3 Days’ Forecast Jammu www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather Aug 23 25.0 34.0 Partly cloudy sky Aug 24 25.0 34.0 Generally cloudy sky Aug 25 26.0 34.0 Thunderstorm with rain Srinagar Aug 23 19.0 33.0 Generally cloudy sky Aug 24 20.0 30.0 Partly cloudy sky Aug 25 20.0 30.0 Mainly Clear sky Vol No: XXIII Issuethe No. 200 25.08.2018 (Saturday)northlines Daily Jammu Tawi Price 3/- Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Local bodies Election Governor Malik sets political circles Fresh plea in SC buzzing, upsets plans of Govt formation challenges of Art 35-A notification likely next week NL CORRESPONDENT 35-A furthers "two nation NL CORRESPONDENT chief minister and party `a wonderful person.' NEW DELHI, AUG 24 theory which is against the SRINAGAR, AUG 24 founder, the late Mufti Mufti's daughter and BJP hints to go solo in JK Municipal polls Mohammed Sayeed, who current PDP leader theory of secularism". If the appointment of a had first suggested that Mehbooba Mufti also A fresh plea has been "It is an enabling provision for the creation of a NL CORRESPONDENT polls. "We are ready for administration at the door politician as the governor Malik be appointed as the knows Malik and has a moved in the Supreme theological state within SRINAGAR, AUG 24 these polls and will step of common of Jammu and Kashmir state's governor. good equation with him, Court on Friday challenging the secular territory of India. It participate in these individual". was meant to set the The suggestion was made according to party constitutional validity of ensures that the character As the State Electoral elections with all our Meanwhile sources said state's political circles when the BJP first came to insiders. Article 35-A that empowers of J&K's Legislative Office is likely to issue first strength," that the state election buzzing, it has succeeded. power. It was then Abdullah's bonhomie the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly shall remain notification for urban body He said that the members commission may issue the Ironically, both the presumed that Governor On the other hand, Assembly to define Islamic," the petition polls in next week, The of the committee include first notification for urban established parties in the NN Vohra, who had already National Conference "permanent residents" for stated. Bhartiya Janta Party Friday MPs Jugal Kishore Sharma, body polls in the next Valley appear to feel been in office for six years, President Farooq Abdullah bestowing special rights It added that Article 35-A hinted that it will go alone Shamsher Singh Manhas week. encouraged. Top leaders of would be replaced. too has a good equation and privileges to them. provides absolute powers in the polls and contest all and Thupstan Chhewang, Sources said that the both parties have known The PDP and the BJP were with the new governor. municipal seats across the party's state vice president government is likely to The petitioner, a non- to the Jammu and Governor Satya Pal Malik not yet openly in alliance, Abdullah flaunted this by Kashmir's legislative Jammu and Kashmir. Yudhvir Sethi, general conduct polling in Jammu governmental organisation from the time they have but Mufti Sayeed and Modi turning up at the airport to assembly to infringe the "We have constituted secretary Pawan Khajuria, region as well as some of (NGO) 'Ikkjut Jammu', spent as members of had already established a receive Malik. sought quashing of the fundamental rights of committees in the Jammu MLA Shakti Raj Parihar the border districts in Parliament, and have a good rapport. Political circles in the state provision which has been Indian citizens. and Kashmir and have told and MLC Vibhodh Gupta. Kashmir region with good equation with him. Malik had been minister of were abuzz with talk of challenged by several Earlier this month, the our cadre to get ready and The BJP top leader further polling in the sensitive The fact that it was state for civil aviation in how Abdullah, who was others including civil Jammu and Kashmir start preparations to go said that Municipality places like south Kashmir Narendra Modi's decision the VP Singh government not part of the protocol society groups, individuals. National Conference (NC) alone for Municipal polls," elections form the very to be held in later phases. to send Malik would seem in 1990, when Mufti line-up to receive the There have also been had moved the apex court BJP National vice basic structure of The announcement for to indicate that the prime Sayeed was the home governor, got a warm petitions supporting the in support of Article 35-A. president and Kashmir democracy at the ground polls was made by the minister is keen to build minister. One of the first response from Malik. The retention of Article 35-A of The NC had said that the level. "Elections to urban former governor N N affairs in-charge Avinash bridges of trust with the things Malik stated after latter promptly went up to the Constitution. Article serves as an local bodies will boost the Vohra. "Elections to urban Rai Khana told over Phone. major Valley parties. he was appointed as Abdullah, and left the The fresh petition, filed important link between the He said that the party was democratic fabric in the local bodies and Senior leaders of the PDP Governor was that Mufti tarmac with him. through advocate Sumit R state and the Union and its even ready for Panchayat state by providing panchayats P2 indicate that it was former Sayeed was 'a friend' and However, when P2 Sharma, says that Article people and P2 Hearing on plea 6 months on, enquiry 250 militants still active challenging Art 370 in Sept in Valley: CRPF DG NL CORRESPONDENT was deferred by the not completed SRINAGAR, AUG 24 Supreme Court's roster as important cases like as an executive officer in 142 militants killed in Jammu Kashmir in 2018 The Supreme Court has reservation and promotion the board. compared to 2016-17 and deferred the hearing of a were pending before the PDP-BJP Govt, Vohra led The enquiry is being the number of injured petition challenging constitutional bench. carried by the three personnel has decreased. Article 370 of the The apex court is hearing rule could not complete member panel headed R K As part of efforts to Constitution granting the petition by Kumari Goyal, Principal Secretary discourage youths from special constitutional Vijaylakshmi Jha probe into KVIB recruitment Home Department. Its joining militants, he said a status to J&K within the contending that Article 370 members include Dr Pawal helpline called Madadgar Indian Union. was a temporary provision NL CORRESPONDENT On February 25, the then Kotwal and Farooq Ahmad was started by the force The petition, which was that had automatically SRINAGAR, AUG 24 chief minister Mehbooba Shah. which received 2.5 lakh listed for Friday, will come lapsed with the dissolution Mufti ordered a high-level However, the committee calls during last one year. up for hearing in of the J&K's Constituent In an example of enquiry into the has missed several He said the militants were September. Assembly on January 26, administrative inertia, a procedural inadequacies NL CORRESPONDENT Force (CRPF) RR deadlines so far and is targeting unarmed "The petition was listed 1957. Jha's petition was probe into JK's Khadi in the selection process of JAMMU TAWI, AUG 24 Bhatnagar, said on Friday. unsure about timing for security personnel and for hearing on Friday but dismissed by the Delhi Village and Industries the KVIB. There are approximately submitting the report. their families as they were we have been informed by High Court in April 2017. Board (KVIB) selections for She had ordered the probe As many as 142 militants 200-250 militants still An official of the General frustrated. "Our force is the court that it has been Jha contends that the various posts could not be following severe criticism Administration have been eliminated in operating in the Valley, he better protected and there deferred to September," provisions like citizenship completed during the PDP- over the appointment of Department said that the anti-terror operations in told reporters in Jammu. is a better security advocate-general DC in Article 370 never got BJP government and her own nephew Aroot committee was yet to Jammu and Kashmir in Bhatnagar asserted that situation on the law and Raina told. assent/approval of the Governor Rule led by N N Madni (37), son of senior submit the report. "It was 2018, Director General of the law and order situation order front P2 Raina said the petition President or P2 Vohra in the state. PDP leader Sartaj Madni to submit P2 Central Reserve Police is "better" in Kashmir Cops targeted on Eid ignored JeM terrorist Mehbooba expects 3 IAS officers security advisory gunned down back to JK NL CORRESPONDENT NL CORRESPONDENT neglected the advisory, relatives and died on the a Vajpayee in Modi NEW DELHI, AUG 24 SRINAGAR, AUG 24 SRINAGAR, AUG 24 especially those from spot. south Kashmir. "Our force Nine hours later, militants The Centre today sent Huge quantity of NL CORRESPONDENT Minister Mehbooba Mufti interview to an English Three Jammu and is a big force and it is not killed another policeman, back three senior IAS ammunition and JAMMU, AUG 24 said that there is no way news channel, Mehbooba Kashmir policemen who possible to keep an eye on Mohammad Yaqoob Shah, officers to Jammu and incriminating material was out of the Kashmir conflict Mufti said that the main were killed by militants on every person in the outside his house when he Kashmir before seized from the site of the Former Jammu and other than dialogue and agenda of her party was to Wednesday and two who department.was on his way to begin his completion of their tenure encounter.