10thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER Kashmir hospitals witness surge in severe IDNGEU condoles demise of Zahoor-ud-din SSP Srinagar holds counselling session with Covid-19 cases: DAK A government employee, who was working in the Information youth and their parents Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said department, Zahoor-ud-din died on Monday while the Information In a bid to find means to prevent recurrence of violent hospitals in Kashmir are witnessing a surge in severe Department Non-Gazetted Employees Union (IDNGEU) condoled incidents in the future, Police in Srinagar held a cases of Covid-19 infection. “A few weeks ago, we had his demise.“It is being informed with heavy heart that our long counselling session at Rainawari. The counselling session drop in number of severe cases, but over the last few time colleague and friend Mr Zahoor Ud Din passed| Page 03 was attended by SSP Srinagar Shri Sandeep Choudhary- days hospitals are seeing | Page 05 IPS, while as SP North, SDPO Khanyar and | Page 07 TUESDAY, 06 APRIL 2021 22, Shaban 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:10 Issue No: 81 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com Over 25 Shanties of Only talks can bring Mother-son charred to Rohingya gutted in Jmu NADEEM NADU death in Haftchinar blaze Jammu: Around two dozen huts peace between Indo-Pak: of Rohingya refugees were gutted Six houses turn into ashes; locals in a massive midnight fire in Jam- demand compensation for affected mu in the early hours of Monday, officials said. Syed Ata Hasnain families Official sources said that the fire started at Kabaar and within SHEIKH DANISH no time engulfed the jhuggies of TASADUQ HUSSAIN clear about its decision since they close periphery in Marauti Mohal- extend a hand for peace and trade Srinagar: A 40-year-old woman and her son la Jammu. The fire raged for more Srinagar: With the two neighbor- but within no time the decisions were charred to death in a deadly blaze at than two hours and when the ing countries extending a hand to are revered and there is no clarity Haftchinar area of Srinagar on Monday. flames doused off, it had destroyed each other and agreeing to adhere about who is the decision-maker. Officials told a local news gathering agen- Police Station. all the shelters of the Rohingya. to all ceasefire agreements, a senior Pakistan talks about forgetting cy that at least six residential houses were “Fire broke out in a residential house of The number of shanties is put 25 defense expert Monday said that about everything that has hap- gutted during intervening night of Sun- one Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, son of Mo- put it could be more, they said. there is a peace across the Union pened in the past to develop rela- day-Monday in Haftchinar area of Srinagar, hammad Ramzan Sheikh of Dogerpati Under international human Territory of Jammu and Kashmir tions with us but the next minute which falls under the jurisdiction of Shergari See Mother on pg 2... See Over 25 on pg 2... and dialogue is the way forward to everything is reversed, the former plug all the disagreements besides general maintained. forgetting about the past. He maintained that there is The Defence officials of India peace across Kashmir and every- Monday organized a mega ceremo- thing must start with a dialogue in 2661 COVID dedicated beds in J&K hospitals ny to honor the Next of Kins (NoK’s) and with dialogue everything will the valley with a new beginning. He and family members of Jammu and be good and settled.” also said that once the confusion ISHTIYAQ AHMAD cant and 86 ICU beds where Kashmir security forces personnel, He said that if Pakistan wants to about the decision-making ends in 73 are vacant beds in Kashmir who laid their lives while discharg- extend peaceful relations with In- Pakistan only then there will be Srinagar: Amid surge in division. ing duties. dia there will be peace but it must peace. COVID-19 cases, hospitals in A government spokesperson The remarks about the peace have some clarity about the deci- It may be recalled that in Febru- Jammu and Kashmir have said the Central Government between the two neighboring coun- sions made there. ary in a joint statement released 2661 COVID dedicated beds. is continuously monitoring the tries were made by the former Recalling the service days ren- the two Director Generals of Mili- Official sources told a local evolving situation of Covid-19 Army Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain dered in Baramulla district, the for- tary Operations (DGMOs) of India news gathering agency that in the Union Territory and is at an event in North Kashmir's mer GoC of Srinagar 15 Corps said and Pakistan in a meeting decided there are a 2661 COVID dedi- providing all necessary sup- Baramulla district stating that di- that “I was posted in Uri when the to strictly adhere to all the ceasefire cated beds, 2446 isolation beds port towards effective contain- alogue is potent to settle down the two governments of India and Pa- agreements along the Line of Con- with 2319 beds vacant and 215 ment of the spread of Covid-19 things. kistan agreed to a ceasefire along trol (LoC) and other sectors from ICU beds with 174 vacant beds and better clinical manage- Addressing the reporters on the the borders and even at the time of the 25th February. in hospitals of Jammu and ment of positive cases. sidelines of the event, the former Karavan -E-Aman between the two Earlier in a tweet the Army in- Kashmir. 962 Isolation beds with 989 While there are 1570 COVID “The government has also Army officer, said that “I am very nations.” formed that a Brigade command In Jammu region, there are vacant beds and 129 ICU beds dedicated beds, 1484 isolation started free tele-consultation connected to the peace of Kashmir He stated that Pakistan must be See Only on pg 2... 1091 COVID dedicated beds, where 101 beds are vacant. beds where 1330 beds are va- See 2664 COVID on pg 2... Resumption of physical hearing HC puts its order in COVID-19 :Two more die, 442 test positive in J&K abeyance SO NEWS DESK Active Positive, 127290 have recovered and 2010have died; AGENCIES 741 in Jammu division and 1269 in Kashmir division. Another tourist CMOs, MSs asked to cancel Jammu: The Government on Monday informed The Bulletin further said that out of 6246356 leaves of medical staff Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir that 442 new positive cases of novel Corona vi- test results available, 6112902 samples have been dies in Srinagar High Court has put its order regard- rus (COVID-19),162from Jammu division and tested as negative till 05thApril, 2021. NADEEM NADU Srinagar: Director Health Services ing resumption of physical hearing 280from Kashmir division, have been re- Till date 1547565 persons have been enlist- Kashmir on Monday asked the in abeyance amid surge in covid-19 ported today, thus taking the total number ed for observation which included 53701 Srinagar: A 60-year-old tourist chief medical officers and medical cases. of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to persons in home quarantine including from Gujarat died due to Covid-19 superintendents falling under the As per an order by Chief Justice 133454.Also 02 COVID-19 deaths have been facilities operated by government, 4154 in at a hospital here, officials said on jurisdiction of directorate of health Pankaj Mithal, the hearing of cases in reported from Kashmir Division. isolation and 121370in home surveillance. Monday. Kashmir to cancel the leaves of med- the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir Moreover, 241 more COVID-19 patients Besides, 1366330 persons have completed They said that the tourist was ad- ical staff including doctors, nurses, as well as in the District and Subor- have recovered and discharged from various their surveillance period. mitted on 2nd April in CD Hospital paramedical staff and other official dinate Courts and Tribunals shall be hospitals including 60 from Jammu Division and Providing district-wise breakup, the Bulletin after testing positive. He had tested in view of Covid-19 upsurge. conducted through “Virtual Mode” 181 from Kashmir Division. said that Srinagar has 29948 positive cases (includ- negative one day prior at Airport. In an order, Director Health for time being. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel Coro- ing 141 cases reported Confirming the death, a doctor Kashmir said that it is enjoined “Entry of litigants and public into na virus (Covid-19), out of 133454 positive cases, 4154 are See COVID-19 on pg 2... See Another on pg 2... See CMOs on pg 2... the Court premises from the very outer gate shall continue to be prohib- ited,” reads an order. See HC puts on pg 2... Kashmir parts receive TRF OGW arrested In 3 decades, Houseboats face Sopore: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have arrested fresh snowfall, MeT an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of TRF, a militant outfit in Sopore sharp decline in Kashmir area of north Kashmir's Baramulla issues weather advisory district. AGENCIES including the world famous ‘Number reduced to “On 03 April 2021, a joint Naka by ski-resort Gulmarg and Ladakh Sopore Police, 22 RR and 179 CRPF Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir ex- Union Territory received fresh 910 from 1600’ was established at Model Town perienced fresh snowfall while snowfall today. crossing Sopore. During naka check- light rainfall was experienced in The light rains were recorded FIAZAN AHMAD ing one hard core OGW of TRF Outfit plains of the Valley on Monday, in plains of the Valley today in identified as Ihsaan ul Haq Khanday, thus bringing the temperature morning as well as in evening Srinagar: Houseboats which are part son of Nazir Ahmad Khanday of few notches down across Kash- hours.