DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 (PAGE 9) NIA arrests doc in LeT module BENGALURU, Aug 30: case in Bengaluru in 2012 against 25 people. He is also an accused in The NIA has arrested an Indian the case. doctor, brother of 2007 A non-bailable warrant and a bomber, after he was deported look-out notice was issued against from where he was him. in custody for his alleged involve- The case was initially lodged ment in recruiting people in India by the Bengaluru police which had for Pakistan-based terror group claimed that it was a plot to attack Lashkar-e-Taiba. columnist Prathap Simha, who is The accused, Dr Sabeel now a BJP Lok Sabha member Ahmed, who worked at a hospital from Karnataka's Mysuru. in Saudi kingdom, is the younger So far, 17 people have been brother of aeronautical engineer arrested in the case out of whom Kafeel Ahmed who was involved 14 have been released after serv- in the 2007 suicide attack at ing their sentence. Glasgow airport in Scotland in the The NIA established Ahmed's UK. His mission had failed and he identity in the case after the depor- died on August 2 after their bombs tation and arrest of a Hyderabad went off. resident from Saudi Arabia in Ahmed, 38, who was in 2015. Earlier, he was identified as at that time, was arrested "Motu doctor" in an initial charge- by the National Investigation sheet filed by the NIA in 2015 in Agency (NIA) upon his arrival in this case. New Delhi from Saudi Arabia The NIA alleged that Ahmed where he had moved in 2010 and was introduced to LeT recruitment worked at King Fahad hospital. plot by his brother-in-law Imran He was deported from the Ahmed, arrested in 2013 for trav- kingdom after being detained for elling with a fake passport, and an his alleged involvement in recruit- engineer from Bengaluru ing people for the LeT. A case was Mohammed Shahid Faisal, who is registered in connection with the still absconding. (PTI) Students, alumni of IITs launch portal to help JEE, NEET candidates NEW DELHI, Aug 30: combinations of volunteers and candidates via exchange of con- Students and alumni of vari- tact details. The two can then ous Indian Institutes of coordinate to plan the travel to the Technology (IITs) have launched exam centre. The donated money a portal to help JEE and NEET will help the organisers fund cab candidates with transportation service for the exam-takers on the facility, officials said. day of the exam," he said. Travelling concerns have There has been a growing been raised by students on social chorus against holding of crucial media amid the coronavirus risk. entrance exams like JEE-Mains, Also, many candidates have JEE-Advanced and NEET in moved to different cities during September, in view of rising lockdown and hence, are at far off COVID-19 cases. locations from the examination However, the Ministry of centres. Education (MoE), has asserted "During COVID-19 crisis, that further delay in conducting one of the major concerns the exams can lead to a zero aca- amongst students is regarding dif- demic year and hence, the exams ficulty in reaching the exam cen- will be conducted as per schedule tres. Students and alumni of IITs in September. have promptly come forward and While the National launched a dedicated portal to Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test connect with good samaritans (NEET) is scheduled to be held who may want to help the needy on September 13, engineering candidates. entrance exam JEE-Main has "The portal called 'eduride' been planned from September 1- will ease burden of commuting 6. for the candidates, especially The exams have been from remote locations and poorly connected areas," IIT Delhi deferred twice in the wake of the Director V Ramgopal Rao said. coronavirus pandemic. (PTI) "After registration of alumni, Pranab in volunteers and candidates, the portal will connect appropriate deep coma Husband, helper NEW DELHI, Aug 30: Former President Pranab nabbed for Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma but is haemodynami- woman’s murder cally stable, the hospital treating Excelsior Correspondent him said today. Doctors attending to 84-year- RAJOURI, Aug 30: The old Mukherjee said he is on venti- police has arrested husband and lator support and is being treated his associate for the murder of his for lung infection. wife at Morha village in Doctors say a patient is Kotranka area of district Rajouri haemodynamically stable when today. his blood circulation parameters, Officials sources said that the like blood pressure, heart and deceased identified as Shanaz pulse rate, are stable and normal. Akhter (30), wife of Zulifkar Ali Mukherjee was admitted to of Morha village, in Kotranka the Army's Research and Referral Tehsil was intercepted by her hus- Hospital in Delhi on August 10 band Zulifkar, a Tata Mobile driv- and was operated upon the same er near the village during morning day for removal of a clot in the hours and stabbed her with a knife brain. He had also tested positive after some altercation. He was for COVID-19 during his admis- assisted by his helper/ cleaner, sion. Mohd Aslam (19). He later developed a lung With serious injuries she was infection and had a renal dysfunc- removed to Kandi hospital by the tion, they added. relatives where she succumbed to "Shri Pranab Mukherjee is injuries. Taking cognizance of the being treated for lung infection. matter the police after conduct of He continues to be in a deep coma post mortem and performing and on ventilator support. He legal formalities handed over the remains haemodynamically sta- dead body to the family and regis- ble," the hospital said in a state- tered a case against husband and ment. his cleaner. The police arrested Mukherjee was the 13th both the accused persons and President of India from 2012- started investigation. 2017. (PTI)

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT AGROSTOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TALAB TILLO JAMMU AUCTION NOTICE This Department intends to put to auction of cherry crop (sorghum fodder) grown in an area of 16 kanals and wild green grasses developed on the field bunds in an area of 40 kanals at Grass land and Fodder Dev. Farm Ancha (Ram Nagar). All interested parties can see the cherry crop and wild green grasses on any working day during working hours at the farm. An open auction of the wild green grasses/cherry crop shall be held on 03.09.2020 at Grass land & Fodder Dev. Farm Ancha. The auction will start at 11:30 am and will end up at 2:00 pm. All the interested parties are requested to participate in the auction proceedings on the scheduled date and time. TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. The Auction shall go in favour of the highest bidder. 2. Full amount of the auction is to be deposited at the end of auction pro- ceedings. 3. Cutting of the wild green grasses shall have to be completed within the period of 20 days. 4. The Chairman of the auction committee reserve the right to accept or reject any Bid without assigning any reason. Sd/- Assistant Agrostologist Department of Agriculture Talab Tillo Jammu OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT AGROSTOLOGIST DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TALAB TILLO JAMMU AUCTION NOTICE This Department intends to put to auction Mixed Fodder grown in an area of 26 kanals at Grass land and Fodder Dev. Farm Matlote (Reasi). All interest- ed parties can see the Mixed Grasses on any working day during working hours at the farm. An open auction of the Mixed grasses shall be held on 08-09-2020 from 11 AM to 1 PM at Grass land & Fodder Dev. Farm Matlote. All the interested par- ties are requested to particpate in the auction proceedings on the scheduled date and time. TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. The Auction shall go in favour of the highest bidder. 2. Full amount of the auction is to be deposited at the end of auction pro- ceedings. 3. Cutting of Mixed grasses shall have to be completed within the period of 15 days. 4. The Chairman of the auction committee reserve the right to accept or reject any Bid without assigning any reason. Sd/- Assistant Agrostologist DIP/J-3894/20 Department of Agriculture Dated: 29-08-2020 Talab Tillo Jammu