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9thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER Strategic Z-Morh Tunnel In Kashmir To Be Div Com Reviews Land Dr. Jitendra Reviews Developmental Completed By Jun 2021: Govt Transfer Cases In Srinagar Scenario In Ramban District Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a Union Minister of State, in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), meeting of National Highway Infrastructure Development meeting of concerned officials here to settle land transfer cases of Dr Jitendra Singh, today reviewed the achievements under Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), to review progress of Srinagar district pertaining to government departments. During Centrally Sponsored Schemes and other major projects in various road projects being undertaken by them in Jammu the meeting threadbare deliberations were held regarding various district Ramban here at a meeting of District Development & Kashmir. Managing Director, NHIDCL, Administrative issues including transfer of State land measuring 796 kanals and Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA). Secretaries, of departments of Revenue, Power 9 marlas within 200 meters periphery of Dal Lake. | Page 03 The Union Minister addressed the meeting through Video Development, Public Works (R&B), Divisional | Page 05 Conferencing, which was attended by District | Page 07 TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 29, Zul Qaadah 1441 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 168 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com BRIEFNEWS Trooper Commits Suicide SRINAGAR: A trooper allegedly com- Lockdown Fails To mitted suicide by shooting self with his service rifle in Panthchowk area of Highest Single-Day Spike Throttle Spiking COVID Srinagar outskirts on Monday. Police sources said that a CRPF man identified as Biswjit Dutta of 29 Cases in Srinagar Battalion, posted at Panthchowk Srinagar, shot himself while on duty. In J&K, 751 Test Positive He died on spot. Sources said that the said trooper ended his life in washroom. (KNT) Toll Crosses 14k Mark, 463 More Patients Recover in UT 16 ACB Employees Test Positive SRINAGAR: At least 16 employees at +ve Total District Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) have Cases Cases been tested positive for COVID-19 in- fection, official sources said. Sources Anantnag 11 1071 told a local news gathering agency that out of 81 samples taken, 16 em- Kulgam 0 11147 ployees at Peer Bagh Headquarters of ACB were found Covid-19 positive. Pulwama 111 999 “The infected employees have been Shopian 62 1165 isolated and their contacts have been traced,” said an official. (KNT) Budgam 94 865 456 Cases down on July 13 have wor- Srinagar 171 3070 Pre-Lockdown, 1206 ryingly gone up. Srinagar Cases Post-Lockdown As per the details available Residents Protest Ganderbal 10 301 with a local news gathering Per Week agency, 456 persons tested SRINAGAR: Women in Lal Bazar Bandipora 9 464 positive for the virus in the and Hazratbal areas of Srinagar city Owais Gul week before the lockdown. staged protest against the scarcity Baramulla 40 1623 After imposition of the lock- of drinking water on Monday. The Kupwara 3 918 protests were held in Hakeem Mohalla SRINAGAR: The re- impo- down, 1206 cases have been Baagwanpora area of Lal Bazar and Kathua 13 373 sition of restrictions in the witnessed in the district in Nare Batapora locality of Hazratbal. Nadeem Nadu CRPF personnel, 16 from ACB personnel and as many police- summer capital of Jammu the past seven days. Carrying empty pots on their heads, headquarters here besides ten men and seven minors includ- Jammu 12 636 and Kashmir has failed to curb With 1206 fresh cases, Sri- protesting women said they are facing SRINAGAR: Jammu and pregnant women. ing one year-old baby. Samba 2 330 dreadful surge of COVID-19 nagar continues to remain water shortage for the past few months Kashmir reported biggest Among them fresh cases Giving the district-wise cases, raising questions about on the top of the Coronavirus and despite repeated pleas, the prob- Udhampur 33 364 lem continues to remain unaddressed. single day spike in covid-19 240 were reported from Jam- breakup of the cases, officials the strategy adopted by the au- cases list among all the dis- “We have been forced to hit the roads. infections on Monday with mu and 511 from Kashmir told a local news gathering Reasi 12 78 thorities in the district. tricts of the Union Territory. In case the government does not 751 additions including 51 which also include three BSF agency, | More on P2 Shockingly, the COVID- On Monday, when the address our problem, we will take out Rajouri 23 402 19 cases which were sup- lockdown was re-imposed, a more protest marches,” said Mymoona Poonch 1 153 posed to decrease post the total of 101 cases were report- of Bagwanpora Lal Bazar, a protester. 8 More Patients Die, Toll 254 in JK Objecting to Burial of COVID-19 imposition of fresh lock- ed from | More on P2 The protesters dispersed after an Nadeem Nadu Corpses Un-Islamic: Grand Mufti Doda 32 193 assurance from officials that their problem would be looked into. Nasir Azam ashmir Valley on Monday reported eight more Ramban 90 408 “The supply lines are not in a position to deaths attributed to covid-19, taking the fatality bear additional pressure of water as a ashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Monday Kishtwar 22 90 count due to the microbe to 254 in Jammu and result many areas are facing hardships,” K appealed to the people no to object to the burial of Kashmir. Those who succumbed to the virus include a Cases Today : 751 Total Cases : 14650 an official said. | More on P2 Kthose who die due to COVID-19 pandemic in local 60-year-old man from Tankipora, 70-year-old-man from graveyards as the move is totally against the basic tenets Health Expert Man Arrested For Jumping Zoonimar, a 65 year-old resident from Zakura area, a of Islam and the principles of humanity. Talking to a 65-year-old woman from Shadimarg Pulwama, 60-year- local news gathering agency, Mufti Nasir said that he has Security Checkpoint old Neehama Pampore, a 65-year-old | More on P2 received scores of complaints from | More on P2 Warns Of Catastrophe SRINAGAR: Police have arrested a man after he allegedly ignored the Terms Arrival Of Non-Local Laborers 'Detrimental' signal to stop at a security checkpoint in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir FLOOD THREAT Kashmir, officials said. “At about 08:40 pm, a police naka Witnesses Spurt party at Beerwah Chowk in Budgam In Suicides Among Raise Embankments at signalled a car bearing Delhi registra- tion number to stop, but the driver Forces’ Ranks ignored the signal and tried to run Vulnerable Spots: CS to Officers away,” a police official said. Abid Bashir He said the naka party fired a few Reviews Preparedness rounds in the air, following which the driver halted the car. The driver, SRINAGAR: Amid COVID-19 In Srinagar City identified as Zahid Majeed Ahanger of pandemic, suicide and fratri- Srinagar, was arrested by police, the cidal incidents among security Agencies official said. He added that no loss of forces especially paramilitary any life or injury was reported in the CRPF men have shown an up- SRINAGAR: The Chief Sec- incident. (Agencies) ward trend in the Valley with retary, B V R Subrahmanyam LG condoles demise of ban on availing leave to go Monday chaired a meeting of Majid Nabi the number is set to rise in Advisor Khan’s mother home and meet families being officers to review flood prepara- the days ahead as “UT gov- cited one of the major reasons tion and response mechanism in SRINAGAR: Health expert in ernment is giving them a free SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, for suicidal tendencies among place in Kashmir division. Kashmir Monday warned of passage to enter in J&K.” Girish Chandra Murmu on Monday forces personnel. Addressing the meeting, a big ‘catastrophe’ if the ‘free’ Health experts have al- extended his heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of Khalida Begum, Today morning, a CRPF per- Chief Secretary stressed on movement of non-local laborers ready sounded alarm, say- mother of Farooq Khan, Advisor to sonnel committed suicide by maintaining fool proof prepa- arriving from different parts of ing the situation would turn Lieutenant Governor. shooting himself dead with his ration and effective response mainland India in Kashmir is ugly in case the arrival of Terming her as a noble and compas- service riffle at his unit in Pan- mechanism to deal with any not stopped forthwith. non J&K workforce is not sionate soul, the Lt Governor said tha Chowk area of Srinagar. eventuality that may arise Official figures available stopped given the behavior of that she was a philanthropist, always “An inquiry has been ordered due to a flood like situation. with a local news gathering Covid-19 vis-à-vis huge spike working for the welfare of the public. to find out the reason that led In this regard, he called upon pressed upon the officers to prompt flood response. He gave agency suggests that more in positive cases followed by In a condolence message, the Lt Governor prayed for eternal peace him to take this extreme step,” Divisional Administration to take proactive measures to aug- directions on raising of embank- than 14,000 non-local labour- rise in deaths as well. What to the departed soul and courage a CRPF official said. Today’s devise flood management and ment effective flood preparation ments at all vulnerable spots, ers have arrived in Kashmir is more dangerous is that the for the bereaved family to bear the incident came just three days mitigation plans immediately.