TOP NEWS OF J&K JAMMU, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 Daily Evening Newspaper NATIONAL | 5 ENTERTAINMENT | 6 SPORTS | 8 Mamata refutes Amit Shah’s claims Chandni Sharma: Each episode of Ishq Boxing Day Test crucial in over Bengal’s development; calls Mein Marjawan 2 is sure to keep you at deciding fate of the series them ‘garbage of lies’ the edge of your seats! against India: Joe Burns e-paper: www.topnewsjk.in RNI No. JKENG/ 2010/39369 Regd. No. JK- 435 Vol.-11 Issue-349 Pages-12 Rs.-2/- BRIEFLY Farmers start day-long ‘relay’ hunger strike Gulmarg hotels sold out as tourists return to Valley marg is our main tourist NEW DELHI, Dec 21 Police said as traffic has 232 new destination in winter which (Agencies): Intensifying been diverted from Mukar- is abuzz with travellers,” their agitation against the ba and the GTK Road, COVID-19 Wani said. Centre’s new agri laws, people are suggested to Wani said they have cases in J&K; farmers began their day- avoid Outer Ring Road, the already started a plethora long ‘relay’ hunger strike GTK Road and National of winter sports activities three more on a chilly Monday morn- Highway (NH) 44. which has created a buzz ing at all sites of protest on deaths Those travelling to Hary- among the travellers who Delhi’s borders with Hary- ana can go through the Jha- are keen to visit the ski Top News Report ana and Uttar Pradesh. roda (only single carriage- resort. Protesting farmers will way), Daurala, Kapashera, “As of now, we have JAMMU, Dec 21: participate in the hunger Badusarai, Rajokri NH-8, around two feet of snow in Jammu and Kashmir on strike in batches and the Bijwasan-Bajghera, Palam Gulmarg, and tourists can Monday reported 232 first has 11 members, new COVID-19 cases Vihar and Dundahera bor- enjoy many sports activi- according to farmer lead- SRINAGAR, Dec 21 figures, 23,936 tourists taking the overall tally to ders. ties including skiing, snow- ers. (Agencies): Despite little have arrived in Kashmir 1,18,495. “Tikri, Dhansa borders boarding, snow cycling, Thousands of agricultur- sites of protest against has been updating com- promotions by the local this year with October and Out of the total cases, sledging and All-Terrain ists, mainly from Punjab the new agri laws. It will muters on open and closed are closed for any traf- travel and tourism frater- November months wit- 1,13,026 have recovered Vehicle (ATV) race, snow- and Haryana, are protest- be started by a team of 11 routes. fic movement. Jhatikara nity in the ongoing COVID nessing over 5,000 arrivals so far. A total of 1,844 tubing, etc.,” he said. patients have died leav- ing against the laws for the members at protests sites Taking to Twitter on border is open only for pandemic, the recent snow- to Kashmir. In October, Gulmarg Gon- ing a total of 3,625 active last over four weeks at vari- here, including the Singhu Monday, the traffic police two wheelers and pedes- fall has attracted a good Director Tourism Kash- dola, was also reopened for cases as on date, the gov- ous border points of Delhi border.” said that the Singhu, trian movement,” the traf- number of travellers to ski mir Nisar Ahmad Wani tourists after remaining ernment’s media bulletin and demanding that the He also urged “everyone Auchandi, Piau Maniyari, fic police tweeted. resort Gulmarg. said that all the hotels and closed for six months due reads. legislations be repealed. at all protest sites across the and Mangesh borders are “Chilla border one car- As per reports, most of most of the huts in Gul- to the Covid-19 pandemic. Of the cases reported Swaraj India chief Yogen- nation to participate in the closed. It has advised com- riageway from Delhi to the hotels at the premier marg are fully booked till Though the ropeway is today, 103 were reported dra Yadav had on Sunday same”. muters to take alternative Noida is open for traffic, ski resort of the country are January 5. in Kashmir while Jammu currently operating only till said, “Farmers will begin Several roads have been routes through the Lampur, however, other carriage- sold out till the first week of “We are happy that tour- division reported 129 the first phase, Wani said a day-long relay hunger shut due to the agitation Safiabad Saboli and Singhu way from Noida to Delhi January. ists have started arriving in infections. the second phase of strike on Monday at all and the Delhi Traffic Police School Toll Tax borders. According to the official Kashmir once again. Gul- 3.7 nTurn to page 9 nTurn to page 9 magnitude quake hits ‘Chillai-Kalan’ begins on dry note in Kashmir Natipora boy joined militant ranks: Police Ladakh’s SRINAGAR, Dec 21 ered the harshest winter and most areas, especial- temperature rose across (Agencies): ‘Chillai- period as a cold wave grips ly in the higher reaches, the valley last night owing SRINAGAR, Dec 21 Sofi of Natipora, Srinagar, “The whereabouts of Leh Kalan’, the 40-day harsh- the region and the temper- receive heavy snowfall, the to a cloud cover, but the (Agencies): Police on has joined militant ranks. another missing youth are est winter period, began in ature drops considerably officials said. minimum still settled Sunday claimed that miss- Two youths had gone still unconfirmed,” SSP LADAKH, De 21 Kashmir on Monday on a leading to the freezing of While ‘Chillai-Kalan’ below the freezing point, ing youth from the Nati- missing from Natipora said. (Agencies): An earth- dry note even as there was water bodies, including the will end on January 31, the officials said. pora area of Srinagar dis- locality of Srinagar follow- Regarding recent mili- quake of 3.7 magnitude improvement in the mini- famous Dal Lake here, as the cold wave continues Srinagar, the summer cap- trict has reportedly joined ing the killing of a guard of tant attacks in Srinagar on the Richter scale mum temperature across well as the water supply even after that in Kashmir ital of Jammu and Kashmir, militant ranks. Peoples Democratic Party outskirts, he said Srinagar occurred in Leh, Ladakh the valley, MeT officials lines in several parts of the with a 20-day-long ‘Chillai- recorded a low of minus 4 Addressing the presser (PDP) leader December 14. is the capital and is more on Monday morning. said. valley. Khurd’ (small cold) and a degrees Celsius, up from As per the National here, Senior Superinten- Police said among the vulnerable. They said the 40-day The chances of snowfall 10-day-long ‘Chillai-Bach- the previous night’s minus Centre for Seismology dent of Police (SSP) Haseeb two, they have confirma- “This year, 19 militants (NCS), the tremors were period from December 21 are most frequent and max- ha’ (baby cold). 6.2 degrees Celsius, Mughal said as per intelli- tion of Sofi joining the mili- have been felt around 8:33 am, 79 to January 31 is consid- imum during this period Meanwhile, the night nTurn to page 9 gence inputs, Irfan Ahmad tant ranks. nTurn to page 9 kilometres southwest of Alchi, Leh. “Earthquake of Mag- nitude: 3.7, Occurred NC assails ED Two arrested for stealing Rs 10 lakh on 21-12-2020, 08:33:46 IST, Lat: 33.66 and Long: action against 76.64, Depth: 5 Km, from a bank branch in Jammu Location: 79km SW of Dr Farooq, terms JAMMU, Dec 21 (Agencies): Two account opening form,” the branch Alchi (Leh), Ladakh, youths were arrested on Monday for manager said in his complaint. He India” NCS tweeted. it as political allegedly stealing Rs 10 lakh from a added that at 4.40 pm when the con- Court orders bank here, a police officer said. Jam- cerned woman official at the cash vendetta mu’s Senior Superintendent of Police counter left it briefly for reconcilia- framing Shridhar Patil said Rs 9.40 lakh out tion of cash, one of the accused man- Top News Report of the stolen sum of money too was aged to lift a few bundles of notes of charges recovered at the disclosure of the from the counter, taking advantage JAMMU, Dec 21: Senior National arrested thieves. He said the case of the official’s absence, and left the against Conference leaders on Monday was lodged on the complaint of the branch premises hurriedly along assailed the attachment of proper- branch manager of J&K Bank here on with his accomplice, the SSP said. A Kashmiri ties of Dr Farooq Abdullah and December 16, stating that his branch case was registered at city’s Gandhi separat- described the action as a political had discovered a cash shortfall of Rs Nagar police station and an inves- vendetta aimed at weakening the 10 lakh, comprising Rs 500 denomi- tigation was launched into it, the ist Aasiya premier political party of Jammu nation notes packed in two bundles SSP told reporters here. During the and Kashmir. the previous day. On examining the course of the investigation, the SSP Andrabi, two “The action speaks volumes about CCTV footage of the branch, it was said, the forensic evidence was col- the desperation in the BJP rank and found that two persons wearing face lected and CCTV footage was anal- others file on the face of National Confer- masks visited the branch and kept on ysed which led to the detention of ence further consolidating its roots the two nTurn to page 9 NEW DELHI, Dec roaming there, pretending to file an 21 (Agencies): A Delhi in Jammu and Kashmir”, senior court Monday ordered National Conference leaders said in CBJ charge-sheets duo for cheating framing of charges a joint statement issued from Sher- against Kashmiri sepa- e-Kashmir Bhavan here, adding ratist Aasiya Andrabi that such coercive tactics would youth on pretext of bank jobs and her two associates not deter the party, which is a mass 73, son of late Habibul- for “waging war against movement.