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INSIDE started open discussions .... Vol No: XXII Issue No. 74 28.03.2017 (Tuesday) Daily Jammu Tawi Price ` 2/- Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 Ministers flout Govt's decision Central GST Bill to apply pan- Consider options other than Rs 2 Cr 'discretionary India except J&K for now pellet guns in Valley: SC grants' utilised in 2 years account of its special NL CORRESPONDENT all," said a bench led by powers on taxation under NEW DELHI, MAR 27 Chief Justice of India J S the Constitution. Khehar, as it asked Attorney NL CORRESPONDENT management that controls two years, Rs 7.43 lakh The Supreme Court Jammu and Kashmir is the General Mukul Rohatgi to SRINAGAR, MAR 27 and has discretionary (2015-2016) and Rs 4.16 Monday asked the central come up with alternatives powers. I believe in rule (2016-2017). only state in the country government to consider with powers to tax services. by April 10. Contradicting the based regulatory Rural Development using alternative means The bench, also comprising government's decision, the management and hence all Department, Minister, State Finance Minister other than pellet guns for Hasib Drabu had Justices D Y Chandrachud PDP-BJP ministers have discretionary grants are Abdul Haq Khan, has crowd-control and to deal and Sanjay K Kaul, utilised around two crore of abolished," he had said. utilised around Rs 5.5 lakh represented to the with protesters in Jammu Empowered Committee impressed upon the AG to 'discretionary grants' in the Despite that the ministers during these years, Naeem and Kashmir. explore "technology-based last two years in Jammu and have utilised Rs 1.98 crore Akhtar Rs 7.2 lakh when he (EC) of State Finance Underlining that maximum Ministers on GST last year, measures", which can Kashmir. (Rs 198.47 lakhs) as was holding the portfolio of effort has to be made in a prevent physical harm to These ministers have discretionary grants in the the Education Department. following which the EC "welfare state" to ensure agreed that GST will not be people. utilised these funds despite last two years, which Industries and Commerce people, especially children, "Your own expert Finance Minister Haseeb comprised Rs 1.8 crore ( Rs Minister, Chandra Prakash, extended to the state in the are not physically harmed, NL CORRESPONDENT Sabha. committee report talks Drabu in 2015 had 108.71 lakhs) during 2015- has utilised Rs 6.23 lakhs, current form. the Supreme Court Monday NEW DELHI, MAR 27 The GST will subsume Drabu had submitted that about various other announced that all 2016 and Rs 0.89 crore (Rs CAPD Minister Chowdhary various indirect levies of asked the central measures. We have gone discretionary grants will be 89.76 lakh) during 2016- Zulfikar Rs 6.79 lakh. the state's special taxation government to consider India moved a step closer to the Centre and states like through the report and it abolished in the state for 2017. Minister for Youth Services powers need to be protected using alternative means becoming a unified market service tax, excise duty, suggests technology-based making government-public Chief Minister tops the list and Sports, Imran Raza while rolling out GST. other than pellet guns for in line with the federalist octroi and value added tax Given Jammu and measures. For instance, you interfaces non-discretionary, of having utilised Rs 48.11 Ansari and Finance crowd-control and to deal can use energy in the nature vision of the architects of (VAT). Kashmir's special status, of criteria based and lakhs in the last two years Minister Haseeb Drabu with protesters in Jammu of microwave energy. Then its Constitution with the The states will have to get particular concern to the transparent. with Rs 29.31 lakhs during have utilised Rs 8.35 lakh the state GST Bills passed and Kashmir. there is something about tabling in Parliament on state government is that While presenting his maiden 2015-2016 and Rs 18.80 and Rs 3.50 lakh by their respective "Being a welfare state, it is a some water, which is Monday of the GST Bill, once the new tax takes off, budget in 2015, Finance lakhs during 2016-2017. respectively. assemblies. duty of the government to awfully smelling, which can Minister Haseeb Drabu had Deputy Chief Minister Dr Other cabinet ministers and which extends pan-India the GST Council becomes ensure safety of its people Jammu and Kashmir will more powerful than state be used to disburse the announced to abolish all Nirmal Singh figures second the minister of the state too except to Jammu and as well as security forces. need to pass all four bills in legislatures, which requires crowd…laser razor and discretionary grants for on the list with Rs 18.75 have utilised the Kashmir. The purpose is not to cause other such measures," the its state assembly, on to be resolved, P2 making government-public lakhs. During 2015-2016, he discretionary funds Union Finance Minister physical harm to its people bench told the AG. interfaces non-discretionary, has utilised Rs 8.75 and Rs between Rs 2 and 4 lakh. Arun Jaitley introduced the but at the same time protect Rohatgi pointed P2 criteria based and 10 lakh in 2016-2017. Government Spokesperson Central Goods and Services transparent. Agriculture Minister, Naeem Akhtar, who is also Tax (CGST) Bill, 2017, Ruling PDP torn by LS Bye-elections "I don't believe in an Ghulam Nabi Lone, has R&B minister, could not be along with three other All 7 nominations found valid in economic policy and utilised Rs 11.59 in the last contacted for his comments. related bills in the Lok many conflicts scrutiny for Anantnag LS seat 7 Hizbul terrorists tasked to disrupt by-polls held JAMMU, MAR 27 (KIP) managing was the Naeem Akhtar has been sic declines NL CORRESPONDENT representatives of some The ruling PDP is bitten by for participating in the pre- ANANTNAG, MAR 27 candidates were also present SRINAGAR, MAR 27 carry out attacks on security its inherent political poll campaign in Anantnag during the process. forces and disrupt the problems having risen from and Srinagar Lok Sabha by The nomination papers of Ghulam Ahmad Mir of Police on Monday claimed election process. its alliance with the BJP poll . the candidates who filed INC-NC (joint candidate), to have busted a module of The self-styled district which is riddled in the This has encouraged the their nominations for the 3- Mufti Tassaduq of PDP, the Hizbul Mujahideen by commander of the outfit Kashmir valley. Then other emaciated Congress to hold Anantnag Parliamentary Sanjay Kumar Dhar of arresting seven suspected Altaf Dar alias Al-Kachroo cause has been the growing PDP as a losing face for the Constituency were found Rashtriya Samajwadi Party terrorists in Kashmir who and Towseef Sheikh alias intimacy between its two by-polls in the Srinagar and valid during scrutiny. The (S), Ghulam Mohammad were allegedly tasked to Mossad had constituted the rivals, the Congress and the Anantnag constituencies. Returning officer, Dr. Syed Wani of All J&K Kissan disrupt the upcoming Lok module for allegedly National Conference. But PDP has one thing to Abid Rasheed Shah Mazdoor Party, and Sabha bypolls. disrupting the elections. That the PDP is bitten by demonstrate to the people of scrutinized the nomination Independent candidates The arrests were made in "We registered a case on the internal feud is evident from Kashmir that with the help papers in presence of 5 Rakesh Koul, Sajjad Ahmad south Kashmir's Kulgam basis of this information and the way its Minister for of the centre it has started election observers, Dar and Mohammad Yaseen district ahead of bypolls in during investigation it was Education Altaf Bukhari is implementing various including Navdeep Rinwa, Paswal's nominations were Anantnag and Srinagar due organisation by arresting He said the district police found that Zubar Ahmad alleged to have stage - development projects which Sahab Singh, Om Narayan found valid for contesting in April. seven militants," Senior received a specific Badar, a resident of Nai- managed vices against the is sure to change the Singh, Pramod Kumar the bye-elections. "We have busted a module Superintendent of Police, intelligence input on March Basti in Qaimoh area of the R&B minister, Naeem economic structure of the Gupta and Mahendra Pertinently, the last date for of the banned Hizbul Kulgam, Shridhar Patil told 21 that the terrorist outfit has district, was the king-pin of Akhtar the intellectual in the valley.