e-mail us at [email protected] Vol. 6 No: 322 | JAMMU, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2014 | Pages: 12 | Price: R 2.50 | Air surcharge 50 paisa for Leh World is looking at India with great respect: Modi Regional Director ICCR, Balwant Thakur alongwith sponsored foreign scholars with Governor, N N Vohra in Jammu on Friday. "GEETRU"a Dogra folk dance The MHAC Nagbani team in jubilant mood after winning the title trophy at GGM Science College ground, Jammu on Friday. “There is no elevator to success.... you have to take the stairs....” TEMPERATURE MAX : 25.4 °C MIN : 9.7 °C RELATIVE HUMIDITY : 50 % SUNSET : 5:29 pm Today SUNRISE : 7:08 am Tomorrow PM invites Obama as chief Abortive bid made on PDP rally, grenade did not explode guest at R-Day parade US Prez accepts In BRIEF 166 candidates file nominations for Phase-3 JAMMU: On the last day of filing of nominations today, 166 candidates have filed their papers for Third phase of Assembly election to be held on December 9 covering 16 constituencies spread over Baramulla, Budgam and Pulwama Contd. on P-4 Col 4 Mercury dips in Kashmir, Leh coldest SRINAGAR: The mercury dropped further in Jammu and Kashmir with the minimum temperature on Friday recorded at minus 10.3 degrees Celsius in Leh town. Dense fog caused problems for motorists and commuters in Srinagar city, which Contd. on P-4 Col 4 Militants killed in Tral belong to LeT SRINAGAR: The three militants killed in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of Pulwama district of Kashmir have been identified as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadres, police said today. One of them was a self-styled commander of the outfit, a police Contd. on P-4 Col 4 NEW DELHI, NOV 21: In a major diplomatic victory for the NDA government and a massive boost to Indo-American ties, US President Barack Obama on Friday accepted Prime DG sanctions welfare loan for flood affected cops GJ REPORT JAMMU, NOV 21: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police K Rajindera today sanctioned soft welfare loan of R 9.94 crores in favour of 1987 flood affected police personnel. "The soft loan has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare Fund, which is completely a contributory fund of the Organization," an official spokesman here said. He said that the decision was Minister Narendra Modi's invite to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations next year. Obama will be the first US President to be the 'Guest of Honour' on January 26. PM Modi had posted on Twitter informing of his invite to Prez Obama. He wrote, "This Republic Day, we hope to have a friend over…invited President Obama to be the 1st US President to grace the Modi to visit Kishtwar today SRINAGAR, NOV 21: An abortive bid was made to attack Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in south Kashmir by unidentified persons who hurled a hand grenade when party candidate was addressing the gather- ing in south Kashmir district of Kulgam this afternoon. However, the grenade did not explode and a person, who allegedly hurled the grenade was arrested on the spot, official sources said. JAMMU: Union Minister of State for PMO Jitendra Singh today reviewed arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Kishtwar and said BJP is the only viable democratic option for selfrespecting people, particularly in a State like Jammu Contd. on P-4 Col 1 Contd. on P-4 Col 1 BJP declares three more candidates NEW DELHI, NOV 21: BJP today declared three more candidates for Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number to 75. BJP leader expelled While Neelam Gash was nominated by the party to contest from Zadibal Assembly constituency, Rafiq Wani was put in fray from Anatnag Assembly seat. BJP also fielded Goul Ahmed Mir to contest the Dooru constituency. The party's Central Election Committee cleared JAMMU: Bhartiya Janata Party today expelled the senior party leader for contesting Assembly elections as independent candidate against an official candidate from Udhampur Constituency. "BJP State President and MP Jugal Kishore Sharma, in consultation with party high command, today expelled Pawan Gupta from primary membership of party with immediate effect," official spokesman here said. He said that the decision has been taken keeping in Contd. on P-4 Col 2 Contd. on P-4 Col 2 J&K polls Contd. on P-4 Col 2 NC denied people of J&K benefits of food scheme: Sonia Slams BJP, says it is playing politics over relief work GJ REPORT X-CUSE ME PLZ...! SHEKHAR RAMBAN/BANDIPORA, NOV 21: Hitting out at her party's estranged ally National Conference (NC) for the first time in the past six years, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said "we gave full support to them to run the government but they did not implement our programmes and schemes", including the Food Bill, in the state. "We gave full support to them (NC) to run the government (in Jammu and Kashmir), but they did not implement our programmes and schemes (in the state)," Congress president Sonia Gandhi flanked by senior leaders waving at public rally in Ramban on Friday. (UNI) Sonia told a public rally held here in support of party candidate Ashok Kumar. Flanked by Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Contd. on P-4 Col 2 LET’S UPDATE OURSELVES WITH ELECTORAL FACTS Today's Constituencies 15-PATTAN & 26-CHADOORA Polling Date: 9th Dec 2014 DINESH NARGOTRA JAMMU, NOV 21: T he people of Jammu and Kashmir are all set to elect their representatives to the Legislative Assembly during the five-phase elections commencing on 25th Nov 2014 and ending on 20th Dec 2014. The counting of votes shall be held on 23rd Dec 2014 and the poll results are expected to be announced by late night on the same day. Greater Jammu shall be updating its readers with some significant and interesting facts pertaining to the past and forthcoming elections in various constituencies. The Greater Jammu team has made a humble endeavour to collect the relevant data from various agencies and present it daily to the readers to make them aware about the State's Assembly history. Pattan YEAR 1962 1967 1972 1977 1983 1987 PARTIES (NC) NATIONAL CONFERENCE (JKN) J&K NATIONAL CONFERENCE (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (IND) INDEPENDENTS (2) (JKN) J&K NATIONAL CONFERENCE (JNP) JANATA PARTY (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (JKN) J&K NATIONAL CONFERENCE (IND) INDEPENDENTS (JKP) J&K PEOPLES CONFERENCE (JKN) J&K NATIONAL CONFERENCE WINNERS GHULAM MOHD BHAT ZALIB (NC) G. R. DAR (JKN) PROMINENT LOSERS (UNCONTESTED) G. Q. B. BEDAR (INC) REGD. VOTERS 23717 26592 VOTES POLLED --14266 PERCENTAGE --53.65% GULAM QADIR BHDAR (INC) YOUSUF SHAH (IND) 29864 20121 67.38% ABDUL RASHID SHAHEEN (JKN) MOLVI FTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI (JNP) 34370 30028 87.37% MOLVI IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN (INC) ABDUL AZIZ PARREY (JKN) 40093 31481 78.52% AGA SYED MEHMOOD (JKN) MOULVI MUSTAFA HUSSAIN (IND) 48114 39470 82.03% Contd. on P-4 PARTIES (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (JKN) J&K NATIONAL CONFERENCE (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (IND) INDEPENDENT (2) (JKN) J&K NATIONAL CONFERENCE (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS (JNP) JANATA PARTY (JMI) JAMAIT-I-ISLAMI (IND) INDEPENDENT (JKN) J&K NATIONAL CONFERENCE (IND) INDEPENDENT (2) (INC) INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS WINNERS G. M. MIR (INC) PROMINENT LOSERS A. R. MAGREY (JKN) REGD. VOTERS 24188 VOTES POLLED 13861 PERCENTAGE 57.31% GHULAM MUSTIFFA MIR (INC) SAMAD DAR (IND) 27119 23749 87.57% ABDUL SAMAD MIR (JKN) MIR GHULAM MUSTAFA (INC) 29306 22761 77.67% ABDUL SAMAD (JKN) MIR MUSTAFFA (IND) 37314 27044 72.48% Chadoora YEAR 1967 1972 1977 1983 Contd. on P-4 CMYK They said a youth hurled a hand grenade when PDP candidate for Noorabad constituency Abdul Majid Paddr was addressing an election rally at village Gandwani. However, the Contd. on P-4 Col 2