RNI No. : 66908/96 Vol. 26 Issue 6 z z Wednesday z January 6, 2021 z Pages 12 z ` 3.00 Regd. No. JK/346/2019/2021 Air surcharge 50 paisa for Leh Forced Vehicle Scrappage Policy for 'end of fixed life Three of family injured after Asian Beach Games postponed again; 03 vehicles' offering no tax/levi exemptions will be bad 09 tree falls on car 10 long wait for 2 J&K Climbers Website : www.statetimes.in, Email: [email protected] Reshuffle in JU’s Snow in Valley, rains in Jammu administration LG chairs Amarnath Yatra preparatory meet, „ STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: The Registrar, throw life out of gear in UT University of Jammu has calls for best arrangements for pilgrims ordered reshuffle in adminis- Highway closed, air traffic to suspended, fuel rationing in Kashmir, avalanche tration. As per the order, Prof. Rajni Kant, Controller warning in UT, people urged not to use private vehicles to facilitate snow clearance of Examinations, shall func- tion as the Director Colleges Development Council till fur- ther orders, relieving Prof. Arvind Jasrotia of the charge; Prof. Jasbir Singh. Dean Students Welfare, shall function as the Controller of Examinations, till further orders, relieving Prof. Rajni LG Manoj Sinha chairing preparatory review meeting of SASB in Jammu on Tuesday. Kant of the charge; „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 „ STATE TIMES NEWS Ambulances. smooth pilgrimage of Shri JAMMU: Lieutenant Explore the possibility of Amarnathji and proper facil- Five-member SIT Governor, Manoj Sinha on setting up a well-equipped ities for the pilgrims. Tuesday called for best-in- and well-staffed CHC to han- He also stressed on dissem- formed in Palvee class arrangements for Shri dle emergency cases, Lt ination of informative mate- Gupta death case Amarnathji pilgrims to Governor to the officers. rials and pamphlets in as „ STATE TIMES NEWS improve their overall yatra The Lt Governor asked the many languages as possible, SAMBA: Five member experience. CEO to rope in the govern- including official languages (L to R ) Snow-covered Gauri Shankar Mandir, and taxis stranded in Jammu as road links to Srinagar closed. Special investigation team The Lt Governor was chair- ments of neighbouring states of the UT to reach out to the „ STATE TIMES NEWS Nearly 4500 vehicles, mostly trucks axis, has been closed for several (SIT) has been constituted ing a preparatory review to provide services of more wider population. JAMMU/SRINAGAR: Heavy snowfall carrying essentials to the valley, are days due to heavy snowfall in the region. to probe Palvee Gupta suspi- meeting of Shri Amarnath ji doctors and medical para- During the meeting, the Lt in the and widespread stranded along the highway at various The officials said south Kashmir's cious death case. The SIT Yatra-2021 here at Civil medics, besides various Governor sought a detailed rains in Jammu region on Tuesday places. district received highest snow- headed by DySP Hqr Samba Secretariat. He will personal- NGOs that already send doc- report on all aspects related threw life out of gear in the Union "The Jammu-Srinagar National fall with three to four feet of snow accu- Tilak Raj Bhardwaj consists ly review the preparations tors and paramedics during to the conduct of Shri Territory with authorities sounding Highway is closed due to accumulation mulated at some places. of Inspector Rajesh Jasrotia, and setting up of on-ground the yatra. Amarnathji Yatra which alert and issuing avalanche warnings in of snow at many places, especially district has also received SHO Samba, SI Meenu facilities for the pilgrims. The Lt Governor directed included routes to holy cave, the higher reaches. around Jawahar Tunnel," an official of heavy snowfall, they said. Sharma, IC/PP SIDCO, Sl Laying special emphasis on the concerned officers to terrain, accommodation and Kashmir was cut off from rest of the the traffic control department said. Srinagar city has witnessed moderate Karnail Singh, IC/PP providing best medical facili- improve the utilities enroute, tent facilities, medical country for the second consecutive day He said snow clearance operations snowfall for the past three days but Supwal and HC Jagdish Raj ties to the pilgrims, the Lt besides repair of roads and arrangements, duration of on Tuesday as the arterial Jammu- were in full swing and efforts were on to snow clearance operations have ensured P/S Samba as members. Governor passed directions other infrastructure well in yatra, weather conditions, Srinagar national highway and Mughal restore movement of stranded vehicles that traffic movement was going on. According to the order for the increase of Accidental time. He asked them to take registration process, langar road remained closed, while air traffic along the 260 kilometre road. Snow clearance operations have been issued by SSP Samba, the insurance of pilgrims during all requisite measures and arrangements etc. He also was suspended due to snowfall across , which connects the val- ongoing along inter-district routes as SIT head shall the Yatra, besides doubling involve more NGOs and reli- enquired about the role the valley. ley to through - well as „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 the number of Life saving gious organisations to ensure „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 J&K reports 137 new coronavirus PDD official lands in ACB net; FIR registered, searches conducted NIA files supplementary chargesheet cases, 6 deaths „ STATE TIMES NEWS immovable worth crores, in that ACB's verification has from this, moveable proper- in HM narco-terror case „ STATE TIMES NEWS Shopian and -- did JAMMU: The Anti- his own name and in names revealed that accused ties in form of an Audi car, „ STATE TIMES NEWS The supplementary SRINAGAR: Jammu and not report any fresh cases, Corruption Bureau (ACB) of his family members which Surinder Singh (Meter two Scorpio, one tractor and JAMMU: The NIA on chargesheet was filed against Kashmir on Tuesday 11 other districts had fresh has registered an FIR were highly disproportionate Reader) and his family mem- a motorcycle was also found Tuesday filed a supplemen- narco terrorists Jaswant recorded 137 new COVID- cases in single digits. against an official of Power to his known sources of bers had accumulated both in his possession. tary chargesheet against two Singh alias 'Jassa' of 19 cases, while six deaths Besides Jammu and Development Department income, an FIR 01/21 was immovable as well as move- A preliminary assessment alleged narco-terrorists in a Gurdaspur and Gursant took place in the last 24 Srinagar, and (PDD) for possessing assets of both immovable and move- case registered last year fol- Singh alias 'Gora' of Tarn hours, taking the total case- were the only dis- worth over Rs 2.37 crore, Meter reader owns a Banquet Hall able assets had revealed that lowing the arrest of a Hizbul Taran in the NIA special load to 1,21,923 and the tricts to report more than which are disproportionate to (Oasis Farms), a Gym, a construction accused Surinder Singh and Mujahideen operative along court in Mohali, the National death toll to 1,897, officials 10 cases in the past 24 his known sources of income. his family members were in with Rs 29 lakh from Investigation Agency (NIA) said. Of the fresh cases, 71 hours. The number of active As per an official company, Audi car, two Scorpios possession of assets worth Rs Punjab, a spokesperson of spokesperson said. were from Jammu division cases dropped to 2,600 in spokesperson of ACB, based registered under Sections able assets, including 7.8 2.37 crore, which were highly the investigating agency The accused persons were and 66 from Kashmir divi- the UT, while 1,17,426 on results of verification con- 5(1) (e) read with Section acres of land in various parts disproportionate to their said. involved in collection, distri- sion of the , patients have recovered so ducted by ACB on allega- 5(2) PC Act and Sections of Jammu, a Banquet Hall known sources of incomes. In Earlier, a chargesheet was bution and selling of heroin they said. far, the officials said. tions that one Surinder 109 and 120-B of RPC (Oasis Farms), a Gym and a order to avoid scrutiny before filed in the Hizbul smuggled from Pakistan as The officials said Jammu Meanwhile, the UT Singh, son of Jagdish Singh, against accused persons construction Business under eyes of law, the assets were Mujahideen (HM) narco-ter- also in collection and chan- district recorded the highest reported six COVID-19 resident of Upper Thathar namely Surinder Singh, his name and style of MK disguised in names of wife ror case on October 10 nelisation of proceeds to fur- with 49 cases followed by 22 deaths -- five from Jammu Jammu, posted as a Meter son Kunal Singh, wife Building Materials & and son. It was revealed that against 10 people, including ther activities of the HM, he in . division and one from Reader in PDD at Gandhi Meenakshi Bandral and oth- Constructions, which is wife of accused is running a the slain chief of the said. "Gora was one of the While five districts -- Kashmir valley -- in the last Nagar has amassed huge ers. beyond reach of a public ser- construction business Kashmir-based terror group important members Kulgam, , Rajouri, 24 hours. properties, both movable and The official further said vant of his stature. Apart „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 Riyaz Ahmad Naikoo. „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 Drug peddler arrested Couple, son die of carbon along LoC in Poonch Amid bird flu scare, alert sounded in J&K monoxide poisoning from Bounden obligation of Govt to keep citizens „ STATE TIMES NEWS „ STATE TIMES NEWS with the dreaded avian Conservation Reserve in R S room heater in JAMMU: A drug peddler JAMMU: As neighbouring influenza, the officials said. Pura sector near the „ STATE TIMES NEWS well informed about its actions: SC was arrested on Tuesday Himachal Pradesh reported The J&K government has International Border was SRINAGAR: A married cou- „ STATE TIMES NEWS It further said that unless meaningful manner. along LoC in Poonch dis- cases of bird flu, Jammu and sounded an alert following notified in 1981 and is home ple and their five-year-old NEW DELHI: It is the complete and relevant infor- Dealing with the issue of trict, officials said. Kashmir has sounded an reports of bird flu cases in to more than 170 species of son were found dead on bounden obligation of the participatory democracy in A police team along with alert and started collecting Himachal Pradesh and birds like bar-headed geese, Tuesday inside their house in government in a democratic India, it said that the Right local Army units appre- samples to check the health issued certain guidelines as a gadwalls, common teals, pur- the area of set up to keep citizens well to Information Act, 2005 has hended the person from of the winged guests flocking precautionary measure, ple swamp hens, Indian moor , officials informed about its actions as empowered citizens to obtain Dabbi village in Balakote the Union territory during Wildlife Warden, Jammu, hens, black-winged stilts, said. Mohammad Maqbool disclosure of full information information from the govern- border belt of Mendhar sub winters, officials said. Anil Atri told PTI. cormorants, egrets and green Lone, his wife and their son acts as an enabler for mean- ment but it would be division, and recovered The joint teams of Animal Atri, who along with Dr shanks. are believed to have died in ingful participation , the absolutely untenable to say 300 grams of heroin from Husbandry and Wildlife Ranjit Katoch of the Wildlife During the winter, the wet- their sleep, they said. Supreme Court said on that there is no duty on the him, they said departments on Tuesday vis- department joined the land is visited by thousands Preliminary investigation Tuesday. government to be open. Searches are going on in ited Gharana wetland in the Animal Husbandry team at of birds from Central Asia has revealed that the trio Granting open access to mation about government The top court said this in the area as a huge quanti- outskirts of Jammu and col- Gharana wetland, said all the and some of the migratory died due to asphyxiation information also secures the decision is placed in the pub- its 2:1 majority verdict by ty of arms and ammuni- lected 25 bird droppings for birds present in the wetland bird species visiting this wet- caused by carbon monoxide goal of transparency to which lic domain, the citizens would which it paved way for the tion was recovered from testing to ascertain whether looked healthy. land are endangered. emanating from a room all public institutions are be ill-equipped to engage ambitious Central this village recently, offi- any of the birds is infected Gharana Wetland „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 heater. wedded , the apex court said. with the government in a „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 cials said. Police is also probing if India likely to finalise USD the incident is linked to Doda to Lakhanpur in just four hours any terror activities as the 2.5 billion deal to procure 56 area is near the Line of transport aircrafts for IAF Control (LoC), and evi- Chattergala tunnel to connect with Doda: Dr Jitendra „ STATE TIMES NEWS dence suggests the inci- „ STATE TIMES NEWS The tunnel is likely to take about 4 because of their different priorities. NEW DELHI: India is like- dence of trans border NEW DELHI: The proposed years for completion after the execu- The other important BRO proj- ly to finalise in the next few smuggling in this region, Chattergala tunnel will connect dis- tion work starts and its construction ects that came up during the review months a mega deal to pro- they said. trict Kathua with district Doda cost is around Rs. 3,000 crore. meeting included construction of cure 56 transport aircraft Further investigation is enroute the new Highway via Impressing upon the BRO Chief road from Bhagwa to Lal-Darman for the Indian Air Force at a going on, they added. Basohli-Bani through Chattergalla to expedite the process as fast as to Masal-Dushnan in district cost of USD 2.5 billion, offi- to touch Bhaderwah and Doda. This possible, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, Doda, Chkramore-Maharajpur- cial sources said on Tuesday. is going to be a historic landmark Chattergala is going to be a revolu- -Haria Chak road in dis- The project will be imple- project providing all-weather alter- tionary game changer, particularly trict Kathua and upgradation of mented by aerospace giant nate road connectivity between the for the districts Kathua and Doda. Phatala to Jakhani road in district Airbus along with an Indian two distant regions and reducing the He said, this will not only generate . Gen Choudhary also entity as it will be imple- travel time from Doda to revenue but also job generation. gave Dr. Jitendra Singh a brief mented under the broad Lakhanpur to just around four Moreover, the all-weather road con- about a dozen BRO road and framework of the Make in Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh being briefed by new Director hours. nectivity will bring ease of business, bridge projects coming in his Lok India initiative in the defence Temperature (Jammu) General of BRO, Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry about road and bridge This was stated here today by shorten the travel time and also pro- Sabha constituency. sector, they said. Max: 16.9ºC Min: 11.9ºC projects in J&K at New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh vide a unique opportunity for places About the Northeast, Dr. As per decisions, 16 C-295 Humidity after he was briefed by the new Kashmir and particularly notable among which are Atal Setu like Bani and Bhaderwah to emerge Jitendra Singh received an update, transport aircraft will be Max : 95 Min : 89 Director General, Border Road Udhampur-Kathua-Doda Lok at Basohli and Devika Bridge at as tourist destinations of national particularly about road projects supplied by the Airbus in fly- Temperature (Srinagar) Organisation (BRO), Lt General Sabha constituency had witnessed Udhampur. repute, he added. funded by the North Eastern away condition while 40 Max: 2.6ºC Min: -0.8ºC Rajeev Chaudhry about the ongoing unprecedented progress in road and As for the Chattergala Project, the Dr. Jitendra Singh said, the Council (NEC) under the aegis of planes will be manufactured Humidity and proposed road and bridge proj- bridge construction in the last 5 to 6 Minster was informed that it was demand for the tunnel at the Ministry of Development of in India. Max : 97 Min: 93 ects in Jammu & Kashmir and years and about a dozen BRO going to be a 6.8 Km long tunnel for Chattergalla had been pending for North Eastern Region (DoNER) in The procurement process Sunset : 17:41 Hours North East. In his presentation, bridges have come up in this single which the Feasibility Survey has several years, but somehow not Mizoram and two other BRO proj- for the aircraft has Sunrise : 07:34 Hours Gen Choudhary said that Jammu & Lok Sabha constituency itself, the already been conducted by BRO. taken up by earlier governments ects in Manipur. „ CONTD ON PAGE 9