www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com 3 FORECAST JAMMU Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather 08-Jun 23.0 37.0 Generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm 09-Jun 24.0 38.0 Thunderstorm with rain 10-Jun 22.0 35.0 Thunderstorm with rain 3 DAY'S FORECAST SRINAGAR Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather 08-Jun 12.0 27.0 Thunderstorm with rain 09-Jun 13.0 24.0 Thunderstorm with rain 10-Jun 13.0 26.0 Generally cloudy sky with possibility of rain or Thunderstorm or Duststorm Reasi being developed as a northlines the Traffic Police books 65 violators Dy CM for early restoration of damaged planned town: MoS under MVA electric infra Minister of State for Finance and A joint challan cum awareness drive Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Planning Ajay Nanda today said that was launched by SHO Vijaypur Singh today directed the officers to numerous initiatives have been taken Inspector Suraj Pathania and DTI ensure early restoration of the electric by the Government to develop Reasi Samba Inspector Vijay Verma under infara which had got damaged due to 4 as a well planned and .... 5 the Supervision of ... 7 the inclement weather .... INSIDE Vol No: XXII Issue No. 135 08.06.2017 (Thursday) Daily Jammu Tawi Price ` 2/- Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 JK Cabinet vets the GST Cabinet approves 11% DA hike Spl Assembly-session on June 17 to pass the law for employees, pensioners NL CORRESPONDENT state. Nobody will be able to NL CORRESPONDENT pay, w.e.f. July 2016 and @ Government employees in SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 do business here and no SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 4% w.e.f. January 2017 the month of June, 2017 and supply from outside because raising the total Dearness shall form part of the Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb they have to pay double tax." In big financial relief for the Allowance of the State monthly salary from there Drabu, Wednesday said the He said, "J&K will become state government employees Government employees onwards. implementation of the GST an isolated economy and and the pensioners, the from 125% to 132% w.e.f. In respect of such of the in Jammu and Kashmir can't function. GST is a Government today 1.7.2016 and 132% to 136% State Government won't "infringe the Article consumption tax and we are announced 11% hike in their w.e.f. 1.1.2017. employees, who are 370". a consumer state. The state Dearness Allowance. The arrears on account of governed by the New Addressing a press will gain additional Rs 1600 The State Cabinet meeting additional installments from Pension Scheme, the arrears conference after the cabinet on GST, Drabu said, "The everyone on board including The Finance Minister said, crore due to its chaired by Chief Minister July, 2016 and from January, on account of additional approved to convene a four- special session has been the traders before "If the GST is not extended implementation." Mehbooba Mufti accorded 2017 upto May 2017 shall installments from July, 2016 day special session from called to evolve consensus implementing the GST in the to J&K then no business can He said it was a unified tax approval to the release of be credited to the individual and January 2017 upto May July 17 to evolve consensus on the GST. We want to take state." be done profitably in the that is being P2 DA installment @ 7% of GPF accounts of 2017, shall P2 KPS officers to get monetary Govt hikes passenger fare 3 militants killed as Army foils benefits without ranks NL CORRESPONDENT hike the passenger fare after infiltration bid in Kupwara SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 considering the hike in NL CORRESPONDENT approved the CSC with the KAS. The KPS prices of fuel. NL CORRESPONDENT into the Valley from across This is the third infiltration SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 recommendations on the officers will now get The state government today "The fare for big busses has SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 the border in Machil sector bid foiled by the Army in state police cadre review, promotion benefits and announced hike in been hiked by 13.75, under the cover of darkness, north Kashmir in the past The Cabinet on Wednesday the government other ordinary benefits like passenger fare for different medium and mini-busses Three militants were gunned the Army official said. fortnight. approved the Cabinet Sub spokesperson, Naeem the KAS officers. The KPS means of transport services. 13.7 %, cabs and taxis 8.25 down when the Army foiled Troops engaged the heavily- On May 26, two Pakistani Committee report to provide Akhtar, said the police officers awaiting Addressing a press %, autos 2.85 %, and others an infiltration bid in Machil armed militants who tried to Border Action Team (BAT) monetary benefits to personnel were working in promotions will get the pay conference, Minister Food, 13.7 %," Ali said, as per sector of north Kashmir's escape taking advantage of members, who tried to Kashmir Police Service difficult circumstances in scale equivalent to the DIG Civil Supplies and KNS correspondent. Kupwara district, an official the thick forest cover. Three infiltrate into Uri sector to (KPS) officers, awaiting the state. and IGP. But their postings Consumer Affairs The minister said that the said on Wednesday. militants, who are still to be carry out an attack on Indian promotions to the rank of "The Cabinet today will be done separately," (FCS&CA) Choudhary decision was taken after The incident took place late unidentified, were killed. soldiers, were killed. DIGs and IGP but without approved the CSC Naeem said, who is also Zulfikar Ali said that the frequent appeals and last night when troops A search operation to track Six more militants were the ranks. recommendations on state Roads and Buildings cabinet which met today meetings by transporters guarding the Line of Control down other members of the killed in the same sector Addressing a press police cadre review. We minister said. under the chairpersonship of with the chief minister. (LoC) noticed a group of group is under way, the next day when they conference after the Cabinet tried to bring the KPS at par Finance P2 Mehbooba Mufti decided to The minister P2 militants trying to infiltrate official said. attempted P2 IN BRIEF Illegal Poppy cultivation turns Doda- Sri Amarnath Yatra Justice Hali appointed President, JK Govt. grants 50K land Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission to JK Bank, 64 K for Kishtwar range into a drug den Registration reaches 2 lakhs Technical Education and the maximum numbers SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 N L CORRESPONDENT NL CORRESPONDENT SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 are being registered from DODA, JUNE 07 SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 the States of Uttar Pradesh, The Cabinet today ordered the appointment of Mr. Justice (Retired), Sunil Hali, former Judge of J&K High Court as The poppy are being grown In a Yatra Review meeting Maharashtra, Punjab, M.P., The Cabinet today held here today Governor Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana, President of the J&K State Consumer Disputes Redressal accorded sanction to the in huge tracts of forest and Commission for a period of 5 years from the date of agriculture land in twin J&K, Shri N.N. Vohra, Rajasthan and West Bengal, transfer of land on lease Chairman of the Shri in the same order. It was assumption of office. basis, measuring 50 kanals Districts of Doda and Kishtwar and keeping a Amarnathji Shrine Board also noted that the Advance An IAS, 5 IPS officers promoted available with (SASB) was informed by Registration via the Government Joinery Mills, check on the narcotics trade still remains a challenging Shri Umang Narula, Chief Pahalgam route is slightly Pampore to the Jammu & Executive Officer, Shrine more preferred than the SRINAGAR, JUNE 07 Kashmir Bank Limited @ task for district administration, police and Board, that, as of now, Baltal route and this Rs.45 lakh per kanal for Cabinet in its meeting today accorded sanction to the other security agencies. nearly 2.00 lakh pilgrims conforms to the traditional development of a Mega promotion of Mr. K.B. Aggarwal, IAS (JK:1985) to the Excise Department had secured Advance pattern of the Yatra. 143 Currency Chest and Fixed Scale of IAS (Rs.80,000/-) (pre-revised), notionally Inspector, Doda-Kishtwar Registration through the groups have so far utilized establishment of Staff from 01.11.2015, and regularly with effect from Range Towsif Wani said, designated Bank branches, the Group Registration Training College, keeping 07.03.2017. "Though the cultivation of Group Registration Facility Facility which is being in view the provisions of It also accorded sanction to the promotion of five IPS poppy is strictly prohibited and booking of helicopter especially provided by the the relevant law. Officers of J&K Cadre of 1999 Batch, Mr. S. Anand Jain in the state, but still poppy is tickets for Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board. The Cabinet also and Mr. S.R. Samuel on proforma basis, Mr. Nitish Kumar, being cultivated in several Yatra 2017. CEO reported that with the approved transfer of State villages of Doda and This registration is being reduced helicopter ticket Mr. Ashkoor Ahmed Wani and Mr. Nisar Ahmed to the land measuring 64 kanals Super Time Scale - (ii)-IGP (Level 14 in the Pay Matrix), Kishtwar," large-scale of poppy "We have destroyed poppy provided to the Yatris since fare for Yatra 2017, as and 1 marla situated at w.e.f. 05.06.2017. "Darja, Tibri, Baderna, cultivation including few plants in more than 42 Ist March, 2017 through compared to previous years, village Sathra Tehsil 437 designated bank pilgrims in larger numbers Badash, Bugrna, Lass, villages in upper reaches of Kanals of agriculture and 5 more posts of AAG, Fees enhanced Mandi, District Poonch for branches of the Punjab have booked tickets in Bunjala, Mallad, Puhib and Bharath to lure easy money.