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Follow us: Daily Excelsior JAMMU, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 12 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 274 39 journalists, Sinha launches 3rd phase of B2V political activists face threat Shun militancy, extremism; Excelsior Correspondent , Oct 2: Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, today will provide jobs: LG said that they are assessing the threat perceptions to journalists Excelsior Correspondent He said few misguided "The occasion of 151st development and the and political activists after a youth have abandoned the Birth Anniversary of Government is committed to threat was issued to some jour- SRINAGAR, Oct 2: path of success and dignified Mahatma Gandhi, also cele- making J&K a role model of nalists and political activists. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj life and have opted the path of brated as the International development and prosperity. Those who were threatened Sinha today appealed to mili- "We will empower youth and strengthen PRI's", he said. include 27 journalists and 12 tants to shun the path of vio- He reiterated that the admin- political activists whose names lence and extremism and istration will work hard to make appeared in Kashmir Fight blog offered them Government jobs Jammu and Kashmir one of the by Wordpress. The names and entrepreneurial opportu- most developed UTs in the Shujaat Bukhari and Babar nities. country. "The administration is Qadri who were killed allegedly Sinha said that people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially committed to make the region a (Contd on page 9 Col 1) youth, want to tread the path of role model of development and progress and development and prosperity", he said, adding it Pb CM announces will empower youth comprehen- appealed those who have joined A girl takes picture as Sun sets in Jammu. -Excelsior/Rakesh militant ranks to shun the path of sively and strengthen the Rs 50 lakh relief for violence and return to main- democracy at grass-root level. martyr's family stream for dignified livelihood. The LG inaugurated a youth 11 ACB officials, DHO among 11 docs test +ve "People of Jammu and recreation centre and a children's CHANDIGARH, Oct 2: Kashmir are peace loving people Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the launch of B2V3 library in Shirmal village. He Punjab Chief Minister who believe in dignified life. Programme at Shopian on Friday. also laid the foundation stone of Amarinder Singh today *Watch video on 100-bedded girls hostel costing 10-day-old baby, BSF SI among 15 announced ex gratia compensa- www.excelsiornews.com violence and extremism. "It Day of Non-Violence is an Rs 306.34 lakh. tion of Rs 50 would be better if they shun opportunity for the people of Sinha termed villages as the lakh and a Our youth now have understood the path of violence and join to reflect upon his com- lifeline of India and stressed on more lives lost to COVID in Jammu Government the terrible results of violence mainstream for better future", mitment to the principle of the need for their development. job to a family and it is why they are pursuing he added. non-violence and I urge the "Just as striking two rocks pro- member of a their career and cracking presti- "I appeal few misguided misguided youth to shun vio- duces fire and helps produce Temporary jail created in Hostel as cases surge soldier from gious exams", he said. youth to shun violence and lence and return to the main- light, similarly people's partici- SMGS Hospital here today. The 61-year-old bakery shop owner the State mar- The LG made this appeal return to the mainstream for dig- stream", he said pation shall help bring about Sanjeev Pargal baby had tested positive for the who breathed his last in the tyred along while speaking after launching nified future. Government is The Lt Governor Sinha drastic changes in our villages", he said. virus. A 56-year-old BSF Sub GMC Rajouri. Both were infect- the Line of the 3rd phase of 'Back to ready to help them with jobs and added that the people of J&K, JAMMU, Oct 2: A 10-day- The LG called the "Back To Inspector of 12th battalion sta- ed by the virus. Control (LoC) in Jammu and Village" program in district entrepreneurial opportunities", especially the youth want to old baby and a BSF Sub tioned at Akhnoor and a resi- A 35-year-old youth from Kashmir. Shopian today. Sinha said. tread the path of progress and (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Inspector were among 15 per- dent of Rewa, Madhya Pradesh Battal Walian in Udhampur dis- Havildar Kuldeep Singh of sons who lost their lives to who was admitted in the trict who was suffering from the Sikh Light Infantry COVID-19 today in the SC directions, NBW guidelines grossly Jammu region while 603 test- Government Medical College acute respiratory distress since (Contd on page 9 Col 1) ed positive for the virus, 354 in (GMC) Jammu with gunshot 29th September died today Jammu district alone includ- wound died in the hospital and while a 75-year-old man from Trump, Melania ing 11 officials of the Anti- tested positive for pathogen. Ramnagar tehsil in the same dis- test positive violated; Deptt in deep slumber Corruption Bureau (ACB) A 55-year-old woman from trict too died in the GMC and 11 doctors, one of them Ustaad Mohalla in Jammu Jammu due to multiple ailments. WASHINGTON, Oct 2: „Hokersar faces extinction as drudging company fails to remove sludge the District Health Officer City was brought dead to the Both of them were positive for US President Donald Trump GMC Jammu from Fortis COVID-19. widening the streams, was from the wetland as per the who looks after Hokersar wet- while 990 people recovered. said today that he and first lady Fayaz Bukhari Hospital Mohali. She was pos- A 30-year-old youth from dumped inside the wetland lead- contract but he was trans- land, Ifshan Dewan, told Today's cases took Jammu Melania Trump have tested pos- itive for the virus. A 63-year- Kathua and 50-year-old man ing to creation of land mass ferred by the Government. Excelsior that she has been fre- region's Corona tally beyond itive for the Coronavirus, a SRINAGAR, Oct 2: old man from Govindpura in from Pathyari Hiranagar passed spread to hundreds of acres. Since then the Wildlife quently writing to the company 30,000. development that is likely to Hokersar, known as the queen Chatha area was also brought away in the GMC Jammu and The landmass created by the Department has shown laxity for removal of landmass from Following surge in *Watch video on of Himalayan wetlands, is fac- Coronavirus cases in the prisons dead to the GMC from Kathua respectively due to the ing extinction as the company slush and earth removed during and is not pursuing the case of wetland. "I have written latest www.excelsiornews.com including Kathua, Rajouri, Ludhiana. He too was positive virus. that carried out work on con- drudging and construction of removal of the slush and earth letter last month only. They have while an 83-year-old man from A 62-year-old woman from flood channel is 500 meters on from wetland with the company. assured they will do it", she said. Bhaderwah, Ambphalla etc, the affect his hectic election cam- struction of flood channel Karan Nagar suffering from Dessa who had been admitted in either-side of over 5 kilometre The non-removal of slush and She added that company's Prisons Department has desig- paign. through the wetland has failed hypertension and Coronavirus the GMC Doda died of snake long channel that passes through earth from wetland that is of response has been that locals nated Pahari Hostel at Bantalab "Tonight, @FLOTUS and I to remove slush from it leading as temporary jail to isolate the breathed his last in the GMC. bite. She had tested positive for tested positive for COVID-19. to over 5 square kilometre the wetland. The non-removal of international importance given don't allow removal of land- A 75-year-old woman from RS COVID-19 during the treatment. slush and earth from the wetland its inclusion in the list of Ramsar mass. However, locals said that detenues who have tested posi- We will begin our quarantine landmass inside it. tive for pathogen. As many as 56 Pura who was co-morbid and Meanwhile, 354 persons and recovery process immedi- The construction of the flood has led to 5 square kilo-meter sites has led to its further shrink- landmass on either-side of the having COVID-19 passed today tested positive for landmass inside already shrunk age. Situated in the outskirts of flood channel is not the propri- prisoners have tested positive in ately. We will get through this channel and drudging of six Ambphalla Jail Jammu, 41 at away in the same hospital. COVID-19 in Jammu district, TOGETHER!" 74-year-old streams, was carried out by the wetland. Srinagar, it is a favourite halting ety land but that of the wetland Two deaths were today all but three locals. Two years ago, an official ground for the migration of birds and they can't stop it. Dhangri Jail Rajouri, around 50 (Contd on page 9 Col 5) Kolkata-based dredging firm, at District Jail Kathua and 23 in reported from Jawahar Nagar The District Health Officer Reach Dredging Ltd two years said that former Wildlife from Siberia and Central Asia "How can we object as the area of Rajouri district. One of and her daughter, residents of flood channel does not pass Bhaderwah jail of . ACB charge sheets ago. But the slush and earth, that Warden for Central Kashmir, during winters. them was a 66-year-old retired Greater Kailash have tested Abdul Rouf Zargar asked the However, the Wildlife through propriety land? The six A 10-day-old baby from was excavated for digging the Dachan in Kishtwar district died Government official who died in positive for the virus. Eleven GST Superintendent channel and degrading and company to remove the slush Warden for Central Kashmir (Contd on page 9 Col 5) of acute respiratory distress in Jalandhar while another was a Excelsior Correspondent (Contd on page 9 Col 7) SRINAGAR, Oct 2: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) 5 die, 487 fresh COVID Another bluff with public on name of COVID, all today produced charge sheet against the Superintendent GST and a worker in the case of cor- cases in Valley 33 ventilators lying non-functional at GMC HDU ruption. Excelsior Correspondent died a week after he was admit- positive cases with 1374 active, Govind Sharma not getting possible because of despite full support of availability of functional venti- The Bureau said that the ted to the hospital. 2993 recovered, 124 deaths; the fact that old exiting oxygen Government of India and lators," they added. challan was produced in case SRINAGAR, Oct 2: Five A 65-year-old woman from Pulwama reported 3996 positive JAMMU, Oct 2: Tall plant provides 85 to 90 % oxy- Government of Union They said GMC authorities FIR No. 01 /2019 of P/S people today died in Kashmir Gundipora Beerwah in district cases with 403 active cases, claims by authorities of GMC gen saturation or concentration Territory of Jammu and were very well versed with the Srinagar, ACB before the Court due to COVID-19 taking the Budgam who was admitted with 3524 recovered, 69 deaths; Jammu that 33-bedded High whereas, these ventilators being Kashmir, there is a complete compatibility of specifications of Special Judge Anti- number of deaths in Jammu bilateral community acquired Kulgam has 2285 positive cases Dependency Unit (HDU) has high end requires more than collapse at GMC Jammu with forwarded to JKMSCL regard- Corruption Srinagar, against and Kashmir to 1214 and pneumonia died 11 days after with 111 active, 2131 recover- been opened and made fully 99% oxygen saturation to func- regard to ventilator require- ing high end ventilators and Parveen Kumar Loomba S/o Valley reported 487 fresh cases being admitted to the SMHS ies, 43 deaths; Shopian has 2039 functional for services of gen- tion. ment to COVID patients," availability of liquid nitrogen Jetinder R/o 225 Chandigarh of Coronavirus taking the hospital here today. positive cases with 157 active, eral public are totally false They said at present GMC they regretted. oxygen need to make the high (Contd on page 9 Col 1) J&K tally to 77253. And Valley today reported 1850 recovered, 32 deaths; and fake as none of the 33 ven- administration is making the Sources said on daily basis 5 end ventilators functional but Among the five deaths, three 487 cases of COVID taking the Anantnag district has 3567 posi- tilators installed in the HDU oxygen reach in the central to 6 patients have to be kept on still they placed order for that Ropeway project were reported from Srinagar overall tally of Coronavirus pos- tive cases with 441 active, 3060 are functional. pipelines through Oxygen ambu bag and denied of ventila- and as a result, these ventilators to start today and two Budgam districts. itive cases in J&K to 77253. recovered, 66 deaths; Budgam Official sources said though Manifold supplemented by oxy- tor, that too when institution has could not be made functional. A 65-year-old man from Srinagar reported 181 cases, has 4980 positive cases with 846 GMC authorities are claiming gen cylinders and has kept oxy- more than 156 ventilators kept Sources said in the separate Excelsior Correspondent Harwan died at SKIMS hospital Budgam 54, Baramulla 64, active and 4049 recovered, 85 that all 33 ventilators in HDU gen concentrator as reserve but in stores for the last 6 months meetings held on September 13 in Soura , 13 days after he was Pulwama 29, Anantnag 32, deaths; Kupwara has 3665 posi- are functional but their claim is neither the Manifold nor the and they are biting dust. "People under the chairpersonship of JAMMU, Oct 2: The com- admitted to the hospital. Bandipora 58, Kupwara 25, tive cases with 737 active, 2861 totally false and a bluff with the existing Oxygen Concentrated are dying and Hospital Advisor (Health and Medical mercial operation of Jammu A 65-year-old man from Ganderbal 28, Kulgam 6 and recovered, 67 deaths; Bandipora public of Jammu on the name of Plant meets the high flow oxy- Administration is in deep slum- Education) to Governor and Ropeway Project from Bahu to Pakharpora Budgam died at Shopian 10. has 3492 positive cases with COVID-19. Sources claimed gen requirement of COVID ber and giving false excuses that Financial Commissioner, the Mahamaya is starting from Chest Diseases hospital in With these fresh cases today 431 active, 3024 recovered, 37 that all the 33 ventilators in patients who are critically sick COVID patients do not require directions were issued to bring tomorrow. Srinagar. He was admitted to the in Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar deaths and Ganderbal has 2946 HDU are yet to be made func- and thus none of the ventilators ventilators while the main cause Liquid Nitrogen Tanks from The precautions as per facility on September 29. has 15226 positive cases with positive cases with 333 active tional for the want of uninter- at HDU could be made function- of death in GMC Jammu in last Punjab to eliminate the issue of COVID guidelines viz main- An 85-year-old man from 2103 active, 12828 recovered, cases, 2584 recoveries and 29 rupted oxygen supply from the al. one month remained interrup- dip in oxygen pressure and make taining of social distance, saniti- Brain Nishat in district Srinagar 295 deaths; Baramulla has 4491 (Contd on page 9 Col 3) existing oxygen plant which is "It is very unfortunate that tion in oxygen supply and non (Contd on page 9 Col 3) zation of cabins before and after boarding and de-boarding of passengers, compulsory wear- Youth from border village of RS Pura gives supreme Major setback to BJP in Ladakh ing of masks by all tourist/pas- sengers and checking of temper- ature/fever have been made compulsory by the Corporation. sacrifice, cremated with full military honours as entire Nyoma unit quits No tourist shall be allowed Excelsior Correspondent Army on 17 September 2016, inside the premises without a and hailed from Shakhian Angry party men resent selection of candidates mask and whose body tempera- JAMMU, Oct 2: A young Chak village of RS Pura belt ture exceeds 99°F. soldier from border village of in Jammu district and is sur- Avtar Bhat It was on the second consec- Spalzang resigned from the RS Pura belt of Jammu dis- vived by his father Vijay utive day today when BJP lead- party. In their resignation let- NIA charge sheets trict gave supreme sacrifice Sharma (a serving SI in J&K JAMMU, Oct 2: In a major ers from another constituency ter, these leaders leveled seri- 3 Kashmiris for the nation as he attained Armed Police), mother, two setback to BJP in ongoing elec- resigned from the party showing ous allegation on the party martyrdom while giving befit- younger sisters and one tions to Ladakh Autonomous their strong resentment against leadership of sidelining them NEW DELHI, Oct 2: ting reply to the unprovoked younger brother. Hill Development Council the selection of candidates while granting mandate to the The NIA has filed a charge- Pakistan firing along the Line Twenty-two-year-old (LAHDC) Leh, its entire unit against the wishes of the local Councilor from the Nyoma constituency against the aspi- sheet against three persons who of Control (LoC) in Kupwara Rifleman Shubam Sharma of 8 of Nyoma Mandal resigned „ Pic on page 9 allegedly underwent training in district yesterday. Jammu and Kashmir Rifles was from the party in protest rations and choice of the local Pakistan to carry out terrorist As the mortal remains of among two Jawans who got against denial of mandate to unit. Later they addressed a attacks in India on the instruc- Rifleman Shubham, wrapped in martyrdom when Pakistani Ishey Spalzang president of party unit in these constituen- press conference in Leh also tions of Pakistan-based terror Tricolour flag, reached his troops resorted to unprovoked the Mandal who was nominat- cies. These leaders have submit- announcing their resignation People raising slogans in praise of martyred jawan as his ted a joint resignation letter to from the party. group Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), *Watch video on ceasefire violation along the ed by the Unit for the candida- an official said. body reaches native village in RS Pura, Jammu on Friday. LoC in Nowgam sector of fron- ture of Councilor from party's Ladakh UT president and Sources said that there is lot The charge-sheet against www.excelsiornews.com Another pic on page 9. -Excelsior/Rakesh tier Kupwara district on Nyoma. MP, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal of resentment among the party Muneeb Hameed Bhat, Junaid native village Shakhian Chak, nessed during the last rites as his tyr was consigned to flames Thursday morning. Besides, sitting Councilor expressing their senior displeas- activists in the Nyoma and Ahmad Mattoo and Umer thousands of people lined up on close relatives opened the coffin with full military honours. A J&K BJP president Ravinder from Upper Leh and party senior ure over the style of functioning Chushul Mandal where the party Rashid Wani, all residents of both sides of the road in his vil- to have his last glimpse, with his contingent of Army jawans Raina and several other senior leader, Venerab Lobzang of the party leadership in the UT. activists resigned from BJP Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam lage to receive the body and younger brother, expressing his reversed their fire arms and fired BJP leaders including former Nyantak who had resigned from On the second day today, enmass during last two days. district, was filed before a spe- chanted slogans in praise of his desire to join armed forces to in the air as a mark of respect to Ministers Sham Choudhary and the party yesterday for denial of 24 party functionaries of Earlier, nominated Councilor cial NIA court in Jammu on sacrifice for the nation. avenge his brother's death. He lit the departed soul. Gharu Ram participated in the ticket to him joined the Aam Nyoma constituency led by its Syeda Ladakhi had also resigned (Contd on page 9 Col 3) Emotional scenes were wit- the pyre as the body of the mar- Sharma (22) had joined the (Contd on page 9 Col 5) Admi Party (AAP) today. Mandal president Ishey (Contd on page 9 Col 5)