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Excelsior daily REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 RNI No. 28547/65 Vol No. 55 No. 34 JAMMU, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 20 Pages ` 5.00 SONPUR (Bihar), Feb 3: At least six passengers died and 29 others were injured early today when a rail frac- ture caused 11 bogies of the Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express to jump the tracks in Bihar's Vaishali district, rail- way and police officials said. The 12487 Jogbani-Anand Vihar Seemanchal Express orig- inated from Jogbani in Kishanganj district and the acci- dent took place around 4 am. Prima facie, a rail fracture led to the derailment, they said. Chief Public Relations Officer, East Central Zone, Rajesh Kumar, said the accident took place at Sahadai Buzurg, close to Mahanar Road in the Sonpur division. One general coach, one AC coach B3, three sleeper coaches - S8, S9, S10 and six more coaches have derailed, he said. The Railways had earlier said that seven people were killed in the accident. However, it issued a clarification later, put- ting the death toll at six. "It was on account of a com- munication gap at hospitals in Vaishali district that a mix-up occurred. One dead person at a hospital was counted among those who lost their lives in the train mishap. Later, upon verifi- cation, it was found that he was not a passenger of the train," Kumar said. The deceased have been identified as Ilcha Devi (66), Indira Devi (60), Shamsuddin Alam (26), Ansar Alam (19), Shaida Khatoon (40), Sudarshan Das (60), the Government Railway Police (GRP) said. Of the 29 people wounded in the accident, two have suffered grievous injuries, while 27 have Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 3: Striking a chord with his audience, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began his speech with some sentences in Dogri language at rally in Vijaypur, Samba and articulating a few lines in Kashmiri at SKICC, Srinagar. The PM invited thunderous applause and cheers amidst chanting of Modi, Modi slo- gans by the audience as soon as he began with, "Mere Bheno Te Bharao, Mata Vaishno Devi Te Bawe Wali Mata De Bulawe Upar Itthe Aane Da Mouka Lagya Ae (my sisters and broth- ers, on the call of Mata Vaishno Devi and Bawe Wali Mata, I got the opportunity to come here)." Describing Jammu Kashmir as the land of warriors, Modi recited a few lines of the popular Dogri folk song "As Dogre Aan Aakhne Aa Shane Kanne, Asse Jitiyan Ne Janga Ghamsane Kanne" (We take pride in calling ourselves Dogras, we have won the battles by fights). Also sounding election bugle in Dogri, he called for taking pledge at the Vijaypur rally for victory in the forthcoming elec- tions and said that 2019 Lok Sabha election is the fight for tak- ing the country forward (2019 Di Jung Bhi Agge Jane Di Jung Hai). He concluded brief part of his Dogri speech by stressing for col- lective efforts for taking the coun- try towards path of development and progress by saying, "Aao Rali Miliye Desh Gi Tarakki Di Rah Uppar Leyi Chalchei." At SKICC Srinagar, Prime Minister began his speech in Kashmiri saying: "I welcome you all here. In this extreme cold I have come here with the mes- sage of love. I have come here for your prosperity. I have come here to address the Panchs and Sarpanchs". PM quotes J&K CS on economy Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today that it was Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam, who during his posting in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) had predicted India becoming 5 trillion econo- my. Subrahmanyam was sitting on front row of the SKICC Srinagar when the Prime Minister made the remarks. Modi’s loud, stern message: militancy will be crushed with full force Sanjeev Pargal / Nishikant Khajuria/ Fayaz Bukhari JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sent out a clear and stern message to the mili- tants operating in the Valley as well as their mentors across the Line of Control (LoC) that the militancy will be crushed with full force and its back- bone will be broken even as he declared that surgical strikes carried out by India (in Pakistan in September 2016) has shown the world country's new policy and tradition in tackling the terrorism. During day-long visit to all three regions of the State today, Modi addressed a mammoth public rally at Vijaypur in Samba district of Jammu and two func- tions in Srinagar and Leh after laying foundation stones and inauguration of multiple projects at all three places. He also laid foundation stone of 54 new Model Degree Colleges, 11 Professional Colleges and one Women University and inaugu- rated 16 Model Degree Colleges and 66 Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Career Hubs across the country from the SKICC Srinagar. Governor Satya Pal Malik and Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Dr Jitendra Singh accompanied the Prime Minister at all three functions in Leh, Jammu and Srinagar. "The Government will break backbone of the militan- cy. We will give befitting response (Muhtod Jawaab) to every terrorist operation in the State,'' Modi said in one of the sternest warning to the terror- ists in the Valley, who have been killing innocent citizens even as he showered all praises on Nazir Ahmed Wani and Aurangzeb, two Army soldiers from Kashmir and Jammu region, who were martyred and Tajamul Islam, a teen-ager sportsperson from the Valley, who had won gold medal at international level. Asserting that the people of Kashmir were angered over the killings of innocent persons (by the militants) and that youth were being made victims of mil- itancy, the Prime Minister said the Government will fight terror- ism with full force and crush it. He declared that surgical strikes conducted by India across the Line of Control (in Pakistan) have shown the world our new policy and tradition in tackling terrorism. Paying homage to those killed while fighting terrorists, including Nazir Ahmed Wani and Aurangzeb, the two Army martyrs, Modi said heroes are those who live to fulfill dreams and the biggest cowards are the ones who kill others' dreams. "Today the whole country is angry to see the killings of inno- cent and armless Kashmiri youths. (These Kashmiri boys are targeted) because these youths want to live and fulfill their dreams. But they are target- ed by terrorism. This is the truth of terrorism here," he said, adding the Indian Government will fight terrorism with all its might. At the same time, the Prime Minister said his Government will follow late Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's approach on Jammu and Kashmir of “peaceful and prosperous Kashmir'' with the motto of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas'' (collective efforts, inclusive growth). "We will keep making all the efforts (in realizing this dream)," he added. Without naming PDP and BJP, Modi admitted that dur- ing coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir, many things were not possible. "However, (after exit of the Government), we held Panchayat and Municipal elec- tions in the State with massive 70 percent voter turnout and that too, without any vio- lence,'' he said. Further, Modi said, militancy is now being dealt with sternly and development has been fast paced. Assuring return and rehabili- tation of Kashmiri Pandits to the Kashmir valley with full dignity, honour and safety, Modi said work on more transit accommo- dation for them at Vessu and Sheikhpora was on and after construction of 700 flats, the Kashmiri Pandit families will get roof to live in the Valley. He added that the migrants will be provided full security cover on return. "Kashmiriyat demands that those Kashmiri Pandits who had to flee due to the violence here, leaving behind their houses, land and memories of their ancestors, they should be settled here with full honour," Modi said. He said the State administra- tion has already started construc- tion of transit accommodation for migrant Kashmiri Pandits at Vessu in South Kashmir and Sheikhpora district under the Prime Minister's Development package (PMDP) announced for the state in 2015. "After completing the con- struction of nearly 700 flats, the migrant families will get a new roof. It will be the Government's endeavour that anyone who wants to return INSIDE WEATHER Funds’ diversion tantamount to a fraud ...Page 10 * Pendency of cases with High Court CJ stresses on child friendly court rooms in district courts ...Page 3 BJP Budget tailored for election; nothing for farmers, youths: Sham ....Page 3 Laying foundation of projects will not change people’s verdict: Cong ....Page 5 BJP brought misery, despair to Jammu people: Rana ....Page 5 Rayudu, Pandya power India to 35- run win in fifth ODI for biggest ever seires win ...Page 18 JAMMU: Mainly dry TEMPERATURE Max: 23.1 Degree C Min: 6.8 Degree C RELATIVE HUMIDITY RH-I (Morning): 76.0 per cent RH-II (Evening): 45.0 per cent Sunset on Monday: 06.07 p.m. Sunrise on Tuesday: 07.24 a.m. SRINAGAR: Partly cloudy TEMPERATURE Max: 9.9 Degree C Min: 1.2 Degree C RELATIVE HUMIDITY RH-I (Morning): 82.0 per cent RH-II (Evening): 48.0 per cent LEH: TEMPERATURE Max: 2.8 Degree C Min: -12.0 Degree C Download Mobile Apps of Daily Excelsior for Android and IOS http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/apps/ Download on the Google Play Store Download on the App Store Waseem Ahmad AMIRAKADAL: Although majority of the residents of Amirakadal constituency say that the infrastructure over the years has improved and civic issues were addressed in most of the areas but they are still facing problems due to non-completion of some vital projects. The constituency was repre- sented by People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Syed Altaf Bukhari, who defeated Nasir Aslam Wani of National Conference (NC) by a huge margin of 5341 votes in 2014 Assembly elections. Bukhari polled 11726 and Wani 6385. Bukhari had recently resigned from the PDP. The constituency is spread over the areas of Rangreth, Rawalpora, Parraypora, Hyderpora, Galwanpora, Nadri Gund, Gangbugh, Methan, Chhanpora, Nowgam, Gulshan Nagar, Natipora, Mehjoor Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Kursu, Gadhanzpur, Aramwari, Rajbagh, Wazir Bagh, Lal Mandi, Goni Khan, Sarai Bala, Hari Singh High-street, Haft Chinar, Court road, Maisuma, Sathu Barbar Shah, Chinar Bagh, Peerzu, Abi Guzar, Ikrajpora, Radio Colony, Ram Bagh and Barzulla. One of the major projects that has not been completed is the construction of Jehangir Chowk- Rambagh flyover. The much hyped project is executed by Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency (JKERA) with Simplex Infra Limited as project con- tractors and the ambitious Rs 350 crore project missed sever- al deadlines since the work began on it. The construction work of flyover will considerably reduce the traffic congestion in Srinagar City Centre and pro- vide quick access to International Airport. However, the first deadline for the com- pletion of the project was set as September 2016 and then another deadline of August 2017 was set which also was missed. The latest deadline missed by the executing agency for the completion of the Phase- II of the project was December 31, 2018. Earlier, the Phase-I of the flyover from Amar Singh College to Barzulla bridge was completed in the month of May last year and was thrown open for the traffic. Residents said that when Infrastructure in Amirakadal improves, major projects still incomplete Ex-MLAs’ Report Card Constituency: Amirakadal Syed Altaf Bukhari http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/ex-mlas-report-card/ Promote homestays: PM Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked tech-savvy youths to emulate the pattern of app- based cab aggregators to exploit the vast tourism potential of India by promoting the concept of homestays. The Prime Minister was responding to a question posed by a student on how to exploit the tourism potential of Orissa. "I believe that the youth can start a big business in tourism on the pattern of Uber (an app- based cab service). Today, I have so many youths in front of Excelsior Correspondent VIJAYPUR, Feb 3: Extremely enthusiastic crowd of more than one lakh, repeat- edly yelling and waving on each sentence of their beloved Prime Minister during public rally here today, was testimo- ny of the fact that Narendra Modi magic is still prevalent among the electorates, more particularly at the time when only three months are left for the next Lok Sabha general elections. People of all age groups and different walks of life from vari- ous parts of Jammu region, including a large number of females, had reached the rally site for listening to their leader Narendra Modi, who addressed the massive gathering for around 36 minutes and touched a chord with the audience by starting his extempore speech with some sentences in Dogri language. Emotions were high among the audience and everyone seemed crazy for their charis- matic leader, who had to make brief stops in his speech as there were repeated cheering and yelling Modi… Modi amidst waving of hands towards the dais. When the Air Force choppers carrying PM Modi and others accompanying him, landed near the rally site, a wave of excite- ment spread among the enthusi- astic audience. Eager to have a glimpse of the leader, people stood from their chairs and were seen capturing the view in their mobile phone cameras. PM Modi along with Governor Satya Pal Malik and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh arrived at the rally site at 12.35 pm and straightway went to the venue where arrange- ments were made for laying foundation stone of various proj- ects in Jammu. He remained there till 1.04 pm and reached the main stage of public rally at 1.05pm. As soon as PM appeared on the dais and he waved to the audience, thousands of hands were seen everywhere respond- ing to him with cheers and slo- gans from the excited gathering. People were so eager to listen to Modi that State BJP president Ravinder Raina had to cut short even brief welcome speech as the crowd kept shouting Modi, Modi in veneration. While the entire atmosphere was filled with excitement and enthusiasm, mismanagement on the part of organizers greatly hurt the audience, who could not prop- erly listen to PM Modi because of Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Feb 3: Governor Satya Pal Malik said today that whatever good works he and his team including the Chief Secretary have done during past six months was under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the gathering along with the Prime Minister at SKICC Srinagar, Malik said when he was posted as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Modi had asked him to outreach to the people, listen their grievances, address them, end corruption and encourage sports along with education among youth. "Whatever myself and my team have done during past six months is because of the guid- ance of the Prime Minister,'' he said, adding he had been asked to ensure that there was no dis- crimination with any of the three regions of the State. "We are working in this direction,'' he added. Malik said only few days back, a sixth class student from Kashmir sent a message to him on WhatsApp seeking restoration of power supply in her village. "We acted and got the power supply restored at the earliest,'' he added and said problems of common man are being solved. Malik urged the Prime Minister to check predatory pricing by airlines in Srinagar during the winter season. "I want to put forth a demand PM guided us on whatever good work we did: Guv For first time, Ladakh’s two main projects to generate electricity up to full capacity Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Feb 3: With the commissioning of Srinagar- Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission Line by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, two main projects of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in Ladakh region will start gen- erating power up to their full capacity for the first time and make available additional 60 Mega Watts of electricity in the State during the summer season. The foundation stone of the transmission line was laid by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 12, 2014 and within 4-5 years the project has been completed by the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). About 335 kilometres long transmission line at a height of about 4000 metres has been built in snow bound and difficult hilly terrain to connect Ladakh region with the National Grid. Four new 220/66 KV Gas Insulated Sub-Stations have been con- structed at Drass, Kargil, Khaltsi and Leh as part of this project. This transmission line is not only going to ensure 24- hour electricity to the cold desert region in all weather conditions but will also help two main projects of NHPC--- 45 Mega Watts Nimoo Bazgo on Indus River in Leh and 44 Mega Watts Chutak on Suru River in Kargil to generate electricity up to their full capacity for the first time ever since their commissioning. Though these two power projects were commissioned around six years back yet NHPC was finding it difficult to gener- ate power up to the full capacity in view of limited grid-connect- ed requirement of the Ladakh region and lack of facility for evacuation of surplus power, official sources told EXCEL- SIOR. Despite availability of suf- ficient discharge in Indus River during summer, Nimoo Bazgo project was till now generating only 25 Mega Watts of electricity against total installed capacity of 45 Mega Watts. There were two main reasons behind low gen- eration----first limited grid connected requirement of Leh and lack of facility for evacua- (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Pic on page 6 (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Srinagar-Leh Transmission Line all set to benefit State immensely Addl 60 MW power to be available in J&K during summer (Contd on page 6 Col 3) An enthusiastic kid displaying his reverence for Narendra Modi during mega public rally at Vijaypur on Sunday. *Watch videos on www.excelsiornews.com (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Dal lake in Srinagar on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a mammoth public meeting at Vijaypur in Samba district of Jammu region on Sunday. More pics on page 3. -Excelsior/Rakesh KPs return to Valley with honour, safety Many issues left out by coalition Govt Cong committed fraud with farmers Surgical strikes have shown India’s new policy to World, says PM Modi magic still sways (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 7) PM speaks Dogri , Kashmiri 6 killed as train derails ‘Will come back to inaugurate projects’ LEH, Feb 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for his return to the post (after April-May 2019 Lok Sabha elections) saying he will come back here to inaugurate the schemes for which he is laying foundation stones today. “I have inaugurated schemes today for which I had laid the foundation stones earlier and I will come back to inaugurate the schemes for which I am laying foundation stones today,’’ he said in his address to the gathering after inaugurating some projects and laying foundation stones for others in Leh. Modi took a swipe at the Opposition for criticizing his Government’s farmers’ income plan, saying people sitting in air- conditioned rooms in Delhi do not know the importance of Rs 6000 for a poor farmer living in distant and difficult areas. Modi said Leh and Ladakh will also be benefited by the Government’s incentives announced for the farmers. “Most of farmers here fill this criteria and will get Rs 6000 annually. It will be disbursed in three installments and first install- ment will reach soon. I will be sending guidelines to the State Government today,” he said. Modi said during his days as a BJP worker in the region, he used to get demands from people in Delhi to bring vegetables from Leh because of their quality. Modi was in Leh to launch the first-ever university in Ladakh region. (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Pic on page 6 Raises issue of Airlines’ fares (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Mismanagement, faulty audio system trigger chaos
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REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20RNI No. 28547/65Vol No. 55 No. 34 JAMMU, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 20 Pages `̀ 5.00
SONPUR (Bihar), Feb 3:At least six passengers died
and 29 others were injuredearly today when a rail frac-ture caused 11 bogies of theDelhi-bound SeemanchalExpress to jump the tracks inBihar's Vaishali district, rail-way and police officials said.
The 12487 Jogbani-AnandVihar Seemanchal Express orig-inated from Jogbani inKishanganj district and the acci-
dent took place around 4 am.Prima facie, a rail fracture led tothe derailment, they said.
Chief Public RelationsOfficer, East Central Zone,Rajesh Kumar, said the accidenttook place at Sahadai Buzurg,close to Mahanar Road in theSonpur division.
One general coach, one ACcoach B3, three sleeper coaches- S8, S9, S10 and six more
coaches have derailed, he said.The Railways had earlier
said that seven people werekilled in the accident. However,it issued a clarification later, put-ting the death toll at six.
"It was on account of a com-munication gap at hospitals inVaishali district that a mix-upoccurred. One dead person at ahospital was counted amongthose who lost their lives in thetrain mishap. Later, upon verifi-cation, it was found that he wasnot a passenger of the train,"Kumar said.
The deceased have beenidentified as Ilcha Devi (66),Indira Devi (60), ShamsuddinAlam (26), Ansar Alam (19),Shaida Khatoon (40), SudarshanDas (60), the GovernmentRailway Police (GRP) said.
Of the 29 people wounded inthe accident, two have sufferedgrievous injuries, while 27 have
Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Feb 3: Striking a
chord with his audience, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi todaybegan his speech with somesentences in Dogri language atrally in Vijaypur, Samba andarticulating a few lines inKashmiri at SKICC, Srinagar.
The PM invited thunderousapplause and cheers amidstchanting of Modi, Modi slo-gans by the audience as soon ashe began with, "Mere Bheno TeBharao, Mata Vaishno Devi TeBawe Wali Mata De BulaweUpar Itthe Aane Da MoukaLagya Ae (my sisters and broth-ers, on the call of Mata VaishnoDevi and Bawe Wali Mata, I gotthe opportunity to come here)."
Describing Jammu Kashmiras the land of warriors, Modirecited a few lines of the popularDogri folk song "As Dogre AanAakhne Aa Shane Kanne, AsseJitiyan Ne Janga Ghamsane
Kanne" (We take pride in callingourselves Dogras, we have wonthe battles by fights).
Also sounding election buglein Dogri, he called for takingpledge at the Vijaypur rally forvictory in the forthcoming elec-tions and said that 2019 LokSabha election is the fight for tak-ing the country forward (2019 DiJung Bhi Agge Jane Di Jung Hai).
He concluded brief part of hisDogri speech by stressing for col-lective efforts for taking the coun-try towards path of developmentand progress by saying, "Aao RaliMiliye Desh Gi Tarakki Di RahUppar Leyi Chalchei."
At SKICC Srinagar, PrimeMinister began his speech inKashmiri saying: "I welcomeyou all here. In this extreme coldI have come here with the mes-sage of love. I have come herefor your prosperity. I have comehere to address the Panchs andSarpanchs".
PM quotes J&KCS on economy
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Feb 3: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi saidtoday that it was Jammu andKashmir Chief Secretary BVRSubrahmanyam, who during hisposting in the Prime Minister’sOffice (PMO) had predictedIndia becoming 5 trillion econo-my.
Subrahmanyam was sittingon front row of the SKICCSrinagar when the PrimeMinister made the remarks.
Modi’s loud, stern message: militancy will be crushed with full forceSanjeev Pargal /
Nishikant Khajuria/Fayaz Bukhari
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Feb3: Prime Minister NarendraModi today sent out a clearand stern message to the mili-tants operating in the Valley aswell as their mentors acrossthe Line of Control (LoC) thatthe militancy will be crushedwith full force and its back-
bone will be broken even as hedeclared that surgical strikescarried out by India (inPakistan in September 2016)has shown the world country'snew policy and tradition intackling the terrorism.
During day-long visit to allthree regions of the State today,Modi addressed a mammothpublic rally at Vijaypur in Sambadistrict of Jammu and two func-tions in Srinagar and Leh afterlaying foundation stones andinauguration of multiple projectsat all three places. He also laidfoundation stone of 54 newModel Degree Colleges, 11Professional Colleges and oneWomen University and inaugu-
rated 16 Model Degree Collegesand 66 Entrepreneurship,Innovation and Career Hubsacross the country from theSKICC Srinagar.
Governor Satya Pal Malikand Union Minister of State inthe Prime Minister's Office
(PMO), Dr Jitendra Singhaccompanied the Prime Ministerat all three functions in Leh,Jammu and Srinagar.
"The Government willbreak backbone of the militan-cy. We will give befittingresponse (Muhtod Jawaab) toevery terrorist operation in theState,'' Modi said in one of thesternest warning to the terror-ists in the Valley, who havebeen killing innocent citizens
even as he showered all praiseson Nazir Ahmed Wani andAurangzeb, two Army soldiersfrom Kashmir and Jammuregion, who were martyredand Tajamul Islam, a teen-agersportsperson from the Valley,who had won gold medal at
international level.Asserting that the people of
Kashmir were angered over thekillings of innocent persons (bythe militants) and that youthwere being made victims of mil-itancy, the Prime Minister saidthe Government will fight terror-ism with full force and crush it.
He declared that surgicalstrikes conducted by India acrossthe Line of Control (in Pakistan)have shown the world our newpolicy and tradition in tacklingterrorism.
Paying homage to thosekilled while fighting terrorists,including Nazir Ahmed Waniand Aurangzeb, the two Armymartyrs, Modi said heroes arethose who live to fulfill dreamsand the biggest cowards are theones who kill others' dreams.
"Today the whole country isangry to see the killings of inno-cent and armless Kashmiriyouths. (These Kashmiri boysare targeted) because theseyouths want to live and fulfilltheir dreams. But they are target-ed by terrorism. This is the truthof terrorism here," he said,adding the Indian Governmentwill fight terrorism with all itsmight.
At the same time, the PrimeMinister said his Governmentwill follow late Prime MinisterAtal Behari Vajpayee's approachon Jammu and Kashmir of“peaceful and prosperousKashmir'' with the motto of"Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas''(collective efforts, inclusivegrowth).
"We will keep making all theefforts (in realizing this dream),"he added.
Without naming PDP andBJP, Modi admitted that dur-ing coalition Government inJammu and Kashmir, manythings were not possible.
"However, (after exit of theGovernment), we held
Panchayat and Municipal elec-tions in the State with massive70 percent voter turnout andthat too, without any vio-lence,'' he said.
Further, Modi said, militancyis now being dealt with sternlyand development has been fastpaced.
Assuring return and rehabili-tation of Kashmiri Pandits to theKashmir valley with full dignity,honour and safety, Modi saidwork on more transit accommo-dation for them at Vessu and
Sheikhpora was on and afterconstruction of 700 flats, theKashmiri Pandit families will getroof to live in the Valley. Headded that the migrants will beprovided full security cover onreturn.
"Kashmiriyat demands that
those Kashmiri Pandits who hadto flee due to the violence here,leaving behind their houses, landand memories of their ancestors,they should be settled here withfull honour," Modi said.
He said the State administra-tion has already started construc-tion of transit accommodationfor migrant Kashmiri Pandits atVessu in South Kashmir andSheikhpora district under thePrime Minister's Developmentpackage (PMDP) announced forthe state in 2015.
"After completing the con-struction of nearly 700 flats,the migrant families will get anew roof. It will be theGovernment's endeavour thatanyone who wants to return
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majority of the residents ofAmirakadal constituency saythat the infrastructure over theyears has improved and civicissues were addressed in most ofthe areas but they are still facingproblems due to non-completionof some vital projects.
The constituency was repre-sented by People's DemocraticParty (PDP) leader Syed AltafBukhari, who defeated NasirAslam Wani of NationalConference (NC) by a hugemargin of 5341 votes in 2014Assembly elections. Bukharipolled 11726 and Wani 6385.Bukhari had recently resignedfrom the PDP.
The constituency is spread
over theareas of
Rangreth, Rawalpora,Parraypora, Hyderpora,Galwanpora, Nadri Gund,Gangbugh, Methan,Chhanpora, Nowgam, GulshanNagar, Natipora, MehjoorNagar, Jawahar Nagar, Kursu,Gadhanzpur, Aramwari,Rajbagh, Wazir Bagh, LalMandi, Goni Khan, Sarai Bala,Hari Singh High-street, HaftChinar, Court road, Maisuma,Sathu Barbar Shah, ChinarBagh, Peerzu, Abi Guzar,
Ikrajpora, Radio Colony, RamBagh and Barzulla.
One of the major projectsthat has not been completed isthe construction of JehangirChowk- Rambagh flyover. Themuch hyped project is executedby Jammu and KashmirEconomic ReconstructionAgency (JKERA) with SimplexInfra Limited as project con-tractors and the ambitious Rs350 crore project missed sever-al deadlines since the workbegan on it.
The construction work of
flyover will considerablyreduce the traffic congestion inSrinagar City Centre and pro-vide quick access toInternational Airport. However,the first deadline for the com-pletion of the project was set asSeptember 2016 and thenanother deadline of August2017 was set which also wasmissed. The latest deadlinemissed by the executing agencyfor the completion of the Phase-II of the project was December31, 2018.
Earlier, the Phase-I of theflyover from Amar SinghCollege to Barzulla bridge wascompleted in the month of Maylast year and was thrown openfor the traffic.
Residents said that when
Infrastructure in Amirakadal improves,major projects still incomplete
Ex-MLAs’ Report Card Constituency: Amirakadal
Syed Altaf Bukharihttp://www.dailyexcelsior.com/ex-mlas-report-card/
Promote homestays: PM
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Feb 3: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi todayasked tech-savvy youths toemulate the pattern of app-based cab aggregators to exploitthe vast tourism potential ofIndia by promoting the conceptof homestays.
The Prime Minister wasresponding to a question posedby a student on how to exploitthe tourism potential of Orissa.
"I believe that the youth canstart a big business in tourismon the pattern of Uber (an app-based cab service). Today, Ihave so many youths in front of
Excelsior CorrespondentVIJAYPUR, Feb 3:
Extremely enthusiastic crowdof more than one lakh, repeat-edly yelling and waving oneach sentence of their belovedPrime Minister during publicrally here today, was testimo-ny of the fact that NarendraModi magic is still prevalentamong the electorates, moreparticularly at the time whenonly three months are left forthe next Lok Sabha generalelections.
People of all age groups anddifferent walks of life from vari-ous parts of Jammu region,including a large number offemales, had reached the rallysite for listening to their leaderNarendra Modi, who addressedthe massive gathering for around36 minutes and touched a chordwith the audience by starting hisextempore speech with somesentences in Dogri language.
Emotions were high amongthe audience and everyoneseemed crazy for their charis-matic leader, who had to makebrief stops in his speech as therewere repeated cheering andyelling Modi… Modi amidstwaving of hands towards thedais.
When the Air Force chopperscarrying PM Modi and othersaccompanying him, landed nearthe rally site, a wave of excite-ment spread among the enthusi-
astic audience. Eager to have aglimpse of the leader, peoplestood from their chairs and wereseen capturing the view in their
mobile phone cameras. PM Modi along with
Governor Satya Pal Malik andUnion Minister Dr JitendraSingh arrived at the rally site at
12.35 pm and straightway wentto the venue where arrange-ments were made for layingfoundation stone of various proj-
ects in Jammu. He remainedthere till 1.04 pm and reachedthe main stage of public rally at1.05pm.
As soon as PM appeared onthe dais and he waved to theaudience, thousands of handswere seen everywhere respond-ing to him with cheers and slo-gans from the excited gathering.People were so eager to listen toModi that State BJP presidentRavinder Raina had to cut shorteven brief welcome speech asthe crowd kept shouting Modi,Modi in veneration.
While the entire atmospherewas filled with excitement andenthusiasm, mismanagement onthe part of organizers greatly hurtthe audience, who could not prop-erly listen to PM Modi because of
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 3: GovernorSatya Pal Malik said todaythat whatever good works heand his team including theChief Secretary have doneduring past six months wasunder the guidance of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi.
Addressing the gatheringalong with the Prime Minister atSKICC Srinagar, Malik saidwhen he was posted as theGovernor of Jammu and
Kashmir, Modi had asked him tooutreach to the people, listentheir grievances, address them,end corruption and encourage
sports along with educationamong youth.
"Whatever myself and myteam have done during past sixmonths is because of the guid-
ance of the Prime Minister,'' hesaid, adding he had been askedto ensure that there was no dis-crimination with any of the threeregions of the State.
"We are working in thisdirection,'' he added.
Malik said only few daysback, a sixth class studentfrom Kashmir sent a messageto him on WhatsApp seekingrestoration of power supply inher village. "We acted and gotthe power supply restored atthe earliest,'' he added andsaid problems of common manare being solved.
Malik urged the PrimeMinister to check predatorypricing by airlines in Srinagarduring the winter season.
"I want to put forth a demand
PM guided us on whatevergood work we did: Guv
For first time, Ladakh’s two main projectsto generate electricity up to full capacity
Mohinder VermaJAMMU, Feb 3: With the
commissioning of Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-LehTransmission Line by thePrime Minister NarendraModi today, two main projectsof the National HydroelectricPower Corporation (NHPC) inLadakh region will start gen-erating power up to their fullcapacity for the first time andmake available additional 60Mega Watts of electricity inthe State during the summerseason.
The foundation stone of thetransmission line was laid by thePrime Minister Narendra Modi
on August 12, 2014 and within4-5 years the project has beencompleted by the Power GridCorporation of India Limited(PGCIL).
About 335 kilometres longtransmission line at a height ofabout 4000 metres has been builtin snow bound and difficult hillyterrain to connect Ladakh regionwith the National Grid. Fournew 220/66 KV Gas InsulatedSub-Stations have been con-structed at Drass, Kargil, Khaltsiand Leh as part of this project.
This transmission line is
not only going to ensure 24-hour electricity to the colddesert region in all weatherconditions but will also helptwo main projects of NHPC---45 Mega Watts Nimoo Bazgoon Indus River in Leh and 44Mega Watts Chutak on SuruRiver in Kargil to generateelectricity up to their fullcapacity for the first time eversince their commissioning.
Though these two powerprojects were commissionedaround six years back yet NHPCwas finding it difficult to gener-
ate power up to the full capacityin view of limited grid-connect-ed requirement of the Ladakhregion and lack of facility forevacuation of surplus power,official sources told EXCEL-SIOR.
Despite availability of suf-ficient discharge in IndusRiver during summer, NimooBazgo project was till nowgenerating only 25 MegaWatts of electricity againsttotal installed capacity of 45Mega Watts. There were twomain reasons behind low gen-eration----first limited gridconnected requirement of Lehand lack of facility for evacua-
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Srinagar-Leh Transmission Line all set to benefit State immensely
Addl 60 MW power to be availablein J&K during summer
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An enthusiastic kid displaying his reverence for NarendraModi during mega public rally at Vijaypur on Sunday.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Dal lake in Srinagar onSunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a mammoth public meeting at Vijaypur in Sambadistrict of Jammu region on Sunday. More pics on page 3. -Excelsior/Rakesh
KPs return to Valley with honour, safety Many issues left out by coalition Govt Cong committed fraud with farmers
Surgical strikes have shown India’s new policy to World, says PM
Modi magic still sways
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PM speaks Dogri , Kashmiri
6 killed as train derails
‘Will come back to inaugurate projects’LEH, Feb 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for
his return to the post (after April-May 2019 Lok Sabha elections)saying he will come back here to inaugurate the schemes for whichhe is laying foundation stones today.
“I have inaugurated schemes today for which I had laid thefoundation stones earlier and I will come back to inaugurate theschemes for which I am laying foundation stones today,’’ he saidin his address to the gathering after inaugurating some projects andlaying foundation stones for others in Leh.
Modi took a swipe at the Opposition for criticizing hisGovernment’s farmers’ income plan, saying people sitting in air-conditioned rooms in Delhi donot know the importance of Rs6000 for a poor farmer living in distant and difficult areas.
Modi said Leh and Ladakh will also be benefited by theGovernment’s incentives announced for the farmers.
“Most of farmers here fill this criteria and will get Rs 6000annually. It will be disbursed in three installments and first install-ment will reach soon. I will be sending guidelines to the StateGovernment today,” he said.
Modi said during his days as a BJP worker in the region, heused to get demands from people in Delhi to bring vegetables fromLeh because of their quality.
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Raises issue of Airlines’
fares
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Mismanagement, faulty audio system trigger chaos
