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Page1final.Qxd (Page 2) daily Follow us: Daily Excelsior JAMMU, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021 REGD. NO. JK-71/21-23 Vol No. 57 16 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 83 Bobde recommends Took Hizb's help during Parl polls in 2019 PM asks Ramana's name people to visit as new CJI Para paid Rs 5 cr to APHC after tulip garden NEW DELHI, Mar 24: NEW DELHI, Mar 24: Chief Justice of India Justice Prime Minister Narendra SA Bobde has recommended sen- Burhan’s killing to keep pot boiling Modi today asked everyone to ior-most Supreme Court Judge visit tulip garden, located at the Justice N V Ramana as his suc- foothills of Zabarwan range in cessor in keeping with convention PDP leader used official Was trying to make inroads Jammu and Kashmir, and enjoy and norms of seniority, according the warm hospitality of the peo- to sources today. vehicle to smuggle arms into important institutions ple of the Union Territory. The CJI's recommendation to Tweeting about the gardens, the Union Government also came Sanjeev Pargal Government. Valley after the killing of Burhan the Prime Minister said, on the day when the Supreme Para, according to the NIA, Wani,'' the NIA said. "Whenever you get the opportuni- Court made public its decision to JAMMU, Mar 24: In sensa- was also trying to penetrate into It added that Para had several tional disclosures which could important institutions and entities meetings with Hizbul *Watch video on dismiss a complaint of Andhra www.excelsiornews.com Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan result into serious problems for for want of desired support to Mujahideen's Irfan Shafi Mir at Mohan Reddy against Justice PDP president and former carry forward the agenda of his house located at Gupkar ty, do visit Jammu and Kashmir Ramana after giving the matter Chief Minister Mehbooba secession of Jammu and Kashmir Road, Srinagar and provided him and witness the scenic Tulip festi- "due consideration". Mufti, the National from the Union of India by way Rs 10 lakh for further handing val. of violent means i.e. the terrorist over the amount to Naveed (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Investigation Agency (NIA) has "In addition to the tulips, you disclosed that Mehbooba's activities. This was part of larger Mushtaq for purchasing arms and will experience the warm hospi- Petrol, diesel close aide Waheed-ur-Rahman conspiracy hatched by Pakistan ammunition for Hizbul tality of the people of Jammu and Para had given Rs 5 crore to All based leadership of Hizbul Mujahideen. Kashmir," he said. prices cut Party Hurriyat Conference Mujahideen. During campaigning for Tourists take selfie inside the tulip garden which will be opened for public today in Srinagar. (APHC) for keeping secession- It added that Para gave Rs 5 Parliamentary elections in (Contd on page 6 Col 5) —Excelsior/Shakeel NEW DELHI, Mar 24: ist activities alive and had also crores to Altaf Ahmad Shah February-March 2019, Shafi alias Altaf Fantoosh, a sepa- Mir called Para on secure social Student, teacher In the first reduction in rates in sought the help of Hizbul ratist leader of All Party chat platform, Signal and made over a year, petrol price today was Mujahideen deputy chief test +ve amid Testing to be increased, random sampling being stepped-up Hurriyat Conference to keep him talk to Naveed Babu when cut by 18 paise per litre and diesel Naveed Mushtaq alias Naveed situation boiling in the Kashmir the latter was staying in the by 17 paise a litre as international Babu for campaigning of party spike in cases valley after the killing of Hizbul rented house of Mir in Jammu. oil prices tumbled to the lowest workers during Parliamentary Govt mulls night curbs, Containment Mujahideen militant Burhan “Para talked to Naveed Babu Excelsior Correspondent since early February. elections in 2019. Wani. and asked him to take care of his Petrol price was cut to Rs In the year 2016 when SRINAGAR/JAMMU, Mar “The amount was given by party workers campaigning for 90.99 a litre in Delhi from Rs Mehbooba Mufti was the Chief 24 : As many as 146 people tested Para on behalf of the PDP to the Parliamentary elections in Zones to check rising COVID cases 91.17 per litre, according to a Minister heading PDP-BJP coali- positive for COVID-19 in Hurriyat Conference keeping Pulwama district,'' the NIA said. price notification of State-owned tion Government, Para used to Kashmir today. This is for the last Existing guidelines are in place till The Government is likely to secessionist activities alive. Yet another sensational charge fuel retailers. smuggle weapons from Kupwara one week that over 100 cases have *Lakhanpur March 31 and revised SOP will keep educational institutions Fantoosh was close associate of against Para pertained to smug- Diesel now comes for Rs to South Kashmir in his vehicle been reported from the Valley. come into effect from April 1. including Schools and Colleges Para and was in constant touch gling weapons in his official car. 81.30 a litre in the national capital, unchecked as he had been provid- Those who tested positive restrictions to stay However, there is no propos- functional but might ask the with him during turmoil in the down from Rs 81.47 previously. ed Escort vehicle by the (Contd on page 6 Col 7) include 77 from Srinagar, al to enforce lockdown but the Health Department to conduct ran- Rates have been reduced Baramulla 29, Budgam 16, Excelsior Correspondent Government might authorize dom sampling of students and staff across the country and vary from Pulwama 2, Kupwara 15, the District Magistrates to wherever necessary to detect iso- (Contd on page 6 Col 3) LG launches 14 e-Services Anantnag 3, Bandipora 1, JAMMU, Mar 24: In view of impose ``area specific lated COVID cases which could Ganderbal 2 and Kulgam 1. fresh surge in COVID-19 cases Containment Zones'' where give spread to the pathogen if not Bail denied to A student and a teacher from in Jammu and Kashmir, the COVID positive cases are traced in time. of Municipalities in J&K South Kashmir today tested posi- Government mulled re-impos- detected to prevent further "The Government has Spl Secy Home Excelsior Correspondent tive for COVID-19. ing night curbs across the Union spread of the virus. decided to strengthen both RT- A 10th Class student of Night restrictions on movement PCR and Rapid Antigen tests Excelsior Correspondent *Calls for making ULBs vibrant Territory, making "area specific JAMMU, Mar 24: Laying Government Higher Secondary Containment Zones'', increasing of people were lifted gradually in across the Union Territory. The JAMMU, Mar 24: Special special focus on making the pub- School Sirgufwara and a RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen September-October last year after testing is being increased as less Judge Anticorruption Jammu steep decline in Coronavirus cases. tests could leave many cases lic service delivery system more (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Testing (RAT), random sam- Yash Pal Bourney today rejected robust, citizen friendly and has- pling in schools and colleges and At the same time, the authorities undetected leading to spread of the bail application of Dr Ghulam sle-free, Lieutenant Governor, Mehbooba to acting tough on those violating had stopped declaring areas as COVID-19,'' sources said, Mohi-ud-Din, Special Secretary Manoj Sinha today launched 14 the Standard Operating Containment Zones as cases had adding that the administration Home who was arrested by Crime e-Services of Municipalities appear before Procedure (SOP) like wearing of receded to quite an extent by the is likely to be asked to go for Branch for forging his Date of across the Union Territory of masks and maintaining social end of last year. Past couple of contact tracing aggressively so Birth (DoB). Jammu and Kashmir here at ED today distancing. months have witnessed just 20 to that no positive case goes unde- After hearing APP Himanshu 25 positive cases a day in the tected. Civil Secretariat. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launching 14 e-Services Excelsior Correspondent The Government has also Parkash for the Crime Branch, the Jammu region. The Government has decided Speaking on the occasion, the of Municipalities in Jammu on Wednesday. decided to go ahead with restric- court observed, "the initial Lt Governor observed that the SRINAGAR, Mar 24: Former tions imposed at Lakhanpur, the Several States have imposed to go hard on violators of COVID appointment of accused/applicant launch of eight Government-to-cit- Governance”, as envisioned by the The Lt Governor observed that Chief Minister and president of gateway to Jammu and Kashmir night curfew following surge in guidelines across the Union and his dramatic rise in position izens and six Government-to-busi- Prime Minister, to make working the services like provision of People's Democratic Party (PDP), following fresh spread of COVID- the cases and Jammu and Kashmir Territory. from Helper to Law Officer nesses e-Services for Urban of the Government more account- online birth and death certificates, Mehbooba Mufti, will appear 19 in the neighbouring Punjab is also expected to revive night "Strict instructions are being together with the plum posting he dwellers and business owners, to able, responsive and transparent, corrections in birth/death certifi- before the Enforcement where number of cases of UK's restrictions across the Union issued by the Government for (Contd on page 6 Col 3) provide hassle free online services he said. cates, licenses and NOCs for vari- Directorate (ED) tomorrow for new virus have also been found. Territory from April 1 in the imposing fines on those not wear- is yet another milestone in the Terming faceless and paperless ous trade activities, Dairy registra- questioning in connection with a Officials told the Excelsior that revised guidelines to be issued by ing masks and violating social dis- DB sets aside dropping direction of providing effective services as a leap towards ‘Good tion, road cutting permissions, new money laundering case.
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