WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2020 (PAGE 8) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Sukhnandan for early Forest fire triggers allotment of mineral blocks mine blasts on LoC Excelsior Correspondent across the UT. Excelsior Correspondent broke out in the forests along He said the Government action LoC in Mendhar, Balakot and JAMMU, Oct 6: Former has led to the hike in rates of the MENDHAR, Oct 6: Scores Balnoi sectors this morning. Minister, ex MLA, Marh and mining material manifold as the of land mines exploded after “The fire reportedly started chairman Panchayati Raj Cell action has opened flood gates for devastating forest fire that broke from PoK side, which spread BJP, Ch Sukhnandan Kumar corruption with the result a com- out in the forward areas of three wildly close to the fence and demanded early allotments of mon man has been worst hit. sectors in Mendhar Sub shifted on this side of the border mineral blocks to the bidders so He said that Government Division of Poonch district in Mendhar sector, Balakot and that the developmental activities must allow extraction and lifting CEC LAHDC Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan distributing sanita- today. Mankot sector” official sources Newly elected team of BJP displaced district posing for a could not get hampered in the of raw material including stones tion kits among workers. Army tried to douse the added. photograph after meeting at Jammu on Tuesday. UT of J&K. The demand was and sand on short term basis. blaze but it continued to spread They said the fire covered a Feroz Khan inaugurates workshop made by him at a press confer- "Since there is a blanket ban on along LoC. Several land mines larger area along the LoC in BJP announces body of displaced district ence here in which he showed stone quarrying and sand dig- exploded in the blaze and some Mendhar sector, which put his grave concern over the ban ging activities in both divisions equipment installed along the Army personnel guarding for- NC responsible for Pandits on Solid Waste Management on mining by Geology and of J&K, the Government must LoC to check infiltration were ward posts on alert. Excelsior Correspondent services of the Safai Karamcharis Mining Department in J&K. issue short term permits to the damaged. The deafening sounds “Due to forest fire, many exodus: Vivodh Gupta as well as the Water Tanker He urged the Government to concerned stakeholders, so that of land mine explosions were mines also exploded while the KARGIL, Oct 6: Chairman Drivers who carry out cleanliness formulate a policy to address the the developmental activities can heard from far off places.The loud sound of explosions creat- Excelsior Correspondent tional Article 370 and communal and Chief Executive Councillor services and deliver drinking issues pertaining to viability of be made functional. This way the sky rocketing flames of the for- ed panic among the border politics befooling and mislead- JAMMU, Oct 6: Bhartiya ing the innocent people. LAHDC, Kargil Feroz Ahmad water at people's doorsteps in developmental activities, which livelihood of thousands of peo- est fire were seen from Mendhar dwellers,” they said. Janata Party (BJP) J&K general Speaking on the occasion for- Khan inaugurated a workshop on minus 20-25 degrees early in the has been stopped due to non ple who solely dependent on this town with dense smoke billow- However, no loss of any life Solid Waste Management for mornings each winter, the CEC secretary and incharge Kashmir mer MLC, Ajay Bharti urged the availability of raw material can be reinstated, "he added. ing out. or major damage to the property Safai Karamcharis of MC Kargil said that their services are indis- Affairs Vibodh Gupta along with new team to work hard for the Official sources said that fire was reported. here today. pensable for the proper upkeep of former MLC Ajay Bharti and welfare of marginalised and poor The workshop has been Kargil Town. Surinder Ambardar and district section of society. BJP former organized by Ladakh Ecological Khan urged the sanitation JPDCL, JKPTCL casual president BJP Kashmir displaced MLC, Surinder Ambardar also Development Group (LEDeG) workers to take maximum benefit district Chand Ji Bhat in consulta- urged the newly appointed office with support from BORDA and from the workshop and said that tion with State president, bearers to toil for the welfare of in collaboration with Municipal Solid Waste Management is a labourers stage protest Ravinder Raina and organisation- the society with the motto of Committee (MC) Kargil. major issue that needs to be dealt Excelsior Correspondent list but yet they are not getting al general secretary, Ashok Koul Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka President Municipal with in a very professional man- wages. Besides, System and announced new district body of Vishwas . Committee (MC), Kargil Zaheer ner. JAMMU, Oct 6: As part of Operation has also 150 casual BJP Kashmir displaced district. District president Kashmir Hussain Babar, Director Urban Meanwhile, CEC Khan also the their 72-hour strike, casual labourers," they added. While congratulating the new displaced district Chand Ji Bhat Local Bodies Ladakh Dr Zahida distributed sanitation kits sup- labourers and need based The leaders while reiterating office bearers of BJP Kashmir said that the new team is very Banoo, Executive Director ported by BORDA and LEDeG employees of JPDCL and JKPT- their demands including framing displaced district, Vibodh Gupta energetic and will surely work Ladakh Ecological Development among the sanitation workers. said," I am confident they will enthusiastically to reach out to the Members of various trade unions during meeting at Katra. CL today staged a protest before regularization policy for casual Group (LEDeG) Eshay Tundup, President MC Kargil Zaheer uphold the glorious tradition of last person in the line. He said that -Excelsior/Mengi the office of Chief Engineer, labourers, implementation of Field Coordinator LEDeG Kargil Hussain Babar expressed hope JPDCL, Canal Road (Jammu), SRO 381 in letter and spirit, our party of serving the people every worker of BJP keeps nation Ajaz Hussain Munshi besides that the organizers would hold demanding immediate regular- Amendment of Minimum Wages selflessly and with dedication." first, party second and self last. other officers and officials of similar programs in near future. Will boycott 'Navratra Festival' if ization of their services. Act and paying the casual Vibodh asserted that Kashmir H.K Razdan and Sanjay is incomplete without Kashmiri Bhat were appointed as general LEDeG and MC Kargil were Earlier, during the welcome Addressing the protesting labourers Rs 18500 per month as Pandits. He urged the newly secretaries. J.L Pandita, C.L present on the occasion. address, Executive Director employees, speakers said that per the Act, release of pending Speaking on the occasion, the LEDeG while highlighting the demands not redressed: Trade Unions appointed office-bearers to work Pandita, Shubha Pandit, about 3169 need based casual wages of workers and registra- CEC said that the workshop will objectives of the workshop Excelsior Correspondent meeting", they added. hard for the displaced Kashmiri Makhan Lal Bhat, Bharat labourers have been working in tion of 870 casual need based prove instrumental in enlightening underlined the notable services Speaking on the occasion, Pandits and for their better future Bhushan Bhat(Gosani) and the sanitation workers about various being rendered by the Safai REASI, Oct 6: Various trade various dignitaries such as Jugal as they have undergone numerous Sweety Koul were appointed as specialized methods of solid waste Karamcharis of MC Kargil unions held a meeting at Katra Kishore, Ex-Minister, Baldev sufferings and agonies in the past. vice presidents. Anjali Raina, management and efficient cleaning towards the proper cleanliness and have decided to boycott the Raj Sharma, Ex-MLA, Shiv Exposing the pseudo-secu- Babita Kour, Puja Bhat, Nikki and sanitization techniques. and sanitization of Kargil town. 'Navratra Festival" if their Kumar Sharma, Vimal Indu, larism of National Conference Singh and Ravi Mantoo were Khan said that it was only due During the course of the demands are not redressed. Rakesh Wazir, Sham Lal Kesar, (NC), Vibodh outrageously said appointed as Secretaries. to Safai Karamcharis tireless and workshop, a number of capacity The meeting was organized Sardari Lal Dubey, Mukund that Farooq Abdullah was Ayush Bhat was appointed as dedicated services that Kargil was building activities including skits, by Varun Magotra, Nikhil Padha Ram Sharma, Rajesh Sadhotra, responsible for the exodus of secretary media/ social recently awarded the best city in team building activities on segre- and their team to address the Surinder Advocate, Amit Heera, Pandits from Kashmir. He media(IT). Vimal Raina was the North Zone during the gation of wastes, discussions, issues arisen due to COVID-19 Varun Magotra and Mikhil strongly asserted that Abdullah appointed as election incharge. Swachh Sarvekshan 2020. video screening besides other pandemic. Padha expressed the need to dynasty was never representative Rajeev Pandita was appointed as While acknowledging the related activities were held. The speakers demanded increase the footfall of yatries to of Kashmir at large and thrived spokesperson. Rakesh Sadhu was opening of maximum number of Katra by removing all restric- under the cover of unconstitu- appointed as Treasurer. Mayor lays foundation stone of toilet complex trains and inter state buses to tions on pilgrims visiting