From Front page... Tuesday| 10-03-2020 10 Iran Releases 70,000 Prisoners As It Battles Virus TEHRAN: The coronavirus out- the news site of the judiciary. have been confirmed to have the furloughed as long as [this mea- products and other medical re- a total of 237 deaths and 7,161 in- ability to subdue the outbreak, breaks in China and South Korea There were 49 new fatalities virus. sure] does not interfere with the quirements amid the country’s ef- fection cases. citing the rate at which patients appear to be slowing, as coun- in Iran, where some 194 people But the latest figures from China society’s security,” Raeisi told forts to curb the outbreak. Presenting the latest figures on have been recovering from the tries elsewhere in the world have now died from COVID-19. and South Korea suggest the virus judicial authorities on Monday. The novel coronavirus, which the epidemic on Monday, head of disease. Jahanpour said at least adopt drastic measures to try In Italy, where some 16 mil- might be slowing in northeast Asia. “The priority lies with those who first emerged in the central Chi- the Health Ministry’s Public Re- 2,394 people have been released and stamp out the infection. lion people in Lombardy and In Iran Chief Justice Ebrahim have underlying health condi- nese city of Wuhan, has killed lations and Information Center from hospitals after regaining Iran has released approximate- other parts of the north are now Raeisi said it has ordered tempo- tions,” he added. more than 3,800 people and in- Kianoush Jahanpour said 595 their health. ly 70,000 prisoners due to the under quarantine, there were rarily release of around 70,000 The chief justice said Iran’s judi- fected over 108,000 others in at new infections had been diag- Earlier, the World Health Orga- coronavirus outbreak, Iranian ju- 133 deaths reported on Sunday, prisoners in order to prevent a cial apparatus has also prioritized least 95 countries. nosed since Sunday. nization (WHO) described Iran’s diciary chief Ebrahim Raisi said bringing the total to 366. More further spread of the disease. processing the cases of individuals Iran has been the worst-hit Medical authorities, however, capability and performance in on Monday, according to Mizan, than 7,000 people in the country “Prisoners will continue to be charged with hoarding hygiene country in the Middle East, with are upbeat about the country’s controlling the virus as exemplary. Three-Year-Old Child In Kerala Infected By Coronavirus Passengers From Us, France, Spain To Be Separated At Airports: AAI NEW DELHI: The Airport Au- France & Spain to the list of Number of coronavirus cases in India rises to 43 thority of India (AAI) on Mon- nations(now 15)from where arriv- day said that passengers from ing pax needs segregation as per NEW DELHI: The number of where in the country. have tested positive for the dis- ward of the Kalamassery Medical hospital and are in a stable condi- the US, France and Spain will @MoHFW_INDIA," said the AAI coronavirus cases in India rose to Giving details, officials said ease that has killed 3,825 people. College Hospital, they said. tion, officials in said. also be separated from other in a tweet. This is among the series 43 on Monday with four people, the patient in Jammu, the first In the Kerala town of Kochi, of- Samples of the parents have “The test report of the woman passengers at Indian airports of steps taken by the government including a three-year-old child case in Jammu and Kashmir, had ficials said the three-year-old child also been sent for lab tests, the patient is positive, while the report till the conveyor belt areas. including the aviation regulator in Kerala who had returned from a travel history to Iran. The one who tested positive for coronavi- officials added. of the other patient is still awaited,” Passengers flying in from DGCA and AAI, in the view of the Italy, testing positive for the dis- in Delhi had travelled to Italy. rus and its parents landed at the Up north, in Jammu, a 63-year- a Health Department official said. China, Hong Kong, South Ko- spread of the deadly coronavirus. ease, Health Ministry officials And the third patient, from Ut- Cochin International Airport Lim- old woman who declared positive The two with a travel history rea, Italy, Iran, Malaysia, Japan, Around 45 people have tested posi- said on Monday. tar Pradesh’s Meerut town, had ited at 6 am on March 7 from Italy. was among the two patients de- to Italy, South Korea and Iran had Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, tive for the infection in India. AAI Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jam- come in contact with the six They underwent thermal clared “high viral load cases” by the fled the hospital’s isolation ward Vietnam, and Nepal are already Chairman Arvind Singh, along with offi- mu reported one case each, of- people from Agra who had tested screening and the child was de- administration on the weekend. on Wednesday shortly after be- being segregated from other ar- cials from the Health Ministry and avia- ficials said. positive for coronavirus. tected with symptoms of the They are undergoing treatment ing admitted there but were riving passengers at the airports. tion regulator DGCA, reviewed arrange- They added that no deaths An estimated 110,041 people disease. The family was imme- at the isolation ward of the Gov- brought back within hours of the "Airports advised to include ments made at international airports to have been reported from any- from more than 90 countries diately referred to the isolation ernment Medical College (GMC) incident, the official said. pax (passengers) from US, rein in the spread of coronavirus.

Ahmad Malik @Abu Maviya of Yaripora and tion. You can check his profile with the Jammu significant help as it will help detect cases FM Jaishankar Makes Opposition Demands Amir Ahmad Dar of Wadina Melhoura. Police and Kashmir Police,” Sami’s sister Sehrish told quickly and help in overall assessment of the also claimed to have recovered one AK-47 rifle Kashmir Observer. health situation,” the spokesperson said. Surprise Visit To Kashmir Detained J&K Leaders’ with a magazine, one UBGL, a Chinese pistol She says her brother was carrier oriented Last week the administration in the district the meeting said. Modi government’s false and self-serving with magazine and 9 rounds from the encoun- and he had no interest in whatever was hap- also reached out to mosques and shrines in the According to the officials, the minister in- claim that they pose a threat to ‘public safety’ ter site. pening in Kashmir. district. formed the parents that elderly and pilgrims in J&K or that they have endangered national Police said Malik was a Pakistan trained mil- Sami is survived by his parents and a sister. Meanwhile inspection drives are under- would be brought back first, followed by stu- interests with their activities,” they added. itant active since 2017. His associate Dar joined His father is a businessman and mother a re- way across the district to check availability dents. Besides, he made it clear that anyone “Ironically, the BJP itself has allied with all militancy ranks last year. He said that both the tired teacher. Sehrish is a Law student. and pricing of personal protective equipment. airlifted from Iran would be sent to a quaran- three of them, and their parties, in the past, militants were involved in various militancy Sehrish alleged that the Delhi Police de- Chemists and other such stores were inspected tine centre for 14 days of isolation. both at the Centre (with NC) and in the state related cases in and districts tained her brother and his wife and linked and fined across all seven tehsils of the district Shabir Hussain, a resident of town (with PDP). The very validity of the Jammu & of south Kashmir. them to ISIS because they were Muslims and under strict instructions of the DC. in central Kashmir, said, "My daughter is in Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978 can be Meanwhile, police have filed a case FIR No. Kashmiris. She said her brother and sister-in- Iran. I received a call from the Divisional Com- challenged following the abrogation of Article 11/2020 under sections 16, 18, 19 ULA (P) Act, law were being made ‘scapegoat’. missioner office to reach here, so I came. The 370 of the Indian Constitution as the state has 7/27, I Arms ACT, 307 1PC, over today’s en- “Hina didn’t want to leave her husband 41 Budgam Residents minister said the government will bring them now been stripped off its Special Status”, they counter. alone when Sami was being whisked away. back, but we are very concerned....we request- said. “People are requested to cooperate with She argued with cops after which she too was Return From Iran, China ed the minister to bring them back immedi- “The indefinite detention of the three for- police till the area is completely sanitized and taken to the police station,” Says Sehrish. ensure all quarantine facilities are available ately." mer CMs of J&K, along with many other po- cleared of all the explosive materials if any.” She added that at the police station Hina and ready for suspected persons. Another parent, speaking on condition of litical activists, is a blatant violation of their The police spokesperson added. was told that she too may be involved with the The meeting among others was attended anonymity, said, "We told him that our chil- fundamental rights guaranteed by the Indian ISIS and thus detained. by CMO Budgam Dr Nazir Ahmad, SDMs, DIO, dren are in Iran and that we are very concerned Constitution. This must be seen in the larger According to the Special Cell, the couple Tajamul Yousuf, all BMOs, senior medicos and about their well-being. He assured us that they context of the prolonged lockdown of the state Blast Inside Army’s have been allegedly promoting the Islamic other concerned officers and officials. are at a safe place and there was nothing to since 5 August 2019, which also is an attack on State’s ideology, and were inciting Muslims to worry about. We felt a sense of relief." the Constitutionally assured rights and dignity Ammunition Depot Kills take up the violent struggle against the state. "My daughter, Nadia Shabir, studies in Iran. of millions of our sisters and brothers in Kash- The deceased have been identified as Fayaz The Special Cell had also claimed that the cou- Alignment Road I request the government that our children are mir”. Ahmad Bhat, resident of and Gulzar ple was also involved in instigating protests at a high risk of infection, so please bring them Leaders said such measures only expose Ahmad Khan, resident of Uttersoo Maidphall against the controversial Citizenship Amend- To Be Thrown Open home as soon as possible," one woman said. what they described as “the oft-repeated lie” areas of the district, he said. ment Act (CAA). In case of any emergency or restriction of "We felt good about his visit, but he did not that the situation in J&K is “completely nor- The two injured labourers identified as Fida The police had seized four mobile phones, traffic via Jawahar Tunnel, this road can be give us any concrete assurance as to when the mal”. “Whereas the government has recently Hussain and Shabir Ahmad have been rushed one laptop, one external hard disc and claimed used as an alternate route for unrestricted government will airlift them. He told us that organized well-choreographed visits of the to a hospital, the official added. recovery of incriminating material from their traffic movement on the 270-km highway, screening and scanning is going on there. The foreign diplomats to in a bid to show Khundru is one of the biggest ammunition house. the only road linking Kashmir with rest of the minister said the government will first airlift the world that the situation in J&K is “nor- depots in the . There have been country, he said. the pilgrims as they were more in number and mal”, it has placed all kinds of hurdles in the few such incidents in the past as well. In 2007, Singh said his men are maintaining both it will take a day or two for them to be brought attempts of representatives of India’s own po- several people were killed in a fire which con- No History Of tubes of Jawahar Tunnel and undertaking nec- here, after which students will be airlifted. We litical and media establishment to move freely tinued for days after an accidental blast at the essary repairs on daily basis besides keeping told the minister that if any one tests positive in the state and assess the situation on the depot. Militancy, Says Police dozens of CCTV cameras functional. for the virus, he should be sent to quarantine ground”. told Kashmir Observer that the detained The BRO's project BEACON was the only centre but please bring the others home," an- “We also demand complete and verifiable man doesn’t have any history of militancy or agency to look after the maintenance and re- other parent said. restoration of the rights and freedoms of our Pak Intruder crime in the Police station. pair of the highway over the past six decades India will send a military transport aircraft Kashmiri brethren, who, against all odds, have When contacted, Senior Superintendent of but now the area of its operation is confined to to Iran on Monday night to bring back Indians repeatedly shown their allegiance to the In- Arrested In Police (SSP) Srinagar Dr Haseeb Mughal told a small stretch of 31 kms of the arterial road stranded in the coronavirus-hit nation, official dian Union, by being an integral part of our this side inadvertently. Things will get clear Kashmir Observer that the police was verify- between Banihal and and 41 kms of sources said. democratic process”, the joint statement said. once his interrogation gets over, a police offi- ing the credentials of the arrested man. Banihal Old Alignment road via Pirpanjal top. The C-17 Globemaster military aircraft is Those who have signed the statement in- cial said. The Delhi police haven’t asked as anything Apart from traditional machines, the BRO expected to depart from the Hindon airbase clude Sharad Pawar, President, Nationalist regarding the person but we are verifying at has inducted four Italy-made snow cutters around 8 pm, they said. Congress Party, Mamata Banerjee, Chief Min- our level,” Haseeb added. equipped with the latest technology, he said. The external affairs minister also met repre- ister of West Bengal and President, Trinamool Rs 223 Crore Sources in Beacon said the BRO has pro- sentatives of the Kashmir hoteliers'' associa- Congress, H.D. Deve Gowda, former Prime posed renovation and upgradation of both tion, the tour and travel operators'' association Minister – Janata Dal (Secular), Sitaram Ye- Scam Unearthed In J&K Police Crack tubes of the tunnel during summer. and the house boat association. chury, General Secretary, Communist Party revealed that the Mir had moved an applica- They said the repair and renovation pro- In a tweet, the minister said, "Heard a clear of India (Marxist), D. Raja, General Secretary, tion to Secretary Cooperatives, Administrative Jammu Lawyer’s Murder cess of the tunnel would be done in a phased message from them that they were ready for Communist Party of India, Prof Manoj Kumar Department of Co-operative Societies, seek- his house at Greater Kailash here on Febru- manner to ensure minimum inconvenience to the forthcoming tourist season. Promised Jha, Rajya Sabha MP from Rashtriya Janata Dal, ing directions to J&K Cooperative Bank Ltd for ary 24, a police spokesperson said. commuters while diverting the one-way traf- them that Govt would strongly support tour- Yashwant Sinha, former Foreign Minister and grant of financial assistance to the tune of Rs "The duo were arrested with active help fic through Banihal old alignment road. ism promotion efforts, domestically and inter- Arun Shourie, former Minister in Vajpayee led 300.00 Crores for taking over possession of from Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Punjab police. If the proposal gets a nod, the eastern tube nationally." BJP government. 300 kanals of land in city outskirts for con- At their disclosure, a stolen car and gold and of the tunnel will be first taken up for upgrada- The representatives claimed they were struction of Satellite Township. silver articles worth Rs 10 lakh have been re- tion and renovation as per latest technologies asked to assemble at the venue to meet a fi- “The application was endorsed to Registrar covered," the spokesperson said. in May-June followed by the another tube, the nance team coming from Delhi to assess the LG Promises Land, Cooperative Societies J&K for taking up the Buchh, the husband of Power Development sources said, adding the BRO wants to upgrade current situation. matter with Jammu and Kashmir State Co- Department's retired chief engineer Shenaz the tunnel, built in 1956, in line with the Che- There was complete misinformation from Job Protection For Locals operative Bank. Accordingly J&K Cooperative Goni, was alone at his residence when the in- nani-Nashri tunnel and other tunnels which the government and many of the associations to facilitate industrial development. Bank Srinagar sanctioned loan to the tune of cident took place as his wife was abroad while are under construction as part of the four-lan- had not come prepared, one of the hoteliers Appealing to Gujarati entrepreneurs to in- Rs. 223 Crores without adhering any codal for- his son was away in Mumbai. ing of the highway. said, adding, "We came with out balance sheet vest in Jammu and Kashmir, Murmu said the malities,” the ACB spokesperson said. The spokesperson said Chouhan, who was The work is in progress on 8.5 km Banihal- which reflects losses and nothing else." kind of apprehension about the region that He said the details of the society, including staying at Bakshi Nagar area of Jammu, was Qazigund tunnel, which is going to bypass Tour operators'' association member Nasir existed earlier is no longer here. balance sheet, profit and loss account busi- working as domestic help at the house of Bu- Jawahar Tunnel on its completion next year Shah, who attended the meeting, said they "Apprehensions like militancy and other ness, activities being done by the society, PAN chh. He committed the crime in collusion with and reduce the distance by 16 kms. raised the issue of losses suffered by the in- things are limited to certain pockets. That too number, income tax return, details of con- Kohli, who was also living in Channi Himmat dustry after the lockdown of August 5 last has become negligible. What was happen- struction of the board and board resolutions area of the city. Stranded Vehicles year, the day the Centre withdrew the special ing in earlier years is gone. There is complete was not furnished to the bank when the loan Quoting findings of preliminary investiga- status of the erstwhile state and bifurcated it peaceful atmosphere there," he said. was availed. tion, he said the lawyer was sleeping in his Allowed On Kashmir into Union territories of Ladakh and Jammu Murmu said while there were no restric- “During enquiry it also surfaced that River room when he was killed by the duo, who for stranded vehicles this morning and traffic and Kashmir. tions now on outsiders purchasing land in J-K, Jhelum Cooperative Housing Building Soci- wanted to commit theft in the house. They fled was presently moving smoothly towards Officials said the Union minister assured the the government is investing in urban infra- ety has not been even registered with Regis- the in the car of the deceased after loading it Kashmir," an official of the traffic department tourism industry representatives of "strong structure and connectivity, and has earmarked trar Co-operative Societies, J&K,” the bureau with various looted articles. said. support" from the government to make 2020 a huge land bank to set up industries. spokesperson said. He said the road was cleared of the debris by a successful season. He said while the region has ample hydro “Hilal Ahmad Mir and the Bank Chairman Sunday afternoon but fresh sliding of stones at Shah said the representatives of the in- power supply, skilled manpower, and con- and others have prepared fake and fictitious Woman Tests Positive several places forced suspension of the traffic dustry asked for pro-active measures from nectivity, his government has come out "with registration certificates and managed the in the evening. Jaishankar''s ministry in withdrawal of travel a very competitive policy," drafting sectoral sanction of loan amount to the tune of Rs. 223 To Coronavirus, With no overnight rains, the clearance op- advisories issued by various foreign countries policy to facilitate investment. Crores,” he added. of surveillance teams, 30 quarantine and eration was intensified and the road was made in the aftermath of the developments of Au- "We are restructuring departments, stream- The ACB spokesperson further said that a 4 isolation facilities, testing facility at SKIMS traffic worthy again, leading to resumption of gust 2019. lining each and every thing to provide ease case FIR No. 04/2020 P/S ACB has been regis- among a range of measures put in place,” an traffic, the official said, adding minor incidents "He (Jaishankar) has assured help to us and of doing business. We are facilitating every- tered against the accused for causing a loss of official spokesperson said. of shooting stones from hillocks overlooking ensure that our plight reaches the right cor- thing," he said. Rs 223 crore to the bank. “The suspected cases will be shifted to quar- the highway caused some disruptions but ridors of the government. Other than this, we The J-K administration held its sixth and last He added that the investigations in this case antine facilities which have been set up across overall the traffic is moving smoothly. can only hope," he said. roadshow in Ahmedabad for the upcoming in- were going on. the district. These facilities have been set up at He said no fresh traffic was allowed either The minister also met top Army officials, vestors summit to be held in May. different private hospitals and nursing homes from Jammu or Srinagar for the second con- including Lt Gen B S Raju, and then went to It seeks to attract investments, especially in in addition to healthcare centres located in dif- secutive day on Monday. in north Kashmir where he met the areas of textiles, food processing and man- Family Of Detained ferent health zones of the district,” the official The traffic on the highway is restricted to with locals. ufacturing from Gujarat. spokesperson added. one-way since December last year as part of In a tweet, he said, "Interacted with the lo- Five roadshows were earlier held in Benga- Kashmiri Couple Rubbish The official spokesperson said that twelve the winter arrangement to avoid traffic snarls cal community in #Baramulla. E-inaugurated luru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Chen- company. He got married to Hina in October hotels located at two different areas have also in view of the ongoing work on the four-laning a number of projects. Heard from a broad nai, with MoUs promising investments of Rs last and moved to Delhi for work as the Val- been earmarked as quarantine facilities to be highway project. cross-section about their strong expectations 10,000 crore signed, an official said. ley was reeling under communication clamp- used if required. "A decision to allow normal traffic on the of change and developmental progress. Confi- down. He said that the administration has also set highway from Tuesday will be taken after dent that their faith in a better future will be At their home in Shivpora, a stone’s throw up isolation facilities where the affected or fresh review of the road condition later in the realised." 2 Militants Killed away from the largest army cantonment in positive cases will be admitted for treatment. day," the official said. Jaishankar also visited the Regional Passport Valley, the family of couple is in a state of These have been set up at SKIMS Soura, SMHS, Two persons were killed and several others Office in Srinagar and took stock of its func- In Shopian Gunfight shock. Relatives and neighbours come in flocks CD Hospital and SKIMS . injured when their vehicles came under roll- tioning the holed up militants were killed,” the po- to console the family shattered by the news of “The government has also made a testing ing boulders in over the past lice spokesperson said. the arrest. facility available at SKIMS Soura. The facility two days. He identified the slain militants as Shabir “My brother has no links with any organisa- which was made operational today will be a