www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com 3 DAY'S FORECAST JAMMU Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather 23-Mar 17.0 27.0 Thunderstorm with rain 24-Mar 16.0 28.0 Partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm 25-Mar 1.0 3.0 Partly cloudy sky 3 DAY'S FORECAST SRINAGAR Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather 23-Mar 5.0 10.0 Thunderstorm with rain 24-Mar 4.0 12.0 Generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm 25-Mar 3.0 13.0 Partly cloudy sky Lord Shiva, Mahakali shrines being northlinesProgress under district plan the Exhibition-cum-Kissan Mela unsanctified in Saffron Rule: Harsh reviewed inaugurated Taking umbrage at the obnoxious District Development Commissioner Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal proposal of the State government to Ramban, Mohammad Aijaz today Singh today inaugurated one-day change the name of Jammu's Cable convened a meeting to review the district level Exhibition- cum- Kissan 3 Car Project besides Hindu shrines and progress of various departments Mela at New Fruit Mandi Kathua. Dogra historical .... 4 5 The exhibition with .... INSIDE under District Plan.... Vol No: XXII Issue No. 70 23.03.2017 (Thursday) Daily Jammu Tawi Price ` 2/- Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 For talks, Pak should PM to launch Asia's longest road tunnel in J&K NL CORRESPONDENT commit to end terror: Govt NEW DELHI, MAR 22 Prime Minister Narendra NL CORRESPONDENT Singh was responding to went to the Kashmir valley political party and every Modi will dedicate to the NEW DELHI, MAR 22 questions by members as to thrice. I have spoken each citizen is required to solve nation Asia's longest bi- why talks are not being held time. The government wants the Kashmir problem," he directional road tunnel on India today clearly put the with Pakistan. the Kashmir situation to said. the Jammu-Srinagar onus on Pakistan for "The previous (UPA) improve. We have taken He said the Modi National Highway on April resumption of dialogue, government had also placed every initiative," he said. government was trying to 2, which will cut down asserting that it should a condition for Pakistan to "I also want to inform the take forward the initiatives travel time between the two commit to end the state- give a commitment to end House that there has been no taken by previous by two hours. sponsored terrorism. state-sponsored terrorism," dearth of official governments. The Rs 2,519-crore all- Home Minister Rajnath he added. communication," he said. Listing some of the weather tunnel is equipped Singh also said in the Rajya To questions over the While talking about steps intiatives taken, he said the with world-class safety Sabha that the government situation in Kashmir, the and schemes initiated to selection process for the features and has been built was ready to talk to all Home Minister said, "We normalise the situation in armed police forces is over in a record four years on the stakeholders in Jammu and are ready to talk to Jammu and Kashmir, the and job opportunities for hilly terrain of Jammu and Himalayas, was built in a and would cut the travel Srinagar. Kashmir to normalise the everyone… The entire Home Minister said he does Kashmiri youth have Kashmir, Road Transport record four years," the distance between Jammu The longest highway tunnel situation there. nation wants the situation to not, at the same time, increased. and Highways Minister minister said. and Sringar by 41 km," in India also happens to be "Pakistan should at least normalise in Kashmir. We dismiss the work done by He added that never before Nitin Gadkari said at a press Gadkari was accompanied Gadkari said. Asia's longest bi-directional make a beginning and say it are ready to cooperate with the previous governments. have there been recruitment meet here. by Minister of State in PMO He said the tunnel will be highway tunnel with fully is willing to talk and end the everyone and have taken all "We never want to take of as many as 10,000 SPOs "This state-of-the-art 10.89- Jitendra Singh, a equipped with advanced transverse ventilation terrorist activities and seek initiatives in this regard." credit of anyone. We don't in Kashmir valley and five km tunnel between parliamentarian from scanners to ward off any system, he said. It also the support of any country in He noted that he had visited claim that we alone can new India Reserve Udhampur and Ramban in Jammu. security threat. The project comes with fully-integrated the world (in ending the Kashmir valley thrice improve the situation and Battalions have been raised Jammu and Kashmir, an "The project will result in a forms part of the proposed tunnel control system with terrorism). Pakistan should during the unrest last year. solve the Kashmir problem. there with as many as 4,500 engineering marvel on the saving of Rs 27 lakh per day widening of NH-44 (old ventilation, communication, take an initiative," he said. "When there was unrest, I The support of every personnel. P2 most difficult terrain of the based on traffic estimates NH-1A) from Jammu to power P2 EC issues notification for In Anantnag, Tasaduq battles for history 'GST will be biggest reform; elections to 6 LC seats NL CORRESPONDENT it will be first time for the In 1996 polls, the Janta Dal Implementation by July 1' SRINAGAR, MAR 22 Polling on April 17 last 28 years that a political candidate Muhammad party will be able to retain Maqbool Dar emerged NL CORRESPONDENT Tasaduq Mufti, who filed from 9:00AM to 4:00 PM. the Anantnag constituency. winner from this Lok Sabha NEW DELHI, MAR 22 NL CORRESPONDENT the nomination paper from JAMMU TAWI, MAR 22 Secretary, J&K Jammu & Tasaduq, a cinematographer constituency. Mufti south Kashmir Lok Sabha Finance Minister Arun Kashmir Legislative by profession joined the Muhammad Sayeed won the constituency on Wednesday Jaitley on Wednesday said The Election Commission Assembly has been PDP on January 7 this year, south Kashmir is battling for the history. If Parliamentary seat in 1998 that the government was of India today issued appointed Returning on the death anniversary of he wins the Anantnag seat, it on the Congress ticket and hoping to implement the notification for conduct of Officer, while as Deputy his father and former chief will be for the first time the polls recorded around 28 Goods and Services Tax biennial elections to 6 seats Secretary, Jammu & minister Mufti Muhammad when any political party will percent voter turnout. of Jammu & Kashmir Sayeed. (GST) by July 1, after the Kashmir Legislative be able to retain this In 1999, the Lok Sabha seat Legislative Council Assembly has been In 1989 parliamentary polls, enabling Bills get parliamentary seat since PL Handoo of the National of south Kashmir was won Parliament nod in the (MLCs). appointed as Assistant The Finance Minister also formal economy will 1989. Conference candidate by the National Conference As per the notification, Returning Officer for the current Budget Session. said achieving a growth rate increase the size of the GDP Tasaduq is fighting emerged winner from the candidate Ali Muhammad "GST is the biggest reform March 29 has been fixed conduct of the election, the contesting against the State Naik. The voter turnout of 7-8 per cent is plausible and make it cleaner. Anantnag Lok Sabha seat. in India. Hopefully, it will last date of filing notification reads. Congress Chief G A Mir. stood less than 20 percent. and if economies pick up "The biggest taxation Although, the parliamentary be implemented by July 1. nominations, while as Among the six members, The Anantnag Lok Sabha The elections were globally, then the country's reform what we are trying to polls were again held in GST Bills will hopefully be scrutiny of papers will be to be elected, three seat fell vacant in June last conducted in backdrop of growth rate can go up implement from July 1 is 1991 across India but could cleared in Parliament," held on March 30 and the members each shall be year, after Mehbooba Mufti not take place in Kashmir than National Conference further. Goods and Services Tax... Jaitley said here at the 23rd last date for withdrawal of from Kashmir and Jammu won the assembly by-polls, due to volatile situation in leader Saifuddin Soz, who Demonetisation, Jaitley "It will increase the volume Conference of Auditors candidature is April 3. Provinces. Amongst the as required by law, to the valley. This had voted in defiance of the said, will act as a of taxation, there is no tax As per the notification, the three members of Jammu continue as the Chief prompted the Centre to party whip against the BJP- General of Commonwealth disincentive towards on tax and therefore makes elections will be held on Province one shall be the Minister. The constituency promulgate an ordinance to led coalition government Nations hosted by the continuing to deal with goods, commodities and April 17, 2017. The voting resident of Poonch is going to polls on April 12. defer elections for these during the confidence Comptroller and Auditor shadow economy, and services little cheaper and hours have been fixed District. If Tasaduq wins the election, seats. motion in P2 General (CAG) of India. integration of informal with far more P2 IN BRIEF PDP blames NC-Congress for launching Batote-Kishtwar road opens for traffic, Rebidding for Varsities to include a vicious campaign for winning polls Mughal Road to be through by April 15 Rs 6,000 Cr Zojila photograph, Aadhar tunnel by April NL CORRESPONDENT machinery, round-the-clock for state economy especially in degrees JAMMU TAWI, MAR 22 though its activities constituency failed to win JAMMU TAWI, MAR 22 to clear the roads and open the far off, rural regions and NL CORRESPONDENT (KIP) remained limited to holding and the Congress candidate NEW DELHI, MAR 22 NEW DELHI, MAR 22 them for traffic movement.