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REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 Vol No. 53 No. 146 JAMMU, SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2017 14+4 (Magazine) = 18 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 6 infiltrators killed in Rampur sector ‘Army ready on the borders’ Top Hizb comdr, aide, protester killed; Pak will have to pay for mutilation of jawans: Jaitley scores including cops injured Excelsior Correspondent heightened tensions between Asserting that priority of two hostile neighbours on the the Army presently is to fully JAMMU, May 27: Defence LoC with India undertaking two contain infiltration by the mil- * Curfew like restrictions imposed in parts of Kashmir; mobile internet snapped Minister Arun Jaitley said major offensives to destroy itants, Jaitley said: “Army has Fayaz Bukhari Control (LoC) in North infiltrating militants near the Rampur and Army was tracking dry fruit, four mobile phones, 2 today that Pakistan will have Pakistan army posts and one clear priority at this stage Kashmir this morning killing LoC in Rampur sector of Uri. the movement of these infiltra- GPS devices, 2 wireless sets, 4 to pay for mutilation of bodies bunkers, which were instrumen- that it won’t allow infiltration SRINAGAR, May 27: A six infiltrating militants. Troops deployed along the LoC tors for last three days. They rucksacks and 4 pouches. of its soldiers on the Line of by the militants. Daily efforts top commander of Hizbul Killing of Sabzar led to wide- in Rampur sector noticed move- recovered 4 AK-47 rifles, 2 pis- Commanding Officer of 4- Control (LoC) even as he were being made (by the mili- Mujahideen, Sabzar Bhat, and spread protests in Kashmir in ment of infiltrators and engaged Garwal, Colonel Samarjit declared that Army was fully tants) to infiltrate into Jammu his aide were killed in an which one protester was killed them near the fence. Six mili- Two porters Ray, told reporters this ready on the borders to face and Kashmir and troops have evening that Army was track- any kind of situation and its to act daily’’. killed in Keran ing the movement of the infil- top priority remained to tack- Only today, six infiltrators Excelsior Correspondent trating group for last three le infiltration by the militants. were eliminated by the troops in “Army is fully prepared on Rampur sector while yesterday SRINAGAR, May 27: Two days. He said that they were the borders to meet with any two militants were gunned down porters of Army were killed in tracking them with the help of kind of developing situation. in Uri sector of the Kashmir val- Keran sector of North surveillance devices despite Our borders, Line of Control are ley. The infiltration attempts Kashmir's Kupwara district thick foliage in the area. fully safe. Troops are guarding have witnessed a surge with when militants opened fire "Last evening, we spotted the borders efficiently and effec- tal in facilitating infiltration melting of snow in upper reach- upon them from across the Line * Watch video on tively,’’ he told Doordarshan attempts by the militants on es and opening up of passes. of Control (LoC) this after- www.excelsiornews.com News in an interview on the Indian side. Sources were anticipating more noon. completion of three years of “I can’t disclose everything infiltration attempts on the LoC Sources said that a group them near the fence and Army Narendra Modi Government, here. Some information can’t be in the coming days. of porters had gone ahead of parties were sent to the area and this morning. disclosed or discussed in public. Jaitley said Pakistan will forward posts in Janger Naar they were challenged leading to The Defence Minister’s But I can tell you that our bor- have to pay for the mutilation of area in Keran sector this after- a gun battle in which all the six statement comes on a day Army ders and Line of Control are bodies of two Indian soldiers. noon. Militants, who were infiltrators were killed, Our aim eliminated eight top terrorists in fully safe in the hands of Army He said India was dominat- waiting along the LoC saw the of tracking them was to wipe out The remains of the house at Soimoh village in Tral area in Pulwama district, where a top the Kashmir valley taking death and security forces. They are ing both Line of Control and movement near forward posts the entire group which we did", Hizbul commander Sabzar Bhat and one of his aide were killed in an encounter with Army on toll (of the militants) during last doing their job,’’ Jaitley, the International Border with and opened fire on them. he said. Saturday. Another pic on page 11. (UNI) Col Ray said that six bodies two days to 10 including slain Finance Minister, who has been Pakistan and Army was taking overnight gun battle in Tral and scores including cops were tants were killed and search (Contd on page 11 Col 8) have been recovered and the Hizbul Mujahideen commander holding charge of the Defence all steps required to check infil- area of South Kashmir while injured. operation is underway. tols, one UBGL, 10 UBGL area is being sanitized. He said Burhan Wani’s successor, Minister for the past about two tration by the militants from Army foiled a major infiltra- Army today achieved a The infiltration was attempt- grenades, 3 hand grenades, 10 that war like stores besides arms Sabzaar Ahmad. The statement and a half months after the exit across the LoC. tion attempt along Lone of major success by killing six ed in Khanda Post area of AK magazines, 400 AK rounds, (Contd on page 11 Col 1) also assumed significance due to of Manohar Parrikar, said. (Contd on page 11 Col 4) PM approves USD 500 mn assistance NIA gets vital clues from documents, bank accounts Rs 16 lakh stolen from ATM India, Mauritius to firm up Excelsior Correspondent ED also joins hawala probe against separatists, others SRINAGAR, May 27: Rs 16 lakh were stolen from ATM of coop in maritime security Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Handwara area of Kupwara district Sanjeev Pargal adding the probe was necessitat- been named in the Preliminary tant outfit like Lashkar-e-Toiba last night. NEW DELHI, May 27: are safe and secure and regular ed after very “authentic" and Enquiry (PE) lodged by the NIA, (LeT) with a view to feed the Sources said that the money was stolen during last night. They patrolling is conducted to com- JAMMU, May 27: With “credible" inputs have surfaced included hardliner Hurriyat people for triggering unrest in said that the entire cash of Rs 16 lakh were stolen after the burglars India today announced a bat illegal activities such as pira- National Investigating Agency about pumping of hawala money Conference leader Syed Ali Shah the Valley in the form of protests broke the ATM. USD 500 million line of credit cy, illegal fishing in the territori- (NIA) getting vital clues in in the Kashmir valley aimed at Geelani, Naeem Khan, Gazi and arson, sources said. There have been couple of attempts in South Kashmir of ATM to Mauritius as the two coun- al waters and drug trafficking. hawala connections of sepa- fuelling militancy and protests. Javed Baba and Farooq Ahmad According to sources, certain thefts but those ATMs were cashless. tries decided to firm up coop- A decision to extend the ratists and other persons Noting that some vital clues Dar alias Bitta Karate. lobbyists, Non-Government Police have registered a case and are investing the matter. eration in the field of maritime operational life of Coast Guard involved in pumping funds in have been gathered during ongo- However, according to Organizations (NGOs), social security in the Indian Ocean ship Guardian, that was given by the Kashmir valley to fuel mil- ing investigations by the NIA sources, the NIA and organizations and related groups PSC postpones judicial exam region. India to Mauritius under a grant itancy and unrest, the especially during search of docu- Enforcement Directorate haven’t and individuals had been used to Excelsior Correspondent The two sides signed a mar- assistance programme, was also Enforcement Directorate (ED) ments, bank accounts and related confined their investigations pay the funds to the separatist itime security agreement after taken. has also joined the investiga- statements of certain separatists only to the NIA but were looking leaders at the behest of Pakistan- SRINAGAR, May 27: The Public Service Commission has extensive talks between Prime During his visit to Mauritius tions with trails of money lead- and Over Ground Workers, beyond including more suspects based militant outfits including postponed the written test for Compulsory Paper-III of J&K Minister Narendra Modi and his in March 2015, Modi had com- ing to across the border. sources said the statements were based in the Union capital and the LeT, which has been in the Civil Service (Judicial) Competitive Examination-2017, which Mauritian counterpart Pravind missioned offshore patrol vessel Sources told the Excelsior that being corroborated before reach- even abroad. forefront for fomenting trouble was scheduled to be held on May 28. Kumar Jugnauth. (OPV) Barracuda, built and the Enforcement Directorate has ing to a final conclusion and lay- Before registration of a First in Kashmir with subversive According to a statement issued by the Secretary J&KPSC, In a statement, Modi said he financed by India, into the also started investigating the ing hands on the accused. Information Report (FIR), the activities. the new date for the examination shall be notified separately. and Jugnauth agreed that effec- Mauritian Coast Guard. pumping of hawala money in Sources said the week-long NIA had to conduct the PE and Sources said there had been He said the examination centre set up in the Gandhi tive management of convention- Holding that Mauritius has Kashmir valley especially to the investigations by NIA were at prima facie establish that the reports with the Centre Memorial College, Shamaswari, Srinagar for the said examina- al and non-conventional threats “strong” defence and security separatists and some Over Ground “crucial stage’’ with vital clues case was fit for further investiga- Government as well as the inves- tion has been shifted to J&K Public Service Commission in the Indian Ocean is essential Workers (OGWs) of Hizbul received during checking of tions and registration of the FIR. tigating agencies that hawala * Pic on page 11. Examination Hall, Solina, Srinagar. to pursue economic opportuni- Video on Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e- bank accounts and questioning Sources pointed out that there funds had been used for causing ties and provide security to the of some of the suspects. was enough evidence with the unrest in Kashmir, burning "Therefore, the candidates who have been allotted examina- www.excelsiornews.com Toiba (LeT) militant outfits, people of both the countries. which had been routed through However, the investigators NIA to lodge formal FIR in the Government infrastructure (Contd on page 11 Col 8) “We have to keep up our vigil ties with India, the visiting New Delhi based agents and some were reportedly taking all pre- case. including educational institu- against piracy that impacts trade Prime Minister said the acqui- other destinations from Pakistan. cautions as they want the high- The separatists were reported tions, pelting stones and feeding Banihal ultra sent to Jail and tourism, trafficking of drugs sition of such OPVs and fast “Investigations by both NIA profile case to be taken to logi- to have received funds from var- some other kind of “undesirable MAHARAJGANJ (UP) May 27: and humans, illegal fishing, and interceptor boats from India and Enforcement Directorate cal conclusion. ious hawala channels including activities" within the Kashmir other forms of illegal exploita- has enhanced the operational will run parallel," they said, Four separatists, who have Pakistan-backed dreaded mili- (Contd on page 11 Col 4) Suspected Hizbul Mujahideen operative Naseer Ahmed was tion of marine resources," the capacities of its police and today remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a court here. Prime Minister said. coast guard. State Level Committee fails to meet even once The CJM court sent Naseer, arrested by the Sashatra Seema Bal The bilateral maritime accord Besides the maritime pact, (SSB) from Sonauli on India-Nepal border earlier this month, to will strengthen cooperation and three other agreements were also judicial remand, Government counsel Raghuvansh Shukla said. capacities, he said, noting that signed after talks between the No focus on implementation of PM’s The court had earlier remanded Naseer in 12-day police cus- the two sides also agreed to two leaders. They were for set- tody as the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad wanted to question strengthen their wide-ranging ting up of a civil services college him. cooperation in hydrography for a in Mauritius, one on cooperation Cashless Bharat Mission in J&K The Jammu and Kashmir Police had also sought his remand cit- secure and peaceful maritime in ocean research and the US ing cases lodged against him there but the court disallowed it. domain. dollar Credit Line Agreement *Roll-out plan for enabling digital payments awaited Naseer Ahmed alias Sadiq (34), hailing from Banihal in On his part, Jugnauth said the between the SBM Mauritius (Contd on page 11 Col 3) two countries need to ensure that Infrastructure Development Mohinder Verma Institution for Transforming India decided that these committees Executive Officer Integrated (NITI) Aayog at central level. will primarily focus on enabling Watershed Management Project, the sea lanes of communications (Contd on page 11 Col 3) ICSE, ISC results tomorrow JAMMU, May 27: At a time The primary task of this cen- digital payments in Director Rural Sanitation, NEW DELHI, May 27: when enough focus is being laid tral committee was to enable 100 Government-citizen transac- Member Secretary MGNREGA by the Prime Minister per cent conversion of tions in rural development and and representatives of State Level The results of the ICSE Class X and ISC Class XII examina- Narendra Modi on Cashless Government-citizen transactions some other sectors including Bankers Committee were made tions will be announced on May 29. Bharat Mission, Jammu and to the digital platform by identify- Food, Civil Supplies and members of the State Level The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations, Kashmir is soft-paddling on ing various digital payment sys- Consumer Affairs. Committee. which conducts the exams, will introduce a DigiLocker facility to rolling out plan for enabling tems appropriate to different sec- For the State Level Coor- It was specifically mentioned store digitally signed certificates and marksheets. digital payments in tors of economy. Even directions dination Committee, Admi-nis- in the order that the State Level In another first, the Council has also made a provision for Government-citizen transac- were issued to all the States for trative Secretary of Department Coordination Committee will candidates to apply for rechecking of marks. tions and ensuring coordination taking similar initiatives at their of Rural Development and frame roll-out plan and training "The Council will announce the results at 3 PM on May 29,” between all the agencies own level for enabling digital Panchayati Raj was made calendar, coordinate with all a statement by CISEC Chief Executive and Secretary Gerry although committees at various payments and to achieve expedi- Chairman with Administrative involved agencies, issue advi- Arathoon said. levels were constituted in this tious movement into the cashless Secretaries of Information sories, monitor the roll-out and The results will be made available on the career portal of the regard nearly two months and digital payments economy. Technology and Food, Civil trainings with timelines and council and its website, as well as through SMS. back. Acting on the instructions of Supplies and Consumer Affairs assign targets to the Divisional To receive the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Official sources told EXCEL- the Union Government, Departments as its members. Level Coordination Committee (Contd on page 11 Col 8) SIOR that in a transformative General Administration Even Commissioner, Comm- for enabling digital payments. attempt to weed out black money Department of J&K vide ercial Taxes Department, “Though the committee was Download Mobile Apps of and corruption from public life, Government Order No.405 Commissioner Excise Depar- supposed to meet once in a Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS the Union Government launched dated March 30, 2017 constitut- tment, Director Panchayats, month to act on the terms of ref- Less Cash-Cashless Bharat ed committees at various levels Mission Director State Rural erence yet no meeting has been Mission across the country and for effective implementation of Livelihood Mission, Chief (Contd on page 11 Col 6) Download on the Download on the constituted a committee of offi- Less Cash-Cashless Bharat Google Play Store App Store cers headed by CEO of National Mission in the State. It was

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