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Vol No. 53 No. 128 JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2017 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 16 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Group mandated to review all issues Massive searches along LoC in Uri Govt acts on Rohingyas: GoM Militants attack cops; alert after car hijack set up, first meeting today Fayaz Bukhari police officer said that one Mohammad Rafiq Dar of Sanjeev Pargal Public Distribution Minister Sources said the GoM SRINAGAR, May 9: Samboora village of Pampore Choudhary Zulfikar (both PDP). would also go into the reserva- Militants this evening attacked reported in Police Station JAMMU, May 9: Acting on Dr Nirmal Singh would head tions voiced from several a police party in South Pulwama that a group of mili- directions of the Union the GoM, whose first meeting is quarters that the Myanmar Kashmir district of Shopian tants hijacked his Alto Car Ministry of Home Affairs, the scheduled to be held tomorrow, and Bangladeshi nationals while an alert was sounded by (White in colour) at Gudoora State Government has set up a sources said. could be exploited by the 'anti- police after militants hijacked village. Police registered a case high-level Group of Ministers The State Government has national elements' and their a car from Gudoora village of under FIR number (GoMs) on the issue of illegal mandated the GoM to go into settlement here could lead to Pulwama district in South 05/A/17/79. settlement of foreigner immi- the settlement of illegal migrants demographic change of Kashmir. Police have sounded an alert. grants in Jammu and Samba from Myanmar and Bangladesh Jammu region. Militants this evening All the police stations, control districts, which has become a and examine all relevant aspects "All related issues could be attacked a police party at rooms and security agencies major issue in Jammu region related to them. The GoM would taken up in the GoM,'' sources Kumdalan village of Shopian have been alerted following the with several political parties, be free to debate and discuss said, adding that the GoM would district in South Kashmir. hijacking of the car by suspected social and religious organiza- every issue pertaining to illegal submit its report to the State Sources said that the militants militants. "We have alerted tions demanding their imme- settlement of foreign immigrants Government in next couple of attacked a cavalcade of senior security forces along National diate deportation on the in Jammu and Samba districts, months after which a strategy officers including SSP, DySP Highway", a police officer said. ground that they could repercussions of their settlement would be devised on the fate of and SHO at Shopian but they Just after the car was become potential security risk escaped unhurt. and all other issues connected to foreign nationals, who have ille- hijacked, gunshots created panic A bird quenches thirst during scorching heat in Jammu on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Rakesh here and also lead to change of them. gally settled on outskirts of They said that the police in Kralcheck village of demographic character in the While the BJP, despite being Jammu and Samba districts. officers were returning from an Chadoora in Budgam district. CM calls on region. in the power, has been openly Simultaneously, the State Army camp and as they reached Police said: "We have received a 6 Vice Chairpersons appointed Official sources told the gunning for Myanmar and administration has also been Kumdalan village militants fired report that about 20-40 gunshots Governor Excelsior Correspondent Excelsior that the GoM com- at them from the orchard. Bangladeshi nationals settled in conducting Security Audit of were heard at Kralcheck. There Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, May 9: The Government today accorded sanction prised four Cabinet Ministers- However, no one was hurt. some particular localities at the foreign nationals. Security was, however, no report of to appointment of six nominees as Vice Chairpersons on the Board two each from ruling coalition Soon after the attack, cordon SRINAGAR, May 9: Chief Jammu and Samba districts, rul- and Intelligence agencies have injuries or death. Police was of Directors of the Corporations under the administrative control of partners-PDP and BJP including and search operation was Minister Mehbooba Mufti ing PDP has maintained distance been maintaining strict sur- ascertaining the facts." Industries and Commerce Department. Deputy Chief Minister Dr launched in the area by security today met Governor N N Vohra from the BJP's demand. veillance on the Rohingyas and And in North Kashmir, mas- According to an order issued by Additional Secretary Industries Nirmal Singh, Health and forces but militants had man- at the Raj Bhavan. However, the BJP was under Bangladeshi nationals by mon- sive searches continue along the & Commerce Department, Gulzar Ahmad Dar will be Vice Medical Education Minister Bali aged to escape. Mehbooba and the intense pressure on deportation itoring their activities in view Line of Control (LoC) after Army Chairperson of J&K Industries Limited, Syed Attaullah Simnani Bhagat (both BJP), Rural In the meantime, Police Governor had wide ranging dis- of illegal immigrants from of reports that attempts could foiled an attack on them near Vice Chairperson J&K Minerals Limited, Nazir Itoo Vice Development Minister Abdul have sounded alert in parts of cussions, for over an hour, Jammu following regular be made by 'anti-national' and Chokas Post overlooking Aman Chairperson J&K Cements Limited, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat Vice Haq Khan and Consumer Pulwama and Budgam after which particularly focused on protests by various parties and Setu in Uri sector yesterday. Chairperson J&K Handloom Development Corporation Limited Affairs, Civil Supplies and (Contd on page 6 Col 3) militants hijacked a car. A organizations. (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Students clash with police; ‘Add more villages to tourists’ itinerary’ Farooq briefs PM on situation NEW DELHI, May 9: CM calls for development of Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Edu Min to hold meeting today apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the situation in Adil Lateef respective institutions. the Valley and urged him to address the issue politically. The situation turned ugly During a meeting that lasted over half-an-hour, Abdullah, who SRINAGAR, May 9: after students attacked a bunker Gulmarg, Patnitop, other spots was recently elected to the Lok Sabha from the Srinagar seat, Hundreds of students today of paramilitary Central Reserve Excelsior Correspondent ment opportunities for the local sanitation, connectivity, power that the DPR for setting up of a briefed the Prime Minister on the growing unrest in the Valley. again staged protests and Police Force (CRPF) with stones youth, she added. supply etc be made available in cable car at Shranz is ready and This is the first meeting Abdullah had with Modi after being clashed with security forces in and logs at Exchange Road. JAMMU, May 9: Chief The Chief Minister stressed the catchment areas so that vil- further action on the same is elected to Parliament defeating PDP-BJP alliance candidate Nazir city centre here and in Some of the students also took Minister Mehbooba Mufti on developing areas like Sanasar lage tourism takes off like it has underway. Ahmed by over 10,000 votes. The seat had fallen vacant after Tariq Pulwama district of South position inside Women College today reviewed expansion of and Mantalai, in the vicinity of been done in Leh. The Chief Minister direct- Karra had resigned from the ruling PDP. Kashmir during which several compound and rained stones on tourism activities at Gulmarg Patnitop in view of operationali- She directed early submission ed the concerned to prepare a Abdullah urged the Prime Minister to take urgent steps to students were injured and police from multiple directions. in Kashmir and Patnitop, sation of Chenani-Nashri tunnel of the Gulmarg Master Plan so mechanism for garbage dis- address the Kashmir issue politically, saying it was not a mere law detained while Education The police in retaliation fired and order problem. (PTI) Sanasar and Mantalai in and directed strengthening of that the same could be discussed posal and get back to her with- Minister is scheduled to chair tear and pepper gas canisters but Jammu to sustain tourist facilities at Patnitop. in the Cabinet. She also directed in a week. She also directed a meeting to discuss prevailing the students remained unde- interest at these places. Chairing the 9th meeting of that the process of setting up of a the PDD to prepare a project SC defers hearing on pellet guns situation tomorrow. terred and they continued pelt- She separately chaired the herbal garden and Observatory at for street lighting the patch NEW DELHI, May 9: The trouble erupted after stu- ing stones. * Pic on page 6. meetings of both Gulmarg and Gulmarg be paced up. from Baba Reshi to Gulmarg. dents of Sri Pratap Higher While police were dealing Video on The Supreme Court today deferred hearing on a plea, seeking a Patnitop Development Mehbooba directed improve- The meeting was informed Secondary School here at with male students, groups of ban on the use of pellet guns to quell agitating and stone-pelting Authorities in Srinagar. www.excelsiornews.com ment of Gulmarg-Baba Reshi that in order to augment the Mehbooba, who also holds drinking water facility at the mobs in the Kashmir valley, till after the summer break. Gulmarg Development road on priority and face-lifting The Apex Court told the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar the charge of Tourism Authority (GDA) here today, the of the Baba Reshi market in con- world famous resort, the PHE Department, called for expand- Department is working on a Rs Association of Srinagar, which has filed the petition, that it would Chief Minister directed that formity with the natural ambi- be proper to hear the matter after the vacation as the time could be ing tourist activities in catch- local youth be involved in the ence there. She directed the con- 6.92 crore water supply scheme ment area of Gulmarg by creat- from Ningli nallah which would utilised by the lawyers' body to come out with a workable solution. infrastructure expansion, cerned that mandatory 2% "We were thinking unless you have a solution, we will wait for ing more facilities in the nearby tourism promotion or any other spending of the profits by public add up an additional five lakh villages. This would add up gallons of drinking water to the some time. May be, you will help us in a better way after the sum- activity at the world famous companies operating in the area mer vacations, which can be utilised for coming out with sugges- these villages to the tourists' itin- destination. She also directed be strictly ensured. area. erary and create more employ- (Contd on page 6 Col 1) tions," a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices P that basic facilities of life like The meeting was informed C Ghose and D Y Chandrachud said. Contemptuous approach towards explicit directions of HC (Contd on page 6 Col 7) HC seeks report on Tosa Maidan victims Govt soft-paddling on removal of Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, May 9: The Division Bench of High Court today sought affidavit from the Government within four weeks indicating Girl students protesting outside Women College in Srinagar encroachments on Tawi River banks therein as to whether any rules have been framed under Section 13 against use of force and detention of their peers on Tuesday. of the Maneuvers Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act 1938 for -Excelsior/Shakeel *None of over 900 encroachers responds to notices rehabilitation and other benefits for the affected families of Tosa- female students staged Mohinder Verma Nagrota to Phallian Mandal to its convener and Chief Engineer, ground that Indian satellites Maidan artillery field. Maulana Azad Road in city cen- protests at Regal Chowk and identify all the constructions Irrigation and Flood Control have limited frequency. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Badar Durez Ahamd and tre boycotted their classes and Residency Road in Lal Chowk JAMMU, May 9: In a testi- falling on either side of River Department, Vice-Chairman Thereafter, the multi- Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey also directed the authorities to assembled outside their school commercial hub against the mony of indirect support to Tawi from its fringe line, prepa- Jammu Development Authority, department committee exam- indicate in the affidavit as to whether any loss of lives have caused premises. They shouted slogans State. They were demanding the encroachers on both the ration of lists of such construc- Commissioner, Jammu Municipal ined the Google maps of past 10 in the range as alleged by the petitioner. against the Government, use of end to police crackdown banks of River Tawi, the tions and then removal of illegal Corporation, Regional Director, years (2006-2017) and zeroed-in (Contd on page 6 Col 4) force on their peers and deten- against the students and youth Government is soft-paddling structures whether private or Survey and Land Records Jammu, on the encroachments on both tion of fellow students in many in Kashmir. Police were seen on removal of encroachments Government. Divisional Forest Officer, Jammu banks of River Tawi on 30 kilo- SHO attached, inquiry ordered parts of the Valley. persuading the female student even after identifying the same The Division Bench issued and Assistant Commissioner meter stretch from Nagrota to Excelsior Correspondent As the protests grew strong, as per the directions of the protesters to disperse which these directions after it found Nazool Jammu as members of the Phallian Mandal. After minute JAMMU, May 9: After a viral video on social sites in which a the students attempted to march State High Court. In this way, they repeatedly refused. all the concerned Government committee. examination of such maps as lady alleged police atrocities during custody, Police Department on MA Road but police already the administration has adopt- Amid chaos, severe alterca- agencies unaware of the extent The multi-department com- well as numerous field visits the has attached Station House Officer (SHO) Kanachack Inspector deployed there intercepted them ed contemptuous attitude tion broke out between girl stu- of encroachments along the mittee immediately approached committee identified more than Rajesh Sharma to District Police Lines (DPL) Jammu. following which the former towards the orders of the high- dents and police when latter river despite the situation hav- National Remote Sensing 900 encroachments including As per police sources, a viral video on social sites in which a resorted to stone-pelting, ensu- est court of the State. tried to detain some of them near ing assumed alarming propor- Agency, Hyderabad for satellite some by the Government agen- lady namely Seema Devi, wife of Suraj Kumar, a resident of ing clashes between the two Last year, the Division Regal Chowk. As tensions were tion. imageries of entire area along cies like Jammu Municipal Deharan, who was arrested in theft case few days back has alleged sides. The female students of Bench of the State High Court, mounting, police resorted to In compliance to these direc- the banks of River Tawi from Corporation, Jammu police atrocities during her custody in Kanachack Police Station. Women College MA Road and in a Public Interest Litigation, baton charge in order to restore tions, the Divisional Nagrota to Phallian Mandal. Development Authority and In the video, she has alleged that SHO Kanachack along with Kothi Bagh Girls Higher had issued directions for map- order. The shopkeepers of Regal Commissioner constituted a However, the Agency expressed Department of PHE, Irrigation his three other associates including a lady cop had done some Secondary School also staged ping of entire land along the Chowk alleged that policemen multi-department committee with inability to give imageries with- and Flood Control. unnatural offences with her during custody. protests in and outside their banks of River Tawi from (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Deputy Commissioner Jammu as in shortest possible time on the (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 7)

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