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Vol No. 50 No. 308 , SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 REGD.NO.JK-71/12-14 14+4 (Magazine) = 18 Pages ` 3.50 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/1992 20 rescued from near Zojila Pak violates ceasefire Govt not forthcoming with detailed information about Rs 44,000 cr loss memo Army officer among Soldier, girl killed; Despite several reminders, MHA one injured in Uri fails to get response from State Excelsior Correspondent Havaldar Mayapan of 11 Neeraj Rohmetra details of the damages, meth- observers opined. 3 killed in avalanche Madras and a girl Gulshan ods used by the authorities for Pertinent to mention here Fayaz Bukhari JCO, one soldier and a porter since morning but the chilly has , Nov 8: A sol- Bano daughter of JAMMU, Nov 8: calculation of losses, etc". that Prime Minister, Narendra were killed and one solider was increased in Kashmir valley. This dier and 17-year old girl were Mohammad Rafiq Bhati of Interestingly, though State To a pointed query about the Modi after conducting an aerial SRINAGAR, Nov 8: A injured and another escaped year there is advanced due to killed and another woman Kamalkote was killed and Government had been critical allegations of several top offi- survey of the flood affected Junior Commissioned Officer unhurt. He said that the search early snowfall on mountains and was injured as Pakistani another girl Rubeena was of the Centre for not expedit- cials of State over the 'cold areas on September 8 and hold- (JCO) was among three killed and rescue operation is still in freak weather conditions. troops targeted Indian posts injured. ing the much sought after Rs shoulder' of the NDA to the ing meetings with State admin- when an avalanche swept away progress as one solider is still Sources said that the snowfall this evening along the Line of The officer said that firing 44,000 crore special package package, sources said, "when istration in Jammu and Srinagar an Army patrol in the higher trapped under snow. will hamper the militants' Control (LoC) in Uri sector of was aimed at giving cover to for rehabilitation of flood vic- there is little information forth- had announced Rs 1000 crore reaches of Shamshabari moun- The JCO has been identified attempts to infiltrate into North Kashmir. the infiltrators. He said that tims, it has deliberately chosen coming from the State despite assistance in addition to Rs tain Range in North Kashmir as Naib Subedar Karnal Singh, Kashmir. "However, Army is This is for the first time that Army patrolling along the LoC to 'ignore' several reminders several communications, what 1,100 crore already made avail- near the (LoC) the soldier as Jinna and porter as keeping tight vigil as militants there was casualty of Army or in the sector has been intensi- from the Union Home we can do?" able to the State Government today after heavy snowfall Mohammad Shafiq. The injured even try to infiltrate through civilian in Kashmir valley fied for the possible infiltration. Ministry for submitting fur- "Officials of the MHA through the State Disaster Relief along the LoC triggered snow solider has been identified as snow", they said. * Pic on page 11 He said that Pakistan is desper- ther details on the subject. have also apprised the Union Fund. avalanches. Ajay. Meanwhile, Army and police ate to infiltrate more and more Official sources in the MHA Home Minister, Rajnath Subsequently, on his visit to A Defence spokesman said And Police and Army rescued today rescued over 20 persons along the LoC this year due to militants before the snowfall in told EXCELSIOR, "as a sequel Singh and the Prime Minister the State on Diwali on October here that at around 8 a.m. an at least 40 people from Zojila trapped in four vehicles at Zojila Pakistani firing. Uri sector that hampers the to the visit of the high level team Office (PMO) about the state 24, the Prime Minister had avalanche triggered by fresh Pass stranded there because of tunnel on Srinagar-Leh National A defence spokesman said infiltration. The LoC witnessed headed by Home Secretary, Anil of affairs as both of them were announced a package of Rs 745 snowfall from the higher reaches fresh snowfall. These people Highway. that Pakistani troops violated heavy snowfall yesterday and Goswami on October 20 to the keen to ensure that all possible crore for flood victims, which of South of Nasta Chun Pass were travelling in a bus and SSP Kargil Sujit Kumar ceasefire and restored to unpro- 4-6 feet snow has accumulated Kashmir region, the MHA had relief was extended to the included Rs 175 crore for the six swept away an Army patrol in Sumo vehicles. They were evacu- told the Excelsior that five voked firing at around 1715 on the LoC. sought sector-wise complete flood-hit areas of the State at major hospitals and Rs 570 Shamshabari Range. ated to . vehicles carrying about 20 hours in Uri sector leading to In the meantime, four details of the losses projected in the earliest possible", sources crore for rebuilding homes dam- The spokesman said that it There was heavy snowfall civilians were trapped at Zojila killing of one soldier and a Central Reserve Police Force the loss memo submitted by the said. aged in the floods. was a mini patrol party of along over 400 kilometre long between Sonamarg and Kargil civilian girl. "The girl has been (CRPF) men were injured as State to the Prime Minister". Source told, "even the MHA Earlier, on October 10 the Army comprising a JCO and LoC in Kashmir from to last night after sudden heavy identified as 17-year old militants attacked their vehicle "To expedite the process officials were perturbed over Cabinet which met here under four soldiers and a porter. . An official said that snowfall. Gulshan Bano of Kamalkote. at in South Kashmir's further, the Home Ministry the response of the State the chairmanship of Chief "Army Avalanche Rescue around 4-6 feet snow has accu- He said after getting reports, Our troops responded appropri- district this evening. has sent at least three Government and wondered why Minister, had Teams located at the Nasta mulated on the mountains along Army personnel from their near- ately", he added. A Police officer said mili- reminders pertaining to the the necessary details were being approved the special financial Chun Pass were immediately the LoC. There was snowfall in by station of Dhumri and police An Army officer told tants opened fire upon a Special package to the State withheld by the concerned package for submission to launched and commenced the Sadhna Pass, Farkyan top, Z- parties from Drass rushed to the Excelsior that Pakistani troops CRPF vehicle of 163 batallion Government, but there seems quarters". Government of for provid- search and rescue operation", Gali, Machhil, Sadna top, Zojila spot and rescued all trapped civil- opened fire with small arms at near Qazigund Railway over to be little response on the "By not submitting the ing of funds to the tune of Rs. the spokesman said. Pass. ians this morning. The trapped 5-6 Army posts near Nanak bridge over on National matter", sources categorically details to the Centre, the NC- 44, 000 cr approximately for The spokesman said that the However, weather improved persons left by foot towards their post at Kamalkote along the Highway this evening result- said adding, "for the past 20 Congress coalition rehabilitation of the people who destinations of Kargil and LoC in Uri sector evening. ing in injuries to four CRPF days, we are pursuing the Government might put the suffered due to floods and for EC appoints 108 Kashmir. The officer said that firing men including two Assistant matter with State blame on the former and even restoration of the damaged “There were no casualties and continued till 7 p.m. He said Sub Inspectors. Government, but they have try to make the package a infrastructure. all trapped civilians were rescued that Indian troops also fired All the injured were shifted refused to provide the neces- political issue in the forthcom- The approved proposal Observers for free, fair safely,’’ Kumar said. back. He said that one soldier (Contd on page 11 Col 3) sary details like project wise ing Assembly polls", (Contd on page 11 Col 1) Omar takes dig at Rasool, Ajatshatru; BJP, PDP 20 new Ministers may get berth Assembly elections candidates NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Sanjeev Pargal cially in the rural areas. "The General Observers file papers As many as 20 new faces are expected to be inducted into the JAMMU, Nov 8: The have been given very specific slams PDP on safe seat barb Excelsior Correspondent Union Council of Ministers tomorrow in the first revamp exercise Election Commission of India instructions on their task to Excelsior Correspondent S Pura and Uttar Pradesh everything" from rice to land to which is likely to bring in BJP leaders Manohar Parrikar, Mukhtar today appointed 108 ensure that the elections were when he couldn't find more apples to forests and now to fer- JAMMU, Nov 8: On second Abbas Naqvi, Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Bandaru Datttatreya while Observers for five phase conducted in free and fair man- SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Chief than a few hundred votes in tilizers. day of nomination papers for elevating a few. Assembly elections in Jammu ner,'' sources said, adding that Minister Omar Abdullah ?" "However, knowing PDP's Phase-II of polling for 18 While a TDP representative is sure to be inducted, last-minute and Kashmir including 16 the Police Observers apart from today said that Opposition Omar asked his party work- penchant for corruption and Assembly seats in the State, problems appeared to have cropped up over a Shiv Sena member Police Observers, who have looking after law and order situ- People's Democratic Party ers, especially the youth embezzlement, I wouldn't be only two candidates filed their joining the ministry in view of unresolved issues in Maharashtra. been appointed for the first ation in the districts and (PDP) was "factually incor- activists, to go for door-to-door surprised if (PDP patron) Mufti nomination papers for Gool- Five months after taking over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi time in the State to oversee Assembly segments assigned to rect" in saying that he had campaigning in Sonawar. (Mohammad) Sayeed and his Arnas and Gulabgarh Assembly is undertaking an expansion and reshuffle of his Cabinet in which and monitor free, fair and them will also take up security chosen "safe" seats to contest "Tell the people that NC is 'consultants on corruption' soon constituencies in district. Parrikar appears all set to get Defence portfolio which is now held smooth polling in the State. All related issues of candidates, from in the Assembly elec- not seeking their support only find a way to embezzle atmo- BJP leader Kuldeep Dubey as an additional charge by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. the officers appointed political parties and complaints tions. for victory in Sonawar but also spheric air as well," he said. alias Mangu Shah filed his nom- (Contd on page 11 Col 3) Observers for J&K were top made by the local people. "PDP is factually incorrect tell them to join us in playing a Omar said PDP leaders have ination papers in the presence of IAS and IPS officers of differ- Dr Matta Ravi Kiran, an IPS that I have chosen safe seats to frontal role in defeating PDP's not only "stolen" rice meant for a large number of people before 2 die in mishap, CRPF vehicle torched officer of Haryana cadre has ent States. contest from. If that was the dream of corruption and politi- the poor and needy but also the Returning Officer of the Excelsior Correspondent The Commission has posted been appointed Police Observer case, I would have chosen those cal impropriety," he said. "stolen" the rice-bags meant to constituency in Arnas. BJP state for six Assembly constituencies 86 General Observers for 87 seats where we had sitting A day after PDP leader distribute that rice. president and MP from Jammu- SRINAGAR, Nov 8: Protesters this evening set a Central of Doda, Ramban and Assembly constituencies, all MLAs who had won by the Mohd Dilawar Mir was sen- "Such is the outstanding cal- Lok Sabha seat joined Reserve Police vehicle on fire and they in return resorted to aerial districts that will go to polls in IAS officers, 16 Police highest margins. Beerwah has a tenced to three years in jail in iber of PDP's choicest new faces the BJP candidate in filing nom- firing to disperse them after father son duo were killed in a road first phase on November 25 Observers and six Awareness sitting MLA from PDP and we a corruption case, Chief in politics. Lo and behold, today ination papers. mishap in Dalgate area of Srinagar. while BK Singh of Maharashtra Observers. All Police Observers conceded a lead from Sonawar Minister Omar Abdullah they have officially been hon- PDP candidate from Reports said that there was accident involving a CRPF Gypsy cadre will be the Police were IPS officers while in the Parliamentary elections," today said the opposition oured with a gold medal of cor- Gulabgarh Assembly con- and a Swift in which two persons, father and son duo travelling on Awareness Observers are IAS Observer for three segments of Omar said while addressing party had evolved as "an ruption in stealing fertilizers and stituency Shafiq-ur-Rehman motor cycle were killed. officers. , Neil Kumar party workers here. amalgam of swindlers of all that is a new addition to the list also filed his papers today in Local protested against the death of two people and set afire Official sources told the Subramanyam for Poonch dis- He said his decision to con- colours and shapes". of rice, windfall apples, forests Gulabgarh in the presence of a the CRPF vehicle. CRPF fired in air to disperse the protesters. Excelsior that one General trict, HM Jaya Ram for Srinagar test from Sonwar and Beerwah Addressing party workers and custodian land," he said. massive crowd. A police spokesman said that in an accident at Boulevard road Observer has been appointed for district, M Chandra Shekhar for was a direct challenge to PDP. from Sonawar constituency The Chief Minister said Nominations for second Srinagar involving a Swift bearing registration number every Assembly segment , Mahaeshwar "Based on these facts, my here, Omar said "PDP had unlike PDP, his party holds its phase of polling will close on JK01N/7878, Gypsy of CRPF and a Hero Pulsar bearing registra- excepting Kargil where only one Dayal for and Shakeel contest from Beerwah and evolved as an amalgam of leaders and minister to the high- November 14. Polling will be tion number JK01W/644, one person Mohammed Ashraf Hafiz Observer has been appointed for Ahmad for . Sonawar is a clear and direct swindlers of all colours and est standards of honesty and held on December 2. (Contd on page 11 Col 4) two Assembly constituencies of The General Observers for challenge to PDP and its corrupt shapes and the conviction of accountability. Kargil and . On an aver- Assembly segments going to leadership and I am not one to PDP general secretary by a CBI "We took concrete mea- age, each Police Observer has polls in first phase are Rajiv look for safe seats," he said. court in a case of graft yesterday sures to ensure accountability been given the charge of five to Prashar for Gurez, Akshay The NC working president showcases PDP's true character and transparency in the sys- six constituencies while the Kumar Pani for , claimed that "who would and goal in politics". tem and took the State out of Awareness Observers have been Baldeo Purushartha for know better about safe-seats Omar, the National the morass of corruption that designated district wise. Sonawari, Shivamurthy GN than (PDP patron) Mufti Conference working president, PDP's Ministers had plunged "The General Observers will (Kangan), Surwade RS Mohammad Sayeed himself, said PDP leaders had been the State into," Omar said. (), R Vineel Krishna take charge of the Assembly who had to find safe-seats in R found involved in "robbing (Contd on page 11 Col 1) constituencies assigned to them (Nobra), Adesh Titamare (Leh), from last day of filing of nomi- Amit Talwar (Kargil and DG Expenditure to pass set of directions to DEOs, SSPs nation papers and stay till count- Zanskar), Minlianthang Vaiphel ing process is completed on (Kishtwar), Beer Singh Thakur December 23 while Police and (Inderwal), Dev Raj Dev ECI for extra vigil to check use of Awareness Observers will take (Doda), Bhupinder Singh Bhalla charge of their constituencies or (Bhaderwah), Sandeep Kumar districts from last date of nomi- (Ramban) and black, hawala money in J&K polls nation and stay till day of Shankaranarayanan (Banihal). polling,'' sources said. For second phase of They added that the polling, Dinesh Kumar has * IT Deptt deputes officers in all districts Election Commission has been designated as Observer Mohinder Verma to the Commission. the DEOs, District SPs and empowered its Observers for Gulabgarh, Dr Akhilesh Stating that Election Nodal Officers Expenditure, including General and Police Kumar Mishra for Reasi, JAMMU, Nov 8: Amidst Commission has taken serious who have been deputed in all with visiting all areas of their Puneet Kumar Goel for Gool- inputs from different agencies note of these inputs and repre- the 22 districts of the State on constituencies, keeping Arnas, Dr K Gopal for about possibility of use of sentations, source said that November 10", sources surveillance on public meet- , Mohite MV for black and hawala money in several constituencies have informed. ings, activities of the candi- Chenani, Suresh Kumar the forthcoming Assembly also been categorized as sensi- Besides reviewing the steps dates and political parties and Sinha (Ramnagar), Santosh elections in Jammu and tive from use of black and taken to implement the guide- ensure that elections were con- Kumar Mishra (Surankote), Kashmir, the Election hawala money point of view. lines relating to expenditure ducted in free and fair manner Hari Shankar Upadhyay Commission of India is going "Majority of such constituen- monitoring, the Commission and there was no kind of coer- (Mendhar) and Swami Deelip to pass set of fresh instructions cies fall in Kashmir valley and will pass directions for main- cion among the voters espe- (Contd on page 11 Col 1) for extra vigil by all the some in Jammu region", they taining hawk's eye in view of District Election Officers, added. the inputs received from various Internet Edition: www.dailyexcelsior.com District Superintendents of No doubt stringent measures agencies and sources. The Police and Nodal Officers have already been recommend- Commission, which has already E-Paper: http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com Expenditure Monitoring. ed under the expenditure moni- deployed three observers for INSIDE WEATHER In the meanwhile, Income toring mechanism but the keeping an eye exclusively on Tax Department has made elab- Election Commission is going the expenditure, may also con- ) * Election Expenditure Returns JAMMU : orate arrangements to ensure to pass some fresh directions to sider deployment of more offi- * Reforms will be gradual ...Page 6 Mainly dry. TEMPERATURE that not even single case of the District Election Officers, cers especially in the light of ) PDP to change destiny Max: 26.3 Degree C pumping black money in the District Superintendents of inputs about use of black and of people through its Min: 16.1 Degree C elections gets unnoticed and Police and Nodal Officers hawala money. visionary agenda: Mufti ...Page 3 RELATIVE HUMIDITY Expenditure Monitoring in It is pertinent to mention RH-I (Morning): 76.0 per cent violators of the rules are pun- ) BSNL suffers Rs 400 cr RH-II (Evening): 95.0 per cent ished under the law. order to ensure that nobody suc- here that 11 teams equipped loss, 6,000 connection Sunset on Sunday: 05.36 p.m. Official sources told ceeds in making use of black or with all gadgets, have already still down in Kashmir ...Page 3 Sunrise on Monday: 06.57 a.m. EXCELSIOR that from differ- hawala money and violates the been placed in each Assembly SRINAGAR: ent sources and agencies, the laid down guidelines. constituency to check expendi- ) Sham, Madan highlight Mainly dry. contribution of Cong for TEMPERATURE Election Commission of India "In this regard, Director ture by the political parties and development of country ...Page 5 Max: 16.3 Degree C (ECI) has received inputs about General in the Election candidates. Min: 6.6 Degree C Commission, P K Dash, who is Meanwhile, on the direc- ) Election a historic possible use of black money in RELATIVE HUMIDITY several constituencies of Jammu responsible for monitoring tions of Election Commission of opportunity for people to RH-I (Morning): 93.0 per cent and Kashmir. Even some politi- expenditure during the elec- India, Income Tax Department, end misrule: Mehbooba ...Page 5 RH-II (Evening): 59.0 per cent LEH: TEMPERATURE cal parties have expressed tions, is going to hold video- J&K Circle has established spe- ) Rasool anchors J&K to Max: 11.3 Degree C apprehension in this regard in conferencing with the Chief cial cell to monitor cash or other 3-wkt win over services ...Page 12 Min: -1.3 Degree C their respective representations Electoral Officer of J&K, all (Contd on page 11 Col 1)