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JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 55 No. 137 JAMMU, SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019 14+4 (Magazine) = 18 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Full EC to meet Govt asked to issue Electoral College, name ROs Last phase on May 21 to of LS polls discuss dissent EC initiates process for elections NEW DELHI, May 18: today Against the backdrop of NEW DELHI, May 18: Commissioner Ashok Lavasa recusing himself from model to 6 vacancies of MLCs, BDCs The seven-phase code violation cases till his dis- elections, one of the most bitter- sents are recorded on orders, ly fought in recent memory, will Chief Election Commissioner 2nd tier of Panchayats to come up for first time come to a close tomorrow when Sunil Arora today said members polling will be held in 59 con- of the panel are not supposed to stituencies including in be "clones" of each other and Sanjeev Pargal for conduct of elections to six ees formed the Electoral College Varanasi where Prime Minister divergence of views was natu- vacancies of MLCs and holding for elections to the posts of two Narendra Modi is seeking to ral. JAMMU, May 18: The polls to the BDCs, the second MLCs from the quota of ULBs. retain the seat. On a day Lavasa's decision State Election Authority has tier of Panchayats. Of four Panchayat seats, Polling will be held in all 13 to recuse from Model Code of set the process in motion for "As soon as the Government two each are reserved for seats in Punjab and an equal Conduct complaints became conduct of elections to six completes the process of Jammu and Kashmir divisions number of seats in Uttar public, the EC said the 'Full vacancies in the Legislative Electoral College and appoint- (Ladakh was earlier part of Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, Commission' would meet on Council--four from the quota ment of Returning, Assistant Kashmir division) while out of eight seats each in and May 21 to discuss the issue of of Panchayats and two from Returning and other Officers two seats of Municipal quota, Madhya Pradesh, four in dissent and "related matters". the Urban Local Bodies and submit it to us, we will come one each is reserved for Himachal Pradesh, three in In an unprecedented move, (ULBs)--and constituting sec- up with formal schedule for con- Jammu and Kashmir divi- Jharkhand and the lone seat in (Contd on page 11 Col 3) ond tier of Panchayats, for the duct of elections to six posts of sions. Though Ladakh has Chandigarh. first time in the State, by con- MLCs and constituting BDCs,'' been designated as separate Over 10.01 crore voters are Prime Minister Narendra Modi doing meditation at a cave at Kedarnath on Saturday. (UNI) Cong for probe ducting election for the Block Kumar said. division recently, sources said, expected to decide the fate of Development Councils In the absence of State the elected members of 918 candidates. The Election „ Serious irregularities in execution of works by Town Drainage Div into issues raised (BDCs). Election Commission, the Municipalities and Commission has set up more by Lavasa Two seats in the Upper Government has designated Panchayats from Leh and than 1.12 lakh polling stations House from the quota of powers of the SEC to the office Kargil districts could vote for smooth conduct of polls. NEW DELHI, May 18: Municipalities were vacant for of CEO J&K. along with Kashmir division. On Sunday, a bypoll will be No action against engineers despite Demanding a probe into about a decade while from Reliable sources said the Governor Satya Pal Malik- held in Panaji, necessitated due charges made by Election Panchayats quota, four posts had dates of elections for MLCs and headed State Administrative to the death of former Chief Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, fallen vacant in December last BDCs won't clash with the Council (SAC) had recommend- Minister Manohar Parrikar in indictment by inquiry panel the today alleged that year. Assembly elections. ed conduct of election for six March. By-elections will also be held in four Assembly con- eroding institutional integrity Chief Electoral Officer Panchayat members i.e. vacancies in the Legislative Mohinder Verma has been the hallmark of Modi (CEO), Shailendra Kumar told Sarpanchs and Panchs com- Council from Panchayat and stituencies of Tamil Nadu -- Accused holding prime posts Government and asked whether the Excelsior that he has written Municipal quota on February 21 Sulur, Aravakurichi, prised the Electoral College for JAMMU, May 18: the poll panel has become to the State Government to sub- and holding first-ever election to Ottapidaram (SC) and election to four seats of MLCs Unbelievable it may sound but even after facing ACB FIR Election Omission and a puppet mit Electoral College and desig- the BDCs on March 9. However, Thiruparankundram. from Panchayat quota while the it is a fact that Government Development Department Additional Secretary to in the PM's hands. nate Returning, Assistant with Lok Sabha elections held in Counting of votes will be elected members of Municipal has failed to take action received complaints from differ- Government, Housing and Lavasa is learnt to have Returning and Nodal Officers (Contd on page 11 Col 3) (Contd on page 11 Col 1) Corporations/Councils/Committ against engineers who have ent quarters alleging large scale Urban Development written to the Chief Election been indicted for serious irreg- illegalities by the engineers Department, Deputy Director, Commissioner that he will be ularities in the execution of posted in the Town Drainage Urban Local Bodies, Jammu and recusing from EC meetings as Division Jammu. Assistant Accounts Officer was his dissent was not being 4 Hizb militants killed in two encounters works by the Town Drainage Division Jammu. Moreover, Acting on the complaints, asked to submit its report with recorded on clearances given by the then Financial specific recommendations for the poll panel to Prime Minister Fayaz Bukhari series of militancy incidents they are holding the prime including attack on security posts even after being booked Commissioner constituted an necessary action by the Narendra Modi over alleged inquiry committee headed by Government. poll code violations. SRINAGAR, May 18: Four establishments and civilian by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for using sub- Director Finance, Housing and The committee after (Contd on page 11 Col 5) militants of Hizbul atrocities. Mujahideen were killed in two "As per police records, standard material in the con- Urban Development detailed examination of docu- Naidu meets separate gun battles in South Showkat Dar had a long history struction of a nullah and con- Department to enquire into the ments relating to works in and North Kashmir today. of terror crime records. He was ferring undue benefit upon a allegations of serious irregulari- question submitted its report Akhilesh, Maya Senior Superintendent of involved in planning & execut- contractor. ties in execution of different to the Administrative LUCKNOW, May 18: Police (SSP) Awantipora Tahir ing series of terror attacks in the Official sources told works noticed during the tenure Secretary of the Housing and area and many other civilian EXCELSIOR that in the month of Rajesh Gupta, the then Urban Development TDP chief N Chandrababu *Watch video on atrocities. He was part of a of December last year the then Executive Engineer Town Department with the mention Naidu today met leaders of the www.excelsiornews.com group involved in killing of Financial Commissioner Drainage Division Jammu. that codal formalities were and the (Contd on page 11 Col 1) Housing and Urban The committee comprised of (Contd on page 11 Col 1) here, con- Saleem said that the three mili- tinuing his efforts to put togeth- tants who were killed in er a coalition to form the next Panzgam today were affiliated Government at the Centre. with Hizbul Mujahideen. He He reached the Uttar identified them as Showkat Security forces at the encounter site at Panzgam in Pradesh capital in the evening Ahmad Dar of Panzgam Awantipora on Saturday. —Excelsior/Younis Khaliq after meetings in New Delhi Pulwama, Irfan Ahmad of Panzgam village in Awantipora site. Three houses were dam- with Congress president Rahul Sopore and Muzzafar Ahmad of area of Pulwama district follow- aged in the encounter, two of Gandhi, CPI leaders G Tahab Pulwama. ing inputs about the presence of them partially. Sudhakar Reddy and D Raja, He said that Showkat Dar militants in the village. A police spokesman said Nationalist Congress Party was directly involved in the During searches of the vil- that all the three militants, chief Sharad Pawar and killing of the Army soldier lage, militants fired upon troops according to the police Loktantrik leader Rifleman Aurangzeb. leading to a gun battle in which records, were affiliated with . Earlier, in the morning secu- three militants were killed. Two proscribed Hizbul The separate meetings with rity forces including Army's 55 AK-47 rifles and an SLR was Mujahideen and were wanted SP president Akhilesh Yadav RR and SOG cordoned off recovered from the encounter by law for their complicity in a and BSP chief Mayawati take place a day before polling in the (Contd on page 11 Col 5) Bandh in Kishtwar, Doda MSc student kidnapped, Curfew continues for 3rd day tortured Excelsior Correspondent in Bhaderwah; SIT formed SAMBA, May 18: Close on Excelsior Correspondent was reported from any part of to find out reasons behind the the heels of sensational kidnap- curfew bound areas. Situation killings and identity of the ping of an Army School boy of JAMMU, May 18: An remained peaceful but still it accused to nab them. Kaluchak on May 6, a MSc stu- indefinite curfew continued in was tense. We are not taking any Mobile Internet services dent of Central University Bhaderwah town of Doda dis- chances and, therefore, contin- remained suspended in Jammu was abducted in a dra- trict for third consecutive day ued with curfew restrictions,'' Bhaderwah town and surround- today, where Army and CRPF matic manner by a youth at *Watch video on ings for third day today. Raya Suchani in Samba district besides local police remained Meanwhile, a complete yesterday when she was on way deployed in strength in all vul- www.excelsiornews.com bandh was observed by the to her relatives house. nerable areas to maintain law SSP Doda Shabir Ahmed Malik majority community today in As per reports Ruby Kattal, and order even as police con- told the Excelsior. Kishtwar and Doda in protest daughter of late Kuldeep Singh stituted Special Investigating He said Army and CRPF against the killing of Nayeem of Lachipora, Kathua, who was Team (SIT) for investigations remained deployed in the town Shah and injuries to Yasir Khan a student of a Central into the mysterious killing of and they conducted patrolling of in firing at Nalthi on early University Raya Suchani, was 52-year year old Nayeem Shah sensitive areas along with police Thursday morning. abducted by a youth when she at Nalthi in the wee hours of to restore confidence among the Shops and business estab- was on way to her relative's Thursday. people. There was no report of lishments owned by the majority house in the area where she was “No relaxation was given in curfew being defied in any of community remained closed in putting up at present. curfew for third day today the areas, he added. Kishtwar and Doda towns. (Contd on page 11 Col 7) though no untoward incident Malik said out of eight per- Traffic movement was also neg- sons detained by police on the ligible. day of killing, none of them has People demanded immediate Download Mobile Apps of so far turned out to be the mur- identification and arrest of the Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS der accused. However, their accused followed by stern action questioning continued and against them. police parties were investigating (Contd on page 11 Col 5) Download on the Download on the Google Play Store App Store

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