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JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 212 Army Comdrs Woman with 3 children, 6 more from Chinore Farm positive needs to hold 5th round grow much of talks Another Corona casualty in Jammu, several faster: Singh NEW DELHI, Aug 2: NEW DELHI, Aug 2: India today pressed for com- India needs to grow much plete disengagement of Chinese security men among 146 more test +ve faster over the next 10 years troops at the earliest from with the use of technology and Pangong Tso and a couple of reforms in order to become an other friction points in Eastern * Highway Engg, 2 staffers of Pvt hospital Rehari too infected important global player, 15th Ladakh during the nearly 11- Finance Commission Chairman hour-long intense negotiations Sanjeev Pargal tals. this evening. and Doda (two each) and N K Singh said today. between senior commanders of A 60-year-old man from Dr Singh said the body has Ramban, , Udhampur, To achieve the potential the two armies, people familiar JAMMU, Aug 2: Jammu Simbal Morh Miran Sahib in RS been packed as per the protocol Samba and districts (one growth rate of 7-8 per cent, with the developments said. today reported another Pura tehsil of was and will be sent for cremation each). India has to improve factor pro- The fifth round of Corps Corona casualty when an eld- brought dead to the Government tomorrow morning with limited Sixty five persons today test- ductivity and reduce incremen- Commander-level talks began erly man from Simbal Morh in Medical College (GMC) Jammu family members allowed to per- ed positive for the virus in tal capital output ratio, he said. at 11 am at a designated meeting Miran Sahib area tested posi- at 8 pm last night with high fever form last rites. Jammu district. tive this evening nearly 24 and other symptoms, GMC With this, Jammu region's Four members of a family Singh said technology, cou- (Contd on page 4 Col 5) hours after his death in the including a 41-year-old pled with significant reforms in Rahul seeks Government Medical College woman, her two daughters areas like health, education and (GMC) Jammu while 146 fresh aged 17 and 13 and son aged 4 maintenance of infrastructure, Mehbooba’s COVID cases were reported in tested positive for the virus in can make a decisive difference. the region including a woman Sainik Colony. The woman "If we wish to become release and her three children in happened to be sister of a important global player, we NEW DELHI, Aug 2: staffer of car showroom, who have to obviously grow much *Watch video on faster over the next 10 years had already tested positive. Congress leader Rahul www.excelsiornews.com than we did in the past decade," Two staffers including a he said at IIT Jodhpur Gandhi today demanded the Sainik Colony, six more work- woman of Nephro Care Rehari release of former Jammu and ers from Chinore Farm, two tested positive tonight. A 17 (Contd on page 4 Col 1) Raksha Bandhan Greetings To All Our Readers. Chief Minister staffers of private hospital at years old girl and a two years , saying India’s Rehari, six cops from 187 bat- old child also tested positive in Spike in COVID cases, deaths; DCs warn against lockdown violations *Watch video on talion of CRPF Udhampur Shastri Nagar. www.excelsiornews.com whose 13 personnel were Six more workers from infected yesterday, Highway Chinore Farm in Kanachak 8 die in Kashmir, 372 test +ve; democracy is damaged when engineer, eight construction today reported positive taking Jammu city roads remain deserted on second day of weekly the Government illegally workers and two Government total number of workers who lockdown on Sunday. — Excelsior/Rakesh detains political leaders. officials in Ramban, several have been infected so far to 29. J&K tally 21550 The People’s Democratic shopkeepers and security per- Medical Superintendent Dr Dara Corona casualty figure has gone Kanachak SHO Inspector Party leader has been in deten- sonnel while 123 persons were Singh told the Excelsior. The up to 29 and that of Jammu dis- Ravi Parihar led police teams Fayaz Bukhari . that 694 samples were processed (Contd on page 4 Col 3) treated from the virus and dis- body was kept in mortuary for trict to 20. Other Corona deaths have shifted all remaining work- An official said that 372 today at Chest Diseases Hospital charged from various hospi- COVID test and it tested positive have been reported from (Contd on page 4 Col 1) , Aug 2: fresh cases were reported from Srinagar and 166 tested positive. Soldier missing Kashmir reported eight fresh Kashmir today taking the Another official said that 133 novel coronavirus deaths number of positive cases in more COVID-19 patients have after car Manpower, infra constraints create road-block in operationalization today taking the overall toll in J&K to 21550. recovered and were discharged Jammu and Kashmir to 396 An official said that 515 from various hospitals of set ablaze while 372 fresh cases were samples from Srinagar Airport Kashmir. Excelsior Correspondent AC rescinds 2014 Cabinet decision reported from the Valley tak- were processed at SKIMS Soura The official said that out of ing the J&K tally to 21550. Virology Laboratory and three 21550 positive cases, 8027 are SRINAGAR, Aug 2: The fresh deaths include a 79 tested positive. They included active positive, 13127 have Security forces have launched a about creation of 63 new CD blocks year old man from Gulbagh area one each from Srinagar, recovered and 396 have died, massive manhunt after an Army of Srinagar who was admitted to and districts including 368 in Kashmir divi- man went missing following Mohinder Verma SKIMS Soura on 27th of last of Kashmir. sion. setting ablaze of his personal *RDD asked to rationalize existing 285 blocks by Aug 20 month. He was suffering from He said that besides Airport The official said that out of underlying ailments and died car in South Kashmir's Kulgam JAMMU, Aug 2: of Jammu and Kashmir vide committee with the direction to However, these 63 blocks samples, 522 more samples 654251 test results available, today. district this evening. Administrative Council (AC) Order No.222-RD&PR dated identify the left-out areas and could not be made functional were processed at the hospital 632701 samples have been test- A 68 year old man from Inspector General of Police headed by Lieutenant July 23, 2014 had accorded make recommendations for cre- during the past nearly six Virology laboratory and 149 ed as negative. Babdemb who was Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, told Governor Girish Chandra sanction to the creation and ation of additional Community years due to manpower and tested positive. They included The official said that admitted to SKIMS Soura on Excelsior that vehicle of a local Murmu has rescinded ab-ini- operationalization of 177 new Development Blocks as well as infrastructure constraints, 32 from , 27 from Bandipora has 779 positive 26th of last month died today. Army man, Muzafar Manzoor tio the decision taken by the Community Development (CD) other administrative units. official sources told EXCEL- , 25 from , cases with 243 active, 522 A 52 year old man from of was set ablaze at then State Cabinet in the year Blocks. Even the approval was After detailed exercise, this SIOR, adding "even those 19 from CRPF, 15 from recovered and 14 deaths; Batamaloo area of Srinagar who Rambhama village in DH Pora 2014 regarding creation of 63 given to the creation of 177 committee made recommenda- political parties which raised Srinagar, 10 Police Hospital, Srinagar has 5153 positive was admitted to SKIMS Soura (Contd on page 4 Col 3) additional Community posts of the Block Development tions to the Government and hue and cry and compelled the seven from BB Cantt, 4 from cases with 2777 active, 2246 on 26th of last month died today. Development Blocks in Officers (BDOs). accordingly the Cabinet vide its then Government to get 63 Baramulla, three from BSF, recovered, 130 deaths; A 38 year of man from CISF to take over Jammu and Kashmir and Following this decision, dif- Decision No.187/14/2014 dated additional blocks sanctioned three from Kupwara, one each has 1339 Harnag in district Anantnag who directed the Rural ferent political parties raised hue October 16, 2014 accepted the maintained silence over inor- from Shopian, Jammu, Ramban positive cases with 277 active, was admitted to SKIMS Soura Leh Airport Development and Panchayati and cry on the ground that sever- recommendations and thereafter dinate delay in operationaliza- and Kargil. 1038 recovered, 24 deaths; on 25th of last month died today. NEW DELHI, Aug 2: Raj Department to rationalize al deserving areas were com- the Government vide Order tion of these administration An official at SKIMS Baramulla has 1931 positive A 60 years of woman from the existing 285 blocks by pletely ignored by the high-level No.289-RD&PR dated October units of the Rural Medical College said cases with 506 active, 1354 Umarhair Srinagar admitted to The CISF is scheduled to August 20, 2020. committee and grave injustice 21, 2014 accorded sanction to Development Department". that 322 samples were processed recovered, 71 deaths; Shopian SKIMS last month on 18th died take over on August 4 the secu- On the recommendations of was done with such areas. the creation and operationaliza- The issue came up for dis- at SKIMS Medical College has 1468 positive cases with today. rity of the Leh airport, the coun- a high-level committee the then Accordingly, the then tion of 63 additional Community cussion in the recent meeting of Bemina Virology laboratory and 207 active, 1238 recovered and With these deaths the death 54 tested positive. 23 deaths; Kupwara has 1108 try's highest-altitude commer- Government of erstwhile State Government constituted a new Development Blocks. (Contd on page 4 Col 3) cial aerodrome in the newly cre- toll in Jammu and Kashmir is An official at Government positive cases with 151 active, ated Union Territory of Ladakh, Abrogation of special status in J&K now 396 including 368 in Medical College Srinagar said (Contd on page 4 Col 3) officials said. A contingent of about 100 CISF personnel will provide round-the-clock, armed security Neither led to development nor at the strategically important airport, located at 3,256 metres above sea level, they said. ended terrorism: Farooq The Kushok Bakula (Contd on page 4 Col 5) JAMMU, Aug 2: ised by Epilogue News India. "We were always part of countered Abdullah and said Network, Abdullah, a India holding the tricolour," the abrogation of Article 370 Kupwara youth Former Jammu and member and president of the Abdullah said. provisions had become neces- Kashmir Chief Minister Dr National Conference (NC), said Jammu and Kashmir was sary to ensure all-round devel- missing since Farooq Abdullah today said the Government took the deci- enjoying the special status opment. the abrogation of the erstwhile sion on the which was guaranteed to the "One year is little time to 2013 recovered State's special status had nei- abrogation Muslim majority State on join- assess the benefits, give us some BARAMULLA, Aug 2: ther ushered in development of the spe- ing Hindu-majority India after time and you will see for your- nor put an end to terrorism as cial status rejecting Muslim Pakistan, he self," Sethi said. A youth who went missing being narrated by some vested without con- asserted at the webinar on Article 370 was a continua- in 2013 was recovered from interests in New Delhi. sulting any- "Discerning old order delineat- tion of the two-nation theory Delhi recently and reunited with He also alleged that the BJP one from ing new order - a year after neu- which gave rise to Pakistan in his family in Kupwara after has not learnt any lessons from Jammu and tralization of Article 370 and 1947, Ambardar said. seven years, a police the hijacking of an Indian Kashmir. abrogation of Article 35 A - On August 5 last year, the spokesman said today. Airlines plane in 1999 and sub- "It was passed in one day in understanding the nuances of the Centre abrogated the special sta- He said on July 26, 2013 a sequent release of Pakistan- Rajya Sabha and another day in old and the new order; the con- tus guaranteed to Jammu and missing report was lodged in based Jaish-e-Mohammad Lok Sabha," he said and added sequences and challenges". Kashmir under Article 370 of Police post (PP) Kalaroos that founder Maulana Masood Azhar that the narrative sold by the BJP leader and former the Constitution and bifurcated one Abdul Rashid Konsi , a res- as they think "they are the wisest Government is that Kashmir Minister Priya Sethi and for- the State into Union Territories - ident of Branard Kalaroos went of the wise, which is unfortu- would now become a part of mer MLC Surinder Ambardar (Contd on page 4 Col 3) missing on July 24, 2013 from nate". (Contd on page 4 Col 5) Speaking at a webinar organ- 54,735 new cases, tally crosses 1.7 mn Shah, Yediyurappa, TN Guv test +ve for COVID-19; UP Minister dies NEW DELHI, Aug 2: him in the last few days to get coronavirus. Whilst I am fine, I tested for Coronavirus and iso- am being hospitalised as a pre- Union Home Minister Amit late themselves. caution on the recommendation Shah, Karnataka Chief Shah has been actively lead- of doctors. I request those who Minister B S Yediyurappa and ing efforts to fight the pandemic have come in contact with me Tamil Nadu Governor in the country where the case recently to be observant and Banwarilal Purohit have tested tally crossed the 17 lakh mark exercise self quarantine,” the positive for Coronavirus, the today. veteran BJP leader wrote on latest among prominent public Political leaders, including Twitter. figures in the country to have BJP president J P Nadda, Rahul In Uttar Pradesh, Kamal Rani contracted COVID-19, while *Watch video on Varun, the only woman Cabinet Uttar Pradesh Minister Kamal www.excelsiornews.com Minister in the state, died of Rani Verma succumbed to the COVID-19 at a hospital in infection today. Gandhi of the Congress, DMK Lucknow today. She was 62. Taking to Twitter, 55-year- chief M K Stalin, Delhi Chief The Technical Education old Shah said he had undergone Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Minister, who tested positive for a Coronavirus test after showing West Bengal Chief Minister COVID-19 on July 18, breathed initial symptoms , wished Shah her last at the Sanjay Gandhi "My health is fine but I am a speedy recovery. Postgraduate Institute of getting admitted to a hospital on Karnataka Chief Minister Medical Sciences (SGPIMS). the advice of doctors," he tweet- BS Yediyurappa said he has She had comorbidities, ed in Hindi and requested those tested positive for COVID-19. including diabetes, hypertension who had come in contact with “I have tested positive for (Contd on page 4 Col 5)