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Barring PDP, All Parties Want Early Polls: Guv �� �   Told PTI Here in an Inter- #� �� View K K M M Y Y C Over 2,300 women to go on Haj this UK MPs inflict biggest ever defeat to PM C year without 'Mehram': Naqvi May over Brexit divorce deal NATIONAL NEWS ON PAGE 7 INTERNATIONAL NEWS ON PAGE 8 JAMMU THURSDAY JANUARY, 17 2019 VOL. 34 | NO. 17 | REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 | E-mail : [email protected] |epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com +++! "%''$)()&$" Barring PDP, all parties want early polls: Guv told PTI here in an inter- # view. The governor made the remarks in reply to a Batting for early as- query if the Lok Sabha sembly elections, Jammu and state assembly polls and Kashmir Governor be held together in view of Satya Pal Malik has said the security scenario in all political parties, ex- the state. "There is a dif- cept Mehbooba Mufti-led ference of opinion among Peoples Democratic political parties (on tim- Party, want early polls. ing of the state assembly The governor, howev- polls). Some want it to be er, hastened to add that it delayed by two months, is the Election others by four, while yet Commission of India, others want it to be held as which has the mandate to ion from everybody - all ment cannot decide it, it is soon as possible," he said. hold the polls and decide political parties and secu- for the Election Malik said while the the schedule. "The gov- rity agencies. We have Commission to decide state BJP wanted the state A woman holds a child under an umbrella as she waits for a transport during a snow fall in Srinagar. ernment has sought opin- talked to all. The govern- (the poll schedule)," Malik && #$#% Cabinet clears next gen 2 drug peddlers Two killed, three Kashmir receives another snowfall, IT-filing system; held with 175 kg poppy injured in separate in Jammu Infosys to implement surface traffic suspended road accidents as the poor visibility. Officials brakes, avoid fast turning, # Rs 4,242-cr project said that flights will be opera- avoid overtaking, follow traf- # As Kashmir received a Two suspected drug ped- tional once the weather condi- fic rules, minimize use of two- fresh snowfall in this morning, dlers were arrested in separate tions and visibility will im- wheeler and keep distance,” $ Two persons were killed and the weatherman here has pre- cases after a huge consignment prove. Traffic police City Srinagar three others injured in separate dicted highly dynamic weath- Moreover, the commuters said. of poppy straw, and charas T major Infosys has been selected to im- road accidents in Samba and er conditions across the Valley find it difficult to drive on The officials also asked the were seized from their posses- plement the next generation system for pro- Ramban districts of Jammu and till January 23. roads due to the slippery con- people to call on TRPC: 0194- sion along the Jammu-Srinagar cessing income tax return filings, with the Kashmir, police said The fresh snowfall in this ditions of roads triggered by 2450022, Toll Free No. national highway, police said Union Cabinet sanctioning an estimated Rs Wednesday. A-three vehicle morning across the Valley dis- the fresh snowfall. Various ve- 18001807091 and SSP (T) Office: on Wednesday. Nitin Sharma 4,241.97 crore for the project. crash killed the driver of an oil rupted the normal life in hicles were seen skidding on 0194-2455179 in case of any as- (30), a resident of R S Pura, was The move will help in bringing down the tanker and injured three others Kashmir with surface traffic the roads amid fresh snowfall sistance. arrested after police seized 175 income tax return (ITR) processing time to near Railway bridge Nanak remaining suspended for a day here. However, Director of kg poppy straw from his truck one day and hence speed up refunds. Chack in Samba Tuesday night, while as the Srinagar-Jammu The Traffic Police City Meteorological department &)$#% The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister they said. The identity of the de- highway remained open de- Srinagar also said that due to (MeT), Sonum Lotus told KNS Narendra Modi, gave its "approval to expen- ceased driver is being ascer- spite the snowfall. tained, a police official said. In fresh snowfall, all roads in City that the light rains as well as diture sanction of Rs 4,241.97 crore for Authorities in Srinagar another incident, 35-year-old Srinagar have become slip- snowfall was predicted by the Advisor Kumar Integrated E-filing and Centralised Airport told that the flights to Abdul Waheed Sohil was killed pery and issued an advisory to department earlier. “The re- Processing Centre 2.0 Project of the Income and from Srinagar were sus- to meet people at +$$#% the commuters in this regard. ports of moderate snowfall Tax Department", Union minister Piyush pended in view of the prevail- Goyal said. Briefing media about the deci- “Commuters are advised to were received from some Jammu on Jan 17 ing weather conditions as well '" &$#% sion, he said the processing time at present drive slow, avoid sudden for ITR is 63 days and it will come down to one day after implementation of the project. Goyal said the project is expected to be Advisor to Governor, K Prime Minister completed in 18 months and will be Pending work on Tawi Barrage Vijay Kumar shall hold weekly launched after three months of testing. public hearing at Jammu on Infosys, he said, has been selected to im- January 17 (Thursday). The plement the project after the bidding to visit J&K next public delegations, deputa- process. The current system, he said, has project to start soon tions, organizations and indi- been a success and new project will be more viduals can meet Advisor month tax friendly. The e-filing and Centralised Kumar to project their issues, Processing Centre (CPC) projects have en- register their grievances at abled end-to-end automation of all processes # * '$&$#% Flood Control, Farooq ly removal of bottle- calation can be arrest- within the Income Tax Department using Ahmed Shah, Chief necks, if any. The ed. He said that the ar- various innovative methods to provide tax- Engineer, PHE and meeting was in- tificial lake on the Prime Minister HC order status-quo on payer services and to promote voluntary Advisor to other senior officers formed that the pend- Tawi was expected to Narendra Modi is compliance. The Cabinet also sanctioned a Governor, Kewal were present in the ing work on the proj- provide 120 cusecs of to visit Jammu and the transfer of Patwari consolidated cost of Rs 1,482.44 crore for the Kumar Sharma today meeting. The Advisor ect would be started irrigation water, Kashmir on February 3 to lay existing CPC-ITR 1.0 project up to 2018-19. directed for timely directed for close co- soon and necessary which would be sup- # % Goyal also informed that tax refunds completion of the ordination among the directions have been plemented to the foundation stones of various projects worth Rs 1.83 lakh crore have been issued so prestigious Tawi executing agencies so passed to expedite the Ranbir Canal during including one for the All India Institute In a petition filed by Bashir far in the current fiscal. The decision will Barrage project. that the project which work on the project peak requirement, be- of Medical Sciences here, a BJP Ahmed Patwari challenging ensure transparency and accountability be- The Advisor was is aimed at beautify- for its early commis- sides emerging as a spokesman said Wednesday. The prime the impugned order dated sides faster processing of returns and issue speaking at a review ing the landscape of sioning. Mr. Farooq vital tourist attrac- minister will also address a public rally 04.01.2019 and challenges the of refunds to the taxpayers' bank account di- meeting convened to Jammu city is com- Ahmad Shah while tion in Jammu city. during his visit, the spokesman said. He same on the ground that he has rectly without any interface with the discuss the status of pleted without fur- highlighting its im- The meeting was told said senior BJP leaders led by national been ordered to be transferred Income Tax Department. As per an official the Tawi Barrage ther delay. He said portance stressed on that around 80 per- vice president Avinash Rai Khanna and $&&$#% release, the broad objectives of the integra- project coming up at that regular review adherence to the cent work on Jammu state president Ravinder Raina inspect- tion project include, faster and accurate out- an estimated cost of meetings will be con- deadline for the com- city's prestigious ed the rally site. Khanna asked the lead- comes for taxpayer, enhancing user Rs 110 cr. Secretary, vened to assess the pletion of the project beautification project ers to personally review all #($#% Justices Maheshwari, PHE, Irrigation & pace of work and ear- so that further cost es- # #$#% & "$#% Khanna elevated to SC $ Jan 12, 2018 presser by judges has not served Over three lakh new voters Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh purpose: Former CJI Lodha on collegiums added in J&K Maheshwari and Delhi High Court judge Sanjiv Khanna Collegium headed by CJI cent recommendations). I court and now unless the logical errors were corrected in were Wednesday elevated as $ Gogoi to bypass senior don't think there is any Collegium calls its back, it # the ongoing SSR-2019, the offi- judges and recommend change. At least it is not seems unlikely that any- cials said. To maintain the cor- judges of the Supreme Court, Over three lakh new voters )'( '$#% Last year's press con- the elevation of Justice visible to the public at thing will change.
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