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Vol No. 49 No. 200 , SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2013 REGD.NO.JK-71/12-14 12+4 (Magazine) = 16 Pages ` 3.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/1992 Houses collapse, water enters many localities Rains create havoc, Chenab flows near alert mark *3 killed, 14 injured as bus slips into gorge Gopal Sharma es and shops, affecting normal a nallah resulting into the Pargwal, Jourian, Khour and situation. life of the people while water death of three persons and Kanha Chak of district Jammu. The heavy rain since last JAMMU, July 20: Rain entered many localities in causing injuries to 14 others. Other rivers including Ravi, night has claimed at least four created havoc in many parts of Jammu city and other towns Mighty river Chenab was Ujh, Tarnah, Basantar and Tawi lives so far while over a dozen Jammu region since last night in Kathua and Samba dis- heavily flooded and flowing were also swollen but Ujh and houses have collapsed including Basantar witnessed heavy flood, a school in old city area. A long prompting Flood Control wall of a factory collapsed in authorities to sound alert in the Bari Brahmana area early morn- areas down-stream. ing today while an old house in Due to flash flood in many Kalijani area of Jammu city nallahs, the movement of traffic housing a private school also was also affected in Kathua, collapsed. No loss of life was Billawar, Basohli, Hiranagar, reported in the building collapse Samba, Ghagwal, Purmandal but property worth lakhs was and Akhnoor area. Due to heavy damaged. flood in Bhabar Nallah near A passenger bus slipped into Rajpura (Samba) on border a 100 feet deep gorge at Dundak road, a large number of vehicles near Surankot in Poonch this on border road remained strand- morning as a protection wall of Shelter from rain... -Excelsior/Rakesh ed for hours together. Water the road suddenly collapsed due level in Chenab was nearly 28 ft to heavy rain. Eyewitnesses said ASI's body at Akhnoor, just 5 ft below dan- that Jammu bound Poonch route Spl DG BSF starts probe in firing ger mark. It however, nearly bus No. JK02AP/4369 gave pas- fished out Excelsior Correspondent touched the alert mark. In Tawi, sage to a vehicle coming from Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 20: BSF Special Director Dilip Trivedi the water level was also below the other side. It was raining SRINAGAR, July 20: The today conducted preliminary inquiry into Dharam, Ramban firing danger mark. heavily and visibility was also incident in which four persons were killed and 42 others were A bund along the border poor. The retaining wall of the body of ASI Habib-Ullah, who had drowned in Lidder near injured. breached near Ramgarh as a road on nalla side got collapsed Mr Trivedi, who has been deputed to the spot by Union Home result the water entered the and the vehicle rolled down into Chandanwari in Pahalgam, was fished out from Nallah Lidder Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, took ground reports after meeting A house which collapsed during rain at Kalijani in Jammu on Saturday. More pics on page fields of the people at Barota 100 feet deep nallah after hitting civilian, police and BSF officials to ascertain the circumstances camp causing damage to public against a tree. near Zig Morh today. 3 & 4. -Excelsior/Rakesh The police officer went leading to the firing by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on property. Dy Commissioner Three persons were killed July 18. as several rivers and nallahs missing on June 8. The dead tricts, whereas, during heavy near alert mark this evening and Samba R K Verma and and fourteen others including The BSF Special DG visited the 76 Battalion belt area in were swollen with flash floods, body was handed over to his rain near Surankot in Poonch the authorities sounded alert in Tehsildar, Vijaypur also visited driver were injured. DC Poonch Ramban and took statements of the BSF patrol party, which had causing damage to many hous- relatives for last rites. this morning a bus slipped into the low lying areas of Akhnoor, the area and took stock of the (Contd on page 4 Col 1) intercepted Mohammed Latif, who had allegedly instigated the mob that attacked a BSF camp, official sources said. No curfew in Kashmir today 4694 perform darshan Members of the patrol party provided pictorial evidence to the BSF Special DG in connection with the attack on the BSF camp by the mob. Clashes break out, 76 injured Amarnath yatra resumes after 2 days Mr Trivedi also spoke to police and civilian officers cles in some sensitive parts of in Kulgam and Galwanpora Avtar Bhat The spokesman said that the holy cave today from both Baltal (Contd on page 4 Col 3) Fayaz Bukhari yatris at Baltal and Nunwan and Chandanwari tracks. With Kashmir valley. Humhama in Budgam", the JAMMU, July 20: After SRINAGAR, July 20: Police and para-military spokesman added. were allowed to proceed this, the total number of pilgrims FSL confirms pesticide in Mid Day meal Curfew continued in Srinagar remaining suspended for two towards Jammu this evening. performing darshan in cave Central Reserve Police (CRPF) He said that 31 police and days following protests in PATNA, July 20: and other major towns of remained deployed in Srinagar CRPF men and 8 civilians were These yatris will proceed shrine situated at an altitude of Kashmir valley for second day Valley and of towards Jammu and will not be 3880 metres in deep Himalayas A forensic report today confirmed the presence of poisonous city and other major towns injured in clashes across Jammu region after Gool today in protest against the across Kashmir valley to prevent Kashmir valley today. stopped any where at National in South Kashmir district of pesticide in the Mid Day meal served to the students of the school Border Security Force firing episode on July 18, the holy Highway for night halt, he Anantnag has reached 2,89,935 in Chhapra where 23 children died after taking the contaminated protests. The spokesman said that 59 Amarnath yatra was resumed in Gool, Ramban. At least 76 They had erected steel barri- people, including 49 police and added. in last 23 days of pilgrimage. food. people including large number from Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu He said likewise the yatris This was the lowest number The Forensic Science Laboratory report found Monocrotophos, cades and concertina razor wire CRPF men, were injured in vio- base camp this evening. of security men were injured across main roads in Srinagar lent clashes with protesters on who left Jammu base camp for of pilgrims performing darshan an organophosphorous compound in the samples of oil from the in clashes that broke out at Confirming that the yatra holy cave will be allowed to at holy cave since the annual container, food remains on the platter and mixture of rice with veg- and major towns of Kashmir Friday. was resumed this evening an several places since yesterday. valley to block the movement of Clashes broke out at etables on Aluminium tasla (utensil), Additional Director General Curfew that was imposed in official spokesman told of Police (HQ) Ravinder Kumar told reporters making the report traffic and people. Khuwani in South Kashmir Excelsior that 1,834 pilgrims Kashmir valley yesterday morn- A police spokesman said between protesters and the secu- public. ing to prevent any flare up in left the base camp here by 1735 Monocrotophos is used as a pesticide for agricultural purposes. here that the situation rity forces this afternoon. As the hours in a cavalcade of 56 vehi- violence remained in force in throughout Kashmir valley protesters were large in number It is very toxic to human beings and other animals, the ADG said Srinagar and major towns of cles for holy cave under tight quoting the FSL report. remained peaceful today. and security forces fired rubber security measures. Kashmir valley. "However, there were stone bullets to disperse them during The report confirmed the Bihar Government’s apprehension An official spokesman said They included 1256 male, that the food given to the children of Dharmasati Gandaman prima- pelting reported from Tahab which 5 persons including 3 355 female, 26 children and 97 here that there will no curfew Chowk and Newa in Pulwama, women were injured. They were ry school at Chhapra was poisoned. tomorrow in Srinagar and other Sadhus. A total 23 children died after eating the meal while 24 others Cement Bridge and Azadgung removed to Anantnag district Meanwhile, the yatris major town across Kashmir val- in Baramulla, Papchan, hospital for treatment. and the cook Manju Devi are undergoing treatment at Patna ley. He, however, said that there started their return journey Medical College and Hospital. (PTI) Gulshan Chowk and Naidkhai The injured have been identi- from Baltal and Nunwan- may be some restrictions on the in Bandipora, a couple of fied as Shanawaaz Ahmad Shah, movement of people and vehi- Pahalgam base camps towards BJP leader hacked to death places in Shopian, Khudwani (Contd on page 4 Col 4) Jammu late this evening after SALEM/CHENNAI, July 20: they were not allowed to pro- Only 45% schools inspected; no meeting of Monitoring Committee convened ceed towards Jammu by the Pilgrims assemble at Chandanwari camp before leaving BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit General Secretary V Ramesh has been authorities for two days as towards Jammu on Saturday. -Excelsior/Sajad Sameer hacked to death by unidentified assailants near his house in Salem HRD Ministry finds chinks in Mid Day widespread protests rocked that sparked an outrage in the party which gave a call for a state- Kashmir valley and Ramban proceed for Nunwan and yatra started on June 28, he wide bandh on July 22. district of Jammu region after Baltal during the night and added. A total of 17 stab injuries were found on the body of Ramesh, Gool firing. will not be stopped at any Spokesman said 650 pil- doctors at the Salem Government hospital said. Meal Scheme’s implementation in J&K The spokesman said over where for night halt so that grims left for holy cave from 52-year-old Ramesh was brutally attacked by a four-member Mohinder Verma Ministry of Human Resource quarterly progress reports, 150 vehicles carrying yatris left they can reach their destina- Baltal via shorter 16 km track unidentified gang while he was returning home after visiting the and Development has pointed Jammu and Kashmir has not the two base camps in Valley for tions early tomorrow morning early this morning under tight party office to discuss party affairs at around 9 pm last night in JAMMU, July 20: At a out several shortcomings in been paying required attention Jammu by this evening under to start the trekking. security arrangements. These Salem, Salem range Police DIG Sanjay Kumar said. Police said time when there is lot of outcry this regard and asked the con- towards the areas which other- tight security arrangements. The spokesman said 4,694 pilgrims performed darshan in Ramesh died on the spot. over the death of students These yatris will reach Jammu cerned authorities to take wise deserve special focus so pilgrims performed darshan at (Contd on page 4 Col 1) (Contd on page 4 Col 1) after taking poisoned food immediate steps to overcome that nothing adverse takes place early tomorrow morning. under Mid Day Meal Scheme the same. in the State. in Bihar, all is not well in the According to the analysis of As per the guidelines laid Unable to meet for 8 months, implementation of this scheme the implementation of the Mid down by the HRD Ministry for in Jammu and Kashmir as the Day Meal Scheme conducted by guiding, monitoring and imple- Department of School the concerned wing of the HRD mentation of the scheme, State Education of the Union Ministry on the basis of the Steering-cum-Monitoring Sagheer CSC gets another extension Committee headed by is required to meet at *Consensus may elude Panel again regular intervals to review the Sanjeev Pargal term. Council of Ministry in which scheme and suggest policy mea- Sources confirmed that the some members of the Panel sures for effective implementa- JAMMU, July 20: Government has extended term were dropped from the Cabinet tion of the programme. Notwithstanding the fact that of the CSC for another six and later replaced with new Moreover, it is mandatory on the it failed to hold a single meet- months with retrospective effect faces, sources said. part of the Steering Committee ing during its seventh exten- from April 30, 2013 when its The Government had recon- to give prior information about sion of six months from previous extension had expired. stituted the CSC on February 18 such meetings to the November 1, 2012 to April 30, A formal order to this effect by after the Ministry reshuffle in Government of so that 2013, the Government has the General Administration which two members of the HRD Ministry’s School once again extended tenure of Department (GAD) would be Committee-Qamar Ali Akhoon Education and Literacy a Cabinet Sub Committee issued in next few days, they and Surjit Singh Slathia (both Department sends its representa- (CSC) on high profile Justice said. from NC) were dropped. CAPD tive. Sagheer Ahmed Working Admitting that frequent and Transport Minister “However, neither any Group report for six months to extensions to the CSC were Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan Internet Edition: www.dailyexcelsior.com State level nor District level evolve a consensus on vital necessitated as the Committee and Planning Minister Ajay meeting was convened by issues raised by it. hadn't been able to evolve con- Sadhotra had replaced them. E-Paper: http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com Steering-cum-Monitoring This happened to be eighth sensus on some crucial recom- The Committee headed by Committee during the 2012-13 extension of the eight-members mendations especially on Finance Minister Abdul Rahim INSIDE WEATHER financial year”, the report of CSC (four each from National autonomy, the most controver- Rather now comprised Rural )* Physical verification JAMMU the HRD Ministry said. “This Conference and Congress) since sial subject in the report in Development and Panchayati of projects ...Page 6 Possibility of rain/thundershower. shows the level of seriousness it was constituted in January view of divergent views among Raj Minister Ali Mohammad TEMPERATURE * Controversy over mining site towards monitoring of the 2010 by the order of the State the Alliance partners-National Sagar, Mr Ramzan and Mr )Governor discusses Max: 26.5 Degree C scheme, whose ultimate aim is Cabinet after Justice (retired) Sadhotra (all from NC), Min: 23.4 Degree C Conference and Congress. arrangements for 101st Indian to ensure that no child remains Sagheer Ahmed (now dead) had Housing Minister Raman RELATIVE HUMIDITY Despite another extension, hungry in the covered schools submitted his report to Chief Bhalla, PHE Minister Sham Lal Science Congress ...Page 3 Highest: 10.0 per cent sources admitted that it was very Minister Omar Abdullah in Sharma, Urban Development )Civic Safai Karamcharis, Lowest: 95.0 per cent and the basic health and difficult, or rather impossible, to other workers of JMC Sunset on Sunday: 07.38 p.m. hygiene needs of the children December 2009. evolve a consensus in the CSC Minister Rigzin Jora and suspend strike ...Page 3 Sunrise on Monday: 05.40 a.m. are met in a safe and serene Official sources told the on Sagheer recommendation due Medical Education Minister Taj atmosphere”, sources said. Excelsior that the Government Mohi-ud-Din (all from ) Bhalla takes stock of damages KASHMIR to different stands taken by the Finding more chinks as far as has extended the period of the Congress). caused due to overnight Possibility of rain/thundershower. two Alliance partners. monitoring, which is the integral CSC for another six months. The Sources said the Government rains ...Page 5 TEMPERATURE Not a single meeting of the Max: 25.7 Degree C part of implementation of the CSC term had expired on April has been left with no option but )Sham pays surprise visit to Committee was held during six Min: 21.8 Degree C scheme and proper utilization of 30 this year and since then its months period of seventh exten- to grant eighth extension to the Sitlee Filtration Plant ...Page 5 RELATIVE HUMIDITY the funds, is concerned, the fate was hanging in balance in sion ranging between November Committee unless it wanted the )India women’s team in Highest: 78.0 per cent HRD Ministry said, “Only 45% the absence of any Government 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013, which Panel to die its own death. Archery World Cup final...Page10 Lowest: 90.0 per cent (Contd on page 4 Col 3) direction on extension of the was attributed to reshuffle in the (Contd on page 4 Col 4)