wants restrictions in Session, Speaker opposes SKICC resorts to illegal Yatra rush increases; 17,613 J&K to have Special construction on Dal lake Fayaz Bukhari tion of the structure. However, pay obeisance on Day 4 later they managed to get in and SRINAGAR, July 2: As the demolish part of the illegal Excelsior Correspondent According to Metrology Meanwhile, a fresh batch of but not separate GST constructions in and around structure and asked them to stop Department, weather on both 2989 yatris including men, Dal lake are banned, the it with immediate effect. SRINAGAR/JAMMU, the tracks will remain pleasant women, children and Sadhus left authorities of the Sher-e- However, the authorities July 2: The annual Amarnath tomorrow also. There is heavy Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas *NC, Cong call crucial meetings today Kashmir International re-started the constructions Ji pilgrimage is witnessing rush of pilgrims at Pahalgam, Jammu for holy cave in a caval- Sanjeev Pargal Government has made it clear senior party leaders in Srinagar Convention Centre (SKICC) forcing the Court heavy rush as 17,613 yatris Baltal, Chandanwari, Shesh- cade of 90 vehicles under tight that it was committed to ensure at 11 am tomorrow to discuss are constructing concrete Commissioners to intervene. drawn from different parts of nag and Panchtarni and all security measures. All these pil- JAMMU, July 2: With that Jammu and Kashmir has strategy on GST and the Special structures on the banks of lake Sources said that the Court the country paid obeisance to these places gave a festive look. grims crossed Jawahar Tunnel Jammu and Kashmir gearing special but not separate GST Assembly session. A section of Commissioners ice Lingam in the holy cave of While about 3000 pilgrims are by this afternoon. up to implement Goods and framework. These and many NC was of the view that they visited the site Lord Shiva situated at an alti- Services Tax (GST) in the next other changes can be affected in should boycott the session, and asked the tude of 3880 meters in deep few days, the Government has the notified Act for making them which has lost sanctity following authorities to Himalayas in South Kashmir’s made it clear that the State applicable to J&K. Finance Minister Dr Haseeb stop the illegal district of Anantnag on Day would have special but not a “Tax administration in Drabu’s statement that GST in construction on four of yatra today. separate GST framework even respect of the dealers based in the State will be implemented the banks of the With this, the total number of as the main Opposition parties, the State will remain in the hands from July 6. lake with imme- pilgrims who paid obeisance in National Conference and of Tax Authorities of J&K BJP Core Group met here diate effect. the cave shrine during last four Congress have called their cru- * Pic on page 4 including this morning for two hours and They said the days, has touched 46,795. cial strategy meetings tomor- the Audit. decided that the party stood construction According to official sources, row to finalise stand for Special The State Government can also for implementation of GST in was stopped thousands of pilgrims are daily Session of Legislature begining set up a Tribunal to adjudicate Jammu and Kashmir at par Illegal construction on the banks of Dal. that day but reaching the twin base camps of July 4. the tax disputes arising out of with Centre at the earliest. The in violation of the High Court next day it was re-started by Nunwan in Pahalgam and Baltal Anticipating that NC and implementation of GST. For BJP would take up with the orders. the SKICC authorities with- in Sonamarg area of Kashmir Congress could create pandemo- other States, the Tribunal set up PDP to ensure that there was The authorities had applied out honouring the directions valley from rest of the country to nium in the Legislature especial- by the Union under the CGST no dilution in the GST Act for permission from the High of the Court Commissioners. have the darshan of 'Bolay Baba.' ly the Assembly, some of the Act only is applicable,’’ sources when the legislation is intro- Sources said 8,148 pilgrims Court for the constructions on The illegal construction by Amarnath yatris on way from Chandanwari to holy cave on PDP Ministers have spoken to said. duced in both Houses of the left from Nunwan base camp via the banks of the lake last month, SKICC authorities comes at a Sunday. — Excelsior/Sajjad Dar Speaker Kavinder Gupta seeking They added that tax incen- Legislature during the Special which is still lying with the time when, the LAWDA is traditional Chandanwari - ban on the entry of electronic tives given under the Industrial Session on July 4. Court while the authorities have demolishing illegal structures in Sheshnag track for holy cave camping at Nunwan camps According to an official media in the Lower House, but Policy can be continued to sup- The Core Group meeting started constructions illegally. and around the Dal lake as per while 7,652 pilgrims left from 14 more than this number are spokesman, two yatri buses the Speaker is understood to port industrial sector in the State. among others was attended by The demolition squad of the the directions of the High Court kilometers shortest Baltal route putting up in hotels and lodges developed a snag on the NH but have turned down the proposal Cross-LoC trade can be main- Union Minister in PMO Dr Lakes and Waterways Develo- for conservation of the lake. The for holy cave this morning. The outside. they were replaced by other two saying this was against the dem- tained in the present form,’’ they Jitendra Singh, BJP national gen- pment Authority (LAWDA) High Court has been intervening yatra is proceeding smoothly and Likewise over 5000 pilgrims buses. These yatris had reached ocratic norms. added. eral secretary, Incharge Jammu which went to the SKICC was in the conservation of the Dal weather on both the yatra tracks are camping at Baltal and the respective base camps when Official sources told the NC president Dr Farooq and Kashmir, Ram Madhav, not allowed in initially by the lake for last 15 years but was pleasant today, sources Sonamarg to proceed for holy last reports came in. Excelsior that the State Abdullah has called meeting of (Contd on page 4 Col 1) authorities to carry out demoli- (Contd on page 4 Col 1) added. cave tomorrow. (Contd on page 4 Col 5) Massive protests in PoK against India pushes troops in Doka La Dr Jitendra condemns intellectuals’ NEW DELHI, July 2:

Pak Govt support to terrorists India has pushed in more troops in a “non-combative mode” to strengthen its position in an area near Sikkim, where its soldiers Excelsior Correspondent is?", he asked and warned that sympathy towards terrorism have been locked in a standoff with Chinese troops for almost a the people in PoK would be Avtar Bhat als the luxury of indulging in ment or grief about the killing of India and last time the award JAMMU, July 2: Massive forced to revolt against the month now in what has been the longest such impasse between the free for all at the cost of nation's a terrorist but is not able to take return was based on subjective two armies since 1962. protests today again broke out Government if such type of JAMMU, July 2: Strongly sovereignty and integration," he the same position when there is a considerations. One of the sen- in various parts of Pakistan interference in Kashmir is not India brought in more troops after the destruction of two of its condemning the intellectual added. killing of civilian or similar posi- ior authors who was the first to bunkers and “aggressive tactics” adopted by the Chinese People’s occupied Kashmir (PoK) stopped by the Pakistani dispen- sympathy towards terrorists He further said that this anti tion, this also amounts to intel- have returned the award was against Pakistan’s support to sation. Liberation Army (PLA), sources said. In a “non- combative and separatists, Union lectual dishon- of KP origin belonging to mode”, the nozzle of a gun is placed downwards. terrorists and pushing them “The terrorists are being Minister of State in PMO with esty and lack of Nehru family who never felt into Kashmir for killing of the trained in PoK for sending Giving details for the first time about the events that preceded independent charge of North conviction. aggrieved or pained in 25 years the face off between the two armies, the sources said the PLA on people with people marching them to Kashmir. They (the Eastern States, Dr Jitendra In response when the members of her com- into the streets of Hajeera terrorists) should be removed June 1 asked the Indian Army to remove the two bunkers set up in Singh today said anti Indian to a question munity were thrown out of 2012 at Lalten in Doka La, which falls in the vicinity of Chumbi town of PoK shouting slogans from parts of PoK as they are intellectual activism is as that CID has against Nawaz Sharief not required,’’ Hayat Khan * Watch video on (Contd on page 4 Col 5) deplorable as anti India poli- made list of sec- www.excelsiornews.com Government. said amidst massive sloganeer- tics because this also amounts essionist writ- NBW against Shabir Shah Exposing Pakistan complete- ing against Pakistan to encouraging and perpetrat- ers, Dr Jitendra Valley and forced to take ly on training and sending ter- Government at the protest ing terrorism. Singh said that refuge outside Kashmir. rorists in Jammu and Kashmir, demonstration. Talking to reporters at the it will not be Dr Jitendra Singh said but Mirwaiz aide, trader quizzed veteran PoK leader Hayat Khan Prior to the protest rally, sidelines of BJP Core Group Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh talking proper for him just for some media attraction, NEW DELHI, July 2: told a protest gathering in Hayat Khan along with large meeting here today, the Union to reporters at Jammu on Sunday. to respond and she raised the question of intoler- Hajeera in PoK that Pakistan number of protesters marched Minister said that the advanced — Excelsior/Rakesh Ministry of ance against Modi Government. An aide of Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and a busi- should immediately stop send- through the streets of Hajeera democracies of the world have India intellectualism has now Home Affairs will take cog- While taking serious excep- nessman from Kashmir have been questioned by the National ing terrorists into Kashmir as town of PoK shouting slogans drawn certain bottom lines outlived it's life and needs course nizance of the same. tion to the selective condemna- Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the funding of ter- they were killing own people against Pakistan Government which are observed by most lib- correction. He said these intellectuals tion of violence by certain politi- ror and separatist groups in the Valley. and causing devastation. seeking freedom for PoK from erated intellectuals. "Because He said moreover when an have already exposed them- cians, Union Minister said that The NIA has been questioning Shahid-ul-Islam, a close aide of “I will say it publicly that the Pakistan. They charged Pakistan nation can't allow the intellectu- intellectual expresses his resent- selves before the people of the Mirwaiz, and businessman Zahoor Watali for last three days saboteurs and ‘Dracula like peo- Government for having let loose (Contd on page 4 Col 1) about the alleged assets possessed by them, official sources said ple’ (a reference to terrorists), reign of terror on the people, here. you are sending into Kashmir are who are not following Pakistan’s Officials’ slackness creates hurdles in increasing productivity The questioning of the two by the officers of the Central probe not humans as they are killing dictates. agency, which has registered a case against separatists and terror innocent people in Kashmir,” Hayat Khan said that terror- Over 40% funds under different schemes organisations operating in the Valley, was continuing separately, said Hayat Khan while address- ists being trained in PoK were ing massive gathering, which even forcing the local people to (Contd on page 4 Col 3) marched through the streets of give them shelter. And the peo- of agri sector remain unutilized in J&K Hajeera shouting slogans against ple, who were refusing to shelter GST in J&K in next few days: Goyal Pakistan and demanding an end the terrorists, were being threat- BENGALURU, July 2: to pushing terrorists into the ened and tortured, he added. *Focus of APD only on distribution of seeds, fertilizers Kashmir valley. He went on to say that these Mohinder Verma this sector will benefit over 70% later revised at Rs 34080.08 amount of Rs 70.51 lakh was Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said that Jammu and Hayat Khan launched terrorists have also been trigger- of the population of Jammu and lakh. released but the expenditure Kashmir would roll out GST in the next few days. JAMMU, July 2: Notwith- aggressive attack on Pakistan ing blasts within PoK excepting Kashmir. But the fact remains Against revised outlay for was only Rs 2.72 lakh. Even "Jammu and Kashmir is the only State which failed to meet the standing the repeated thrust of Government and openly the leaders of Nawaz Sharief’s that only one third of the State's 2016-17, an amount of Rs under Integrated Scheme for June 30 deadline for the GST rollout. The new indirect tax regime the Governor and the Chief exposed it on support to terror- party. “Have you ever heard potential in agriculture sector has 19063.77 lakh was released dur- Development of Sericulture will be implemented there in the next few days," he said on the Minister on making Jammu ists in the Kashmir valley as he about a blast in the houses of been utilized till date thereby ing the last financial year. Industry (Catalytic Develop- sidelines of a GST-related event here. and Kashmir self-sufficient in said Pakistan should stop send- ruling party leaders?", he asked. creating impediments in increas- However, the utilization was Rs ment Programme), an amount J&K Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu had yesterday stated in agriculture production, over ing terrorists and saboteurs into It may be mentioned here ing productivity. This is mainly 11018.76 lakh (58% of the of Rs 491.03 lakh was released New Delhi that the State is likely to clear the legislation on the 40% funds available under the Valley saying that they were that different political parties because of failure of the officers released amount). While in some to J&K but the expenditure indirect tax regime by July 6. different schemes have indulging in goondaism and and organizations have repeat- of the Agriculture Production of the schemes the funds utiliza- was only Rs 284.61 lakh, Asked about traders staging protest in Srinagar against GST, remained unutilized in the killing innocent people in edly been holding protests and Department to spend the money tion was up to the satisfaction, in which is around 58% of the Goyal said that protests sometimes are politically motivated, but it State due to the slackness on Kashmir. rallies in PoK against allocated under different many schemes the performance total allocation. is good for the country, otherwise people of Jammu and Kashmir the part of officers of “What kind of goondaism it Pakistan’s support to terrorists, schemes. of the APD was dismal. As far as National Mission will suffer. (PTI) is? The terrorists and saboteurs who were camping in different Agriculture Production Depa- As per the official figures Under Pradhan Mantri on Sustainable Agriculture you (a reference to Pakistan parts of PoK before trying to rtment (APD), whose activities available with EXCELSIOR, an Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) (NMSA) is concerned, the Government and Nawaz enter Kashmir. These organiza- are confined only to the distri- amount of Rs 44925.72 lakh was an amount of Rs 2500 lakh Government of India had GST in present form not acceptable: Rather Sharief) are sending into tions were of the view that bution of seeds and fertilizers. planned to be spent under differ- was released to J&K but the released Rs 472.31 lakh but Excelsior Correspondent Kashmir are not humans. They these Pakistan backed terrorists In each and every official ent schemes of agriculture sector expenditure was only Rs 7.67 State utilized only Rs 254.96 are killing innocent people. have become nuisance value as meeting it is stated that agricul- in Jammu and Kashmir during lakh. Similarly, under lakh. Likewise, an amount of Rs SRINAGAR, July 2: Opposition National Conference (NC) They are forcing the Kashmir they were also threatening, tor- ture is the backbone of the State's 2016-17 financial year. National e-Governance Plan in 30.70 lakh was utilized against today warned "consequences" if Goods and Services Tax (GST) is extended to the State without "adequate Constitutional safe- people to give them shelter. turing and even killing the economy and development of However, these figures were Agriculture (NeGP-A), an (Contd on page 4 Col 3) What type of ‘goondagardi’ it local people. guards". Non-availability of funds under ‘Pension Charges’ Former Finance Minister and senior leader of the opposition NC, Abdul Rahim Rather told a * Watch video on Download Mobile Apps of press conference here: "Our party www.excelsiornews.com will not accept the GST till we get Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS Treasuries defy Govt order on the Constitutional, administrative and economic safeguards. GST in present form is not acceptable to the State. The Government should not extend it to the State without modification." Download on the Download on the releasing NPS employees’ salary Rather censured Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu for stating that Google Play Store App Store Nishikant Khajuria Department, Rural Development To end the problem NPS,” the circular explains. the Government is implementing the new tax regime on July 6. Department, Health, etc where because of fluctuation in the Further, the Finance "What is the fun of calling a Special Session of the Legislature http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ JAMMU, July 2: Despite a the number of fresh appointees budget estimates owing to Department also enjoined upon when the Government has made up its mind to implement GST?," clear instruction by the since January 2010 is more. joining and transfer of post the DDO to ensure that the NPS (Contd on page 4 Col 3) INSIDE WEATHER Finance Department for “We are without salary since 01-01-2010 employees, the details are fully shared and rec- releasing the monthly pay, the current financial year and Finance Department, vide cir- onciled at the Revised Estimates JAMMU : Strike, restrictions paralyse life ) Expedite Chenab Water thousands of State Gover- hence could not celebrate the cular number FD-VII-08 stage. “Should there be any lia- Supply Scheme Possibility of light rain/ thundershowers Excelsior Correspondent TEMPERATURE nment employees under the Eid with pleasure even as the (NPS) 2016, dated 31-12-2016, bility beyond the Revised ) State Cooperative Bank ....Page 6 Max: 35.1 Degree C New Pension Scheme (NPS) ) Week-long Mela Government had ordered had directed all the Treasury Estimates in any financial year, SRINAGAR, July 2: Normal life remain affected in Kashmir Min: 27.1 Degree C are not getting their regular commences at RELATIVE HUMIDITY advance release of salary for the Officers to entertain the bills the same should be drawn in the due to curfew like restrictions in parts of Kashmir and strike called salary since months together. Baba Sidh Goria Shrine ....Page 3 RH-I (Morning): 76.0 per cent month of June on account of the presented at treasuries even month of April, after the salary by separatists over the killings in Dialgam area of Anantnag district RH-II (Evening): 61.0 per cent These employees, engaged ) PDP-BJP divesting festival," rued a NPS employee. without sufficient provision funds are made available to the during a gun battle yesterday. Sunset on Monday: 7.43 p.m. post January 1,2010 have been The issue was examined last under ‘Pensionery Charges’ DDO,” the circular said. Jammu youth of their Sunrise on Tuesday: 5.30 a.m. Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar facing problem in timely drawal due share: Harsh ....Page 3 SRINAGAR: year at the highest level and it provided salary budget is However, even after the Farooq and Yaseen Malik had Possibility of light rain / thundershowers of their salary due to non-avail- * Watch video on ) J&K on path of was found that the problem aris- available. issuance of this circular, there called for strike in Kashmir being clean, healthy TEMPERATURE ability of the funds under es due to joining, posting and "The provision for NPS shall has been no change in the www.excelsiornews.com Max: 31.0 Degree C against the killing of two civilians State: Zulfkar ....Page 5 'Pensioner Charges' below Min: 17.7 Degree C transfer of officers/officials to be deemed as available for the ground situation and the prob- during a gun battle in South Kashmir's Anantnag district. ) Agriculture being made Major Head: 2071-Pension and RELATIVE HUMIDITY offices where either no provi- purpose to the extent amount is lem continues to persist as it Contingents of Police and Central Reserve Police Force employment oriented RH-I (Morning): 70.0 per cent Other Retirement Benefits. sion for NPS is available due to required for clearance of the was. (CRPF) were deployed in full riot gear in South Kashmir and in vocation: Lal Singh ...Page 9 RH-II (Evening): 47.0 per cent Even as the NPS employees LEH: entire existing non-NPS staff or salary bill so presented at the Thousands of the State parts of Srinagar to prevent any protests. ) Ekta does a ‘High Five’ in all the departments are facing TEMPERATURE due to NPS provision projection respective treasury so as to facil- Government employees, who The major road intersections in Old City Srinagar were blocked as India rout Pakistan Max: 25.7 Degree C this problem, the crisis is more for lesser number of posts before itate timely drawal of salary of come under NPS, are still facing by 95 runs ...Page 10 Min: 11.9 Degree C grave in School Education joining of the new incumbents. the employees covered under (Contd on page 4 Col 3) (Contd on page 4 Col 5)