CyanMagentaYellowBlack K Price 2.00 Pages : 12 K M M Y Y C C JAMMU WEDNESDAY MARCH 21 2018 VOL. 33 | NO. 78 RNI No. 43798/86 REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com Email: [email protected] WORLD NATIONAL SPORTS Communist Party supreme No immediate arrest of Winning in Davis Cup tough in China: Xi Jinping public servants in cases without playing together on under SC/ST Act: SC Tour: Amritraj PAGE 8 PAGE 7 PAGE 9 News in Brief 4 militants Three arrested Ensure timely implementation of for snatching items killed in encounter in Jammu Jammu, Mar 20 (PTI) schemes: CM tells officials with security Three men were today arrest- ed for snatching various items of people, particularly women, in forces in J&K Jammu city, a police official said. thorities not to tolerate any ready made known its re- CM has also said that cor- Srinagar, Mar 20 (PTI) According to a complaint of a corrupt official and take solve on development works ruption would not be toler- woman, three men, riding on a stern action against those and it will not tolerate any ated and stern action would Four unidentified militants were See Three arrested on Page 11 found guilty. Chief Minister laxity on the part of the offi- be taken in any graft-related killed in an encounter with security forces has also directed top author- cials and the employees,” issue. “Strict action must be in Kupwara district of Jammu and ities in all the departments sources quoting CM direc- taken against those negli- Kashmir today, a defence spokesman said. 6 involved in drug to visit the districts regular- tions said. “To ensure prop- gent officers and employees "Four militants have been killed in the peddling sent to judicial ly and review implementa- er implementation of gov- who deprive people from Arampora operation in Kupwara district. tion of various welfare pro- ernment schemes and actu- availing benefits of govern- The operation is still in progress," the de- custody in J&K grammes and schemes of al delivery of services to the ment schemes and from sup- fence spokesman said here. The encounter the government. people, it is important that ply of public services,” broke out in Arampora area as security Jammu, March 20 (PTI) Sources told KNS that all the supervisory officers, Sources said that CM has al- forces launched an operation after mili- Six people allegedly involved the Chief Minister in her di- right from the heads of the so sought the support of offi- tants had opened fire on an army patrol, an in drug peddling were detained rections has asked for com- departments to block level cers in field to ensure a army official said. He said the soldiers re- and sent to judicial custody in pletion of development extension functionaries un- clean, prompt and result ori- acted swiftly and launched an operation to Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri dis- Srinagar, Mar 20 (KNS): drawn up for general public works within stipulated dertake intensive field vis- ented governance to people, track down the militants. "Around 3.30 pm, trict, police said today. Continuing by the government, The time frame so that people its,” according to sources, particularly those living in a gun battle broke out between the mili- with efforts to check the spread Urging the officials to Jammu and Kashmir Chief could get their full benefit. the CM has said. Sources far off, hilly and tants and security forces," he said. See 6 involved on Page 11 ensure success of schemes Minister has directed au- “The government has al- further told KNS that the See Ensure on Page 11 HC quash premature Kathua rape-and-murder case: retirement of I/C XEN and I/C AEE Ex-revenue official surrenders Jammu, March 20(JNF): Jammu, Mar 20 (PTI) and driving them out. He had said the girl was In another jolt to State in dead- A former revenue offi- drugged and raped before wood case, State High Court cial, wanted by the police in being killed. The minor's quashed the premature retirement connection with the rape body was recovered from of Ghulam Nabi Dar I/C Executive and killing of a minor girl in Rasana forest in Kathua on Engineer RDD and Mohammad Kathua district of Jammu January 17, a week after she See HC quash on Page 11 and Kashmir, today surren- went missing while grazing dered before the crime horses in the area. The inci- branch here, a senior police dent sparked widespread Cabinet approves official said. Sanji Ram (60), protest in the state. On believed to be the master- January 23, the state gov- promotion of officers in mind behind the rape and ernment handed over the various departments killing of the 8-year-old case to the state police's Bakharwal girl in January, crime branch which which JAMMU, MARCH 20: surrendered after his son formed an SIT and arrested The Cabinet chaired by Chief was arrested from Uttar six people, including two Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today Pradesh, the official said re- Special Police Officers accorded sanction to the promo- questing anonymity. (SPOs) and a head consta- tion of Dr T S Ashok Kumar, IFS to Earlier, an official had said ble, who was charged with the posts of Additional Principal investigation has revealed destruction of evidence. Chief Conservator of Forests in the that it was a pre-planned One of the arrested persons, See Officers on Page 11 killing carried out with the who was said to be a juve- intention of instilling fear nile, was subjected to med- among the Bakharwal no- ical examination at Devotees offer prayers on the eve of Navratra festival at historic goddess Kali temple, in Jammu. GOF Photo Cabinet approves mads residing in the area See kathua rape on Page 11 promotions of IAS officers Ancient idol of Maa BhadraKali JAMMU, MARCH 20: GMC doctor terminated over Cabinet orders reshuffle The Cabinet chaired by Chief installed in Kupwara Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today in administration accorded sanction to the promo- FB post, reinstated after apology temple after 38 years tion of IAS officers of 1995 batch viz JAMMU, MARCH 20: of Rural Development and Rohit Kansal and Shailendra Jammu, March 20 (PTI) Panchayati Raj. Niraj Kumar to the Higher Jammu, Mar 20 (PTI) The Cabinet which met Kumar, IAS(JK:2010), at- Administrative Grade (HAG) of Sacking of Dr Amit Kumar for personal An ancient idol of Mata Bhadrakali was here today under the chair- tached in the office of See IAS officer on Page 11 A Government Medical reinstalled at a famous temple in Jammu and manship of Chief Minister, Divisional Commissioner, College (GMC) doctor, who opinion illegal, unjustified: Qayoom Wani Kashmir's Kupwara district years after it was Mehbooba Mufti today or- Jammu, is posted as Rape accuse of was terminated last week (EJAC) was held under brought back from Jammu. The ancient tem- dered transfers and post- Director, Indian System of over a Facebook post, was then chair of Senior JCC ple at Bhadrakali Village in Handwara wore a ings in state administra- Medicine, relieving Dr. mentally unstable girl today reinstated after he leader and president festive look as the original idol of the presid- tion with immediate effect. Abdul Kabir Dar, Secretary tendered an apology, GMC EJAC Abdul Qayoom ing deity, Maa Bhadrakali, was restored to its Ms. Sheetal Nanda, (Technical) in the Health arrested in Akhnoor principal Sunanda Raina Wani. The session original abode in a simple ceremony yester- IAS(JK:2006), Deputy and Medical Education said. Dr Amit Kumar, post- day, a temple panel member, Bhushan Lal Commissioner, Samba, is Department of the addition- Jammu, March 20: strongly condemned the ed as registrar ! action of sacking the Pandita, said. The idol was stolen in 1981 was transferred and posted as al charge of the post. Police today claimed to have (Anaesthesia) in GMC Doctor Amit Kumar in subsequently recovered and kept in Jammu Special Secretary to the Vikas Kundal, Government, Department worked out a rape case with the ar- Jammu, was sacked on Srinagar, Mar 20 (KNS): Jammu for his Personal since 1999. "In 1891, Shriman Sarwa Bayu, res- IAS(JK:2013), Additional rest of the accused person at Thursday for violating a Remarks on Social ident of Handwara had a dream wherein Maa of Rural Development and Deputy Commissioner, Akhnoor. Police said that one per- government order that bars An Emergent session Media. The President Bhadrakali directed him to unearth her idol Panchayati Raj. The officer Srinagar, is transferred son (name withheld) lodged a writ- its employees from using so- of Employees Joint Abdul Qayoom Wani from a shrine located in Khanyar, Srinagar. will look after the charge of and posted as Deputy ten report at Police Station cial media for any activity Action Committee See Sacking on Page 11 His son, Pandit Keshavji Bayu accordingly Secretary to the Commissioner, Kargil on See rape accuse on Page 11 See GMC doctor on Page 11 See Ancient idol on Page 11 Government, Department See Cabinet on Page 11 Didn't keep anyone in dark, needed Norm violators including VIPs won’t go unpunished: IGP Traffic proof: EAM on 39 Indians killed in Iraq New Delhi, Mar 20: ! Hours after External Srinagar, Mar 20 : Affairs Minister Sushma 4,442 vehicles fined, 140 seized Swaraj was interrupted Asserting the existence from giving an elaborate of VIP culture in India, in a fortnight for traffic rules violation statement in the Lok Sabha New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) Inspector General of Police on the issue of 39 Indians (IGP) Traffic, Basant Rath Jammu, Mar 20 (PTI) killed by ISIS in Iraq, the Prime Minister on Tuesday said that the Over 4,400 vehicles were fined and 140 were seized for EAM termed the action of Narendra Modi today norm violators including violation of traffic rules in the last fortnight here, an offi- the opposition leaders as un- said all Indians stand in the VIPs won’t go unpun- cial said today.