Excelsior daily REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 RNI No. 28547/65 Vol No. 54 No. 352 JAMMU, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2018 20 Pages ` 5.00 Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Dec 21: With a view to give major boost to industrial sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Government today announced package better than North East Industrial Development Package to Jammu and Kashmir in which the industry has been given key incentives. Though the Government said that North-East Industrial Development Package has been extended to Jammu and Kashmir, official sources told the Excelsior that the Package was much better than the North East. The package was approved today in New Delhi in a meeting of top Industry and Commerce officials with officials of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, New Delhi and a final notification is likely to be issued in few days. “The package in North East is confined to new industrial units only but in Jammu and Kashmir, it will be implemented for substantial expansion also,’’ sources said, adding that this was an added advantage for Jammu and Kashmir. Similarly, they said, the benefits under plant and machinery were confined to Rs 2 crore in North East while in the case of Jammu and Kashmir, the benefits have been raised to Rs 5 crore. Key benefits in the Industrial Development Package included GST reimbursement of Central share of CGST and IGST for a period of five years, Income Tax reimbursement for five years, Transport incentive of 20 per- cent for transport by Railways or Waterways and 33 per cent by air and Employment incentive of an additional 3.67 percent of employer’s contribution to EPF in addition to 8.33 percent already paid by the Central Government under PMRPY. However, according to sources, the State will take its call shortly on reimbursement of 42 percent GST after discus- sions in the State Administrative Council (SAC). The Centre will reimburse its share of GST. “The Package was final- ized by the end of November when Shailender Kumar was Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce and the deal was finally clinched today in the meeting of Standing Finance Committee’’ sources said, adding that Kumar had made lot of efforts in drafting the Package and securing ben- efits for the industrial sector of Jammu and Kashmir from the Centre. Union Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Dr Jitendra Singh, commenting on the Industrial package to Jammu and Kashmir on North-East level, credited the Central Government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Satya Pal Malik and his administration for pursuing and securing the package for industrial sector. Dr Singh had drafted the package for North East in his capacity as the Minister Incharge for North East. While previous PDP-BJP coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir made no serious effort to secure the package notwithstanding that it was given to the North East one and a half year back, the Governor’s administration pursued the pack- age vigorously and secured it. According to an official Centre announces better than NE industrial package for J&K Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR Dec 21: Two Army officers were killed in sniping by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in North Kashmir's Kupwara district this afternoon. A senior Army officer said that Pakistani troops in violation of ceasefire opened the sniper fire upon the Army's 2/8 GR posts in Peer Baba Grahat Post along the LoC in Jumgund area of Kupwara district. Two Army officers suffered serious injuries in the attack and were immediately evacuated to military hospital Drugmulla where one of them, Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) Subedar Gamar Thapa, 42, suc- cumbed to injuries. The other injured, Junior Commissioned Officer Subedar Raman Thapa was later referred to Army's 92 base hospital Badamibagh Srinagar for advanced treatment. However, he succumbed to injuries in the hospital. A senior police officer said that Army deployed along the LoC responded to the Pakistani fire, triggering the cross-border shelling in the area which was intermittently going on till this evening. In the meantime, police today said Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Zubair Shabir Bhat, who was arrested in Ganderbal district yesterday had come to Kangan with the intention to loot weapons from the security forces. "We man- aged to catch him and recov- ered a grenade from his pos- session", said SSP Ganderbal, Khalid Ahmed Poshwal. "We have verified his cate- gory, we have also identified other local links and will take action against them also and will further investigate the matter. FIR has been registered against him in the Kangan Police Station which is still under investigation", he said. "On getting the first hand information from the Srinagar Police about his movement in the area, we further looked into it while the militant was riding on scooty towards Kangan area of Ganderbal. We immediately informed the CRPF and cor- doned off the area leading to the 2 Army officers killed in Pak sniping in Kupwara Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, Dec 21: In one of the tragic accidents, at least seven labourers of border town of Uri in North Kashmir's Baramulla district were killed and three others injured while another is miss- ing in a landslide near the con- struction site of Char Dham all-weather road in Uttarakhand. The incident took place this afternoon in Ukhimath area near Banswada on the Rishikesh- Kedarnath National Highway this afternoon when 23 labourers were working on a retaining wall that collapsed burying 11 labourers. Seven bodies of labourers were recovered from the debris of the wall, three were pulled alive in injured condition and one is missing. The dead labourers have been identified as Bilal Ahmad, 20, Sibbeer, 30, Abdul Rashid, 60, of Uri, Imtiaz Ahmad, 26, Mushtaq Ahmad, 30, Zahoor Hamid Sheikh, 30 and Gulzar, 20, all residents of Uri. Altaf Hajam, 55, son of Ghulam Kadar Hassan, of Handlanga, Uri; Abbas, 20, son Subhan Sheikh of Handlanga, Uri and Altaf Hussain, 45, resi- dent of Mothal, Uri were pulled out of debris and were taken to Agasthyamuni hospital. The JCB driver was discharged from the hospital and other two whose condition is critical have been airlifted to AIIMS Rishikesh for further treatment. One of the labourers, Majid Khan, is missing and Police and SDRF are looking for him. According to the Police in Uttarakhand, the incident hap- pened at 12.30 pm and rescue work was started immediately by the staff of the Deputy Chief Inspector, Hoshiar Singh Pankholi, along with the officers 7 labourers of Uri killed, 3 injured; one missing in U’khand Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: Anti- Corruption Bureau, Jammu today caught red handed Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive) Syed Muried Hussain Shah while demand- ing and accepting illegal grati- fication of Rs 2,00,000 from the complainant Col HDS Rainal (Retd) for clearing the file of renewal of wine shop license. An official spokesman said that a complaint was lodged by Col HDS Rainal (Retd) in the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Jammu regarding demand of Rs 2,00,000 for clearing the file of renewal of license of wine shop by the Deputy Excise Commissioner (Executive) Syed Muried Hussain Shah. It was stated by the com- plainant that his family had a business in the name of Dalip Singh Wine Shop at Narwal and the license was pending since May 2018 in the Excise Department. It was further stat- ed that his father had expired and his mother being blind, he was made to run from pillar to post for the renewal of the license since the last eight months. He was being victimised and harassed by Syed Muried Hussain Shah, who demanded an amount of Rs 2 lakh as bribe for clearing the file. As the com- plainant and his family was already facing huge financial losses and mental torture because of the unreasonable demand of bribe, the com- plainant, under compulsion and to avoid any further losses was going to pay the amount of bribe to the Deputy Excise Commissioner but before that he came to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Jammu with a request that necessary action against the officer may be taken. On the basis of the com- plaint, prima facie case of crim- inal misconduct on the part of Dy Excise Commissioner caught red handed taking bribe of Rs 2 lakh 24 AEEs adjusted, 15 shifted Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: The Department of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control today ordered transfer and postings of 39 Incharge Assistant Executive Engineers (Civil) with immedi- ate effect. They include 24 AEEs, who were awaiting orders of posting and have been adjusted now while 15 others have been trans- ferred from one place to another. Omesh Ganjoo has been posted as TO to Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division -II Lone rules out pre-poll alliance Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 21: People's Conference (PC) chair- man, Sajjad Lone, today said that his party will have no pre- poll alliance with any political party in the forthcoming Assembly elections and contest at all the 87 Assembly seats. Sajjad said this while addressing a press conference here on the occasion of former PDP legislator Abid Ansari's joining the party. He said the party will not go for any pre- poll alliance with any political party whether regional or national. "Wait for days to come, people will be joining this movement who are new to the politics and those who are already in the politics. PC will contest the elections from all 87 seats," he said. Demanding early elections HC stays selection of KAS 2016 Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Dec 21: Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjeev Kumar today treated the repre- sentation filed by aggrieved aspirants as Public Interest Litigation and stayed the further selection process of KAS 2016. “A number of aggrieved candidates, who are present in person, have raised issues before us with regard to KAS examination notification of 2016. A representation dated 17-12-2018 with the signatures of 83 applicants complaining Rahul no longer a ‘Pappu’: Farooq KOLKATA, Dec 21: National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah today said Congress president Rahul Gandhi is no longer a "Pappu" after proving his mettle as a leader by winning elections in the three Hindi heartland States. The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister also hailed the opening of the Kartarpur corridor as a "step in the right direction". He, however, said Pakistan needs to give up terrorism to build relations with India. "Rahul Gandhi is no longer a Pappu. He has proved his met- tle by wining three States," FIR lodged against Company in Poonch mishap Excelsior Correspondent POONCH, Dec 21: Police have formally registered a case against the Telecom Company laying cables on Mandi- Loran road which led to the bus acci- dent near Plera village on December 8, resulting into the death of 13 passengers. Deputy Commissioner, Poonch Rahul Yadav today told the Excelsior that inquiry com- mittee headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner Poonch, has submitted its report. He said on the basis of the report a for- 3 SEs placed as CEs Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: The Government today ordered placement of three Superintending Engineers (Civil) as Incharge Chief Engineers. According to an order issued by the Public Works Department, the SEs promoted as Chief Engineers include Balbir Singh, Mohammad Iqbal Mir and Showkat Ahmad Jeelani. Consequent upon fresh pro- motions, the Department has ordered transfer and postings of Chief Engineers. Muried Shah suspended Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 21: Pending enquiry into his conduct in terms of Rule 31 of Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956, Syed Muried Hussain Shah, DC Excise Jammu, under orders of transfer as Director Land Management, Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has been placed under suspen- sion with immediate effect. During his suspension, Shah will remain attached with the General Administration Department. Work on Tawi Barrage Project to resume soon as Madras HC vacates interim injunction Mohinder Verma JAMMU, Dec 21: In a major development, Madras High Court has vacated the interim injunction regarding termination of contract allot- ted in the favour of M/s GVR Infra Projects Limited by the J&K Government for the exe- cution of River Tawi Gated Barrage Project. This has paved the way for floating of fresh tenders for the left over work on the vital project, which is now expected to be completed by May next year. Official sources told EXCELSIOR that Advocate Sathish Kumar, who has been engaged by the Department of PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control for countering Arbitration Petition filed by M/s GVR Infra Projects Limited in the Madras High Court, has con- veyed to the J&K Government that interim injunction regarding termination of the contract allot- ted in favour of M/s GVR Infra Projects Limited has been vacat- ed. "However, interim injunc- tion regarding invocation of bank guarantees shall stay till further orders from the Madras High Court", Advocate Sathish Kumar has *Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com *Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com Indo-Pak troops trade shelling (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Instructions issued for floating fresh tenders for left-over components Vital project expected to be completed by May next year Industry to get GST, IT reimbursement Searches conducted in residence of accused *Watch video on www.excelsiornews.com (Contd on page 6 Col 1) A view of under construction Tawi Barrage. -Excelsior/Rakesh (Contd on page 6 Col 1) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 3) (Contd on page 6 Col 7) (Contd on page 6 Col 5) (Contd on page 6 Col 7) Final notification to be issued shortly An earth-moving machine at the site of a landslide, which left at least seven labourers dead in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag dis- trict on Friday. 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