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Follow us: Daily Excelsior JAMMU, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021 REGD. NO. JK-71/21-23 Vol No. 57 16 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 100 Chandra to be 5 die of COVID, 915 fresh cases in J&K next CEC NEW DELHI, Apr 11: Govt extends closure of schools till Apr 18; Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra is set to become the next Chief Election Commissioner, sources said today. GMC-J to limit surgeries, OPD patients Going by the convention of appointing the senior-most Election Commissioner as the * OSD to VC, Prof among * 140 more BSF jawans CEC, the Government is learnt to have cleared his name for the 26 test +ve in JU on Day 3 infected, total 304 top post at Nirvachan Sadan. The order of his elevation Sanjeev Pargal The Union Territory of al institutions was first spike in the reported cases of may be issued anytime, the Ladakh also reported fresh surge announced in a tweet by Office infection, all schools in the UT sources said. JAMMU// with 146 new cases and one of LG J&K Manoj Sinha fol- of Jammu and Kashmir will con- Chandra will assume charge LEH, Apr 11: The Corona fatality—a worker from lowed by a detailed order issued tinue to remain closed for on April 13, a day after incum- Government today extended imparting on-campus/in-person bent Sunil Arora demits office. closure of educational institu- education to the students of all Chandra was appointed as tions up to and including 12th classes (i.e. up to and including an Election Commissioner on Class till April 18 across the Class 12) till 18.4.2021,’’ the February 14, 2019 ahead of the Union Territory while the Office of LG J&K tweet said Government Medical College this morning. (Contd on page 6 Col 7) *Watch video on The SEC order said the clo- Govt bans export www.excelsiornews.com sure of educational institutions Mustard fields in full bloom in Srinagar. —Excelsior/Shakeel will not prohibit the conduct of of Remdesivir (GMC) Jammu administra- any scheduled exam during this tion has ordered cut in routine period by an examination con- 5 militants including minor killed in NEW DELHI, Apr 11: surgeries to 70 percent, will ducting body/institution subject In view of increased demand confine OPD to 60 patients by to the existing COVID norms of for remdesivir due to a surge in telephonic appointments and adequate social distancing and two gun battles in Kashmir COVID-19 cases, the Centre initiated several other meas- sanitization. today said the export of the ures including re-notifying Relatives of COVID infected person wearing PPE kits at the GMC Jammu Principal Dr Fayaz Bukhari antiviral injection and its Active CCU and some Wards as cremation site after performing last rites of the victim in Jammu Shashi Sudhan Sharma told the Former SPO shot dead in Pharmaceutical Ingredients “COVID dedicated’’ as on Sunday. (UNI) Excelsior that in view of fresh SRINAGAR, Apr 11: Five (API) has been banned till the Jammu and Kashmir record- surge in COVID cases and militants including a minor responded to surrender offer Chitragam Kalan. However, situation improves. ed 915 fresh cases including Agra in Uttar Pradesh. by State Executive Committee increasing caseload in the GMC, were killed in two separate but wasn't allowed by the identity of the 3rd killed militant In addition, to ensure easy 627 in Kashmir and 288 in Five Corona fatalities in (SEC) Member Secretary directions have been issued to gun battles in Southern other militants and later he is being ascertained. He said access of the drug, which is Jammu besides five casualties, Kashmir include a 40-year-old Simrandeep Singh. slash routine surgeries in the Kashmir today while a 35-year himself rejected surrender that they were part of groups used in treatment of all in the Valley. man. “In view of the continuing old former SPO was shot dead offers", he said. involved in many militancy- (Contd on page 6 Col 7) Coronavirus, to hospitals and Further closure of education- in Budgam. Kumar said that as the troops related cases and linked with patients, all domestic manufac- Fact Finding Committee submits report for necessary action Among five, three were approached towards the suspect- proscribed outfit Al-Badr. turers of remdesivir have been killed in Chitragam area of ed spot, the hiding militants Arms and ammunition advised to display on their web- and two in Semthan, fired upon them, which was including one AK-56 rifle, two site details of their stockists and Engagement of workers in Polytechnics, ITIs area of dis- retaliated, triggering an pistols and other incriminating distributors, the Union Health trict. One of the slain militants encounter. materials were recovered from Ministry said. was identified as 16-year-old "During the operation mili- the site of encounter. Drugs inspectors and other on politicians’ recommendations detected who had recently joined militan- *Watch video on The IGP Kashmir once officers have been directed to cy. www.excelsiornews.com again made an appeal to mili- (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Inspector General of Police tants to shun the path of vio- *No rules to utilize funds kept at disposal of Principals Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, told tants were given an opportunity lence and return to main- to surrender. However, they stream as the society needs Two killed in of erstwhile State regarding Department, the General identify those responsible for Excelsior that three militants Mohinder Verma fired indiscriminately upon the them and most importantly fraudulent and illegal appoint- Administration Department fraudulent appointments and were killed in orchards in joint search party which was their parents. "We will wel- car mishap ments made during the period vide Government Order submit its report by June 14, between Reban, Bandpawa and JAMMU, Apr 11: A Fact retaliated leading to an come and accept them with Excelsior Correspondent Finding Committee has detect- between 2010 and 2018 in dif- No.578 dated May 11, 2019 2019. Chitragam villages of Shopian district today. encounter. In the initial retaliato- open arms", he added. RAMBAN, Apr 11: Two ed engagement of hundreds of ferent departments particularly constituted a committee to However, the committee Technical Education and He said that a joint operation ry firing, one militant was killed, Two militants were killed in persons were killed after a need-based workers mainly on look into all fraudulent failed to accomplish the Autonomous Bodies, was launched by Police, Army's but the operation was suspended a gun battle in Semthan area of Bolero car they were travelling the recommendations of the appointments. assigned task within the time- Corporations and Organizations frame specified in the 34 RR and CRPF on specific to give the trapped militants Bijbehara in Anantnag district in rolled down into a deep gorge politicians in the Government The committee headed by under its administrative control. Government order. information about the presence another chance to surrender, he today. Security forces launched near Meghdar area on Harog- Polytechnics and Industrial Commissioner/Secretary to Accordingly, all these com- Vide Government Order of militants in Shopian area. said. an operation based on a police Sumber link road. Training Institutes (ITIs) in Government, Forest, plaints were forwarded to the No.32-JK-GAD dated January "One militant was killed on The IGP said that in the wee input about presence of two mil- As per police sources, a Jammu and Kashmir during Environment and Ecology Government with the direction 15, 2021, the Fact Finding Saturday evening after they hours, during the fierce gunfight itants hiding in a house in the Bolero car bearing registration the period between 2010 and Department and comprising to constitute Fact Finding Committee framed in terms of turned down repeated surrender both the trapped militants were village yesterday. number JK19 7840 engaged 2018 and made suggestions to Secretary to the Government, Committees for each of these order of May 2019 was reconsti- offers given to them by security killed and bodies of all the three During the searches, mili- with Hindustan Construction the Government for necessary Department of Disaster departments. tuted and with the direction to forces," he said. killed militants were recovered tants hiding in a house opened Company, was on its way to action. Management, Relief, In respect of Technical look into the fraudulent appoint- He added that the family of from the site of encounter. indiscriminate fire on search Sumber from Harog, when the Official sources told Rehabilitation and Education Department, which ments made between 2010 and a 16-year old boy Faisal He identified the militants as parties, which was retaliated by driver lost control over the vehi- EXCELSIOR that in early 2019 Reconstruction and Secretary, has recently been named as 2018 in the Skill Development Gulzar Ganai was taken to the Aasif Ahmad Ganai and Faisal security forces. cle and it plunged into deep a number of complaints came to Technical Education Skill Development (Contd on page 6 Col 3) encounter spot. "He first Gulzar Ganai, both residents of (Contd on page 6 Col 5) gorge near Meghdar area on the notice of the then Governor Department was directed to Harog-Sumber link road, result- Sinha reviews Ramzan, Navratra arrangements ing into on the spot death of two Active cases breach 11 lakh-mark for first time in persons including the driver. On getting information, Work with responsibility to address NEW DELHI, Apr 11: *10 cr vaccine doses administered lockdown, but as the latest wave police team led by SHO Police of patients continues to flood The active COVID-19 hospitals, there are some signs (Contd on page 6 Col 1) cases in India breached the 11 There were some reports of “This festival is, in a way, of a rethink. NIA arrests people’s issues: LG to DCs lakh-mark for the first time shortage of drugs from few the beginning of another major Maharashtra Chief Minister Excelsior Correspondent their duties with utmost sensitiv- In view of the upcoming after a record high of 1.52 lakh States. war against Corona. We have to Uddhav Thackeray and his Waze’s associate ity and responsibility, and put in holy month of Ramzan and new infections while a massive India’s COVID-19 tally of lay special emphasis on personal Delhi counterpart Arvind SRINAGAR, Apr 11: In best efforts to mitigate the prob- Navratri festival, he directed the vaccination push, dubbed by cases climbed to 1,33,58,805, hygiene as well as social Kejriwal have said that a lock- MUMBAI, Apr 11: order to receive a first-hand DCs to ensure all basic facilities Prime Minister Narendra and the death toll increased to hygiene,” he said. down will be the only option if The NIA today arrested appraisal of the administra- to the people in their respective Modi as the beginning of 1,69,275 with 839 daily new Five States — Maharashtra, the infections don’t abate and police officer Riyaz Kazi, an tion's response towards districts. another major war against fatalities, the highest since Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar the health system shows signs of associate of suspended cop addressing the issues of public, Sinha asked the officers to Coronavirus, was launched October 18, 2020, the data Pradesh and Kerala — cumula- collapsing. Sachin Waze, in connection besides ensuring transparency make sure that uninterrupted today in a bid to abate the updated by Health Ministry tively account for 70.82 percent Kejriwal today said the with the case of an explosives- & accountability in the gover- power and water supply is made surge. today morning showed. of India’s active COVID-19 COVID-19 situation in the laden SUV found near industri- nance system, Lieutenant available particularly during The active caseload till now While the cumulative num- cases, while Maharashtra alone national capital is “very seri- alist Mukesh Ambani's resi- Governor, Manoj Sinha today Sehri and Iftaar so that people was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on ber of COVID-19 vaccine doses accounts for 48.57 percent, the ous”. dence, a police official said. chaired a meeting of all do not face any difficulty during February 12 and at its highest at administered in the country has Union Health Ministry said. The city recorded 10,774 After his arrest, Kazi was Deputy Commissioners of the holy month of Ramzan. 10,17,754 on September 18, crossed 10 crore after 85 days, Besides these States, Delhi, fresh COVID-19 cases today, produced before a holiday court Kashmir division here at Raj While underscoring the 2020. the ‘Tika Utsav’ or a special Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, the highest single-day spike so here which remanded him in the Bhavan. importance of Block Diwas, Amid an unprecedented bur- ‘vaccination festival’ was started Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, far, with 48 more fatalities. National Investigation Agency's The meeting was also attend- the Lt Governor said it is an den on health infrastructure in till April 14. Punjab, Telangana, Uttarakhand, “The fourth wave is more dan- (NIA) custody till April 16 for ed by Pandurang K Pole, important administrative 15 States and Delhi, which are “Anyone eligible for the vac- Andhra Pradesh and West gerous than the previous wave,” he further probe into the case. Divisional Commissioner lems of the people. intervention and called upon witnessing an upward trajectory, cine should get the jab, and for Bengal are displaying an upward told a press conference, and urged "Assistant police inspector Kashmir; Vijay Kumar, IGP He directed them to hold the officers to use this plat- authorities have started reserv- this the society and administra- graph in daily new cases. the people not to step out unless there is urgent work. (API) Kazi was called for ques- Kashmir, and Rahul Pandey, grievance redressal interaction form optimally for public ing more COVID hospitals and tion have to make full efforts,” Most of these States have The Chief Minister said that his tioning again by the NIA today Director Information & PR. with people at least three days a service delivery and redress- taking steps to address any Prime Minister Modi said pitch- reimposed restrictions, includ- Sinha observed that officers week in their respective offices ing grievances of the people. shortage of medical supplies, ing for “zero vaccine waste” and ing the closure of schools, night Government does not want to and later placed under arrest," impose lockdown in Delhi but such the police official said. are the face of administration to redress genuine grievances at He also instructed the visit- besides enhancing curbs on the urging the people to follow curfew, weekend and local shut- movement of people. COVID-appropriate behaviour. downs, while ruling out a total (Contd on page 6 Col 1) and exhorted them to discharge the earliest. (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 1)

Download Mobile Apps of Rain lashes Kashmir, upper Work on Dooru Mini-Secretariat Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS reaches receive light snow stalled as funds fall short Download on the Download on the Suhail Bhat State of Jammu and Kashmir. local Minister laid the founda- Google Play Store App Store SRINAGAR, Apr 11: To ease the people's woes, tion stone, the PDP-BJP „ Chill returns to Valley SRINAGAR, Apr 11: The the Government initiated the Government fell. After that, the Chill once again revisited hours. “Another WD, which Tulail valley in North Kashmir construction work on the pro- construction of a Mini situation never remained favor- http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ as some upper originated from the Arabian Sea district of Bandipora received posed Mini-Secretariat in Secretariat so that all the depart- able here. This affected the proj- reaches — including border and is approaching the region fresh light snowfall. Dooru area of South ments can work collectively ect," another local, Riyaz INSIDE WEATHER towns of , and through Afghanistan and Fresh light snowfall was Kashmir's Anantnag district under a single roof. The work Ahmad, said. ) “External interference JAMMU: Tanghdar — received light Pakistan, would hit the region also witnessed in the border has been stalled for the last was handed over to Jammu and The locals urged the not acceptable” ...Page 8 Mainly clear snowfall while rain lashed on Thursday,” he said. towns of Tanghdar, Karnah and two years due to paucity of Kashmir Projects Construction Government to take up the con- TEMPERATURE Corporation (JKPCC). struction work of abandoned * Sports Council must release other parts today. He said under the influence adjoining areas in North funding for the project. Max: 34.0 Degree C When completed, the facil- facility promptly for the better- contractors’ money Min: 17.2 Degree C Meanwhile, the night tem- of this WD, light to moderate Kashmir district of . The construction work on the ity would benefit people from ment of the public. "It will final- ) Students living in higher RELATIVE HUMIDITY perature remained below normal rain and snow would occur at After witnessing slight dip much-awaited project started by RH-I (Morning): 34.0 per cent at most places in the Valley, most places in the Valley for 48 in the night temperature, peo- the end of 2017, but fell short of far off areas who have to trav- ly benefit the poorer section of altitudes to get Tablet RH-II (Evening): 27.0 per cent where a short spell of rain and hours from Thursday. ple woke up to a sunny Sunday funds in a few months after el long distances for minor the society, regardless of who computers: LG ...Page 3 Sunset on Monday: 06.58 p.m. issues. "For a small adminis- sanctioned it or who constructed Sunrise on Tuesday: 06.07 a.m. snow is predicted during the “There is a weather warning morning. However, as the day being taken up for construction ) Advisor Baseer inspects trative issue we have to travel it," the locals said. yatra transit camps, directs SRINAGAR: next 24 hours under the influ- for Thursday, when thunder- progressed, the weather by the Jammu and Kashmir Generally cloudy Deputy General Manager ence of a fresh Western showers and lightning with became cloudy following by Projects Construction over 20 kilometers to reach for augmenting facilities ....Page 3 TEMPERATURE district headquarters in (DGM) of the JKPCC for Disturbance (WD), which is gusty winds would occur,” he moderate to heavy rain late in Corporation (JKPCC). ) Resentment over increasing Max: 15.0 Degree C Anantnag. It not only con- Anantnag, Ghulam Hussain Dar, Min: 6.4 Degree C active in the region. added. the afternoon. Against 6.8 With an expected cost of drug menace in Kashmir ....Page 5 sumes more time, but money said that work on the project has RELATIVE HUMIDITY A MeT department The border town of Gurez, degree recorded on Saturday, around Rs 6 crore, the Mini ) Bureaucracy stumbling block in RH-I (Morning): 67.2 per cent as well," Abdul Hameed, a been stopped due to lack of which is surrounded from the night temperature in Secretariat was approved during way of development: RH-II (Evening): 88.0 per cent spokesperson said that light local said. funding. "We have got no funds LEH: Peoples's Democratic Party Ch Zulfikar ....Page 7 snow, rain and thundershowers Pakistan occupied Kashmir Srinagar dipped and settled at Some locals believe that for last two years. Funds com- TEMPERATURE would occur at isolated places in (PoK) from three sides, and 6.4 degree, which is slightly (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata ) KKR begin with 10-run win Max: 12.1 Degree C Party (BJP) coalition unfavorable political scenario pletely stopped after the first the valley during the next 24 other adjoining areas, including over SRH ...Page 14 Min: -1.4 Degree C (Contd on page 6 Col 5)Government in the erstwhile marred the project. "Soon after a (Contd on page 6 Col 1)