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JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 Follow us: Daily Excelsior , SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2020 10+4 (Magazine)=14 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 No. 141 Indian troops adopt aggressive postures SMVDSB in touch with other shrines for SOP Army chief visits amid Two females among 17 more test mounting tension with China Corona +ve, Jammu’s tally 239 ly lake and Galwan the Galwan Valley, erecting Excelsior Correspondent Railway Station (SOP) to be adopted for restora- *PLA increases Valley and Indian Army's strate- around 100 tents in the last two this afternoon carrying 717 tion of pilgrimage to the holy gy to deal with the crisis during weeks and bringing in machin- JAMMU, May 23: In fresh stranded persons while the cave shrine, which has been sus- presence around his visit to 14 Corps ery for possible construction of surge in Coronavirus cases in J&K Government said so far pended for past over two Headquarters with GOC Lt Gen bunkers, notwithstanding the Jammu region, 17 persons 87948 inhabitants of the Union months, but will finalize it only Lake, Galwan Harinder Singh and other top stiff protest by Indian troops, after the Union Ministry of Commanders. they said. Home Affairs (MHA) comes out Valley The Army chief's visit was ``The Indian Army has also with guidelines on reopening of mainly concerned over its been matching up to the the shrines. "We will come out with the Sanjeev Pargal strategy to deal with the situa- Chinese build-up in both tion in the areas where it was Pangong Tso lake and Galwan SOP only after the MHA releas- JAMMU, May 23: Amidst in confrontation with the Valley and that it is in a much es guidelines for resumption of mounting tension between Chinese Army. advantageous position in cer- the yatra to holy cave shrine of and China around Confirming the Army chief's tain other sensitive areas in the Mata Vaishno Devi Ji. An in- Pangong Tso lake and Galwan visit to Ladakh in the midst of region,'' sources said. house exercise is on as to how Eid today, no congregational prayers Valley in Ladakh sector, Army increasing tension with China on The situation in Eastern the yatra can be restored by chief Gen Manoj Mukund the LAC, Army sources, howev- Ladakh deteriorated after around Excelsior Correspondent *Watch video on Naravane yesterday paid a er, said no official statement was 250 Chinese and Indian soldiers , May 23: Shawwal moon has been sighted quiet visit to 14 Corps released on the visit as the were engaged in a violent face- www.excelsiornews.com marking the end of holy fasting month of Ramadhan and Eid- Headquarters in to review Ministry of External Affairs is off on the evening of May 5 ul-Fitr will be celebrated across Jammu and tomor- maintaining social distancing the situation prevailing along giving almost regular briefing which spilled over to the next row with no congregational prayers. and taking other steps to prevent the on the situation including the day before the two sides agreed The moon has been sighted this evening marking the end of spread of Coronavirus,'' Chief (LAC) with China. one given today. to "disengage" following a month of Ramadhan and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across J&K Executive Officer (CEO) Though the Army didn't Reports said the People's meeting at the level of local A view of deserted ‘Darshani Deodi’ (entrance) of Shri Mata tomorrow. SMVDSB Ramesh Kumar told release any official statement on Liberation Army (PLA) of Commanders. Vaishno Devi Ji shrine at Katra town of . (UNI) This will be for the first time that people here will be celebrat- the Excelsior. Gen Naravane's visit to Ladakh, China has increased troops in Over 100 Indian and Chinese ing Eid amid COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed 21 lives and Territory have been brought He said the Shrine Board is sources confirmed the visit areas around Pangong Tso Lake soldiers were injured in the vio- infected over 1500 people so far. including two females, tested back from different parts of also in touch with other major which took place yesterday. The and Galwan Valley along the lence. There will be no congregational Eid prayers across Kashmir positive for the virus today-the the country in special trains, shrines of the country in mak- visit was brief and confined to LAC in Ladakh, leading to con- The incident in Pangong Tso tomorrow as both Government and Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema highest being 13 in Ramban buses and flights. ing the SOP but added that it 14 Corps Headquarters in Leh, frontation with the Indian Army, was followed by a similar inci- Jammu and Kashmir, the amalgam of various religious organiza- district, two in Jammu and Meanwhile, Shri Mata will be finalized only after the they said. which has also adopted aggres- dent in North Sikkim on May 9. tion in Kashmir, headed by Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has asked peo- one each in and Vaishno Devi Shrine Board MHA orders resumption of Gen Naravane is reported to sive postures. There were reports of trans- ple to stay away from religious gatherings on the auspicious occa- have reviewed the situation The Chinese side has partic- even as first train (SMVDSB) is working on yatra and release guidelines. along LAC with China especial- ularly bolstered its presence in (Contd on page 5 Col 1) from Kerala reached Standard Operating Procedure (Contd on page 5 Col 3) (Contd on page 5 Col 1) Tours Rly Stn, Jammu City Present exercise negatively impacts rights of litigants: CJ Dr Jitendra takes up issue with Govt LG for strict implementation 92 yrs old practice ends: All courts in J&K, 600 workers from far-off of SOPs, timely sampling Ladakh UTs to follow uniform timings villages trapped in TN Avtar Bhat Tamil Nadu for last two months Excelsior Correspondent Governor about the whole She further informed that Nodal Mohinder Verma after the declaration of nation- process of sampling of the Officers have been appointed at *3 HC Judges oppose move, no views by 3 others JAMMU, May 23: Though wide lockdown by the JAMMU, May 23: returnees and various proce- different levels to ensure effi- JAMMU, May 23: In yet mentation of this decision from However, with the majority they had left their villages to Government to fight the dreaded Lieutenant Governor, Girish dures involved in the process. (Contd on page 5 Col 7) another historic decision, June 1, there will be parity in the vote of the High Court Judges travel to far off places in Tamil COVID-19 pandemic. Chandra Murmu, today visit- Chief Justice of High Court timings of the Government and after detailed deliberations Nadu (TN) to earn some hand- Despite their hard trial they ed the railway station and then Justice Gita Mittal has offices and the courts. the Chief Justice has come to the some money during the could not get the transport facil- toured prominent places and ordered that all the courts in As against 12 Judges in the conclusion that practice to Winter months' to meet out ities to return to their home town markets across the Jammu the of Jammu High Court including Chief change court timings for five the expenses of their families in J&K. Even one of the workers city to get a first-hand and Kashmir and Union Justice, only nine Judges months from May to October in later part of the year, over lost his father last month and to appraisal of the situation on Territory of Ladakh will fol- expressed their views while par- and from November to end of 600 workers from various hilly his ill luck he could not partici- ground post relaxation of lock- low uniform timings round the ticipating in the discussion on April in Jammu and Kashmir villages in Kandi belt of pate in his last rites or see his down restrictions. year irrespective of the weath- the relevance of practice of each year is not justifiable as Udhampur had never dreamt face at the last time. ``I will At the Railway Station, the er conditions as the 92 years change of court timings. such all the courts in J&K and that instead of eking out their repent for this during my entire Lt Governor took stock of the old practice is negatively Three Judges supported Ladakh UTs will follow uniform living they would lose their life as I could not see the face of *Watch video on impacting valuable Constitu- the 92 years old practice of timings round the year with entire earning for feeding my father last time'', said Ved www.excelsiornews.com tional rights of the litigants. change to summer timings effect from June 1, 2020. themselves during the lock- Parkash a resident of Sarad The decision has been taken while as six Judges (five in As far as High Court and all down period at their work- Chenani in facilities being provided to the by the Chief Justice after thread- writing and one orally) don't other courts in the Jammu divi- place. who is working at Paldan Tirpur people of J&K who were strand- bare discussion with all the support the past practice. One sion are concerned, the timings Over 600 workers of differ- in Tamil Nadu as a transport ed outside and are being brought Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu with police, stakeholders including Judges of out of six views suggests slight will be from 10 am to 4 pm with ent far -flung villages of worker for last five months. back through special trains. Railway and administrative officials inspecting arrangements for the High Court, Judicial Officers change in the timings. one hour break from 1 pm to 2 Udhampur working as helpers in He said these workers are Deputy Commissioner Jammu, returnees via special train at Jammu Tawi Railway Station on and representatives of the Bar However, no views stand transport industry are stuck in facing many problems here as Sushma Chauhan, briefed the Lt Saturday.(UNI) Associations. With the imple- expressed by other Judges. (Contd on page 5 Col 5) various cities and towns in (Contd on page 5 Col 3) 3 more test +ve Woman dies at SKIMS, Corona death toll 21 COVID tally over in Ladakh 1.25 lakh, 137 Excelsior Correspondent Senior doc among 59 test +ve more deaths JAMMU, May 23: Three NEW DELHI, May 23: more Iran-returned pilgrims *Strict lockdown in Kashmir ahead of Eid COVID-19 cases in India today tested Coronavirus posi- Fayaz Bukhari today saw the highest single- tive in district taking day spike for the second con- active cases in the Union SRINAGAR, May 23: A secutive day with 6,654 new Territory of Ladakh to six and senior doctor and a pregnant infections reported in a 24-hour total cases to 49. woman were among 59 people span, taking the tally to over An official statement by the who tested positive for 1.25 lakh, while the death toll UT Government said three resi- COVID-19 in Kashmir, taking rose to 3,720 after 137 more dents of , who had the overall tally in Jammu and fatalities, according to the returned from pilgrimage to Kashmir to 1,569 with 1330 in Union Health Ministry. Iran, today tested positive for Valley while a 55-year old According to the Ministry COVID-19. As reported today, woman died at SKIMS bulletin, the active cases of the (Contd on page 5 Col 7) Srinagar this morning taking Coronavirus disease (COVID- the Corona death toll to 21. 19) rose to 69,597, while No ‘J&K Police’ A 55-year-old woman from A Corona patient being discharged after recovery in JLNM 51,783 people have recovered name in Ladakh Urnhal area of South Kashmir, hospital Rainawari, Srinagar on Saturday. and a patient has migrated. who had tested positive for -Excelsior/ Shakeel "Thus, around 41.39 percent Excelsior Correspondent COVID-19, died at SKIMS said that the woman was admit- died today. patients have recovered so far," ted to the hospital's isolation As per the official figures a Ministry official said. LEH, May 23: The Union Soura today, taking the overall facility and had underlying ail- among the fresh cases, 36 were The total of 1,25,101 con- Territory administration of death toll due to COVID-19 in ments including chest infection. reported from , six firmed cases of the Novel Ladakh today ordered replace- Jammu and Kashmir to 21. She had tested positive for the Coronavirus pandemic includes ment of organizational name Medical Superintendent Novel Coronavirus earlier and (Contd on page 5 Col 1) (Contd on page 5 Col 7) `J&K Police' from all records SKIMS Soura, Dr Farooq Jan with `Ladakh Police'. An order to this effect has been issued by Head of Police, UT-Ladakh, Police Headqu- arters SS Khandare, Inspector General of Police. “The organizational name (Contd on page 5 Col 7) GoI directions on COVID complied: J&K Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, May 23: The J&K Government has informed the High Court that all the directions of Central Government on COVID-19 issues are being complied with as per the guidelines and it has closed down the PIL on the spread and prevention of the pandemic. Hearing the Public Interest Litigation on the spread and

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