daily REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 Vol No. 55 No. 20 JAMMU, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 2019 16+4 (Magazine) = 20 Pages ‘ 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Oppn parties First-ever address to Kashmir Sarpanchs Fresh snowfall Officials’ panel fails to meet deadline for probe into IWMP liabilities join hands in Kashmir KOLKATA, Jan 19: Excelsior Correspondent After 26 yrs, Govt wakes up to conduct Leaders from over a dozen Modi to keep up tradition, opposition parties came togeth- SRINAGAR, Jan 19 : er today, vowing at a mega rally Kashmir valley today experi- here to put up a united fight in enced fresh snowfall, with the enquiry into embezzlement of funds the coming Lok Sabha elections visit all 3 regions on day’s tour Weatherman forecasting heavy Mohinder Verma and oust Prime Minister snowfall for next two days Enquiry Officer unaware of Narendra Modi from power. while the divisional administra- JAMMU, Jan 19: Over 20 leaders, including 4 projects declared as national: Dr Jitendra tion has issued an avalanche Incredible it may sound but it ground behind belated step two from the Congress, attend- warning. is a fact that Government has ment which had taken place ed the show of unity organised three regions via e-mode from emony of Ladakh University enquiry against the delinquent Sanjeev Pargal * Pic on page 6. initiated an enquiry into the nearly 26 years back has been by Trinamool Congress leader Vijaypur in Samba district of and extension of Leh Airport,'' officers/officials involved in Video on embezzlement of funds which misappropriation/embezzlement mentioned in the order. and West Bengal Chief Minister JAMMU, Jan 19: Keeping Jammu. However, official sources said, adding that had taken place in the Rural in the Rural Development "What purpose the Mamata Banerjee. up the tradition, Prime sources told the Excelsior that Governor Satya Pal Malik and www.excelsiornews.com Development Department Department made in district enquiry after more than two "The BJP Government has Minister Narendra Modi will schedule of Modi's one-day tour Union Minister of State in the Srinagar experienced 2-3 nearly 26 years back. Anantnag in the year 1993", and half decades will serve crossed its expiry date," she be visiting all three regions of has been revised and now he Prime Minister's Office (PMO), inches of overnight snowfall Moreover, a committee of offi- read the Government Order remains a million dollar ques- said. the State during his upcoming will be visiting all three regions. Dr Jitendra Singh among others disrupting morning traffic on cers has failed to meet the No.26 issued by the Department tion", official sources said, The leaders called for putting visit on February 3 and, for As per the revised schedule, will accompany the Prime the roads due to slippery road deadline for completion of of Rural Development and adding "it is absolutely impos- (Contd on page 6 Col 7) the first time, will address Modi will reach Leh directly Minister. conditions. The South Kashmir probe into huge liabilities cre- Panchayati Raj yesterday. sible for the Enquiry Officer to newly elected Sarpanchs and from New Delhi and lay founda- Sources said in view of had around one inch of snow- ated by the Project Managers The Enquiry Officer has lay hands on the documents EVM is ‘chor’ Panchs of Kashmir at Sher-i- tion stone of Ladakh University resentment among the people fall while North Kashmir expe- of Integrated Watershed been asked to submit which will establish embezzle- Kashmir International and extension of Airport. The of Leh against the BJP, which rienced heavy snowfall which Management Project (IWMP). report/findings along with the ment as such the decision of machine: Farooq Convention Centre (SKICC). State Government had recently was clearly visible in the led to closure of roads in the "Sanction is hereby accord- specific recommendations to the the Government to conduct KOLKATA, Jan 19: During his last visit to approved University for Ladakh recently held Municipal and hilly areas. ed to the appointment of Administrative Department departmental enquiry after National Conference leader Jammu and Kashmir on May 19, to be set up in Leh. This will be Panchayat elections and resig- Gulmarg experienced over Director, Rural Development within a period of one month. nearly 26 years is not going to Farooq Abdullah today called 2018, Modi had covered all the first ever University for nation of party's first-time MP one feet of overnight snowfall, Kashmir as Inquiry Officer to However, no justification behind serve any purpose". the EVM the "chor machine" three regions of the State includ- entire Ladakh region, which was from Ladakh, Thupstan (Contd on page 6 Col 7) conduct the departmental ordering enquiry into embezzle- (Contd on page 6 Col 1) and demanded that the ballot ing Jammu, Kashmir and long pending demand of the Chhewang, Modi could make paper system be brought back Ladakh. people. some announcements for the 2 more bodies for the sake of transparency. Initially, the Prime Minister "The Prime Minister will mountainous region to win Modi Govt covered 65 years’ lapses Speaking at the united oppo- was supposed to lay foundation address the gathering at Leh dur- back confidence of the people, recovered, toll 7 sition rally organised by TMC stone of multiple projects of ing foundation stone laying cer- (Contd on page 6 Col 5) supremo Mamata Banerjee, he Excelsior Correspondent of Cong rule in 5 years: Dr Jitendra said, "It is not the question of JAMMU, Jan 19: Rescuers ousting any single person Bukhari expelled, may recovered two more bodies Avtar Bhat (Prime Minister Narendra from the debris of snow ava- Modi) but of saving the country lanche at Khardung La Top in JAMMU, Jan 19: Accusing and honouring the sacrifices of Leh district today, taking death those who fought for its free- the successive Congress form own party toll in the tragedy to seven and dom." Governments of neglecting the continued searches for three "The EVM is chor machine. stands expelled from the basic also got a chance to witness the far-flung hilly areas in Jammu Fayaz Bukhari more labourers trapped in the (Contd on page 6 Col 1) membership of the party," read downfall of so called popular region, Union Minister in the snow, whose chances of sur- SRINAGAR, Jan 19: The the tweet. leaders and rise of those who Prime Minister's Office vival were now extremely Mehbooba seeks People's Democratic Party Bukhari, in a statement, said were hitherto unknown in the (PMO) Dr Jitendra Singh bleak. (PDP) today expelled its senior that he is happy with the party arena of politics. I am also today regretted that several Islam’s release During day long searches, leader and former Finance decision. He said: "While I am equally happy for this decision national level leaders from the the rescue parties from Army, Excelsior Correspondent Minister Syed Mohammad happy over the party's decision of the party as my conscience parties which ruled the State SDRF, police and other agen- SRINAGAR, Jan 19: PDP Altaf Bukhari from the party but the reasons given for my is clean and I never compro- and the Centre never paid Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh waving to the crowd at a cies recovered bodies of two chief Mehbooba Mufti today for “anti-party activities”. expulsion are debatable". mised on my principles. I wish attention for the development public meeting at Gool in Ramban district on Saturday. sought the release of separatist The PDP took to its twitter "During my journey of the J&K PDP all the very more labourers from the debris of far-flung hilly areas of in five years, a sincere effort has greatest achievement of BJP led leader Shahid-ul-Islam, who is account to reveal the senior active politics I have witnessed best!" he said. of avalanche, official sources Jammu region and welfare of been made to make up for the dispensation at Centre. in the NIA's custody, on human- leader has been expelled from agreements and disagree- "It has been a long associa- said, adding the bodies have the people there. lapses of the past 65 years of Lambasting the leaders of itarian grounds as his wife was the basic membership of the ments, gratification and tion with People's Democratic been shifted to Leh hospital. Addressing a well-attended Congress rule. Congress and National not feeling well. party. obstructions, brewing resent- Party (PDP) especially with its The victims have been identi- public meeting at Gool in He said what Congress failed Conference, (NC), Dr Jitendra The former Chief Minister "Party toady expelled Altaf ment and misguided notions. founder late Mufti Mohammad fied as Lobzang Sangrup, 22, Ramban district today inspite of to do on developmental front in Singh said that after winning the spoke to Union Home Minister Bukhari from the party for his Power and position have never Sayeed Sahib. My association son of Tsering Stanzing, a resi- the ongoing snowfall, Dr last 65 years, the Modi elections from this far off area Rajnath Singh over phone after anti party activities. Party has been an allurement for me as with this party has been enrich- dent of Khasar, Zanskar in Jitendra Singh said that, under Government accomplished that and attaining name and fame for reports of Islam's wife having been watching with concern the the history bears a testimony ing in many ways. It not only (Contd on page 6 Col 5) the Narendra Modi Government, in just five years and this is the (Contd on page 15 Col 1) suffered a brain haemorrhage activities of Altaf Bukhari for to that fact.