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daily Vol No. 55 No. 76 JAMMU, MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2019 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Parrikar passes War, Sofi, Khalid get mandate from Valley away PANAJI, Mar 17: Goa Chief Minister BJP repeats Dr Jitendra, Jugal Manohar Parrikar, a former Defence Minister who had been battling a pancreatic on 2 prestigious Jammu seats ailment for over a year, died at his private resi- Decision on Ladakh segment deferred dence near here today. Sanjeev Pargal tary, Incharge Jammu and Parliamentary seat. In Anantnag, stituency but later dropped his He was 63. Kashmir, Ram Madhav, Avinash apart from Sofi Yusuf, the BJP name. The health of Parrikar, a JAMMU, Mar 17: The BJP Rai Khanna, State president leader Javed Qadiri was also in The BJP had submitted technocrat-turned-politician Central Election Committee is Ravinder Raina, Ashok Koul, the Panel while for Srinagar names of Ladakh Autonomous and a BJP stalwart, took a turn understood to have cleared State general secretary (organi- constituency, in addition to Hill Development Council (Contd on page 9 Col 5) names of its candidates for five zations) and Kavinder Gupta, Khalid Jehangir, Dr Ali (LAHDC), Leh chairman, Lok Sabha seats in the State former Deputy Chief Minister. Mohammad Mir was in the list. Jamyang Tsering Namgayal and Ghose tipped to and decided to stick with sit- However, an official However, according to BJP Chering Dorjay, former Minister ting Members of Parliament announcement of the candidates sources, the BJP had only sin- and sitting MLC for Ladakh Lok be Ist Lokpal (MPs) Dr Jitendra Singh and is expected to be made along gle name of Dr Jitendra Singh Sabha seat. However, the BJP NEW DELHI, Mar 17: Jugal Kishore from two with names of other States short- and Jugal Kishore Sharma for CEC didn't clear any name for The name of former Jammu seats but deferred the ly. The BJP CEC can effect last Udhampur-Doda and Jammu- Ladakh constituency and instead Supreme Court Judge Justice mandate for Ladakh con- minute changes in the list. Poonch Lok Sabha seats and advised Ravinder Raina to Pinaki Chandra Ghose is said to stituency in the absence of While reportedly clearing both of them will get mandate depute high-level delegation to be in active consideration for consensus. The CEC directed mandate for second time to Dr again. Initially, BJP State pres- Ladakh to hold consultations appointment as the chief of the State party leadership to Jitendra Singh from Udhampur- ident Ravinder Raina was also with the party leaders there, country's first Lokpal, the anti- depute high-level team to Doda and Jugal Kishore Sharma in the Panel for Jammu- evolve consensus and revert to Students risk their lives while travelling to school in a Tavera vehicle in Betab Valley of corruption ombudsman, offi- Ladakh shortly to evolve con- from Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha Poonch Parliamentary seat the CEC. Pahalgam. —Excelsior/Sajad Dar cials said today. sensus on the candidate and seats, both sitting MPs, the BJP but he later opted out himself Ladakh seat goes to polls in Justice Ghose, who retired report back to it for approval is reported to have approved on the ground that he would- fifth phase on May 6 and, there- ‘Modi is in danger, not country’ from the Supreme Court in May of the name. names of Mohammad Maqbool n't contest and instead help all fore, there was sufficient time 2017, is a member of the The BJP CEC headed jointly War for Baramulla-Kupwara six candidates in the fray and with the party to finalize name National Human Rights by Prime Minister Narendra constituency, Sofi Yusuf, former ensure maximum number of of its candidate. The BJP CEC Commission (NHRC). Modi and party president Amit MLC for Anantnag-Pulwama seats for the party. would approve the name for Won’t be CM, Omar will be NC’s His name for the post is Shah reportedly cleared five segment and Khalid Jehangir for Similarly, according to Ladakh seat after it was submit- Srinagar-Budgam seat. sources, the BJP had also kept ted again by the party after visit (Contd on page 9 Col 3) names of the BJP candidates for six Lok Sabha seats of Jammu Apart from Mohammad the name of dissident leader to Ladakh. CM face in Assembly polls: Farooq J&K Bank to and Kashmir last midnight in the Maqbool War, the BJP had GM Choudhary Lal Singh in the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat is presence of BJP general secre- Mir in the Panel for Baramulla Panel for Udhampur-Doda con- (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Jammu and Anantnag districts Farooq Abdullah, it may be sell stake in NC open to respectively in connection with mentioned, is contesting the Lok PNB Metlife Concern over tragic road accidents remains confined to statements two separate party functions. Sabha election from Srinagar- alliance on its Addressing a party rally at Budgam seat. He is also the sit- NEW DELHI, Mar 17: Bahu Fort while kick-starting ting MP from Srinagar though Jammu and Kashmir Bank conditions: Omar the party campaign for Lok he had lost the Parliamentary today said it proposes to sell its Against requirement of 100 SRTC vehicles, Sabha elections, Farooq election from the same con- stake in PNB Metlife India to declared that he will not become stituency in 2014 to then PDP private equity player Oman Excelsior Correspondent Chief Minister of the State and candidate Tariq Hamid Karra. India Joint Investment Fund II only 14 plying in Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar will go to the Parliament to proj- He had retained the seat in April for Rs 185 crore. JAMMU/SRINAGAR, ect voice of Jammu and Kashmir 2017 by-poll after Karra had The bank has executed share Mohinder Verma Mar 17: In a significant deci- there while Omar Abdullah (NC resigned the Lok Sabha seat as purchase agreement with Oman Proposals for augmentation of fleet gathering dust sion, National Conference working president) will be the well as the PDP and joined India Joint Investment Fund II president, Dr Farooq NC's Chief Ministerial candi- Congress. JAMMU, Mar 17: Frequent and trag- for sale of 4.1 crore shares of Official sources told EXCELSIOR that a prompt repairs and maintenance of the Abdullah, who had held the date in the Assembly elections. Farooq said the country is ic road accidents have failed to shake the PNB MetLife India Insurance total of 34 SRTC buses of different capacity SRTC vehicles been honoured these 20 posts of Chief Minister of J&K not in danger but it was conscience of even the Governor's * Pic on page 9. Company Ltd, Jammu and were being operated in these three districts vehicles would have been repaired locally and Union Minister, today (Prime Minister) Narendra Administration as only 14 buses of State Video on Kashmir Bank said in a regula- in 2010 but the fleet declined considerably and then re-deployed on the roads in short- announced that he will not Modi, who was in danger and Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) are (Contd on page 9 Col 3) during all these years due to absolute non- est possible time-frame, sources said. become CM of the State and www.excelsiornews.com was, therefore, dividing people plying in three mountainous districts of seriousness of the successive Governments "Merely 14 vehicles are plying in these declared his son and party "I will represent Jammu and not only in the name of reli- Two brothers Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban as against and presently only 14 vehicles are plying--- vast districts at a time when the actual working president Omar Kashmir in Parliament. I will gion but also on the basis of the actual requirement of nearly 100 two in Ramban and six each in Doda and requirement of SRTC buses of different Abdullah as party's Chief not be the Chief Minister. Omar caste. killed in landslide vehicles thereby leading to uncontrolled Kishtwar. capacity is nearly 100", they said while Ministerial face in the upcom- Abdullah will be the Chief "The country is not in dan- Excelsior Correspondent overloading in the private passenger During these years 20 SRTC buses disclosing that there are 10 new routes in ing Assembly elections. Minister as he is young and I am ger. It's Modi who is in danger,'' RAMBAN, Mar 17: Two vehicles. developed snag and were sent to main Ramban, 22 in Doda and 26 in Kishtwar Omar, in the meantime, getting old. I can't match energy Farooq remarked. brothers were killed and anoth- The worrisome situation is prevailing as workshop at Jammu for repairs but no for which no SRTC vehicle has been announced that the National of young people as Omar can,'' Accusing the BJP of dividing er injured when a landslide hit neither serious efforts were made to take the serious efforts were made to re-deploy deployed although requirement of 10 for Conference was open to pre-poll Abdullah said in the rally attend- the people and spreading hatred them near Ari Marg Bawa in proposals vis-a-vis augmenting the fleet of these vehicles after rectification of faults Ramban, 26 for Doda and 29 for alliance with the Congress pro- ed by party's Lok Sabha candi- in the country, he said that the tehsil Khari, this morning. the Corporation in these hilly parts of leading to sharp decline in the fleet of Kishtwar has already been projected offi- vided the latter agreed to NC's date for Jammu-Poonch seat, country had to be strengthened *Watch video on Jammu region to the logical conclusion nor SRTC in these districts.