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daily REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 Vol No. 53 No. 243 JAMMU, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 12+4 (Magazine)= 16 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 PM looking forward 9 new faces to be inducted into Modi Govt to positive outcomes at BRICS summit NEW DELHI, Sept 2: Major revamp of Union Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he was looking forward to productive discus- sions and positive outcomes at Council of Ministers today the upcoming BRICS summit in China, noting that it has to NEW DELHI, Sept 2: Paving way for the rejig, make important contributions in Selection made on basis of 4Ps Union Ministers — Kalraj upholding peace and security Two former bureaucrats, Mishra, Bandaru Dattatreya, and address global challenges. one retired diplomat and an BJP MPs Ashwini Kumar such as Puri, Satyapal Singh Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Sanjiv "I look forward to building ex-police official are among Choubey (Bihar), Shiv Pratap (61), R K Singh (64) and Kumar Balyan, Faggan Singh upon the results and outcomes nine new faces to be inducted Shukla (Uttar Pradesh), for- Kannanthanam, he has also Kulaste and Mahendra Nath of the Goa Summit. I also look into the Council of Ministers mer Home Secretary Raj chosen Lingayat leader Hegde Pandey — had resigned two forward to productive discus- tomorrow in a major revamp Kumar Singh (Bihar), former from Karnataka and farmer days ago. sions and positive outcomes by Prime Minister Narendra diplomat Hardeep Puri and leaders Shekhawat and Uma Bharti, too, had offered that will support the agenda of a Modi, official sources said ex-Mumbai police chief Kumar from Rajasthan and to resign, but her fate hangs in tonight. stronger BRICS partnership Satyapal Singh, the sources Madhya Pradesh. balance amid speculation that Ahead of the reshuffle, six under the chairmanship of said. Lingayat community is one there may be a few more exits. Ministers resigned. China," the PM said in a state- They will take oath at 10.30 of the dominant communities of There was speculation over Three of the BJP MPs being ment. am tomorrow at the Rashtrapati Karnataka which has influenced the likely choice for the post of inducted — Virendra Kumar Bhavan poll outcomes in several the Defence Minister, and (Contd on page 11 Col 1) (63), Anant Kumar Hegde (49) They, however, did not clari- Assembly segments. names of Suresh Prabhu and Judicial activism and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat fy whether any of the new There are indications that (49) — are from Madhya Nitin Gadkari were doing the entrants would be given a some of the junior ministers rounds. necessary to impart Pradesh, Karnataka and Cabinet berth. No woman fig- including Piyush Goyal and A woman carrying milk containers heads towards Jammu City on Saturday. —Excelsior/Rakesh Rajasthan respectively where Finance Minister Arun ures in the list. Dharmendra Pradhan may be Jaitley is at present holding the justice: SC Judge Assembly polls are due next elevated to Cabinet rank. Puri (65), who was India’s additional charge of defence and SHIMLA, Sept 2: year. As Government sources dis- Tendering process fails to reach logical conclusion in over 2 yrs permanent representative at the he has already given indication Former IAS officer Alphons closed the names, a surprise fac- Justice Madan B Lokur of United Nations, and of relieving the charge. Kannanthanam (64), who hails tor was the absence of members the Supreme Court today said Kannanthanam are not members While Shukla (65) is a Rajya from Kerala, is another pick by of Parliament. of BJP’s allies like JD(U) and that the judiciary has played a Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh, Uncertainty looms large over implementation Modi, a move seen as the BJP’s The names picked by Modi Shiv Sena from the list. vital role in providing justice to Choubey (64) has been elected efforts to expand its base in the suggest his vision of striking a Though top BJP leaders the downtrodden through to the Lok Sabha from Buxar in southern state to take on the rul- balance between merit and maintained silence on the devel- Public Interest Litigations Bihar. of PM’s ambitious power sector scheme in J&K (PIL). ing Left Democratic Front led demands of real politik. opment, sources in the party said Virendra Kumar represents Lokur was here to inaugu- by the CPI(M). While he has picked people it was likely due to lack of a for- the Tikamgah constituency of rate the fourth of a series of lec- The other new faces to be with proven administrative mula for representation which Rs 619 cr remain unspent due to poor planning of PDD tures on 'Different Facets of the included in the Ministry are and professional expertise could satisfy all allies. (Contd on page 11 Col 7) Indian Constitution' organised Mohinder Verma and distribution network; metering at all levels by the Himachal Pradesh State (input points, feeders and distribution transform- Legal Services (HPSLS) at the LeT militant involved in Army JAMMU, Sept 2: Prime Minister Narendra ers); micro-grid and off grid distribution network High Court premises. Modi's dream of providing round the clock and rural electrification. He expressed happiness electricity supply to the farmers and rural On August 6, 2015, the Monitoring over the idea of having the lec- households may not become reality within the Committee of Union Ministry of Power tures to educate people about officer’s killing eliminated stipulated time-frame in Jammu and Kashmir approved Rs 619 crore under the scheme for the legal system. as uncertainty is still looming large over the Jammu and Kashmir with the direction to the police said. "Sometimes there exists implementation of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Power Development Department of the State to Army orders inquiry "The slain terrorist was (Contd on page 11 Col 3) Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), which was promptly take steps for its implementation. involved in the brutal killing of launched over two years back across the coun- Soon after this approval, the PDP-BJP IT to cut down into shepherd’s 22-year-old Army officer Umar try. This is mainly because of poor planning on Coalition Government started making tall human interface Fayaz in Shopian", police said. the part of Power Development Department, claims about getting such a whopping amount disappearance The newly commissioned which is repeatedly floating tenders without sanctioned under the ambitious scheme of the NEW DELHI, Sept 2: * Watch video on paying serious attention towards the much Prime Minister. The Income Tax Department www.excelsiornews.com needed exercise of revision of scheduled rates. However, much to the surprise of the Union will focus on widening of tax Fayaz Bukhari The scheme aimed at carrying out power sec- Ministry of Power as well as people of rural areas base and maximise e-assess- Lieutenant Umar Fayaz was tor reforms in the rural areas with a view to ensure of Jammu and Kashmir implementation of ment to cut down on human SRINAGAR, Sept 2: In a abducted and killed by LeT ter- round the clock electricity supply to the farmers scheme has yet not begun despite lapse of over interface, according to an offi- major success to the security rorists in May, when he was and rural households was launched by the Prime two years, official sources told EXCELSIOR cial statement. forces, a Lashkar-e-Toiba attending a wedding of relative Minister Narendra Modi on July 25, 2015. The while disclosing that Jammu and Kashmir is Also, efforts will be made (LeT) militant involved in the in Shopian. DDUGJY, which is one of the flagship pro- among the very few States in the country which by the Central Board of Direct killing of an Army officer in Police said that Ishfaq grammes of the Union Ministry of Power, was have failed to come up to the expectations of the Taxes (CBDT) to exceed the Ahmad Padder was also Union Government. South Kashmir in May this Army personnel displaying arms and ammunition recovered prepared to facilitate 24x7 supply of power. income tax collection target set involved in bank robberies at The Power Development Department has year was shot dead in an from encounter site in Kulgam. —Excelsior/Sajad Dar The major components of the scheme are feed- for current fiscal by use of big- ambush in Kulgam district Kader branches of Jammu and er separation; strengthening of sub-transmission (Contd on page 11 Col 1) data analytics, said the state- early today. ed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) mili- as Ishfaq Ahmad Padder, son of Kashmir Bank and Ellaquai ment after the end of the two- Police said that on specific Dehati Bank. Besides, he was day annual retreat of Central tant. "The terrorists tried to Abdul Rehman Padder, resident input, a joint team of Kulgam escape and fired indiscriminate- of Manchewa Yaripora of also involved in firing incident AHD in total shambles, 76 senior officers and State Government tax offi- Police and 62-Rashtriya Rifles on Police Station Yaripora. cers. ly. The fire was retaliated dur- Kulgam district who was associ- laid an ambush to trap the dread- (Contd on page 11 Col 3) The conference also dis- ing which one terrorist identified ated with LeT outfit was killed", cussed strategies for widening drawing salaries from entry level posts of tax base, with special focus on verification of data collected No meeting, exchange of sweets Avtar Bhat clear the post for promotions to (VASs) as no DPC has been during demonetisation and SFT next higher posts, sources said, conducted for last five years, (Contd on page 11 Col 5) JAMMU, Sept 2: Though adding as per the precedence the sources said.