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Vol No. 49 No. 284 , MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2013 REGD.NO.JK-71/12-14 16 Pages ` 3.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/1992 Act likely to be introduced in budget session No progress after SRO on Development Authority Send Legislators' Bill along with Bureaucratic inertia delays Master Plan Financial Memorandum: Guv Nishikant Khajuria Limited- an Ahmedabad based Bill to the Cabinet. "The sources said adding, "as such private consultancy, was sub- Neeraj Rohmetra JAMMU, Oct 13: Financial Memorandum is ready the Bill will now be introduced mitted to Town Planning Haphazard constructions go JAMMU, Oct 13: with the Government and will only in the next budget session". Organization in Housing and on unabated in the areas pro- Governor N N Vohra has shortly be again submitted to the Official sources also point- Urban Development posed to be brought under the returned the file pertaining to Raj Bhavan for seeking consent ed out, "the State Governor Department for further action of Master Plan for Greater the Bill approved by the of the Governor for introduction had earlier also written to the the Government. Udhampur as the bureaucrat- Cabinet, which is aimed at of the Bill in the Legislature", State Government that all the However, the Department ic inertia mars progress over providing retrospective effect sources affirmed. Money Bills, which they did not initiate any further step the ambitious project. to pension revision arrears to Sources further elaborat- intend to introduce in except constituting Udhampur Except issuing an SRO con- the former Legislators on the ed, "as far as fate of the Legislature should be sent at Development Authority vide stituting Udhampur pattern of sitting Legislators, amendment in the J&K State least 21 days before its intro- SRO 317 dated July 3, 2013 Development Authority, no with a note saying, "the Legislature Members Pension duction so that sufficient time under the powers conferred by progress has been made on the Financial Memorandum per- Act, 2011 in order to provide is available to scrutinize the Sub Section (1) of Section 3 of next move over Master Plan taining to the Act hadn't been pension revision arrears to the financial implication of such the Jammu & Kashmir A man stands next to overturned trucks on a highway after Cyclone Phailin hits Girisola town even after more than eight enclosed in the file". former Legislators on the pat- Bills. In this case also, the file Development Act, 1970. in Ganjam district of Odisha on Sunday. (UNI) months since submission of the Reliable sources told tern of sitting Legislators is pertaining to Amendment Bill As per the notification, 70 Concept Report to the Urban EXCELSIOR, "though the concerned, the Bill is likely to proposing retrospective effect villages of Udhampur tehsil Development Department, offi- Phailin hits 90 lakh people; 23 Governor had not principally be now introduced in the bud- in pension had been sent late from the town to Rehmbal in cial sources told the Excelsior. opposed the introduction of this get session to be held in the to the Raj Bhavan". North and Ritti-Round Domail As the major exercise of Money Bill in the Legislature, winter capital of the State". While admitting some delay in South besides covering inviting objections by the gener- he was curious to know the As per the provisions of the on part of Finance Department, Jakhani, Omala, Kawa and dead, lakhs of homes damaged al public and other stakeholders financial implications of the Jammu and Kashmir sources remarked, "there were Cherri Sallayan rural areas GOPALPUR/SRIKAKULAM, two States tonight said that 23 currently lay over northern is yet to be initiated, the ambi- proposed bill", adding, "as per Constitution, which deals with two issues involved in the pro- come under the jurisdiction of Oct 13: people died, all but two of them Chhattisgarh, parts of Orissa tious Master Plan is likely to get the official procedure, all such the special procedure of Money posed amendment. While there the Udhampur Development in Odisha. Most of the casualties and Jharkhand. further delayed thus allowing Cyclone 'Phailin' today left Money Bills are normally Bill prior concurrence of State was consensus on according Authority. were caused by wall collapse, A Panama-registered cargo- haphazard construction in the a trail of destruction knocking accompanied by Financial Governor is mandatory for their sanction to the amendment in However, even after more uprooted trees and in floods. ship M V Bingo carrying iron proposed notified area. down lakhs of homes affecting Memorandum dwelling on the introduction in the Legislature the J&K State Legislature than three months since Communication links were ore was reported to have sunk in It may be mentioned here nearly 90 lakh people and burden the State exchequer has and such Bill can only be intro- Members Pension Act, 2011 in issuance of the SRO on vastly disrupted by the strong rough seas in the impact of the that after completion of basic destroying paddy crops worth to bear after their implementa- duced in the Legislative order to provide pension revi- Udhampur Development winds that went upto a speed of cyclone off the coast of West survey and ground work on about Rs 2,400 crore, but tion". Assembly. sion arrears to the former Authority, the very next exer- 220 kmph when the "very Bengal, but the crew were spot- Master Plan for the Greater Odisha and Andhra Pradesh Official sources in Finance "In this case, the Governor Legislators on the pattern of sit- cise of inviting objections by severe" cyclonic storm crossed ted in a lifeboat by a Coast Udhampur Town, Concept Draft escaped from widespread loss Department claimed that the had returned the file with note ting Legislators of the State, the the general public and other the coast near Gopalpur last Guard Dornier aircraft. Plan was submitted to the State of life. financial repercussions after the stating about missing Financial State Finance Department was stake holders has not yet been night and weakened before turn- Authorities in Odisha Government in February last for As the largest evacuation enactment of the Act had been Memorandum on October 10, a still working on the issue of initiated. ing into a depression. Ganjam evacuated nearly nine lakh further action. The concept efforts in the country's recent discussed threadbare by top day after the Assembly session raising medical allowances of After coming into existence, district in Odisha bore the brunt people, the largest in recent report, prepared by M/s Tech history helped keep casualties to officials before giving the final was adjourned sine-die", the Master Plan would fix the of the storm. history, ahead of the storm to Mech International Private clearance for introduction of (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 5) the minimum, reports from the According to IMD tonight, cyclone shelters and public Phailin weakened further turn- buildings like schools to avoid Political leader captured for running racket People spend sleepless nights ing into "deep depression" with a repeat of the monstrous 1999 No let up in heavy shelling, wind speed of 45-55 kmph and (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Fake currency printed in Pak, 109 killed, 100 hurt in temple stampede DATIA (MP), Oct 13: smuggled to via B’desh firing by Pak troops At least 109 people were today killed and over 100 injured in Excelsior Correspondent four consecutive days. However, problems faced by them in the a stampede during Navratri festivities near a temple in Madhya Sanjeev Pargal Mushtaq Ahmad Lachoo, a resi- police station. Pradesh's Datia district triggered by rumours that a river bridge the dent of Sherpura, , Police and SOG teams head- there had been no casualties or forward areas due to heavy JAMMU, Oct 13: There damage on the Indian side. shelling and firing by the devotees were crossing was about to collapse. JAMMU, Oct 13: Police who was running a clothes shop ed by SP South Rajeshwar has been no let up in heavy today achieved a major break- Pakistan Army had lost its three Pakistan Army. Authorities had The State Government ordered a judicial inquiry into the at Chini Market, Anantnag, was Singh, SP SOG Shivdeep Singh, shelling and firing by the mishap which was a shocking re-run of the tragedy at the same site through when it captured arrested yesterday from Jammu SDPO East SS Samyal and SHO jawans in retaliatory firing by persuaded the civilians to stay Pakistani troops, which con- the Indian troops on Friday at put in the forward areas. in 2006 when 50 pilgrims were washed away. another associate of hawala- Railway Station, his associate Trikuta Nagar Inspector tinued last night and early cum-fake currency operator Goi sector opposite Mendhar. Sources said Pakistan Army Datia district's Chief Medical Officer(CMO) R S Gupta said Tanvir Ahmad Ganai son of Chanchal Singh made the hours of this morning in for- autopsies on 109 bodies were conducted till late tonight. from Narwal, who claimed to Ghulam Hassan Ganai, a resi- arrests and recoveries under the The people continued to was intentionally targeting the ward areas of district. spend sleepless nights in for- forward villages to force migra- Police earlier said that 89 people, including 31 women and 17 have recently joined dent of Durgund, Anantnag was supervision of IGP Jammu People in the forward villages Trinamool Congress (TMC) ward villages in and tion of civilian population. children, were killed in the mishap. captured from Narwal this Rajesh Kumar, DIG Jammu spent sleepless nights due to "89 people were killed in the stampede on the bridge over and had contested 2008 morning. Shakeel Ahmed Beig and SSP Mendhar sectors due to resump- However, the villagers have unabated firing and shelling tion of shelling by the Pakistani braved all odds to stay in their Sindh river leading to the temple at Ratangarh, where lakhs of Assembly election from Police said Ganai had board- Jammu Atul Goel. from across the Line of Anantnag constituency as an troops since October 10. houses and didn’t migrate despite devotees had congregated, following rumours by some unidenti- ed off Howrah Special train Police said Lachu and Control (LoC). fied persons that it was collapsing," Deputy Inspector General independent candidate. from which Lachoo was arrest- Ganai have revealed that they Pakistan Army had used mortar the fact that nearly a dozen civil- Official sources said firing shells and heavy weaponry in ians have been injured in (DIG) of Police, Chambal Range, D K Arya said. Arya while Police said there were ed yesterday at Jalandhar and got Rs 7 lakh worth high qual- by the Pakistani troops contin- enough indications that the fake proceeded to Amritsar for knee ity fake Indian currency from targeting Indian posts and vil- Pakistani firing since August 5. (Contd on page 6 Col 3) ued most of the time last night at lages in the entire month of Meanwhile, Army has been currency taken by the two—a treatment in a private hospital. an unnamed and unidentified Balakote, Mendhar, Sabjian, Kashmiri businessman and a He reached Narwal from person at Bholpur Shanti August this year. However, in maintaining high alert along the Azad leading goodwill delegation and Gali sec- the month of September, only LoC in Poonch and dis- politician from an unidentified Amritsar this morning and was Niketan, Kolkata in exchange tors in Poonch district. At 4 am person at Bholpur Shanti captured by a joint team of of Rs 3.5 lakh genuine curren- firing was exchanged. It was just tricts following reports that the Pilgrims begin Hajj today, Pakistan Army again four days back that Pakistan militants were also trying to take Niketan, Kolkata in West Jammu police and Special cy. resumed shelling and firing, JEDDAH, Oct 13: Bengal, was being smuggled Operations Group (SOG). While this was reportedly Army has resumed shelling on advantage of Pakistan Army’s which ceased at 6 am. However, Tens of thousands of white-clad pilgrims, including Indians, into India from Pakistan via Police said a total of Rs 7 first trip of Lachu to Kolkata in the LoC in Poonch. firing and shelling with a view to during the day today, firing was today began converging at Mina near the Muslim holy city of Bangladesh. lakh worth fake Indian currency connection with purchase of Meanwhile, people putting infiltrate into this side. Troops not reported at any place along Mecca in Saudi Arabia in the first leg of the annual Hajj pilgrim- "It was high quality fake has been recovered from the two currency, Ganai had been in the up in forward villages in were maintaining a strict vigil on the LoC in Poonch. age. Indian currency, which is print- racketeers—Rs 4 lakh from illegal trade for past one and a Balakote and Mendhar sectors, the infiltration routes and have The inside side retaliated the Pilgrims began leaving for tent city of Mina last night after cir- ed only in Pakistan,’’ police Lachoo and Rs 3 lakh from half year. where some population was not allowed the militants to suc- Pakistani firing at all the places. cumambulating the Holy Kaaba in Mecca, where the grand sources said. Ganai. Both of them have been Sources said both the inhibited ahead of the fencing, ceed in their plan. Exchange of firing between the mosque was packed with believers from across the world. While a Kashmiri business- booked under Sections 489 © accused were being quizzed to spent sleepless nights as splin- About 150 militants had two sides was very intense. In the first phase, the pilgrims will spend the night in Mina man Rouf Ahmad Lachoo son of and 34 RPC at Trikuta Nagar ters of mortar shells had been been stationed across the LoC (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Pakistan Army has been falling close to their houses. by the Pakistan Army and the reciting the Holy Quran or catching up on sleep. resorting to mortar shelling and The people had yesterday militant commanders with a The pilgrims this year include more than 136,000 Indians who Official record misleading everyone during past two yrs heavy firing targeting forward apprised the visiting Deputy view to push them into this are moving into Mina in groups. posts of the Indian Army and vil- Commissioner and the SSP side during covering fire of This year, Minister for Health & Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi lages close to the LoC for past Poonch in Mendhar about the Pakistan Army. Azad and Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia Hamid Ali Rao Implementation of KGBV scheme form the country's two-member Haj goodwill delegation. Thousands take part in celebrations Security has been tightened in and around Mecca, where in Leh paints depressing picture Dussehra celebrated with religious (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Mohinder Verma and having female literacy that these two KGBVs have Rains, snow plummets temp below national average and the been completed, the Fayaz Bukhari JAMMU, Oct 13: gender gap in the literacy is Education Department Notwithstanding the tall above the national average. authorities never bothered to fervour, gaiety across Jammu , Oct 13: The incessant rains and snowfall on the claims of the School According to the data of see whether these two com- Avtar Bhat mountain peaks in led to plummeting of tempera- Education Department, the School Education Department, pleted KGBVs have actually tures by 14 degrees Celsius since Friday marking the beginning of implementation of the out of the four KGBVs been serving the targeted pop- JAMMU, Oct 13: cold weather ahead of winter in Kashmir valley. Kasturba Gandhi Ballika approved for Leh district by the ulation. Interestingly, none of Dussehra marking the victory The upper reaches of , in South Kashmir, received Vidyalayas (KGBV) in Leh Union Government, the first these two KGBV buildings of good over evil was celebrat- season's fresh snowfall forcing tourists to buy warm clothes as district paints a depressing Vidyalaya was sanctioned at were put to use by the students ed today with religious fer- they were shivering with cold. picture and indicates that Nobra in 2004-05 and it was ever since their completion vour and gaiety across the Light to moderate snowfall was also reported from Sheshnag, those at the helm of affairs in completed at a cost of Rs 30 and the schools were still run- Jammu region. Mahagunas, Pisso top and Panjtarni on traditional yatra route to the department give much lakh in 2007-08. The second ning in the crammed private The functions were held at Amarnath cave. Upper reaches of also received light importance to the raising of KGBV sanctioned for Nyoma in accommodation due to which different places in Jammu snowfall. infrastructure than ensuring 2007-08 was completed in the enrollment remains far region where the effigies of Reports from North Kashmir said that upper reaches of its use for the targeted section. 2008-09. from satisfactory. demon King Ravan, his brother and mountain tops near the (LoC) also Under the Kasturba Gandhi Despite repeatedly men- The building of Vidyalaya at Kumbkaran and son Megnath experienced light to moderate snowfall during the night bringing Balika Vidyalaya scheme, the tioning in the official records Nyoma remained unused for were consigned to flames. down the temperatures. schools are sanctioned for the during the past several years several years and recently it was In Jammu, a grand function Continuous rains also lashed Kashmir valley leading to the educationally backward blocks found unsafe. Presently the case was organized by Sanatan plummeting of temperatures in Kashmir valley by several notches. Internet Edition: www.dailyexcelsior.com is under investigation with the Dharam Sabha (SDS) at Parade However, Meteorological Department said the weather will State Vigilance Organization Ground here in which the (Contd on page 6 Col 5) E-Paper: http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com (SVO) and the students enrolled Minister of PHE, Irrigation and for this KGBV are being impart- Flood Control, Sham Lal 20 hurt as ceiling of school building caves-in INSIDE WEATHER Sharma was the chief guest ed education in shabby and con- Excelsior Correspondent )* Revenue Department in quandary JAMMU gested private accommodation. while BJP Legislative Party * Driving Licence Cards ...Page 8 Partially cloudy sky. Similarly, the Vidyalaya build- Leader and MLA Jammu East SRINAGAR, Oct 13: At least 20 people were injured after ceil- TEMPERATURE )J&K Bank sees net ing at Nobra could not be put to Ashok Khajuria presided over ing of a Government school building caved-in in South Kashmir's Max: 24.9 Degree C the function. town today. spurting 25% to Rs 1,300 cr Min: 20.5 Degree C use for want of power and elec- Maj Gen. (retd) Shiv Kumar this fiscal ...Page 3 RELATIVE HUMIDITY tricity connections and bound- Police said that a team from Electronic Communication India Sharma and RSS Sanghchalak limited (ECI) had arrived in village Nagam, Damhal Hanjipora to )Jammu’s Nikhil emerges winner Highest: 81.0 per cent ary wall etc, reports available with EXCELSIOR said. Brig (retd) Suchet Singh were enroll the residents of the village under Adhaar Card Scheme. in Mega Final of AIDSC ...Page 3 Lowest: 74.0 per cent Sunset on Monday: 06.01 p.m. The other two KGBVs were the guests of honour. Various The team had camped on the second storey of a rented ) Nine-day long Navratra Sunrise on Tuesday: 06.36 a.m. sanctioned for Durbuk and other dignitaries including Sant Government School Building. Reports said that more than two festival concludes ...Page 5 KASHMIR Kharu in 2010-11 but despite Jagpuran Dass, Swami hundred people thronged the place leading to collapse of the ceil- )Panelists at PK seminar ask Partially cloudy sky. the lapse of over two years, the Rameshwar Dass, Mahant of ing of the first floor of the building. Ravana's effigy in flames during Dussehra celebrations at TEMPERATURE construction of buildings has Purani Mandi temple were also Around 20 people were injured as the ceiling collapsed and Centre to act tough against Parade Ground, Jammu on Sunday. -Excelsior/Rakesh terrorists, Pakistan ...Page 5 Max: 14.7 Degree C not been taken up and under the present on the occasion. computers were also damaged. Min: 12.8 Degree C prevailing situation nobody Another function was held at of Housing, Horticulture and the function at Parade and wit- Two of the injured, Haneefa, wife of Abdul Ahad Khan and )Australia hand 72-run defeat on RELATIVE HUMIDITY knows when proper accommo- Gandhi Nagar which was orga- Culture Raman Bhalla was the nessed the torching of effigies of Abdul Ahad Malik, son of Muhammad Ramzan, both residents of India, go 1-0 up in ODI Highest: 86.0 per cent dation for students of these nized by Laxmi Narayan chief guest on the occasion. Ravan, Kumbkaran , Meghnath Salamkani Nagam were badly wounded and referred to District series ...Page 14 Lowest: 90.0 per cent (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Mandir Committee and Minister Over 12,000 people attended (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Hospital Kulgam for treatment.