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JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 56 No. 46 JAMMU, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 16+4 (Magazine) = 20 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Couple among 3 Boards to be constituted under 73rd amendment Faesal booked killed in mishap under PSA Excelsior Correspondent DPDB elections to be held for first Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Feb 15: Three SRINAGAR, Feb 15: persons including an old couple Former IAS officer and head of were killed and two others were People's Movement, Shah seriously injured when the car time after Panchayat by-polls Faesal, was today booked under in which they were traveling the Public Safety Act (PSA) *Watch video on *J&K Govt, MHA to take final call taking the number of main- stream leaders who were www.excelsiornews.com Government will set in motion Assembly and Parliament Sanjeev Pargal booked under the Act since the exercise to hold first-ever elections as all voters of the collided with a safety wall of August last year to 8. election to the DPDBs under Union Territory in the rural Jammu-Pathankot National JAMMU, Feb 15: The On August 14 last year, over 73rd amendment of the areas will be involved. But, Highway at Mangtian Morh Government proposed to hold a week after the Centre repealed Constitution of India, which sources said, in Panchayat and under the jurisdiction of elections to the District Article 370 that accorded spe- Rajbagh Police Station in Planning and Development along with 74th amendment, are ULB elections also, which Kathua district during wee Boards (DPDBs) after comple- likely to be implemented in the were held in November- *Watch video on hours today. tion of by-elections to 12,650 Union Territory of Jammu and December 2018, all voters of www.excelsiornews.com Kashmir shortly. J&K were involved and the As per reports, one Swift Panchayat seats in March, cial status to J&K and bifurcat- Union Home Minister Amit exercise had concluded peace- Dzire car bearing Registration under 73rd amendment of the ed State into two Union Shah and Union Minister of fully. No JK02BL-6800 was on way Constitution of India, which Territories of J&K and Ladakh, State in Prime Minister's Office "However, a final decision in was likely to be implemented Faesal was stopped from flying (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh have this regard will be taken by in Jammu and Kashmir short- out of the country at the Delhi already announced that 73rd and Jammu and Kashmir ly. airport and sent to Srinagar, Man buried 74th amendments of the Government in consultations As and when conducted, this where he was placed under pre- Constitution of India will be with the Union Ministry of under avalanche will be the first election to be ventive detention. Birds flying over river Mendhar. -Excelsior/Rahi Kapoor implemented in Jammu and Home Affairs at an appropriate held under 73rd amendment in Faesal, a topper of the 2009 Excelsior Correspondent Kashmir shortly. time,'' they said, adding that Jammu and Kashmir, which UPSC Civil Services Exams, SRINAGAR, Feb 15: A man As per the 73rd amendment, security and law and order situa- Pre-feasibility reports submitted to Tourism Deptt hadn't been implemented in the resigned from the Government was buried alive under snow the Rural Development and tion will be major factors in tak- erstwhile State of J&K along services and joined mainstream avalanche that hit Chak Nallah Panchayati Raj Department will ing call for the DPDB elections. with 74th amendment by succes- politics in January 2019. Two Govt to attract investors for ropeways at area of Gurez in North sive Governments. Also, this constitute Zila Parishads in all According to them, the Kashmir's Bandipora district months later, he launched his will be for the first time that districts and anyone can contest Government was committed to own political party, the Jammu this afternoon. J&K will have elected DPDBs, the election of Parishad hold elections to the DPDBs and Kashmir People's A snow avalanche hit Chak Mansar, Bhaderwah, Shankaracharya like the Block Development Chairpersons. The Zila Parishad after completion of by-polls to Movement. Nallah area of Gurez at around Councils (BDCs), which were Chairpersons of the district will Panchayat vacancies in the Shah Faisal was served the 2.30 pm, burying a man alive. *All projects economically viable in view of tourist footfall constituted last year. then elect the Chairpersons of month of March and this will be dossier and booked under PSA An official said that three Official sources told the the DPDBs through election. for the first time that Jammu and today. He became 8th main- Mohinder Verma season. Similarly, Yusmarg cerned, the Cable Car persons were traveling on foot Excelsior that soon after the by- However, according to Kashmir will have elected stream politician to be booked located in Budgam district is Corporation has suggested towards Tulail from Dawar elections for all 12,650 vacan- sources, this will be a very DPDBs. Previously, there used under the PSA. On Feb 8, JAMMU, Feb 15: among the most famous tourist installation of ropeway from when the avalanche hit the area. cies in the Panchayats are com- lengthy exercise and will be to be District Development authorities slapped PSA on Government of Union destinations of the Kashmir val- the point near Jammu and A man got buried under the pleted by the end of March, the almost equal to holding (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Territory of Jammu and ley. Kashmir Tourism snow avalanche while one per- Kashmir will attract investors "The installation of rope- Development Corporation son managed to save himself as Conference on during the forthcoming ways at all these four destina- (JKTDC) hut to a nearby he had crossed the avalanche Rangers pound civilian areas Global Summit to be held in tions has been found economi- mountain. Though the length (Contd on page 6 Col 5) J&K future the capital cities of Srinagar cally viable by the Jammu and of the ropeway would be less not allowed and Jammu for the installa- Kashmir Cable Car than half a kilometre yet it Notification for with mortars in Hiranagar tion of ropeways at four Corporation, which has sub- would be major attraction SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, famous tourist and religious mitted the pre-feasibility point for the tourists, sources 1st phase issued Feb 15: destinations, which have been reports to the Tourism said while disclosing that near- Excelsior Correspondent Panic among people as houses hit Jammu and Kashmir author- found suitable for providing Department", sources said, ly 10 lakh tourists visit JAMMU, Feb 15: Chief Excelsior Correspondent automatic weapons. very effectively to silence the ities did not allow a conference such a facility. adding "all these four projects Mansar every year. Electoral Officer, J&K, Reports said the Border Pakistani guns. Exchange of fir- on the Union Territory’s future Official sources told would be part of the presenta- Similarly, the Cable Car in which senior Congress leader tion to be made by the Corporation has found feasibili- (Election Authority under J&K JAMMU, Feb 15: Security Force (BSF) retaliated (Contd on page 6 Col 3) EXCELSIOR that on the Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996) Pakistani Rangers resorted to Mani Shankar Aiyar was to par- instructions of the Government, Tourism Department during ty for installation of one kilome- Shailendra Kumar today issued heavy mortar shelling on the ticipate as no prior permission the Jammu and Kashmir Cable the forthcoming Global tre long ropeway at Bhaderwah notification for the conduct of International Border at for- was sought for it, officials said Car Corporation has conducted Investors Summit on tourism after conducting detailed study by-elections for Panchayati ward village of Chakra and today . pre-feasibility study for the sector". of different points of tourist polls-2020 to elect Sarpanches surroundings in Hiranagar Aiyar claimed he was put installation of ropeways at They further said, "the objec- attraction, sources said while and Panches. sector of Kathua district early under “hotel arrest” and police Mansar and Bhaderwah in tive behind making presentation disclosing that during the past The notification has been *Watch video on stopped people who were to Jammu region and is to attract investors for installa- some years Bhaderwah has tion of ropeways most probably become favourite destination for issued for Pahalgam and www.excelsiornews.com attend the conference titled Shankaracharya Temple and Dachnipora blocks in district ‘Jammu and Kashmir— The Yusmarg in the Kashmir valley. in the Public Private Partnership tourists from different parts of Anantnag, Ganastan, Nowgam this morning in which the bor- Road Ahead and organised by Mansar and Bhaderwah, the (PPP) mode", adding "if the the country particularly and Sumbal in district der dwellers had narrow an NGO, from entering the famous tourist destinations of ropeways are installed at all Mumbai. Bandipora, Kandi Belt escape as several houses were hotel which was the venue of Jammu, are attracting lakhs of these four locations there will be About world-famous Rafiabad, Rafiabad and Pattan directly hit by the mortars. the meeting. tourists from different parts of sharp increase in the tourist foot- Shankaracharya Temple in in Baramulla, Sukhnag and Workers also had miraculous Officials denied Aiyar being the country every year while as fall and subsequent improve- Srinagar, sources said, "a plan Beerwah in Budgam, Safapora escape as the JCB with which under any “hotel arrest”. Shankaracharya Temple located ment in the economic condition to install ropeway was mooted (Contd on page 6 Col 3) they were working in the for- They said no prior permis- on a hill near Srinagar is visited of the people residing in the several years back but the ward village was also targeted A mortar shell exploded on rooftop of a house at village sion was sought for hosting the by large number of people par- vicinity of these destinations".