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Vol No. 55 No. 361 JAMMU, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2019 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Houses, offices of 2 IAS officers, Retd DCs searched J&K parties up in arms against recruitment on pan- basis CBI raids at 17 places in J&K, 3 *'Careers of local unemployed youth in jeopardy' Govind Sharma asked the Government to stop and land rights will remain there playing with sentiments of educat- even after abrogation of these arti- States in arms license racket JAMMU, Dec 30: The recent ed unemployed youth. cles. "The recent recruitment advertisement inviting applica- National Conference provin- advertisement of J&K High Court Sanjeev Pargal *Another scam involving politicians, bureaucrats to be probed next tions from non-locals also for cial president Devender Singh has proved that BJP was just various Non-Gazetted posts in Rana while talking to media per- befooling the people of J&K," he JAMMU/, Dec houses and offices of eight for- like other States and Union Development Authority (JDA), An official statement issued J&K High Court has triggered a sons on the sidelines of a religious added. 30: In first major crackdown in mer District Magistrates/Deputy Territories of the country. Faquir Chand Bhagat and Javed by the CBI late this evening said sharp reaction among all the function in Jammu demanded pro- Mahajan said that the BJP the Union Territory of Jammu Commissioners today in connec- Houses and offices of serving Khan, retired Deputy the Agency conducted searches at political parties and other tection of jobs for locals in J&K, Government has already split J&K and , the Central tion with issuance of over two and retired IAS/KAS officers Commissioners, all in Jammu around 13 locations spread over organizations who said opening saying unemployment has alarm- into Union Territories of J&K and Bureau of Investigations (CBI) lakh arms licenses during past were searched and incriminating region and Jehangir Mir, Farooq of jobs to outsiders is unaccept- ingly grown manifold during the Ladakh, which is a big loss for the conducted simultaneous raids at few years especially from eight documents were recovered. The Khan and Itrat Hussain Rafique, J&K issued highest able to them as this will put recent years. local people. He said people had all former Deputy Commissioners careers of local unemployed Rana expressed concern over some hope that the Government in Kashmir. gun licenses youth in jeopardy. limited avenues of employment, will enact provision of domicile on Faquir Chand Bhagat had after UP Reacting over the recruitment saying a thrust is needed to be laid the pattern of Himachal Pradesh served as the Deputy notification, J&K Pradesh on fast track recruitment process State for job security to local youth Commissioner Rajouri before Strange it may sound but it's Congress Committee (JKPCC) and to put in place a robust mech- and land protection but BJP gave retirement. He had later joined the a fact that Jammu and Kashmir said that another bluff of BJP lead- anism of employability. them shock in the shape of J&K People's Democratic Party (PDP) has issued more than four lakh ers with regard to the safeguards of "There are a large number of High Court advertisement. He *Watch video on gun licenses, second after most local youth in Government vacancies in various departments asserted that future of local youth www.excelsiornews.com populated Uttar Pradesh. employment has been exposed. but these have neither been noti- seems to be in dark. Official sources told the JKPCC chief spokesperson fied nor advertized during past few Reacting on the issue, and contested 2014 Assembly elec- Excelsior the figures of more Ravinder Sharma questioned the years, causing despondency JKNPP chairman Harsh Dev tion from Bishnah. Some time than 4 lakh gun licenses in repeated statements of top BJP among the educated unemployed Singh said it would not only mar back, he had joined the BJP. Javed Jammu and Kashmir is quite leaders promising the protection of youth," Rana stated and also the prospects of the local unem- Khan was previously posted as the stunning as the Union Territory is the rights of the local youth in the demanded special drives for time ployed educated youth but also Guest House-cum-residence of Yasha Mudgal in Satwari, Jammu (left) and former DC Farooq Deputy Commissioner Shopian. infested by the militancy for the Government jobs in J&K in the bound recruitment in remote and have a demoralizing effect upon Khan’s house at , Srinagar (right) during searches by the CBI on Monday. Kumar Rajiv Ranjan, an IAS past three decades. Moreover, new arrangement of UT, as no far off areas. the educated aspiring youths of —Excelsior pics by Rakesh & Shakeel officer of 2010 batch, had held the J&K ranks 20th in terms of pop- such safeguard is available as per Reacting strongly on the issue, the erstwhile state. districts in the erstwhile State. officers whose premises were posts of Deputy Commissioner ulation in the country. law to the local youth. senior PDP leader Ved Mahajan "The J&K Government was 17 locations in Srinagar and This was the first major CBI searched included Yasha Mudgal, Jammu and while Yasha (Contd on page 9 Col 1) "The recent advertisement has said this new development has hardly advertising any new posts Jammu, the twin rotational cap- action in Jammu and Kashmir Managing Director, Jammu Mudgal, an IAS officer of 2007 put the things open and cat is out proved that "we were right in to fill up vacancies in Government ital cities of the UT, and three after it became the Union Power Distribution Corporation, batch of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu, Gurgaon and of the bag now and as per new opposing abrogation of Article 370 departments despite the ever other cities including Gurgaon Territory and the premier investi- Kumar Rajiv Ranjan, CEO Metro cadre, had served as the Deputy Noida in the premises of then arrangement the jobs are now and 35A." He added that BJP growing number of unemployed (Haryana), Mohali (Punjab) and gating agency got all powers to Regulatory Authority Jammu and Commissioner of Udhampur and Deputy Commissioners/District open to all eligible candidates Government was making promis- educated youths year after year Noida (Uttar Pradesh) covering deal with corruption cases here Vice Chairman, Jammu Baramulla. (Contd on page 9 Col 7) from any part," Sharma said and es with people that job reservation (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Rawat is Jammu’s temp breaks record of 40 yrs; 5 politicians released from first CDS NEW DELHI, Dec 30: all flights cancelled, train services hit MLA hostel jail Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat Gopal Sharma Degree Celsius day temperature coldest day so far. Only once, on ther disclosed that 2.4 degree Fayaz Bukhari and Mohammad Ashraf Mir were Three former Chief was today which is lowest so far. He dis- December 31, 2013, Jammu Celsius night temperature in released and kept under house Ministers, including Dr Farooq appointed JAMMU, Dec 30: The day closed that as per the last 40 recorded a maximum tempera- Jammu, is also the lowest of the SRINAGAR, Dec 30 : The arrest. Last week, former Deputy Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and India's first temperature in winter capital years' record available with ture of 8.1 Degree Celsius. season so far. On December 29, Government today released five Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Mehbooba Mufti are under Chief of city of Jammu, today broke all SKUAST, Dec 30, 2019 was the The SKUAST Scientist fur- 2018 and December 27, 2014 political leaders, who were Corporation (SMC), Sheikh detention since August 5. Defence Staff the past records of over 40 also, Jammu recorded the same detained at Sub-Jail MLAs Imran, was released from the Sub- Abdullah is detained under with a man- years while night temperature temperature. On December 30, Hostel here for last around five Jail and his custody was taken by PSA and his detention under date to bring here was the lowest so far dur- 2012, Jammu had recorded 0.1 months and were put under Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB). PSA has been extended by three in conver- degree Celsius temperature house arrest. He has been given 10 days months. gence in functioning of the Army, *Watch video on which was the lowest during Those leaders who were remand and is currently under Government last month sent a the Navy and the Indian Air Force www.excelsiornews.com past over 40 years, he added. released are senior PDP leader and detention in Kothi Bagh Police list of around 40 detainees booked and bolster the country's military Director Airport Authority, former Minister Zahoor Ahmad Station. under Public Safety Act (PSA) in prowess. ing this season whereas, amid Jammu, Dr Parbhat Ranjan said Mir, former legislator Yasir Reshi Twenty five political leaders, August this year to the Union His appointment to the newly cold wave conditions, dense that due to dense fog and poor and PDP leader Bashir Ahmad including Peoples Conference Home Ministry for consideration created post came a day before he fog and poor visibility, all the visibility throughout the day Mir, National Conference leader chairman Sajjad Lone, NC gener- of their release. was due to retire following a three- flights at Jammu Airport were today, no flight operation could and former MLA Ganderbal al secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar The list of 40 detainees, (Contd on page 9 Col 5) cancelled and the train-servic- take place at Jammu Airport. He Ishfaq Jabbar and NC leader Dr and Mubarak Gul, PDP leaders booked under PSA and lodged in es remained badly affected. said no flights from Delhi, Ghulam Nabi Bhat. However, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, Sartaj various jails outside Jammu and Winter vacations in Dr Mahinder Kumar, Chief Mumbai, Srinagar or other desti- they have been put under house Madni, Nayeem Akhtar, Peer Kashmir since August this year, Scientist, Agro-metrology nations, could land or take off arrest and won’t be allowed to Mansoor and Khurshid Alam and was sent to the Union Home HC from Jan 1 Department of SKUAST-Jammu A passenger walks through dense fog at Jammu Railway from here today. Several Jammu move out of their houses. former IAS officer turned politi- Ministry for consideration of their Excelsior Correspondent disclosed that Chatha observato- Station on Monday morning. Another pic on page 9. bound flights were diverted to Earlier, this month, two lead- cian Dr Shah Faesal, are still release. ry of Jammu today recorded 8.0 —Excelsior/Rakesh (Contd on page 9 Col 5) ers Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen detained at MLA Hostel Sub-Jail. (Contd on page 4 Col 1) JAMMU, Dec 30: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir Detailed advisory issued for strict compliance will remain closed for the win- Impressive ‘Nagar Kirtan’ taken out to mark ter vacations with effect from the 1st day of January 2020 to Casual approach of deptts in preparation 24th of January (both days Guru Gobind Singh’s Parkash Purab inclusive). The period com- of DPRs leading to cost & time over-run Excelsior Correspondent mencing from 1st day of not be entertained in future. and subsequent cost over-run of January to 4th day of January is *Any report not Official sources told the projects and not only puts JAMMU, Dec 30: An no work period for the High EXCELSIOR that it has come to pressure on the exchequer but impressive `Nagar Kirtan’ was Court. meeting laid down the notice of the Government also deprives the people of time- taken out in the winter capital The Chief Justice of High that in umpteen cases the ly benefits of such projects. city today by the Sikh commu- Court Gita Mittal has nominat- norms will be rejected Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) In order to ensure that all the nity members and other people ed Justice Sanjeev Kumar as in connection with the forth- Mohinder Verma don't contain all the required pre-requisites are followed (Contd on page 9 Col 3) information/documents manda- strictly for obtaining technical coming Parkash Purab of 10th tory for accord of technical vet- vetting and for smooth execu- Guru of Sikhs, Sri Guru ACB books ex-DM JAMMU, Dec 30: Majority ting thereby causing unneces- tion of the projects, the Gobind Singhji Maharaj, who of the departments are not sary delay in processing of these Government has now issued laid down his own life and sac- JCC Bank paying serious attention DPRs. detailed advisory for strict com- rificed his parents and sons for towards vital aspects while Excelsior Correspondent "As is seen during exami- pliance by the departments. the sake of humanity and pro- preparing Detailed Project nation/technical scrutiny of As per the advisory issued tection of right cause of com- JAMMU, Dec 30: The Anti- Reports and this practice is the DPRs, concerned depart- by the Development munity. Corruption Bureau (ACB) has leading to cost as well as time ments adopt casual approach Commissioner Works on the *Watch video on registered a case against Rajinder over-run much to the disap- in the preparation of a project directions of the top brass of Raj Sharma, then District pointment of the Government, www.excelsiornews.com Manager JCC Bank Limited, offi- irrespective of its size and the administration, the copy of which while taking serious The ‘Nagar- Kirtan’ started cial spokesman said. magnitude thereby missing which is available with note of the same has issued from Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak important components/items EXCELSIOR, rate reason- He informed that the case has detailed advisory for strict Dev Ji, Chand Nagar, Jammu in Impressive ‘Nagar Kirtan’ being taken out amidst bone-chilling cold in Jammu on the eve of and this leads to revision of the ability certificate issued by an been registered under FIR compliance. the morning around 10.30 am Gurpurab on Monday. —Excelsior/Rakesh project cost which could have officer not below the rank of Number 4/19 under section 5(1) Moreover, all the depart- and despite bone chilling cold and marching through Swami Hospital- Gandhi Nagar Road, ‘Nagar- Kirtan’ was taken out been otherwise avoided", they Executive Engineer or equiva- (d) r/w 5 (2) of J&K PC Act, Svt. ments have been explicitly told dense fog, thousands of people Vivekanand Chowk, Gumat Gole Market, Shivaji Chowk and under the supervision of Mahant further said. lent for the items not covered 2006 and Section 120-B RPC. that any Detailed Project Report participated in the grand religious Crossing, Dogra Chowk, Bikram Khalsa Chowk funally culminat- Manjeet Singh from Shiromani They disclosed that this prac- in the relevant schedule of The case was registered on not conforming to the advisory procession. Chowk, Asia Hotel, Green Belt ed at Gurdwara Sri Singh Sabha, Dera Nangali Sahib Poonch. He tice contributes to time over-run the outcome of miscellaneous and other laid down norms will (Contd on page 9 Col 1) The 'Shobha- Yatra' after Park Gandhi Nagar, Govt Nanak Nagar, Jammu. verification conducted by ACB (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Rajouri on the basis of a com- 32 MOs shifted Retirement brings no solace to JKTDC employees plaint lodged by Parmanand, son Twin Pulwama bridges incomplete of Santu Ram of Wazir Lane Excelsior Correspondent Talab Tillo Jammu into the alle- JAMMU, Dec 30: The 6th, 7th Pay Comm benefits yet to be extended gations of financial irregularities Government has transferred and and mismanagement by the offi- even after a decade posted 32 Medical Officers in Irfan Tramboo Governor, K K Sharma, who termed as 'not true' by the cers/officials of JCCBL. Suhail Bhat Reshipora bridge resumed until administrative approval is Jammu division. then called the Managing JKTDC. recently, but is moving on at given,” an official, who is aware Director of the Tourism Managing Director, (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Dr Rakesh Anand has been SRINAGAR, Dec 30: SRINAGAR, Dec 30: Over snail’s pace. The work on the about the developments, told transferred from CHC R.S Dedicating the prime of their Department, who assured him JKTDC Asghar Hussian told 3 grenades, a decade after the construction Dogripora bridge remained sus- Excelsior. Pura to DH Reasi. Dr Laughi youth for the service, hun- that their (employees') issues Excelsior that the Corporation work of two vital bridges in pended for the want of “admin- Deputy General Manager Bhan, who was deputed on duty dreds of retired non-pensioner will be resolved within one was looking at the resources rounds seized South Kashmir’s Pulwama istrative approval”. (DGM) Pulwama, JKPCC, at Govt Hospital Gandhi Nagar, employees of the J&K month. However, the affairs and that it will get the issues district began the work contin- Six months back Jammu and Masood Gangoo said that all has been transferred to CHC Tourism Development remained the same. resolved soon. "We are look- Excelsior Correspondent ues to drag on despite the Kashmir Projects Company, the the issues have been settled R.S Pura. Corporation (JKTDC), are Half a dozen of such ing at the resources and are JAMMU, Dec 30: Police availability of funds, bringing executing agency of the project and the construction work on Dr Vinit Gupta was trans- struggling for the arrears employ-ees told Excelsior that trying to do whatever we can. today seized three grenades and misery for the residents of sev- suspended all the work citing one bridge is going on. “Funds ferred from DH Udhampur to promised under 6th and 7th the Finance wing of the Many such cases have been ammunition, which were eral villages. nonpayment of funds. To over- for the Reshipora bridge have SDH Bhadarwah. Dr Sunil K Pay Commissions. Department has been creating taken care of and lot more has detected by the people during The bridges are being con- come the issue of funding, the been released and work is Raina was transferred from CHC The employees, 300 across the hurdles in getting their already been done for them," digging of the land near RS structed nearly 15 kilometers Government listed the bridges as going on. For Dogri we are Katra to Police Hospital Jammu. J&K and 136 belonging to arrears released. "It is they who he said. Pura town. away from Pulwama town at languishing and funds were also awaiting for the administra- Dr Rajesh Bhagat has been Kash-mir valley, have worked in are not clearing our cases. They With their job being non- Total recoveries included Dogripora and Reshipora areas. approved. However, a lengthy tive approval. We have done transferred from CHC R.S Pura dif-ferent capacities with the are creating the hur-dles; even pension in nature, the retired three grenades, 35 SLR rounds Once complete, the bridges paper work further delayed the the necessary paper work and to SDH Nowshera. Dr Usha Bahu department for more than 40 the COLA arrears were not employees have pinned hopes and one buoynet. would connect several villages project. “We have sent the nec- would soon receive funds,” he has been transferred from Govt years, and were set to get the released to us which are pend- on the release of the arrears and SSP Jammu Tejender Singh of the district including Naina, essary papers to the Government said. Hospital Gandhi Nagar Jammu to benefits of twin Pay ing since 2006," said said that they had thought that told the Excelsior that grenades Panzgam, Reshipora, once but they did not grant the Whether it is the inefficiency CHC R.S Pura. Commissions, but all they are Muhammad Yaseen who has the benefits provided to them and ammunition appeared to be Chandigam and Hari with the approval. They are seeking more of the executing agency to com- Dr Ravinder Gupta has been getting, what they called as, hol- worked with the department as would help them in their old age. rusted but investigations were Srinagar-Anantnag Highway. papers and those have also been plete the necessary paper work transferred from GMC Jammu low promises. Senior Manager, adding that "We could have used the on to ascertain from where they After remaining suspended send. The money is available, on time or lengthy paper work to Trauma Hospital Mahanpur. The aggrieved employees they are being told to move the ben-efits for the education of our but we could not avail funds came. for over six months, the work on (Contd on page 9 Col 1) (Contd on page 4 Col 1) recently met with Advisor of the Court-the allegation which was (Contd on page 9 Col 5)