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Follow us: Daily Excelsior , FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 REGD. NO. JK-71/21-23 Vol No. 57 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 35 Tawi River front to be developed on Sabarmati lines Govt introduces bill in NC to field Pooja, Dr Shan in Kishtwar, Ramban Projects to transform Jammu, RS to replace Ordinance DDC chairpersons’ election to Srinagar into modern cities: LG  Merger of J&K into AGMUT cadre be held through secret ballot Excelsior Correspondent cadre so that the officers in this Excelsior Correspondent observed. He also enquired about the cadre can be posted in the Union The Lt Governor called for measures taken while complet- JAMMU, Feb 4: Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir Lone ST Ind woman emerges front-runner in Poonch JAMMU, Feb 4: exploring every possibility to ing projects by Smart City Minister of State for Home G to meet out any deficiency to Lieutenant Governor, Manoj achieve the desired results and Ahmedabad Development Ltd Kishan Reddy today intro- some extent." Sanjeev Pargal all arrangements have been Development Council (DDC) Sinha today called for execut- *Watch video on and issued directions to the con- duced the Jammu and The Ordinance signed by made by the Deputy and Dr Shamshad Shan in Kashmir Reorganization President Ram Nath Kovind on ing the ambitious Smart City cerned officers for effective JAMMU, Feb 4: First-ever Commissioners,'' sources said, Ramban, both women www.excelsiornews.com (Amendment) Bill, 2021, in the January 7 amended the J&K projects in Jammu and implementation of different election for the posts of chair- adding that names of the persons reserved while eight Kashmir expeditiously. asked the concerned officers of projects and IT based smart Rajya Sabha seeking to Reorganization Act, 2019 that persons and vice chairpersons desirous of contesting elections Independent members in The Lt Governor was chair- Smart City projects in J&K to civic services in Jammu & replace an Ordinance to bifurcated the former State into of the District Development has to be supported by two elect- Poonch district, who enjoyed ing a high level meeting of apply the learning gained from Kashmir. He further emphasised merge the Jammu and Union Territories of J&K and Councils (DDCs) in the Union ed members including one as majority were close to consen- Administrative Kashmir (J&K) cadre of All . Territory of Jammu and proposer and another as secon- sus on lone Independent ST Secretaries, experts Services Officers such as Section 88 of the original Act Kashmir will be held through der. In view of this, Samba and woman for the post of chair- on Smart City the Indian Administrative said the members of the cadres secret ballot, official sources Kathua would see unanimous person as the seat has been Projects and other Service (IAS), Indian Police of IAS, IPS and Indian Forest told the Excelsior and said the elections as in both the districts, reserved for ST woman but a stakeholders here at Service (IPS) and Indian Service for the existing State of contestants would require the BJP has 13 out of 14 members final call hasn't been taken as Civil Secretariat. Forest Service (IFS) with the J&K shall continue to function support of at least two elected and lone Opposition member yet. Stressing on Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, on the existing cadres. The Bill members to file nomination can't contest. Insiders in the National timely completion Mizoram Union Territory seeks to amend this provision. papers including one proposer The candidates can file their Conference told the Excelsior of the Smart City (AGMUT) cadre. For the purpose of bringing and another seconder. nomination forms on the day of that they have decided to field Projects, Sinha The statement of objects and clarity to Section 13 of the orig- election. If two or more nomina- Pooja Thakur for the post of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewing smart city projects in Jammu Sources said that four phased passed specific reasons for the Bill said: "There inal Act, the Bill proposes to tions are received in order, the chairperson for Kishtwar DDC on Thursday. elections for the posts of chair- directions to the is a huge deficiency of the offi- amend the said section. persons and vice chairpersons of election will be held. However, while choice has narrowed concerned officers for comple- the experience of the officers of upon the need of underground- cers of All India Services in the The move, according to the 10 DDCs in Jammu will be held if there is only one contestant, down to Zakir Hussain Bhat and tion of the projects within the set Smart City Ahmedabad ing of overhead utilities all Union Territory of Jammu and provisions of the draft Bill on February 6, 8, 10 and 13. he will be declared elected Abdul Razzaq Lone for the post timelines without any delay. Development Ltd during the along the proposed Complete Kashmir. The developmental would enhance the pool of offi- Election for Jammu and Kathua unopposed. of vice chairperson. "The vision behind the ambi- implementation phase for vari- Street development project. schemes, Centrally Sponsored cers from other parts of the districts is scheduled to be held Meanwhile, with the BJP NC has gained majority in tious projects is to transform ous Smart City initiatives. Keshav Varma, Chairman, Schemes and other allied activi- country to work in Jammu on February 6, Udhampur and having already decided names Kishtwar district. It has its six Jammu & Srinagar into modern, He stressed upon the neces- Sabarmati River Front ties suffer due to non-availabili- and Kashmir whereas the Doda districts on February 8, of chairpersons and vice members while one of its leaders sustainable and economically sity of proper inter-depart- Development Corporation Ltd ty of All India Officers in the Union Territory cadre officers Samba and Reasi districts on chairpersons for six districts had won as an Independent. vibrant cities with dedicated mental coordination and also (SRFDCL); Mukesh Kumar, existing cadres of the Jammu would get opportunity to work February 10 and Kishtwar, where it enjoyed majority, the With support of another focus on improving infrastruc- directed the officers to get a Commissioner, Ahmedabad and Kashmir as such there is a in other parts of the country. Ramban, Rajouri and Poonch National Conference has Independent, the NC now has ture & services, increasing better exposure and under- Municipal Corporation; Nitin requirement of merging it with This would enhance not only districts on February 13. decided to field Pooja Thakur support of eight members, mobility and enhancing the standing of different aspects of Sangwan, CEO, Smart City Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, the exposure among the officers, "Election will be held for the post of chairperson of which is the majority mark in administrative efficiency", he Smart City projects. (Contd on page 9 Col 1) Mizoram, Union Territories (Contd on page 9 Col 7) through secret ballot for which Kishtwar District (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Iran conducts  Much-needed digitization of archival records Dilbag empanelled Entry of litigants to remain prohibited surgical strike as ADGE in Pak Not even single penny released in last 10 Excelsior Correspondent Physical hearing of cases in HC, courts, NEW DELHI, Feb 4: JAMMU, Feb 4: Director Iran has reportedly conduct- of ed a 'surgical strike' in Pakistan years despite numerous directions of HC Police tribunals in J&K, Ladakh UTs from Feb 8 this week and rescued its Mohinder Verma (DGP) Di- imprisoned men from the coun- DB seeks road-map on Mubarak lbag Singh Excelsior Correspondent relaxation in restrictions regard- Justice has ordered all latest try. was today ing containment of COVID-19 SOPs of the Central and J&K JAMMU, Feb 4: Incredible Iran's elite Revolutionary empanelled JAMMU, Feb 4: The High and also the considerable Governments regarding gather- it may sound but it is a fact Mandi, archives preservation Guards (IRGC) freed two of its Court has ordered physical decline in daily number of ing at public places shall be fol- that not even a single penny toric complex and entire Museums over release of pay- as Additio- soldiers in an intelligence oper- nal Director hearing of cases in all the COVID-19 cases, the physical lowed in letter and spirit. ation inside Pakistan, the force has been released by the suc- archival record. ments. In the year 2016, a citizen General Equivalent by the courts and Tribunals across hearing of the cases in the High "The Advocates shall be said in a statement. cessive Governments during Official sources told Thakur Chhatter Singh filed a Government of India. the Union Territories of Court of Jammu and Kashmir as allowed entry into the court The IRGC Ground Force's the last 10 years for digitiza- EXCELSIOR that digitization of archival records was started Public Interest Litigation (PIL) (Contd on page 9 Col 7) Jammu and Kashmir and well as in the District and premises but they will restrict Quds Base in Southeastern Iran tion of archival records kept in the historic Mubarak Mandi more than 10 years back after seeking restoration of Mubarak Ladakh with effect from Subordinate Courts and their entry in a manner that only said in the statement that two of NIA recovers complex, which otherwise is the then Government released Mandi Complex and digitization February 8 with strict adher- Tribunals in Jammu & Kashmir those Advocates enter the court its border guards were freed in a imperative to save it for the Rs 5 crore for the purpose. of archival records so as to save ence to latest Standard and Ladakh shall resume with building on a given day whose successful intelligence opera- Rs 20 lakh in Hizb posterity. However, the exercise came to the same for all the future gener- Operating Procedures (SOPs) effect from 08.02.2021", read an cases are listed on that day (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Now, taking serious note of the grinding halt in the year ations. narco-terror case of the Central and UT order issued by Chief Justice before any of the Bench/Court", Governments. Pankaj Mithal. the order said, adding "on entry the official apathy, a Division 2011-12 as on one side the On November 28, 2017, a NEW DELHI, Feb 4: HC seeks status of Bench of the High Court com- released amount was found presentation with regard to the "Keeping in view the latest However, with a view to into the court building, investigations in prising Chief Justice Pankaj insufficient and on the other preservation of historic complex The NIA today conducted SOPs of the Government of ensure that there is no compla- Advocates will strictly maintain Mithal and Justice Rajnesh side a dispute arose between and archival records was made searches in Punjab's Amritsar India and Government of cency against the spread of the social distancing while wait- Pahalgam constructions Oswal has sought clear road- the agency engaged for the before a Division Bench of the and Gurdaspur in connection Jammu & Kashmir relating to COVID-19 infection, the Chief (Contd on page 9 Col 1) map from the concerned author- purpose and the then authori- High Court comprising the then with a narco-terror case of Excelsior Correspondent ities within a period of one ties of the Department of Chief Justice Badar Durrez Pakistan-based terror group month for preservation of his- Archives, Archaeology and (Contd on page 9 Col 5) Hizbul Mujahideen and recov- SRINAGAR, Feb 4: The ered Rs 20 lakh and 130 bullets Pilgrimage tourism picks pace as curbs High Court has sought status of from a Hawala operator, an offi- outcome of the investigation 2 die of COVID in J&K, cial said. being conducted by the Anti- The searches were conduct- eased but ‘business still not as usual’ Corruption Bureau with regard ed at the premises of suspect to a case registered 12 years ago Sanjeev K. Sharma against the higher officials and 60 test +ve; 5 cases in Ladakh (Contd on page 9 Col 3) bureaucrats for allowing con- Wrong depiction JAMMU, Feb 4: Though structions in non-permissible Excelsior Correspondent them, only 129 are active posi- Kashmir reported 42 cases the business associated with areas of Pahalgam tourist resort tives as 50756 have recovered today with Srinagar 22, of map taken pilgrimage and tourism has and in contravention of Forest JAMMU/SRINAGAR/ from the virus and there have Baramulla 3, Budgam 3, heaved a sigh of relief after the Act. LEH, Feb 4: Two persons died been 722 casualties. Pulwama 4, Anantnag 5, strongly: MEA authorities in J&K eased Hearing the PIL for protec- of COVID-19 in Jammu and Five Corona positive cases Ganderbal 4 and Kulgam 1. COVID-19 triggered restric- tion and preservation of Kashmir while 60 tested posi- were reported from Ladakh The total number of cases in NEW DELHI, Feb 4: tions, yet, the stakeholders Pahalgam tourist resort, the tive and 75 recovered from the including three in Leh district Kashmir division have reached The Government today said believe that much more should (Contd on page 9 Col 1) virus. and two in Kargil. to 73,112 including 71,368 the issue of "wrong depiction" be done by the Government to Two Corona fatalities in Ladakh now has 9740 cases. recoveries and 1,221 deaths. of India's map on the website of make the 'business as usual'. HC stays IGR Kashmir were reported from Among them, 9538 have been The number of active cases the World Health Organisation As these stakeholders claim Kupwara and Shopian districts. treated while 72 are active posi- in Jammu and Kashmir are 652 (WHO) was raised strongly that complete normalcy will Vaishno Devi pilgrims at a market in Katra town. circular on take some more time to return In Jammu region, 18 fresh tives. including 523 from Kashmir with the global body following revered shrine in Trikuta Hills, safe and hassle-free pilgrimage fully, the visiting pilgrims stamp duty Corona positive cases were There have been 130 Corona division. which it put a disclaimer on the Ajay Sharma, 27, priest at made him feel at home. expressed enthusiasm and laud- reported today including eight in casualties in Ladakh. With 61 more recoveries, the portal. Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple He also said that pilgrims Excelsior Correspondent ed arrangements at world famed Jammu district, seven Reasi, With two deaths, the fatali- tally of total recoveries in Minister of State for said that he visited the cave should visit the cave shrine fear- External Affairs V shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno SRINAGAR, Feb 4: The two Ramban and one in Poonch ty count in Kashmir has Jammu and Kashmir has shrine for the second time and lessly to seek blessings of the district. Rest of the six districts reached 1221. reached 122,124, which is 97.83 Muraleedharan provided the Devi Ji. High Court today stayed the cir- After paying obeisance at the the arrangements put in place for (Contd on page 9 Col 7) cular of Inspector General of didn't report any positive case Srinagar district with 458 percent of the total cases. (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Registration (IGR) J&K, today. deaths topped the list followed Jammu directing all the Thirteen persons recovered by Baramulla 174, Budgam 118, Registrars and sub-registrars to from the virus-12 in Jammu and Kupwara 96, Pulwama 88, charge stamp duty as per new one in . Anantnag 86, Bandipora 61, rates for registration of land Jammu region now has Kulgam 54, Ganderbal 46 and documents. 51607 Corona cases. Among Shopian 40. The circular came to be challenged by one Shabnam Nazir submitting that she had Chinese actions seriously executed a sale deed on 22.12.2020 and same was disturbing peace on LAC: India uploaded for its presentation for (Contd on page 9 Col 3) been made clear to the Chinese ‘Attempts side that such unilateral attempts Snowfall disrupts are "unacceptable". responded In a written response to a air traffic question on the overall boundary Excelsior Correspondent appropriately’ issue with China, the Minister said the two sides have agreed to SRINAGAR, Feb 4: After seek a fair, reasonable and mutu- overnight fresh snowfall, the NEW DELHI, Feb 4: ally acceptable solution through night temperatures across dialogue and negotiations. Kashmir stayed above freezing The Chinese military's He said the two sides also * Pic on page 9 attempts to unilaterally alter agreed that pending final settle- Video on the status quo along the Line ment of the boundary question, of Actual Control (LAC) in www.excelsiornews.com maintenance of peace and tran- Eastern Ladakh have serious- quillity in the border areas is an for the first time in two months ly disturbed peace and tran- essential basis for the overall bringing respite to people from quillity in the region, the development of the bilateral intense cold weather conditions. Government said in Rajya relationship. Amid overnight cloud cover, Sabha today. "However, since April/May the minimum temperatures rose Minister of State for External 2020 the Chinese side undertook considerably across Kashmir Affairs V Muraleedharan said several attempts to unilaterally valley with mercury increasing the attempts have been respond- alter the status quo along the to above the sub-zero level in ed to "appropriately" by the LAC in western sector.These (Contd on page 9 Col 5) Indian Armed Forces and it has (Contd on page 9 Col 7)