DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 (PAGE 7) From page 1 War like situation on IB: Pak Army replaces Rangers, fires shells deep inside villages jawans were killed in Pakistan injured. The shells exploded in inside the Indian territory in the firing in the two sectors after 8 of property,'' sources said, shells deep inside the villages Hiranagar sector of Kathua dis- Mata ji temple, Government firing at Tangdhar sector in the fields. civilian areas. A number of mor- pm. adding ``this clearly indicated today led to more migration trict, more relief camps were higher secondary school, Kashmir last week. Sources said Pakistani guns tar shells fell inside houses of Pakistan claimed that its two that the Pakistan Army has from the border villages in today opened to accommodate Rajpura, Kalibari Community Late in the evening, started pounding nearly 28 BSF the people in forward villages of civilians were killed in BSF fir- replaced the Rangers in most Samba and Hiranagar sectors. the people leaving their houses Hall, Kabir temple at Rakh Amb Pakistani Rangers opened new posts and more than 70 border Khwara, Rajpura, Chalariyan ing at Zaffarwal Sector of of the posts in Sialkot sector Sources said number of the in the border areas. Tali, Avtaal Community Hall in front on the IB in Arnia sector villages simultaneously at 2.30 and Bain Galard in Samba sec- Sialkot. BSF, however, target- opposite Samba and migrants had touched 9300 in ``More than 2500 people Ramgarh and Treli Mandir. by firing two mortar shells-first pm today in Hiranagar and tor, Bobiya, Londi and Paharpur ing civilian areas. At all the Hiranagar to target the BSF Samba and Hiranagar sectors have been evacuated to safer Some other relief camps have at 7.30 pm and second at 8.40 Samba sectors with heavy inten- in Hiranagar sector. places, the BSF gave very effec- posts and civilian areas on the and it was swelling. Authorities places taking number of the been identified and would be pm followed by small arms fir- sity. Several mortar shells land- While the authorities were tive response of shelling and fir- Indian side''. were anticipating spurt in migrants in relief camps 4300. opened on arrival of the border ing. However, no one was ed as far as four kilometers yet to assess exact damage ing to Pakistan to silence guns The long range weapons migration once the firing and Due to intense shelling further migrants. caused to houses and other of the enemy. used in firing mortar shells deep shelling stopped. evacuation process has been In Hiranagar sector, the PM for out of box ideas on budget structures in the forward areas ``It was virtually a war like inside the Indian villages are in SSP Samba Anil Magotra withheld to avoid targeting of authorities have accommodated due to continued shelling and situation with sound of mortar possession of Pakistan Army said police rescued a number buses ferrying border resi- migrants from Pansar, Rathua He emphasised the need for said transparency in governance firing till tonight, rough esti- shell explosions and firing only and not the Rangers, of civilians from the forward dents. However, three bullet- and Kadyala villages in increasing interface with the should be achieved through e- mates revealed that nearly 250 with heavy automatic sources said. Intelligence inputs villages in bullet-proof proof vans were pressed into Government higher secondary people to get their feedback and means. houses and structures have suf- weapons shaking not only also suggested that the Rangers bunkers and lodged them at action at Bobiya, Paharpur, school, Chadwal while the said more and more ideas He also made a "passionate fered damage from heavy to Hiranagar and Samba sectors have been replaced by Pakistan the relief camps. In some of Manyari and other forward migrants of Bobiya, Patti, should be taken from the people. appeal" to the Ministers to put partial in week long shelling and but even the towns and the Army after former's complete the villages, people took shel- areas. Four more relief camps Ladwal, Karol Krishna, Krol In this context, he recalled that the seven northeastern states as firing from Pakistan side in the National Highway. This was failure on the IB. Seven Rangers ters in the bunkers inside their have been opened taking num- Bidho and Krol Kadyala were the "Swacch Bharat" tagline well as Sikkim on their map and two sectors. for the first time that mortar have so far been killed in the houses or hid themselves ber of the camps to 14,'' Dr lodged in Government higher was also a result of such interac- asked them to spend "reason- Shelling and firing stopped shells landed four kilometers past one week in retaliatory fir- behind the walls to survive. Iqbal said. secondary schools of boys and tions with the common man. able" duration of time in these in Samba sector at 5.30 pm but inside the border and explod- ing by the BSF. ``It was very tough task. We Dr Iqbal, SSP Kathua Pawan girls at Hiranagar. The people of Modi pressed the need for states, Minister of State for continued in Hiranagar sector ed outside the houses and in Meanwhile, fresh shelling had very miraculous escape. Parihar, Additional SP Nasir Chan Lal Din were sheltered at effective monitoring of the Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv till 8 pm. However, there was no the fields, causing heavy loss and firing and landing of mortar The mortar shells even crossed Ahmed, SDM Sohan Lal and Hariya Chak Middle and money spent and said ministries Pratap Rudy told reporters after over house and landed in the SDPO Hiranagar Diwakar Primary Schools and Nagyal should work in such a fashion the meeting. Core Group sticks to BJP CM fields,'' Sham Kumar, a resident Singh rushed to forward areas to Prime School. The migrants that their budgetary allocations The Prime Minister's offi- of Chalarian said on telephone oversee evacuation and rescue from village Sodoh have been are spread evenly throughout cials made a presentation on e- demand in meeting with Shah while narrating extreme tough process. Sources said relief lodged in Kalibari Community the year to ensure that ministries books and web portals on which party's stand on Article 370 and and Union Minister Arun Jaitley about the talks being held between five hours from 2.30 pm camps have been opened at Centre. Migrants have also been get the desired budgetary alloca- various ministries have already AFSPA (Armed Forces Special today said it was "very difficult" BJP and PDP, saying he was not onwards during which Pakistan Sallan, Chhankhatryan, Chak lodged in Banyari school. tion in the next financial year. started work. Powers Act) in case BJP goes for political parties to give up their aware. heavily pounded the Indian Haria and Upper Londi. More Authorities have identified At least Central Government This is the first meeting of along with PDP in the State. ideological position but hinted that Asked whether BJP would civilian areas. Sham along with blankets and ration items have more relief camps in Hiranagar departments should not spend the Council of Ministers chaired "The issue has moved for- controversial issues could be set be able to give up its stand on his family and entire village been dispatched for camps. as they were expecting number their allocations at the fag end of by Modi this year. He had been ward. As and when we move for- aside. Article 370 and revoking of con- later shifted to relief camp. Five milch animals of Hans of the migrants to swell once fir- the financial year, he said. holding such meetings regularly ward we will let you know. He underlined that a troversial Armed Forces Special Deputy Commissioner, Raj and Beli Ram of village ing and shelling stopped com- His officials made a presen- with his ministerial colleagues Keeping in mind the mandate in Government in the sensitive State Powers Act as demanded by the Samba Mubarak Singh told the Manyari were killed in shelling pletely. tation on e-books being pre- after he assumed office in May Jammu and Kashmir, we have should be based on three issues -- PDP, he said, "It is very difficult Excelsior that till late tonight which also damaged 12 houses Several mortar shells landed pared by various ministries and last year. (PTI) decided to take forward the talks," sovereignty, good governance for for political parties to give up 5000 people have migrated from partially while concrete slab of inside houses of the people in Madhav said. developmental activities and their ideological positions. Can I forward villages to nine relief house of Mohan Lal R/O forward villages of Pangdour, Doval briefs HM, Pathak Madhav said as efforts to form regional balance -- and hoped that expect PDP or NC to give up camps-three each in Samba, Manyari was pierced by shelling Chak Dulma, Chak Faquira, a stable Government are being "parties involved" would put their there ideological positions? Ghagwal and Ramgarh so far. damaging the house, they said, Mangu Chak, Khowara, Regal, to visit IB today made, the Core Group of J&K unit "heads together" for the larger Similarly, if they ask BJP to give He admitted that number of the adding that number of migrants Chalariyan, Suchetpur, incidents of heavy mortar force should ensure the security of BJP held a meeting with the interest of the State. up its ideological position, the migrants could go up by the is expected to cross 12,000 as Suchetgarh Kullian, Chachwal, shelling across the IB. of its personnel and strive for party president and discussed the As the stalemate over answer is no." midnight tonight as some people more than 50 villages have been Bain Galard in Samba sector They said the Border zero casualty. issue. Government formation continued He said, "once any were waiting for shelling and affected with increased intensity and Londi, Bobiya, Karol, Security Force Chief will visit They said the Home "The State leaders held discus- for the 13th day in a State where Government is formed keeping in firing to completely stop to and range of shelling. The emer- Pansar, Manyari, Paharpur, the forward areas in Samba- Minister also asked these agen- sions on some issues with the Assembly polls threw up a hung mind these three aspects migrate. He added that a number gency response centre estab- Muthi Charu, Katau, Pansar, Hiranagar areas tomorrow even cies to be vigilant in the wake of party president and the views of verdict, the Finance Minister said (sovereignty, good governance of people were rescued in bul- lished by district administration Rathua, Kadyala, Bobiya Patti, as he is expected to review of Pakistan’s statements that all Core Group members were the task is a "much larger battle" and regional balance), then we can let-proof bunkers and police at Hiranagar has issued high Ladwal, Karol Krishna, Krol defence prepardness along the they would now “communicate taken," he said. between democratic parties and work out what is to be said and vehicles as they were trapped in alert in wake of heavy shelling Bidho, Krol Kadyala and Chan IB which has been continuously (with India) in the language they Madhav, however, denied the Indian state versus separatists what is not to be said without dis- shelling and firing. which has affected more popu- Lal Din in Hiranagar sector witnessing incidents of ceasefire understand”. starting any structured talks with supported from across the border. owning the ideology", an indica- Deputy Commissioner, lation and areas. sending the people running for violations since December 31. The BSF DG, during his the PDP and said only informal He said the BJP-led tion that the controversial issues Kathua, Dr Shahid Iqbal said in The migrants of Samba sec- cover inside bunkers, houses Earlier in the day, the Home visit, will also pay his respect to discussions have been held and Government at the Centre would could be put on the back burner. the wake of intensive shelling in tor have been lodged in Chichi and boundary walls. Minister chaired a meeting of the mortal remains of trooper formal talks will begin later. not be happy to impose "I hope that the parties Fax/phone No: 0191-2470136 (Nov to April, Jammu) the top security brass in New Davinder Singh, who was mar- Earlier Madhav met senior Governor's rule in the State as "I involved in the process will put 0194-2481761 (May to Oct Srinagar) Delhi during which the situation tyred today after a Pakistani party leaders from the state at the think if there is one State which their heads together and in the at the border, including damage mortar splinter hit him inside his party headquarters, ahead of their needs a popular Government, it is larger interest that Kashmir needs GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR to civilian assets, was reviewed. bunker in Samba sector. meeting with Shah. Jammu and Kashmir." a Government, we work in that OFFICE OF THE PROVIDENT FUND Officials said Singh asked National Security Advisor Meanwhile senior BJP leader Jaitley did not disclose details direction," he added. the security agencies, especially Ajit Doval also briefed the COMMISSIONER J&K RAILWAY ROAD, JAMMU-TAWI BSF, to remain alert and ensure Home Minister on the situation Power crisis deepens in Valley that apart from giving a befitting prevailing in border areas of Subject : Notice inviting rate of interest on the investment of Provident Fund reply to Pakistan Rangers, the Jammu. cut in the evening during a However, residents said He said that as per demand we Money. week, 8 hours weekly night cut, there are more distress power have sufficient power supply for 35 hours of weekly day cut and cuts in Kashmir valley and peo- this time of the year but power The Board of Trustees, J&K Employees Provident Fund Organization in its 77th meet- 10 guests arrive from PoK seven hours of weekly morning ple shiver in sub-zero tempera- thefts lead to crisis. ing held on 4th June, 2014 has decided that with a view to maximize the returns on Official sources said four Meanwhile, four PoK resi- cut. tures. "We are facing distress Residents of majority of city the investments of Provident Fund Money, the Investment Committee shall study the returnees also crossed sides at dent, who had come here in pre- In metered areas of the cuts in Rajbagh which is heart areas said that large number of rates offered by various Schedule Banks. As such it is published for the information of the post after crossing the Aman vious Karvan-e-Aman buses, Valley there are 21 hours of of Srinagar. What will be the residents in metered areas resort all Scheduled banks that the Provident Fund Organization shall invest its money with Setu, peace-bridge on foot this also returned to their homes weekly power cut including 7 fate of the village and remote to power thefts with the active any of the scheduled banks who offers highest rates of interest on it’s 3,4 and 5 years afternoon. after completing stay here, they hours of evening, 7 hours of areas?" says Riyaz Ahmad of connivance of the PDD offi- They said 10 PoK residents, said, adding they included three morning and 7 hours of weekly Rajbagh. cials. "PDD officials collect Rs Term Deposits (TDRs). However, the discretion of investment shall remain with the including three women and two women. night cuts. Javed Ahmad of Narbal in 100-Rs 200 to PDD every provident Fund Organization and mere proposal of any Scheduled Bank shall not con- children, arrived here to meet The service, started on April A PDD official said that by Budgam said that they face month in our locality to allow fer any right upon the Bank to claim investment decision in its favour. All proposals their relatives, separated in 1947 7, 2005 has helped thousands of following the curtailment sched- more distress cuts. "We face the power thefts", says Javed would be scrutinized by the Investment Committee as per the Board of Trustees due to partition. There was how- families, divided in 1947, to ule, PDD is short of 100 MWs over 100 hours weekly power Ahmad of Omarabad HMT in Decision and the guidelines of Finance Department. ever, no returnee from PoK. meet each other after India and and it resorts to distress cuts. cuts", he added. Srinagar. The scheduled banks may submit the rates in the office of Provident Fund They said 26 Kashmiri resi- Pakistan agreed to allow travel "There are 8 hours of distress A PDD official blamed peo- The PDD Chief Engineer, Commissioner, Railway Road, Jammu within fifteen days positively from the date of dents including nine women and of state subjects on both sides of power cuts in non-metered and ple for the power crisis saying Bashir Ahmad Khan, didn't two children crossed over to the line on permits instead of 4 hours in metered areas", he that the people resort to power respond to the repeated phone issuance of this notice. PoK to meet their relatives. international passport.(UNI) said. thefts that leads to power crisis. calls for his comments. Sd/- DIP/J-6337 (Vipra Bhal) IAS Impressive 'Shobha Yatra' taken out Jammu's temp falls 9 degrees below normal Dt: 3-1-15 Provident Fund Commissioner, J&K on eve of Gurpurab in Jammu est (1.2 degree C) of the season Celsius. Even the first flight which arrives various parts of the country. Gumat, Dogra Chowk, Tawi on December 30. The winter capi- The night temperatures in here at round 9 am could land at The high priests were chant- bridge, Bikram Chowk, Asia tal, Jammu also had recorded a Kupwara, in north Kashmir, around 1.22 pm today. Mr Raina ing `Shabad' (shlokas) from Crossing and Gandhinagar, it minimum temperature of 3.8 increased by almost three degrees said most of the flights were Gurbani. Sikh Sangat was win- finally culminated at Nanak degree Celsius and maximum 9.3 to settle at a low of minus 1.5 rescheduled and their departure ing songs in the praise of great Nagar Gurdwara. A large number degree C on Dec 26. degrees Celsius, while Kokernag, timings were changed. He said Guru Gobind Singh ji who sac- of people were moving on foot Due to foggy weather condi- in south, recorded a minimum of even Delhi-Leh-Jammu flight also rificed his life and even that of with the Shobha Yatra Rath. `Panj tions, the Sun was not visible minus 3.3 degrees Celsius. operated today. his brave children for the cause Payaras' attired in special dress, through out the day in plain and The minimum temperature in Meanwhile, a Northern of his people while fighting carrying swords were leading this semi-plain areas of Jammu Leh, in the frontier Ladakh region, Railways spokesman said that against the Mughals. Shobha Yatra. Many Sikh youth, region. As the earth is not expe- increased by over two degrees to many trains were late by one hour Several poets and Sikh spiritu- displayed their martial art skills riencing heat waves, the temper- settle at minus 10.0 degrees to seven hours as dense fog con- al persons including one from while accompanying the yatra. It ature continued to fall. The Celsius compared to the previous tinue to envelop plain areas of other community, Zameer Ali took around five hours to cover weather has also badly hit the night's low of minus 12.2 degrees northern region. Pooja Express Zamir hailig from Maler Kotla around 3-4 kms distance to the train services by one hour to ten Celsius, the official said. which was scheduled to arrive spoke on the life, achievements Shobha Yatra. hours, while many flights were He said Kargil, also in Ladakh here at around 8.10 am arrived and sacrifices of great Sikh Guru The District Administration late by two to four hours today. region, registered a low of minus 3.15 pm. Its departure time is 6.15 and his sons. Prominent among had made elaborate security One of the flight was also can- 14.0 degrees Celsius, a degree up pm from Jammu Railway Station. others included Paramjit Singh, arrangements for the smooth and celled from Delhi due to poor from minus 15.0 degrees Celsius Varanasi Express arrived at 1.40 Har Simran Singh, Balbir Singh, peaceful conduct of annual visibility. the previous night and was the instead of its scheduled time of Harmeet Singh, and Gurmeet Shobha Yatra. Traffic had been A Met official disclosed that coldest recorded place in the state. 11.25 am. Utter Sampark Kranti Singh. diverted to different other routes Gulmarg, the famous ski-resort in At Katra Mata Vaishnodevi around one and half hours late, The Shobha Yatra com- but despite this massive traffic north Kashmir, received fresh minimum temperature was Malwa Express around three and menced from Chand Nagar jams were witnessed in the city as snowfall today even as minimum recorded as 7.5 degree C while half hours late, Kolkatta-Jammu Gurdwara at round 10.30 am and the Traffic cops failed to regulate temperatures at most of the places maximum 16.9 degee C, arrived at 10.20 am instead of its after passing through Lower the traffic properly. in the Valley and in Ladakh region Bhaderwah minimum 0.6 time of 8.30 am, Jhelum Express appreciated by several degrees, degree C and maximum 13.5 at 12.30 pm instead of 10 am, providing relief from the intense degree C, Udhampur, minimum Swaraj Exp at 5.30 pm instead of J&K's new MPs yet to start cold to the residents. 1.8 degree C and maximum 18.7 3.10 pm, Bathinda -Jammu at "There was light snowfall of degree C. 8.40 am instead of 6.10 am, utilization of MPLADS funds 1.25 inch in Gulmarg during the The Met official has predicted Hemkund 6.15 am instead of 4.30 been indicated as "unspent bal- during electioneering for the night," the Met official added. rain and snow fall at some higher am, Jammu Mail 12 noon instead ance" as on January 1, 2015. Parliament elections. The official said the night tem- reaches of the State in next 24 of 9.15 am, Himsagar at 3.15 pm Though he has not recom- No doubt, funds under peratures increased at most places hours while the weather would instead of 1.15 pm, Shri Shakti at mended any work under MPLAD Scheme are non- in the Valley with the mercury in remain mainly cold and partially 4.10 am instead of 3.10 am, MPLAD Scheme yet Dr lapsable but that doesn't mean Srinagar, the summer capital of dry at few places. He said the Shalimar at 7.15 am instead of Jitendra Singh, who is also that the representatives of the Jammu and Kashmir, settling near chances of snowfall are maximum 5.20 am, Rajdhani at 7.20 am Minister of State in Prime people in Parliament remain the freezing point. and most frequent during this peri- instead of 5.45 am, Sarai Rohilla- Minister's Office, has got sever- complacent as major develop- Srinagar registered an increase od and the weather remains cold Jammu at 8.20 am instead of 7.15 al important developmental mental works take years to get of over four degrees from the pre- during as the day temperature also am, Morya Dwaj at 4 pm instead works in respect of his Lok completed and only then people vious night's low of minus 4.4 dips drastically, freezing most of of 11.50 am while Tata Nagar- Sabha constituency (Kathua- can derive benefit of the same. degrees Celsius to settle at minus the water bodies including the Jammu 4 pm instead of 2.45 pm Udhampur-Doda) sanctioned Stating that sufficient time is 0.3 degree Celsius. famous Dal Lake. today. from the concerned Ministries consumed in adopting proce- Qazigund, the gateway town In most of the Jammu areas, The cloudy and foggy weath- and work on the same would dures laid down for start of the to Kashmir valley, recorded a low the weatherman has predicted er conditions have also affected begin shortly under the finan- work under the scheme, official of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius com- foggy and cloudy weather condi- normal vehicular traffic on the cial assistance of such sources said that on the recom- pared to minus 3.8 degrees Celsius tions in next two-three days. He highways. Many inter-state buses Ministries. Some of these works mendation of the works to be the previous night. said foggy and cloudy weather from Delhi, Chandigarh, include mobile services in sever- undertaken under MPLADS, the The mercury in Pahalgam would continue to paralyze nor- Amristsar, Haridwar, Ludhiana, al villages of Kishtwar district, concerned authorities of the resort in south Kashmir, registered mal life in most of the parts of Jaipur etc and other destinations Keedhiyan-Gardyal bridge in State are required to identify the an increase of over three degrees Jammu region, specially Jammu, are arriving two to five hours late Kathua district and Kendriya implementing agency capable of from minus 6.4 degrees Celsius Samba and Kathua belt. these days. It is said that due to Vidyalaya for Doda district. executing the eligible work the previous night to settle at DySP Jammu Airport, Mr poor visibility on the highways, From the data, it can be eas- qualitatively, timely and satis- minus 3.0 degrees Celsius, the Raina when contacted told the the number of road accidents ily presumed that majority of factorily. These authorities are official said. Excelsior that most of the flights have also increased recently in MPs from Jammu and Kashmir also required to ensure that the The official said the minimum were late today due to dense fog the northern region. The chilly have yet not started focusing on recommended works are under- temperature in the famous ski- during morning hours. The visibil- weather conditions have also the developmental needs of their taken in accordance with the resort of Gulmarg settled at minus ity was very poor and most of the restricted the farming activity and respective constituencies, which financial, technical and adminis- 5.8 degrees Celsius, against the flights could operate from the free movement of the people dur- otherwise was their main slogan trative rules. previous night's minus 5.6 degrees Jammu airport only after 1.20 pm. ing early morning.