www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com 3 FORECAST JAMMU Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather 17-Apr 20.0 39.0 Mainly Clear sky 18-Apr 20.0 40.0 Mainly Clear sky 19-Apr 21.0 40.0 Partly cloudy sky 3 DAY'S FORECAST SRINAGAR Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather 17-Apr 8.0 28.0 Mainly Clear sky 18-Apr 8.0 28.0 Mainly Clear sky 19-Apr 9.0 26.0 Partly cloudy sky DGPC criticizes Mehbooba for not northlinesChief Electoral Officer reviews the 'Govt working on holistic fulfilling poll promises developmental plan for JK' arrangements A meeting of District Gurdwara Minister of State for Finance and Chief Electoral Officer, J&K Mr Parbandhak Committee was held in Planning, Ajay Nanda today said that Shantmanu, who is also Observer for which the speakers strongly criticize the State Government is working on a the conduct of biennial elections to the 3 the PDP and Chief Minister holistic plan of action to bring every Legislative Council, today visited Mehbooba Mufti for .... 4 region and sub-region ... 8 INSIDE Legislative Assembly .... Vol No: XXII Issue No. 91 17.04.2017 (Monday) Daily Jammu Tawi Price ` 2/- Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 NHAI Tunnel to Kashmir Youths in J&K continue to join turns out to be a damp squib militant groups; tension multiplies NL CORRESPONDENT said. Commuters face high pollution, poor visibility, traffic congestion inside the tunnel ANANTNAG, APR 16 The main affected areas constructed the tunnel, only from where youths were they would be able to The number of local youths reported to be missing answer queries about it. joining militancy in Kashmir included Shopian, Kulgam, since a fresh agitation But Ashutosh Chandwar, Pulwama and parts of erupted in July last has Vice President, IL&FS, Awantipora in south shown an alarming increase contended that the problem Kashmir and certain areas of with security agencies has to do with downtown Srinagar, the putting the figure at nearly claustrophobia caused by sources said. 250 till March. travel though such a long Movement of foreign The state police remained and confined space. terrorists has also been tight-lipped over the militancy began after the conviction of the present lot reported in various areas of "I do not know why the disturbing trend and only killing of Hizbul of militants is far more south Kashmir accompanied passengers are feeling such maintained that they were Mujahideen terror group's superior than that of the by locally trained militants problems… There is assessing the reports of poster boy Burhan Wani in terror groups during the who are well aware of the absolutely no possibility of missing youths, but sources an encounter in south early days. topography of the region, it. Whenever there is in the security agencies said Kashmir on July 8 last year. Kashmir is witnessing a the sources said. pollution inside the tunnel, the situation on the ground, According to sources in the trend of 'Pan-Islamisation' The sources said that its ventilation system will especially south Kashmir, security agencies, the where the young boys are capturing militants or automatically start and was worrisome and action difference between the opting for the path of engaging with them has exhaust out the pollution. was needed to be taken at present day militancy and terrorism knowing fully well become far more difficult as What people are suffering is the earliest. that during the early 1990s is that they are at the risk of a local network of over phobia of travelling through NL DESK constant flow of fresh air. Department, uses the tunnel The spurt in locals joining that the ideological being killed, the sources ground P2 a long tunnel," Chandwar UDHAMPUR, APR 16 Balvinder Singh, a Delhi- that has reduced the 41-km told IANS. based orthopaedic surgeon distance between Chenani in He said the ventilation Normal life hit in Kashmir Army chief, NSA discuss The much hyped and from Jammu, said he Udhampur to Nashri in system of the tunnel was claimed to be state-of-the- suffered breathing problems Rambhan to just 11 km, Kashmir situation "well tested and can tackle valley due to separatists' strike art transverse ventilation when he was inside the slashing his travel time from every kind of pollution system in the newly-opened tunnel, built with Austrian two-and-a-half hours to a NL CORRESPONDENT the Kashmir valley. inside the tunnel". 9.2 km Chenani-Nashri technology at a cost of Rs mere 10 minutes. NEW DELHI, APR 16 The video, showing a man Environmentalist Vivek tunnel on the Jammu- 3720 Crore ($450 million) "I took it lightly when I used tied to an army vehicle Chattopadhyay said Srinagar highway may not and inaugurated by Prime the tunnel for the first time. I Army Chief General Bipin purportedly as a shield pollution levels inside such be working effectively as Minister Narendra Modi on had irritation in my eyes. It Rawat on Sunday apprised against stone pelters during a long tunnel were bound to commuters are complaining April 2 with much pomp and was also smoke-filled. This National Security Adviser polling in the Srinagar Lok increase but could be of high pollution levels, eye show. is happening regularly now Ajit Doval of the security Sabha byelection, has controlled if the ventilation irritation and suffocation "The ventilation system and I think the ventilation situation in Kashmir, amidst triggered a public outcry functions properly. inside what has been inside the tunnel probably system is not working. If growing outrage in the prompting civil and Army The Programme Manager at labelled as one of India's doesn't work effectively. As this prevails for long… there Valley over the authorities to launch the Centre for Science and infrastructural wonders. soon as we enter the tunnel are chances of vehicles controversial "human separate investigations. Environment said such Some of the commuters during peak hours, the meeting with accidents due NL CORRESPONDENT Public transport was off the shield" video. In her meeting with Gen problems occur in hilly using the strategically- visibility starts plummeting. to poor visibility," Manhas SRINAGAR, APR 16 roads, but private cars, cabs Rawat's meeting with Doval Rawat, the Jammu and terrain and assimilation of important tunnel in Jammu If we travel with the said. and auto-rickshaws were comes a day after he had Kashmir chief minister had pollutants often occur as and Kashmir on a regular windows down, the Asked about the problem, Normal life was on Sunday seen plying in many areas. separate deliberations with raised the issue of the video these do not disperse easily. basis shared their pollution level rises. It National Highways affected in the Kashmir Business at the weekly flea Jammu and Kashmir Chief that has now gone viral on experiences with a newswire causes breathing issues as Authority of India (NHAI) "The problem of poor Valley due to a strike called market was also hit as Minister Mehbooba Mufti social media. service and media that they well," the surgeon with the Government's nodal visibility due to pollution by separatists to protest the vendors chose not to put up and Governor NN Vohra Gen Rawat has assured the were also battling poor Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital agency has washed their levels inside the tunnel is killing of a 23-year-old man their stalls. over the law and order J&K CM of timely action visibility caused by high told . hand from any such genuine and it is commonly allegedly in firing of Border Similar reports of strike situation in Kashmir during against the personnel who pollution levels inside what "It feels as if we are passing malfunctioning of the tunnel seen. The problem can be Security Force (BSF) being observed in other his visit to the state. were responsible for the act is India's first and the through a gas chamber," the as its spokesperson Vishnu solved only if the ventilation jawans in Batamaloo area of district headquarters were Government sources said of tying the man to the world's sixth road tunnel surgeon said. Darbari said since system works effectively," the city. coming in, the officials said. the Army chief called on vehicle at Budgam. that uses a hi-tech Anil Manhas, who works Infrastructure Leasing and Chattopadhyay told IANS. Shops, fuel stations and The separatists, including Doval at his residence and According to the sources, ventilation system to extract with the Jammu and Financial Services ( Another problem other business the chairmen of both briefed him about the the Army officials told a polluted air and maintain a Kashmir Education IL& FS) had commuters P2 establishments were shut. factions P2 overall state of security in probe team P2 IN BRIEF Battle of video clips on Kashmir CM asks SFs to show restraint JKP asks its Political workers being forced to chant personnel to avoid anti-India slogan at gunpoint in provocative situations visiting hometowns NL CORRESPONDENT the security forces to sought a report from the NL CORRESPONDENT at least two fresh videos mistakes. An AK-47 rifle something wrong, I should AMMU AWI PR JAMMU APR 16 SRINAGAR, APR 16 have surfaced in which a can be seen held by a person be forgiven in the name of J T , A 16 exercise maximum restraint Police about an incident of worker of ruling Peoples' off the camera in the video. Allah and his Prophet while performing their violence at Degree College The Jammu and Kashmir The social media has been Democratic Party (PDP) and "I announce my Muhammad (PBUH).