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Vol No. 56 No. 20 JAMMU, MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 14 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 PM to interact Singh says work will start on Ratle, Kiru projects soon with students today New industrial policy shortly, Kashmir NEW DELHI, Jan 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with stu- dents, teachers and parents to be linked with rail in 2021: Goyal tomorrow and share "valuable tips" with them to ensure they take the upcoming board and *Reasi to have textile unit: Irani *5 trillion economy by 2025: Thakur entrance exams in a relaxed manner. Sanjeev Pargal linked by rail with rest of the Finance and Corporate Affairs Jitendra Singh, RK Singh, The third edition of Pariksha country in December 2021, Anurag Thakur said it was only Anurag Thakur, Arjun Ram Pe Charcha is being organised JAMMU, Jan 19: On sec- Power Minister RK Singh the country like India where peo- Meghwal, Ashwani Choubey, V at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in ond day of Narendra Modi declared that work on Ratle ple from minorities have risen to Muraleedharan and Mahendra Delhi. A total of 2,000 students Government's public outreach and Kiru power projects over the ranks of President, Prime Nath Pandey. and teachers will attend the programme, nine Union river Chenab in the erstwhile Minister, Army chief and Describing Jammu and event, of which 1,050 students Ministers today visited differ- Doda district will start soon. Captains of various teams Kashmir as a "jewel" of the have been selected through an ent parts of Jammu and Textiles Minister Smriti Irani including cricket. country, Railways and essay competition. A total of Commerce Minister Piyush "We will once again have nine Union Goyal said the Centre would extensive discussions and Ministers visited come out with an industrial insightful conversations on a different places package for the Union wide range of subjects relating of the Union Territory soon and expressed (Contd on page 9 Col 7) Territory today, *Watch video on Women carry water pots on their heads on a snow covered road at a village in Budgam. inspecting devel- www.excelsiornews.com Nadda set to opmental works, — Excelsior/Shakeel announcing new hope that it would attract large succeed Shah projects and amounts of investment to the Meghwal, Murlidharan, Pandey visit several areas NEW DELHI, Jan 19: incentives, valley. directly interact- He announced that Kashmir The BJP is set to get its new ing with the peo- would be linked with the rest of national president in place of Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, R K Singh and Anurag Thakur Dr Jitendra announces Industrial ple including the country by train by Amit Shah tomorrow, with its addressing programmes at different places in Jammu on Sunday. Panchayat and December next year. working president J P Nadda Kashmir and made the people said it was Prime Minister Block Development Council Asserting that development expected to be elected to the Estate, Bus Stand for Udhampur aware about developmental Narendra Modi's concept that it (BDC) representatives and brief- work has gathered pace in post unopposed. projects. While Railways and should be the administration ing them about the Central proj- Jammu and Kashmir, especially „ Work on AIIMS to begin next month: Choubey Top party leaders, including Commerce Minister Piyush which would go to the door-step ects and welfare schemes for the after June 18, 2018 when the Union Ministers and those from Avtar Bhat This will in turn generate progress of Devika River Goyal announced that indus- of people instead of people people. erstwhile State came under States, are likely to arrive at the employment opportunities for Rejuvenation and Beautification trial package for J&K is in the knocking doors of the authorities The Ministers included Governor's rule, Goyal, while BJP headquarters to file nomi- JAMMU, Jan 19: For its the local youth. The significance Project worth Rs 190 crore, on offing and Kashmir will be while Minister of State for Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Dr nations in support of Nadda, (Contd on page 9 Col 1) overall development and to of this decision is very timely, he the lines of Clean Ganga Project who has long been seen as the boost the economy of said, adding besides the Global which was sanctioned in the choice of Prime Minister ‘Ensure that no official overstays on a particular post’ Udhampur, Union Minister, Investors Summit is being year 2017, but took off only Narendra Modi and Shah for the Dr Jitendra Singh today planned to be held in Jammu and after the LG regime.. He said e job. announced new Industrial Srinagar in the month of April Theme Park at the venue of Nadda's decades-long expe- Govt directs all deptts to rotate staff from Estate and a rience in the organisation, start- new Bus Stand ing from student politics, prox- for the district, imity to the RSS and clean sensitive to non-sensitive posts besides Rs 40 image are seen as his strengths. Mohinder Verma discussion at the highest level lakh from his Shah held a meeting with Lays thrust on strict adherence to in the Government few days MPLAD fund JAMMU, Jan 19: In a back and accordingly it has for various (Contd on page 9 Col 5) development aimed at reduc- Transfer Policy provisions been decided to do away with farming and India may miss ing the chances of corrupt particular posts for the past quite the development of vested this practice so as to further water schemes. practices, the Government of long time although voices were interests of the officials con- minimize the chances of cor- The announ- Union Ministers Dr Jitendra Singh, Dr M N Pandey, V Murlidharan, Arjun tax target Union Territory of Jammu raised over this practice by other cerned”. rupt practices in the depart- cement was Ram Meghwal and Ashwani Kumar Choubey during public outreach programme and Kashmir has directed all employees of the departments “Moreover, allowing certain ments, sources said while dis- made by him NEW DELHI, Jan 19: in Udhampur, Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts on Sunday. the departments to rotate staff and concern was even conveyed officials to handle the particular closing that Chief Secretary during his visit The Government's tax col- from sensitive to non-sensitive to the respective Heads of the task for prolonged period leads has issued explicit directions to district Udhampur as a part of this year. Devika project will be inaugu- lection is likely to fall short of positions and ensure that no Departments", official sources to dependence of the department to all the departments to Central Government's Outreach Dr Jitendra Singh said, the rated very soon and ultimately its estimate by Rs 2.5 lakh crore official overstays on a particu- told EXCELSIOR. on such employees and make rotate staff from sensitive to *Watch video on popular demand for a new Bus this will be a tourist destination. or 1.2 per cent of GDP in 2019- lar post without any com- They further said, "no them indispensable, which fur- non-sensitive positions and www.excelsiornews.com Stand in Udhampur has been The project of Centrally 20, former Finance Secretary pelling circumstances. doubt there may be certain ther leads to chances of corrupt ensure that no official over- accepted and now the process to funded Medical College in Subhash Chandra Garg said Moreover, thrust has been laid cases where continuation of practices", sources further said, stays on a particular post Program. Dr Jitendra Singh dis- finalise the land is going on. Udhampur was also discussed. today while calling for scrap- on strict adherence to the some officers/ officials on par- adding "there are numerous without any compelling cir- closed that about 1000 acre The function was attended The project was sanctioned last ping of dividend distribution important provisions of the ticular posts for unspecified instances of blue-eyed officials cumstances. (8,000 kanal) land has been by a large gathering, including year, but the land could be tax. Transfer Policy which was laid period was imperative due to holding important positions in “The departments will shift identified in Udhampur for the newly constituted Block acquired only during the last few Garg in a blog said that from down way back in 2010. compelling circumstances/ key departments not only in the the officers/officials in their new Industrial Estate. Development Council months. the tax revenues perspective, "It has come to the notice of technical grounds but this field level offices but in the respective departments as have He said, this will attract Chairpersons and Sarpanch/ Various development 2019-20 is proving to be a dys- the Government that in many practice cannot be allowed to Civil Secretariat also for quite completed their term to ensure investors from within and out- Panch of the area. schemes of the district were also functional year. departments large number of persist as the same amounts to long time". that no officer/official overstays side the UT of J&K and promote During his visit, Dr Jitendra reviewed, which included "Tax revenues to see short- officers/officials are occupying giving sufficient chances for These aspects came up for (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Udhampur as an industrial hub. Singh also reviewed the (Contd on page 9 Col 7) fall of Rs 2.5 trillion (1.2 per cent of GDP). Time to junk 2 die as landslides hit Bolero in Ramban DDT and reform personal Snow awaits clearance from income tax," he said. The Government had bud- Valley continues to reel under sub-zero geted gross tax revenues of Rs streets, footpaths in Kashmir (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Fayaz Bukhari putting the local population to The residents of all these much inconvenience. areas have criticized the admin- Earthquake hits SRINAGAR Jan 19: Even The residents told Excelsior istration for not coming up to temp, 52 structures damaged after the passage of a week that they have been suffering their expectation. Gopal Sharma vehicle bearing registration No. Chamba when the snowfall draped due to the accumulated snow in What is interesting here is JK13C/6300 was buried under SHIMLA, Jan 19: Valley, there are still several JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Jan the debris at around 3.30 pm. areas in various districts of 19: Kashmir continued to reel Occupants of two other light A moderate-intensity earth- Kashmir region where the under sub-zero night tempera- motor vehicles including a quake shook Himachal snow is yet to be cleared from ture with a layer of frost devel- Tempo Traveller passengers, Pradesh's Chamba district today the streets and the link roads. oping on roads in the morning had narrow escape in the evening. These areas fall in the dis- while two persons were killed mishap. No loss of life or property tricts such as Handwara, when a Bolero vehicle was hit The movement of the vehi- was reported. Baramulla, Budgam, Shopian by landslides near Ramban, cles came to halt and the two Shimla Meteorological and Kulgam where the snow has disrupting movement of vehi- JCBs were rushed to the site for Centre Director Manmohan not been cleared from the foot- cles for about an hour on busy rescue operation. The Police and Singh said a 3.6M quake hit the paths and the streets that are Jammu-Srinagar National Traffic Police officials rushed to district at 4:14 pm. The epicen- leading to several inner areas; Highway this afternoon. the site from Ramban. The vehi- tre was at a depth of 10 km same is true for several areas in A senior police official said cle had tuned into `wreckage' as northeast of Chamba, he said, Srinagar, where the accumulated *Watch video on the boulders had pressed it adding mild tremors were also Unattended snow lying on a link road in Handwara in North snow is yet to be cleared. www.excelsiornews.com badly. The vehicle driver and his felt in adjoining areas. In Handwara, the residents Kashmir. — Excelsior/Aabid Nabi Wreckage of Bolero vehicle which was buried under land- relative had been trapped in the Most parts of Himachal, are up against the administration the areas, with subzero tempera- that, while the administration that there was movement of slides near Ramban on Sunday. — Excelsior/Parvaiz Mir wreckage and were dragged out including Chamba, fall in a for its callous approach in clear- tures making it difficult for them in Handwara has cleared the vehicles from Jammu to laning of the highway were on occurred near Kela Morh, about after hard efforts by police and high-seismic zone and are often ing the snow from various link to venture out of their homes snow from the main road, it Kashmir side. The weather was the job. 6 kms away from Ramban BRO men. hit by mild quakes. (PTI) roads and villages in the district, early in the morning. (Contd on page 9 Col 5) clear and agencies engaged in 4- Suddenly, landslides towards Banihal and a Bolero (Contd on page 9 Col 5)

Download Mobile Apps of Lack of ‘dignified employment’ No fire safety mechanism in Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS leaves 15000 employees in lurk Civil Sectt, Assembly complex Download on the Download on the The recent recommendations Service Commission (JKPSC) Department of Fire and building, but the sorry state of Google Play Store Suhail Bhat Irfan Tramboo App Store of the Law Commission wherein and Jammu and Kashmir Emergency Services has affairs is that those extinguishers SRINAGAR, Jan 19: it termed the policy as draconian Services Selection Board SRINAGAR, Jan 19: In installed 20-25 Advanced Fire have not been refilled over the http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ Nearly 15000 employees who and anti-youth have given hope (JKSSB) have minimum pay case of any fire eventuality, the Technology (AFT) sprays in the years. have been appointed under to the employees. Besides this, scale (as per 6th Pay Civil Secretariat and the building, but the irony is that, Given the enormity of the Government's new job policy the Law Commission also asked Commission). However, after Assembly complex in Srinagar these sprays are transported to building, there is no huge source INSIDE WEATHER since its inception in 2015, for the reduction of the proba- the implementation of Seventh are two highly vulnerable Jammu soon after the seasonal water to be used in case of any ) Z-Morh tunnel on JAMMU: charged Government with tion period of 2 years and Pay Commission only basic pay buildings of the governance in closing of the Government eventuality. The sources said that Srinagar - Leh NH ...Page 6 Generally cloudy TEMPERATURE adopting a discriminatory amendment in Rule 9 and Rule is paid to employees. J&K due to the callousness of offices in Kashmir and are there is no source of water there; * Oral healthcare in Kashmir Max: 19.3 Degree C approach towards ensuring 10 regarding allowances and The SRO was initiated to the administration. brought back to Srinagar during there should have been an under- ) Protest demonstrations, Min: 5.9 Degree C them a dignified employment. increments. reduce the staggering unemploy- The administration has utter- the summer season. ground water reservoir or a tank public meeting, seminars RELATIVE HUMIDITY RH-I (Morning): 88.0 per cent The employees held multiple SRO-202 was enacted by the ment rate by employing maxi- ly failed in putting in place effec- "There are no fire safety with required capacity which mark observance of 30th RH-II (Evening): 51.0 per cent protests and rallies against the order of the Governor of the mum number of employees in tive fire fighting mechanism up measures whatsoever in both the could have been used in case of Holocaust Day ...Page 3 Sunset on Monday: 05.53 p.m. job policy, commonly known as then State of Jammu and limited time period. Under the to date with the latest require- buildings-Civil Secretariat and any eventuality. ) Need to preserve Dogra Sunrise on Tuesday: 07.32 a.m. SRO-202, but authorities Kashmir on 30th June 2015 in SRO, the appointments were ments in the two building over the Assembly Complex; there is Further, in case of the culture: Karan Singh ....Page 3 SRINAGAR: Generally cloudy seemed to be unmoved. The exercise of the powers conferred made within a period of three the years, sources told Excelsior. no in built system; rather the Assembly complex, even there ) J&K people badly TEMPERATURE employees said they have been by the provision of Section 124 months from the date of refer- With regard to the Civil AFT sprays have been used also, there are no in-built fire hit by governance Max: 7.4 Degree C protesting against the exploita- of the Jammu and Kashmir con- ence. However, the employees Secretariat, though the building which are workable only in case safety measures and with the deficit: Sadhotra ....Page 5 Min: -2.8 Degree C RELATIVE HUMIDITY tive terms of employment stitution. As per this SRO the said that the average completion is concrete in nature, the wooden of any minor fire incident," the Assembly complex being ) RSS follows Constitution, RH-I (Morning): 80 per cent enshrined in the policy. The employees holding substantive of recruitment process takes panelling over the years in the sources informed. entirely wooden in nature-in does not want to be another RH-II (Evening): 57 per cent SRO is against equal pay for posts that are permanent in around 1-1.5 years. "The fast interiors has rendered the build- Moreover, the Government the interiors-the complex is power centre: Bhagwat ....Page 7 LEH: TEMPERATURE equal work and that is catalyzing nature and after having qualified track recruitment is still a ing vulnerable in case of any fire has procured hundreds of fire more susceptible to the fire ) Rohit, Kohli guide India to Max: 0.0 Degree C the sense of discrimination the multi-tier exams conducted utopia, on an average comple- incident. extinguishers years back to be and can turn into ashes within series win over Australia ...Page 12 Min: -16.3 Degree C among them. by Jammu and Kashmir Public (Contd on page 4 Col 1)Pertinent to mention here, the installed in the Civil Secretariat (Contd on page 9 Col 7)