SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 (PAGE 6) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 Katra to be linked with entire country by rail: Prabhu Mooted over 2 yrs back, first ever Law Flood victims live in tin sheds, fear Kashmir and complete Katra- seat, Dr Jitendra Singh said the He said that the Jammu- Banihal section shortly. extension of trains will benefit Poonch road would be upgraded Commission of J&K remains proposal of deluge haunts them Prabhu said that it is neces- pilgrim tourism and local popu- besides Ramkote and other areas soon after the present PDP- Article 370 would not come Commission of India, sources in floods. Major portion of the this year, majority of the vil- sary to provide good transporta- lation. of Kathua district would be BJP Government took over under review by Law said, “the Law Commission agriculture and horticulture land lagers used to flee the village as tion facilities to the places of "It's not only the pilgrims of undertaken under the integrated and accordingly, a fresh mem- Commission of J&K at all”, would not only help in formula- in the village is filled with grav- rains posed threat to their lives pilgrimage from every part of Katra but entire local population development scheme. "Kathua- orandum was submitted to the sources said quoting the memo- tion of new laws and suggest nec- el and boulders. The apple, wal- and livelihood. The rising the country. "The Railways is will benefit with running of Bhaderwah road survey would General Administration randum. essary amendments in the existing nut orchards have been waters in Vaishaw stream during making sincere efforts in pro- more trains to the holy town,'' he also be undertaken and speeded Department after making nec- However, despite lapse of ones, it would also recommend destroyed and so has been the rains is like a hanging sword for viding best connectivity to the said. up so that necessary steps would essary corrections in order to several months, the General repeal of obsolete laws, whose paddy fields. us. Government is plugging the places of pilgrimage,'' he said, Dr Jitendra Singh called be initiated so that alternative clear the unfounded appre- Administration Department number is very large in Jammu Amid all these difficulties breach caused by last year's adding that Ministry of Railway for expansion of Udhampur route is provided to commuters, hensions vis-à-vis Article has neither placed the memo- and Kashmir”, adding “several faced by people, fear of floods floods but it is not safe. It can't is committed to the develop- railway station and upgrada- transporters and general public" 370”, sources said. randum before the State laws have outlived their utility but runs deep here. The Vaishaw withstand the roaring Vaishaw ment of Railway infrastructure tion of Ramnagar railway he maintained. They disclosed that Law Cabinet, nor returned the same still they exist in the books”. stream that destroyed their stream during rains. We need a in Jammu and Kashmir. Station. He said land has A K Puthia, General Department has explicitly men- to the Law Department by They disclosed that review houses and snatched their concrete bund that can save the He said that a meeting of already been earmarked for Manager, Northern Railways, tioned in the fresh memorandum pointing out any lacuna or sug- and repeal of the obsolete laws livelihood last year still haunts village from any future fury", consultative committee attached expansion of new railway sta- outlined the progress of various that Law Commission of J&K gestion, sources said, adding was last conducted in the year them as the breach restoration said Khan. with Ministry of Railway was tion at Kathua. He called upon Railway Projects being under- would have only the powers to “this clearly establishes that 2010 and thereafter no such exer- work being done is temporary. However, Minister for held at Srinagar recently. He the Railways Minister to taken in Jammu and Kashmir. review the laws enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir always cise could be conducted in antici- Sayed Akbar Khan, a village Irrigation and Flood Control said that he will soon hold a extend train to Basohli and Railways sources said in the State Legislature and would remain forth on mooting pro- pation of formulation of Law elder, says that with slight (I&FC), Sukhnandhan Kumar, meeting at Jammu to review the Billawar to improve connectiv- Railway Budget 2014-15, intro- have no jurisdiction on the laws posals of establishing important Commission of J&K, whose fate downpour there is panic in the told Excelsior that the bund progress of various railway pro- ity. duction of 7 pair of enacted by the Parliament as institutions but never takes is otherwise still hanging in bal- village. "The breach caused by that is being constructed at jects. He reiterated that Prime Dr Singh said "it is hearten- Mail/Express trains, 3 pair of those laws are being looked interest in giving practical ance. “What to talk of laws even last year's floods in Vaishaw Kutbal is part of temporary Minister Narendra Modi has ing to see that Indian Railways is Premium trains and 2 pair of after by the Law Commission of shape to the same”. huge number of statues, which stream at Kutbal, a kilometer restoration work. "We have always been emphasizing the paying a lot of attention to the DEMU trains have been India. “All those laws, which Highlighting the importance exist in the books, have lost their upstream the village, has not submitted four projects for per- need to give priority to the development of the railway announced out of which 9 pair of have been extended by way of of establishing Law Commission relevance at present”, sources been plugged yet. It is being manent restoration works on development activities in infrastructure in Jammu and train services have already been approval by the Parliament like of J&K on the analogy of Law added. constructed of gravel and sand Vaishaw stream to the Centre. Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir. He complemented introduced to Jammu and which makes it unsafe as water We hope the projects will be The tri-weekly Andaman Indian Railways for meeting the Kashmir while remaining 3 pair can seep in any time and breach through so that we can do per- Express service will have a demand of people of Katra for of train services will be intro- it", he said. manent restoration works", he stoppage at Udhampur station increased connectivity with rest duced as and when rolling stocks "In March, April and May added. between Jammu and Katra. of the nation. He pointed out that are available. Twelve trains, which were Railway represents the culture of "The 4 pairs of train services HC grants 2 weeks on flood policy being extended to Katra from the country. He said that when which were running as special ed prior to April 2014 shall be court for some time to disclose Jammu and Udhampur shortly the train services reached Katra, trains on Baramulla-Banihal, filed”, court directed the Union the stand on Rs 44000 crore are, Jamnagar-Jammu Tawi many people of the region saw a Baramulla-Budgam and Counsel. package sought by the State Express, Jabalpur-Jammu train for the first time in the life. Budgam-Banihal section have Court pulled up the counsel government from the Centre and Tawi Express, New Delhi- In his address, Deputy been made run as regular ser- for delaying the rehabilitation the policy for grant of relief to Udhampur Uttar Samparak Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal vice. Now, Baramulla-Budgam- process and observed to him: the victims. Kranti Express, Delhi- Singh has said that the new Banihal section is presently “What is your stand as you are Court is dealing with a PIL Udhampur Express, Kanpur- rail service DMU will be oper- being served by 13 pairs of train celebrating one year anniversary filed by two advocates immedi- Jammu Tawi Express, Bandra ating on Pathankot-Katra services (Baramulla-Banihal of the havoc and still you are ately of devastating floods in the Terminal-Jammu Tawi Swaraj route soon for the convenience section is being served by 4 pairs undecided”. Valley for rehabilitation of flood Express, Ahmedabad-Jammu of general public. of train services, Baramulla- Union counsel requested the victims in mechanical manner. Tawi Sarvodaya Express, He was interacting with Badgam section is presently Hapa-Jammu Tawi Express, media persons on the side lines being served by 7 pairs of train Pak again opens firing on LoC, IB Rishikesh-Jammu Tawi of the inauguration of Chennai- services and Budgam-Banihal Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacting with school children through video conferencing, troops had fired on a Forward Pakistan. Hemkunth Express, Katra rail service at Rail section is being served by 10 on eve of the Teacher's Day at Manekshaw Centre, in New Delhi on Friday. (UNI) Defence Location (FDL). There have been 57 viola- Kanyakumari-Jammu Tawi Bhawan, New Delhi. pairs of train services,'' sources Eleven people were killed tions of the border ceasefire Himsagar Express, Mangalore The Deputy Chief Minister said. Govt targeting 24x7 power supply: PM including two jawans and over agreement by Pakistan in Central-Jammu Tawi Navyug said the matter of starting rail- Apart from this, they added, working in this direction to free ing away good people, Prime other States joined the pro- 30 injured in August this year August and over 250 ceasefire Express and Kota-Jammu way service was taken up with 24 pair of mail/express trains the homes of darkness,” Modi Minister Narendra Modi today gramme through video confer- in ceasefire violations by violations in the year so far. Tawi Express. the Railways Minister during serving the State of Jammu & said. asked people from all walks of ence. The Railways also proposed his visit to the State sometime Kashmir have been permanently The country’s installed life to join it and not be appre- In democracy, political par- to run some new trains to Jammu ago. He said the State is thank- augmented by utilising 24 power generation capacity is hensive about it. ties are an important constitu- and Katra shortly to ensure rail ful that the long pending coaches during 2015-16. about 3 lakh Mega Watt, includ- In his second interaction tent and it is crucial that good, connectivity to Katra from all demand has been conceded to "Presently, Jammu Tawi sta- ing electricity generated from with students on Teachers’ Day intelligent and talented people parts of the country. by the Centre and the same tion is being served by 51 pairs renewable sources. celebration after becoming the from all spheres participate. The Presently, New Delhi-Katra would go a long way in connect- of train services while The electricity generation PM, Modi gave a pep talk ask- more good people join, the bet- Shri Shakti Express and Kalika ing the South with the North Udhampur station is being target for the year 2015-2016 ing students not to get deterred ter it will be for the nation. (Chandigarh)-Katra trains are besides providing much needed served by 13 pairs of train ser- was fixed at 1,137 billion units, by failure in pursuit of their “When Mahatma Gandhi already running up to Katra service to the devotees coming vices,'' sources said. a growth of around 8.47 per cent goals while advising parents to spearheaded the freedom move- apart from the DMUs. Sources to pay obeisance at the holy Besides, to clear extra rush over actual generation of 1,048 refrain from foisting their own ment, people from all walks par- said the Railways Ministry also town of Katra. of passengers during summer, billion units in 2014-2015. career choices on children. ticipated. Therefore, the inde- proposed to run more DMUs to Referring to the other devel- festive seasons or in connection Almost all the States in India Encouraging students to pendence movement was very Katra from Jammu, Pathankot opmental activities to be under- with various religious congrega- have been struggling with develop leadership qualities, the powerful,” he said. and Jalandhar to cater to the rush taken in the State, the Deputy tions, special trains are made run increasing gap between power PM said he has asked the HRD Modi also called upon the of pilgrims. Chief Minister said that under serving the State of Jammu & demand and supply. Ministry to award aptitude cer- bright minds from various pro- Addressing the function, integrated development projects, Kashmir from various destina- The Prime Minister said tificates rather than character fessions to devote at least one MoS in PMO and Lok Sabha the roads and other infra would tions as per the volume of traffic ‘Digital India march’ cannot be certificates, relflecting the over- hour a week or 100 hours annu- member from Udhampur-Doda be upgraded. as and when required. stopped and it can continue with all personality of students when ally to teaching students, infus- Minister for PHE, Sukhnandan Kumar Choudhary interact- solar power also. they leave school. ing a new strength in the area of ing with locals at Kawoosa on Friday. Court Commission to monitor Dal lake encroachments This is for the second During a candid interaction education. houses and restaurants result- desired response from the forming of 'court commission' to year the Prime Minister interact- with students, Modi lamented, However, he in a lighter vein ing into further decrease in its authorities particularly the have a vigil on any kind of con- ed with students on the occasion “Politics has aquired a bad name added that politicians should not Previous Govt responsible for lack of basic area due to the negligence on officers of (LAWDA). The struction in and around the lake. of Teachers’ Day which is cele- in the country. People fear, they do so as they would end up part of the law enforcing agen- court was, therefore, left with "We are of the view that two brated on September 5 to mark cannot come here and that good “teaching something else”. amenities in many areas: Sukhnandan cies", court said. no option but to take Dal lake independent and impartial the birth anniversary of India’s people should not join it. This When a student from Goa Excelsior Correspondent said. World famous Dal lake, was in its own control and declare 'Court Vigilance second President and philoso- has hurt the country much,” he asked him about his favourite The Minister said that con- spreading over an area of 50 it Custodia Legis", reads the Commissioners' preferably with pher Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan. said. sport, Modi quipped, “We all SRINAGAR, Sept 4: The cerned engineers have been Square kilometers half a century order. administration of justice and Eight hundred students and A relaxed Modi responded to know the games politicians inhabitants of Kawoosa-Khalisa instructed to lay a pipeline from back and has shrunk to 13.5 Dealing with an application law enforcement background 60 teachers from schools in a range of questions including play.” He went on to narrate villages would get drinking the source to the village at the Square Kilometers due to illegal wherein illegal construction need to be appointed to keep Delhi participated in the event on his school days and dress how as a youngster in a family water supply from newly con- earliest so that the people of the construction, earth filling and with connivance of the officials vigil and regularly report to the held at the Manekshaw auditori- sense during his 105-minute with limited means, he did not structed Magam-Narbal Water area do not have to face any fur- other illegal activities. "We have (LAWDA) has been brought to court about construction activity um here. Students from nine interaction with 800 students pursue any dedicated sport but Supply Scheme (WSS) shortly. ther scarcity of drinking water. thus lost a little less than 3/4th the notice of the court as such if any undertaken in the lake and other states participated through and 60 teachers from schools in had learnt how to climb trees. This was stated by the The Minister said that the of Dal Lake during last few court said "Prevention of con- adjoining areas so that action video conference. Delhi who participated in the He had also learnt swim- Minister for Public Health Coalition Government is giving decades and significant decrease struction activity in lake and its warranted is taken without any Regretting that politics has event at the Manekshaw audito- ming while going to the village Engineerg (PHE), Irrigation and focussed attention to improve- in area of Dal lake is mainly adjoining areas cannot be left delay", court directed. acquired a bad name and is scar- rium here. Students from nine pond to wash his clothes. (PTI) attributable to illegal construc- exclusively to officers and offi- Court directed the Vice Flood Control (I&FC) ment and upgradation of public tions and encroachments", court cials of LAWDA". Chairman (LAWDA) to provide Omar alleges spying, PDP denies Sukhnandan Kumar Choudhary infrastructure under core sectors. observed. Court while reprimanding reasonable space for office use in while addressing a largely "The Government during last six her visit was! Seriously guys if denied entry to Omar’s residence said. Even though court on many (LAWDA) said they ought to LAWDA complex as well as ser- attended public gathering at months has taken numerous you want to know just ask me, I who had asked a few questions to Parra levelled counter allega- occasions has banned any kind have swung into action on their vice of at least one steno typist Kawoosa. reformative and people friendly couldn’t care less if you do,” he the lady.” tions, saying during Omar of construction within 200 own and submitted the action and orderly as also transport MP Fayaz Ahmad Mir, initiatives to revamp the process added. At the same time, he said Abdullah’s tenure, “He used to meters from the center of the taken report. "However, due to facility to the Court Legislators Muhammad Abbas for overall development in the Addressing Chief Minister since Omar enjoys Z-Plus securi- spy on PDP president and other foreshore road and peripheries lack of commitment on part of Commissioners so that they Wani and Saif-u-din Bhat and State", he said and added that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, ty, “routine surveillance” is leaders of our party. We know of the lake and banned trans- concerned officers, such matters could discharge their duties with- Ex-MLA Beerwa Dr. Shafi comprehensive plans have been Omar wrote, “Dear Mufti Sb, if maintained at his residence. To what he does.” portation of building material in are left to be brought to the court out any difficulty or impediment. Muhammad were also present formulated by the State you and your apparatchiks want this, Omar tweeted: “I’m glad Parra said it was unfortunate the area. But the directions of by general public despite the fact Court also passed direction on the occasion. Government and approved by to know what I’m up to pick up @parawahid, Advisor to CM that Omar, who has been the the court were mostly observed a person espousing public cause for payment of Rs 30, 000 per The Minister said that as a the Centre for allocation of the phone and ask me. Please J&K, has owned up to the spy- Chief Minister and the Home in breach. apprehends a retaliatory action month to each Commissioner as result of wrong policies of the funds to push forward various don’t accost people outside my ing, calling it “routine surveil- Minister, should make such a "The orders passed from from the violator", court says. honorarium and the same be previous regime a number of public utility projects across the gate!” lance” in an interview to an statement. time to time did not evoke In this back drop, court felt paid by VC LAWDA. such areas of the state have state. PDP rejected the accusation, English Channel.” Congress flayed the govern- remained ignored and deprived Mr. Sukhnandan said "our Centre should take responsibility if youths saying Abdullah is levelling the Parra said the PDP-BJP coali- ment, saying the PDP-BJP even of basic amenities. " Long aim is to transform the socio- allegation just to “make news”, tion Government does not waste regime was failing on all fronts pending demand of the people of economic condition of the peo- pick up gun: Mehbooba and hit back by charging him of “a second” on thinking about and, therefore, they are resorting villages Kawoosa-Khalisa for ple in the State through various spying on PDP president what the opposition National to the “dirty game of spying”. to save their lives. media should stop portraying “Because he (Modi) said better drinking water facilities developmental initiatives and Mehbooba Mufti and other lead- Conference Working President “I think the State She said that war was not an the people of the State as “vil- that he would be following that has remained unheard by the welfare schemes". He asked the ers when he was the Chief (Omar Abdullah) was doing. Government should be more option as any war with Pakistan lains” and work towards Vajpayee’s footsteps,” she said. previous Governments, has people to come forward and Minister. “We do not even spend a sec- bothered about their deeds rather would prove to be catastrophic highlighting other issues “There was another rea- today been fulfilled by the pre- avail maximum benefit of such Parra, who is political advisor ond about what he is doing. He than snooping on political oppo- for the sub continent as both the plaguing the State. son for this decision. As when sent dispensation", the Minister schemes. to CM, said, “It was not a cop has made this unfortunate state- nents,” state Congress chief G A nations will use nuclear Mufti said that while her in 2002, Mufti made who had questioned the journal- ment as he only wants to make Mir said. weapons in the war. party had several options to Government in alliance with ist outside the residence of Omar news .... He (Abdullah) tweets He said his leaders were also Govt moving in right direction, “I appeal to Prime form the Government but her the Congress there was NDA Abdullah. It was a National and that is what he did during his complaining earlier but “now Minister Narendra Modi who father chose to go with BJP just Government in New Delhi led Conference worker who was six years (as Chief Minister),” he that the former Chief Minister we are not reviewing it: RSS has got a historical mandate to respect the mandate of the by Vajpayee. has lodged a complaint, the mat- and Nawaz Sharif who has people of Jammu region. “The experience that Mufti NEW DELHI, Sept 4: good. We have to move forward. ter needs to be looked into seri- been facing various hard- “Mufti Mohammad Sayeed gained by working with Naved’s remand extended by 14 days There cannot be 100 per cent ously.” ships in his country for ever- had taken one of the biggest Vajpayee despite not having in Meanwhile, driver Showkat of J&K and other co-accused are The RSS today gave a ring- satisfaction for everyone," he The CID department is head- lasting friendship,” she said. and the toughest decision of his alliance with him. At that time Ahmad who was arrested from absconding and have not been ing endorsement of the BJP-led said. ed by Abdul Gani Mir, an IPS Mufti also raised the One- life, keeping in view and the situation at the border was Pulwama, Srinagar for transport- apprehended till date which Government at the Centre saying "We are not reviewing nor officer whose cadre was shifted Rank-One-Pension (OROP) respecting the mandate of the similar as of today. Mufti along ing Naved and his accomplice, causing hindrance in unearthing it was moving in the right direc- are we giving any message to the from Jharkhand to Jammu and demand of ex-servicemen. people of Jammu region. with Vajpayee ensured peace,” was also produced in the NIA the larger conspiracy behind the tion with commitment and dedi- Government. We are only shar- Kashmir at the request of Sayeed “While Pakistan is a poor “We could have made she said. court. attack. cation and rejected criticism that ing inputs," he said. during his earlier tenure as Chief country their army is in pros- Government with any other During the time of Two BSF personnel were With these observations, the it was acting like a "remote con- The three-day "coordination" Minister. perity. In our country our ex- political party but it was Vajpayee, dialogue with the martyred, a militant was killed Court extended the 14 days judi- trol". exercise brought the RSS chief Mir was made head of CID soldiers have to go for strike Mufti’s thinking that he wanted separatists in Kashmir was also and one arrested alive during an cial remand of Mohammad At the end of a three-day Mohan Bhagwat and top Sangh after Sayeed took over again in demanding OROP and we say to see Jammu and Kashmir as held, she said. attack on BSF convoy on August Naved with the direction to NIA "coordination" meeting in which leaders face-to-face with the top March this year. He was we do not have money. Both one entity, wanted to see it “It was only when Mufti 5 near Samroli in Udhampur dis- to lodge the accused in Kot- the top brass of the Government brass of the Government and the Inspector General (Kashmir) at the countries have money to develop and happy that is why Mohammed Sayeed became trict. Bhalwal Jail and produce the including Prime Minister BJP, including senior Ministers. that time. buy weapons to fight each in this stage of his life he took Chief Minister that he pro- Special Judge NIA YP accused before the Court on Narendra Modi participated and Prime Minister Narendra Modi other but they do not have such a difficult and challenging posed the opening of Srinagar- Kotwal after perusal of the CD expiry of the remand period. He Minor killed senior ministers briefed the RSS participated towards the end of money for the welfare of their decision,” she said. Muzaffarabad road,” she said. files said during custodial inter- also directed to get the accused leadership, the sangh founthead the dialogue. own people,” she said. Mehbooba said that her “Dialogues were held with rogation of accused Naved, cer- medically examined after every in blast said it was not reviewing the Replying to questions about Mufti said that when a few father did not want to ignore the Kashmiri separatists that tain facts regarding the larger 48 hours. brought dead by the doctors. The Government's performance. criticism that RSS was giving mask-wearing youth take out the mandate of people of resulted in decline in militancy. conspiracy behind the terrorist In an another application mother of the slain is under treat- The RSS only gave "inputs" directions to the Government black or green flags, media Jammu region. Even Musharraf (Pervez) made attack have come to light, which filed by Chief Investigating ment at the hospital. to ministers, who are swayamse- and ministers were violating the makes a hue and cry about it “I am not sure any other a statement from Pakistan that includes the network of conspir- Officer NIA seeking direction to The police officer said that vaks, and it has a right to do so, oath of secrecy by reporting to but when the same Kashmiri leader would have taken such a he will not allow his country to ators, supporters, financers, disposed of the live grenade they had erected the concertina asserted the RSS Joint General the RSS, he said, "We are not an people save the lives of the big decision,” she said. be used for anti-India activities facilitators and handlers of the which was recovered from the wire around the encounter site Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale. illegal organisation. We are also Amarnath yatris nobody The PDP president said that and he was successful to some accused under custody, who Naved, Kotwal permitted the and whenever they came to sani- "Only 14 months have citizens of the country. We have speaks even a word about that. her father had worked with extent,” she said. need to be verified during the NIA and directed the SSP tize the location, the locals pelted passed. There is more time and a every right to ask ministers, who Accusing the media of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and that She also alleged that the course of investigation. Udhampur to get the live stones on them. "As you know lot more is to be done. Whatever are also swayamsevaks. Where projecting a wrong image of was the reason he wanted to go previous Government of NC The court further observed grenade defused under standard there was shutdown and we came has been done so far, the direc- is the question of secrecy. the people of Kashmir, the with Prime Minister Narendra and the Congress made the that investigation of the case is operating procedure by an expert twice to clear the area but locals tion is right, dedication, commit- Swayamsevaks have become PDP leader said that the Modi. State bankrupt. scattered across various places in the presence of Magistrate. resorted to stone-pelting," he said. ment and achievements are ministers."(PTI)