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Vol No. 56 No. 24 JAMMU, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 2020 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 18 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Joshi appointed ‘No question can be raised on total integration of J&K’ Northern Army Centre clears name of Oswal Commander NEW DELHI, Jan 23: Abrogation of Art 370 now fait for appointment as HC Judge Lt Gen YK Joshi has been appointed commander of the strategically crucial Northern accompli, should be accepted: Centre SC Collegium approves Javaid for elevation Command which takes care of overall security scenario along NEW DELHI, Jan 23: Civil Liberties (PUCL), Jammu "The arguments of other side had signed the Instrument of Collegium had on October 15, taking into consideration the the border with Pakistan in Neeraj Rohmetra and Kashmir High Court Bar that no integration of Jammu Accession with and subse- 2019 approved names of two material on record has Jammu and Kashmir as well as The abrogation of the pro- Association and an intervener and Kashmir had taken place, no quently the Indian army pushed lawyers for appointment as approved the proposal for ele- with China in Ladakh. visions of Article 370, which JAMMU, Jan 23: Union had sought referring the matter standstill agreement or merger back those tribesman. Judges of J&K High Court -- vation of Javed Iqbal Wani, Lt Gen Joshi, with vast granted special status to erst- Government has cleared the to a larger bench of seven- documents between Jammu and He said that long before Moksha Kazmi (Khajuria) and Advocate as Judge of Jammu experience of anti-terror opera- while Jammu and Kashmir, name of Rajnesh Oswal for Judges. Kashmir and India were execut- Jammu and Kashmir had its Rajnesh Oswal. and Kashmir High Court", tions in Kashmir, succeeds Lt has now become a "fait appointment as Judge of the They have sought reference ed, are of no use. If the integra- Constitution, many provisions "While the Union Law says the official communiqué Gen Ranbir Singh who retires accompli" leaving sole option High Court of Union Territory on the ground that two judge- tion of Jammu and Kashmir had of Indian Constitution was Ministry has given its issued by the Apex Court. from service on January 31. to accept the change, the of Jammu and Kashmir while ments of Apex Court -- Prem not taken place then there is no applied to the state. approval for Oswal and for- "Though the Apex Court had Lt Gen Joshi is currently Centre told the Supreme as the SC Collegium has rec- Nath Kaul versus Jammu and place for Article 370," "The question of referendum warded the same to Prime in its October 15, 2019 meeting serving as Chief of Staff of the Court today. ommended the name of Javed Kashmir in 1959 and Sampat Venugopal said. does not arise in light of this per- Minister's Office (PMO), deferred the name of two advo- Northern Command. Vehemently opposing the Iqbal Wani to Union Law Prakash versus Jammu and He referred to a book, 'The manent declaration of Jammu Ministry for his appointment there is no word on the second cates - Rahul Bharti and Javaid (Contd on page 6 Col 7) contention that Jammu and Kashmir in 1970 -- which dealt Story of the Integration of the and Kashmir being an integral Kashmir was not integrated with as Judge. recommendation", sources Iqbal Wani, it has chosen to with the issue of Article 370 are Indian States', written by V P part of India," he said, and read Interestingly, Oswal will be asserted. clear the name of latter now Court grants 15 India, the Centre told the top in direct conflict each other and Menon who was Secretary to out the preamble of J&K's court if that was the case, then first Advocate to be appointed as Appointment of Oswal will thereby revoking its own recom- days remand of therefore the current bench of India's first Home Minister Constitution. Judge to the common High increase strength of existing mendations", sources pointed there would not have been a five judges could not hear the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and He stated that there is no need for Article 370. Court of Jammu, Kashmir and Judges to nine while there are out. DySP, others issue. said that Instrument of question of plebiscite in light of Ladakh after creation of UT of still eight vacancies. Further in July, 2019, J&K It opposed reference of a Attorney General K K Accession signed by Maharaja the explicit declarations of Excelsior Correspondent batch of pleas, challenging the Jammu and Kashmir and UT of In a related development, the High Court Collegium had also Venugopal, appearing for the Hari Singh of Kashmir shows Jammu and Kashmir to be an SC Collegium in its meeting cleared names of three senior JAMMU, Jan 23: Special Constitutional validity of the Ladakh on November 1, 2019. Centre told the bench -- also that "sovereignty of Jammu and integral part of India in their held yesterday under the chair- judicial officers namely Vinod Judge NIA Jammu Subash C Centre's decision of August 5 Highly placed sources told comprising Justices Sanjay Kashmir was only temporary. own Constitution. manship of Chief Justice of Chatterji Kaul, Sanjay Dhar and Gupta today granted 15 days last year to abrogate provisions EXCELSIOR, "Union Law Kishan Kaul, R Subhash We are a Union of States". "Therefore it is wrong to India, Sharad Arvind Bobde and Puneet Gupta for the appoint- police remand of DySP of Article 370, to a larger seven- Ministry has given its approval Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Venugopal referred to the say that total integration of for appointment of Oswal as in presence of two senior most ment as Judges of the High * Pic on page 6 Judge Bench. Kant -- that "the abrogation of history of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir had not A five-Judge Constitution High Court Judge and the formal Judges -- Justice N.V. Ramana Court. Video on provisions of Article 370, has and said that Hari Singh had taken place. Today to say that notification is likely to be issued and Justice Arun Mishra has However, sources said, "the bench headed by Justice N V now become a "fait accompli" signed a standstill agreement there was no plebiscite or www.excelsiornews.com Ramana reserved its verdict on tomorrow or day after. After the approved the name of Advocate file pertaining to the appoint- leaving sole option to accept with Pakistan, which later vio- agreement of merger or stand- Javed Iqbal Wani and forwarded ment of these judicial officers is Devinder Singh and four others the question of referring the warrants of appointment are the change". lated and sent 300 trucks of still documents were not exe- the same to Union Law Ministry still lying with Union Law to the National Investigating issue to a larger bench and said it issued, the oath ceremony is He said the events which tribesman trained by Pakistani cuted is not correct and these for appointment as High Court Ministry". Agency (NIA). would pass a detailed order in likely to take place in winter transpired prior to the notifica- Army to attack Kashmir. arguments cannot be raised at Judge. Interestingly, even as the The other accused are Syed this regard. capital next week". tion of August 5 and August 6, It was only after that, to this stage," Venugopal said, "The Supreme Court Union Law Ministry has Naveed Mushtaq Shah alias NGO People's Union of It is pertinent to mention 2019 are of no significance. secure himself and the state, he Collegium in its meeting after Naveed Baba, son of Syed (Contd on page 6 Col 1) here that the Supreme Court (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Irfan Safi Mir, son of Mohd Safi Mir, Land, jobs will be protected, says LG AIIA hospitals to be set up in J&K: Naik (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Niraj to coordinate Era of militancy over, peace Prasad compliments Kashmiri with MHA Excelsior Correspondent will prevail in J&K: Ministers youth for talent JAMMU, Jan 23: Niraj Fayaz Bukhari overall welfare and socio-eco- he inspected various stalls set up Kumar, Additional Resident Sanjeev Pargal nomic development of the dis- by Horticulture, Agriculture and Commissioner and ex-officio 10 Ministers tour Jammu on penultimate day SRINAGAR, Jan 23: trict. other allied departments. He JAMMU, Jan 23: Era of Secretary, Resident Union Minister for Law and The Minister also laid the also presided over a felicitation militancy is over and peace today included , Singh Kulaste and Krishan Pal the programme along with Commissioner, J&K Justice, Communications and foundation stone of Mini camp organised by Social will now prevail in Jammu Sadhvi , Gurjar. Union Minister of State for Government, New Delhi, has IT, Pavilion Block at Jhelum Welfare Department wherein he and Kashmir as the Union Rameshwar Teli, Parshottam For the first time during Agriculture and Farmers been designated as Nodal today complimented Territory has started march Officer of the Union Territory the young sportsmen of J&K for coordinating the *Watch video on and said that Parliament and other related www.excelsiornews.com Baramulla district is issues with the Union Ministry bestowed with enor- on the path of development of Home Affairs. mous talent in sports. with cooperation of the people. An order in this regard was He said that every Works which were not done in issued today by the Government effort shall be made on 70 years will be executed in of Jammu and Kashmir. the part of Union two to three years in the UT. Government led by Imran’s This was stated by most of Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, G Kishan Reddy and Shripad Prime Minister the 10 Union Ministers who vis- Naik in Kashmir on Thursday. Another pic on page 6. to comments reflect ited different parts of Jammu appreciate and felicitate these Stadium Baramulla that will distributed six laptops among region on penultimate day of frustration: India players at National and other come up at an estimated cost of those girl students who recently seven-day long public outreach levels. Rs 35 lakh. passed the 10th and 12th class NEW DELHI, Jan 23: programme launched in Jammu He inaugurated Indoor examinations with flying colors. Slamming Pakistan Prime and Kashmir by the Central Ten Union Ministers during their visit to different places in Jammu region on Thursday. *Watch video on Sports stadium Baramulla con- www.excelsiornews.com The Minister also distributed Minister Imran Khan for trying Government. Rupala, Som Prakash, Dhotre six days of public outreach, Welfare at cheques worth Rs 40000 each to paint an "alarmist" situation structed at an estimated cost of The Ministers who visited Sanjay Shamrao, Suresh C Lieutenant Governor Girish Miran Sahib in RS Pura. Later, the Minister visited among beneficiaries under in Kashmir and seeking global Rs 7 crore. He also participated different parts of Jammu region Angadi, Renuka Singh, Faggan Chandra Murmu also joined (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Dak Bungalow Baramulla where (Contd on page 6 Col 5) intervention to de-escalate ten- in various activities meant for sion between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, New Delhi Remain prepared for all contingencies: COAS „ Officers continue to shift responsibility on each other today said his remarks show "growing sense of frustration" and that the world understands LG, Army chief review J&K No taker of Lt Governor’s directive for Islamabad's "double standards". External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar security scenario, LoC firing safety audit of 20 years old bridges also categorically ruled out any third party role on the Kashmir review of security scenario in issued by Defence spokesman Mohinder Verma the lists of 20 years old bridges issue, asserting that any issue Naravane visits the Union Territory including after conclusion of two-day visit DIQC Deptt lacks specialised in Kashmir and Jammu (Contd on page 6 Col 1) the anti-militancy operations of Gen Naravane to Jammu and JAMMU, Jan 23: provinces have not been pre- forward areas especially in the Valley and Kashmir, said. Incredible it may sound but it engineers in the field pared by the concerned Heavy shelling authorities of the Roads and in Rajouri is a fact that no action has On November 20, 2019, the tion of iron/steel bridges besides in Poonch been taken on the directives of Lieutenant Governor Girish laying stress on creation of Buildings Department". the Lieutenant Governor Chandra Murmu, while chairing earthquake resistant infrastruc- "No doubt, it is not possible Excelsior Correspondent regarding safety audit of 20 a meeting of the Roads and ture. to conduct safety audit of 20 JAMMU, Jan 23: After a Excelsior Correspondent years old bridges in the length Buildings Department at the However, despite lapse of years old bridges in the length and breadth of Union and breadth of Union Territory brief lull, Pakistan army tonight JAMMU, Jan 23: Army Civil Secretariat, had issued over two months no action has Territory of Jammu and of Jammu and Kashmir within a again violated ceasefire on the chief Gen Manoj Mukund directions for immediate safety been taken on the directions of LoC in Poonch district targeting Kashmir despite lapse of over short span of two months but at Naravane today called upon audit and 100% checking of the Lieutenant Governor, offi- forward posts and civilian two months. least such bridges should have the troops to remain prepared bridges constructed 20 years cial sources told EXCEL- areas. Moreover, all the concerned been identified till date and for all contingencies as he back. SIOR, adding "the intensity of Reports said Pakistan army officers of the Roads and documents about their design reviewed security situation, Army chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane and Northern In the presence of Advisor K non-serious approach can be resorted to mortar shelling and Buildings Department are shift- (Contd on page 6 Col 3) both on the Line of Control Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir Singh in a meeting with K Sharma, Chief Secretary BVR gauged from the fact that even firing at Digwar, Malti, Bigial ing responsibility on each other (LoC) with Pakistan and hin- Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu in Jammu on Subrahmanyam and top brass of Dara and Khari Karmara for- on one or the other pretext terland, in Jammu and Thursday. the Roads and Buildings ward areas in Poonch district instead of coming out with a list Kashmir during his first visit Department, the Lieutenant tonight. ceasefire violations by the Gen Naravane commended of such bridges and fixing the to the Union Territory after Governor had further directed The Indian Army retaliated Pakistan army on the LoC the Standard Operating time-frame for the completion of taking over as the Chief of the officers for periodic inspec- effectively, leading to heavy almost regularly in Rajouri and Procedures (SOPs) institutional- this vital task. exchanges that continued for Army Staff (COAS). Poonch districts. ized to ensure safe and secure about two hours. Gen Naravane and Northern “The need to remain pre- environment and `Mission However, there were no Command chief Lt Gen Ranbir pared for all contingencies was Readiness' of the troops. He casualties or damage on the Singh also met Lieutenant reinforced by the Chief of Army conveyed his satisfaction on the Governor Girish Chandra people friendly measures under- (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Staff during his interaction with Murmu for comprehensive the troops,'' an official statement (Contd on page 6 Col 3) WEATHER JAMMU: Partly cloudy TEMPERATURE Max: 19.1 Degree C Min: 4.5 Degree C RELATIVE HUMIDITY RH-I (Morning): 94.0 per cent RH-II (Evening): 56.0 per cent Sunset on Friday: 05.56 p.m. Sunrise on Saturday: 07.31 a.m. SRINAGAR: Possibility of light rain/snow TEMPERATURE Max: 8.5 Degree C Min: -0.5 Degree C RELATIVE HUMIDITY RH-I (Morning): 77 per cent RH-II (Evening): 47 per cent LEH: TEMPERATURE Max: 0.0 Degree C Min: -18.4 Degree C