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JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 No. 46 JAMMU, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 16+4 (Magazine) = 20 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Couple among 3 Boards to be constituted under 73rd amendment Faesal booked killed in mishap under PSA Excelsior Correspondent DPDB elections to be held for first Excelsior Correspondent , Feb 15: Three , Feb 15: persons including an old couple Former IAS officer and head of were killed and two others were People's Movement, Shah seriously injured when the car time after Panchayat by-polls Faesal, was today booked under in which they were traveling the Public Safety Act (PSA) *Watch video on *J&K Govt, MHA to take final call taking the number of main- stream leaders who were www.excelsiornews.com Government will set in motion Assembly and Parliament Sanjeev Pargal booked under the Act since the exercise to hold first-ever elections as all voters of the collided with a safety wall of August last year to 8. election to the DPDBs under Union Territory in the rural Jammu-Pathankot National JAMMU, Feb 15: The On August 14 last year, over 73rd amendment of the areas will be involved. But, Highway at Mangtian Morh Government proposed to hold a week after the Centre repealed Constitution of , which sources said, in Panchayat and under the jurisdiction of elections to the District Article 370 that accorded spe- Police Station in Planning and Development along with 74th amendment, are ULB elections also, which Kathua district during wee Boards (DPDBs) after comple- likely to be implemented in the were held in November- *Watch video on hours today. tion of by-elections to 12,650 Union Territory of Jammu and December 2018, all voters of www.excelsiornews.com Kashmir shortly. J&K were involved and the As per reports, one Swift Panchayat seats in March, cial status to J&K and bifurcat- Union Home Minister Amit exercise had concluded peace- Dzire car bearing Registration under 73rd amendment of the ed State into two Union Shah and Union Minister of fully. No JK02BL-6800 was on way Constitution of India, which Territories of J&K and Ladakh, State in Prime Minister's Office "However, a final decision in was likely to be implemented Faesal was stopped from flying (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh have this regard will be taken by in Jammu and Kashmir short- out of the country at the Delhi already announced that 73rd and Jammu and Kashmir ly. airport and sent to Srinagar, Man buried 74th amendments of the Government in consultations As and when conducted, this where he was placed under pre- Constitution of India will be with the Union Ministry of under avalanche will be the first election to be ventive detention. Birds flying over river Mendhar. -Excelsior/Rahi Kapoor implemented in Jammu and Home Affairs at an appropriate held under 73rd amendment in Faesal, a topper of the 2009 Excelsior Correspondent Kashmir shortly. time,'' they said, adding that Jammu and Kashmir, which UPSC Civil Services Exams, SRINAGAR, Feb 15: A man As per the 73rd amendment, security and law and order situa- Pre-feasibility reports submitted to Tourism Deptt hadn't been implemented in the resigned from the Government was buried alive under snow the Rural Development and tion will be major factors in tak- erstwhile State of J&K along services and joined mainstream avalanche that hit Chak Nallah Panchayati Raj Department will ing call for the DPDB elections. with 74th amendment by succes- politics in January 2019. Two Govt to attract investors for ropeways at area of in North sive Governments. Also, this constitute Zila Parishads in all According to them, the Kashmir's Bandipora district months later, he launched his will be for the first time that districts and anyone can contest Government was committed to own political party, the Jammu this afternoon. J&K will have elected DPDBs, the election of Parishad hold elections to the DPDBs and Kashmir People's A snow avalanche hit Chak Mansar, , Shankaracharya like the Block Development Chairpersons. The Zila Parishad after completion of by-polls to Movement. Nallah area of Gurez at around Councils (BDCs), which were Chairpersons of the district will Panchayat vacancies in the Shah Faisal was served the 2.30 pm, burying a man alive. *All projects economically viable in view of tourist footfall constituted last year. then elect the Chairpersons of month of March and this will be dossier and booked under PSA An official said that three Official sources told the the DPDBs through election. for the first time that Jammu and today. He became 8th main- Mohinder Verma season. Similarly, cerned, the Cable Car persons were traveling on foot Excelsior that soon after the by- However, according to Kashmir will have elected stream politician to be booked located in district is Corporation has suggested towards Tulail from Dawar elections for all 12,650 vacan- sources, this will be a very DPDBs. Previously, there used under the PSA. On Feb 8, JAMMU, Feb 15: among the most famous tourist installation of ropeway from when the avalanche hit the area. cies in the Panchayats are com- lengthy exercise and will be to be District Development authorities slapped PSA on Government of Union destinations of the Kashmir val- the point near Jammu and A man got buried under the pleted by the end of March, the almost equal to holding (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Territory of Jammu and ley. Kashmir Tourism snow avalanche while one per- Kashmir will attract investors "The installation of rope- Development Corporation son managed to save himself as Conference on during the forthcoming ways at all these four destina- (JKTDC) hut to a nearby he had crossed the avalanche Rangers pound civilian areas Global Summit to be held in tions has been found economi- mountain. Though the length (Contd on page 6 Col 5) J&K future the capital cities of Srinagar cally viable by the Jammu and of the ropeway would be less not allowed and Jammu for the installa- Kashmir Cable Car than half a kilometre yet it Notification for with mortars in tion of ropeways at four Corporation, which has sub- would be major attraction SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, famous tourist and religious mitted the pre-feasibility point for the tourists, sources 1st phase issued Feb 15: destinations, which have been reports to the Tourism said while disclosing that near- Excelsior Correspondent Panic among people as houses hit Jammu and Kashmir author- found suitable for providing Department", sources said, ly 10 lakh tourists visit JAMMU, Feb 15: Chief Excelsior Correspondent automatic weapons. very effectively to silence the ities did not allow a conference such a facility. adding "all these four projects Mansar every year. Electoral Officer, J&K, Reports said the Border Pakistani guns. Exchange of fir- on the Union Territory’s future Official sources told would be part of the presenta- Similarly, the Cable Car in which senior Congress leader tion to be made by the Corporation has found feasibili- (Election Authority under J&K JAMMU, Feb 15: Security Force (BSF) retaliated (Contd on page 6 Col 3) EXCELSIOR that on the Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996) Pakistani Rangers resorted to Mani Shankar Aiyar was to par- instructions of the Government, Tourism Department during ty for installation of one kilome- Shailendra Kumar today issued heavy mortar shelling on the ticipate as no prior permission the Jammu and Kashmir Cable the forthcoming Global tre long ropeway at Bhaderwah notification for the conduct of International Border at for- was sought for it, officials said Car Corporation has conducted Investors Summit on tourism after conducting detailed study by-elections for Panchayati ward village of Chakra and today . pre-feasibility study for the sector". of different points of tourist polls-2020 to elect Sarpanches surroundings in Hiranagar Aiyar claimed he was put installation of ropeways at They further said, "the objec- attraction, sources said while and Panches. sector of Kathua district early under “hotel arrest” and police Mansar and Bhaderwah in tive behind making presentation disclosing that during the past The notification has been *Watch video on stopped people who were to Jammu region and is to attract investors for installa- some years Bhaderwah has tion of ropeways most probably become favourite destination for issued for and www.excelsiornews.com attend the conference titled Shankaracharya Temple and blocks in district ‘Jammu and Kashmir— The Yusmarg in the . in the Public Private Partnership tourists from different parts of , Ganastan, Nowgam this morning in which the bor- Road Ahead and organised by Mansar and Bhaderwah, the (PPP) mode", adding "if the the country particularly and Sumbal in district der dwellers had narrow an NGO, from entering the famous tourist destinations of ropeways are installed at all Mumbai. Bandipora, Kandi Belt escape as several houses were hotel which was the venue of Jammu, are attracting lakhs of these four locations there will be About world-famous Rafiabad, Rafiabad and directly hit by the mortars. the meeting. tourists from different parts of sharp increase in the tourist foot- Shankaracharya Temple in in , Sukhnag and Workers also had miraculous Officials denied Aiyar being the country every year while as fall and subsequent improve- Srinagar, sources said, "a plan Beerwah in Budgam, Safapora escape as the JCB with which under any “hotel arrest”. Shankaracharya Temple located ment in the economic condition to install ropeway was mooted (Contd on page 6 Col 3) they were working in the for- They said no prior permis- on a hill near Srinagar is visited of the people residing in the several years back but the ward village was also targeted A mortar shell exploded on rooftop of a house at village sion was sought for hosting the by large number of people par- vicinity of these destinations". same was shelved on the As far as Mansar is con- ACB nabs AO by the Rangers with mortars and Chakra in Hiranagar sector on Saturday. -Excelsior/Pardeep (Contd on page 6 Col 5) ticularly during the peak tourist (Contd on page 6 Col 1) taking graft Excelsior Correspondent 6 years on, flood-hit court MDS courses likely to be started in SRINAGAR, Feb 15: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested Accounts Officer complex awaits restoration IGGDC Jammu from this session of Development also worrying the lawyers and They said that they have Authority (GDA), Nazir Ahmad Suhail Bhat Govind Sharma year. "All formalities by the they have demanded its relo- repeatedly raised the issue of *College set to get 14 PG seats College authorities as well as *Watch video on cation. "Since large numbers renovation with concerned offi- PAMPORE, Feb 15: The JAMMU, Feb 15: After DCI in this connection have of people visit the court every cials, but the Government was www.excelsiornews.com flood-hit court complex is delay of several years, PG the floor of the Upper House had pointed some shortcomings been completed. We are just day, the presence of electric not sincere about their demands. awaiting restoration for last courses are likely to be started that Government is going to start related to faculty and equip- waiting for the formal notifica- for demanding bribe for releas- wire can prove fatal anytime," "We are operating from a rented five years in South Kashmir's from this session in Indira PG courses from that year in ments but after submission of tion by the Government of ing long pending bills regarding a lawyer said. building from the past four Pampore area with lawyers Gandhi Government Dental IGGDC Jammu but much to the compliance report by the India, which is likely to be issued repairs of official vehicles In 2012, the new facility was years. Not only lawyers but liti- holding Government's lax atti- College (IGGDC) Jammu as disappointment of the MDS College administration, the DCI by February 21," he asserted. belonging to the GDA. constructed by the Jammu and gators are facing immense stress tude responsible for the delay. Dental Council of India (DCI) aspirants, the courses could not in its meeting held in December Dr Singh said that DCI has The ACB today trapped Kashmir Projects Corporation due to lack of space," he said. Nazir Ahmad for demanding Although the restoration has recommended Union be started even in 2019. 2019 recommended the recommended GoI to grant per- Company with an estimated cost Mushtaq Ahmad, Executive Government of India to grant bribe for releasing long pending started last week, the work is Ministry of Health to grant "Though the process for mission to IGGDC Jammu to of Rs 2.40 crores. However, the Engineer R&B , said permission to the College to bills regarding repairs of offi- moving on a slow pace. "We permission to start MDS starting PG courses in IGGDC start MDS courses from this ses- building was hit by floods a year that the renovation work is start MDS courses from 2020-21 cial vehicles belonging to GDA. want speedy restoration of the courses to the Institute and a Jammu was started 4-5 years sion and they are very much after its construction and was going on at even pace and they session. complex as we have been wait- formal notification in this con- back but firstly infrastructure confident of getting the formal (Contd on page 6 Col 5) left unattended. would soon complete it. "We They further informed that as ing for the facility for last five nection may be issued very and then due to lack of faculty, nod from the GoI and eagerly Following the floods, Court have simultaneously started the per faculty: student ratio, the years," Wajid Malik, a member soon by Union Ministry of the process got delayed," waiting for the same. He said as 3 Kashmir Engg was shifted back to the old work on all the three compo- IGGDC Jammu is likely to get 14 of the Pampore Bar Association Health. sources informed. They said per faculty-student ratio, they building which is cramped and nents: boundary wall, the main MDS seats which are very less as students held for told the Excelsior. Official sources told the Dental College Jammu has are hopeful of getting 14 MDS lacks basic facilities like park- building, and the side building," compared to GDC Srinagar He, however, lamented that Excelsior that the proposal for a huge infrastructure now and seats from this session. ing, accommodation. "It is close he said. which has presently 18 seats and sedition the Government has not includ- starting the PG courses in most of the issues regarding It is pertinent to mention to the highway and there are Asked about the construction is likely to get 15 to 16 more BENGALURU, Feb 15: ed construction of office cham- IGGDC Jammu is lying pending faculty have been overcome here that result of NEET which bers for the lawyers in the pro- always traffic jams outside the of the office chamber, he said: while two departments of the seats from this session itself. Three students from for last several years while the was held on December 20, last posal. "Office chambers are court which discourages us to do "That is not included in the esti- College are still without Dr Romesh Singh, Principal Kashmir studying at a private Government Dental College year is already out and within 3- important for us. Now that the our work properly" Irfan, a mate. We have no issues in con- Professors. IGGDC Jammu, when contact- engineering college in Hubballi Srinagar has been offering the 4 weeks, the counseling for project has been lingering on for lawyer, said. structing them if given the con- Sources said that Dental ed, confirmed that they are district of Karnataka were same since 2007. They said that MBBS, BDS, BAMS and MDS many years, they should con- During the floods not only tract." Council of India (DCI) conduct- going to start MDS from this arrested on sedition charges for on February 1, 2018 the then seats will be started. struct the chambers as well," infrastructure was damaged, but Tehsildar Pampore, Ishtiyaq ed back to back three inspec- allegedly raising pro-Pakistan Minister of Health and Medical Malik said. vital documents were lost, said Mohidin, said that he would tions last year in Dental College slogans and posting a video of it Education Department, J&K, Presence of the High ten- lawyers adding that it led to raise the issues with the con- Jammu with last inspection held on a messaging platform, police Bali Bhagat had announced on sion wire near the facility is many problems. cerned officials. in September ending in which it said today. Police said, according to FD’s directive preliminary information, the In J&K, no post creation for nurses students are from in to DDOs Kashmir and action has been Excelsior Correspondent taken on the basis of a com- in decades; patient care hit JAMMU, Feb 15: The plaint from the college manage- Irfan Tramboo should be as per the Indian been increased manifold over of Bone and Joints Hospital was Finance Department today (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Nursing Council (INC). As per the years and 200-bedded hospi- 125. However, the present actu- called upon all Drawing and Militants lob SRINAGAR, Feb 15: INC, the ideal ratio is 1:4-which tals have been upgraded to 400. al bed strength is 244. Disbursement Officers (DDOs) While healthcare system has means one nurse should be there The bed strength has also been Further, as per INC norms, to credit all wrongly parked bal- grenade at PS been upgraded over the years, to cater to the needs of four increased at the lone maternity the nurse-patient ratio should be ances of money on March 31, patients. 1:3 for general wards in medical Excelsior Correspondent there has been no post creation care hospital-Lal Ded in 2019 to the Major Head of Civil for the nursing staff in the last If the nurses working in Srinagar. colleges-this ratio is way beyond Deposits or Revenue of the SRINAGAR, Feb 15: several decades in Kashmir, GMC Srinagar are to be taken Lal Ded Hospital is the what is should be in the GMC Government within a week’s Militants lobbed a hand grenade leaving a dent in the effective into consideration, there are biggest maternity hospital of Hospitals in Srinagar. As per the time. at Police Station in Pulwama patient care. around 1200 such nurses work- the Valley with a total bed norms, the ratio should be 1:5 An order issued by this evening without causing All the major hospitals in ing in the associated hospitals- strength of 500 beds. While the for district hospitals-which Financial Commissioner any loss of life or property. Srinagar-especially those associ- the staff strength is what was strength has been increased, again does not fall in line when (Finance Department) Dr Arun An official said that mili- ated with the Government used to be a few decades ago- the nursing staff has been the it comes to the peripheral health- Kumar Mehta said all receipts tants lobbed a rifle grenade at care in Kashmir, one in each Medical College (GMC)-where keeping in view shortage of the same. of Government have to be the Police Station and it explod- these nurses are working have nurses in consideration, the new Same is the case of the clinic room of the OPD and 1:1 ed outside it. in ICU, ICCU and other critical remitted into treasury at the ear- been upgraded over the years, nurses that have been engaged SMHS hospital, whose current liest and amount required for However, no loss of life or but the nursing staff strength purely on a contract basis. bed strength has been increased care areas. injury was reported. The area "There has been no post cre- immediate use have to be drawn remained the same. What is even more interest- to 850, but the nursing staff from treasury for disbursement. was cordoned off but no one The nurse-patient ratio ing here is that the bed strength strength there also remained the was arrested. comes nowhere near what it of the GMC hospitals has also same. The original staff strength (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 1)