TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2020 (PAGE 4) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU From page 1 Rlys issue guidelines for travel Traffic disruption for 11 hrs on NH Jammu distt gears up to open shops of non-essentials, Kishtwar DM too issues order Bengaluru and Bilaspur. And one for the Howrah-New Delhi train and Leh- Ladakh remained strand- falling of stones from hillock. Chief Secretary, who also hap- the shops of mobile telephones, non-essential items on rotation while there has been one death of an each from Howrah, Rajendra were sold within the first 10 min- ed for hours together. Over 300 vehicles remained pens to be the Chairpersons mobile phones repair, computer basis. Shops of essential commodi- Udhampur woman. Nagar (Patna), Bengaluru, utes. At around 4 pm, the highway stranded for about 11 hours due to State Executive Committee said. and Photostat will open on ties were opened right from Day Meanwhile, two trains from Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad The Howrah-New Delhi train is was partially restored and hardly blockade and shooting of stones. It said all passengers will be Monday and Friday from 10 am one of the lockdown with timing Bengaluru in Karnataka and Goa which will all terminate at Delhi. scheduled to begin its journey 35 vehicles had crossed the bottle- The road was again restored at necessarily required to wear face to 5 pm while vehicle fixed separately by the district are expected to reach Udhampur These special trains will only Tuesday from Howrah at 5:05 pm. neck, again shooting of stones around 8.45 pm and the movement masks/covers and follow social mechanic/tyre repair/car washing administration. tomorrow carrying stranded people have AC classes i.e. First, second As per the ticket availability on started followed by another land- of vehicles towards Kashmir start- and third AC. the website, all AC-1 and AC-3 distancing norms. Any violation shops except showrooms will open Meanwhile, two more persons of Jammu and Kashmir. slide at two places. The restoration ed, a Traffic police official said. of the instructions will attract penal- every Sunday and Monday from today tested positive for COVID- The district administration of Since the trains will be operat- tickets for the Bhubaneswar-New work remained disrupted with Delhi special train on ties under the Disaster Management 10 am to 5 pm. The printing press 19 in Jammu district and another Udhampur has made all arrange- Time Table May 13 were also sold Act, 2005 and other provisions of ments for screening of the passen- May 12 by 6.30 pm. Manmohan’s COVID test negative law, it added. gers and sending them to district headquarters on buses for adminis- Howrah - New Delhi - 5:05 pm According to the (AIIMS). out other causes of fever and is SSP Jammu Sridhar Patil Rajendra Nagar (Patna) - New Delhi- 7:20 pm timetable issued by the The sources close to him said being provided adequate care. He is confirmed to the Excelsior that trative quarantine. New Delhi - Dibrugarh - 4:45 pm Railways, the trains the senior Congress leader was "bet- stable and under the care of a team police would allow opening of all Ahead of the arrival of Bengaluru - New Delhi - 8:30 pm will run either daily, ter" today and did not have any of doctors at the Cardio-Thoracic such shops selling non-essential stranded persons, District New Delhi - Bengaluru-9:15 pm weekly or bi-weekly fever during the day. centre of AIIMS," they said. commodities which have been Magistrate Udhampur, Dr New Delhi - Bilaspur- 4:00 pm from May 12 to 20 as He, however, underwent a "All his parameters are fine,” issued passes by District Piyush Singla tweeted: Mumbai Central - New Delhi- 5:30 pm of now. There are no series of tests and some of the test they said. Magistrate Sushma Chouhan in "Udhampur waiting for our peo- Ahmedabad - New Delhi- 6:20 pm trains scheduled on results are awaited, they said. Singh, a senior leader of the Jammu district. ple. Teams have toiled hard to May 13 May 16 and May 19. Singh may be discharged in a opposition Congress, is currently a Patil said police will allow make possible arrangements in New Delhi - Howrah - 4:55 pm Bookings will be day or so, the sources added. "His member of Rajya Sabha from opening of all such shops which last 3 days. Administration will available only on the New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar (Patna) - 5:15 pm sample was taken for ruling out Rajasthan. have passes issued for their opening try best to make transition hassle IRCTC website Coronavirus infection and he has He was the prime minister free. IT Tool `Transit New Delhi - Jammu Tawi - 9:10 pm (www.Irctc.Co.In). as per days and times fixed by the tested negative for it," a source said. between 2004 and 2014. Management Information New Delhi - Thiruvananthapuram - 11:25 am The tickets, offi- district administration. New Delhi - Chennai - 4 pm "Manmohan Singh was admit- In 2009, Singh underwent a suc- Sources said the shops dealing System' going to make it easier, cials said, would have ted for observation and investiga- cessful coronary bypass surgery at New Delhi - Ranchi - 3:30 pm details of the 'dos and with hardware are being issued An under-construction Girls Hostel at Kangar Morh in precise and fast''. New Delhi - Mumbai Central - 4:55 pm tion after he developed a febrile the AIIMS. A number passes for opening on Monday, Goa Chief Minister Pramod don'ts' passengers reaction to a new medication," the of leaders expressed concern over Gharota area of Jammu where 29 students have been kept for New Delhi - Ahmedabad - 8:25 pm need to follow -- such Wednesday and Friday while the quarantine in insanitary condition. Sawant also tweeted: "2 special sources said. his health and wished him a speedy trains carrying around 1200 migrant Bhubaneswar - New Delhi - 10:00 am as arriving at the sta- "He is being investigated to rule recovery. (PTI) shops of Electronics, Computers, IT May 14 tion at least 90 minutes etc will open on Tuesday, Thursday workers have left for Jammu and Dibrugarh - New Delhi -9:10 pm in advance for screen- and Saturday. The Leather shops units will remain open all days of in Kathua district. The Jammu Kashmir today. Government has Jammu Tawi - New Delhi - 8:10 pm ing and use of the Frequent landslides, shooting stones will open on Sunday only. Timing the week from 10 am to 5 pm. positives included a 46-year old tightened security at all entry points, Bilaspur - New Delhi - 2:40 pm Aarogya Setu mobile for opening of non-essential shops Shops of agriculture machinery, man from Bhatindi and 26-year will not allow people to sneak into Ranchi - New Delhi - 5:40 pm app. continue to take toll on road users on NH has been fixed between 11 am to 3 spare parts and seeds, bakery and old youth from Shitlee, Nagrota, the State. Stern action will be taken New Delhi - Bhubaneswar - 5:05 pm "Maximum Goverment employees have lost highway up to Ladakh for the last pm. sweets will open all days of the both of whom along with other against such people''. May 15 Advance Reservation their lives with the sudden 25 years, but he has been wit- “The shops will be allowed to week from 10 am to 5 pm while workers had returned from a fac- Meanwhile, eight persons who Thiruvananthapuram - New Delhi - 7:45 pm Period will be of 7 falling of boulders in Ramban nessing this highway, the most open on the day and timing men- shops dealing in sale of clothes, tory in Ahmedabad, Gujarat had completed their administrative days. Passengers are Chennai Central - New Delhi - 6:35 am area. dangerous these days. Earlier, tioned on the permission given by readymade garments and shoes will which was shut due to lockdown. quarantine in Thanna Mandi area of encouraged to carry New Delhi - Madgaon - 11:25 am The road users and the peo- during rains only landslides used the District Magistrate,'' Patil said. open on Tuesday and Thursday, cos- After their arrival from Rajouri district were sent to their their own food and May 17 ple living along this highway, to take place but now even during However, according to sources, metic and manyari shops will Lakhanpur, they had been sent for homes today. drinking water. The the fair weather also, it is happen- remain open on Wednesday and administrative quarantine at Kot Students of Baba Ghulam Shah Madgaon - New Delhi - 10:30 am passengers shall reach especially in the slide prone the hardware shopkeepers have been New Delhi - Secunderabad - 4pm Ramban-Banihal belt are irked ing. No one can predict when and asked to sell items only to the con- Friday and jewellery/goldsmith Bhalwal where their samples were Badshah University Girls Hostel at the station at least 90 from where the stones would fell May 18 minutes in advance to over the slow pace of work on tractors who have permission for the shops will open on Tuesday and taken for testing. Their further con- Kangar Morh in Gharota area of down on the vehicles plying on Agartala - New Delhi - 7 pm facilitate thermal the four-laning of the highway Government construction works. Thursday from 10 am to 5 pm. The tacts are being traced for isolating Jammu district rang up the Excelsior the highway. There is no safety of May 20 screening at the sta- project, undertaken by the The District Magistrate Jammu shopkeepers, retailers, service and sample testing. saying they have been lodged in an the passengers and operators and New Delhi - Agartala - 7:50 pm tion. No linen, blan- National Highway Authority of hasn't issued any official order in this providers will work with 50 percent A 37-year old worker from under-construction building in most the agencies like NHAI, Secunderabad - New Delhi - 1:15 pm. kets and curtains shall India (NHAI) over the last about regard, sources said. staff and maintain social distance Hiranagar tehsil in Kathua district insanitary conditions. Gammon/ HCC etc should be be provided inside the eight years. The tender work has District Magistrate Kishtwar guidelines etc. who had returned from New Delhi, Saying that they are a total of 29 ed amidst a lockdown, only pas- train. Passengers are advised to been secured by Gammon India directed to ensure safety of road Rajinder Singh Tara today also As reported today, the district also tested Corona positive today. students, they appealed to the admin- users on the highway, he said. sengers with confirmed e-tickets carry their own linen," an order by Ltd and HCC companies which allowed opening of non-essential administration of Udhampur, With this, total number of cases istration to either shift them to any Mohd Iqbal, a resident of shall be allowed to enter the sta- the Railways said. are operating under NHAI from shops in Kishtwar district on rotation Ramban and Samba besides a cou- in Jammu region have gone up to 78 other place or arrange adequate facil- Nashri to Ramban and between Banihal said he is frequent vis- tions. The order said there would be basis. ple of other districts have already and active cases to 22 as 55 persons ities at the quarantine centre. Ramban and Banihal. itor to Jammu, Srinagar and The fares will be equivalent to no provision of 'tatkal' and 'premi- An order issued by Tara said allowed opening of some shops of have been treated and discharged Rajdhani trains and passengers can um tatkal' accommodation and A senior officer in the Udhampur for his work. He book tickets up to seven days in there will be very few stoppages District Administration at said the State Administration SC frames Special Panel to consider pleas for restoration of 4G internet in J&K UT advance. However, no RAC, wait- during the journey. Ramban said that the Gammon is not paying any attention ing list ticket or on-board booking Only asymptomatic passengers India Ltd and even HCC have towards the apathetic condi- worldwide pandemic and a Pointing towards the submis- substantive safeguards to ensure ical areas and advise regarding by ticket-checking staff will be will be allowed to board the trains. further sub let the road widening tion of this road. "At least, national lockdown. However, sion of the petitioners that the that the imposed restrictions are the same, in terms of our earlier they should direct the agencies permitted, the Railways said. Also, no 'current booking' will be work to some local small inexpe- the fact that outside forces are blanket orders have been passed narrowly tailored, the Apex Court directions", reads the order of the to fill up the potholes which are Online cancellation of tickets allowed, the order said. rienced contractors. Due to lack trying to infiltrate the borders for the entire Union Territory said, "since the issues involved Apex Court. of experience to dealt with civil causing damage to the vehicles shall be permitted up to 24 hours The railways has instructed and destabilize the integrity of rather than for specified affected affect the State and the nation, the Earlier, Attorney General works on this strategic and tough and also inviting avoidable before the scheduled departure of zonal railways to ensure that there the nation as well as cause inci- areas, the Apex Court said, "a Review Committee which con- contended that courts should not mountainous terrain, the local accidents on this road. He said the train, but the cancellation are separate entry and exit gates at dents resulting in the death of perusal of the submissions made sists of only State level officers step into issues of national secu- charge shall be 50 per cent of the contractors having very limited highway widening work was stations "to the extent feasible" to innocent citizens and security before us and the material placed may not be in a position to satis- rity which are best left to those in fare. machinery and expertise, are cre- started during 2011-12 and avoid face-to-face movement of forces every day cannot be on record indicates that the sub- factorily address all the issues". charge of policy making. The The movement of passengers passengers. ating problem. This has resulted five years time was given to the Attorney General, while relying ignored, the Apex Court said. missions of the petitioners in nor- Accordingly, the Apex Court as well as that of the driver of the It also said no stalls or booths into frequent closure of the agency. It was also claimed that on some judicial pronounce- "The authorities in the mal circumstances merit consider- found it appropriate to consti- vehicle transporting them to and on the platforms shall be opened. highway. four-laning of the highway ments, submitted that the claims Union Territory of Jammu ation. However, the compelling tute a Special Committee at the from the railway station shall be All passenger train services Moreover, they are not would reduce the time of travel of fundamental rights have to be and Kashmir have selected the circumstances of cross border ter- national as well as State level to allowed on the basis of the con- were suspended due to a country- dumping the debris at the identi- on the highway by half (4.30 examined against the larger pub- 2G speed to restrict the flow of rorism in the UT of J&K, at pres- look into the prevailing circum- firmed e-ticket, it said. wide lockdown since March 25. fied locations and throwing hrs) after shortening the dis- lic interest of protecting the information in order to pre- ent, cannot be ignored". stances and immediately deter- The Railways said there will be The Railways later started Shramik directly into river Chenab in tance between the two cities , security of the State, wherein, vent misuse of data by terror- "Although the petitioners have mine the necessity of the contin- special norms for air-conditioning Specials to ferry migrant labourers sheer violation of the NGT bypassing a number of treach- while balancing the conflicting ists and their supporters to argued that the orders passed by uation of the restrictions in the inside the coaches and tempera- stranded across the country. It, guidelines. During blockade of erous points. But the highway rights, the security of the nation disturb the peace and tran- respondent reveal non-application UT of J&K. tures will be kept slightly higher however, has been running freight the highway and pressure on project has already missed a should triumph against the fun- quillity", the Supreme Court of mind, however, it must be The Special Committee shall than the usual. Maximum supply of and parcel services non-stop. them to restore road, they throw number of deadlines due to damental rights of the citizens. further said. noted that the authorities have be headed by Secretary, Ministry fresh air will be ensured. After the resumption of these `Mulba' into the river. This has slow pace of work. The Solicitor General high- Referring to its earlier judg- been taking steps towards easing of Home Affairs and comprised The special trains will run 15 pairs of passenger trains, the become the routine for them Mohd Irfan, another local lighted that over 108 terrorist ment in which it held that the of internet restrictions taking into of Secretary, Department of between New Delhi to Dibrugarh, Railways will start more trains on between Ramban town, from Ramban said the life of incidents have taken place in the degree of restriction and the scope account the prevailing circum- Communications, Ministry of Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, new routes, based on availability Cafeteria Morh and Mehar area locals of the area has become recent past, between August 05, of the same, both territorially and stances", the Supreme Court said, Communications and Chief Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, after reserving 20,000 coaches for near main Chenab bridge, the miserable ever since the work on 2019 and April 25, 2020 in the temporally, must stand in relation Secretary of J&K UT. Secunderabad, Bengaluru, COVID-19 care centres and an officer said . the highway project was adding "initially only white-listed Union Territory of Jammu and to what is actually necessary to "The Special Committee is Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, adequate number for planned run- Madan Gopal, a local trader launched. He said HCC and websites were allowed, before Kashmir and the current situa- combat an emergent situation, the directed to examine the con- Madgaon, Mumbai Central, ning of up to 300 Shramik Specials at Ramban said this road has Gammon have outsourced their internet access to all websites was tion in the Union Territory is Supreme Court said, "the common tentions of, and the material Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi and every day. become a virtual death trap. work to local contractors who do provided on broadband, and final- very grave and volatile. thread in the impugned orders is placed by the petitioners as well from these cities back to the capital. The Health Ministry today gave "You can see the drivers of all not have much expertise and ly to post-paid and verified pre- "The authorities have cali- that these have been passed for the as the respondents. It shall also The IRCTC website began an indication that the Government experience of cutting mountains, paid mobile users as well, brated the restrictions based on types of vehicles, both light and entire Union Territory of Jammu examine the appropriateness of booking tickets for travel on special is inclined to allow more trains to as a result of which "we are fac- although at 2G speeds". the requirement so as to reduce heavy, moving out of their lanes and Kashmir", adding "although the alternatives suggested by the trains after 6pm, two hours behind ply. It said the movement of trains ing increased landslide activity The Apex Court further the misuse of internet and that to avoid the massive potholes the present orders indicate that petitioners regarding limiting the the schedule, due to a technical shall be permitted in a graded even if there is a light rain or no observed, “the Union of India has the measures adopted by the dotting the highway right from they have been passed for a limit- restrictions to those areas where glitch but all AC-1 and AC-3 tickets manner. (PTI) rain". He said sprinkling water on submitted that continuous infiltra- authorities are reasonable", the Chenani to Banihal, thus increas- ed period of time, the order does it is necessary and the allowing the road by the executing agen- tion, foreign influence, violent Solicitor General further submit- ing the chances of accidents on not provide any reasons to reflect of faster internet (3G or 4G) on a cies is just a cosmetic exercise to extremism and issues of national ted. Mobile internet restored the hilly road. Moreover, light that all the districts of the Union trial basis over certain geograph- silence the local residents who intergrity are prevalent in the motor vehicles continue to pass Territory of Jammu and Kashmir violence in the aftermath of the 12 lakh children in Kashmir are at the risk of health issues due Union Territory of Jammu and vehicles and later create traffic require the imposition of such Man dies in Kashmir, 12 test killing of Naikoo. were also suspended due to the jams. Due to the presence of to excessive inhalation of dust Kashmir, which are serious The on-line classes of over internet shutdown. restrictions". issues.” limited number of Traffic cops which is emitted from the work However, at the same time the +ve; J&K tally 879 on the highway, the LMV opera- sites. Pointing towards its earlier Supreme Court said, "we do rec- judgment that every order passed Kansal, Hirdesh appointed Incharge tors continue to create indisci- While referring to recent ognize that the Union Territory of Specialty Hospital in Srinagar. negative and 879 as positive. pline on the highway and invite massive landslide and sinking of under Rule 2(2) of the Telecom With this fatality, 10 persons Bandipora topped the list of pos- Jammu and Kashmir has been Suspension Rules restricting the Station are Syed Abid Rasheed Hirdesh Kumar, Overall unwanted traffic jams and acci- 39 residential houses at Dalwas plagued with militancy, which is have died due to the deadly dis- itive cases with 134 cases internet is to be placed before a Shah, Additional Secretary Incharge Katra Railway Station dents. The long traffic jams even village in Ramban, he said it was required to be taken into consider- ease so far in Jammu and including 26 active and 107 Review Committee which pro- Finance/CEO ERA, Pardeep will be assisted by Ramesh fume the passengers and other the direct fallout of the ation". Kashmir, 9 of them in the Valley recovered; Srinagar has 136 pos- Singh Manhas, Joint Director Kumar, CEO Shri Mata Vaishno road users. The ambulances also unplanned execution of work on vides for adequate procedural and and one in Jammu division. itive cases with 56 active and 76 Handlooms, Rajinder Singh, Devi Shrine Board. get trapped some times in jam", the project. Nobody was held Nodal Officer Government recovered; Anantnag district has Deputy Commissioner States he said. responsible and no high level Need to ensure COVID-free Medical College Srinagar, Dr 123 positive cases with 110 Taxes, Recovery Jammu and WEATHER He added that even during inquiry was held. A few electrici- Salim Khan told Excelsior that active, 12 recovered; Baramulla lockdown period also, the traffic ty transmission towers were also Devinder Singh Bhau, CEO JAMMU: rural India: PM to CMs 480 samples were processed at has 109 positive cases with 61 uprooted and some others partial- Jammu Urban Development Possibility of light rain/ thundershowers jams are often seen in this sector the CD Virology laboratory and active and 45 recovered; ly damaged. Orange/Yellow and Green zones said it was essential to make best Agency. TEMPERATURE these days. The traffic snarls in two tested positive. Shopian has 103 positive cases Max: 34.1 Degree C Project Director, NHAI, should be left to the States, which efforts to ensure that people stay Ramban-Banihal sector for the One of them is 38-year old with 52 active Positive and 51 Min: 21.6 Degree C last few years have become Udhampur-Ramban sector, P K are more cognizant of the ground where they were during the lock- RELATIVE HUMIDITY lab technician from Kulgam and recovered; Kupwara has 73 pos- another cause of headache to the Phonsa said that Dalwas area of realities. down, however, in times like these RH-I (Morning): 53.0 per cent another is 65-year old man who itive cases with 30 active and 43 DISCLAIMER RH-II (Evening): 46.0 per cent road users. The shopkeepers in Ramban remained problematic The exit strategy should con- people wish to go home and there- ‘‘Daily Excelsior’’ does not Sunset on Tuesday: 07.20 p.m. Ramban town and Chanderkote for few weeks and it was single sider and focus on fiscal and eco- fore, a change in decision had to be is from Tangmarg and is admit- recovered; Budgam has 46 posi- take responsibility for the Sunrise on Wednesday: 05.33 a.m. are also suffering badly due to road there creating long traffic nomic empowerment of the states, made. ted in Isolation Ward of SMHS tive cases with 32 active and 14 SRINAGAR: the Punjab Chief Minister said. Going forward, the Prime hospital. recovered; Ganderbal has 23 contents of the advertise- Possibility of light rain/ thundershowers smoke pollution created by long jams. But now, it has been made ments (Display/ Classified) TEMPERATURE traffic jams and slow movement double. Being Kucha, the move- In the conference, Tamil Nadu Minister said, the road ahead In SKIMS Virology lab, positive cases with 9 active and Max: 24.4 Degree C Chief Minister K Palaniswami should focus on reducing the carried in this newspaper. of vehicles, he added. ment of traffic on this 500 mt 1247 samples were processed 14 recovered; Kulgam has 42 Min: 11.5 Degree C patch is little slow. came out against the resumption of spread of the infection and ensur- and 9 tested positive, all from positive cases with 36 active and The paper does not endorse RELATIVE HUMIDITY A tanker driver Sohan Singh Phonsa further said that con- flight and passenger train services ing that all precautions are taken Kulgam district of South six recovered while Pulwama the same. Readers are RH-I (Morning): 70 per cent from Chatha area of Jammu said, RH-II (Evening): 52 per cent he turned lucky twice when his struction agencies have standing till May 31, citing increase in the by people including social distanc- Kashmir. has 13 positive cases with 9 requested to verify the LEH: tanker was partially hit once in instructions to maintain the road number of coronavirus cases. ing norms by following the mantra They include seven people active and four recovered. TEMPERATURE contents on their own before Panthyal area and once a passen- while carrying out widening Maharashtra Chief Minister of "do gaz doori (six feet apart)'. from Nursing Pora village of So far 95419 travellers and Max: 20.7 Degree C Uddhav Thackeray urged Modi He said the Centre now has a acting there upon.’’ Min: 3.3 Degree C ger vehicle was extensively dam- work. After August 5, 2019 hun- Kulgam. They are four men persons in contact with suspect- aged just ahead of him at Battery dreds of labourers moved outside to show "specific and concrete reasonably clear indication about aged 60, 45, 21, 33 and 2 women ed cases have been enlisted for direction" on the lockdown, a the geographical spread of the Chashma when he was returning the J&K. In between weather aged 22, 45 years of age. An 11 surveillance which included Edited, Printed, Published by Kamal Rohmetra and owned state government official said. pandemic including the worst by Daily Excelsior. Executive Editor Neeraj Rohmetra. from Srinagar during this mon- also remained unfair. Now, lock- year old girl and 23 woman from 22708 persons in home quaran- soon season. He had narrow down has hit the work. The road During the interaction, Modi affected areas which is helpful in Printed at Daily Excelsior and Excelsior Printer Pvt Ltd, also appreciated the role played by containing the pandemic. Panipora also tested positive and tine including facilities operated escape there. could not be maintained since Janipura, Jammu and published from EXCELSIOR HOUSE, the states in the fight against the The interaction was attended another woman from Kutabal by government, 190 in Hospital Singh said "when we start then. Now, the maintenance Janipura, Jammu 180007 (J&K). Phones: 2537055, 2537901, pandemic, and said the entire by Defence Minister Rajnath Panipora also tested positive. A Quarantine, 442 in hospital iso- from Nashri towards Ramban work has been started from 2539178. Fax: 0191-2537831 and 2530272 Editor's world is of the view that India has Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, 30-year old woman of Kulgam lation and 10188 under home and Banihal, we can't imagine Udhampur side. Within 4-5 days, tested positive in Jammu. surveillance. Besides, 61881 Residence: 2431830, 2433288. 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