RNI No. : 66908/96 Vol. 26 Issue 97 z Jammu z Friday z April 9, 2021 z Pages 12 z ` 3.00 Regd. No. JK/346/2019/2021 Air surcharge 50 paisa for Leh Over Rs 250 cr sanctioned for COVID BJP will form next government Pak sponsored narco-terror module busted; 03 management in Northeast: Dr Jitendra 04 in J&K with party's CM: Raina 11 terror associate nabbed with 9 Kg heroin Website : www.statetimes.in, Email: [email protected] LG announces Corona curfew in urban areas of 8 J&K districts between 10 PM - 6 AM from today 835 new COVID cases reported in UT; HC puts physical hearing in abeyance Areas in-around GGM Science College, Sanskrit University, Kanger Morh declared as micro containment zones; permission for fairs, exhibitions cancelled in Jammu; testing for incoming travellers at Lower Munda „ STATE TIMES NEWS cases during the past 24 JAMMU: Lieutenant hours-- 280 from Jammu DHS, GMC cancel all kinds of PM asks states to check laxity in Governor Manoj Sinha on division and 555 from leaves to employees Thursday announced Corona Kashmir division-the High containing COVID; calls for curfew in the urban areas of Court has put physical hear- JAMMU: The Directorate of Health Services Jammu and eight districts of Jammu and ing of the cases in abeyance Principal Government Medical College Jammu and vaccine festival from Apr 11-14 Kashmir between 10 PM and for the time being. Associated Hospitals on Thursday ordered cancelation of all NEW DELHI: Noting that administration was appearing 6 AM from tomorrow. A COVID related death has kinds of leaves to gazetted and non gazetted employees except lax in many states amid a ris- "Directed the Divisional also been reported from the the maternity leave. ing number of COVID-19 administration to impose Kashmir Division, official As per an order issued by Director Health Services, all the cases, Prime Minister Corona curfew from 10 pm to said. officers and officials working in the Jammu Division will not Narendra Modi on Thursday 6 am in the urban areas of 8 Srinagar district recorded be sanctioned any kind of leave henceforth till further orders. urged chief ministers to districts affected by the the highest 349 cases, includ- However, maternity leave has been exempted from this order. strengthen their efforts for the recent #COVID spike. These ing 61 travellers, followed by The circular issued by Principal GMC Jammu states, "In next 2-3 weeks to check the districts are #Jammu, 148 in Jammu and 74 in view of recent surge in COVID-19 positive cases in the region spread of the virus on a "war- #Udhampur, #Kathua, Baramulla district. all kind of leaves (sanctioned/ under consideration) of Gaz/ footing". #Srinagar, #Baramulla, Moreover, 246 more Non-gazetted employees of GMC & Associated Hospitals, He also called for observing a #Budgam, #Anantnag and COVID-19 patients have Jammu are hereby cancelled with immediate effect except the vaccine festival between April 11-14 to inoculate the maxi- #Kupwara", the Lieutenant recovered and discharged medical/ maternity leave." mum number of eligible beneficiaries. Governor said in a tweet. from various hospitals "Further, the medical leave shall only be considered after In his interaction with chief ministers to discuss the The curfew will be in force including 22 from Jammu recommendation of the Standing Medical Board. Besides all India reports highest daily spike of COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination drive, Modi in the municipal limits of the Division and 224 from the HoDs/ Officers are directed to refrain from forwarding of over 1.26 lakh new cases asserted that the country had much more resources to deal Urban Local Bodies of these Kashmir Division. any kind of leave except maternity leave/ medical leave duly NEW DELHI: India registered a record single-day spike of with the virus than before and the focus should be on micro- districts. This will come into According to the daily recommended by the Medical Board to this office, till further 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to containment zones. effect from Friday, 9 April Media Bulletin, out of orders," states the circular issued by Dr. Shashi Sudhan 1,29,28,574, while the number of active cases too went "There is a need to improve the governance system. I under- 2021, 10 pm, the Lieutenant 135662 positive cases, 5623 Sharma, Principal, GMC Jammu. upwards to breach the nine lakh-mark again, Union Health stand that because of the one-year battle, the system can Governor said, adding are Active Positive, 128020 It further states that the circular instructions shall be fol- Ministry data updated on Thursday showed. experience tiredness and there can be laxity, but we must "#Reasi Distt will be under have recovered and 2019have lowed in letter and spirit and deviation if any shall be viewed The death toll due to the disease in the country increased to tighten it for 2-3 weeks and strengthen the governance," he close observation for any pos- died; 745 in Jammu division very seriously under rules. 1,66,862, with 685 new fatalities „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 said. Modi emphasised on 'Test, „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 sible spikes in cases." and 1274 in Kashmir divi- The measure comes in the sion. samples have been tested as vation which included 59857 lation and 124174in home od. of the cases has been kept in nate courts shall be conduct- wake of spike in the virus The Bulletin further said negative till 08thApril, 2021. persons in home quarantine surveillance. Besides, Meanwhile, according to an abeyance for the time being ed through virtual mode till with the Union Territory that out of 6373912 test Till date 1575505 persons including facilities operated 1383832 persons have com- order issued by High Court and the hearing of the cases 18 April, 2021. reporting 835 new COVID results available, 6238250 have been enlisted for obser- by government, 5623 in iso- pleted their surveillance peri- of J&K, the physical hearing in the district and subordi- „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 Three terrorists killed in CoBRA commando abducted by Naxals Terror suspect arrested Shopian encounter after Bijapur gunfight released at Jammu airport „ STATE TIMES NEWS February 17, and Naveed's Happiest moment of my life: says wife in Jammu JAMMU: Cracking the whip name came up during his „ STATE TIMES NEWS Twenty-two security per- on overseas terror modules, interrogation. NEW DELHI/RAIPUR sonnel were martyred while the National Investigation Both Ali and Naveed were /JAMMU: A CoBRA com- 31 others were injured in the Agency on Thursday arrest- operating from Kuwait, and mando abducted by Naxals deadly ambush that took ed a person upon his arrival their involvement in terror after the recent Bijapur place on April 3 along the at the Jammu airport in con- activities surfaced during the ambush in Chhattisgarh was Bijapur-Sukma district bor- nection with a case of infil- investigation of a case lodged released on Thursday, official der. tration of terrorists in in Mendhar police station sources said. Meanwhile, days of anxious Poonch and smuggling of last year following the killing They said Constable silence gave way to relief and narcotics, officials said. of two Pakistani terrorists Rakeshwar Singh Manhas of celebration at the house of Accused Shahid Naveed of affiliated with the JK the 210th Commando CoBRA commando Mendhar in Poonch district Ghaznavi Force in an Battalion for Resolute Action Rakeshwar Singh Manhas is alleged to be a close associ- encounter at Surankote in „ STATE TIMES NEWS police said. (CoBRA) was freed by the Jubilant family members of CoBRA commando Rakeshwar here as the news of his ate of Sher Ali, the main Poonch on December 13. SRINAGAR: Three uniden- Security forces launched a Maoists after a team of two Singh Manhas celebrating his release. release from Maoist captivity coordinator and facilitator of After the arrest of Ali in tified terrorists were killed cordon and search operation eminent people, including a secure his release. Central Reserve Police Force broke. terrorist activities of various February, the NIA took over and a security personnel was at Baba Mohalla following person from the tribal com- The jawan who hails from located in Bijapur, a senior Family members and rela- groups in the area, the offi- the case, the officials said. wounded in an encounter in information about the munity, was nominated by Jammu is being brought to officer of the paramilitary tives of the commando, cials said. Naveed is believed to Shopian town on Thursday, „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 the state government to the Tarrem camp of the said. „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 Ali was arrested on „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 Govt notifies names A M Malik resigns as of Sarpanchs, Rohingyas detained in Jammu not to be deported Dy Advocate General CB files supplementary chargesheet in Panchs in J&K „ STATE TIMES NEWS „ STATE TIMES NEWS to Myanmar without due process, says SC JAMMU: Arshad Majid multi-crore cooperative fraud in Jammu JAMMU: The government of „ STATE TIMES NEWS may or may not be citizens direction to the Centre not to Malik, Deputy Advocate „ STATE TIMES NEWS Cooperative Limited and his having 72 branches since Jammu and Kashmir has NEW DELHI: The but the right not to be deport those who have been General, Jammu and JAMMU: The Crime Branch wife Jyoti Pawar in the case 2015. notified the names of Supreme Court Thursday deported, is ancillary or con- detained in the sub-jail in Kashmir High Court, of Jammu and Kashmir filed in 2019 against them The employees were Sarpanchs and Panchs in made it clear that Rohingyas, comitant to the right to Jammu. Jammu on Thursday Police on Thursday filed a under various sections of assigned targets of taking Halqa Panchayats of the who have been detained in reside or settle in any part of The apex court noted that resigned from the post and supplementary chargesheet Ranbir Panel Code and the cash from the people in the Union Territory of Jammu Jammu, shall not be deport- India. two serious allegations have sent his resignation to the against a couple here for Banking Regulation Act, a form of fixed deposit, recur- and Kashmir. ed to Myanmar unless the While Article 14 deals with been made in the Centre's Secretary, Law Department. duping people of nearly Rs spokesman of the Crime ring deposit, saving An order to this effect was procedure prescribed for equality before law, Article reply in the matter which Malik hailing from Darhal 2.93 crore in the name of a Branch, Jammu said. accounts, share capital and issued which reads, "In exer- such deportation is followed 21 deals with protection of relates to threat to internal Malikan in district Rajouri co-operative with promise of He said a written complaint nominal membership, the cise of the powers conferred by the authorities. life and personal liberty. security and that agents and served as Dy. Advocate providing higher rates of was lodged in the Crime spokesman said. by sub-section (6) of section A bench headed by Chief The bench, also comprising touts are providing a safe General for three years and interest. The chargesheet Branch, Jammu wherein sev- He said a preliminary veri- 4 of the Jammu and Justice S A Bobde said it is Justices A S Bopanna and V passage into India for illegal represented important was filed in a local court eral complainants had fication was initiated and the Kashmir Panchayati true that rights guaranteed Ramasubramanian, passed immigrants due to the departments like Rural against Surjeet Singh, the alleged that a credit society, allegations were prima-facie „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 under Articles 14 and 21 of the order on an application porous nature of landed bor- Development Department, then chairman-cum-manag- registered with the coopera- substantiated and it was also the Constitution are avail- seeking release of detained ders. Transport Department ing director of Rural tives department, was oper- found that the accused Undertrial prisoner able to all the persons who Rohingya refugees and also a „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 Development Multipurpose ating in different districts „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 from Punjab commits Faced with ‘natural deadline’, suicide in Kathua PDP’s Jammu office has 1 party flag, 4 Tricolours & no J&K flag SC favours mechanism for „ STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: A 42-year-old Political parties change colours between Srinagar & Jammu appointment of ad-hoc undertrial prisoner from judges in HCs Punjab allegedly hanged „ AHMED ALI FAYYAZ making hoisting of the off the Pakistani national National Flag at their party „ STATE TIMES NEWS himself inside a jail in JAMMU: Contrary to the National Flag mandatory on flags across Kashmir in the headquarters on Residency NEW DELHI: Faced with a Jammu and Kashmir's former Chief Minister all government offices and last 31 years. The last of Road in Srinagar or else- natural deadline , the Kathua district on Mehbooba Mufti's rhetorical buildings, for the first time such demonstrations were where in the valley. In a sharp Supreme Court on Thursday Thursday, officials said. outpouring in favour of the after 1947. Interacting with witnessed in Mehbooba's contrast, however, they have geared up for setting up a „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 erstwhile State flag and the mediapersons in regime in 2016-18. made it a point to install not mechanism for appointment against hoisting of the Srinagar on Wednesday, On several occasions after one but four Indian National of ad-hoc judges in the high National Flag on all govern- Mehbooba asserted that the 1989, the Kashmiris have Flags together at the PDP's courts to reduce backlog of ment offices and buildings in Indian National Flag was witnessed the Pakistani Jammu office in Gandhi cases plaguing the judiciary. the Union Territory, the being installed on the govern- national anthem being sung Nagar. In order to stand The top court by referring Jammu and Kashmir ment offices out of ‘uncer- or played under the fear of politically correct in the to the "natural deadline" per- Peoples Democratic Party's tainty and insecurity’. the gun, PoK flag waved at Dogra land, they have not haps meant the retirement of headquarters in Jammu has Many of her sympathisers rallies and congregations and installed the erstwhile State Chief Justice SA Bobde on Temperature (Jammu) been decorated with just one in intelligentsia have also dis- installed on lofty towers and flag there. April 23. Max: 30.5ºC Min: 13.8ºC party flag surrounded by missed the LG's unprece- tree tops. There were no The red colour State flag The top court asked group four National Flags. dented order as an act of questions of ‘enforced nation- with a white emblazoned of senior lawyers represent- Humidity Significantly, the erstwhile ‘enforced nationalism’. In alism’ when even thousands plough and three white verti- ing different high courts to Max : 52 Min : 23 State flag is completely miss- unison, a vociferous pseudo- of the victims of gun culture cal stripes behind its handle hold a virtual conference Temperature (Srinagar) ing on its façade. separatist ecosystem has were forced to join such became redundant after the among themselves to deliber- Max: 19.2ºC Min: 5.5ºC In her speeches and inter- been contending that patriot- demonstrations in 2008, Jammu and Kashmir ate and prepare within a Humidity views in Kashmir, the PDP ism and nationalism must Most of these voices of cion employed by the sepa- 2010 and 2016. Reorganisation Bill was week a road-map on four Max : 68 Min: 43 President has been critical of flow out of one's heart and opposition, however, lack ratists and terrorists in Apparently playing to the passed by the Parliament and major points which could Sunset : 18:56 Hours the Lieutenant Governor attempts of ‘coercion’ would credibility as none of them everything from enforcing galleries, the PDP leaders confirmed trigger the initiation Sunrise : 06:10 Hours Manoj Sinha's recent orders be always counterproductive. has ever objected to the coer- Islamic dress codes to waving have not installed an Indian „ CONTD ON PAGE 9 „ CONTD ON PAGE 9