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Follow us: Daily Excelsior , FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 16 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 294 Grenade attack on Flying Process on, Parl to give nod J&K Govt „'Generations need to be educated on Pak's ulterior motives' Squad in summons Facebook Remember Kashmiris' sacrifices Excelsior Correspondent J&K’s budget set to cross Head JAMMU, Oct 22: Militants Excelsior Correspondent tonight lobbed a grenade on Flying Squad of police at vil- JAMMU, Oct 22: in fight against Pak, says LG lage Kalai, about 10 kilometers Rs 1.25 lakh cr for next FY Government of from Poonch but it didn't of Jammu and has Time to lift veil from Pak sympathisers explode resulting into narrow Sanjeev Pargal summoned Facebook India escape of police personnel sit- Steep hike set to give major Head Ajit Mohan in alleged Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 22: In a „ Pic on page 6 cyber fraud allegations. , Oct 22: The major boon for economic boost to development The summon has been ting inside the vehicle. development of Jammu and present generation needs to be all set to see steep rise and will including finalization by the issued by Secretary Information educated about proxy wars SSP Poonch Ramesh Angral Kashmir and boost to projects, Technology Department told the Excelsior that the mili- the Union Territory be pegged around Rs 1.25 lakh Finance Department followed by and Pakistan's ulterior crore though it has to be given approval of the Administrative Simrandeep Singh while acting motives, Jammu and Kashmir tants threw grenade on the Government is set to project on a complaint filed under IT police Flying Squad at around budget for next financial year final touch by the Finance Council. As the Union Home Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said Department here followed by Ministry is controlling authority Act 2000 by a Jammu resident today, citing former Chief 8.30 pm at Kalai on Poonch- of 2021-22 to the tune of Vivek Sagar through Advocate (Contd on page 6 Col 5) around Rs 1.25 lakh crore, the Administrative Council and of all Union Territories, it has to Minister 's Union Home and Finance clear the budget before it goes to Deepak Sharma. remarks on the loot and mas- which will be higher than cur- The Country Head of the Govt to restore rent fiscal year but, in the Ministries. Finance Minister the Parliament. sacre done by Pakistani army Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressing national sym- Nirmala Sitharaman will present “We are prepared for the social networking site has been and its raiders on this day in visas except some absence of Legislature, the asked to appear in person before posium in Srinagar on Thursday. budget will be passed by the the J&K’s budget in the budget whether it is presented in 1947. the Adjudicating Officer on The martyrdom of the hero of official function is being held in Parliament, most likely along Parliament. the Parliament in its winter ses- Addressing a symposium, categories November 12, 2020. The notice , , Jammu and Kashmir to mark with the Union budget. “Till Assembly elections sion in December or budget ses- organised for the first time to for appearance has also been busts the years-long propaganda October 22 when Pakistani trib- NEW DELHI, Oct 22: For the purpose, top officials are held in Jammu and sion in February-March. Our mark October 22 as a 'Black issued against Rajiv Jain, of Pakistan's holy war. als raided the then princely State of the Finance Department of Kashmir and the UT gets its preparations for the budget are Day', Sinha also referred to The Government today Director Bajaj Finance Ltd, "The people of Kashmir ruled by Maharajah . the J&K Government are in Legislature, J&K’s budget will in full swing and will be com- Maqbool Sherwani, a National decided to restore with immedi- Pritesh Lahoti and Dinesh that time raised the slogans of The Jammu and Kashmir touch with the Union Home and continue to be passed in the pleted well ahead of the time,’’ Conference worker, who ate effect all existing visas, Kadam, Director Quadrant hamlawar khabardar, hum administration along with the Finance Ministries besides hold- Parliament. However, after the Finance Department officials except electronic, tourist and Televentures Limited. *Watch video on Kashmiri hain tayar (Beware Culture Department is holding a ing regular meetings with formation of political said, adding the indications are medical categories, almost eight The complainant has alleged attackers, we Kashmiris are two-day exhibition and sympo- Government officials of the Government in J&K, the that the J&K’s budget might be www.excelsiornews.com months after their suspension that Facebook and other respon- ready). They had no guns, but sium here highlighting the atroc- Union Territory to ascertain Legislature will have powers presented in the Parliament a following the Coronavirus out- dents have violated the provi- used sticks in guise of guns to ities committed by the Pakistani their requirements. Meetings to present its budget based on day after or along with the delayed the march of the break and subsequent imposi- Union budget. It may be men- sions of the IT Act 2000 and threaten the Pakistan army," invaders in Kashmir under with other stakeholders are the grants given by the Union Pakistan-army supported tribals tion of a nationwide lockdown. tioned that the Union budget is have defrauded him of Rs Sinha said while appealing to Operation . scheduled after about a fortnight Home and Finance from Baramulla by four days so The Ministry of Home generally presented in the 20,700. the people not to forget the "The leader of terror in the after reopening of the Civil Ministries,’’ sources said. that the Indian Army could reach Affairs (MHA) also announced Parliament on February 1. "By such acts of omissions sacrifices of the soldiers and world, our neighbouring coun- Secretariat in Jammu, the winter Describing proposed Rs 1.25 there. giving permission to all Presently, the Finance and commissions on the part of civilians who laid down their try, has not only lied in the capital of the UT. lakh crore worth budget for "When this barbarity was (Contd on page 4 Col 1) Department officials are respondents, the complainant lives. Kargil war of 1999, but 73 Jammu and Kashmir’s budg- Jammu and Kashmir as “quite going on, our Kashmiri brother engaged in discussions with the has suffered not only financially This is for the first time since years ago as well when it put ACB arrests Bhatti, et for third consecutive year is significant’’, sources said it has Maqbool Sherwani raised his to go through various stages (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 7)voice, but he was fired upon. Independence in 1947 that an (Contd on page 6 Col 5) lodges FIR against „'Reasons for pendency are flimsy, no accountability' SMC X-En Personal files, official work disposal will also be considered Excelsior Correspondent DB passes strictures against ACB JAMMU, Oct 22: Anti Govt incorporates many new provisions in Corruption Bureau today arrest- ed one Zaheer Abbas Bhatti, son of Muneer Hussain, of Article dealing with compulsory retirement for sitting over corruption cases Narwal Bala, Bathindi, Jammu, Excelsior Correspondent who is working as Director of Mohinder Verma date on which he is required to GAD Secy asked to furnish info or Social Welfare of India (an No bar on review even after retire or three months of pay and JAMMU, Oct 22: Division JAMMU, Oct 22: To NGO), in a fraud case. allowance in lieu of such notice. Bench of High Court compris- ensure efficiency and effective- appear in person An official spokesman said retaining of officers Earlier under Article 226(2) ing Justice Rajesh Bindal and that a case FIR No.12/2020 U/S ness of the Government ser- no explicit time-frame was fixed Justice Sanjay Dhar today which FIRs with serious Department to furnish informa- 5 (1) (C), 5 (1) (d), 5 (2) PC vants, the Union Territory of vants has been defined so that notification issued by the for review of the performance of passed strictures against the offences are being taken up does tion about the departmental Act-2006 and 120 RPC of ACB Jammu and Kashmir has such cases can withstand the Government. the Government servants. Now, Jammu and Kashmir Anti not inspire confidence", adding action taken against the Srinagar Branch pertaining to incorporated several new pro- judicial scrutiny in case officials Article 226(2) empowers the it has been mentioned that this Corruption Bureau (ACB) for "in case the Anti-Corruption Government employees visions in Article 226(2) of the declared as 'dead-wood' knock Government to retire any exercise will be initiated for sitting over the corruption Bureau is facing difficulty on involved in corruption matters (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Jammu and Kashmir Civil at the doors of the court of law Government servant other than each Government servant for the cases and directed the General account of incompetence to and the status thereof. Recommendations Service Regulations, which against the Government deci- one working on a post which is first time after his/her comple- Administration Department to investigate these FIRs, the court Vide order dated 21.07.2020, deals with compulsory retire- sion. included in Schedule-II of these tion of 22 years of service or file the information sought be apprised of the same so that certain information was asked sent for surrender ment of the officials on com- "In exercise of powers con- Rules, after he or she has com- attaining 48 years of age and any vide earlier orders failing alternative means can be from the respondents as it came pletion of 22 years of qualify- ferred under proviso to Article pleted 22 years of qualifying time subsequently as may be which its Secretary shall explored to ensure that these to the notice of this court that policy: GOC ing service or on attaining 48 309 of the Constitution of India, service or on attaining 48 years required. appear in person on next date cases are brought to the logical there are number of FIRs regis- years of age. the Lieutenant Governor has of age. However, this power can As per the new Article of hearing. end at the earliest and not buried tered for serious offences Excelsior Correspondent Under the new provisions, a directed for incorporation of be exercised provided that the 226(2), a register of the While dealing with the under the carpet". including under the Prevention SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Army detailed mechanism to be fol- new provisions in Article 226(2) appropriate authority gives a Government servants, who are Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Vide previous orders the of Corruption Act, where inves- today said it has sent its recom- lowed for compulsory retire- of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil notice to the Government ser- regarding the corruption cases, Division Bench had directed (Contd on page 6 Col 3) mendations regarding surrender ment of the Government ser- Service Regulations", read the vant at least 3 months before the the DB observed, "the manner in General Administration (Contd on page 6 Col 1) cum rehabilitation policy for the militants who shun the path of First election held in country amid COVID pandemic violence and join the main- 24-year-old youth among stream. Speaking to reporters at in North Kashmir's 4 die of Corona in Jammu 65% turnout in LAHDC Leh polls Baramulla , General Avtar Bhat CONSTITUENCY % age Officer Commanding (GOC) of Excelsior Correspondent TURTUK 77.91% North Kashmir based Kilo JAMMU, Oct 22: Four 31 new cases in Ladakh JAMMU, Oct 22: Sixty five HUNDAR 73.02% Force, Major General Force HS persons including a 24-year- percent electorates cast their DISKIT 75.16% (Contd on page 6 Col 7) died in the Dayanand Medical each at Pallanwalla and votes in the Ladakh TEGAR 72.66% old youth died of COVID-19 in PANAMIK 73.63% Jammu region, three of them College (DMC) Ludhiana where Sohanjana and one each at Autonomous Hill Development Council, TANGTSE 64.71% Al-Badr militants in Jammu and one in Doda he was under treatment for Bishnah, RS Pura and Gandhi CHUSHUL 74.70% (LAHDC), Leh elections district and 192 others tested Coronavirus for last 27 days. A Nagar. NYOMA 72.08% surrender in Sopore positive, 103 of them in 68-year-old man from village Of 192 Corona positive cases today- the first elections held KUNGVAM 67.00% Paryote in died of in Jammu region, 103 were anywhere in the country amid KORZOK 66.63% Excelsior Correspondent alone while 399 patients recovered from multiple ailments and pathogen reported from Jammu district COVID pandemic. The polling SAKTI 67.88% IGOO 70.89% SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Two the virus today. at home. and all but three of them were in all 26 constituencies across newly recruited militants of Al- With four Corona casualties locals. the Leh district remained inci- MARTSELANG 64.34% A 24-year-old youth from THIKSAY 71.56% Badr outfit surrendered today Ward No. 8 Bishnah in Jammu today, the death tally in Jammu All 22 positives in , dent free as no report of vio- lence or violation of Model Women voters in a queue in front of a polling booth in Leh on CHUCHOT 68.17% before security forces during an district was brought dead to the region has gone up to 468, the four in and three in UPPER LEH 64.42% Code of Conduct was reported Thursday. -Excelsior/Morup Stanzin operation in Shallpora, Tujjar Government Medical College highest being 243 in Jammu dis- Ramban were locals. (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (GMC) Jammu. He tested posi- trict followed by 45 , 43 Three Government employees *Watch video on franchise. However the percent- their votes in today's polling. „ Pic on page 6 percent turnout in Phyang, 61.71 tive for COVID-19 posthumous- Doda, 30 , 27 , were among the positives of www.excelsiornews.com age of voters in rural belt of Leh The highest turnout was report- percent in Temisgam, 63.25 per- Shareef area of Sopore in North ly. A 77-year-old man from Tali 25 Samba, 22 Poonch, 14 . district was more than Urban ed from Sku Markha constituen- cent Skurbuchan, 64.21 per cent Kashmir's Baramulla district. Morh New Plots died of co-mor- Kishtwar, 12 Ramban and seven Fourteen out of 15 positive from any where in the district. areas and women in large num- cy where 83.59 percent elec- cases in Doda, 12 of 13 in in Tangtse, 64.34 percent in Police said that on specific bidities and virus in the GMC in Reasi district. According to reports, out of ber came out from their houses torate cast their votes while the Samba, nine of 12 in Kathua, Martselang, 64.42 in Upper information, a joint operation Jammu, a day after his admis- Twenty one persons today 89,789 total registered voters to cast their vote and surpassed lowest turnout was reported eight of 12 in Udhampur, four of Leh, 65.41 percent in Saspol, was launched by Sopore police, sion in the hospital. tested positive for 54,258 cast their votes today. their male counterparts in from Lower Leh where 48.8 per- five in Poonch and two out of 66.63 per cent in Korzok, 67 per Army's 22-RR and CRPF at vil- A 58-year-old man from vil- Coronavirus during Rapid Despite the COVID pandemic today's election. cent electorates exercised their three in were cent in Kungyam, 67.88 per cent lage Shallpora in Sopore. lage Kadyal in RS Pura tehsil Antigen Testing (RAT) in there was enthusiasm among the As per reports, 28,263 franchise. (Contd on page 6 Col 7) Jammu district including two (Contd on page 4 Col 1) voters to exercise their right to female and 25,994 males cast This was followed by 52.27 (Contd on page 6 Col 7) 9 die of COVID in Kashmir, 392 test +ve „ Mall constructed on land acquired under Roshni Scheme Fayaz Bukhari The other fatalities include a Srinagar, 19 , 104 70-year-old man from in Baramulla, 30 , 40 IT raids 15 premises of Srinagar based SRINAGAR, Oct 22: Nine district Bandipora, a 95-year-old , 27 , 9 persons today died of COVID- from Natipora area of Srinagar, Bandipora, 27 , 7 19 in Kashmir taking the fatal- a 75-year-old man from and 2 from . group; seizes Rs 1.82 cr cash, jewellery ity count in Jammu and Alamgari Bazar area of As per officials figures, Kashmir to 1418 while 392 investments and cash transac- (CBDT), the Income Tax Srinagar, a 70-year-old from 18,247 positive cases including tions of Rs 105 crore of the Department carried out search and people tested positive in the Bagh-e-Mehtab Chattergam in 340 deaths and 16,107 recover- Undisclosed Valley increasing the J&K group were unearthed during seizure actions on a group of three district Budgam, and a 65-year- ies are from Srinagar, 5,259 the operation. assesses based in Srinagar. The positive cases tally to 90,166. old man from Dhobi Mohalla including 91 deaths and 5,299 investments, Those who died of COVID Besides indulging in evasion searches were conducted at 15 resi- Batamaloo in Srinagar. recoveries are from Budgam, of tax at large scale, the group dential and business premises out of today include a 22-year-old With these deaths, the fatali- 5,452 including 3,923 recoveries transactions of woman from Ganderbal who has also constructed a huge mall which 14 were in Srinagar and one ty count has reached 947 in and 137 deaths are from in Srinagar on the land acquired in Delhi. passed away a day after she was Valley. Baramulla, 4,507 including Rs 105 cr detected admitted to SKIMS Soura. under the Jammu and Kashmir As per the sources, the raided with 341 4,135 recoveries and 79 deaths State Lands (Vesting of premises include MS Mall on A 55-year-old woman from Excelsior Correspondent deaths topped the list followed are from Pulwama, 4,175 Residency Road and City Walk area of Srinagar died by Baramulla 137, Budgam 91, including 71 deaths and 3,753 „ Pic on page 6 at SKIMS Soura, nine days after JAMMU, Oct 22: In a Mall on MA Road in Srinagar. The Pulwama 79, Kupwara 71, recoveries are from Kupwara, major action, Income Tax Ownership to the Occupants) MS Mall belongs to Imtiyaz Ahmed she was admitted there. Anantnag 71, Kulgam 46, 4,086 including 3,670 recoveries A 29-year-old woman from Department today raided 15 Act, 2001 popularly known as Shah, son of Haji Mohd Shafi Shah Bandipora 43, Shopian 35 and and 71 deaths are from residential and business prem- Roshni Scheme, the investiga- of and City Walk Mall is Watlar in Ganderbal also died at Ganderbal 32. Anantnag, 3,921 cases including SKIMS Soura, a day after being ises of a group of assesses in tion of which has already been owned by his brother Manzoor And 392 people today test- 3,615 and 43 deaths are from Srinagar and Delhi and seized entrusted to the Central Bureau Ahmed and his partner Imtiyaz admitted to the hospital. ed positive in Kashmir taking Bandipora, 3,386 including A 75-year-old from man unaccounted cash amounting of Investigation by the High Ahmad Kawoosa, son of Ghulam the J&K positive cases tally to 3,115 recoveries and 31 deaths to Rs 1.82 crore and jew- Court of Jammu and Kashmir. Qadir of . Nawabagh Lalbazar also died at 90,166. are from Ganderbal, 2,432 SKIMS, 20 days after he was ellery/bullion worth Rs 74 As per the official handout of "The group is engaged in multi- Those who tested positive in lakh. Moreover, undisclosed the Central Board of Direct Taxes admitted to the hospital Valley today include 127 from (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 4 Col 1)