7 Killed, 30 Injured As Huge Boulder Rolls Down Waterfall in J&K's Reasi

K JAMMU MONDAY JULY, 16 2018 K M M Y Price : Rs. 2.00 Y C C VOL. 33 | NO. 194 RNI No. 43798/86 REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 Email: [email protected] epaper.glimpsesoﬀuture.com WORLD NATIONAL SPORTS Trump asked me to Rajinikanth supports proposal Unfortunate Dhoni's finish- sue EU over Brexit, says for simultaneous elections, says ing skills are questioned will save time and money Theresa May again and again: Kohli PAGE 8 PAGE 12 PAGE 9 7 killed, 30 injured as huge boulder Home deptt orders inquiry into issuance of individual arms rolls down waterfall in J&K's Reasi licences in 'contravention of rules' GOF Sta8 Reporter February, 2018, in eight fail. "It was deemed appro- GOF Sta8 Reporter The injured included Srinagar, July 15 districts of the state and priate to have a whole Jammu, Jul 15 Ashok Kumar and his five- furnish a detailed report to gamut of facts/issues in- year-old son from Uttar The Jammu and it within a month. vestigated through an im- A huge boulder rolled Pradesh. Eight boys and Kashmir home depart- "Pending verification by partial investigation down a 100-feet high water- girls and seven women ment has ordered an in- the divisional commis- agency in addition to the fall in Reasi district of were undergoing treat- quiry by the State sioner concerned, the dis- enquiries, which are al- Jammu and Kashmir to- ment at local hospitals, the Vigilance Organisation in- trict magistrates of ready underway. day, killing seven people officer said. Those injured to large scale issuance of Kishtwar, Kupwara, Accordingly, the matter individual arms licences and injuring 30 others, po- were shifted to the Reasi Ganderbal, Leh, Rajouri, has been referred to the in alleged contravention lice said. A group of peo- district hospital in private Ramban, Reasi and State Vigilance of rules. The department ple, mostly youngsters, cars, as the administration Udhampur will not issue Organisation for investi- issued the order following were bathing under the alerted the hospital au- any new individual arms gation and appropriate ac- reports of alleged fake gun Siar Baba waterfall, one of thorities and additional license till further orders," tion in terms of law," the license racket operating in it said. The home depart- home department order the biggest in north India, staff, including doctors the state. Besides direct- ment directed the remain- read. It has also ordered at Talwara, 10 kilometers and paramedics, was ing the State Vigilance ing district magistrates to that all district magis- from Reasi town, when the rushed to attend to the in- Organisation to probe into exercise due diligence and trates will ensure strict loose rock and other debris jured people, he said. the matter, the depart- care while granting new compliance to the provi- fell on them, Senior Many people involved in gathered at the spot to scene rushed to rescue ports last came in. He said ment ordered the division- individual arms license in sions of the Arms Rules, Superintendent of Police, the rescue operation com- spend Sunday holiday. those trapped under the de- the death toll might rise as al commissioners of terms of the extant legal 2016, at the stage of renew- Reasi, Tahir Sajad Bhat plained that only one doc- Many of them were bris. They were joined by the condition of many in- Kashmir and Jammu re- provisions and furnish a al of an arms license. "The told PTI. He said seven tor was present at the hos- bathing under the water- police with JCB machines, jured people was critical. gions to verify all cases of regular monthly state- district magistrates of the people were killed and 30 pital at the time the in- fall when the incident oc- another police officer said, Most of the dead and in- individual new arms li- ment to the home depart- state will take urgent steps jured people were injured in the incident. A curred around 3.30 pm. adding the rescue opera- jured belonged to Jammu censes issued between 1 ment by fifth day of the to revoke all such See 7 Killed on Page 11 large number of people had The others present at the tion was going on when re- district, the officer said. January, 2017, to 23 succeeding month without See Home on Page 11 News in Brief Mehbooba, Drabu, Sethi, BJP denies its support to disgruntled PDP leaders Administration orders Couple killed after car Altaf vacate from allotted Srinagar, Jul 15 saying that the party is not in- concentrate on our own committees for screening falls into gorge in Doda terested to form the next dis- MLAs.” Earlier, Padder After Peoples Democratic pensation in the State at pres- claimed to end current uncer- of special police officers district Govt quarters: Dir Estates Party (PDP) disgruntled ent. However, he said that in tainty, saying that have the leader, Abdul Majeed Padder case need arises, the party will support of 51 lawmakers in the GOF Sta8 Reporter Bhaderwah, July 15 Says will issue notice once due date is over claimed to have 51 MLAs and discuss to form the govern- 87 member Legislative Srinagar, July 15 can form the government, the ment. Asked about reports re- Assembly to form the next gov- A couple were killed while their Srinagar, Jul 15 (KNS): state Bharatiya Janata Party garding Sajad Lone becoming ernment in Jammu and The J&K administration has ordered consti- son and two daughters were in- (BJP) on Sunday said its 25 leg- next chief Minister, he said, Kashmir. “Rest assured, don’t tution of district-level official committees jured when their car skidded off a The state’s estates department on islators are not the part of any “In case we discuss formation worry about the numbers. We for screening of special police officers hilly road and fell into a deep Saturday said that scores of the legislators government formation in of next dispensation, we will have more numbers than re- (SPOs) engaged during the past six years. gorge in Doda district of Jammu and political appointees have vacated from Jammu and Kashmir. Talking discuss the position of Sajad quired. You need 44 members According to an order issued by the state and Kashmir this morning, the the government quarters since the to Kashmir News Service Lone accordingly.” Reacting and we have 51 members. Home Department, each committee will be police said. They were going to Governor rule was imposed in Jammu and (KNS), BJP State General over the statement made by There is no problem as far as headed by the concerned Deputy Doda town from their Chillybala Kashmir. Director Estates, Tassaduq Secretary (Organization) Majeed Padder, Koul said, “It numbers are concerned. You Commissioner with concerned district SSP village. The incident occurred Jeelani told Kashmir New Service (KNS) Ashok Koul said that there is Padder who can answer this will soon get to know how and Dy Superintendent of Police (CID-SB) as that some of the legislators have vacated near Mukhyas village when the was no deliberation going on question. It is he who knows much numbers we have,” members. These committees shall assess from the quarters while some are still occu- driver was negotiating a blind over the formation of govern- where these MLAs are. We Padder had said. Asked See o Orders on Page 11 pied it. “Former chief minister Mehbooba turn, Additional Superintendent ment in Jammu and Kashmir, have only 25 MLAs and we will See BJP on Page 11 of Police, Bhaderwah, Rajinder Mufti, Haseeb Drabu, Altaf Bukhari, Priya Singh said. The victims were See Mehbooba on Page 11 rushed to a hospital, where Bodh See Couple on Page 11 Nearly 3,000 pilgrims leave Mehbooba chairs Jammu for Amarnath cave shrine Notorious criminal slapped with Public Safety Act in party meet Jammu, July 15 (PTI) 121 vehicles carrying 2,922 pilgrims, including 725 Samba, sent to jail Asks party leaders for ensuring better A fresh batch of nearly women and 93 sadhus, left 3,000 pilgrims left the for the twin base camps of Jammu, Jul 15 outreach, coordination with party workers Bhagwati Nagar base Baltal and Pahalgam in Srinagar, Jul 15 camp here for the cave the Valley, despite early A 33-year-old notorious criminal, shrine of Amarnath in morning rains which arrested last week in Samba dis- PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today south Kashmir Himalayas lashed wide parts of trict of Jammu and Kashmir af- chaired a meeting of party leaders of today, the police said. The Jammu region, a police of- ter a long hunt, has been charged Central Kashmir at her Gupkar residence 60-day annual pilgrimage ficial said. He said the under the stringent Public Safety today. In a statement to KNS, PDP chief commenced from the twin Jammu-Srinagar national Act (PSA) and sent to jail, police spokesperson Rafi Ahmad Mir said that the routes of Baltal in highway, the only all said today. Mohammad Hussain, meeting was called to discuss the grass root Ganderbal and Pahalgam weather road linking a resident of Manohar Gopala mobilisation of party cadres of Central in Anantnag districts on Kashmir with rest of the who was wanted in nearly a Kashmir and to discuss the feedback of par- June 28 and till last country, is open for traf- dozen cases, was arrested from ty ranks for better outreach. The meeting evening over 1.76 lakh pil- fic. According to the offi- Basanter area on July 10 and was was attended by central Kashmir France celebrates with team mates after scoring his team’s fourth goal to help win the World Cup.

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