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Follow us: Daily Excelsior , TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2021 REGD. NO. JK-71/21-23 Vol No. 57 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 240 PM speaks to LG, top officials, ASSOCHAM, FICCI, other bodies to join Online ‘Updating security system after drone strikes in Jammu’ Indian players NEW DELHI, Aug 30: Remaining terrorism in Kashmir will also end, Prime Minister Narendra Shah, Goyal, Dr Jitendra, 3 other Union Modi congratulated Indian medal-winners at the Tokyo Paralympics today and also separatists not in position to do much: Rajnath spoke to them over phone to Ministers to launch J&K’s web portal today laud their efforts. Excelsior Correspondent As javelin thrower Sumit Pak understands they won’t gain Antil clinched India's second Corporate Houses to get entire info from portal JAMMU, Aug 30: Defence gold at the ongoing Minister today from ceasefire violations Paralympics, shattering the expressed confidence that after the abrogation men's F64 category world Sanjeev Pargal New Delhi at 3.30 pm. for Promotion of Industry While the Union Ministers remaining terrorism in of Article 370. I record, Modi said the country is It will be joined Online by (DIPT), Additional Secretary will be physically present at the Kashmir will also end saying want to assure you proud of him. JAMMU, Aug 30: Home many dignitaries from Jammu and Joint secretary MHA function in New Delhi, repre- the strength and oxygen that that no power in the "Our athletes continue to and Cooperation Minister and , official sources Incharge Jammu and Kashmir sentatives of Association of the separatist forces were get- world can separate shine at the Paralympics! The along with told the Excelsior. and Ladakh, Managing Chamber of Commerce and ting due to Articles 370 and Jammu & Kashmir nation is proud of Sumit Antil's Commerce Minister Piyush The launch of web portal for Director-cum-Chief Executive Industry of India 35-A are over now. from India. The (Contd on page 4 Col 5) Goyal and Minister of State in registration of units under the Officer of Invest India Deepak (ASSOCHAM), Federation of "An effective action by model of terrorism Govt returns 14 the Prime Minister's Office `New Central Sector Scheme Bagla and Financial Advisors of Indian Chamber of Commerce Indian security forces to stop adopted by the evil (PMO) with Independent 2021' for Jammu and Kashmir the concerned Ministers will and Industry (FICCI), Director terrorism has been going on for forces is slowly col- names for Judges Charge of Science and will give access to the business also be present. General (DG) of National the last seven years in Jammu lapsing,'' he stated. Technology Dr Jitendra Singh houses not only within the coun- Lieutenant Governor Informatics Centre (NCI) and and Kashmir and I believe that The comments NEW DELHI, Aug 30: and three other Union try but across the globe to regis- Manoj Sinha will join the web other bodies will attend the web remaining terrorism in the come in the back- The Government is learnt to Ministers, Lieutenant ter Online and find out all details portal launch ceremony portal launch function Online. Valley will also end,'' he said. drop of concerns by have returned to the Supreme Governor Manoj Sinha, top of the new Industrial Policy Online from Srinagar along “Launch of web portal will He was delivering virtually security experts of Court collegium names of 14 bureaucrats of Home, including incentives, Industrial with Chief Secretary Dr Arun be of great help for the the third Balramji Dass Tandon terrorist groups from advocates it had recommended Commerce and Industry Estates, land availability and Kumar Mehta, Principal investors from across the Memorial Lecture organized by Afghanistan entering for elevation as High Court Ministries, JK Government host of features required for the Secretary Industries & globe as the Corporate Houses Panjab University on the issues India, specially have emerged because of the Judges. and representatives of purpose. Commerce Ranjan Prakash will be able to get full informa- of national security. Jammu and Kashmir, and tense development of modern tech- Sources in the Government ASSOCHAM, FICCI and Besides Amit Shah, Piyush Thakur, Secretaries and Head tion of the New Industrial Exuding confidence that the relations with neighbours China said all the names were returned nology. leading trade and industrial Goyal and Dr Jitendra Singh, of Departments (HoDs) and Policy from the portal. Their Union Territory will soon be and Pakistan "We have to continuously with a request to reconsider bodies of UT will tomorrow three other Union Ministers who representatives of trade and queries will also be addressed free of terrorism. Rajnath said Referring to two drone within a span of one week update and upgrade the national launch web portal for registra- will join the launch of web por- industry bodies. Online", sources said. the strength that separatist strikes at Indian Air Force security system for new chal- sometime in end of July and tion of Industrial units Online tal include Minister of State for In Udhyog Bhawan Jammu, The Central Government had forces used to get due to special Station at Satwari in Jammu lenges," he said. early August. from across the globe in J&K Home Nityanand Rai and the function will be joined earlier announced Rs 28,400 status in Jammu and Kashmir is on June 26, the Defence He added that the But the recommendations under new Industrial Policy. Ministers of State for Commerce Online by the Director crore worth Industrial Scheme now nowhere to be seen. Minister laid stress on contin- Government's aim is to make the by the apex court collegium Som Prakash and Anupriya Industries, officers of the for the Union Territory of "The anti-India forces have uously upgrading and updat- country prosperous, strong and were made nearly a year ago. In The launch will take place virtually from Union Ministry of Patel. Department and representatives Jammu and Kashmir projecting understood that they are no ing the national security sys- secure. "Such an India that does (Contd on page 4 Col 1) Home Affairs (MHA) Home Secretary Ajay Kumar of trade and industry organiza- generation of around four to five longer in a position to do much tem to face new challenges and not scare anyone but develops a Schools to Conference Hall at North Block Bhalla, Secretary Department tions. (Contd on page 4 Col 7) in the Kashmir valley, especially said that some new threats (Contd on page 4 Col 3) reopen in Kargil Even GAD not developed Hindi, Kashmiri, Dogri interface of website from Sept 1 Decentralization key to success Excelsior Correspondent J&K fails to introduce addl official languages KARGIL, Aug 30: Kargil of democracy, development: Birla District Magistrate Santosh Fayaz Bukhari and Panchayati Raj Institutions functioning. He said that Gram Sukhadeve today ordered the even one year after approval by Parliament so that the fruits of development Sabhas should meet regularly to reopening of schools for classes SRINAGAR, Aug 30: Lok reach the intended beneficiaries. address people's issues. *Watch video on Mohinder Verma those administrative and legisla- Sabha Speaker Om Birla, The Speaker stressed the Congratulating the newly www.excelsiornews.com Translation exercise going on tive purposes, in the Union today said that decentralisa- importance of consensus and elected local representatives, JAMMU, Aug 30: Even Territory of Jammu and Kashmir dialogue and said that all demo- Birla said that the Jammu and 6th to 8th with effect from tion of power is the key to suc- nearly one year after the at snail’s pace in few deptts for which it was being used cess of democracy and devel- cratic institutions must interact Kashmir is on the path of September 1 -- nearly a month approval of the Parliament before the commencement of the after they were reopened in opment and called for greater and issuance of formal notifi- The Jammu and Kashmir Justice on September 27, 2020. Act. As per another provision, coordination among adminis- Ladakh for higher classes cation by the Union Ministry Official Languages Act, 2020 The Section 3 of the Act the business in the Legislative including standard 9th and tration and Panchayati Raj of Law and Justice, the was passed by both the Houses states: "With effect from such Assembly of the Union Territory Institutions. above. Government of Union of the Parliament in the month date as the Administrator shall be transacted in the official (Contd on page 4 Col 1) Speaking at a function in Territory of Jammu and of September last year and the (Lieutenant Governor) may, by language or languages of the Pahalgam here today where he 2 killed as car rolls Kashmir has failed to intro- same received the assent of the notification in the official Union Territory. met the representatives of duce additional official lan- on September gazette, appoint in this behalf, However, despite lapse of District Development Council down in gorge guages much to the disap- 26, 2020. the Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, nearly one year the J&K (DDC), Block Development pointment of the people. Even Accordingly, the Act to pro- Hindi and English languages Government has not intro- Excelsior Correspondent Council (BDC) and Sarpanchs the General Administration vide for the languages to be used shall be the official languages to duced Hindi, Kashmir, Dogri of Panchayati Raj Institutions of POONCH, Aug 30: Two Department, which passes for the official purposes of the be used for all or any of the offi- and Urdu as official lan- Anantnag, the Speaker said that persons were killed when the instructions to all other Union Territory of Jammu and cial purposes of the Union guages, official sources told decentralisation of power is key Speaker Om Birla interacting with Panchayat rep- car, they were travelling in, fell departments, has not devel- Kashmir and for matters con- Territory". EXCELSIOR, adding "only to success of democracy and resentatives in Anantnag on Monday. into deep gorge in Marrah area oped Hindu, Kashmir, Dogri nected therewith or incidential A provision in Section 3 General Administration development. among themselves and they peace and prosperity. The of Bufliaz, tehsil Surankote, and Urdu interface of its web- thereto was notified by the states that the English language Department has started some Birla called for greater coor- should also device a set of rules Speaker added that here this morning. site. Union Ministry of Law and may continue to be used, for (Contd on page 4 Col 1) dination among administration and procedures for structured (Contd on page 4 Col 5) The deceased have been identified as Imran Ahmed, son Meets LG, UT Admn, Hill Councils’ Reps „ Mayor says development priority, Councillors claim poor funding of Abdul Qayoom and Abid Hussain, son of Mohd Sadiq, both residents of village MoS Home visits forward posts, reviews JMC jurisdiction increased from 119 to Marrah. They reportedly died on the spot. Official sources said that the 190 kms but funds remain Rs 124 crore Eeco car, bearing Registration situation along LAC in Eastern Ladakh (Contd on page 4 Col 7) Excelsior Correspondent of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh to review prevailing sit- Sanjeev K. Sharma It is pertinent to mention cracks due to rust and decay. Singh, Councillor Ward 75 Eastern Ladakh to review situa- uation. He was also briefed by here that Wards 72, 73, 74 and "These pipes pass through (Akalpur) claimed that there are 105 test +ve for JAMMU, Aug 30: Union tion prevailing there in view of the Army Commanders includ- JAMMU, Aug 30: Though 75 are added this time to the Nallah where dirty water five stations of JSD in the area COVID in J&K Minister of State for Home over an year-long standoff ing General Officer the elected Councillors in dif- already existing 71 Wards of mixes with supply water and and all are non-functional and Nityanand Rai today visited between Indian Army and Commanding (GOC) Leh-based ferent Wards of Jammu JMC. the problem is mostly in the people there are surviving on Excelsior Correspondent forward posts of the Indo- People's Liberation Army (PLA) 14 Corps Lt Gen PGK Menon Municipal Corporation (JMC) "Mine is a more rural Ward Bhour Camp area," Prof water by hand-pumps. Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) of China. While disengagement on the situation. The MoS have completed about three where we had streets repaired Singh informed. He further said that worse is JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Aug in the Eastern Ladakh to by two countries has taken place Defence had visited Drass in years of their tenure and the after more than two decades and He further said that street power scenario in his Ward and 30: One hundred and five per- review situation along China at some of the points, the troops Kargil to pay tributes to the mar- Wards have witnessed certain most of the area in my Ward is lights in his Ward have devel- there are wires hanging on sons today tested positive for frontiers. He also met remained engaged in other tyrs at Kargil War Memorial. He developments, yet, those rep- Kuchcha where problem of oped technical snags and despite almost dead poles posing threat COVID-19 in Jammu and Lieutenant Governor Radha areas. had also reviewed situation pre- resenting the four newly lanes and drains is as it was ear- repeatedly informing the matter to the lives of humans and ani- Kashmir. Krishna Mathur, top officials "Senior ITBP officers vailing on the Line of Control formed Wards still claim lier (when it was not in JMC to the concerned authorities, the mals. Seventy five fresh cases of the Ladakh Union Territory briefed the Minister of State for (LoC) in Kashmir and hinter- development deficit arising jurisdiction)," said Prof. Yudhvir repair is awaited. "Street lights are damaged were reported in Kashmir and Administration and represen- Home on the situation,'' sources land with the top Army out of poor funding. The latest Singh, Councillor Ward 73 "The problem of garbage and none is taking care while 30 in Jammu region. tatives of the Hill said. Commanders in the Valley. development at this juncture is (Bhour Camp-Gadigarh area). disposal is also on similar lines stray animal problem is also Among 30 cases in the Development Councils. Rai also ascertained about The MoS Home also had that JMC has now got the He also counted water and as dustbins in the Ward are not very severe in the area," he said region, 14 were reported n Rai was in Leh for past four requirements of the ITBP per- detailed interaction with powers to run Health Sub power issues as other problems removed timely and there is only adding as the Ward is a newly Doda district, six Jammu, five days and returned to New Delhi sonnel deployed in hilly terrain Lieutenant Governor of Centres, Primary Schools and of his Ward and said that dirty one auto for door-to-door formed it need more funds Kishtwar, three Reasi and one this evening. in the Eastern Ladakh. Ladakh Radha Krishna Anganwadi Centres after 74th water comes in water supply of garbage collection in the vast which are not given due to each in Ramban and Rajouri Sources told the Excelsior Only a day before, Minister Mathur on host of issues in the Constitutional amendment Jal Shakti Department (JSD) as area where thousands of families which there are more problem in districts. that Rai visited forward posts of State for Defence AK Bhatt Union Territory of Ladakh triggered by the abrogation of pipes in the area are about 40 live," he maintained. the area which also include mis- (Contd on page 4 Col 3) manned by the ITBP along Line had visited the LAC in Eastern (Contd on page 4 Col 5) Article 370. years old and have developed With similar problems, Ghar (Contd on page 4 Col 3) Work on new DIET building in Two foreign militants including one Pampore stalled for 3 years top LeT comdr killed in Poonch Suhail Bhat Government changed, and I sup- department said. of militants on the LoC from nition and explosives. pose the policies changed as He said since its inception in Army foils Chirkoot area of Pakistan occu- “A total of two militants SRINAGAR, Aug 30: well. The money stopped up 2011, construction has pro- pied Kashmir (PoK) and chal- were killed in the encounter and Work on a new building for immediately once the gressed slowly, causing the proj- infiltration bid lenged them. the infiltration attempt was the District Institute of Government changed," an offi- ect to become overstretched. Heavy exchange of fire thwarted,” Defence spokesman Education & Training (DIET) cial of the Education department Even after 10 years, the project, on LoC ensued between the two sides Lt Col Devender Anand said. in Pampore town of South The facility would provide which was supposed to be fin- for about an hour in which two Sources said bodies of both Kashmir's Pulwama district district teachers with training ished in two to three years, is militants were killed. Troops the militants have been recov- has been on hold for over three and help them enhance their per- still unfinished. Excelsior Correspondent didn’t suffer any casualties in ered from the site of encounter years due to lack of funding. formance. However, the With an estimated cost of Rs the operation. but their identity couldn’t be An official told Excelsior Government's failure to finish 4.78 crore, the project was hand- JAMMU, Aug 30: Army *Watch video on established immediately. that the lack of progress on this the facility has given a feeling ed over to the Roads and today foiled major infiltration www.excelsiornews.com However, both were foreign ten-year-old project is especially that Government's non-serious Buildings Department (R&B), attempt on the Line of Control militants and intercepts suggest upsetting because the structure attitude towards education. and development continued at a (LoC) in Poonch sector killing “Initially, body of one mili- that one of them was top com- is nearly finished and it only "We are currently in its steady pace until 2014. two foreign militants, one of tant along with an AK rifle mander of the Lashkar-e-Toiba needs a few finishing touches eleventh year, and the building However, the project was whom was believed to be a top and ammunition was recov- outfit. Besides two AK rifles, before being handed over to the is completely empty. Despite the disrupted frequently after that, commander of Lashkar-e- ered from the site of gun battle ammunition and explosives have Education department. fact that so much money has and it was finally halted few Toiba (LeT) outfit, and recov- which was right on the Line of also been recovered from the The project began in 2011 already been spent on this proj- years back, with no headway in ered arms, ammunition and Control,” sources said, adding possession of slain militants. under the National Conference- ect, the district's teachers are the project for the last three explosives from their posses- the troops continued searches “Killings of the militants Congress Government, and the training in a shanty room at the years. "The building work was sion. in the area and, in the evening, show resolve of the Indian Army funds were initially stable. local higher secondary school," progressing well until 2014, but Troops early this morning found one more body of the to thwart any misadventure "However, when the an official in the Education (Contd on page 4 Col 1) observed movement of a group militant with weapon, ammu- (Contd on page 4 Col 5)