daily Vol No. 51 No. 140 JAMMU, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 20 Pages ` 4.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/1992 DM for pro-active steps to thwart terror Mufti orders purchase Parrikar to meet Guv, CM, top Army of addl power * PDD asked to check pilferage Excelsior Correspondent ment power supply in Jammu Commanders during two days visit providing much needed relief to Sanjeev Pargal ments, summer strategy of the Gali (BG) sector of Poonch SRINAGAR, May 21: In people from scorching summer Army and other related issues. district on Saturday afternoon order to overcome increased heat. JAMMU, May 21: Defence Parrikar is also scheduled to to have on spot assessment of demand of power during holy The Chief Minister also Minister Manohar Parrikar visit holy cave shrine of Mata the situation including work- month of Ramzaan and peak instructed PDD to stick to fixed will start two days visit to Vaishno Devi ji before conclud- ing conditions of the Army sol- summer season in Jammu, schedules of load shedding and Jammu and Kashmir tomor- ing his two days visit on May diers, installation of sophisti- Chief Minister, Mufti not resort to undeclared power row during which he would 23. cated gadgets to counter infil- Mohammad Sayeed, today cuts. visit extreme forward posts on Official sources told the tration by the militants and issued directions to Power Mufti Sayeed, however, the Line of Control (LoC) with other related issues. He will Development Department linked purchase of power to Pakistan and review situation also visit Infantry Brigade (PDD) to purchase additional improvement in recovery by along LoC and Line of Actual Headquarters in BG for brief- 250 MW of power. putting an effective monitor- Control (LAC) with Pakistan ing by the local Army He also asked the PDD to ing system in place that checks and China respectively, have Commanders on the situation put in place an institutional pilferage. "Surprise and ran- extensive meetings with prevailing at LoC in twin bor- mechanism to check pilferage dom checking will act as a An IAF jet landing at Yamuna Expressway near Mathura on Thursday. Governor NN Vohra and Chief der districts of Rajouri and and improve recovery so that deterrent against power theft Minister Mufti Mohammad Poonch. the burgeoning gap between for which the Department will IAF lands jet on Geelani’s passport application Sayeed and get briefings from Sources said the Defence power purchase and revenue have to evolve an effective top Army Commanders Minister accompanied by the Expressway * Pic on page 6 mechanism," he stressed. can’t be processed: MEA including Northern Army Army chief from New Delhi and On the issue of providing NEW DELHI, May 21: NEW DELHI, May 21: Command chief Lt Gen DS joined by the GOC-in-C realization is reduced. funds for restoration of power Hooda, GOC 16 Corps Lt Gen Northern Command Lt Gen DS The Chief Minister issued infrastructure damaged in 2014 In a first, a Mirage 2000 Government today said the passport application of hardline KH Singh, GOC 15 Corps Lt Hooda will reach Leh tomorrow these directions while chairing a floods, Principal Secretary fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani cannot be processed in its Gen Subrata Saha and GOC morning, where they will be high-level meeting to review Planning informed the Chief Force today successfully land- present form, noting that it was incomplete. 14 Corps Lt Gen BS Negi briefed on the situation along working of the Power Minister that a DPR has been ed on the Yamuna Expressway Hours after the Union Home Ministry said the request will be among others. Excelsior that Parrikar might the LAC with China in Eastern Development Department prepared which envisages cost near Mathura as part of trials to processed on "merit" as the travel document is the "right of every Army chief Gen Dalbir also visit Siachen base to Ladakh by Leh based General (PDD), here today. of Rs 170 crore to begin long- use national highways for Indian citizen", External Affairs Ministry asserted that "the appli- Singh Suhag will accompany acquaint himself with the situa- Officer Commanding (GOC) 14 Calling upon Principal term restoration of power sector emergency landing. cation cannot be processed in its present form". the Defence Minister during his tion at world’s highest battle- Corps Lt Gen BS Negi and other Secretary PDD to ensure that infrastructure. The aircraft landed at about "We have seen media reports of Syed Ali Shah Geelani's pass- two days visit to Jammu and field and tough terrain in which top Commanders of the Army. uninterrupted electricity is pro- The Chief Minister was also 6.40 am, senior IAF officers port application. An incomplete passport application was received Kashmir in which Parrikar will the Army soldiers were working Though the situation is vided to people during fasting briefed about harnessing 7500 said, adding that the force has from him. Fees were not paid and the biometric details and pho- cover the LAC and LoC with in the most strategic mountains, peaceful along China borders in month of Ramzaan, especially MW of solar power in Ladakh plans to activate more such tographs not submitted," Spokesperson in MEA Vikas Swarup China and Pakistan and review which remain snowbound Ladakh with no incident of sehri and iftaar, Mufti Sayeed Division under National Solar stretches on highways in the (Contd on page 6 Col 1) anti-infiltration measures, throughout the year. incursions by the People’s said he will examine the issue of Mission of the Union Ministry future. Counter-Insurgency Grid, dam- Parrikar would visit for- Liberation Army (PLA) of increasing power purchase allo- of New & Renewable Energy. It The IAF has been consider- Hurriyat rally foiled in Srinagar ages suffered by Army during ward posts of the Indian Army China reported during past quite ing the use of national high- cation of PDD. He said the addi- was given out in the meeting Excelsior Correspondent floods, Amarnath yatra arrange- along the LoC in Bhimber (Contd on page 6 Col 1) tional purchase will also aug- (Contd on page 6 Col 4) ways for emergency landing by fighter aircraft. SRINAGAR, May 21: Government today imposed curfew like For today’s trial, all facili- DG BRO meets Guv, CM Provisions kept for penalty, disciplinary action for denial of info restrictions in six Police Station areas of Srinagar's old city to foil ties like make shift Air Traffic plans of Hurriyat Conference (M) to observe the death anniversary Control, safety services, rescue of its two leaders. BRO to improve NH, vehicles, bird clearance parties Over 6 yrs after RTI Act enactment, HC Restrictions on the movement of people were imposed in and other requirements were Khanyar, Safakadal, Maharaj Gunj, Nowhatta, Rainawari and roads expeditiously frames rules to enforce transparency law (Contd on page 6 Col 4) Maisuma Police Station areas as a precautionary measure to main- Heroin worth tain law and order. Excelsior Correspondent the State," the spokesman said. Mohinder Verma erality of the principal legisla- conferred by Sub-Section 1 of Large numbers of police and para-military Central Reserve He said the Governor tion. Section 25 read with Section Rs 12.5 cr, Rs 4.49 lakh Police Force (CRPF) personnel were deployed in entire old city JAMMU, May 21: The stressed the vital importance of JAMMU, May 21: Over six Though various High Courts 2(b)(ii) of the RTI Act, 2009. area and roads leading to Eidgah where the function was to be held Director General of Border the various road building pro- years after the enactment of in the country framed such rules, These rules have been christened cash seized were blocked with concertina wires and no one was allowed to Roads Organisation today jects being completed within the Right to Information Act by the J&K High Court failed to as J&K High Court (Right to Excelsior Correspondent (Contd on page 6 Col 4) called on Governor N N Vohra envisaged time frames and, side the State Legislature, the pay serious attention towards the Information) Rules. in Srinagar and briefed him by side, the important road net- Jammu and Kashmir High same despite the fact that State These Rules clearly state that JAMMU, May 21: After about the status of construc- works being well maintained Court has framed the rules to Centre to talk to KPs on return Information Commission had if the requested information busting cross-border narcotic tion and maintenance of vari- throughout the year. enforce transparency law in NEW DELHI, May 21: number of times briefed the doesn't fall within the jurisdic- smuggling racket operating ous road projects in the State. "In this context, the effective manner and ensure Public Information Officers tion of the authorized person, it from Khour, five more packets Accompanied by Chief Governor and DG BRO, dis- that applications of the infor- The Jammu and Kashmir Government will soon begin discus- (PIOs) of High Court about their shall transfer the application or of heroin weighting 2.5 kilo- Engineer, Beacon, Brigadier A cussed issues relating to mation seekers don't remain sions with Kashmiri Pandit leaders to ensure their return to the mandate in this regard under the such part of it, as is beyond his grams valuing Rs 12.5 crore in K Das, DG BRO Lt Gen R M improvement of traffic flows on un-disposed for quite long RTI Act. jurisdiction, to that other author- Valley with safety and dignity, BJP General Secretary Ram Mittal met the Governor at Raj roads leading to the entry points time and issue of multiple Due to non-framing of rules, ity along with fees as soon as * Pic on page 6 Madhav today said.