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9thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER Statehood Can Guarantee Rohit Kansal visits Kulgam on inaugural Advisor Sharma Inaugurates Self-governance in J&K: Bukhari day of My Town My Pride The Urban Connect Event Welcoming Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks that As part of ambitious My Town My Pride (MTMP) programme, which started Following the successful completion of government’s unique statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will be restored, Apni Party today, Principal Secretary PDD and Information departments, Rohit Kansal initiative ‘Back to Village’ programme, the Jammu and Kashmir (AP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Monday said it today visited Kulgam and took stock of issues and concerns of the administration today launched an Urban Connect programme can guarantee self governance in J&K. The people of Jammu and masses for effective redressal. | Page 03 “MY TOWN MY PRIDE” across the Union territory. In this Kashmir cannot afford any further delay in | Page 07 connection, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, | Page 05 TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2020 02, Rab-ul-Awal 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 241 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com BRIEFNEWS Militant Killed in 3 Held For ED Questions Dr Farooq Betting on IPL Shopian Gunfight, Cop KATHUA: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested three persons who Shot Dead In Bijbehara were allegedly involved in illegal bet- ting on IPL (Indian Premier League) Abdullah For 7 Hours in Kathua district. According to a statement issued to a local news gathering agency, police said that Fight For Special Status Will Continue Even If I Am Hanged: NC Prez a Team of Kathua Police conducted a series of raids at different places in Kathua district and apprehended three persons who were involved in Its Vindictive Politics: illegal betting on IPL matches. “All the three accused belongs People's Alliance For to Kathua district and have been Gupkar Declaration identified as | More on P2 eople's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration on Man Held For ‘Fake’ Monday strongly condemned the summoning WhatsApp DP Pof Dr Faroog Abdullah, President J&K National Conference, by the Enforcement Directorate. In a Jehangeer Ganai the gunmen in South Kash- KUPWARA: Police on Monday ar- statement issued to a local news gathering agency, mir’s Anantnag district. rested a man for presenting himself the People’s Alliance termed summoning Dr Farooq SHOPIAN: An unidentified The encounter broke out as a police officer on his WhatsApp as part of vindictive politics practiced by the Central militant was killed in an en- in Melhora village after Display Picture (DP) in North Government to kill dissent and disagreement counter that raged between joint teams of security forc- Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The man across the country and in present case to silence is working as an Insurance Agent in the genuine demand for reversal of unilateral and forces and militants in Mel- es launched a cordon and a private company, a police official unconstitutional decisions of 5th August 2019 and hora area of South Kash- search operation to track told a local news gathering agency, restoration of position of 4thAugust 2019, the mir’s Shopian district, po- down the militants. When adding that he has been arrested by alliance has reminded the Central | More on P2 lice said. However, a police the joint teams of Police, police in Dragmulla, Kupwara. The inspector was also killed by Army’s 55 RR | More on P2 official said that the man identified as Showkat Ahmed Peer, a resident of Dragmulla had uploaded his Mehbooba, Omar, Others CRPF Man Injured in Pulwama Attack photograph donning police uniform Abid Bashir 31 July 2019, five days before the abroga- on WhatsApp. | More on P2 tion of Special Status of Jammu and Kash- Condemn ED Summon Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man was on Monday SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) mir in Chandigarh. he mainstream political parties and leaders injured in an attack in Gongoo area of South Kashmir’s Case Filed For president and incumbent parliamentarian, Pertinently, the CBI has already filed a on Monday condemned the summoning APulwama district, officials said. An official told a local news Dr Farooq Abdullah was on Monday ques- chargesheet against Farooq Abdullah and of incumbent parliamentarian Dr Farooq gathering agency that militants fired upon a joint team of forces Circulating Fake News T near peaks automobiles in Gongoo area in which one CRPF man was tioned for seven hours by the Enforcement three others for alleged misappropriation Abdullah by the Enforcement Department (ED). SRinagaR: Police on Monday Former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir and wounded. He identified the injured CRPF man as Bhupinder Singh Directorate (ED) in Srinagar regarding the of funds by opening alleged bogus bank ac- of 182 battalion sustained bullet injury in his leg and was shifted to registered a case against the persons alleged multi-crore scam of Jammu and counts. An official told a local news gather- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief, Mehboo- involved in spreading fake news ba Mufti said that the ED’s sudden summon to hospital for treatment. The official further stated that the area was on social media. “Cognizance with Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA). ing agency that Farooq Abdullah appeared Dr Farooq Abdullah displays the Government of immediately cordoned off to nab the attackers. (KNO) regard to fake news was taken, Abdullah was summoned by ED at before the agency officials at ED office Raj India’s nervousness about mainstream parties in which claimed that a firing incident 11am at its Rajbagh office where he was Bagh and his statement was recorded under J&K fighting as one unit. Mehbooba in her tweet 2 LeT OGWs held in Pattan had taken place in Khayam area. questioned by the agency’s officials re- the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. said that action reeks of political vendetta & The fake news created panic in the garding the money of JKCA. Meanwhile, during today’s question- wont blunt their collective resolve | More on P2 aramulla: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) associates were arrested area and Police immediately reacted Last time, Dr Farooq was questioned on ing, NC president didn’t | More on P2 in Chandooda village of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla to the news and found it baseless Bdistrict last evening, officials said on Monday. Officials told a after verification,” police said in local news gathering agency that two LeT associates were appre- a statement. Taking legal action hended by a joint team of Army’s 52 RR and Police in Chandooda vil- against persons who have spread WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO go, a long political battle that will continue. lage of Pattan. “Arms and ammunition including one UBGL grenade the fake news about a firing incident and 82 AK rounds were recovered from the possession of the arrest- in Khayam area | More on P2 This is the resolve of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This will continue whether ed duo,” the official said, adding that a case has been registered and Farooq Abdullah is dead or alive. Our resolve will never change even if I am hanged. further investigation has been taken up in this regard. (KNO) Injured Sopore Woman Succumbs SOPORE: An elderly woman, who was critically injured in a road acci- Hajj-2021 Will dent at Warpora area of Sopore in COVID Claims 7 Lives, No Property Tax For J&K UT: LG north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Depend On National, succumbed to her injuries after six 427 Test Positive in J&K Agencies Int’l COVID-19 days at SMHS hospital on Monday. According to a local news gathering Jahangeer Ganaie 9228 deaths while as total num- BARAMULLA: Putting the Protocols: Naqvi agency, officials said that an ber of positive cases in Jammu speculations to rest, J&K Lieu- 80-year-old woman identified as Mugli Begum, wife of Late Ghulam SRINAGAR: The ongoing division have reached to 35,415 tenant Governor (LG) Gov- Agencies Rasool Wani was critically injured COVID-19 pandemic has including 31,766 recoveries ernor Manoj Sinha Monday after a vehicle (Wagon R) bearing claimed nine more lives in and 460 deaths. said that the Union Territory NEW DELHI: A decision on Hajj registration number JK20A-0927 Jammu and Kashmir, thus The officials said that to- administration would not levy 2021 will be taken after the Sau- hit her at Malpora Stop. The driver, taking the death toll up to tal number of active cases in any property tax from the peo- di Arabian Government’s final however, managed to | More on P2 1,388 in the Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir are 8,314 ple in Jammu and Kashmir. call on the pilgrimage and the while 427 persons have including 5,125 from Kash- “Some people are saying that mir’s Baramulla district as per a by virtue of this amendment. “I national as well as international Non-Local Doctors tested positive cases, mir division and 3,189 property tax will be levied from local news gathering agency. want to inform them that the COVID-19 guidelines will have Practicing in Kashmir pushing the tally up from Jammu division. people of J&K. Let me clarify, Commenting on the recent government is thinking of in- to be kept in mind to ensure the Goes Unchecked to 88,369. With 781 more there will be no such tax be lev- amendment in J&K Pancha- creasing your remunerations well-being of the pilgrims, Mi- Irfan Ahmad Of the total 88,369 recoveries, the tally ied in Jammu and Kashmir by yat Raj Act, Lt Governor said rather than stopping the same,” nority Affairs Minister Mukhtar cases, 52,954 are from of total recoveries in the UT administration,” Sinha that there were apprehensions he said, adding these are just ru- Abbas Naqvi said on Monday.