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JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 14 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 347 HC stays Justice Bindal transferred to PM makes 4 couples, 5 docs test +ve Govt order strong pitch Excelsior Correspondent Justice Pankaj Mithal likely to for Agri laws 2 women among 6 die of SRINAGAR, Dec 15: The DHORDO (Guj), Dec 15: High Court today stayed the Government order by virtue of Prime Minister Narendra Corona in Jammu, 4 in Valley which all the Secretaries and Modi today said a conspiracy is take over as CJ J&K HC Udhampur, presently putting up at Bishnah and RS Pura and two Head of the Departments were afoot to confuse farmers over the Sanjeev Pargal/ Gangyal Jammu who was seriously each from Akhnoor, Dansal, Kot directed to take review of all new agri laws and accused the Neeraj Rohmetra Fayaz Bukhari injured in a road accident and had Bhalwal and Pallanwalla and administrative actions and proce- opposition of using farmers' tested positive for the virus, suc- one in Sohanjana. Five doctors dures held up on account of six shoulders to fire their guns. JAMMU, Dec 15: Supreme JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Dec cumbed in the GMC Jammu. tested positive across the region. month old interim court orders by As the protest by farmers out- Court collegium has approved 15: Ten persons died of Six casualties have taken Two hundred persons tested treating them expired and proceed side Delhi entered the 20th day, the proposal for appointment of Coronavirus in Jammu and Jammu region's Corona toll to 656 positive for COVID-19 in Jammu accordingly. Modi made a strong pitch for the Justice Pankaj Mithal, first Kashmir while 346 tested posi- with Jammu district alone region today, 117 of them in It has been submitted before agri laws enacted in September, puisne Judge of Allahabad High tive and 460 recovered from the accounting for more than 50 per- Jammu district alone. In other dis- the court by Senior Counsel describing them as historic and Court as Chief Justice of com- virus today. Among six fatalities cent at 333 followed by Doda 60, tricts, 22 cases were reported from Jehangir Iqbal Ganaie that the mon High Court of Union said his Government was ready to in the Jammu region, two were remove any doubts about the leg- Udhampur 54, Rajouri 53, Kathua Rajouri, 15 Kathua, 12 Udhampur, Director Colleges, Higher Territory of Jammu and women. 47, Samba 34, Poonch 22, 11 Kishtwar, nine Samba, seven Education Department, J&K and Kashmir and Union Territory islations. Two Corona casualties each Without taking names, Modi, Kishtwar and Ramban 21 each Doda, three Reasi and two each in other officials are contemplating . were reported from Kathua and and Reasi 11. Poonch and Ramban districts. to disengage the employees in the Reliable sources told EXCEL- on a day-long visit to Gujarat, said Doda districts and one each from opposition parties who are sup- Those who died in Kashmir Of 217 persons, who recov- department by using the SIOR, “the collegium comprising Jammu and Udhampur districts in included an 80-year-old man from ered from the virus, 110 belonged Government order dated S A Bobde porting the protest, when in Jammu region. power, were in favour of similar Munad Gufan in Kulgam district to Jammu district, 38 Udhampur, (Contd on page 9 Col 5) and two senior most Judges in their A 40-year-old man from of South Kashmir and three from 25 Kishtwar, 13 each Rajouri and meeting yesterday had recommend- reforms in the agriculture sector. Lakhanpur and 68-year-old from Justice Pankaj Mithal Justice Rajesh Bindal To buttress his point, Modi Srinagar including a 57-year-old Kathua, 12 Doda, four Poonch and Mudgal shifted, ed the proposal for transfer of pres- Dinga Amb in Kathua district died man from Shalteng area, a 60- two in Ramban district. Samba ent Acting Chief Justice of J&K ly this would be the last meeting of issued a gag order in the gave the example of two sectors of co-morbidities and COVID-19 in the collegium before the Apex Amravati land deals case. The in Gujarat, his home State, which year-old man from Khaniyar area and Reasi districts didn't report Prasanna gets addl High Court Justice Rajesh Bindal to the Government Medical College and a 75-year-old woman from any recoveries. Calcutta High Court and appoint- Court closes for the winter vacation Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister flourished without Government (GMC) Jammu and Narayana charge of JPDCL starting from December 21 till had also met the Prime Minister, intervention. Babdem Khaniyar area. Jammu region now has 47760 ment of Justice Mithal as Chief Hospital Katra respectively. With these deaths, the total Corona cases. Among them, January 1, 2021. Besides appointing Narendra Modi to highlight his He said dairy and fisheries Excelsior Correspondent Justice of J&K High Court”. An 84-year-old woman from fatality count in J&K has reached 44982 have recovered from the Chief Justice for J&K High Court, concerns and had also taken up sectors in the State grew exponen- Source also confirmed, “Justice Damondha Bhaderwah and 70- 1812—1156 in the Valley. virus and there were 2122 active JAMMU, Dec 15: The the collegium also approved trans- the matter with Chief Justice of tially without much intervention Rajesh Bindal after his transfer to year-old man from Near Masjid In Jammu district, four cou- positives. Government today ordered trans- fer of Andhra Pradesh Chief Justice India. of the State Government as the Calcutta High Court is likely to join Sharif Nagri in Doda district died ples tested positive for In Kashmir, Srinagar district fer of an IAS officer and assigned A K Maheshwari to Sikkim High Presently, Justice Pankaj Mithal business is mainly handled by co- as first puisne Judge”. Presently the of Coronavirus at Community Coronavirus in Durga Nagar, with 436 deaths topped the list of additional charge to another. Court”. is first puisne Judge of Allahabad operative sector leaders and farm- Calcutta High Court is headed by Health Centre (CHC) Bhaderwah Muthi Gaon, Lower Muthi and Corona followed by Baramulla 169, The confrontation between High Court and is heading the ers. Yasha Mudgal, Managing Justice Thottathil B. Nair and home respectively. Panjtirthi while three members Budgam 105, Pulwama 88, Justice Maheshwari and Y S Lucknow Bench. "In other parts of the country Director, Jammu Power Radhakrishnan, who took over as An 89-year-old man hailing of a family reported positive in Kupwara 88, Anantnag 82, Jagan Mohan Reddy, Justice Mithal had been elevat- too, milk producers and the co- Distribution Corporation Limited Chief Justice on April 4, 2019 and is from Talab Tillo in Jammu district Bhagwati Nagar and siblings in Bandipora 57, Kulgam 53, Government had snowballed into ed as Additional Judge to High (JPDCL) has been transferred and likely to retire on April next year. operative sector have created a died of pathogen in the GMC New Rehari. Three positive Ganderbal 41 and Shopian 37. a major controversy after former will await further orders of adjust- Sources elaborated, “most like- (Contd on page 9 Col 5) (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Jammu. A 55-year-old woman from cases each were reported from ment in the General (Contd on page 9 Col 5) Administration Department. Prasanna Ramaswami G, Reviews development projects, meets people 18 seats to vote today, 446 elected unopposed Director of Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration (DCR), Jammu and LG visits Purmandal-Utterbehni, Ex MP, Minister, legislators, BJP Kashmir, will hold the charge of Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation rebels in fray in Phase-VII Limited, in addition to his own Mansar & Surinsar lakes duties, till further orders. Territorial Constituencies in in 2003. Recently, Bajwa along Excelsior Correspondent Purmandal which included con- light and poles with high mast grimage tourism destination. *Prohibitory orders Jammu district will witness high with others had quit PDP and No winter struction of paved path/track to the lights and solar lights. “Religious places like Purmandal imposed in Poonch voltage contests tomorrow with joined BJP. JAMMU, Dec 15: temple complex, construction of The Lt Governor observed that and Utterbehni will attract lot many bigwigs in fray on both the Former BJP MLA Prof Gharu Lieutenant Governor, Manoj view points, up-gradation of Purmandal-Utterbehni can more tourists which will ultimate- session of Parl Excelsior Correspondent seats. Bhagat, who was expelled by the Sinha today visited bathing ghats, installation of focus become a major religious and pil- ly give a boost to the religious Sham Choudhary, former party in 2011 along with six others NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Purmandal- Utterbehni area tourism in the area and develop- JAMMU, Dec 15: Former Cabinet Minister from BJP, Tarlok on the charges of cross-voting for and Mansar-Surinsar twin ment of religious tourism is among The Government has said the Member Parliament (MP), Singh Bajwa, ex Rajya Sabha National Conference in the lakes to review the progress on the prime focus areas of the winter session of Parliament will Cabinet Minister, legislators member of Congress, Taranjit Legislative Council elections, has comprehensive plans being put Government”, he added. not be held this year in view of the and BJP rebels are among 150 Singh Tony, who is contesting as been given mandate by the BJP in place for the development of He called upon all stakehold- COVID-19 pandemic and that it candidates who will try their an Independent after having quit from RS Pura DDC seat. Bushan these religious and tourist des- will be appropriate to convene the *Watch video on luck in penultimate seventh Dogra, who was Vice Chairman tinations and issued on spot *Watch video on budget session in January next www.excelsiornews.com phase of polling for 18 seats of the Board in the Minister of instructions for speedy devel- www.excelsiornews.com year. across 10 districts in the District State rank during PDP-BJP opment of the area. ers to come forward and actively In a letter to leader of During his visit, Sinha took play their role so that a large num- Development Council (DDC) National Conference and Naresh Government but had quit PDP to Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir stock of the project for develop- ber of people can come and expe- elections in Jammu region Kumar Bittu (National join the BJP, is contesting the Ranjan Chowdhury, ment of the Purmandal- rience the ancient spiritual heritage tomorrow. Conference) are in the race for election as an Independent candi- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Utterbehni religious tourism cir- of the Purmandal and Utterbahni Thirty Sarpanchs and 416 Suchetgarh Territorial seat going date from RS Pura after being Pralhad Joshi said, "Winter cuit under Pilgrimage area. He suggested that tourist Panchs have been elected unop- to vote tomorrow. While denied seat by the party. months are very crucial for man- Rejuvenation and Spiritual facilities and services like posed in the Panchayat by-elec- Choudhary has represented Candidates of other parties are aging the pandemic because of Augmentation Drive (PRASAD). Dharamshala should be developed tions in tomorrow’s seventh Suchetgarh seat twice in the also in the fray. recent spurt in cases during this phase. Assembly, Bajwa was elected to Charanjit Singh Jasrotia, He took a detailed review of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacting with local involving the locals of the area. period, particularly in Delhi. At Suchetgarh and RS Pura the Rajya Sabha as a PDP leader developmental projects at people at Purmandal on Tuesday. Another pic on page 9. (Contd on page 9 Col 1) present, we are in the middle of (Contd on page 9 Col 3) December and a COVID vaccine is expected very soon." Infamous Kupwara ration scam The Minister said he had informally contacted floor leaders of various political parties and "they have expressed their con- FCS&CA Deptt dismisses 3 officials from service cerns about the ongoing pandem- ic and opined of doing away with Mohinder Verma nephew. Moreover, an amount of *CBI already presented challan Rs 23 lakh was transferred into (Contd on page 9 Col 3) JAMMU, Dec 15: Sending a the account of two persons from loud and clear message that cor- for criminal prosecution whom land was purchased by Cases fall below ruption will not be tolerated at Hamidullah Mir and Gulzar Lone any cost, the Government has 1956. Moreover, they have been The officials were promptly at Khag in Budgam. 23,000 after dismissed three officials of the disqualified from any future charge-sheeted and departmental Further, an amount of Rs 17 over 5 months Food, Civil Supplies and employment under the inquiries were initiated against lakh was transferred into the Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Government of Jammu and them. account of another person from NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Department from the service of Kashmir. It was mentioned in the whom a house was purchased by Official sources told EXCEL- charge-sheets that as many as Hamidulla at Bathar Colony, India's daily COVID-19 case the Union Territory for their involvement in the infamous SIOR that the Central Bureau of 182 vehicles of ration which Batmaloo. count fell below 23,000 after a lit- Investigation registered an FIR in were shown dispatched from Likewise, an amount of Rs tle over five months, while the Kupwara food scam. The Central Bureau of the year 2016 under different pro- various FCI depots of Punjab 6.19 lakh was transferred into national recovery rate stood at visions of J&K Prevention of for Kashmir during the period the account of Mohammad over 95 per cent, according to data Investigation (CBI) in the year 2016 had found large scale irregu- Corruption Act and RPC against between 2015-2017, never Gulzar Lone by the agent of updated by the Union Health Fayaz Ahmad Lone, the then reported to Kashmir due to con- FCI contractors and Rs 2 lakh Ministry today. larities in the FCI's stock manage- ment in Kupwara wherein it was Storekeeper Kulangam Grainery nivance of officials of FCI, pri- into the account of Lone's The daily new coronavirus Kupwara, Mohammad Gulzar vate transport contractors of daughter. Moreover, the cases stand at 22,065 after 161 found that several truck-loads of ration had gone missing. Lone and Hamidulla Mir, the then FCI and officials of Food, Civil accused official purchased a days, the Ministry said. Assistant Storekeepers Food Store Supplies and Consumer Affairs patch of land measuring 3.10 The daily case count was These three officials along with those of Food Corporation of Division of FCI Kupwara, besides Department of J&K. Moreover, kanals in Khag Budgam and 22,252 on July 7. a TSO, who now stands retired. involvement of those deployed payments to the tune of Rs 23.50 India's coronavirus caseload India are also facing the CBI case as they by conniving with each Sanction to criminally prose- at Multi-Disciplinary lakh were made by the agents of mounted to 99,06,165 with cute these officials was accorded Monitoring Committee, Lower FCI contractors, who have also 22,065 infections being reported other had misappropriated 182 truck-loads of ration which was by the Government of Jammu and Munda naka point in Kashmir been booked by the CBI. in a day, while the death toll rose Kashmir in the month of January also surfaced. Similarly, Fayaz Lone received to 1,43,709 with 354 new fatali- shown dispatched from various depots of Punjab for Kashmir but this year and simultaneously the The charge-sheet also accused Rs 5 lakh from FCI ties, the data updated at 8 am General Administration the public servants of earning ille- Contractors. today showed. never reached the destination. The dismissal from the serv- Department had asked the Food, gal pecuniary gains by participat- During the departmental The number of people who Civil Supplies and Consumer ing in this conspiracy. An amount enquiry, the charged officials have recuperated from the disease ice of three officials has been ordered for violation of Jammu Affairs Department to place them of Rs 7 lakh was transferred into failed to give any justifiable surged to 94,22,636 pushing the under suspension and initiate the bank account of Hamidulla defence regarding the receipt of national recovery rate to 95.12 per and Kashmir Government Employees (Conduct) Rules, departmental enquiry for violation Mir, Rs 4 lakh in the bank account monetary benefits from the cent, while the COVID-19 case of Jammu and Kashmir of his father-in-law, Rs one lakh accused persons in the CBI case. fatality rate stood at 1.45 per cent. 1971 by invoking provisions of Civil Services (Classification, Government Employees into the account of his wife and Rs After following the due proce- (Conduct) Rules, 1971. 5 lakh in the account of his (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Control and Appeal) Rules, (Contd on page 9 Col 1) Petrol bomb attack averted, 6 suspended Excelsior Correspondent meeting. The workers who stated to SRINAGAR, Dec 15: have apprehended the duo have Workers of a candidate contest- filed a complaint with the police, ing DDC elections from maintaining that two activists of an Wavoora, Lolab today averted a opponent candidate emerged dur- planned petrol bomb attack by ing a meeting of the workers the sympathizers of a candidate which was being addressed by one in opposition during a workers (Contd on page 9 Col 5)