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REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20RNI No. 28547/65Vol No. 55 No. 36 JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 16 Pages `̀ 5.00

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 5:Government today orderedplacement of 40 Junior ScaleKAS Officers and 13Departmental Feeding ServiceOfficers in the Time Scale ofJammu and KashmirAdministrative Service on stopgap basis and transfer andpostings of 88 others.

According to the order, theofficers placed as Junior ScaleKAS officers are Malik SuhailAhmed, Mohammad UsmaKhan, Naser Ali, Amir Hussain,Reetika Arora, Javed Iqbal, PreetiSharma, Syed Altaf HussainMusvi, Muzamil Maqbool Beigh,Tanveer-ul-Majid Wani, AbdulBaseer Ahmad, Kusum Chib,Ata-ul-Munim Tak, OwaisMushtaq, Mir Imityaz-ul-Aziz,Sidharth Dhiman, Syed Faheem

Ahmad Bihaqi, Nuzhat Khurshid,Bila Mukhtar Dar, AbhishakeAbrol, Vikas Dhar Bagati,Shabnam Rashid, GurpreetSingh, Vinay Kumar, VishavjeetSingh, Syed Yasir Farooq,Rehana Akhtar Bijli, AadilFareed, Raies Ahmad Bhat, SaribSahran, Tinna Mahajan, NaziaHassan, Giasul Haq, ManishaKoul, Sahil Jandial, RizwanAsgar, Prince Noorul Hamid,Mushtaq Ahmad Lone,Mohammad Imran Khan andVikas Anand.

The 13 Departmental FeedingService Officers who have beenplaced are Sansar Chand(Industries and CommenceFunctional Manager), AndressPeter (Industries and CommenceFunctional Manager), MasoodAhmad Bichoo (Industries andCommence Project Manager),Zahid Rashid Khan (Industries

and Commence Project Manager,Lal Chand (Information),Mohammad Farooq Malik(Revenue), Ghulam AhmadKhan (Revenue), Raj KumarMisri (Sectt-I), Syed NazirAhmed (Sectt-I), Archana Rana(Sectt-II), Rakesh Kumar-II(Sectt-II), Mohammad Bakir(Adm Officer) and Abdul GaffarZargar (Admn Officer).

Meanwhile, Attar Chand,Sub-Divisional Magistrate,Basantgarh has been transferredand posted as Deputy DistrictElection Officer, Reasi, whileMasarat Hashim, Project Officer,Wage Employment (ACE)),Srinagar/Ganderbal has beentransferred and posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kanganand Dil Mir Choudhary, AssistantCommissioner Revenue, Dodahas been transferred and posted as

Sanjeev PargalJAMMU, Feb 5: In a griev-

ous act of provocation thatescalated fresh tension on theLine of Control (LoC),Pakistan army today targetedforward Army camps andposts in Jhallas area ofKrishna Ghati sector inPoonch district with rocketsbut the Indian troops didn'tretaliate as there were hugeprocessions of civilians passingclose to the LoC on Pakistan

side on the occasion of'Solidarity Day' in Pakistan.

Official sources confirmed tothe Excelsior that timing of tar-geting Indian Army camps andposts by the Pakistani troopswas deliberately chosen whenthe processions by the civilianswere crossing Pakistan side ofthe LoC as retaliation by theIndian side would have led tocivilian casualties givingPakistan a chance to blame India

for civilian killings.However, the Indian troops

could realize Pakistan army'smischief and exercised restraintby not retaliating despite graveprovocation of its posts beingtargeted with rocket launchers.

"As soon as processionsstarted in Pakistan occupiedKashmir (PoK) across Poonch

districts on the occasion of'Solidarity Day', Pakistan armyfired two rockets targeting for-ward posts of Indian troops inJhallas in Krishna Ghati sectorof Poonch district and simulta-neously resorted to heavy mortarshelling and firing in civilianareas of Jhallas and Digwar.

Pak army hides behind civilians,fires rockets during procession

Mohinder VermaJAMMU, Feb 5: To trans-

late the advise of the PrimeMinister Narendra Modi intoreality, Governor'sAdministration will shortly setinto motion process for estab-lishment of one BusinessProcess Outsourcing (BPO)unit in each district of theState, which will help in cre-ation of employment opportu-nities and promotion of digitalservices on a large scale.

Official sources toldEXCELSIOR that while inaugu-rating Rural BPO model inBandipora district of the Stateduring his recent visit the PrimeMinister laid emphasis on repli-cating this pilot project of BPOin other 21 districts of Jammuand Kashmir, which accordingto him will be of great help evenin promotion of tourism in theState and also attracting busi-ness from other parts of thecountry.

While pointing towards theGovernor, his Advisors and theChief Secretary, who were pres-ent on the occasion, the PrimeMinister had remarked: "Theteam has noted it and will repli-cate this model in other 21 dis-

tricts of the State".According to the sources,

discussion has been initiated atthe highest level in theGovernor's Administration inthis regard and shortly ChiefSecretary BVRSubrahmanyam will issue for-mal directions to the DistrictDevelopment Commissioners(DDCs) to start acting on theadvise of the Prime Ministerso that concept of BPO is pro-moted in this State.

"The objective behind pay-ing required attention towardsthe BPO concept is to ensurecreation of employment oppor-tunities for the youth of the Stateby promoting the InformationTechnology and IT-enabledservices industry", sources said.

They disclosed that admin-istration will provide infra-structure for ease of establish-ment including industry stan-dard fibre optic connectivity,skill development/employeetraining incentive and 100%power supply back up. Theagency with which the admin-

istration will tie-up will oper-ate its business as per the termto be decided by theGovernment with minimum100 seats in one shift.

Moreover, it will work withthe district administration con-cerned by providing requiredhuman resources to conduct out-reach to local youth. There willbe IT enabled skill lab in eachBPO for the training of educatedunemployed youth for employa-bility skills, communicationskills, employability, life skillsand soft skills.

According to the sources,each BPO will provideemployment to around 200educated youth and alsoengage around 50 profession-als on managerial level. "Thelist of eligible IT enabled serv-ices under BPO operationswill include bank office opera-tions, insurance, asset man-agement, manufacturing,health and pharma, telecom,travel agencies and airlinesetc", they further said.

Governor’s Admn to establishone BPO in each district of J&K

DC orders actionagainst 55

Medical staffersExcelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Feb 5: Acting

tough on the absentee medicos,Deputy Commissioner Shopian,Dr Owais Ahmad, today orderedimmediate strict action against 11doctors and 44 para-medicos forremaining unauthorized absentand warned that there will be zerotolerance against the derelictionof duties by employees.

He ordered the actionagainst them during a visit totake stock of health care facili-ties being provided to patients.

Apart from inspecting vari-ous sections of the hospital, theDeputy Commissioner interact-ed with patients and enquiredabout the facilities being pro-vided to them.

He exhorted upon the hospi-tal administration to ensure prop-er arrangements for the patientsincluding the provision of beds,proper heating arrangements,sanitation of wards and corridorsand other health care facilities.

The Deputy Commissionerenjoined upon the entire med-ical/ paramedical staff to servethe patients with utmost dedica-tion and sincerity so that patientsbe made to feel comfortablewhile receiving treatment.

He also reiterated that districtadministration is committed toprovide requisite quality healthcare facilities to the people.

Shrine Board re-constituted

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Feb 5: Governor

Satya Pal Malik, Chairman ofShri Mata Vaishno Devi ShrineBoard, has reconstituted theBoard for a period of threeyears, with immediate effect.

In his capacity as Chairman,SMVDSB, the Governor hasnominated Dr Ashok Bhan, IPS(Retd), Justice (Retd) PermodKohli, Major General (Retd)Shiv Kumar Sharma, Sri SriRavi Shankar, Vijay Dhar, K BKachru and K K Sharma asMembers of the Board.

Govt specifiesCompetent Auth

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Feb 5: The

General AdministrationDepartment today issued a cir-cular specifying the AuthorityCompetent to accord prosecu-tion sanction in graft and casesother than that.

According to a circular,GAD in consultation with theDepartment of Law, Justice andParliamentary Affairs clarifiedthat the General AdministrationDepartment shall continue to bethe Authority Competent toaccord sanction for prosecutionin cases registered under thePrevention of Corruption Act,

Jagjit Kumar isPSC member

Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Feb 5: The State

Governmentt o d a ya p p o i n t e dretired IPSofficer JagjitKumar asMember ofthe Jammuand Kashmir

Public Service Commission(PSC).

Jagjit Kumar had retired asInspector General of Police(IGP) in September last yearafter holding several importantassignments during his illustri-ous career.

He had played importantrole in anti-militancy operationsduring his posting in the Police

Searches in Samba

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 5: Securityforces today conducted searchoperation in several borderand surrounding villages of

Samba district after somechildren told cops that theyhad spotted suspicious move-ment at village ManoharGopala.

Getting tip off from thecivilians, security forces con-ducted joint search operation inthe villages but no suspiciousmovement was observed any-where.

Search operation, carriedout jointly by Army and police,was called off this evening.

Searches were conducted inthe border and adjoining vil-lages, reports said.

Fayaz Bukhari/Gopal Sharma

SRINAGAR/ JAMMU,Feb 5: The Jammu-SrinagarNational Highway has turnedmore dangerous with everypassing day as today at least 11passengers were injured afterthey were hit by shootingstones at Ramsu this evening,one person died of cold whilehigher reaches in Kashmir andparts of Jammu regionreceived light rain and snow-fall.

A senior police official toldthe Excelsior that a Tavera vehi-cle No. JK03B/ 7342 which was

on way to Jammu from Srinagarwas trapped in the shootingstones at Mom Passi near PoliceStation, Ramsu at around 7.05pm this evening. The vehiclealso suffered extensive damageand 11 passengers travelling inthe vehicle received injuries.

Immediately after this inci-dent, police swung into action,rescued the passengers andshifted them to Ramban hospitalafter providing first aid atRamsu. The condition of triowas said to be serious and theywere rushed to GMC HospitalJammu for head injuries.

The vehicle was being drivenby Mohd Shafi, son of AbdulSalam, resident of Kuchipora inAnantnag. Authorities suspend-ed movement of the vehiclesimmediately after this incidentfor precautionary measures.

The injured were identifiedas Janki, wife of Vakil Shah,Hira Lal, son of Bejinder Singh,Vakil Shah, son of Dev Shah,

Abhimanyu, son of Vakil Shahand Danish, son of Ram Saran.They are said to be seriouslyinjured. The other injured areKanta, wife of Gudu Yadav,Gudu Yadav, son of Dorak

Yadav, SanjeetSingh, Krish, sonof Guddu Yadav,Chhotu and Sumit,son of Guddu, allresidents of Bihar.

Earlier, duringearly hours, thehighway wasclosed due to land-slides at Digdolnear Ramban ataround 5.30 am.The movement ofthe vehicles wasstalled. The author-ities cleared theblockade at around10.30 am andallowed the move-ment of vehiclestowards Jammu.

Meanwhile, hills ofKashmir received light snow-fall this evening with Gulmargrecording one inch fresh snow.

Suhail BhatKOKERNAG: Kokernag

constituency in South Kashmiris known for freshwater springsand its scenic beauty attractsthousands of tourists every year.However, little has been done toimprove the availability ofbasic amenities for its residentsas they continue to face multi-ple problems.

The constituency belongs tothe Anantnag Parliamentaryconstituency and was represent-ed by People's DemocraticParty leader, Abdul RahimRather. In 2014, he defeatedtwo time Congress MLA,Peerzada Mohammad Sayedwith 515 votes. Rather polled2428 votes, while Peerzada got1913.

T h econstituen-

cy is predominantly rural andits residents are facing multipleproblems including brokenroads, the dearth of potablewater, and inadequate healthand education facilities. In addi-tion, ineffective disposaldomestic and commercial wastehas caused strong resentmentamong the residents.

The residents said there isno major development in thearea as they were ignored afterelections. "Several projectswere taken up but could not be

completed," Manzoor Ahmad, aresident of Hillar told Excelsior.

The facilities of health andeducation are in demand amongthe people and the provision ofthese facilities tops people's listof priorities.

Despite having a number offreshwater springs, the con-stituency is marred by safeportable water. The residentssaid that the Public Health andEngineering department liftswater from the springs and dis-tributes it without any treat-ment. "The authorities supplythe water without any filtration

which has resulted in the spreadof several waterborne diseasesin the area," Tawseef Ahmad, aresident told Excelsior. Theissue of setting of filtrationplants was taken up with theformer MLA but he couldn'thelp.

Majority of the people hereare dependent on Agricultureand Apple is the mainstay of theeconomy. However, the resi-dents said no focus was givenon quality and quantity of thecrop.

Besides these problems,lack of awareness and guidanceon high yielding apple varietiesand excessive use of pesticidesor insecticides is also a majorissue in the constituency.Several orchardists' complained

Known for springs, scenic beauty;Kokernag gets little attention from MLA

Ex-MLAs’ Report Card Constituency: Kokernag

Abdul Rahim Rather (PDP)http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/ex-mlas-report-card/

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River Tawi or dumping site? -Excelsior/Rakesh

NH turns dangerous, 11 hurt in shooting stones

Avtar BhatJAMMU, Feb 5: Former

Minister and senior BJPleader, Ch Lal Singh, who hadmaintained a distance fromthe Party for quite some time,today parted ways with theparty and announced to formhis new political party soon tocontest Lok Sabha andAssembly elections in theState.

The former Minister dis-closed this during an interviewto a news channel today. He saidhe will field his candidates fromboth Lok Sabha seats of Jammuregion, i. e Jammu-Poonch LokSabha seat as well as Kathua -Udhampur-Doda seat.

Ch. Lal Singh, who main-tained distance from the partyafter the infamous Rassana rape

and murder issue when hisdemand for a CBI probe was notconceded by the thenGovernment, had framed DograSwabhiman Sangthan (DSS) tofight for the cause of Dogras ofJammu region, who, he said,have been subjected to discrimi-natory treatment by successivegovernments since 1947 includ-ing that of previous PDP-BJPalliance.

The former Minister said thatthe registration of his new polit-ical party is also in process.

Lal Singh, who gave a clari-on call of Dogra unity for theirself esteem and rights, made itclear that no compromise will bemade with any one on the causeof Jammu and Dogras.

He exuded confidence thatbalance of power will remain in

his hands after the nextAssembly poll.

Making it clear that he hasparted ways with BJP, Singhsaid that his election symbolwill be now separate than thatof BJP. Quitting of party byLal Singh had become evidenttwo days back when he did notattend Prime Minister,Narendra Modi's rally atVijaypur. However, BJP Statepresident, Ravinder Rainatried to downplay the sameduring a press conference yes-terday saying that formerMinister was indisposed so hecould not participate in therally.

Lal Singh said that he hasnothing to take from BJP and letelections be announced and

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CS will shortly issue directions to DDCs to act on PM’s advise

Employment creation, hassle freeservices main objectives

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9 detained forstone pelting

Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Feb 5: At least

nine persons were detained bythe security forces duringovernight raids in two villagesof South Kashmir's Pulwamadistrict.

Security forces raidedArigam and Arihal villages ofthe district and picked up asmany as nine persons.

While eight persons weredetained from Arigam, one wasarrested from Arihal.

They are being quizzed fortheir alleged role in variousstone-pelting incidents.

Indian troops don’t retaliate to save people

Army posts, villages targeted

Smoke billows out of mortar shells fired by Pakistan army inJhallas area of Poonch on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Harbhajan

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HC directive toGovt on MOs’ posts

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Feb 5: TheHigh Court today directed theGovernment not to fill up theposts of Medical Officers unlessdecision is taken about therequest of candidates pursuingPost Graduation courses is nottaken.

About 245 candidates, whohave been appointed as MedicalOfficers after proper selectionby the Public ServiceCommission (in terms of adver-tisement notification no. 12-PSC (DR-P) of 2018 dated15.10.2018) approached theCourt that they be allowed toundergo PG course in variousdisciplines and in case they arepressed to join the posts inbefore completing the PGcourse, their rights will be prej-udiced.

Justice Ali Mohammad

Quake joltsValley

Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Feb 5: A

moderate intensity earthquakeof magnitude 5.6 rockedKashmir today causing panicamong the residents who ranout of their homes.

The earthquake struck at10.17 pm and lasted severalseconds as people ran out oftheir homes, fearing for theirsafety, officials said.

The epicentre of the quakewas at a depth of 40 kilometresin northwestern Kashmir, 118kilometres from Srinagar, theofficials said.

There were no reports of anycasualties or damage due to thequake so far.

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JAMMU : Rain/thundershowersTEMPERATURE

Max: 22.4 Degree C Min: 10.5 Degree C

RELATIVE HUMIDITYRH-I (Morning): 69.0 per centRH-II (Evening): 61.0 per centSunset on Wednesday: 06.09 p.m.Sunrise on Thursday: 07.22 a.m.

SRINAGAR:Rain/snow

TEMPERATUREMax: 10.1 Degree C Min: 0.2 Degree C

RELATIVE HUMIDITYRH-I (Morning): 87.0 per centRH-II (Evening): 56.0 per cent

LEH: TEMPERATURE

Max: 3.4 Degree C Min: -7.2 Degree C

WEATHER

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Lal Singh quits BJP to float newparty; contest elections

Fresh snowfallon hills, onedies of cold

Injured in shooting stones on NationalHighway, a woman undergoing treatment atRamban hospital. -Excelsior/Parvez Mir

53 officers placed in TimeScale, 88 others shifted

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