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daily Vol No. 53 No. 48 JAMMU, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 16 Pages ` 4.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Resentment among party Legislators, who fail to get Ministry CM sheds Horticulture, takes Culture from Drabu Guv writes to CM on SVC reports Excelsior Correspondent Revolt in PDP as two senior Cabinet Altaf inducted, gets Education; Naeem JAMMU, Feb 17: Governor N N Vohra in a letter to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, has noted with regret that for the past several years there has been continuing failure in timely action shifted to PWD, Veeri Revenue being taken on the reports furnished by the State Vigilance Ministers resign hours after reshuffle Commission (SVC). Bhavan here at 12.30 pm in sim- after including Altaf Bukhari in Bukhari, who is an MLA from Basharat had held the portfo- Sanjeev Pargal He has also observed that no action has so far been taken on the Neeraj Rohmetra ple and brief ceremony that just the Cabinet. His inclusion has Sangrama, when contacted told lio of Law, Justice and recommendations made by the SVC regarding amendments to the JAMMU, Feb 17: Chief lasted three minutes. Bukhari, taken the strength of Council of JAMMU, Feb 17: EXCELSIOR, "I have sent a Parliamentary Affairs, when provisions of the Vigilance Commission Act, 2011. Minister Mehbooba Mufti who was later assigned the Ministry to 24---13 from the Governor has suggested an urgent review meeting at the Chief Revolting openly against party detailed two page statement to Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was today expanded her ten and charge of Education PDP including the Chief Minister's level and directions being issued to all Ministers and leadership, two senior PDP the Chief Minister, while elabo- heading the Government in 2015 half month old Cabinet by Department, staged comeback in Minister, nine Cabinet Ministers Administrative Secretaries to ensure that all reports/recommenda- Ministers today resigned from rating on the reasons for submit- and had been re-inducted as inducting PDP MLA from the PDP-BJP coalition and three Ministers of State, one tions of SVC are dealt without any delay whatsoever. Cabinet hours after Minister for Revenue, of them with Independent Chief Minister, Relief and Rehabilitation He noted that the SVC was established with the essential objec- Charge while BJP has 11 berths Mehbooba Mufti con- when Mehbooba Mufti tive of promoting honest functioning of the administrative appara- ducted a significant took over the reins of in the Ministry including eight tus and it is of vital importance to ensure transparency and reshuffle among port- Government on April 4, * Watch video on accountability in the functioning of the Governmental machinery folios of her Cabinet 2016. www.excelsiornews.com and to promptly bring to book all those who indulge in dishonest colleagues. Sources in PDP while (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Minister for clarifying on reasons of in the rank of Cabinet and three Revenue, Relief and Basharat's resignation Ministers of State, one of them HC seeks appearance of CEO Gulmarg Rehabilitation, Basharat said, "though several sig- with the Independent Charge. Excelsior Correspondent Bukhari and Minister for nificant portfolios had The Chief Minister left one Information Technology, been held by him earlier vacancy in the Council of SRINAGAR, Feb 17: The State High Court today sought per- Ministry, which belonged to the sonal appearance of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gulmarg Technical Education and ting resignation". in view of his performance, he PDP as BJP has exhausted its Development Authority (GDA) before the Court regarding illegal Youth Services and Sports, "For me, my conscience had been stripped off several Governor N N Vohra administering oath of office and secre- quota of 11 as per the power constructions in Gulmarg. Imran Raza Ansari have both and self-esteem is supreme important Departments in cy to PDP leader Syed Altaf Bukhari at Raj Bhavan, Jammu on sharing agreement between the The Division Bench of Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and tendered their resignations to the and with all my sincerity, I today's reshuffle and had been Friday. -Excelsior/ Rakesh two coalition partners. BJP's Chief Minister. had performed whatever left with only Horticulture". Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey in Public Interest Litigation about Reliable sources in PDP said, responsibility was entrusted to Shia religious cleric Imran Amirakadal, Syed Altaf Government after he was tally of 11 included Social protection of famous tourist resort directed the GDA officer to be "immediately after the Chief me by the Chief Minister. Raza Ansari, who won elec- Bukhari as the Cabinet dropped by Mehbooba when she Welfare Minister Sajjad Ghani present before the court on next date of hearing "List on 1st March Minister conducted a reshuffle People of the State can judge tions from Pattan constituen- Minister and subsequently took over affairs of the State on Lone, a People's Conference along with all connected MPs enabling the respondents to file their of portfolios of the PDP Cabinet my performance on the basis cy, told EXCELSIOR, "I had carrying out reshuffle of the April 4, 2016 after the death of leader and an ally of the BJP. reply/objections as the case may be. Minister, both the leaders of several important reforms some personal grievances, portfolios involving five her father Mufti Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, who was Meanwhile, concerned /senior officer of Gulmarg booked their tickets to Srinagar initiated by me during this which I have mentioned in a Cabinet Ministers of her Sayeed. Altaf was Works Works Minister in Mufti Development Authority shall remain present on that date to assist on the same flight GO Air 697 tenure", he said in a choked detailed letter to the Chief party, leaving the coalition Minister in Mufti Sayeed dis- Mohammad Sayeed led PDP- the court", DB directed. and subsequently, sent their res- voice and added, "I have sub- Minister and my resignation partners, the BJP, untouched. pensation. BJP coalition Government but The main issues which are being dealt by the Court in the PIL ignations respectively to the mitted a detailed letter to my has nothing to do with today's Governor NN Vohra admin- Mehbooba, carried out was dropped by Mehbooba are encroachments in and around the tourist resort, pollutants emit- ted by the hotels, illegal constructions in and around the tourist Chief Minister". leader and she only can tell the Cabinet reshuffle". istered oath of office and secre- reshuffle in the portfolios of five Mufti along with three others, Senior PDP leader, Basharat reasons". (Contd on page 6 Col 1) cy to Bukhari in the lawns of Raj Cabinet Ministers of the PDP (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) SEC holds All Party Meeting on elections Cong speaking separatists’ language: Dr Jitendra Govt sanctions prosecution of 6 Excelsior Correspondent Oppn for delimitation of Panchayats Excelsior Correspondent Gandhi to make his stand clear suffer collateral damage (in security forces in Jammu and on the comments of his party anti-terrorist operation). He is Kashmir were facing higher JAMMU, Feb 17: The State Government has in the last two NEW DELHI, Feb 17: colleagues. therefore appealing that don't casualties due to the manner weeks issued orders sanctioning prosecution in respect of six pub- by independent Agency, not RDD Accusing the Congress of "It is appalling and a matter come in the line of fire," Singh in which the locals were pre- lic servants namely Abdul Qayoom, the then Junior Assistant/ speaking the language of sepa- of worry that the Congress said. venting them from conducting Incharge Establishment in the office of Sub-District Hospital Excelsior Correspondent three regional, attended the ratists and politicising the party,seeing its political future He also targeted the the operations and "at times Surankote Poonch, Mohammad Ramzan, the then ASI of Police meeting and expressed their Army for "lowly political JAMMU, Feb 17: Chief bleak, is falling to the tempta- National Conference, the main even supporting the terrorists Station, Zakura, Srinagar, Dr Bhushan Anand, the then Assistant views on delimitation process gains", the BJP today defend- Electoral Officer (CEO) tion of politicising the Army opposition party in Kashmir, to escape". Accounts Officer, Directorate of Health Services Jammu, Dr and other issues pertaining to the ed Army chief Gen Bipin Shantmanu, who has been des- chief's statement... This party saying, once out of power, it Deepak Kapoor, the then Medical Officer, Department of Panchayat elections. Rawat's statement on tough * Watch video on ignated as State Election can go to any extent for political adopted the jargon of separatist Epidemiology, Jammu, Mohammad Shafi, the then Cashier, "We have taken the view action against locals hamper- www.excelsiornews.com Commission (SEC) by the benefits. It is speaking in the parties, something the Congress Accounts and Treasuries in Treasury Dharmari and Zahoor Ahmad point of all political parties and ing counter-militancy opera- State Government for conduct voice of separatists for lowly was also doing. The Union Minister claimed Sheikh, the then Cashier (Fireman), Fire & Emergency Services will consider them,'' he said, tions in Kashmir. of Panchayat elections, today adding that the political parties political gains," he said. Yesterday, NC spokesman that Kashmiri youth had begun Command, Kulgam for commission of offences, punishable under called All Party Meeting to Addressing a press confer- Citing statements of the