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daily Vol No. 49 No. 163 JAMMU, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013 REGD.NO.JK-71/12-14 16 Pages ` 3.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/1992 Fear of damages increasing during rainy season looms large Sonia meets PM on reshuffle Govt approves 50 pc plan NEW DELHI, June 13: Ditched by Govt, earthquake Congress President Sonia Gandhi today met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the backdrop of speculation of a cabinet for all districts for 6 months reshuffle. The meeting also came on a day when the Government’s plan victims reject financial aid to push through an ordinance on food security bill came a cropper * Delayed approval won’t hit works amid indications that the Government could begin the consultation Sanjeev Pargal plan allocation of 25 per cent to Pointing out that the State’s Mohinder Verma ing the cases for disbursement of us”. process with the opposition on the issue from tomorrow. the districts for first three annual plan in one year in the financial help to the people for “Don’t add insult to the A reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Council of Ministers JAMMU, June 13: With months of the current financial late nineties was finalised as late JAMMU, June 13: Feeling restoration of damages suffered injury by offering paltry amount. as well as the AICC has been pending for a long time and is likely plan finalisation getting year i.e. April 1 to June 30. It as November, sources said the ditched by the Government by their houses. Instead you take Rs 1900 or Rs happen in a week. This may be the last reshuffle in the UPA 2 with delayed, the State Government would be extended to 50 per delayed plan approval was not after being promised the Following the laid down 3200 from us for the Lok Sabha elections less than a year away. cent for another three months up going to have any adverse moon, the earthquake victims norms, the administration con- Government coffers”, sources has decided to extend autho- (Contd on page 6 Col 3) rization of 25 per cent utilisa- to September 30. impact on the development as of Chenab valley have flatly veyed to the people that an said quoting a group of angry tion of plan expenditure to 50 In the meantime, the the State utilised its own refused to accept the financial amount of Rs 35,000 would be people having told a visiting Advani visiting on June 23 per cent from June 30 for next Government hoped that the resources for funding 25 per assistance for the restoration paid for the fully damaged Pacca senior Cabinet Minister at Doda three months. The decision Planning Commission of India cent or 50 per cent plan alloca- of their damaged houses on houses and Rs 15,000 for fully recently. Excelsior Correspondent would help the district admin- would finalise the State’s annual tion for the districts for the first the ground that the aid was too damaged Kacha houses. In response to a question, istration to go ahead with plan and it would be able to six months of the financial year paltry to bring them out of the Similarly, the administration sources said, “the Government JAMMU, June 13: BJP veteran L K Advani is visiting Jammu ongoing development works release 100 per cent funds for till the annual plan was finalised. prevailing situation. offered Rs 6300 for Pacca hous- is in quandary as on one side on a day’s visit on June 23 on the occasion of 60th death anniver- and take up other works iden- the districts within the time Moreover, they noted, the Due to this stand of the natu- es, Rs 3200 for Kacha houses the people have refused to sary of Jan Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. tified by the District frame for developmental works. payments for the development ral calamity hit people of Doda, under the severally damaged accept the financial aid under This was likely to be the first visit of Advani to any State after Development Boards (DDBs), Sources said the increase in works undertaken in the hands Kishtwar and Ramban, the category and Rs 1900 for the the existing norms and on the recent controversy shrouding his resignation from all top party whose meetings have already plan authorization for the dis- by the District Development Government is in quandary as partially damaged houses. other side the Union posts followed by their withdrawals on the intervention of RSS been set into motion. tricts was necessitated as the Commissioners on the basis of on one side the Union However, not even one Government has not taken any Chief Mohan Bhagwat. “Delay in finalisation of the Government anticipated that the DDB meetings, had to be Government has not given any family has taken this financial decision on Rs 607 crore Mr Advani would attend a non-political function organised by Pt State’s annual plan for current its plan finalisation could take made in parts and by then the nod to Rs 607 crore relief pack- assistance till date and made it demand projected by the State Prem Nath Dogra Trust here at 11 am on June 23. He would release financial year of 2013-14 didn’t few more days as so far there State would get nod for its annu- age sought by the State Cabinet clear to the administration Government”. No doubt the (Contd on page 6 Col 4) mean that the Planning had been no communication al plan. and on the other side fear of that they would prefer not to Government has proposed Rs Commission of India was dis- from the Planning The Government has, damages increasing during repair their houses instead of 2 lakh for houses having suf- FIR against Health Minister’s brother criminating with Jammu and Commission on the date for meanwhile, directed the DDCs forthcoming rainy season is taking paltry sum from the fered more than 60% damages Excelsior Correspondent Kashmir. There are many other final meeting. to ensure that the development looming large. Government. “Several and Rs one lakh for less than States, whose plan was yet to be “Nevertheless, we expect our works didn’t suffer in the According to the official Ministers and other politicians 50% damages before the JAMMU, June 13: After the lapse of over 43 days, the police finalised,’’ official sources said. plan to be finalised in the next absence of plan approval. sources, 1139 houses got dam- on behalf of the Government Union Government, the same has finally registered a case on the directions of State High Court With no new date finalised as few days,’’ sources said. They have been asked to aged fully, 14269 severely and had announced that we will be would become reality only against the two doctors including a real brother of Minister In- yet by the Planning Commission They added that 50 per cent utilise the resources at their 56500 partially in the earth- provided relief at par with the after the Centre sanctions the charge Health Shabir Ahmed Khan for the death of 18-year-old boy for the State’s final plan meeting plan allocation for the district command for the development quake, which rattled Chenab flashflood victims of Ladakh package, sources added. due to negligence in Rajouri hospital. after cancellation of May 20 and was sufficient to carry on with works. valley region comprising dis- but now we are being told to Justifying the demand and A senior police officer said that an FIR No. 297/ 2013 under June 2 meetings, the ongoing development works and The State has sought Rs tricts of Doda, Kishtwar and accept paltry sum”, some hap- immediate release of financial Section 304-A RPC has been registered in Rajouri Police Station Government has decided to take up more works, which were 8050 crore worth annual plan for Ramban on May 1. Soon after less people told EXCELSIOR, aid at par with Ladakh, sources against Dr Vijay Gupta, ENT Specialist and Dr Mohd Bashir Khan increase authorization of the dis- identified by the people’s repre- 2013-14 and Rs 600 crores the announcement of Rs 25 adding “had the Government said, “if the people fail to repair (Anaesthetist), real brother of MOS, Health (Independent charge) tricts for plan expenditure from sentatives in the District under the Prime Minister’s Re- crore by the Chief Minister on not been able to treat us at par the damages the situation is Shabir Ahmed Khan. On the directions of State High Court, the 25 per cent to 50 per cent. Development Board (DDB) construction plan as against Rs May 6, the civil administration with Ladakh people it should going to become worse during The Government had granted meetings. (Contd on page 6 Col 1) of these districts started prepar- not have promised the moon to (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 1) 2 Judges get STS, 8 SG CJI visiting Valley for 2-days from June 16 IAS officer, wife Excelsior Correspondent * To inaugurate J&K Judicial Academy JAMMU, June 13: The full court, which met under the chairman- among 4 killed in Leh ship of Chief Justice, M M Kumar, accorded sanction to the placement Excelsior Correspondent at around 2 pm and thereafter the Judicial Academy. First Lady Justice T S Thakur will share of two Sessions Judges in the Super Time Scale of the Higher Judicial address the Judges of the State of the State, Usha Vohra will his experiences as a lawyer and Excelsior Correspondent said.