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Vol No. 51 No. 9 JAMMU, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 20 Pages ` 3.50 RNI No. 28547/1992 Omar wants to be relieved as caretaker CM No AFSPA records J&K heading towards Governor’s Rule, in MHA NEW DELHI, Jan 8: The Home Ministry Division handling matters relat- Rajnath sends Vohra’s report to PMO ed to Jammu and Kashmir does not have a copy of any commu- Neeraj Rohmetra Congress", sources remarked. evening, "Just to confirm I did holding back-channel parleys nication from the State Sources said the political meet Governor Vohra last night with both PDP and NC for Government on the areas cov- JAMMU, Jan 8: With impasse had intensified further and asked him to relieve me as Government formation but ered under the controversial political parties failing to cob- yesterday, when the caretaker caretaker CM. I had agreed to nothing concrete had emerged ble an alliance for government Armed Forces Special Powers Chief Minister urged the stay temporarily". on ground. PDP had emerged as Act (AFSPA). formation, Governor, N N Governor to relieve him. "I had assumed Government the single largest party with 28 Vohra has submitted a report Activist Venkatesh Nayak Omar told Vohra, "the inter- formation would be matter of seats followed by BJP with 25 of the Commonwealth Human to the Centre, recommending week or 10 days. Today we ests of the State will be served seats in the 87-member House. Rights Initiative had sought to the imposition of Governor's seem even further away from only by a full time administrator NC had won 15 seats, while know from the Home Ministry, Rule in Jammu and Kashmir. that goal than we were 10 days to handle the situation on border Congress 12. under the RTI Act, all the com- Union Home Minister ago", he wrote in series of with and also to pro- Pertinently, Omar was asked munications received till date Rajnath Singh has sent Vohra's tweets. vide the required succour to the by the Governor to continue as from the Jammu and Kashmir report recommending flood-affected areas of the Hitting out at arch-rival caretaker Chief Minister on Governor's Rule in the State to PDP for their failure to partic- government relating to notifica- State". December 24 last year, when the tions issued under the Section 3 the Prime Minister's Office, "Such situation can't be ipate in the "grand alliance" Chinar trees and House Boats are reflected on the water of Dal Lake in Srinagar on Thursday latter submitted his resignation of AFSPA. sources said. handled by a caretaker, who formulae, Omar said, "it is for during dry and cold weather morning. -Excelsior/Amin War after declaration of results of Under Section 3, the state Singh has forwarded the has no mandate to govern. the PDP to explain that why Assembly polls. government declares the whole report along with his comments, The situation on the border with 28 MLAs and offer of Durga appointed Amid delay in formation of or part of the state to be a dis- Attack disservice to Islam: Omar the sources said. with 10,000 displaced persons support from two other par- new Government in Jammu and turbed area through a Gazette OSD to Union Excelsior Correspondent Governor's rule can be rec- and the hardships of winter ties (Congress, NC), why the Kashmir, Governor NN Vohra ommended either by the Union and the continuing need for State has Central Rule". Both notification allowing the use of SRINAGAR, Jan 8:Outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief had also yesterday called on armed forces in aid of the civil Minister Cabinet or the Cabinet relief for flood affected areas Congress and National Union Home Secretary, Anil Minister Omar Abdullah today said the attack on the office of Conference had offered forces. NEW DELHI, Jan 8: Committee on Political Affairs. demands a full-time adminis- Goswami in New Delhi to French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo was a disservice to Islam. Reliable sources told unconditional support to PDP The query posed by Nayak A young IAS officer Durga trator", said Mr Omar, who apprise him of the latest politi- “Nobody does a bigger disservice to Muslims & Islam then the EXCELSIOR that, "Mr Vohra to form a "grand alliance" to to the Home Ministry was sent Shakti Nagpal, who faced ire of will be returning to the cal development in the State those who go around murdering people in the name of my reli- submitted the report to the rule the State. to the Jammu and Kashmir the Uttar Pradesh Government Srinagar tomorrow from New with him. gion(sic),” Omar wrote on micro blogging website Twitter. President, Pranab Mukherjee While the new Government Division which handles the after she took on sand mafia Delhi. Vohra had briefed Goswami At least 12 persons including 10 journalists and two policemen today evening after the political is required to be constituted affairs of the state here. and illegal construction, was Omar met state Governor N on the discussions he had with were shot dead by three armed assailants in the worst attack in parties failed to break ice for N Vohra in Delhi last night soon before January 19, none of the Responding to the query, today appointed as Officer on PDP and BJP leaders here on France during four decades. Government formation" adding, after his return from London political parties has been able to the Central Public Information Special Duty to Agriculture December 31 last and January 1 "in addition to recommendation after a 12-day visit to his ailing cobble alliance for Government Officer and Director in the divi- Minister Radha Mohan Singh. respectively, who had met him 12 AEEs promoted as X-Ens of Governor Rule, Mr Vohra has parents and conveyed to him his formation and the political stal- sion said, “In this regard, it is The Appointments on his invite. The duo had also Excelsior Correspondent also given more options includ- request. Vohra will be returning ment continued even a fortnight stated that no such record has Committee of Cabinet, headed discussed the possibility of ing holding fresh consultation here tomorrow from New Delhi. after the declaration of results. been found in this desk relating by Prime Minister Narendra JAMMU, Jan 8: Government today ordered promotion of 12 imposition of Governor's Rule with all the stakeholders includ- Corroborating his meeting, After the state delivered to communication received Modi, cleared the name of the Incharge Assistant Executive Engineers as Incharge Executive ing PDP, BJP, NC and Mr Omar tweeted today fractured mandate, BJP has been (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Engineers in the Power Development Department. The promotees are A A Naqash, Mohd Amin, G R Khan, Hilal Ahmad Sheikh, Pankaj Gupta, R K Sharma, N K Gupta, A K Budget session likely World eager to engage with India: PM Gupta, Sham Lal, Nazir Ahmad Wani, Mohd Ayub Khwaja (all GANDHINAGAR, Jan 8: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Such occasions are rare. 177 of the 193-member UN co- degree holders) and Krishan Chand (diploma holder). to be stormy Mahatma Mandir which marked “A measure of love the sponsored that resolution, over Indian diaspora is a “great the centenary of Mahatma world has for India was reflect- 40 of them Islamic nations, and Imran ties knot with TV anchor NEW DELHI, Jan 8: Budget Session downplaying capital” for the country which Gandhi’s return to the country ed when the United Nations it was passed in just 100 days, a ISLAMABAD, Jan 8: the criticism of these parties. needs to be nurtured, Prime from South Africa. accepted my proposal to record of sorts when such reso- The Budget session of “There is no charge. We will Minister Narendra Modi said Parliament likely to commence The Prime Minister said observe the World Yoga Day. lutions normally take two years Pakistan's flamboyant cricketer- turned-politician discharge it. Who said this is today as he sought its cooper- today the world to pass,” Modi said. today tied the knot with former BBC weather girl in in third week of February, Ordinance Raj? Obstruction Raj ation in transforming India appears set to be a stormy affair, was eager to The Prime Minister said a low-key ceremony here, ending days of speculation about his cannot be a substitute to democ- that awaits them with oppor- engage with the love being shown by the marriage. with both the government and racy,” the Minister said blaming tunities. the Opposition toughening their India with world was not because of the The most talked about wedding of the season between Imran, the Opposition for the washout Reaching out to the expatri- “love”. affluence of the Indian diaspo- 62, and Reham, 42, was conducted at the Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf stands on the issue of ordi- of the Winter session especially ates, he recalled how once nances. “After taking ra in the countries they have chief's Bani Gala farmhouse on the outskirts of the capital. in Rajya Sabha. adversity, courage and urge to up my new adopted but because of their "Imran Khan and Reham Khan tied the knot in a simple cere- While Parliamentary Affairs While the last session saw explore new avenues for liveli- Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has responsibility, I “value system and cultural mony in Bani Gala. Mufti Saeed conducted the nikah in the pres- almost a washout of legislative hood motivated their ancestors have had the inheritance”. ence of witnesses," Shireen Mazari, spokesperson of Imran Khan's dismissed Opposition attack on business in the Upper House, to leave Indian shores but now the government on the issue as opportunity to He, however, said it was a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), tweeted. indications from the Opposition the country had “risen with meet the Heads challenge to prove equal to the "Congratulations to Imran Khan on his marriage. We should “empty bullets,” Congress retal- is that it will make a big issue of great strength” where “great iated saying his remarks were of State of over expectations the global commu- now respect his privacy and his decision to keep this occasion sim- the ordinances in the Budget opportunities” awaited them. 50 countries. We nity has from India. ple," she said. “uncalled for” and that the session. “My conviction is that “Government cannot expect spoke with an “Now it is our responsibility "There are no Wedding or Valima receptions. Tomorrow food Accusing the government of Indian diaspora is a great capital open heart. I feel to prove equal to the expecta- will be distributed amongst poor children," she added. Parliament to rubber stamp all bringing an Ordinance Raj, for us in the global context. The the poorest of the tions of the world with confi- (Contd on page 6 Col 1) its decisions”. Opposition parties have more we nurture it, the more “The statement of the poor and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering dence which Mahatma Gandhi resolved to oppose the strong will be our presence richest of the rich showed even while sweeping Parliamentary Affairs Minister Government bringing at least globally,” Modi said after for- the inaugural address at Pravasi Bharatiya Woman killed, 8 injured in mishap is unwarranted. It is reflective of nations are look- Divas at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar on the streets, popularising Khadi Excelsior Correspondent eight ordinances in its last mally inaugurating the 13th ing up to India. the confrontationist mind of the seven-month tenure. Thursday. (UNI) (Contd on page 6 Col 1) BJP and the Government vis-a- KISHTWAR, Jan 8: A lady was killed and eight others The protest is all the more No firing but migrants reluctant to return received injuries, when the Tata Sumo, they were traveling in, vis Opposition. pronounced on the recent ordi- “We do not want a deadlock rolled down into a gorge near Madibalan Margan Top here this nance on land acquisition act afternoon. in Parliament but Government with Congress and other parties cannot expect Parliament to rub- Additional IRP companies The ill-fated vehicle bearing registration number JK17-0164 slamming the move as “anti- was on its way from Marwah to Matigawran, when the driver lost berstamp all its decisions and farmer” and aimed at “bypass- ordinance route to legislate,” control over the steering and the vehicle plunged into gorge near ing Parliament”. Madibalan Margan Top, resulting into death of a lady and injuries Deputy Leader of Congress in Youth Congress had held an Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma deployed in border areas to eight others. The accident took place due to negligent driving. agitation against it on Monday After getting information, police team and locals rushed to the said. while Janata Parivar offshoots other vulnerable sectors like Sialkot sector of Pakistan oppo- to deployment of additional His remarks came a day after Sanjeev Pargal spot and retrieved the dead body of the lady and rescued the Samajwadi Party, JD(U), RJD, Arnia and RS Pura in the next site Samba and Hiranagar. police personnel of IRP in the injured persons. Naidu rejected the “Ordinance JDS and others have already JAMMU, Jan 8: Following couple of days to strengthen "The militants were desper- border villages, police author- Raj” charge by the Opposition spurt in infiltration attempts The dead body of the lady and injured were shifted to Public decided to launch a joint agita- police presence in all border vil- ate to infiltrate. One of the ities have also activated the Health Centre (PHC) Larnoo. The condition of the injured was and asserted that the govern- tion against the ordinances on along the International lages to serve as effective sec- major reasons being mentioned existing VDCs and Panchayat ment will have its “way” and Border (IB), additional com- stated to be out of danger, when reports last came in. ond line on the IB behind the for desperation among the mili- members. The VDCs have The body of the deceased identified as Fatha Begum, wife of Opposition its “say” in the (Contd on page 6 Col 1) panies of Indian Reserve BSF and ensure that if the mili- tants was United State President been asked to maintain strict Police (IRP) have been Ghulam Mohammad, a resident of Dund Marwah was handed over tants managed to infiltrate from Barrack Obama's visit to India surveillance in their areas to her family members after completing legal formalities. DP issues notice deployed to strengthen second Pakistan, they were trapped in on January 26. The militants during the night while the line of protection behind the the villages. wanted to carry out terror attack Panchayat members were (Contd on page 6 Col 5) BSF while all Village Defence During past over one week, before the visit of Obama,'' asked to aware the people Committees (VDCs) and the BSF has successfully sources said, adding the about any movement of anti- France hunts for 2 suspects to Tharoor Panchayats have been mobi- thwarted five infiltration Pakistani Rangers were trying to national elements. PARIS, Jan 8: NEW DELHI, Jan 8: murder probe. The questioning lized to keep surveillance on attempts by the militants along facilitate infiltration by the mili- Meanwhile, there was no will be held under section 160 the anti-social elements. Scattered gunfire and explosions shook France today as police Delhi Police has served a the International Border in tants under the cover of dense major incident of mortar CrPC,” said a senior official. Official sources told the launched one of the biggest hunts for the two heavily armed broth- notice to Congress MP Shashi Hiranagar and Samba sectors fog on the borders. shelling or firing along the IB in Delhi Police had registered a Excelsior that additional compa- ers suspected in yesterday's killing of 12 people in a satirical mag- Tharoor asking him to join and forced the militants to Though there has been no Hiranagar and Samba sectors case of murder a few days ago, nies of IRP have been deployed azine. investigation into the mysteri- retreat to Pakistan. The BSF has successful infiltration attempt today. following the final report from in forward villages of Hiranagar Frightened yet defiant French citizens held a day of mourning ous death of his wife Sunanda reports that 60 dreaded fidayeen on the borders, police too was "There was no ceasefire vio- the board of doctors which con- and Samba sectors while more militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba not taking any chances ahead lation on the IB today. Since for the dead, 10 journalists and two policemen, in the terror attack Pushkar. on the weekly Charlie Hebdo. ducted post-mortem on Pushkar. cops would be moved towards (LeT) outfit were camping in of Republic Day. In addition (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Sources said that Tharoor, An SIT has also been formed Police hunted for the two heavily armed brothers suspected in who is in Kerala, has been asked by the police to probe the case. No headway in PDS computerization, State fails to submit UCs for Rs 6 cr the massacre to make sure they don't strike again. to join probe at the earliest. Pushkar was found dead in a Two men resembling the suspects robbed a gas station in north- “A legal notice has been south Delhi hotel’s suite on east France this morning and police swarmed the site while heli- issued to Tharoor to join the January 17 last year. (PTI) FCI reports over Rs 4 cr loss in copters hovered above. Officials said later the newspaper attackers were not there. Internet Edition: www.dailyexcelsior.com Two explosions hit near mosques early today, raising fears the E-Paper: http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com deadly attack at Charlie Hebdo would ignite a backlash against facebook.com/dailyexcelsior transit of food grains in J&K France's large and diverse Muslim community. No one was injured in the attacks, one in Le Mans southwest twitter.com/dailyexcelsior1 Mohinder Verma Kashmir. However, it has The Food Corporation of Kashmir, the same were only Rs of Paris and another near Lyon, southeast of the capital. WEATHER observed that the storage losses India has a network of its stor- 1.18 crore in Uttarakhand, the (Contd on page 6 Col 3) INSIDE JAMMU, Jan 8: Food of FCI in this hilly State are far age complexes in different parts Parliamentary Panel said.  * Wistful security corridor ...Page 10 JAMMU : grains worth several crores of less than the transit losses. of Jammu and Kashmir from According to the panel, the BJP MP’s sons named in SAIL scam * SICOP under scanner Mainly dry. rupees are wasted every year During the current finan- where the food-grains are lifted computerization of Targeted TEMPERATURE in Jammu and Kashmir dur- NEW DELHI, Jan 8:  Health related books always cial year (2014-15) up to by the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution System Max: 17.3 Degree C ing movement of stocks by the relevant: Dr Jitendra ...Page 3 Min: 4.4 Degree C November 2014, the Food Public Distribution Department (TPDS) in Jammu and The sons of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Satyanarayan Jatiya and for- RELATIVE HUMIDITY Food Corporation of India Corporation of India moved a for further distribution to the Kashmir is also going on at mer Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibtey have been named along with  Security forces on high alert RH-I (Morning): 100.0 per cent (FCI) from one place to anoth- total of 286058 Metric Tonnes consumers. Though there was snail’s pace. “Not much 11 others in the charge sheet filed by CBI in connection with for peaceful R-Day: DGP ...Page 3 RH-II (Evening): 78.0 per cent er and during eight months of of food grains out of which enough focus on curtailing stor- progress has been made in this alleged irregularities in recruitments at Bokaro Steel Plant.  NC committed to protect Sunset on Friday: 05.44 p.m. the current financial year the Sunrise on Saturday: 07.34 a.m. 1899 Metric Tonnes quantity age losses effective steps are yet regard”, the panel has The charge sheet in a Dhanbad special court was filed against special status of SRINAGAR: transit losses have been was lost during transit from to be taken to curtail the transit remarked while mentioning 13 persons, among them senior SAIL officials, under the provi- J&K: Sagar ...Page 5 Mainly dry. worked out at over Rs 4 crore. one place to another. The losses. that an amount of Rs 6.11 sions of Prevention of Corruption Act and for alleged cheating and TEMPERATURE  Tarigami reiterates support Revealing this in its latest value of food grains lost in the This can be gauged from the crore as Central Assistance forgery. Max: 12.4 Degree C report, a Parliamentary Panel to PDP for formation of secular Min: 4.2 Degree C transit has been worked out at fact that in Uttarakhand, which was given to the State for com- In the charge sheet, the agency has named the then Executive has observed that there was no Rs 4.33 crore. However, the is also a hilly State, the transit puterization purpose but Govt ...Page 5 RELATIVE HUMIDITY Director, Bokaro Steel Plant, Jeevesh Mishra, General Managers RH-I (Morning): 84.0 per cent let up in transit losses being suf- storage losses were far less as losses are far less than Jammu Utilization Certificates have  RK Narula and OP Gupta, Additional General Managers AS Kohli, Rahul hit centuries; RH-II (Evening): 54.0 per cent fered by the Food Corporation only 91 Metric Tonnes of food- and Kashmir. During the period not been furnished. Hemrom and CG Kuberkar, Managing Director VK Srivastava, LEH: TEMPERATURE India reach 342/5 on of India while moving stocks in grains lost during this exer- FCI suffered losses to the tune “Not only Consumer Affairs Deputy Manager Ritesh, Deputy General Managers Karippayil Max: 5.1 Degree C different parts of Jammu and Day 3 ...Page 18 Min: -16.0 Degree C cise. of Rs 4.33 crore in Jammu and (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 5)