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TOP NEWS OF J&K JAMMU, SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 2021 Daily Evening Newspaper NATIONAL | 5 INTERNATIONAL | 6 SPORTS | 8 Making arrangements for free Sanjay Dutt opens up on working with Prashanth Faced abuses in Sydney earlier COVID vaccine for everyone in Neel, says, ‘It was my first time working with him too now they have crossed line Bengal: Mamata and I had all the comfort from him’ with racism : Ashwin e-paper: www.topnewsjk.in RNI No. JKENG/ 2010/39369 Regd. No. JK- 435 Vol.-12 Issue-10 Pages-12 Rs.-2/- BRIEFLY Lt Governor declares ‘Heavy Snowfall’ as state Govt pays Rs 1,364 cr to over 20 Pak violates specific Natural Calamity under SDRF lakh undeserving beneficiaries the Districts’ Disaster Management ceasefire in Authorities. Due to declaration of ‘Heavy Snow- under PM-KISAN: RTI data different fall’ as a ‘Natural Calamity’; process- NEW DELHI, Jan 10 Ministry, in response to media reports, proceed- sectors along ing of ex-gratia relief under SDRF will (Agencies) : The Govern- the RTI application, iden- ings have been initiated to become faster, thereby giving a huge ment has paid Rs 1,364 tified two categories of recover these funds trans- LoC, IB in relief to the affected public of snow crore to 20.48 lakh unde- undeserving beneficiaries ferred to undeserving per- bound areas. serving beneficiaries under who received PM-KISAN sons. J-K The Lt Governor sought a detailed its ambitious PM-KISAN payouts as “ineligible farm- He said data obtained JAMMU, Jan 10 (Agen- report on issues and problems faced scheme, a reply to a Right ers” and “income tax payee under RTI Act, 2005, indi- cies): Pakistani troops by the public due to heavy snowfall to Information (RTI) query farmers”. cated that since the com- violated ceasefire by and future course of action of the by the Union Agriculture RTI applicant Venkatesh mencement of the PM- resorting to unprovoked Administration at all levels to over- Ministry reveals. Nayak of Commonwealth KISAN Yojana in 2019, Rs mortar shelling and come the challenges thereof. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Human Rights Initiative 1,364.13 crore (USD 186.59 firing on forward posts On being apprised about the short- Sammann Nidhi (PM- (CHRI) who received the million) has been paid to and villages in different age of small rescue vehicles for the KISAN) was launched by data from the govern- ‘ineligible persons’ and sectors along the Line Top News Report snow clearance efforts of Administra- movement of people requiring medi- the Centre in 2019 and ment said, “More than half ‘income tax payee farmers’ tion, with all DCs and SSPs of Kash- of Control (LoC) and JAMMU, Jan 10: Extending the cal assistance, particularly, in remote under the scheme, an (55.58%) of these unde- till July 31, 2020. mir Division, through virtual mode, the International Border much needed relief to the people of areas and areas having narrow lanes, income support of Rs 6,000 serving persons belong to “Government’s own data at the Raj Bhavan here today. (IB) in Rajouri, Poonch snow bound areas, Lieutenant Gov- the Lt Governor directed that 4×4 per year in three equal the ‘income tax payee cat- indicates money went Pertinently, ‘Heavy Snowfall’ was and Kathua districts of ernor, Manoj Sinha declared ‘Heavy rescue vehicles / ambulances be installments is paid to egory’.” into the wrong hands,” he not figuring in the list of ‘Natural Jammu and Kashmir, Snowfall’ as state specific Natural provided to snow affected Districts small and marginal farmer “The remaining 44.41% added. Calamities’ under SDRF norms, due officials said on Sunday. Calamity under SDRF norms. with immediate effect for helping the families having combined belong to the ‘ineligible A major chunk of these to which disbursement of relief and However, there was no The Lieutenant Governor was people in distress. land holding or ownership farmers’ category’,” he ineligible beneficiaries ex-gratia for the damages due to immediate report of any chairing a meeting to take stock of The Lt Governor asked the officers of up to 2 hectares. added. belongs to five heavy snowfall was not possible for damage on the Indian the winter management, particularly, to be nTurn to page 9 The Union Agriculture Nayak said according to nTurn to page 9 side, they said. “At about 3 pm, Paki- stan (Army) initiated ‘Locally-made’ IED defused in Poonch unprovoked ceasefire Srinagar-Jammu national violation by firing with JAMMU, Jan 10 (Agen- said that the BDS later small arms and shell- cies): Police and army defused the locally made ing mortars along the highway reopens for traffic defused a “locally made” IED, thereby averting a LoC in Nowshera sector Improvised Explosive tragedy, JAMMU, Jan 10 (Agencies): The Srinagar- division through Shopian-Rajouri axis — of Rajouri district. Device in Mendhar area of The motorcycle—Pulser Jammu national highway was reopened was closed for traffic due to heavy snowfall Indian Army retaliates Poonch district on Sunday. (JK02BP/7298)— was on Sunday after seven days in the wake of in the region, the officials added. befittingly,” a defence Official sources said that found in suspicious con- heavy snowfall last week, even as the city Some parts of the valley, including Sri- spokesman said. an unclaimed bike with ditions at Pankha, about 3 and some other parts of Kashmir received nagar, received another spell of snowfall The officials said the some “IED-type object” kilometers from Mendhar. another spell of snowfall, officials said. on Sunday, which briefly affected the flight shelling between the two adjacent to it was found The locals informed Police The 260 kilometre-long highway — the operations at the airport here. sides was continuing near Pankha, prompting Station Mendhar following only all-weather road connecting Kash- Srinagar and some other areas experi- when last reports were authorities to close Mend- which a police party along mir with the rest of the country — was re- enced fresh snowfall early in the morn- received. har-Gohlad road while with Army’s 49RR rushed opened for fresh traffic on Sunday morn- ing – an unexpected spell of back-to-back The officials said Paki- Bomb Disposal Squad was to the spot. ing, the officials said. snowfall after light snow on Saturday and stan Army also resorted rushed to the area. The area was They, however, said only one-way traf- the heavy snowfall earlier in the week, the n to mortar shelling in Bal- SDPO Mendhar Z A Jafri Turn to page 9 fic was allowed from Jammu towards Sri- officials said. akote, Digwar and Kirni nagar. They said the city recorded about an inch sectors along the LoC in The highway was blocked on January 3 of snow till 8.30 am. 15 Vaishno Poonch district. due to accumulation of snow and land- Some areas, especially in south Kashmir, The shelling in slides and shooting stones in the wake of also received snowfall which, however, Devi pilgrims Balakote sector started heavy snowfall. stopped after some time, they added. around 3.35 pm fol- Many vehicles were stranded on the The officials said there were no reports of lowed by Digwar and injured as highway which remained closed for traf- snowfall at the famous ski-resort of Gul- Kirni sectors at 4 pm, fic for five days. marg, in north Kashmir, and Pahalgam the officials said, adding The road was cleared on Friday, but only tourist resort in the south. minibus Indian troops also fired stranded vehicles were allowed to move While the MeT office had forecast very back and the cross-bor- that day and Saturday. light rains or snowfall at isolated places in travelling to der shelling was going However, as the weather improved and Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, there in all the three sectors the condition of the road was also better, was no such forecast for Sunday. when last reports were Katra falls in fresh traffic was allowed to ply this morn- However, it said, the weather would received. ing, the officials said. improve around the noon on Sunday. Pakistani Rangers also The Mughal Road — the alternate road- There is no forecast of any major snowfall ditch resorted to unprovoked JAMMU, Jan 10 (Agen- link which connects the valley to Jammu and the weather nTurn to page 9 firing in Gurnam Border cies): Amini-bus car- Outpost area along the rying 15 pilgrims from IB in Hiranagar sector of the Mata Vaishno Devi Kathua district. UDA demands review of Jammu shrine met with an acci- The firing from across dent near Chenani in the border started Master Plan-2032 for Jammu city Jammu and Kashmir’s around 11.10 pm Satur- Top News Report JMP-2032 without revis- Udhampur district late day, prompting strong Saturday night. retaliation by the BSF, ing it so that people of city JAMMU, Jan 10: United don’t have to bribe JMC The driver of the the officials said, adding Democratic Alliance (UDA) vehicle reportedly lost the firing between the officials to get their site on Sunday demanded plan approved. This review control and the minibus two sides continued till review of Jammu Master overturned near the Che- 1.20 am on Sunday. is vital so that JMC could Plan (JMP) 2032 for Jammu address the issues relat- nani-Nashri Tunnel. PDP city saying the prerequisite ing to haphazard urban All 15 pilgrims were necessity of both residen- growth, unauthorized hab- injured in the accident sarpanch tial and commercial con- itation and rising demand and have been shifted structions under aforesaid of housing, infrastructure to the nearest hospital among 2 die of Plan is 20 ft and 40 ft front on with the help of Jammu and services, he said.