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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 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 , 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 , 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 and Judicial activism and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat fy whether any of the new There are indications that (49) — are from Madhya 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 and A woman carrying milk containers heads towards Jammu City on Saturday. —Excelsior/Rakesh Rajasthan respectively where Finance Minister Arun ures in the list. may be Jaitley is at present holding the justice: SC Judge Assembly polls are due next elevated to Cabinet rank. Puri (65), who was ’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 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 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. Moreover there is having a lot of potential for DPC must be conducted twice in no creation/ expansion of the Cong raises anywhere on LoC amid tensions employment generation and a year but in the AHD no such Departmental institutions like questions on changing the fate of people DPC for clearing the promotions veterinary dispensaries , vet- Sanjeev Pargal Fresh ceasefire violation by Pak in Poonch especially the farmers in rural of technical staff to higher posts erinary hospitals, high tech Cabinet reshuffle belt, the Department of has been conducted for last five labs etc which are being run JAMMU, Sept 2: There Animal Husbandry is totally years. through internal arrange- including Chakan-Da-Bagh in today especially after yester- tor in RS Pura tehsil. NEW DELHI, Sept 2: was no let up in tensions in shambles in the State as no As no proper mechanism has ments only, sources added. Poonch district, where cross- day's incident in which the "The BSF and Rangers Ahead of a reshuffle of the between India and Pakistan on attention was paid by the suc- been evolved in making the Sources said, though the LoC travel and trade remained exchanged sweets at all identi- Union Cabinet, the Congress the Line of Control (LoC) as BSF ASI was martyred in cessive Governments to devel- selections on the basis of strict Department has a great potential today raised questions on both sides refused to meet and suspended for more than eight sniper shot. fied locations on the op it at par with some progres- seniority a total mess prevails in and is one of the main sectors to whether the ministers who may share sweets on the occasion of weeks in view of ceasefire viola- ``There has been no let up in International Border to celebrate sive States of country. the Department where some sen- tackle the unemployment prob- be removed or have resigned Eid festival today while tions by the Pakistan army. tensions on the LoC. The Eid festival,'' sources said. According to sources, the ior officers to the rank of lem to a large extent in the State, have any link to corruption Pakistan army resorted to fir- Instead, Pakistan army again Battalion Commander level flag Few days back, the BSF had Department is a victim of apathy Director are holding the charge it has lost its utility due to the cases that are being probed. ing of few rounds in Balnoi violated ceasefire on the LoC by meeting of August 23 has not gunned down three Pakistani of the successive State of two to three posts with the lack of proper attention from the The Congress also accused sub sector of Poonch district, resorting to small arms firing in yielded any desired results. In Rangers in Akhnoor and Governments, mismanagement result the deserving officers who successive Governments till the Centre of being "selective" violating ceasefire. However, Balnoi sub sector of Krishna view of continued ceasefire vio- Sunderbani sectors after one of and the adhocism prevailing for otherwise could be appointed on date. and "opportunistic" in dealing the Border Security Force Ghati in Poonch district, where lations and no exchange of their jawans was hit by sniper decades together which have led these posts are stagnating on The Department is present- with opposition leaders under (BSF) and Rangers exchanged BSF's ASI Kamaljit Singh was sweets and greeting on Eid shot in Arnia sector, causing him to stagnation of technical staff junior posts for years together, ly run on basis of adhocism as investigation in cases of corrup- sweets at various places on the martyred last evening in sniper today, the resumption of cross- serious injuries. However, after who years together have craved sources said. no attention is paid towards tion. International Border (IB) in shot from Pakistan. LoC travel and trade from the elimination of three Rangers for their promotions to next One of the major handi- the growth of in service offi- "The Prime Minister and Jammu sector. Sources said in view of con- Monday has also become doubt- in retaliatory action by the BSF, higher posts. caps of the Department is that cers on the basis of their tech- the Government of India must Sources told the Excelsior tinued ceasefire violations by ful,'' sources said. there has been peace on the The increasing apathy of the nearly 76 officers of higher nical qualification and ability, share the names and depart- that there was no exchange of Pakistan army despite However, the BSF and International Border, sources Government towards the cadre from Live Stock sources said, adding the Line ments of persons who have sweets and greetings between Battalion Commander level Rangers exchanged sweets and said, adding it was in view of the Department can be gauged from Development Officers to specialization posts for the been specifically named," the troops of India and Pakistan flag meeting on August 23 at greeting at various places on peace that both sides exchanged the fact that it has failed to con- Deputy Directors and Joint post graduate / qualified vet- Congress spokesperson anywhere on the LoC today on Chakan-Da-Bagh, there was the International Border in sweets and greetings at all desig- duct the Departmental Directors are drawing salaries erinary graduates are (Contd on page 11 Col 4) the occasion of Eid festival no meeting between Indo-Pak Jammu sector today including nated places on the International Promotion Committee (DPC) from the entry level posts of nowhere in sight in the troops anywhere on the LoC Octroi Post of Suchetgarh sec- (Contd on page 11 Col 3) meeting on periodical basis to Veterinary Assistant Surgeons (Contd on page 11 Col 5) Download Mobile Apps of Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS Eid celebrated across Kashmir; clashes at few places

Excelsior Correspondent and hoped that the festival brings town of North Kashmir's Download on the Download on the Google Play Store along limitless joy and happiness Baramulla district. As soon as App Store SRINAGAR, Sept 2: Eid- to the people of the State. the Eid prayers concluded at ul-Azha was today celebrated Those who visited the Chief Markazi Jamia Masjid Sopore http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ across Kashmir with religious Minister included Ministers, leg- youth held protest demonstra- fervor with people offering islators, public representatives, tions at main bazaar area of the INSIDE WEATHER prayers in Masjids and Government functionaries, town and tried to march Eidgahs. prominent citizens, political towards Main Chowk. ) Ban on polythene ineffective ...Page 6 JAMMU : Chief Minister Mehbooba Possibility of light rain/Thundershowers. workers and common people. Later, the protesters clashed * Unauthorized dumping sites TEMPERATURE Mufti joined thousands of peo- Earlier in the day, the Chief with police and paramilitary Max: 28.5 Degree C ple to offer her Eid prayers at ) Dr Jitendra reviews BRO * Watch video on forces deployed in strength at Min: 23.3 Degree C Syed Sahib in Sonwar area of Main Chowk area. Protesters projects in Udhampur, RELATIVE HUMIDITY www.excelsiornews.com RH-I (Morning): 77.0 per cent Srinagar. She prayed for peace, pelted stones on security forces Kathua, Doda ....Page 3 RH-II (Evening): 68.0 per cent prosperity and wellbeing of the Minister visited Dara Shikoh who fired teargas shells and pel- Sunset on Sunday: 06.55 p.m. people of the State on the occa- ) Thousands bid tearful Sunrise on Monday: 06.09 a.m. Park at Bijbehara and offered lets. sion. Fateha to former Chief Minister, Hurriyat Conference (M) adieu to martyr ....Page 3 SRINAGAR: Possibility of light rain/Thundershowers. After offering Nimaz, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. chairman, Mirwaiz Umar ) Lal Singh takes stock TEMPERATURE Mehbooba interacted with the And across Kashmir, people Farooq, was placed under house Max: 22.8 Degree C people and extended Eid greet- of people’s grievances ...Page 5 Min: 16.1 Degree C in large numbers, clad in colour- arrest to prevent him from lead- RELATIVE HUMIDITY ings to them. People in large ful dresses, offered congrega- ing Eid congregation at Eidgah. ) Kavinder reviews RH-I (Morning): 82.0 per cent numbers later visited the Chief tional prayers at Eidgahs, Women offering prayers at Eidgah in Srinagar on Saturday. —Excelsior/Shakeel A spokesman of the outfit development works ...Page 5 RH-II (Evening): 68.0 per cent Minister at her residence and LEH: Masjids and other places where said that a police party reached ) Dominant India eye series TEMPERATURE offered their Eid greetings. speakers threw light on the phi- groups of youths and security Clashes were reported from tion of congregational Eid at the Nigeen residence of the Max: 19.7 Degree C Thanking the visitors, the losophy of celebrating the Eid. forces at few places in Kashmir Srinagar, Anantnag and Sopore prayers at these places. Mirwaiz and placed him under clean sweep ...Page 10 Min: 7.9 Degree C Chief Minister wished them well Clashes broke out between valley after Eid prayers. in the Valley after the culmina- Clashes broke out in Sopore detention.