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Vol No. 50 No. 88 JAMMU, SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2014 REGD.NO.JK-71/12-14 16+4 (Magazine) = 20 Pages ` 3.50 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/1992 Another major terror plot foiled Major violation of Code of Conduct NC Minister in soup for raking with arrest of Hizbul comdr up religious sentiments * GPS used by militants to reach NH seized Fayaz Bukhari upcoming elections. site, Itoo is asking the worker Sanjeev Pargal Official sources told the border districts of Poonch and The National Conference to swear on Holy Quran that Excelsior that security forces and Rajouri in the wake of reports SRINAGAR, Mar 29: In a senior leader and sitting he would work for the JAMMU, Mar 29: A day police have foiled another plot by that the militants could make major violation of the Model Member Parliament (MP), Minister in campaigning for after three fidayeens struck at the militants to carry out a terror intrusion bids to disrupt the gen- Code of Conduct ahead of the Mehboob Beg is contesting Parliamentary elections and Jammu-Pathankot National attack on or before Parliamentary eral elections. Few days back, Parliamentary elections, a elections from the Anantnag persuade people in her party's Highway and Janglote Army elections in Jammu, which were Army had arrested a militant favour. camp, security forces and scheduled for April 10 in Jammu- with arms and ammunition "Swear on Quran that you police have foiled another ter- Poonch Lok Sabha seat and April while Azeem had become sec- will follow Madam (Sakina ror plot with the arrest of a top 17 in Udhampur-Doda con- ond ultra to be arrested on the Itoo) during elections and commander of Hizbul stituency, with the arrest of a top LoC in past fortnight. ensure your support to her. You Mujahideen outfit in Poonch Hizbul Mujahideen commander Azeem had planned to trig- should not deviate this time yesterday while police have yesterday. ger a terror attack on or before from your path," the supporters recovered a Global Positioning Security forces have arrested the Lok Sabha election and had are heard saying to the man in System (GPS) from the site of the Hizbul commander identi- to be associated in his attempt the video. yesterday’s encounter at fied as Mohammad Azeem, a by some local Over Ground Despite repeated refusal, Janglote in Kathua district, resident of Fatehpur, Rajouri Workers (OGWs), who were Itoo even asks the worker to which could give vital leads to along with an AK rifle, a pistol, being identified and could be swear on Allah and his beloved investigating agencies on the 18 rounds, IED and ammuni- arrested shortly. Prophet (SAW) to ensure votes route taken by the fidayeens to tion. Meanwhile, sources said of his family in her favour. reach the Highway. Azeem was arrested soon police have recovered a GPS The worker in the video Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt during the promotion of her Investigations carried out by after he infiltrated inside the in damaged condition, which keeps on resisting, and refuses upcoming movie “2 States”, in Mumbai. (UNI) police and Intelligence agencies Indian territory from the Line had been used by the militants to swear by Holy Quran. He in Kathua so far revealed that of Control (LoC) in Digwar for reaching Jammu- Social Welfare Minister Sakina Itoo caught on camera pressuris- pleads them to believe him on Cong candidate arrested, sent to jail the militants had come with the sector of Poonch district. Pathankot National Highway. ing the man to vote for NC by whipping up religious sentiments. humanitarian grounds that he intentions to prolong the Unconfirmed reports said that Sources said after reaching National Conference (NC) constituency against People's would support the Minister in SAHARANPUR (UP), Mar 29: encounter, which was evident two more militants were fol- their destination at Janglote senior Minister, has been Democratic President, getting maximum votes. from recovery of a large quanti- lowing Azeem but they Army camp in Kathua district caught on camera, raking reli- Mehbooba Mufti that is going The Minister and her sup- Congress Lok Sabha candidate Imran Masood was today sent ty of ammunition from their retreated after security forces and engaging the troops in firing gious sentiments of a man, to for polls next month. porters force the man to recite to jail by a court for 14 days after he was arrested before dawn for possession. Police have recov- arrested their associate. Two yesterday, the militants had forcibly persuade him to enter The man in the video is sur- 'Kalima' and join hands with his hate speech in which he allegedly threatened to “chop” ered nearly 500 rounds of AK other militants were also damaged the GPS to ensure that her party. rounded by Sakina Itoo and her the Minister. "Holy Quran is Narendra Modi “into pieces”. from the possession of slain mil- equipped with arms, ammuni- the security agencies didn’t In the video, Minister for supporters. They are pressing not meant for swearing. As the outburst by Masood against Modi sparked an outrage itants while they had exhausted tion and explosive devices. manage to extract data from it Social Welfare, Sakinaa Itoo, is him to support the party in Either you don't believe me or and led the BJP to took up the matter with the Election almost an equal number of Army has been maintaining including the route taken by seen persuading the man by upcoming elections. there is something else. Commission, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi condemned rounds in firing with Army, a very high alert all along the them in reaching the National invoking his religious senti- In the video, that has gone Inshallah (by God's will) I will the controversial remarks and distanced himself from it. Masood CRPF and police. Line of Control (LoC) in twin (Contd on page 6 Col 1) ments to work for her party in viral on the social networking (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Controversial law permits reclaim of property by those migrated to Pak Major tragedy averted in Srinagar Adhocism plagues Health Deptt: HC Excelsior Correspondent

SC refers petition challenging Resettlement Militants attack police, Army; cop injured SRINAGAR, Mar 29: Jammu and Kashmir High Court today Excelsior Correspondent Operation Group (SOG) of idential area. However, the expressed displeasure and dismay over the apathetic and indiffer- Jammu and Kashmir Police troops cordoned off the area ent approach of the Health Department towards regularizing Act of J&K to 3-Judge Constitution Bench SRINAGAR, Mar 29: A cordoned off the Kakpora and and carried out searches", around 50 top officials of the department including directors and Mohinder Verma passed the order for deletion of Constitution Bench is to police man was injured in a its adjoining areas to track the the officer said. directed for personal appearance of Commissioner Secretary the matter from the list for ensure that a final decision is militant attack in South militants responsible for the "During the search, securi- Health Department before the Court. JAMMU, Mar 29: The placement before the taken in case of difference of Kashmir district of Pulwama attack. However, no one was ty forces recovered one Ak-47 A Division Bench of High Court comprising Justice Hasnain Supreme Court of India has Constitution Bench after seek- opinion among the Judges, while Army averted a major arrested. Rifle, along with one magazine (Contd on page 6 Col 3) referred the petition challeng- ing appropriate order from the which is otherwise not possi- tragedy when they recovered Earlier, militants fired upon and 9 rounds of AK ammuni- ing controversial J&K Chief Justice of India. ble in two-Judge Constitution an Improvised Explosive an Army patrol party at tion hidden under a pile of BJP expels Jaswant Singh Resettlement Act, which allows However, before the order Bench. In case of difference of Device (IED) in Srinagar Palhalan in Pattan area of North woods", the officer said. NEW DELHI, Mar 29: could be signed, the Registry opinion in two-Judge bench return and reclaim of property today. BJP tonight expelled its veteran leader Jaswant Singh, who is brought to the notice of the the matter is required to be by the people who had migrat- A policeman was injured in contesting the Lok Sabha poll as an Independent in Rajasthan’s bench that though the matter referred to third Judge, which ed to Pakistan and become for- a militant attack on a police Barmer constituency against the party’s official nominee, after he was referred to the situation can be easily avoided eign nationals after partition in party at Kakpora area of South refused to withdraw his candidature on the last day of withdrawal Constitution Bench by a two in three-Judge bench. 1947, to the three Judge Kashmir's Pulwama district this of nominations. Judge bench but when the The Act passed by the State Constitution Bench headed by evening. Sources said that the The decision to expel Singh, 76, for six years was taken by BJP matter was placed before the Legislative Assembly in 1982 the Chief Justice of India. heavy deployment of Indian President Rajnath Singh, a party statement said. then Chief Justice of India for was challenged in the year 2001 When the petition filed by Reserve Police (IRP) men was The party expelled another rebel leader Subhash Maharia, for- direction, the CJI passed the by the National Panthers Party Jammu and Kashmir National made today ahead of PDP mer Union Minister, who is contesting as an independent in Sikar order on November 11, 2008 and in 2002 the operation of the Panthers Party challenging J&K President Mehbooba Mufti's constituency, also in Rajasthan, against BJP’s official nominee. Resettlement Act came up for for listing it before a three Act was stayed by the Apex visit to areas in and around (Contd on page 6 Col 5) hearing before Supreme Court Judge Bench. Court. Pulwama town. "At around bench comprising Justice B S Keeping this in view, the SC According to the writ peti- 5:05 pm, militants opened fire Bhim Singh threatens DEO Chauhan, Justice J Chelameswar observed, “the matter is required tion, the Act would become a on the IRP party resulting in Excelsior Correspondent and Justice Kurian Joseph, J&K to be heard by a three Judge tool for the entry of ‘terrorists’ injuries to a cop", sources Government’s Advocate Constitution Bench headed by into the State and its implemen- added. JAMMU, Mar 29: District Election Officer (DEO) Reasi, General, M I Qaidri brought to Chief Justice of India”. tation would threaten unity and "The fire was retaliated, the notice of the Apex Court the Accordingly, the Apex Court integrity of the country because CRPF personnel head towards New Colony, Palhalan in Shahid Iqbal Choudhary was alleged threatened by NPP candidate however, the militants managed for Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha seat Prof Bhim Singh on tele- order dated October 23, 2008 by directed the Registry to list the it permits any person, who had to escape from the spot after Baramulla on Saturday. — Excelsior/Aabid Nabi which the matter had been matter before the appropriate migrated to Pakistan, to claim phone after his campaign vehicles, which was operating without carrying out the attack", Kashmir's Baramulla district. In the morning, Army avert- permission, was seized by a Flying Squad headed by the Tehsildar referred to the Constitution bench after six weeks. legal right to settle in Jammu and sources said, adding that the An Army officer said that ed a major tragedy in Srinagar Bench. According to the legal Kashmir. Another ground behind Reasi today. injured cop Javid Iqbal of IRP at around 8:30 am militants when a patrol party recovered The DEO had apprised Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Umang After hearing battery of experts, the objective behind challenging the Act was that 18th battalion was rushed to fired upon the Road Opening an IED in Bemina. The 10 kilo- lawyers for the petitioners and referring important matters return of those migrated to Narula and Election Observer V Abrahum about the threatening district hospital Pulwama for Party of 29 RR, near New gramme IED was fitted in a calls to him by Prof Singh from two different mobile telephone respondents, the Supreme Court to the three-Judge (Contd on page 6 Col 1) treatment where his condition Colony, Palhalan, Pattan in pressure cooker and bomb dis- (Contd on page 6 Col 5) is said to be stable. district Baramulla. "Army posal squad later defused the ‘BJP’s insaniyat slogan a drama’ Army and Special didn't fire back, as it was res- IED. Businessman with J&K links Autonomy our birth right: Farooq Nominations open for Anantnag held with Rs 25 cr heroin NEW DELHI, Mar 29: Mir Farhat Subhe here said: "Their (BJP's) BJP leaders like Arun Jaitley, Narendra Modi or others never ranting about resolving Kashmir 13 left in fray for Doda seat A 32-year-old businessman who holds an MBA degree from SRINAGAR, Mar 29: issue under the ambit of care for Kashmir but only talk Excelsior Correspondent Bhim Singh (NPP), Dharam nominations for the Anantnag Indian School of Business Management (ISBM), Hyderabad, has National Conference President 'insaniyat' (humanity) is only a for Jammu and Ladakh and their Pal Balgotra (BSP), Anil Lok Sabha seat is April 5 while been arrested by the Crime Branch here with 8 kg of heroin worth Farooq Abdullah today drama. They talk about 'insaniy- JAMMU, Mar 29: Thirteen Gupta (JKDF-Independent), the scrutiny of nomination Rs 25 crore, police said today. slammed the Bharatiya Janata at ke dayiren mein', but I swear candidates were left in fray for Amrit Barsha (Samajwadi papers will be conducted on “Anumulagundam Soma Shekhar (32) who is a resident of Party's "insaniyat'' slogan by God their hearts harbor evil Udhampur-Doda Party), Jagdish Kumar (Jai April 7. Hyderabad, Andhra Pardesh was arrested from near Nizamuddin about resolving the Kashmir against Muslims." Parliamentary constituency Mahabharath Party), Sham The last date for withdrawal Railway Station on Thursday following a tip off. He is an opera- issue, saying it is a drama and BJP's Prime Ministerial can- after a woman candidate opted Lal (All J&K Kissan Mazdoor of nominations is April 9. (Contd on page 6 Col 3) said that BJP's only aim is to didate Narendra Modi had in out of the contest on last date Party), Girdhari Lal The Anantnag Lok Sabha abrogate Article 370 and they Jammu invoked former Prime for withdrawal of nomination (Bharatiya Bahujan Party), seat — spread over four districts are adamant on it. Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's papers while election process Anil Khajuria, Bansi Lal and of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama Abdullah while addressing "insaniyat ke dayiren mein" slo- for Anantnag-Pulwama Lok Nazakat Hussain, all and Shopian -– has 12.72 lakh the party workers at Nawai-e- gan and pledged to carry for- Sabha seat was set into motion Independents. voters, including 6,01,688 ward his policy on Kashmir. today with the issuance of noti- Worthwhile to mention here female voters, who are eligible "Their leaders don't love NOTICE fication by the Deputy that there were 19 candidates in to cast their votes at 1,615 Kashmiri people, they only love Results of Middle Commissioner, Anantnag. fray for Jammu-Poonch Lok polling stations to be set up in the Kashmir's land. The day Official sources said Sabha seat, which would go to the constituency. Standard Exams they start loving our people Kanchan Sharma, a covering polls on April 10. Ruling National Conference from heart we will have no com- hearts harbor evil against 2014 appear on candidate of Bharatiya Bahujan Meanwhile, the Election candidate and sitting Lok Sabha plaint against them," Abdullah Muslims. Party today withdrew her nomi- Commission today issued noti- member from Anantnag page Nos 12 & 13 said. Abdullah said that autono- — Editor The NC president said the my is the birth right of nation papers from Deputy fication for Anantnag Mehboob Beg will lock horns Kashmiri people and seeking Commissioner, Kathua, Jatinder Parliamentary constituency in with Opposition People's Internet Edition: www.dailyexcelsior.com the right is not an offence. Singh, who happened to be the Kashmir, which will go to Democratic Party president "New Delhi never studied the Returning Officer for polls on April 24. Mehbooba Mufti in Anantnag- E-Paper: http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com autonomy document which Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha According to the notifica- Pulwama Parliamentary seat INSIDE WEATHER was passed by the State legis- seat. tion, the last date for filing of (Contd on page 6 Col 3) lature during his Today was last day for with- ) * Fidayeen strike again ...Page 8 JAMMU : Government", he added. drawal of nomination papers for ) Vaishno Devi most Partially cloudy sky TEMPERATURE "We tried a lot at that time to Udhampur-Doda parliamentary favourite pilgrimage Max: 27.4 Degree C make them (NDA Government) constituency, which would go to destination in India ...Page 3 Min: 16.0 Degree C understand the document of polls on April 17 in second RELATIVE HUMIDITY phase of elections in Jammu and ) NC has lost its regional Highest: 70.0 per cent autonomy. The then Prime Kashmir. character: Mehbooba ...Page 3 Lowest: 47.0 per cent Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Sunset on Sunday: 06.50 p.m. invited me after we had passed With withdrawal of nomina- ) Cong harmed Jammu, Sunrise on Monday: 06.22 a.m. autonomy resolution and sent it tion papers by Kanchan Sharma, national interests SRINAGAR: to Delhi," the NC president said. 13 candidates have been left in Partially cloudy sky more: Jugal ...Page 5 TEMPERATURE "I had sent five copies of the fray for Udhampur Lok ) Holy Chhari Yatra Max: 12.5 Degree C autonomy resolution to the then Sabha seat. taken to Purmandal, Min: 6.0 Degree C Home Minister L K Advani. On The contestants included RELATIVE HUMIDITY the day of Shama Prasad Union Minister for Health and Utterbehni ...Page 5 Highest: 83.0 per cent Mukherjee's death anniversary, Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi ) South Africa in Lowest: 90.0 per cent LEH : TEMPERATURE Vajpayee told me, without hav- Azad (Congress), Dr Jitendra semis after 3-run win Max: 9.2 Degree C ing read the document, they Singh (BJP), Mohammad Min: -3.5 Degree C over England ...Page 14 (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Arshad Malik (PDP), Prof