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Excelsior daily REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 RNI No. 28547/65 Vol No. 54 No. 342 JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 16 Pages ` 5.00 Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 11: The State recorded an overall polling of 74 per cent in the nine phases of Panchayat elec- tions, with the last phase today witnessing 38.8 per cent vot- ing, election officials said. In the nine phases, Jammu recorded 83.5 per cent voter turn out, Ladakh 67.8 per cent and Kashmir 41.3 per cent, they said. The polls passed off peace- fully amid tight security with no untoward incident despite a boy- cott call given by separatists and the lurking threat of violence by terrorists, they said. Voting for the final phase was held today at 452 polling stations spread across seven dis- tricts of Kashmir division and it ended peacefully at 2 pm, the officials said. North Kashmir’s Kupwara district registered the highest polling at 53.6 per cent and the lowest was in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district at 1.4 per cent. Bandipora recorded 46 per cent polling, Baramulla 38.9 per cent, Budgam 38.8 per cent, Anantnag 24.8 per cent and Ganderbal witnessed 20.9 per cent voting, the officials said. In the ninth phase, 430 can- didates were contesting for 55 Sarpanch and 138 Panch posts. Sixty- eight Sarpanchs and 433 Panchs had already been elected unopposed in this phase. An elec- torate of 68,745 was eligible to vote for Sarpanch con- stituencies and 20,688 for Panch constituencies in the ninth phase. “With the completion of vot- ing, overall 74 per cent polling was recorded in all the phases of panchayat elections in the State. Jammu witnessed an impressive 83.5 per cent voting, Ladakh 67.8 per cent and Kashmir 41.3 per cent in all the phases,” an official said. The official said the first phase on November 17 recorded 74.1 per cent voting overall, fol- lowed by 71.1 per cent in the second phase on November 20, 75.2 per cent in the third phase on November 24 and 71.3 per cent polling in the fourth phase on November 27. In the fifth phase, 71.1 per cent voting was witnessed on November 29, 76.9 per cent on December 1, 75.3 per cent on December 4 and 79.9 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the eighth phase on December 8. In Jammu region, the first phase recorded 79.4 per cent 74% polling in 9 phases, 38.8% in final phase Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, Dec 11: Four policemen were killed and their rifles snatched in a mili- tant attack at a Police Post in Zainapora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district today. A group of militants opened fire at the Police Post, resulting into on spot death of three secu- rity guards and injuries to anoth- er at Zainapora. The injured cop was taken to a local hospital where from he was referred to a hospital in Srinagar. However, he suc- cumbed on way to Srinagar. The slain cops were identi- fied as Constable Anees Ahmad (Belt No. 480/ SPN), resident of Kulgam, Selection Grade Constable Abdul Majid (193/ SPN), resident of Ganderbal, Constable Mehraj- ud-din (477/ SPN), resident of Hajin, Bandipora and Constable Hameedullah (860/ SPN), resident of Anantnag. The militants after carrying out the attack decamped with four service rifles from the policemen. The cops were guarding the minority communi- ty in the area when they were attacked. Soon after the attack, army and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a mas- sive hunt to nab the militants behind the attack. In the meantime, the house owner where seven civilians died in a blast after three mili- tants were killed during a gun- fight in October this year, was found dead this morning after he was abducted last month. Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat was abducted by gunmen nearly a week after the blast and the gun- fight from his Lanoo village on October 27. The body bearing torture marks was buried in an orchard in Awahatoo village and was recovered by the police. The information was collected dur- ing the investigation of the case and on the disclosure made by few persons arrested during the course of the investigation revealed about his killing and burial. Governor Satya Pal Malik expressed grief over the loss of lives of policemen who were killed in the attack on a Police Post at Zainapora in Shopian. In a message, the Governor has prayed for eternal peace to the departed souls and conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families. Former Chief Minister and NC vice president, Omar Abdullah also condoled the death of cops and prayed for their souls."I strongly condemn the attack on the police post in Shopian and condole the deaths of three @JmuKmrPolice per- sonnel in the line of duty. I pray 4 cops killed, rifles snatched People reject communal politics: Mehbooba Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 11: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said the results in the assembly polls to five states have shown that political awak- ening is on the rise in the coun- try as people have rejected the communal politics. CRPF bunker removed after 3 decades Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 11: Authorities today removed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker constructed soon after the onset of militancy in early nineties at the busy Hari Singh High Street here. Cong makes big gains in Hindi heartland; set to form Govts in R’sthan, C’garh NEW DELHI, Dec 11: A resurgent Congress today made significant gains in the Assembly elections, dealing a body blow to the BJP in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan and was locked in a cliffhanger in Madhya Pradesh. The reverses for the BJP in the Hindi heartland threw wide open the 2019 Lok Sabha elec- tions which until a few months ago appeared to be in the grip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. The Assembly polls held for five states also saw the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) recording a landslide win for a second consecutive term and the Mizo National Front (MNF) scripting a spectacular victory dislodging the Congress in its last bastion in the Northeast to return to power after 10 years. In a shock result, the Congress ended Chief Minister Raman Singh's uninterrupted 15-year rule in Chhattisgarh. It won 22 and was leading in 46 in the 90-member House while the BJP was relegated to a distant second spot winning 3 and ahead in 13, according to latest trends available with the Election Commission. Raman Singh submitted his resignation to Governor Anandiben Patel and said he accepts responsibility for BJP's poor showing. Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje too handed over her resignation to Governor Kalyan Singh in Jaipur. The Congress was heading towards majority in the desert State, winning 87 seats and leading in another 12 out of 199 seats. The BJP had 72 seats in its kitty and was ahead in one. As voting trends and results slowly trickled, the Congress, which had just 58 seats in the outgoing Assembly in Madhya Pradesh, was set to cross the 100 mark in a House of 230. The Congress was winning or leading in 113 seats while for the BJP this was 110. According to Election Commission data, both the BJP and the Congress had around 41.2 per cent votes each. Three-time Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was battling anti-incumbency, won the Budhni seat but a dozen ministers were trailing behind Congress candidates. Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said the trends reflected people's desire for a change in Madhya Pradesh while State Congress chief Kamal Nath exuded confidence they will form the Government in the State. "Trends show Congress marching ahead to victory in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh. We are confident the trend will continue across the country," Congress leader Sachin Pilot said in Jaipur. In Chhattisgarh, the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi was ahead in five seats while the CPI and the Gondwana Gantantra Party and the CPI (M) were leading in one seat each. The trends in the desert State of Rajasthan, showed the Congress is inching towards the magic mark of 100, winning 22 and leading in 78. The outcome reflected the 20-year "revolving door" trend of voters in choosing the BJP and the Congress alter- nately. The ruling BJP won 15 and leading in 58 of the 199 seats which went to polls. The BJP and the Congress had 163 and 21 seats in the outgoing House. Independents won three and were leading in nine. Rajasthan has a 200-member Assembly but polling in Alwar's Ramgarh constituency was post- Police jawans killed in a militant attack in Shopian on Tuesday. *Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Dec 11: In a major blot on its performance, the State Government has failed to make any headway on development of twin Smart Cities sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs over one and half years back. Even the time-frame fixed for the preparatory activities has been missed by the Housing and Urban Development Department. Under Smart Cities Mission, which is an innovative and new initiative of the Union Government to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local development and harness- ing technology, both the capital cities of Jammu and Kashmir were selected by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in the third round of competition held in the month of June 2017. As per the guidelines of the Smart Cities Mission, the Housing and Urban Development Department of the State Government was required to set up Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), engage Project Management Consultants, hire necessary human resources, call tenders and issue work orders within a period of 12 to 18 months. Though 18 months have lapsed since the selection of Jammu and Srinagar cities under Smart Cities Mission, yet only Special Purpose Vehicles have been established for both the cities under the title---Jammu Smart City Private Limited and Srinagar Smart City Private Limited, official sources told EXCELSIOR. "None of the other preparatory activities like J&K fails to make any headway on development of twin Smart Cities *Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com Voters outside a polling booth in Pahalgam on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Sajad Dar (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Karan supports division status for Ladakh Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 11: Former Union Minister Dr Karan Singh today strongly supported the demand for grant of separate division to Ladakh region and described as "unfortunate'' PDP president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's statement to link the matter with (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Das is new RBI Governor NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Former bureaucrat Shaktikanta Das, who spear- headed the post-demonetisation normalisation of the economy, was today named the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. Das, 61, replaces Urjit Patel, who shocked the estab- lishment and markets by (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 5) Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Dec 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah will be holding high-level discussions on Lok Sabha elec- tions in Jammu and Kashmir with top brass of the party’s State unit in New Delhi fol- lowed by Amit Shah chairing a separate meeting with State BJP leaders on Assembly polls on December 13. The Parliamentary and Assembly elections are due in April-May, unless they are separated. Insiders in the BJP told the Excelsior that the Prime Minister and the BJP national president will also elicit opinion from the party leaders on whether to go for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly in April-May or defer the Assembly elections by a cou- ple of months. Lok Sabha polls will, however, be held in the months of April-May. "The BJP's preparations for the elections including retaining three Lok Sabha seats out of six it won in 2014 Lok Sabha elec- tions and annex more will figure at the high level review meeting of the party. Similar will be the discussions on the Assembly elections as the party had won 25 seats in 2014 Assembly elec- tions but now it wants to cross the figure of 30 though publicly the party will set the target of 44 i.e. majority mark,'' sources said. The party's strategy meeting for Lok Sabha elections will be chaired by Amit Shah and attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior organizational leaders. From Jammu and Kashmir, State BJP president, Ravinder Raina and general secretary (Organizations) Ashok Koul will be present. In the evening, Amit Shah will hold another party meet- ing, which will discuss the strategy for Assembly elec- tions in Jammu and Kashmir. This meeting will be joined by Ram Madhav, BJP general secretary and party's point- man on Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Dr Jitendra Singh, Lok Sabha member from Jammu-Poonch, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Ravinder PM, Shah to meet top BJP leaders from J&K tomorrow LS, Assembly polls strategy on agenda (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Over Rs 80 crore Central assistance lying unutilized Misses time-frame fixed by Union Govt for preparatory activities (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 7) * Pic on page 6. Video on www.excelsiornews.com PM congratulates Cong NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Congress for its victory in Assembly polls today and said the BJP, which has suf- fered reverses in the elec- tions, accepts people's man- date with humility. In a tweet, Modi also con- gratulated Telangana Chief Minister K C Rao for his party's landslide win in the State and Mizo National Front (MNF) for its victory in Mizoram. Modi taught me what not to do: Rahul NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi taught him "what not to do" and he also "learnt a lot" from the massive defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elec- tions. Gandhi also said the Prime Minister got a massive mandate but refused to listen to "heartbeat of the country". (Contd on page 6 Col 7) (Contd on page 6 Col 5) TRS, MNF win; cliffhanger in MP (Contd on page 6 Col 5)
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REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20RNI No. 28547/65Vol No. 54 No. 342 JAMMU, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 16 Pages `̀ 5.00
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 11: TheState recorded an overallpolling of 74 per cent in thenine phases of Panchayat elec-
tions, with the last phase todaywitnessing 38.8 per cent vot-ing, election officials said.
In the nine phases, Jammurecorded 83.5 per cent voter turnout, Ladakh 67.8 per cent andKashmir 41.3 per cent, theysaid.
The polls passed off peace-fully amid tight security with nountoward incident despite a boy-cott call given by separatists andthe lurking threat of violence byterrorists, they said.
Voting for the final phasewas held today at 452 pollingstations spread across seven dis-tricts of Kashmir division and itended peacefully at 2 pm, theofficials said.
North Kashmir’s Kupwaradistrict registered the highestpolling at 53.6 per cent and thelowest was in South Kashmir’sPulwama district at 1.4 percent.
Bandipora recorded 46 percent polling, Baramulla 38.9 per
cent, Budgam 38.8 per cent,Anantnag 24.8 per cent andGanderbal witnessed 20.9 percent voting, the officials said.
In the ninth phase, 430 can-didates werecontesting for55 Sarpanchand 138 Panchposts. Sixty-eight Sarpanchsand 433 Panchshad alreadybeen electedunopposed inthis phase.
An elec-torate of 68,745was eligible tovote forSarpanch con-stituencies and20,688 for
Panch constituencies in the ninthphase.
“With the completion of vot-ing, overall 74 per cent pollingwas recorded in all the phases ofpanchayat elections in the State.Jammu witnessed an impressive83.5 per cent voting, Ladakh67.8 per cent and Kashmir 41.3per cent in all the phases,” anofficial said.
The official said the firstphase on November 17 recorded74.1 per cent voting overall, fol-lowed by 71.1 per cent in thesecond phase on November 20,75.2 per cent in the third phaseon November 24 and 71.3 percent polling in the fourth phaseon November 27.
In the fifth phase, 71.1 percent voting was witnessed onNovember 29, 76.9 per cent onDecember 1, 75.3 per cent onDecember 4 and 79.9 per centvoter turnout was recorded inthe eighth phase on December 8.
In Jammu region, the firstphase recorded 79.4 per cent
74% polling in 9 phases,38.8% in final phase
Fayaz BukhariSRINAGAR, Dec 11: Four
policemen were killed andtheir rifles snatched in a mili-tant attack at a Police Post inZainapora area of SouthKashmir's Shopian districttoday.
A group of militants openedfire at the Police Post, resultinginto on spot death of three secu-rity guards and injuries to anoth-er at Zainapora.
The injured cop was taken toa local hospital where from hewas referred to a hospital inSrinagar. However, he suc-
cumbed on way to Srinagar.The slain cops were identi-
fied as Constable AneesAhmad (Belt No. 480/ SPN),resident of Kulgam, SelectionGrade Constable Abdul Majid(193/ SPN), resident ofGanderbal, Constable Mehraj-ud-din (477/ SPN), resident ofHajin, Bandipora andConstable Hameedullah (860/SPN), resident of Anantnag.
The militants after carryingout the attack decamped withfour service rifles from the
policemen. The cops wereguarding the minority communi-ty in the area when they wereattacked.
Soon after the attack, armyand SOG of Jammu andKashmir Police launched a mas-sive hunt to nab the militantsbehind the attack.
In the meantime, the houseowner where seven civiliansdied in a blast after three mili-
tants were killed during a gun-fight in October this year, wasfound dead this morning after hewas abducted last month.
Sheeraz Ahmad Bhat wasabducted by gunmen nearly aweek after the blast and the gun-fight from his Lanoo village onOctober 27.
The body bearing torturemarks was buried in an orchardin Awahatoo village and wasrecovered by the police. Theinformation was collected dur-
ing the investigation of the caseand on the disclosure made byfew persons arrested during thecourse of the investigationrevealed about his killing andburial.
Governor Satya Pal Malikexpressed grief over the loss oflives of policemen who werekilled in the attack on a PolicePost at Zainapora in Shopian.
In a message, the Governor
has prayed for eternal peace tothe departed souls and conveyedhis sympathies to the bereavedfamilies.
Former Chief Minister andNC vice president, OmarAbdullah also condoled thedeath of cops and prayed fortheir souls."I strongly condemnthe attack on the police post inShopian and condole the deathsof three @JmuKmrPolice per-sonnel in the line of duty. I pray
4 cops killed, rifles snatched
People reject communal politics:
MehboobaExcelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Dec 11:
Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) today said the results inthe assembly polls to five stateshave shown that political awak-ening is on the rise in the coun-try as people have rejected thecommunal politics.
CRPF bunker removedafter 3 decades
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Dec 11:
Authorities today removed aCentral Reserve Police Force(CRPF) bunker constructed
soon after the onset of militancyin early nineties at the busy HariSingh High Street here.
Cong makes big gains in Hindi heartland;set to form Govts in R’sthan, C’garh
NEW DELHI, Dec 11:
A resurgent Congresstoday made significant gainsin the Assembly elections,dealing a body blow to the BJPin Chhattisgarh andRajasthan and was locked in acliffhanger in MadhyaPradesh.
The reverses for the BJP inthe Hindi heartland threw wideopen the 2019 Lok Sabha elec-tions which until a few monthsago appeared to be in the grip ofPrime Minister Narendra Modi'sparty.
The Assembly polls held forfive states also saw theTelangana Rashtra Samithi(TRS) recording a landslide winfor a second consecutive termand the Mizo National Front(MNF) scripting a spectacularvictory dislodging the Congressin its last bastion in theNortheast to return to powerafter 10 years.
In a shock result, theCongress ended Chief MinisterRaman Singh's uninterrupted15-year rule in Chhattisgarh. It
won 22 and was leading in 46 inthe 90-member House while theBJP was relegated to a distantsecond spot winning 3 and
ahead in 13, according to latesttrends available with theElection Commission.
Raman Singh submitted hisresignation to GovernorAnandiben Patel and said he
accepts responsibility for BJP'spoor showing.
Rajasthan Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje too handedover her resignation to GovernorKalyan Singh in Jaipur.
The Congress was headingtowards majority in the desertState, winning 87 seats andleading in another 12 out of199 seats.
The BJP had 72 seats in itskitty and was ahead in one.
As voting trends and resultsslowly trickled, the Congress,which had just 58 seats in theoutgoing Assembly in MadhyaPradesh, was set to cross the 100mark in a House of 230.
The Congress was winningor leading in 113 seats while forthe BJP this was 110.
According to ElectionCommission data, both the BJPand the Congress had around41.2 per cent votes each.
Three-time Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chouhan, whowas battling anti-incumbency,won the Budhni seat but a dozenministers were trailing behindCongress candidates.
Senior Congress leaderJyotiraditya Scindia said thetrends reflected people's desirefor a change in Madhya Pradeshwhile State Congress chief
Kamal Nath exuded confidencethey will form the Governmentin the State.
"Trends show Congressmarching ahead to victory in
Rajasthan, MP andChhattisgarh. We are confidentthe trend will continue acrossthe country," Congress leaderSachin Pilot said in Jaipur.
In Chhattisgarh, the JanataCongress Chhattisgarh (J) offormer Chief Minister Ajit Jogiwas ahead in five seats while theCPI and the GondwanaGantantra Party and the CPI (M)were leading in one seat each.
The trends in the desert Stateof Rajasthan, showed theCongress is inching towards themagic mark of 100, winning 22and leading in 78. The outcomereflected the 20-year "revolvingdoor" trend of voters in choosingthe BJP and the Congress alter-nately.
The ruling BJP won 15 andleading in 58 of the 199 seatswhich went to polls. The BJPand the Congress had 163 and21 seats in the outgoing House.
Independents won three andwere leading in nine.
Rajasthan has a 200-memberAssembly but polling in Alwar'sRamgarh constituency was post-
Police jawans killed in a militant attack in Shopian onTuesday.
*Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com
Mohinder VermaJAMMU, Dec 11: In a
major blot on its performance,the State Government hasfailed to make any headway ondevelopment of twin SmartCities sanctioned by the UnionMinistry of Housing andUrban Affairs over one andhalf years back. Even thetime-frame fixed for thepreparatory activities hasbeen missed by the Housingand Urban DevelopmentDepartment.
Under Smart Cities Mission,which is an innovative and newinitiative of the UnionGovernment to drive economicgrowth and improve the qualityof life of people by enabling
local development and harness-ing technology, both the capitalcities of Jammu and Kashmirwere selected by the UnionMinistry of Housing and UrbanAffairs in the third round ofcompetition held in the month ofJune 2017.
As per the guidelines of theSmart Cities Mission, theHousing and UrbanDevelopment Department of theState Government was requiredto set up Special PurposeVehicles (SPVs), engage ProjectManagement Consultants, hirenecessary human resources, call
tenders and issue work orderswithin a period of 12 to 18months.
Though 18 months havelapsed since the selection ofJammu and Srinagar cities underSmart Cities Mission, yet onlySpecial Purpose Vehicles havebeen established for both thecities under the title---JammuSmart City Private Limited andSrinagar Smart City PrivateLimited, official sources toldEXCELSIOR.
"None of the otherpreparatory activities like
J&K fails to make any headway ondevelopment of twin Smart Cities
*Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com
Voters outside a polling booth in Pahalgamon Tuesday. -Excelsior/Sajad Dar
(Contd on page 6 Col 1)
Karan supportsdivision status
for LadakhExcelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, Dec 11: Former
Union Minister Dr Karan Singhtoday strongly supported thedemand for grant of separatedivision to Ladakh region anddescribed as "unfortunate'' PDPpresident and former ChiefMinister Mehbooba Mufti'sstatement to link the matter with
(Contd on page 6 Col 1)
(Contd on page 6 Col 5)
Das is new RBIGovernor
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Former bureaucrat
Shaktikanta Das, who spear-headed the post-demonetisationnormalisation of the economy,was today named the newGovernor of the Reserve Bankof India.
Das, 61, replaces UrjitPatel, who shocked the estab-lishment and markets by
(Contd on page 6 Col 1)
(Contd on page 6 Col 5)
Sanjeev PargalJAMMU, Dec 11: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi andBJP national president AmitShah will be holding high-leveldiscussions on Lok Sabha elec-tions in Jammu and Kashmirwith top brass of the party’sState unit in New Delhi fol-lowed by Amit Shah chairing aseparate meeting with StateBJP leaders on Assembly pollson December 13. TheParliamentary and Assemblyelections are due in April-May,unless they are separated.
Insiders in the BJP told theExcelsior that the PrimeMinister and the BJP nationalpresident will also elicit opinionfrom the party leaders onwhether to go for simultaneouselections to Lok Sabha and
Assembly in April-May or deferthe Assembly elections by a cou-ple of months. Lok Sabha pollswill, however, be held in themonths of April-May.
"The BJP's preparations forthe elections including retainingthree Lok Sabha seats out of sixit won in 2014 Lok Sabha elec-tions and annex more will figureat the high level review meetingof the party. Similar will be thediscussions on the Assemblyelections as the party had won25 seats in 2014 Assembly elec-tions but now it wants to crossthe figure of 30 though publiclythe party will set the target of 44i.e. majority mark,'' sources said.
The party's strategy meetingfor Lok Sabha elections will bechaired by Amit Shah andattended by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and other seniororganizational leaders. FromJammu and Kashmir, State BJPpresident, Ravinder Raina andgeneral secretary(Organizations) Ashok Koul willbe present.
In the evening, Amit Shahwill hold another party meet-ing, which will discuss thestrategy for Assembly elec-tions in Jammu and Kashmir.This meeting will be joined byRam Madhav, BJP generalsecretary and party's point-man on Jammu and Kashmir,Union Minister of State in thePrime Minister's Office(PMO), Dr Jitendra Singh,Lok Sabha member fromJammu-Poonch, JugalKishore Sharma, Ravinder
PM, Shah to meet top BJPleaders from J&K tomorrow
LS, Assembly polls strategy on agenda
(Contd on page 6 Col 3)
Over Rs 80 crore Central assistance lying unutilized
Misses time-frame fixed by UnionGovt for preparatory activities
(Contd on page 6 Col 3)
(Contd on page 6 Col 7)
* Pic on page 6.Video on
www.excelsiornews.com
PM congratulatesCong
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Prime Minister Narendra
Modi congratulated theCongress for its victory inAssembly polls today andsaid the BJP, which has suf-fered reverses in the elec-tions, accepts people's man-date with humility.
In a tweet, Modi also con-gratulated Telangana ChiefMinister K C Rao for his party'slandslide win in the State andMizo National Front (MNF)for its victory in Mizoram.
Modi taught mewhat not to do:
RahulNEW DELHI, Dec 11: Congress chief Rahul
Gandhi today said PrimeMinister Narendra Moditaught him "what not to do"and he also "learnt a lot"from the massive defeat inthe 2014 Lok Sabha elec-tions.
Gandhi also said thePrime Minister got a massivemandate but refused to listento "heartbeat of the country".
(Contd on page 6 Col 7)(Contd on page 6 Col 5)
TRS, MNF win; cliffhanger in MP
(Contd on page 6 Col 5)
