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daily Vol No. 53 No. 34 JAMMU, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 16 Pages ` 4.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Nod to Lakhanpur-Doda NH; Zojila tunnel No traffic from Jammu, Srinagar today Gadkari announces Rs 1000 cr NH partially restored, addl CRF funds for J&K 500 vehicles cleared; *Banihal rail tunnel to be used for traffic MeT forecasts rain, snow Sanjeev Pargal Gopal Sharma/ short of Ramban (near main Fayaz Bukhari Chenab bridge) was cleared JAMMU, Feb 3: Union during last mid night, the work ahead of Anokhifall, near Minister for Surface JAMMU/ SRINAGAR, Panthial could not be initiated in Transport Nitin Gadkari Feb 3: The Jammu-Srinagar the morning as some houses today announced series of National Highway was partial- were located in that area and the developmental projects for ly restored and the Traffic locals at the down side of the hill Jammu and Kashmir includ- Police authorities cleared objected to it. ing additional Rs 1000 crores about 500 stranded passenger Later, SP Ramban and under Central Road Fund vehicles towards Kashmir this (CRF) and approved construc- evening. Deputy Commissioner also arrived there and after talking tion of two vital tunnels on Reports from Ramban said to the locals, it was decided to Mughal Road and Kishtwar- that since Tuesday, about 500 lift boulders using tippers Anantnag roads which will passenger vehicles including Dew drops over spider’s web presents a scintillating view in Jammu on Friday. Union Surface Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari in a meeting from the area and dump the * Watch video on buses, tempo-travelers, Sumos/ -Excelsior/ Rakesh with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in New Delhi on Friday. 'Mulba' some where else. Due www.excelsiornews.com Tavera and other vehicles had on the new highway. Transport Ministry and Water to this process, it took long been stranded in Chanderkote, Voting today in make them all weather roads. The significant decisions Resources Ministry including time to clear the highway and Father admits son killed of pellet injuries Ramban and Peera areas after Gadkari announced that were announced by Gadkari, a Secretaries of the two the road was restored for one Punjab, Goa NEW DELHI, Feb 3: the closer of highway at Mehar Chenani-Nashri tunnel would be veteran BJP leader, at a high Ministries, Chairman, National way traffic at around 5 pm. completed by the end of this level meeting with Chief Highway Authority of India, and near Panthial. The passen- IGP, Traffic SA Watali, CHANDIGARH/PANAJI, The Jammu and Kashmir Government today told the Supreme month and it would be thrown Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Secretary, Shipping Corporation gers had to face lot of problems when contacted, said that today Feb 3: Court that the father of a 26-year-old youth, who first alleged that which was attended among oth- of India among others attended during night. Many had to pass no vehicles either from Jammu his son was shot dead at point-blank, later submitted before a judi- open for all kind of transport any Archrivals BJP and time in March while work on ers by Advisor to Chief Minister the meeting that lasted an hour night in the vehicles while a or Srinagar side were allowed to cial magistrate that he was leading protesters and rather received Congress will battle it out in the Zojila tunnel and two Ring Road Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Principal from 5 pm to 6 pm in the office large number of them could not move on the highway. About pellet injuries. electoral arena when polls are for Jammu and Srinagar would Secretary to Chief Minister, BB of Gadkari at New Delhi. get food and water as well. The 500 passenger vehicles stranded "In section 164 (recording of confessions and statements by held in Punjab and Goa tomor- start this year. He also accorded Vyas, Commissioner/ Secretary Official sources told the local administration could in Ramban and Chanderkote judicial officer) statement (under CrPC), he (father of the row, with Arvind Kejriwal’s the status of National Highway Works, Rohit Kansal and Excelsior that Mehbooba also accommodate hardly about 300- areas were cleared for Srinagar deceased) admits that his son was leading a mob and the pellet AAP, debuting in Assembly to Lakhanpur-Basohli-Bani- Commissioner/ Secretary, called on Railways Minister 350 passengers in Ramban / as the highway was restored this guns were fired in which he (deceased) sustained injuries," the elections in the two states seek- Doda road and directed the Public Health Engineering, Suresh Prabhu and demanded Chanderkote area. evening. He said about 3000 counsel for the State Government told a bench comprising Justices ing to play a spoilsport for the Chairman NHAI for preparation Sanjeev Verma. that Qazigund-Banihal railway While the massive land trucks/ load carriers destined for Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Rohinton Fali Nariman. of DPR before launching work Top brass of Surface (Contd on page 6 Col 1) slides at Mehar, about 4 kms (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 5) The bench also asked Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta to serve its notice to the deceased' father after it was No perceptible change despite concerns of Governor, CM told that it is yet to be done. HC directs Govt to hear Abdul Rehman Mir had initially alleged that his son Shabir Ahmad Mir was shot dead by police at his home at point-blank on Slackness prevails: Only 47% funds under July 10, 2016. 2 SPs before finalizing list (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Shutdown in Valley, photojournalist hurt for IPS induction CSS utilized in 3 quarters of FY 2016-17 Excelsior Correspondent Excelsior Correspondent have filed the petition stating *Home, Planning, Agri, Forest among worst performing deptts SRINAGAR, Feb 3: A photojournalist was grievously injured therein that State respondents as violent clashes erupted in several parts of Valley during a shut- SRINAGAR, Feb 3: The are intending to disturb sen- Mohinder Verma are among the worst perform- Further, in most of the Centrally focus on the implementation of down called by separatists today against recent awarding of death State High Court today direct- iority as assigned to them in ers. Sponsored Schemes, the Chief Centrally Sponsored Schemes sentence to a local Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant by court in West ed the Government to consider the seniority list notified in JAMMU, Feb 3: Notwith- The Centrally Sponsored Secretary heads the State Level saying that these have great Bengal last week. the objection filed by two SPs terms of order No.508 (P) of standing the directions of the Schemes are primarily focused Monitoring-cum-Screening potential in transforming the Most of the shops, commercial establishments and fuel stations to the tentative seniority fixed 2010 dated 29.04.2010 and for Governor N N Vohra and on the National Development Committee for effective imple- development scenario of the were closed since early morning in summer capital here while pub- for IPS induction and directed that reason their promotion Agenda that transcends individ- mentation in the State. State. Chief Minister Mehbooba lic and private transport movement was partially hit. Due to shut- to hear them before finalizing for IPS induction may get ual States and binds the nation In the month of January She had even gone to the Mufti, the slackness is still down, very few street vendors were visible on city's otherwise the seniority list. affected. together in a fruitful partnership 2016, the Governor N N Vohra extent of mentioning that J&K persisting in utilization of busy Lal Chowk commercial hub. Security forces in large numbers Observing, since the final By filing the petition, these to improve the quality of life of while chairing the meeting of can immensely benefit from funds available under various were deployed at sensitive spots including in downtown to prevent seniority list is yet to be issued two police officials were seek- Centrally Sponsored Schemes the people and lift them out of all the Administrative such schemes like the States of outbreak of protests. as such the petition in hand is ing direction to the respondents for transforming development the poverty. Secretaries had expressed seri- Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Soon after Friday prayers, dozens of youth protesters assem- wholly based on apprehensions. to finalize the seniority list of scenario of Jammu and Recently, the Centrally ous concern over delay in uti- Rajasthan and called upon the bled in the premises of historic Jama Masjid in Nowhatta area of "The petitioners cannot file a the posts of Superintendent of Kashmir. Due to this, the peo- Sponsored Schemes were lization of all the available Administrative Secretaries to downtown here and started sloganeering. The youths resorted to writ petition merely on the basis Police by giving due benefit of ple are being deprived of the brought under the ambit of resources particularly the overcome all the difficulties by heavy stone-pelting on security forces deployed in Nowhatta and of their apprehension that their SRO 210 of 1994 as provided in benefits of the initiatives taken District Plan so as to ensure funds available under various paying special attention so as to also hurled two petrol bombs on paramilitary Central Reserve positions in the seniority list are Rule 3 of said Rules and main- by the Union Government in overseeing their effective imple- Centrally Sponsored Schemes. ensure effective utilization of likely to be illegally altered, that tain the seniority of the petition- almost all the vital sectors. mentation and rigorous monitor- Even Chief Minister funds under all the Centrally (Contd on page 6 Col 1) too, at the instance of some hid- ers as was existing in the year Shockingly, the key depart- ing of expenditure at the district Mehbooba Mufti, while chairing Sponsored Schemes.