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Vol No. 52 No. 219 , MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 12 Pages ` 4.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Tawi flows above danger mark, artificial lake embankment breaches 7 die as rains wreak havoc in Jammu; NH, many roads closed due to landslides Gopal Sharma side were also damaged near 4th Tawi bridge. The new concrete JAMMU, Aug 7: Rain and bund being raised by the JKPCC floods wreck havoc across during rainy season, hardly one Jammu region as many rivers month back on this fourth bridge including Tawi, Basantar and on Ware House side also got Chenab were flowing at dan- damaged. The new filling ger mark, forcing many vil- between the approach road and lagers to rush to safer places first pillar of the bridge also got while seven persons were * Watch video on A panoramic view of Nomads summer camp at Phobrang valley in Leh district. killed in house collapse inci- -Excelsior/ Stanzin dents in Jammu, Samba and Excelsior Youtube channel Doda areas and in a road acci- Centre raises dent amidst heavy rain, at washed away in flood, exposing Attack me but not Dalits: PM sliding zone near Ramban bridge to the danger of being pension HYDERABAD/GAJWEL (TELANGANA), Aug 7: today. washed away in yet another such Jammu- National flood. NEW DELHI, Aug 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today came down heavily on Highway remained closed due to At least two dozen villages Retired Central the perpetrators of violence on dalits, telling them, "if you have to landslides at Kheri near in Phallain Mandal area, Government employees will attack, attack me" but stop attacking "my Dalit bretheren". and near and Satwari blocks, on both now get a minimum pension of Facing increasingly bruising opposition assault on him and BJP besides some parts of Ramban banks of the river suffered heavy Rs 9,000, up 157.14 per cent over attacks on Dalits and on the issue of cow vigilantes, Modi also while traffic to Doda-, damage due to land erosion. from the current Rs 3,500, fol- * Watch video on lashed out at "fake cow protec- -Mahore, Ramnagar- Near fourth bridge, down stream lowing the implementation of Excelsior Youtube channel tors", denouncing them for the Basantgarh-Dudu, Basohli- Bani many houses at the Tawi bank the 7th Pay Commission’s rec- second day running for trying to and many other areas remained A strong embankment of Tawi artificial lake and two piers of flood gates, damaged in flood near were got cleared and the people ommendations. create "tension and conflict" in the society and asking the States to suspended due to blockades. 4th bridge in Jammu on Sunday. More pics on page Nos. 5 & 12. -Excelsior/Rakesh were asked to move to the safer The Ministry of Personnel, take stringent action against them. National Highway was restored Satwari-Phallain Mandal bridge mark at 12 noon. foot path along the river bank places. The water entered many Public Grievances and Making an emotional appeal at a meeting of BJP workers in between Udhampur and Chenani and one of the bridges near Red alert was sounded in at were also marooned in water. houses and shops in many local- Pensions has notified accept- Hyderabad, Modi asked people to protect and respect Dalits who twice during the day for brief Bikram Chowk for some time. least a dozen low lying villages Due to heavy flood in Tawi ities of Jammu city and the nal- ance of pay panel’s recommen- have for long been neglected by the society. interval but it was blocked till Traffic on old Chenab bridge of , Pargwal, Jourian this morning, about 200 ft con- lahs were over flooded. Water dations for the pensioners. Questioned repeatedly over his 'silence' on the sensitive issue late this evening. was also diverted to new bridge and Khour blocks. A temple at crete embankment / protection logging at many places disrupt- The ceiling of gratuity has (Contd on page 11 Col 7) River Tawi was flowing two after the river water crossed alert the bank of river Chenab at Jia wall of artificial lake near the ed the movement of traffic in the also been enhanced from the feet above danger mark this mark of 32 ft at around 11.30 Pota Ghat in Akhnoor was sub- piers in the middle portion of city. existing Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 Sushma, Wang meet next week morning forcing district admin- am. Water level in Chenab was merged in flooded river. Public barrage got breached. Two piers House of one Sudesh Kumar lakh. The Commission had also NEW DELHI, Aug 7: istration to suspend traffic on 34 ft just one foot below danger benches near the park besides of the flood gates, on Nikki Tawi (Contd on page 11 Col 5) (Contd on page 11 Col 3) and China will be encountering each other with a host of MoD seeks details, ATR from LMA Govt seeks Army help to open NH after a month issues in the coming week as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits New Delhi against the backdrop of various irritants in the 730 acres of Army land relationship of the two countries. Major crackdown against protesters The two Foreign Ministers would be having a bilateral meeting for the first time after Beijing scuttled India's bid for membership encroached in J&K in Kashmir, 1000 arrested of the NSG, which came close on the heels of China obstructing department,'' official sources India's move at the UN for ban on Pakistan-based militant Masood Sanjeev Pargal night. told the Excelsior. Fayaz Bukhari Azhar. For past two weeks, even the India had replied by issuing visas to Uighur leaders, who are JAMMU, Aug 7: The Similarly, according to the SRINAGAR Aug 7: For night movement had become spearheading a separatist movement in China, to attended a confer- Ministry of Defence (MoD) sources, it would be duty of the the first time since the killing difficult as protesters were ence in Dharamshala hosted by dissident Chinese. India had also has sought details from the Defence Estates Officer (DEO) of Hizbul Mujahideen com- blocking it during night as well. refused to extend visa of three Chinese journalists working with Local Military Authority to bring to the notice of the local mander, Burhan Wani on July It even led to the killing of a pro- the official Xinhua news agency after what it called ''adverse (LMA) on the Army's land officer of the Military 8, Srinagar-Jammu National tester in area of South encroached upon at different Engineering Services the fact (Contd on page 11 Col 3) Highway will be thrown open places in Jammu and Kashmir about the damage and missing of tomorrow with the help of * Watch video on during the militancy period the pillars from the Army land Conclave of RSS think- tank concludes Army while security forces Excelsior Youtube channel when the troops were busy in when they inspect the land under have launched a massive Excelsior Correspondent tackling infiltration from the their management. crackdown against protesters Kashmir's district JAMMU, Aug 7: The two-day conclave of RSS think- tank, (LoC) and Asserting that most of across Kashmir arresting over when security guard of ‘India Foundation’, concluded today at with discussion militancy in the hinterland. encroachments on the Army 1000. Additional Deputy According to official land had taken place during on various issues confronting the society, nation and the A top security official told Commissioner Ramban, Babu sources, the land mafia, which is the period of militancy when Government. Excelsior that the Army help to A deserted view of area during curfew in Srinagar Ram, opened fire last week dur- very active in Jammu, didn't some Army units had moved Even as BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav, who remove hurdles from National on Sunday. -Excelsior/ Shakeel ing night when protesters spare even the Army land at to the LoC to control infiltra- heads the India Foundation, claimed that the conclave had nothing Highway and throw it open dur- remained blocked since July 9 of the traffic including the con- torched the officer's car. many places and "in con- tion and check militancy in the to do with “Kashmir issues”, sources said that the current situation ing the day was sought in a Government came under nivance'' with lower level hinterland, sources said the with protesters taking its control voys to halt. However, the con- in Valley and the way forward were deliberated upon by various meeting of the security agencies severe criticism for failing to Revenue authorities, had MoD has taken serious note of by blocking it at over dozens of voy of security forces, yatra and thinkers in the presence of some top BJP and RSS leaders at the last night in Srinagar. keep the highway and major removed the Army pillars and the land encroachments and places from to Jawahar some private transport was ply- conclave. The National Highway grabbed the land. The task has would go strict on them. Tunnel, bringing the movement ing on the highway during mid- (Contd on page 11 Col 5) “Thinkers Meet held at Patnitop is an annual event. Nothing to mostly been executed by the According to estimates, 730 do with Kashmir issues except that d venue is in d State. No kite civilians, they said. acres of defence land has been Yatra suspended due to heavy rains flying,” Ram Madhav tweeted today. "The MoD has asked the encroached upon in Jammu and The issues, which were officially discussed during the con- Local Military Authority to Kashmir, which was huge and clave, included ‘Impacting the National Discourse’, ‘Academic carry out inspections of the Army can't afford to let such a Chhari-Pujan performed at Dashnami Akhara Institutions: Controversies, Challenges & The Way Forward’, holding (of the land) from their major chunk of land to go in the (Contd on page 11 Col 5) department and verification of hands of grabbers. Avtar Bhat various parts of country have Kashmir district of Shiv Temple , Martand the boundary pillars. If the pil- Apart from getting the reached Srinagar to participate soon after this ritual. Having Tirth Mattan and Ganesh Grenade attacks at PS, cop’s house in Chhari-Pujan and holy night halts at Pampore, Temple Ganeshbal across the lars are found damaged or miss- encroached land vacated, the JAMMU, Aug 7: Though Excelsior Correspondent ing, they would bring it to the MoD has also directed the the holy Amarnath yatra Amarnath pilgrimage this time Bijbehara, Anantnag, Martand, river Lidder. SRINAGAR, Aug 7: Militants fired two rifle grenades towards notice of the local officers of the authorities to ensure that there remained suspended on both also. Aishmuqam, , Thereafter, Chhari-Mubarak the house of a police man at in Kupwara. The cop is driv- Military Engineering Services were no further encroachments tracks of Baltal and Mahant Deependra Giri said Chandanwari, Sheshnag and will make night halts at er with a police officer in the district. However, no major damage (MES) immediately, who will on the Army land. They have Chandanwari as well as from that as per Hindu religious scrip- Panchtarni, Chhari Mubarak Chandanwari on August15, was done. Two days ago protesters pelted stones at the house of the carry out necessary repairs at the directed the concerned authori- Jammu due to heavy rains would reach holy cave on Sheshnag on August 16 and * Pic on page 11. cop. expenses of the concerned ties to take all possible measures that lashed many parts of the Shravan Purnima, the Raksha Panchtarani on August 17. On Militants also hurled a grenade at MR Gunj police station in to protect defence land from the State since last night, tradi- Also watch video on –Bandhan day. August 18, the day of Shravan- Srinagar in which damage was caused to parked vehicles inside. grabbers. tional Chhari-Pujan was per- Excelsior Youtube channel However, this year Chhari Purnima (Raksha-Bandhan), Protesters hurled a petrol bomb at Noorbagh police post in The land mafia with the help formed on the auspicious occa- Mubarak will leave on August Chhari-Mubarak will proceed down town area of Srinagar city this evening without causing any of State Revenue authorities, in sion of Naag Panchmi at Shri tures, Chhari pujan is an impor- 13 from Dashnami Akhara to from Panchtarni to holy cave of damage. some cases, removed Army pil- Amareshwar Temple, tant ritual to be performed on reach holy cave on Shravan Amarnath Ji for darshan and lars and grabbed the land. The Dashnami Akhara Srinagar Nag Panchami before leaving Purnima falling on August 18. Pujan. task was executed mostly by today amid chanting of Vedic for holy cave of Swami The night halts at religious ‘The True Trust’, founded by Rlys suffer Rs 1 cr loss in Valley civilians, sources said. hymns. Amarnath Ji shrine. places enroute from Pampore Mahant Deependra Giri Ji in Excelsior Correspondent Sources said the Army has A large number of Sadhus Mahant Ji said as per a tradi- to Pahalgam have been post- year 2004 will make all the also started digitization of the and devotees led by Mahant tion, Sahdus carrying Chhari- poned due to unrest in Valley. arrangements like yester years SRINAGAR, Aug 7: The Railways in Kashmir have suffered defence land and tally it with the Deependra Giri Ji, the custodian Mubarak used to start their jour- En-route to Pahalgam for for Sadhus and other devotees nearly Rs one crore loss since July 9 when unrest started in Valley State land Revenue authorities of holy mace of Lord Shiva par- ney on foot to holy shrine situat- first night halt, Pujan will be from the general public coming after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan with a view to retrieve the ticipated in Chhari-Pujan on the ed in deep at an alti- performed at Sureshwar Temple from across the country to join Muzzafar Wani while the services continued to remain suspended encroached land and prevent fur- occasion. As usual Sadhus from tude of 13000 feet in South Srinagar, Shiv Temple Pampore, (Contd on page 11 Col 3) till date. (Contd on page 11 Col 3) A top official of Northern Railways said that the train service Reports of only 2 sectors prepared; rest still under process on 137-kilometer long to rail line is suspended since July 9 after widespread protests and violence raged across Kashmir. He said that the crowd attacked the rail installations at Download Mobile Apps of J&K yet to submit DPRs of Rs 1500 cr several places in South Kashmir - from where deadly violence Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS originated - and to avoid any untoward incident the service was suspended. worth World Bank funded project Sources said that the angry protesters attacked the railway Download on the Download on the Mohinder Verma with representation from the between the World Bank team notwithstanding the fact that installations at multiple places in south Kashmir including at Google Play Store App Store World Bank, which provides and Jammu and Kashmir international financial institu- Panjgam, Malangpora, Pampore and Hillar. The protesters at JAMMU, Aug 7: loan to the developing countries, Government on various impor- tion has also given detailed attempted twice to set ablaze the local station but the http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ Notwithstanding repeated visited Jammu and Kashmir on tant aspects and finally prelimi- guidelines to the J&K (Contd on page 11 Col 1) directions about expeditious October 21, 2014. nary agreement on financing Government for consideration completion of formalities, Subsequently, Government arrangement between the during the preparation of LS to take up GST bill today INSIDE WEATHER of India sent a request to the Government of India and World Detailed Project Reports”. Jammu and Kashmir has yet NEW DELHI, Aug 7: ) Swadesh Darshan JAMMU : not submitted the Detailed World Bank on January 5, 2015 Bank was signed in April 2015 Due to the slackness of the ) Trafficking in persons ...Page 6 Possibility of light rain. Project Reports (DPRs) of Rs to depute a Joint Rapid Damage for Rs 1500 crore loan to be concerned authorities, Jammu Major tax reform--GST bill--will be taken up by Lok Sabha TEMPERATURE tomorrow, with virtually all political parties backing this legislation. ) DyCM for taking all Max: 26.0 Degree C 1500 crore worth World Bank and Needs Assessment (RDNA) spent up to June 2020 for recon- and Kashmir could not submit stakeholders on board Min: 23.7 Degree C funded project to the authori- Mission to J&K. In response, a struction of public assets severe- the DPRs to the international GST, the biggest economic reform since 1991, is likely to sail to ensure peace ...Page 3 RELATIVE HUMIDITY ties of the international finan- mission of the international ly damaged in September 2014 financial institution for apprais- through smoothly in the Lower House. It will replace a raft of dif- ) Cong blames Centre for RH-I (Morning): 98.0 per cent cial institution for their financial institution visited the floods. al, which otherwise is impera- ferent State and local taxes with a single unified value added tax situation in Valley, appeals RH-II (Evening): 97.0 per cent State in the month of February However, despite lapse of tive to initiate further steps system to turn the country into world's biggest single market. Sunset on Monday: 07.24 p.m. appraisal, which otherwise is for peace ...Page 3 Sunrise on Tuesday: 05.52 a.m. imperative for initiating steps 2015 in order to produce a rapid considerable period of time, towards implementation of Rs Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to intervene during the ) DyCM, Speaker, Lal Singh SRINAGAR: on ground to rebuild the infra- multi-sectoral assessment report several departments of 1500 crore project, sources fur- debate on the Bill in Lok Sabha. inaugurate 67th Light rain/Thundershowers structure damaged during the of the damages and needs. Jammu and Kashmir ther said. The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha last year and now it has to TEMPERATURE Van Mahotsava ...Page 5 devastating floods of The team estimated the total Government have yet not pre- They informed that DPRs in go back to the Lower House for incorporating the amendments Max: 23.2 Degree C approved by Rajya Sabha. ) Ganga calls for massive Min: 20.2 Degree C September 2014. damages and loss caused by the pared the Detailed Project respect of only Roads and campaign against RELATIVE HUMIDITY Following the worst ever floods to the public service Reports (DPRs) of the projects Buildings and Health sectors Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia today said the party will female foeticide ...Page 5 RH-I (Morning): 85.0 per cent natural calamity of September infrastructure including hospi- to be taken up under the have been prepared till date support GST Constitutional Amendment Bill and has issued whip ) Abhijeet Gupta wins RH-II (Evening): 73.0 per cent 2014, a joint team led by the tals, roads and bridges and edu- World Bank funded project, while as process of preparation to all its MPs to be present in the House tomorrow where it is LEH: TEMPERATURE scheduled to be taken up for passage. Commonwealth Max: 33.2 Degree C Department of Economic cational institutions. Thereafter, official sources told EXCEL- of same in respect of other sec- Championship ...Page 10 Min: 18.2 Degree C Affairs, Government of India series of deliberations were held SIOR, adding “the delay is (Contd on page 11 Col 1) (Contd on page 11 Col 1)