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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 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 , 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, 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. den hands", Justice Ali 2010 drawn as per Rules. ments like Planning, level by the District the meeting of Council of However, no perceptible HM hints at more surgical strikes Mohammad Magrey said. The case of the petitioners, is Development and Monitoring, Development Boards of which Ministers in April last year, had change has been witnessed in NEW DELHI, Feb 3: After hearing both the parties that in order to implement the Home, Agriculture and Forest Legislators are the members. underscored the need to improve (Contd on page 6 Col 3) at length and in light of rules and 50:50 ratio between the direct The Government today made it clear that it cannot guarantee various judgments with regard recruits and promotions, fixed that surgical strikes won't happen in future as any such action will to issue, Court directed the and prescribed by Rule 3 of the Govt orders 100 pc remission on penalty, depend on the situation prevailing at that time. respondent-Police department to Jammu and Kashmir Gazetted "Pakistan is our neighbouring country. If they correct them- consider the objections filed by Service Recruitment selves it will be good, but if some terror attack takes place, we can- the petitioners to the tentative (Amendment) Rules, 1994, the not guarantee that there won't be surgical strike in future. We don't seniority list and thereafter final- total number of the cadre posts interest on VAT, Passenger Tax arrears want, but if situation demands, there is no second way," Union ize the same. in the rank of Deputy Nishikant Khajuria Added Tax 2005, who pay the further default, the dealer shall there are no proceedings pend- Home Minister said. "Respondents are further Superintendents of Police has to arrears of VAT, assessed, .re- be liable to pay the entire ing before Appellate Forum or He said Prime Minister had taken this well directed to ensure that the peti- be determined inclusive of the JAMMU, Feb 3: assessed up to the accounting amount of arrears along with the courts as the case may be. thought-after decision in which all sat down together to explore the tioners are heard in person with deputation reserve and leave Preparing stage clear for year 2015-16. interest and penalty. All the These provisions shall also option. reference to the contentions reserve posts, equivalent to their Jammu and Kashmir entering Such dealers or industrial installment shall have to be apply to arrears of tax or interest In an interview to a news channel, Singh said there was inputs raised in the objections before respective percentage provided into GST regime, the State units shall simply file a declara- deposited within six months or penalty under the Central that after carrying out terror strikes in Kashmir, terrorists return to finalizing the seniority", Justice in Government order no.GR- Finance Department has facil- tion as may be prescribed by the from February 3, 2017, the date Sales Tax Act 1965 w.e.f 2005- the launching pads on the Line of Control. Magrey directed. 349(POLICE) of 1986 dated itated remission of 100 percent Commissioner for the particular of coming into force of the noti- 06 in all cases where the proce- Our soldiers went across the Line of Control and hit those He directed the authorities to 26.09.1986. of the penalty and the interest years, along with .the proof of fication in this regard. dure is regulated under section launching pads and cause significant damages, the Home Minister complete the process of finaliz- The petitioners' stated that on arrears of the VAT and payment of 1/6th of the assessed In respect of the cases, 9(2) of CST Act, 1956, read with (Contd on page 6 Col 5) ing the seniority expeditiously they have reliably learnt that the Passenger Tax in six equal tax arrears. where the dealers have chal- J&K VAT Act 2005. preferably within one month committee formulated in this monthly installments from this Default in payment of first lenged the orders passed All the concerned Assessing LeT militant held, hideout busted from today. However, Court regard has made two alternate month. installment shall entail outright under any section of the J&K Authorities having jurisdiction Excelsior Correspondent made it clear that anything said recommendations and that one is Formal notifications in this disqualification from the Value Added Tax Act 2005, shall be competent to pass order in the instant judgment is not based on taking the reserve posts regard, which come into force scheme. However default in before any Appellate for waiver of such interest/ SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Security forces today arrested a Lashkar- intended to unsettle the settled into consideration and the other from today, have been issued payment of any subsequent Authority or court, the benefit penalty, subject, however to the e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Nowpora Payeen village of Lassipora things in the Service or to dis- without taking such posts into by the State Finance monthly installment shall make of scheme shall be available condition that no proceedings in South Kashmir's Pulwama district and busted a militant hideout turb what has long since been set consideration. Department. the dealer liable for disqualifica- subject to the condition that are pending in this regard before in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. at rest. It is alleged by the petition- According to the notification tion only if he is not able to fur- the concerned dealer files an any forum or court. Police said that based upon specific input, security forces Petitioners, Aftab Ahmad ers that some persons who are at on VAT, the benefit of remission nish proof of the payment of the application before the The amount, if any already including police and Army's 55 Rashtriya Rifles launched a cordon Kakroo and Ramesh Kumar advantageous positions in the under the scheme, can be missed installment alongwith Competent Authority, along paid towards penalty or interest and search operation at Nowpora area of Pulwama district today. Jalla presently holding the Civil Secretariat are trying to availed by all the dealers and penalty equivalent to 5 percent with an affidavit that he has imposed under relevant sec- "During the search of the cordoned houses, movement of a sus- posts of Superintendant of manage and ensure that the sec- tions, before the issuance of this industrial units, registered under of the unpaid installment, which filed an application for with- pected militant was noticed from * Pic on page 6. Police in J&K police services (Contd on page 6 Col 7) the provisions of J&K Value shall become due. In case of any drawal of such case and that (Contd on page 6 Col 7) one of the houses towards the mosque. Immediately security Video on forces surrounding the area asked www.excelsiornews.com Download Mobile Apps of Delay in acquisition hampers work on the holed up militant to come out. Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS In the process services of village elders were also utilized. After much persuasion, the holed up militant came out and was appre- hended," said a police officer. Download on the Download on the Barbar Shah bridge, road project He said that one pistol, 2 pistol rounds, 36 AK rounds, one Google Play Store App Store Adil Lateef (JKPCC) - the executing agency (Contd on page 6 Col 7) - told Excelsior that so far only a http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Due to wooden footbridge has been DRDO working on accurate delay in land acquisition, the constructed near the proposed INSIDE WEATHER work on construction of new site. He said the telephone avalanche prediction 27-meter double lane Barbar cables and water pipeline that ! Pay anomalies JAMMU : NEW DELHI, Feb 3: Possibility of light rain/ thundershowers Shah bridge and expansion of existed on the SRTC Bridge Industrial incentives .. Page 8 TEMPERATURE road till Naqashpora here in were diverted through the newly The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is ! 2 more artifacts recovered from Max: 17.4 Degree C Srinagar has been severely constructed wooden bridge but working on four projects to develop new technologies for more Min: 10.4 Degree C due to delay in land acquisition ancient archaeological site ....Page 3 RELATIVE HUMIDITY affected. accurate prediction of avalanches, the Government today said. RH-I (Morning): 90.0 per cent The new Barbar Shah bridge from both the ends, the work on Minister of State for Defence told the Lok ! Chemists observe complete RH-II (Evening): 74.0 per cent was proposed to be constructed the project couldn't be carried Sabha that DRDO has 56 high altitude observatories, 55 weather bandh across Jammu region Sunset on Saturday: 06.07 p.m. at the same place where present on. The official said out of Rs automatic stations and five avalanche mitigation centres in Sunrise on Sunday: 07.24 a.m. on 2nd day ....Page 3 SRINAGAR: SRTC bridge exists which, how- 3.31 crore, the Government Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand that give ! Expedite land acquisition for key Possibility of rain / snow ever, is old and has less width. released Rs 0.70 crore so far. specific forecast related to mountain weather. TEMPERATURE The work on the project was The major obstruction so "Presently, the DRDO is working on four projects to develop projects: Bukhari to officers ...Page 5 Max: 7.3 Degree C Under construction Barbarshah bridge. Min: 0.8 Degree C started in March 2011 during far in the construction of the new technologies for more accurate prediction of avalanches," he ! Center to provide subsidized RELATIVE HUMIDITY National Conference-Congress Bridge and also the road acquire eight houses and 23 in writing that they are ready said in a written response. ration only to Aadhaar seeded RH-I (Morning): 84.0 per cent coalition Government at the esti- expansion is delay in land shops while some portion of a for giving away the property Last month, 15 soldiers lost their lives due to avalanche. RH-II (Evening): 71.0 per cent acquisition. According to local mosque is also to be in lieu of proper rehabilita- Replying to another question, Bhamre said the jawans deployed consumers: Zulfkar ...Page 7 LEH: mated cost of Rs 3.31 crore. A top official of the Jammu sources, the concerned Roads acquired. "The owners of tion," they said. at places such as Siachen Glacier are provided with the best-qual- ! Kohli is enemy No.1 but TEMPERATURE Max: 0.9 Degree C and Kashmir Projects and Buildings (R&B) shops and houses and local Also, the existing SRTC ity winter clothing. This comprises 22 items of clothing in all, sledging will backfire: Hussey ...Page 14 Min: -8.3 Degree C Construction Company Department are supposed to mosque committee has given (Contd on page 6 Col 7) (Contd on page 6 Col 7)