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REGD.NO.JK-71/12-14 Vol No. 49 No. 355 JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2013 12+4 (Supplement) = 16 Pages ` 3.50 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/1992 Brig Comdrs to meet twice on LoC Massive searches on in Budgam DGMOs agree to enforce Top most militant commander 2003 ceasefire agreement slips out of cordon Sanjeev Pargal by the militants into Jammu and raids by Pakistan Army on the Fayaz Bukhari Militants fired at the secu- months. Kashmir, the DGMO assured LoC and unprecedented cease- rity forces while they were Prior to today's escape from JAMMU, Dec 24: In what that he would go through the fire violations in the months of SRINAGAR, Dec 24: Top cordoning off the village and security cordon, Qasim slipped can be termed as a major evidence and ensure that the August and September figured most wanted militant com- the house in which the mili- out of cordon in village Brinail breakthrough in checking ten- militants find no support in their prominently, which, said, mander in Kashmir valley, tants were hiding. Qasim and in Pir Panchal mountains of sions on the Line of Control country. were gross violation of 2003 Mohammad Qasim, today his associate gave slip to the South Kashmir on August 29 (LoC) and infiltration This was the first meeting of ceasefire agreement between the slipped out of the security security forces under the this year. attempts by the militants in the DGMOs after 14 years. two countries. forces cordon in Central cover of firing and fled to a Mohammad Qasim, the Jammu and Kashmir ahead of They had last met on July 11, Pakistan DGMO Maj Gen Kashmir district of Budgam. nearby village. Sources said most wanted militant comman- next year’s Lok Sabha and Police and Army today cor- that Qasim was injured in the der in Kashmir valley is a doned off village Ichkote in security forces firing and both Pakistani national and took over Central Kashmir district of of them fled to nearby Ichgam charge of South Kashmir after Budgam on a tip off provided village in the outskirts of the killing of Abdul Rehman State officers to face test for IAS by a militant, who was arrested Budgam town. alias Rehman Bhai last year in NEW , Dec 24: from Srinagar's old city area of Security forces cordoned off October. State civil services officers will now have to face a Union Srinagar this afternoon. the part of Ichgam village as Qasim who was in Sources said that security Public Service Commission (UPSC) test and interview for their they feel that the LeT comman- Dacchigam area in the outskirts promotion to the three All India Services. forces arrested Latif Ahmad der is hiding there as his escape of Srinagar shifted to South Rather, a LeT militant, of Till now, the selection of State services officers into the three from Ichkote village this Kashmir soon after the killing All India Services (IAS, IPS and IFoS) was being done on the Badipora in district Budgam evening. of Rehman Bhai to become who was released from Central basis of review of their seniority and Annual Confidential Reports Security forces have divisional commander of LeT (ACRs). Jail Srinagar three months ago. launched a massive man hunt for South Kashmir. Qasim has "Latif re-joined militancy soon The Ministry of Personnel recently changed the rules for pro- Pakistan receiving Indian DGMO Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (left) and the two DGMOs after the for Qasim in June this year after reportedly infiltrated into after his release and was close motion from State services. The move was opposed by some talks at Wagah border on Tuesday. his name figured in the Kashmir valley in 2010. He lied to Mohammad Qasim who is States including Tamil Nadu. Hyderpora attack an Army con- low and was hiding in the The selection to IAS, IPS and IFoS from States' services will Assembly elections, the 1999 in the aftermath of Kargil Aamer Riaz, who warmly the most wanted militant com- voy at Srinagar's Bypass, ahead Dacchigam forests for almost be made through a 1000 marks four-stage process including a writ- Director General of Military conflict. received his Indian counterpart mander in Kashmir", sources of Prime Minister Dr 18 months before he became ten exam and interview. Operations (DGMOs) of India Official sources told the Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia at Wagah added. Manmohan Singh's visit to divisional Commander of LeT As per new norms, a State civil service officer will have to face and Pakistan in their first Excelsior that DGMOs of India border at 11 am, was on back Soon after his arrest this Srinagar, in which eight Army South Kashmir. the written examination comprising two papers-- Paper I on apti- meeting in past 14 years today and Pakistan Lt Gen Vinod foot on the issue of ceasefire afternoon from Srinagar, Latif personnel were killed and sev- Massive hunt for Qasim was tude test and Paper II on General Studies and State specific ques- agreed to enforce 2003 cease- Bhatia and Maj Gen Aamer Riaz violations and Pakistan Army’s led the security forces to eral others were injured. launched soon after the attack tions. fire agreement between the had about two hours long support to the militants trying to Ichkote village in Central Qasim is believed to be the on Army in Pampore in which In addition, there will be an interview and assessment of ACR two countries. detailed discussions, beginning infiltrate inside the Indian terri- Kashmir district of Budgam brain behind major militant one Army jawan was killed and After being confronted with 11 am, on Pakistan side of tory. where Qasim was hiding in a strikes in Srinagar and South the other injured on July 7 last (Contd on page 11 Col 7) strong evidence of Pakistan Wagah border opposite Amritsar While admitting ceasefire house along with his associate Kashmir during past six year. backing to infiltration attempts district of Punjab in which two (Contd on page 11 Col 1) Bilal Ahmad. Bombs detected on Musharraf route Divisions in Cong on supporting AAP ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: 117 KAS Probs placed Former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf's trial for high treason was today put off till January 1 after explosives were found on the road he was to take to court for the first hearing of Kejriwal picks team amid dissent at disposal of 15 Deptts the case. GHAZIABAD, Dec 24: sworn-in as Chief Minister on sulking over his non-inclusion Education Secretary, is an alum- Excelsior Correspondent Kavita Pandoh, Sheetal Kumar Security personnel found five kilograms of explosives, a deto- Thursday, sent to Lt Governor in the Cabinet. nus of IIT-Kharagpur. Sharma, Sourabh Sharma, nator and two loaded pistols near the National Institute of Health today Najeeb Jung a list of six An upset Binny walked out Kumar met Kejriwal at his JAMMU, Dec 24: General Meenakshi Jasrotia, Anuradha, on the route he was to take from his farmhouse in the suburb of finalised his team of Ministers Ministers, including the names of a meeting with Kejriwal at residence here. Chief Secretary Administration Department Sania Haq Khan, Snober Chak Shahzad to a special court. that includes his trusted asso- of Sisodia, a former journalist his residence and told the media D M Spolia also met Kejriwal. today ordered placement of 117 Jameel, Raman Sharma, Pankaj Police officials told the media the explosives and detonator had ciate and five who won from Patparganj con- that he would address a press They were described as courtesy Junior Scale KAS Probationers Sasa, Sundeep Kumar, Mehtab not been assembled into a bomb. others but was embarrassed stituency, , the giant conference tomorrow that could calls. Birla, Bharti, Jain and of 2012-II batch at the disposal Ahmed, Sandeep Dubey, Musharraf's lawyers told the special court formed to try him with open dissent from a killer who defeated PWD embarrass the party. Soni met Kejriwal. of 15 departments. Arjumand Yaqoob, Malvika for imposing emergency in 2007 that he could not appear in per- newly-elected MLA over his Minister Rajkumar Chouhan, The sources said efforts Divisions in Congress today According to the order, ser- Sharma, Auqil Nuvaid, Wakeel son because of a "serious threat to his life". being kept out of the Somnath Bharti (defeated were on to pacify him in which came out in open over its sup- vices of Mohit Raina, Pooja Ahmed Batt, Saniya Malik, Justice Faisal Arab, heading the three-judge bench, adjourned Government. Women and Child Development leaders including Yogendra port to to Rasgotra, Anissa Nabi, Angel Aamir Ayaiz Rather, Bilal the case and directed the 70-year-old former Army chief to appear The task of giving shape to Minister Kiran Walia) Saurabh Yadav are said to be involved. form Government in Delhi but Kotwal, Shalini Raina, Arshi Ahmed Najar, Daljeet Singh, on January 1, when the charges are expected to be read out to him. Rasool, Sanam Mansoor, Owais the Government was undertaken Bhardwaj, Girish Soni and Speculation is that he could be there were indications that the Joni Kumar and Aabid Hussain (Contd on page 11 Col 1) on a day deep divisions came to Satendra Jain. made the Speaker whose role party will not rush into with- Ahmed and Kanchan Bala have have been placed at the disposal the fore in Congress over Disclosing this, Sisodia will be important in a fractious drawing support immediately. been placed at the disposal of of Revenue Department. ASI attached, HC suspended after protests Secretariat. extending support to AAP in denied there was any dissent. He House. Reflecting the unease with- Tariq Ahmad, Ravi Shanker, Excelsior Correspondent Government formation. said picking up his team was the Meanwhile, Kejriwal is in the Congress over the move Similarly, services of Kritika Mamta Rajput, Punica and Yasir However, late in the night Chief Minister's prerogative. understood to have decided to to support Arvind Kejriwal's Raina, Surbhi Raina, Neha Arafat Choudhary have been RAJOURI, Dec 24: An Assistant Sub Inspector was attached Congress sources set at rest However, party sources pick up senior IAS officer, party, general secretary Bakshi, Tahira Tabasum, Bilal placed at the disposal of and Head Constable (Munshi) placed under suspension after the reports that moves were on to said Vinod Kumar Binny, a Rajendra Kumar as Chief Janardan Dwivedi said, Ahmad Mir and Sugandhi Transport Department while as people from Bhawani and Kalsian area held strong protest demon- immediately withdraw the sup- two time Corporator in the Minister's Principal Secretary. "There is also an opinion that Banotra have been kept at the services of Raoof Iqbal, Bilal stration and blocked road for about two hours at Nowshera town port. Delhi Municipal Corporation Like Kejriwal, 47-year-old perhaps the decision to diposal of Excise and Taxation Ahmad, Kawaljit Singh Bali, after the cops severely beat up a local youth today. Kejriwal, who is likely to be with Congress background, is Kumar, at present Higher Department while as services of Zuber Ahmad Bhat, Syed Reports said the people from Kalsian and Bhawani first assem- (Contd on page 11 Col 5) Irfan Manzoor, Murtaza Rashid, (Contd on page 11 Col 1) bled outside the Police Post at Bhawani in the morning and held protest for some time against the local police. They alleged that Deadlock persists between HC, PSC over appointment of Court Managers one Neeraj Kumar, son of Yashpal, resident of Kalsian was DB’s concern over detained and severely beaten up by Bhawani police. The locals claimed that one local youth Sunil Kumar, son of Threat of losing nearly Mohinder Lal of the same village, who allegedly kidnapped a non-serious approach young woman of the area on December 17, contacted this youth on Excelsior Correspondent 2013 written by Additional phone yesterday and after that the police picked him for question- Rs 12 cr looms large over J&K Deputy Commissioner Jammu ing. The boy who had no role in the incident even cooperated and JAMMU, Dec 24: In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner disclosed about the call. Despite this all he was severely beaten up Mohinder Verma continued to persist between months back decided to convene tion mark on the stance adopt- turned Public Interest Litigation Jammu. Through the letter, the and detained illegally for long by the cops at police Post Bhawani. State High Court and the Public meeting between the PSC ed by each other on the filed by differently abled person Additional Deputy JAMMU, Dec 24: As there (Contd on page 11 Col 7) Service Commission despite Secretary and Registrar General appointment of Court (visually handicapped) practicing Commissioner apprised the is no end to the deadlock repeated attempts by the Law of the High Court but every time Managers”, sources added. Advocate Suraj Singh seeking in- Deputy Commissioner that as Cong for tie-up with BSP, RJD between State High Court and Department to end the same to the meeting had to be cancelled “Keeping in view the pre- depth/thorough investigation in per the directions of the NEW DELHI, Dec 24: Public Service Commission pave the way for appointment of due to one or the other reason”, vailing situation, threat of losing the infamous sexual exploitation Division Bench all the relevant over the appointment of Court Court Managers in the State sources said. an assistance of Rs 11.96 crore of mentally challenged girls, posts were advertised. Congress is said to be exploring the possibility of an alliance Managers, prospect of losing Judiciary. They informed that keep- provided under the 13th Finance Division Bench of High Court Subsequently, two teachers with Mayawati's BSP and Lalu Prasad's RJD in the next Lok Rs 12 crore provided under The appointment of 24 Court ing in view the stance adopted Commission is looming large comprising Chief Justice MM were selected. However, none Sabha polls which will brighten its prospects in the key States of the 13th Finance Commission Managers was recommended by by both High Court and over Jammu and Kashmir”, they Kumar and Justice Hasnain was selected for the post of clerk. and Bihar, together which hold 120 Parliamentary is looming large over Jammu the 13th Finance Commission Public Service Commission said, adding “this amount would Massodi today expressed concern Moreover, no application was seats. and Kashmir. Not only this, with a view to enhance the effi- the Law Department has now have to be incurred on the salary over the non-serious approach in received for the post of warden, A senior party functionary, who requested anonymity, said that even the objective of enhanc- ciency of court management and lost hope of prevailing component of the Court engaging new staff for the Rotary cook, safaikaramchari and if such an alliance which also involved Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP ing the efficiency of court resultant improvement in dis- impasse coming to an end in Managers during the 13th Inner Wheels Home at Channi chowkidar. The two selected was stitched together, the party would also benefit in Jharkhand in management and resultant posal of cases. The main ground future. “Even if a meeting is Finance Commission award Rama in compliance to the earli- teachers were asked to join the 14 Lok Sabha seats, besides the ripple effect benefit in States like improvement in disposal of behind this recommendation convened between the repre- period. Ironically, not even a er directions. school from the next day replac- Haryana and Punjab. cases will not be achieved was that Court Managers with sentatives of High Court and single penny could be utilized When the PIL came up for ing the existing three teachers His refrain was that the UPA-III could become a reality if the despite having the immense MBA degrees would support the Public Service Commission in till date”. hearing, Senior AAG Gagan namely Chand Bibi, Sonu Pandita party manages a tie-up with the parties led by Mayawati, Lalu importance of the same. Judges to perform administra- near future no positive out- When contacted, Law Basotra produced a copy of let- and Lalita Sharma whose names Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan in the north. Official sources told tive duties thereby enabling the come will emerge as both the Secretary, Mohd Ashraf Mir ter No ADC/ADM/PS/13- figured in the FIR No 183/2013. The thinking in the party is that a Congress-BSP tieup could EXCELSIOR that deadlock 14/1076 dated December 21, Judges to devote more time to sides have formally put ques- (Contd on page 11 Col 3) (Contd on page 11 Col 5) become a formidable combination in Uttar Pradesh where BJP is their judicial functions. becoming upbeat following Muzaffarnagar riots which have seen NOTICE “As both High Court and the ruling Samajwadi Party on the defensive. Today's issue of Excelsior Public Service Commission are 's visit to the relief camps in Muzaffarnagar has not ready to budge from their NH reopened for one way traffic, 1700 vehicles cleared carries a special four page sent a positive message among the minorities, he said adding that supplement on Christmas. respective stands, the Law Excelsior Correspondent Highway was closed for traffic the pressure from the community could force Mayawati to go in Minister, Mir Saifullah few on Saturday evening after snow- for a tie-up with the Congress. ---Editor SRINAGAR, Dec 24: The fall in Banihal and Patnitop (Contd on page 11 Col 3) Jammu-Srinagar National Internet Edition: www.dailyexcelsior.com areas. The continuous snowfall Highway was reopened for traf- disrupted the traffic on the high- fic today after heavy snowfall DP seizes heroin smuggled from J&K E-Paper: http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com way but despite snow and freak NEW DELHI, Dec 24: hampered the traffic on the weather conditions 1200 strand- INSIDE WEATHER highway for two consecutive ed vehicles were cleared yester- The Delhi police today arrested of a 35-year-old man, recoveed ) * Food Security Act JAMMU days. day. 10 kg heroin worth Rs 35 crore from him and claimed to have * Gharana wetland woes ...Page 6 Mainly dry. Inspector General of Meanwhile, intermittent busted an international drug cartel. TEMPERATURE ) Enlarge research base Police, Traffic, Muneer snowfall continued in the higher According to police, Mohd Dharick, a resident of Sivaganga Max: 19.2 Degree C Ahmad Khan told Excelsior reaches of Kashmir for the third district of Tamil Nadu, was arrested by a team of Crime Branch in ISM: Governor ...Page 3 Min: 7.8 Degree C that as the weather improved day today, while rains lashed from New Delhi Railway Station on December 13 after it received ) CS reviews implementation RELATIVE HUMIDITY the National Highway was re- plains, including Srinagar. a tip-off about him. of RGGVY-II ...Page 3 Highest: 94.0 per cent opened for one-way traffic. He Srinagar received 1.8 mm of "On questioning, Mohd Dharick revealed that in the last days ) Jora, Spalbar lay foundation Lowest: 61.0 per cent said that over 1700 passenger Sunset on Wednesday: 05.29 p.m. rainfall during the night and the of November, he, along with Nazir Ali, came to Delhi to do a recce stone of major projects vehicles and load carriers Cops help in clearing a vehicle trapped in snowfall at mercury settled at a low of 0.6 and returned to Tamil Nadu. On December 11, Dharick, Nazir Ali, Sunrise on Thursday: 07.36 a.m. were allowed to ply from in Leh town ...Page 5 KASHMIR Tangmarg. -Excelsior/Aabid Nabi degree Celsius as compared to Mujibur Rahman and Abdul, alias Abbas, came to Delhi from Srinagar to Jammu on the ) HC stays taking over of Mainly dry. cleared at around 4 p.m. He said "The passenger vehicles should the previous night's minus 0.4 Chennai by air. highway today. "Majority of mgmt of Bawa Jitto shrine TEMPERATURE that one-way traffic from cross Nagrota by 10 a.m. and degree Celsius, an official of the "They stayed in a hotel near Nizamuddin arranged by Nazir these vehicles have crossed Max: 4.7 Degree C Jammu to Srinagar will be Udhampur by 11:30 a.m. and MeT Department said here. Ali. On the morning of December 13, on the instructions of Nazir by State ...Page 5 Patnitop by evening", he said. Min: 0.6 Degree C allowed tomorrow. load carriers should cross The famous ski-resort of Ali, Dharick went to Paharganj and to Kashmere Gate to receive ) Hyderabad eye Ist innings Khan said that around 60 RELATIVE HUMIDITY The IGP advised commuters Nagrota by 11 a.m. and Gulmarg received around 12.2 the consignment," said Additional Commissioner of Police lead; Samiullah, Hardeep passenger vehicles that were Highest: 93.0 per cent to strictly follow the cut off tim- Udhampur by 1 p.m.", he said. mm of snowfall and the night (Crime) Ravindra Yadav. rescue J&K ...Page 10 stranded in Banihal were Lowest: 77.0 per cent ings issued by the traffic police. Srinagar-Jammu National (Contd on page 11 Col 3) (Contd on page 11 Col 3)