Thursday, 13 Feb, 2020 | www.thenorthlines.com | epaper.thenorthlines.com | thenorthlines | NorthlinesJK Postal Regn. No: JK/306/2017-19 | Volume: XXV | Issue: 37 26 th Year of Publication PUBLISHED FROM JAMMU TAWI | 12 PAGES | 2/- Trump visit very Foreign envoys visit 3 fire-fighters special, will accord memorable welcome: Modi Srinagar; 3 protestors held NL CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, FEB 12 Srinagar, Feb 12: The die in rescue Prime Minister Narendra second batch of foreign Modi on Wednesday said envoys arrived here on he is “extremely delighted” Wednesday for a two-day that US President Donald visit to Jammu and Kashmir Trump and his wife would for a first-hand assessment be in India later this month of the situation in the Union operation and added that they would territory six months after the be accorded a memorable also for the entire world,” nullification of Article 370. welcome. he said. The envoys of over 20 In a series of tweets, Trump will visit India on countries arrived at the Sri- the Prime Minister said February 24 and 25. nagar airport at around 11 India and the US shared a Modi said the visit is a am but could not visit Baram- common commitment to very special one and would ulla town in north Kashmir envoys to Jammu and Kash- are staying at a hotel along democracy and pluralism. go a long way in further as per the schedule due to mir, police said. the Boulevard Road here, “Our nations are cooper- cementing the India-US inclement weather, officials They protested against instead went for a Shikara ating extensively on a wide friendship. said. the visit and called it a waste ride in the famous Dal Lake. range of issues. Robust “India will accord a Three young men were of money while the envoys Those who will be part of friendship between our memorable welcome to our detained here on Wednesday were enjoying a Shikara ride the delegation include envoys nations augurs well not esteemed guests,” the Prime after they staged a protest in the Dal Lake. from the European Union, only for our citizens but Minister said. against the visit of foreign They said the envoys, who Cont. on Page 2 No age relaxation for J&K SC judge recuses from hearing plea challenging applicants in UPSC civil Abdullah’s detention NEW DELHI, FEB 12 The plea has sought services exam this year quashing of the February Supreme Court judge Jus- 5 order detaining Omar NL CORRESPONDENT Nagar Headquarters. How- to GMC Jammu where they NL CORRESPONDENT tice M M Shantanagoudar Abdullah, former CM of ever during the fire fighting were declared brought dead recused himself on Wednes- erstwhile state of Jammu Jammu Tawi, Feb 12: operations, the said build- by hospital authorities. New Delhi, Feb 12: Unlike day from hearing the plea and Kashmir, under the PSA Three fire-fighters lost their ing collapsed in which five DG Fire & Emergency last year, there will be no filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot and also sought his produc- lives while dousing a massive fire service personnel were Services, VK Singh has con- upper-age relaxation for challenging the detention tion before the court fire at three-storey building trapped under the collapsed veyed his deepest condolenc- applicants taking the civil of her brother and National Pilot had on Monday near Gole Pulley, Talab Tiloo structure. Two of them were es and heartfelt sympathies services examination 2020 Conference leader Omar approached the top court here. rescued immediately besides to the bereaved families of who are domicile of the erst- Abdullah under the J-K challenging her brother’s In a statement issued, 4 civilians were also shifted Rattan Chand, Mohammad while state of Jammu and Public Safety Act. detention under the J-K Directorate of Fire & to GMC Jammu. Immedi- Aslam and Vimal Raina who Kashmir between 1980 and After Justice Shanta- Public Safety Act, 1978, Emergency Services today ately, a rescue operation was died during the fire-fighting 1989, according to a notifica- nagoudar “expressed his saying the order of detention informed that carried out with the help operations. He highlighted tion issued on Wednesday. inability” in hearing the is “manifestly illegal” and after receiving infor- of SDRF and local police to that the supreme sacrifice The age relaxation for matter, the apex court direct- there is no question of him mation regarding the fire trace the trapped person- by the brave firefighters in other categories will con- ed its registry to obtain nec- being a “threat to the main- incident fire tenders were nel. After great efforts, the the discharge of their duty is tinue. essary directions from Chief tenance of public order”. pressed into service from trapped firefighters were in line with the highest tradi- The Union Public Service Justice of India S A Bobde for The plea has sought Fire Stations Canal, Roop evacuated in an uncon- tions of J&K Fire and Emer- Commission (UPSC) has listing the plea on February quashing of the February Nagar, City and Gandhi scious condition and shifted Cont. on Page 2 announced 796 vacancies in the country’s bureaucracy to Cont. on Page 2 14 before an “appropriate 5 order detaining Omar bench”. Abdullah, former chief min- Pilot’s plea came up for ister of erstwhile state of hearing before a three-judge Jammu and Kashmir, under Taxation system bench comprising justices N the PSA and also sought his NIA files charge- 5 of family killed V Ramana, M M Shantana- production before the court. goudar and Sanjiv Khanna. Pilot has said exercise of being made “I am not participating in powers by authorities under this matter,” Justice Shanta- the CrPC to detain individu- sheet against four as vehicle falls into nagoudar said at the outset als, including political lead- citizen-centric: PM without citing any specific ers, was “clearly mala fide to reason for his recusal. ensure that the opposition NEW DELHI, FEB 12 that as some people always JeM operatives Senior advocate Kapil to the abrogation of Article found ways to evade taxes, gorge in Kishtwar Sibal, appearing for Pilot, 370 of the Constitution is While the previous gov- the honest got penalised."All SRINAGAR, FEB 12 (KNO) dents of Pulwama - Sajjad urged the bench to list the silenced”. ernments had hesitated to governments hesitated to Ahmad Khan alias Sajjad, 27, JAMMU, FEB 12 Near Paani Nallah, the matter for Friday. Her plea said the intent touch the country's taxation touch the tax system. Now, The National Investigation Bilal Ahmad Mir aka Billa, driver of the private car lost “List before anoth- of exercise of power was to system, the current dispen- we are making it citizen Agency (NIA) has filed a 23, Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat, 24 Five members of a family, control over the wheel, the er bench since Justice “incarcerate not just him but sation was making it more centric."When a number of supplementary charge sheet and Mehraj-ud-Din Chopan, including two women, were official said. Mohan M Shantanagoudar the entire leadership of the citizen centric, Prime Min- people do not pay tax, find against four Jaish-e-Moham- 22. killed on Wednesday when The deceased were iden- expressed his inability to National Conference, as well ister Narendra Modi said on ways to evade it, the burden mad (JeM) operatives for The agency filed the sup- their vehicle skidded off tified as Pawan Kumar (32), participate in the hearing of as the leadership of other Wednesday, urging people to falls on those who honestly planning to carry out mili- plementary charge sheet in the road and fell into a deep wife Rekha Devi (26), Rita the matter,” the bench said political parties, who were pay their dues for the devel- pay their dues," he said. The tant attacks in Delhi-NCR. the NIA Special Court in gorge in Kishtwar district Devi (30), Kewal Krishan (37) in its order. similarly dealt with, includ- opment of India. Speaking prime minister added that The mastermind of the Delhi on Tuesday under sev- of Jammu and Kashmir, a and P Kumar (30). “The Registry is accord- ing Farooq Abdullah, who at the Times Now Summit, it was unbelievable but true operatives was the conspira- eral sections of Indian Penal police official said. Senior Congress leader ingly directed to obtain nec- has served the state and the he said the concern was Cont. on Page 2 tor of the Pulwama attack Code, Explosive Substances The accident happened and former minister GM essary directions from the union over several years... accused Mudassir Ahmed Act and the Unlawful Activi- when the family was carry- Saroori expressed grief over Chief Justice of India for list- stood by India whenever the Khan. The charge sheet ties Prevention Act (UAPA). ing the body of a baby from the loss of lives and said the ing of the matter on Febru- situation so demanded.” reads that the agency has The official said that the Jammu to their Bahadat vil- repeated road accidents in ary 14 before an appropriate It said on the intervening 51 times water supply filed the supplementary case pertains to a criminal lage in Drabshalla for last Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban bench,” the top court said in night of August 4-5, 2019, sabotaged during PHE charge sheet against resi- Cont. on Page 2 rites, he said. Cont. on Page 2 its order. Cont. on Page 2 workers' strike in Jammu Adm mulls theme gardens in Police bust LPG price hiked JAMMU TAWI, FEB 12 per cent systems are func- ISJK module, tioning and water supply Around 51 incidents of sabo- is being ensured to all the five held tage to water supply system affected areas and 86 gov- Jammu, Srinagar by Rs 144.5 by miscreants have been ernment and private water SRINAGAR, FEB 12 reported during the ongo- tankers have been pressed SRINAGAR, FEB 12 said the government was would help the government NEW DELHI, FEB 12 der from Rs 714 previously, ing strike of Public Health into service," said PHE Com- mulling to establish theme- to attract a huge number of Police on Wednesday according to a price noti- Engineering department missioner Secretary Ajeet The Jammu and Kashmir based gardens and the pro- tourists.