THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021 (PAGE 6) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 Hizb comdr killed in Handwara shootout Many vital projects of health, power Major overhaul of Cabinet: 12 Ministers dropped, 36 inducted forces," the IGP Kumar said, questioning, he identified himself that recently saw a high-octane were elevated to the Cabinet level. adding that "in the encounter, he as Mehraj-Ud-Din Halwai sectors ready for commissioning electoral battle. Bhupendra Yadav, who has Sidelights @Ubaid Son of Abdul Khaliq resi- was killed and the AK-47 rifle crore have been completed and for replicating the same in their MP from Bihar’s been serving in the BJP organisa- While all eyes were today riveted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan for dent of Khushal Mattoo Sopore, an recovered from him." respective departments so that as Hajipur Pashupati Kumar Paras, tion as a general secretary, was also the swearing-in of new ministers, the ceremony held under the shad- active terrorist commander of pro- are ready for inauguration at any Kumar said Obaid was diplo- many as possible services are pro- who is embroiled in a feud with sworn-in as a Cabinet minister. ow of the COVID-19 pandemic did not see the usual scenes of pub- scribed terror outfit HM", police time. Moreover, it was disclosed ma holder in Computers and was vided to the people online. nephew Chirag Paswan over the Among the 28 Ministers of lic bonhomie as leaders maintained social distancing. said. to the Chief Secretary that 11000 very tech-savy. "He was the mas- The Secretary of the Higher control of - State, seven are from All the dignitaries present, including President Ram Nath Kovind "During further questioning, on employees of the department ter recruiter of local youth and Education Department has founded Lok Janshakti Party, was which goes to polls next year with and Prime Minister , were wearing masks during the his disclosure multiple CASOs have been provided insurance would also give training to them. informed the Chief Secretary also sworn in as a Cabinet minister. the BJP seeking a second term nearly 90-minute event at the Darbar Hall where two platforms had were launched by Handwara under Prime Minister Accidental He was involved in many inci- that 100 colleges in Jammu and The reshuffle also saw JD(U) there. been installed. Police, Army, CRPF and SSB at Insurance and PM Health dents and there are many cases Kashmir will apply for accredi- joining the government Rajya , Anupriya Representatives from different political parties especially leaders village area Pazipora Renan Insurance. registered against him. At two tation by August 2021. Sabha MP from Bihar R C P Singh Patel, , of opposition in both houses of parliament were missing as the num- Kralgund Handwara. When CASO "The commissioning of these hideouts revealed by him, mili- "Majority of these projects are being made a Cabinet minister. Kaushal Kishore, S P S Baghel and ber of invitees was restricted due to the COVID-19 protocol. was started, the said terrorist tried projects would go a long way in tants had fled before we reached likely to be inaugurated by Rane, 69, a MP Ajay Kumar— all are Lok Sabha Only one family member of each Minister was allowed. Vice- to pin point the location where he minimizing the difficulties of the there," he added. Lieutenant Governor Manoj and a former Maharashtra chief MPs from Uttar Pradesh who took President and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, besides had kept his arms and ammunition. people on account of power sup- The IGP said that though some Kumar Sinha, who has also started minister, was the first to take oath. oath as Ministers of State. B L a few top officials including P K Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Upon reaching at the disclosed ply", sources said. requests are pouring in that the inter- reviewing the working of all the After Rane, Sonowal, former Verma, a Rajya Sabha MP from Prime Minister, were also in attendance. hideout location, the said terrorist The Transport Department has net should be snapped given the fact departments", sources said. chief minister, took oath in Uttar Pradesh, was also sworn-in Several Union Ministers, besides those who had just tendered picked up his hidden AK-47 rifle developed a portal to facilitate reg- that an online portal from across the They further informed that as a Minister of State. their resignation such as and and started firing indiscriminately istration of new vehicles at dealers English. The 58-year-old leader LoC has published posters calling Chief Secretary has directed the were among those present. upon the joint search party which point and the same will also be had earlier served as Union Rajeev Chandrasekhar and for strike on July 8 and July 13. Principal Secretary, Skill While most of the Ministers took oath in Hindi, there were a few led to an encounter. In the ensuing launched by the Government Minister of State (Independent Shobha Karandlaje, MPs from "A police party went to Syed Ali Development Department to expe- such as former Assam Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal who chose firefight the said terrorist got shortly. charge) for Skill Development and ; Darshana Vikram Shah Geelani's house to confirm dite the pace of work on hostel at Entrepreneurship; and Sports and Jardosh from ; English. whether he had called for any strike, killed", the spokesman added. Observing that such initiatives Bemina and Polytechnic College at Youth Affairs under Prime Minister Lok Sabha MP Meenakashi Lekhi; A majority of the new Ministers had donned traditional dresses. but family members denied and As per police records, he was a bring in transparency in gover- Jammu so as to facilitate their inau- Modi Annpurna Devi (Jharkhand), A The inductees were sitting in two groups and allocated different termed posters on Geelani's name as categorized A++ militant and was nance, the Chief Secretary has told guration before August 15, 2021. Narayanaswamy (Karnataka); platforms for taking oath on their respective sides. fake," he said. group commander of HM. "He other Administrative Secretaries Congress-turned-BJP leader Scindia, a Rajya Sabha MP from Ajay Bhatt (Uttarakhand), The masks were only briefly removed while taking the oath and Kumar said that police won't was active since 2012 and was later on for a group picture. snap the internet but surveillance involved in several killings in North logs 43,733 new cases Madhya Pradesh, also took oath as Chauhan Devusinh (Gujarat), were a Cabinet minister. The 50-year-old also sworn in as MoS. The usual hugging and handshaking between the leaders after the will be increased to keep anti-social Kashmir. He had a long terror cent, the data updated at 8 am crossed the grim milestone of two leader was Union Minister of State Others who were inducted as conclusion of the oath-taking ceremony were missing as leaders pre- and anti-peace elements at bay on crime history including attacks on showed. crore on May 4 and three crore on (Independent Charge) for Power Ministers of State at the ceremony ferred to greet each other with folded hands. July 8 and July 13. Police/SFs and civilian atrocities. Also, 19,07,216 tests were con- June 23. and Union Minister of State for were Bhagwanth Khuba Fifteen Cabinet Ministers and 28 ministers of state were sworn in "Since August 5,2019, there He was part of group involved in ducted on Tuesday taking the total The Ministry also said that (Karnataka); Kapil Moreshwar at the ceremony. (PTI) has been no civilian killings in various terror crimes and several cumulative tests conducted so far cumulative vaccine doses adminis- Commerce & Communications in cases were registered against him. Kashmir which has frustrated for detection of COVID-19 in the tered so far has reached 36.13 crore PORTFOLIOS Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel Minister of State in the Ministry of Law the people across. So anti-peace He was involved in killing of SPO country to 42,33,32,097. under the Nationwide Vaccination and Justice elements may try to foment trou- Mudasir Ahmad Dar of Untoo The daily positivity rate was Drive. Dr. Virendra Kumar Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Rajeev Chandrasekhar Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill ble on July 8 and July 13, but we Hamam Sopore on 28-07-2013, recorded at 2.29 per cent . It has The 930 new fatalities include Minister of Rural Development; and Development and Entrepreneurship; and attack on Sarpanch Khazir Mohd Minister of Panchayati Raj are ready to foil all such been less than three per cent for 16 395 from Maharashtra, 142 from Minister of State in the Ministry of Parray of Krankshivan on 26-07- Jyotiraditya M. Scindia Minister of Civil Aviation Electronics and Information Technology attempts," he said. consecutive days, the ministry said, and 92 from Karnataka. 2013, killing of Sarpanch Habib Ramchandra Prasad Singh Minister of Steel Sushri Shobha Karandlaje Minister of State in the Ministry of July 8 marks the anniversary of adding the weekly positivity rate A total of 4,04,211 deaths have Hizbul commander Burhan Wani Ullah Mir of Goripora Bomai, Minister of Railways; Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has declined to 2.39 per cent. been reported so far in the country Minister of Communications; and who was killed on this day in attack on Panch Zoona Begum of Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Recoveries continue to out- including 1,23,531 from Minister of Electronics and Information Anantnag district during an Hardshiva Sopore, attack on Small and Medium Enterprises number daily new cases for the Maharashtra, 35,526 from Technology Darshana Vikram Jardosh Minister of State in the Ministry of encounter. police party at Hygam Sopore 55th consecutive day.The number Karnataka, 33,132 from Tamil Pashu Pati Kumar Paras Minister of Food Processing Industries Textiles; and A Police spokesman said that along with his associates on 26- of people who have recuperated Minister of Jal Shakti Minister of State in the Ministry of Handwara Police along with SSB 04-2013, in which four policemen Nadu, 25,001 from Delhi, 22,656 from the disease surged to from Uttar Pradesh, 17,834 from Minister of Law and Justice Railways during routine Naka checking got killed besides, decamped with 2,97,99,534, while the case fatality Raj Kumar Singh Minister of Power; and V. Muraleedharan Minister of State in the Ministry of and 16,131 from regarding enforcement of COVID three weapons of the killed police- rate stands at 1.32 per cent, the data Minister of New and Renewable Energy External Affairs; and Punjab. appropriate behaviour at Watyen men, killing of Hurriyat activists stated. Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas; Minister of State in the Ministry of Handwara had stopped number of Sheikh Altaf-ur-Rehman of Iqbal India's COVID-19 tally had The Ministry stressed that more and Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Parliamentary Affairs vehicles which were being checked. Nagar Sopore and Khursheed crossed the 20-lakh mark on than 70 per cent of the deaths Mansukh Mandaviya Minister of Health and Family Welfare; and Meenakashi Lekhi Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs; and "During checking, one pedes- Ahamd Bhat of Bomai Sopore, August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 occurred due to comorbidities. Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers killing of ex-terrorists Mehraj-ud- "Our figures are being recon- Minister of Environment, Forest and Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture trian was behaving in a very suspi- lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on Minister of State in the Ministry of cious manner, who was tactfully Din Dar of Badambagh Sopore ciled with the Indian Council of Climate Change; and Minister of Labour September 16.It went past 60 lakh and Employment Commerce and Industry apprehended by the joint Naka and Aijaz Ahmad Reshi of Mundji on September 28, 70 lakh on Medical Research," the Ministry Saruta Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Sopore. Besides, he was involved said on its website, adding that Dr. Mahendra Nath Minister of Heavy Industries party. During his personal search October 11, crossed 80 lakh on Pandey Affairs one grenade was recovered from in attacks on various establish- October 29, 90 lakh on November state-wise distribution of figures is Minister of State in the Ministry of ments including attack on Hotel Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry his possession. Accordingly, he was 20 and surpassed the one-crore subject to further verification and and Dairying Petroleum and Natural Gas; and immediately shifted to nearest Heemal Srinagar", the spokesman mark on December 19.India reconciliation. (PTI) G. Kishan Reddy Minister of Culture; Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour police post for questioning. During added. Minister of Tourism; and and Employment Parties demand free, fair delimitation Minister of Development of North Minister of State in the Ministry of Delimitation Comm rules out de-freezing Eastern Region Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Anurag Singh Thakur Minister of Information and Broadcasting; Annpurna Devi Minister of State in the Ministry of Education exercise; BJP one more seat for Anantnag and Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports A. Narayanaswamy Minister of State in the Ministry of Social one-third seats reserved for PoJK MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) J&K gets an elected there has been a great injustice with Justice and Empowerment J&K and Ladakh, the Union and Ladakh four. Government," Wani said. the district. The delimitation will be Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Kaushal Kishore Minister of State in the Ministry of Ministry of Home Affairs had Delimitation of the Assembly J&K Apni Party general secre- fair but yes, this delimitation will the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Housing and Urban Affairs allocated 114 seats Assembly to constituencies was last held in tary Rafi Ahmed Mir also led the close the shops of many politi- Implementation; Ajay Bhatt Minister of State in the Ministry of J&K while Ladakh wasn't grant- 1994-95 during the President's Rule delegation and put forth their point cians," he said, adding that BJP Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Defence; and ed the Legislature. Out of 114 when seats of the erstwhile State of view. "First of all, we were not leaders demanded reservation for the Ministry of Planning; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Assembly were raised from 76 to SC and ST category people. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism seats, 24 have been reserved for expecting that there would be Corporate Affairs PoJK and elections will be held 87. Jammu region's seats were delimitation till 2026 as the exer- Other delegations and leaders B. L. Verma Minister of State in the Ministry of increased from 32 to 37, Kashmir's who met the panel in Pahalgam Dr. Jitendra Singh Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Development of North Eastern Region; and on 90 seats in Jammu and cise was frozen. But now that polit- the Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State in the Ministry of Kashmir. from 42 to 46 and Ladakh's two to ical developments have taken include Afzal Parray of CPI (M), four. However, the delimitation was Youth of Social and Vikas Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Cooperation Earlier, number of the place, we decided not to stay away the Ministry of Earth Sciences; Ajay Kumar Minister of State in the Ministry of Home freezed in 2002 by the then and put forth our point of view," he Foundation Anantnag led by Assembly seats in Jammu and Munawar Ahmed, chairman and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Affairs National Conference Government said. Office; Kashmir was 111 including 87 on Gujjar Etihad Anantnag, Haroon Devusinh Chauhan Minister of State in the Ministry of which election used to be held headed by Dr Farooq Abdullah in "We stressed that whatever Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications lines with the decision taken by Khatana, Pahari Culture and Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Bhagwanth Khuba Minister of State in the Ministry of New while 24 were reserved for PoJK. decision the Commission would Welfare Forum Anantnag led by With Ladakh exiting from Jammu then Central Government headed take should be in a transparent Minister of State in the Department of and Renewable Energy; and by . Shareef Ahmed, Sheikh-ul -Alam Atomic Energy; and Minister of State in the Ministry of and Kashmir and becoming a sepa- manner and if that happens, it Turst Anantnag led by Bilal Ahmed rate Union Territory, four Assembly Elections to the Legislative would be a good Confidence Minister of State in the Department of Chemicals and Fertilizers Mir, Gujjar and Bakerwal Kapil Moreshwar Patil Minister of State in the Ministry of seats of erstwhile Ladakh division Assembly will be held only after Building Measure (CBM)", he Space delimitation of Assembly con- Conference J&K Muhammad MINISTERS OF STATE Panchayati Raj were reduced bringing down num- added. Yaseen Poswal and Sikh Welfare Sushri Pratima Bhoumik Minister of State in the Ministry of Social stituencies is completed. Shripad Yesso Naik Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, ber of Assembly seats to 83. BJP leader, Muhammad Rafiq Society Anantnag led by Mashoor Justice and Empowerment Increase of seven seats has taken The delimitation of Assembly Wani, told reporters that they Shipping and Waterways; and seats has become necessity as it Singh. The Delimitation Dr. Subhas Sarkar Minister of State in the Ministry of number of seats on which the elec- demanded one more additional seat Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism Education would be treated as new Assembly Commission arrived in Srinagar on Faggansingh Kulaste Minister of State in the ; tion will be held to 90. to Anantnag district. "In Kulgam, July 6 on a four-day visit to J&K. Dr. Bhagwat Kishanrao Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance The Delimitation altogether with reservation for and Karad Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Minister of State in the Ministry of Commission is presently on a Development four-day visit of Jammu and Tribes. The Scheduled Castes Star-actor Dilip Kumar is dead Singh External Affairs; and enjoyed reservations in the previ- The actor, known to generations and lung disease, and had been in Prahalad Singh Patel Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Minister of State in the Ministry of Kashmir from July 6 to 9 during Shakti; and which it will meet political parties ous State Assembly also where of film-goers as 'tragedy king' for his and out of hospital. Education seven constituencies were portrayal of the brooding, intense Kumar, born Yousuf Khan in Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and many delegations besides all Processing Industries reserved for them including romantic in classics such as Peshawar on December 11, 1922, and Family Welfare 20 Deputy Commissioners of the Minister of State in the Ministry of Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Union Territory to take their Chhamb, Domana, RS Pura, "Mughal-e-Azam" and "Devdas", is underwent a successful aspiration Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Samba, Hiranagar, Chenani and Affairs; and view point, data and other infor- survived by his wife Saira Banu. procedure to treat his lung condition, Distribution; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti mation required for delimitation Ramban, all in Jammu region, Kumar, an enduring legend doctors said. He was discharged Minister of State in the Ministry of Shantanu Thakur Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, of 90 Assembly constituencies. while STs had been denied politi- through his decades in cinema and after five days only to be admitted to Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shipping and Waterways The Commission has been cal reservations. in public life, had been admitted to the hospital again. Minister of State in the Ministry of Dr. Munjapara Minister of State in the Ministry of mandated to delimit the constituen- "The STs will get political the Hinduja Hospital, a non- Condolence messages for the Parliamentary Affairs; and Mahendrabhai Women and Child Development; and cies of the Union Territory in accor- reservations for the first time in the COVID-19 facility in Khar, since much-loved star, who had been an Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture Minister of State in the Ministry of AYUSH dance with the provisions of Part V history of Jammu and Kashmir," last Tuesday. integral part of India's societal fabric, General (Retd.) V. K. Singh Minister of State in the Ministry of Road John Barla Minister of State in the Ministry of of Jammu and Kashmir sources pointed out. "He passed away due to pro- poured in from all quarters with Transport and Highways; and Minority Affairs Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Reorganization Act, 2019 and It may be mentioned here that longed illness at 7.30 am," Dr Jalil President Ram Nath Kovind and Dr. L. Murugan Minister of State in the Ministry of seats reserved for SCs had to be Parkar, who had been treating Prime Minister Narendra Modi join- Aviation Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Delimitation Act, 2002. Krishan Pal Minister of State in the Ministry of Power; Dairying; and In the previous Assembly, rotated after every two terms but in Kumar, said. ing political leaders, the film frater- the erstwhile J&K State Assembly, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Kashmir had 46 seats, Jammu 37 "With a heavy heart and pro- nity and others to express their grief. Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Information and Broadcasting four elections were held on the found grief, I announce the passing "Dilip Kumar summarised in Industries Nisith Pramanik Minister of State in the Ministry of Home WEATHER same reserved seats without rotat- away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few himself a history of emerging India. Danve Raosaheb Dadarao Minister of State in the Ministry of Affairs; and JAMMU: ing them. The Delimitation minutes ago. We are from God and The thespian's charm transcended all Railways; Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Partly cloudy Commission could now reserve to Him we return," family friend boundaries, and he was loved across Minister of State in the ; Affairs and Sports TEMPERATURE seats in different areas for the SCs, Faisal Farooqui posted on the actor's the subcontinent…Dilip Saab will and Max: 39.8 Degree C they said. Twitter handle at 8.01 am. live forever in the heart of India," the Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines Council of Ministers are first time The other ministers who Min: 27.7 Degree C Minister of State in the Ministry of Social MPs. resigned were—Education Minister RELATIVE HUMIDITY Kumar's body was taken to his President said. RH-I (Morning): 52.0 per cent DISCLAIMER Pali Hill residence around 9.30 am The Prime Minister said Kumar Justice and Empowerment Murugan is the only Minister “Nishank”, RH-II (Evening): 42.0 per cent where friends, political leaders and would be remembered as a cinemat- Sadhvi Minister of State in the Ministry of who is not an MP and would need Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Sunset on Thursday: 07.42 p.m. ‘‘Daily Excelsior’’ does not colleagues, including Dharmendra, ic legend. "He was blessed with Consumer Affairs, Food and Public to get elected to either Lok Sabha or D V Sadananda Gowda, Labour Sunrise on Friday: 05.32 a.m. take responsibility for the Distribution; and Rajya Sabha within six months. Minister , SRINAGAR: Shabana Azmi, Shah Rukh Khan unparalleled brilliance, due to which contents of the advertise- Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural There is a buzz that he may come in Minister of State for Education Partly cloudy and Maharashtra Chief Minister audiences across generations were Development TEMPERATURE ments (Display/ Classified) Uddhav Thackeray, paid their enthralled. His passing away is a as Rajya Sabha member from Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State for Max: 32.1 Degree C Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, carried in this newspaper. respects. loss to our cultural world. Animal Husbandry and Dairying Puducherry. Women and Child Development Min: 16.8 Degree C Seven women were among the RELATIVE HUMIDITY The paper does not endorse "I am very sad today, I can't say Condolences to his family, friends Minister of State in the Ministry of Home , Minister of anything. I've lost my brother," an 43 who took oath, taking the total State for Jal Shakti Rattan Lal RH-I (Morning): 56.0 per cent the same. Readers are and innumerable admirers. RIP," Affairs RH-II (Evening): 41.0 per cent emotional Dharmendra told Modi said on Twitter. number of women Ministers in the Kataria and Minister of State for requested to verify the Pankaj Chaowdhary Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance LEH: reporters outside Kumar's residence. Amitabh Bachchan, who co- Anupriya Singh Patel Minister of State in the Ministry of government to 11. Environment . TEMPERATURE contents on their own before Commerce and Industry Nisith Pramanik (35), the Lok Max: 29.2 Degree C The screen icon, who embodied starred with him in "Shakti", said an Social Justice and Min: 15.9 Degree C acting there upon.’’ the best of India with his films and in institution has gone. "… whenever Sabha MP from West Bengal’s Empowerment Minister his public persona, was accorded a the history of Indian cinema will be the earlier UPA government. Patil (Maharashtra); Pratima Cooch Behar, is the youngest min- Thaawarchand Gehlot had Edited, Printed, Published by Kamal Rohmetra and State funeral, his body wrapped in written, it shall always be 'before Lok Sabha MP from Bhoumik (); Subhas Sarkar ister to be sworn in, while the oldest resigned after he was made owned by Daily Excelsior. Executive Editor Neeraj the tricolour and a gun salute sound- Dilip Kumar and after Dilip Kumar. 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It had in which two IAF personnel were health for the last few years, includ- soul rests in peace," she tweeted. Infiltration bid foiled in Park Srinagar. Phone: (O) 0194-2450213, New Delhi a pressure fuse, which initiated the injured while minor damage was ing advanced stage prostate cancer (PTI) Bureau Chief (Advt) : C.S. Paul 9810068545, blast. Such type of IED can be caused to a portion of the building. 9910997733 (M), 011-23327188 (O), 3/15, INS Building, Nowshera, militant killed manufactured in Ordnance facto- The drones either returned to Rafi Marg. Mumbai Advertisement Office Incharge: 4 senior IFS officers shifted Defence spokes-man said. there was no official confirmation ries only. Involvement of Pakistan Pakistan or were diverted to an iso- K.S. Nitin 9322509953 (M) 022-22883904, 22821859 (O) against the post lying vacant vice T Rabi Kumar (1995 Batch Reports said two Army soldiers of this. Ordnance is almost clear,’’ sources lated area, they pointed out. 22845484 (Fax) C/o S. J. Business Centre, Islam Building after the retirement of PK Singh IFS officer), who has now been sustained minor injuries in the This was the first infiltration said. “Manufacturing such sophisti- Room No. 17/18, Ist Floor, 46 Veer Nariman Road. on June 30, 2021. shifted and posted as Chief encounter. attempt on the Line of Control in The IEDs, as already reported, cated IEDs like the one fitted on Sanjay Kumar Sinha, an IFS Conservator of Forests, Kashmir There were reports that one or the twin border districts of Rajouri two drones required military To subscribe Excelsior Internet Edition, send-e-mail at: were fitted with RDX filled com- officer of 1993 batch, awaiting on regular basis. He shall also two more militants trying to infil- and Poonch after Indo-Pak troops pact devices and had reportedly expertise and very high knowl- [email protected] orders of posting has been placed hold the additional charge of trate into the Indian territory reached fresh ceasefire agreement been launched from Pakistan side edge,’’ sources said, adding that For complaints regarding newspaper delivery or Advertisement as Additional Principal Chief Chief Executive Director, retreated to Pakistan finding the on LoC and International Border in opposite International Border of clearly established the involvement Production. Contact: 9419187956, 9419111428 Conservator of Forests (Central) WUCMA. troops alert on the LoC. However, February this year. Makwal which had shorter aerial of Pakistan’s Ordnance factory.