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9thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER Lt Governor meets industrialists’ delegation J&K High Court Bar Assocation Jammu meets Lt Governor Make JK Surplus Production Area In Milk, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met delegation of Federation of Vegetable: Navin Choudhary To Officers Industries from Jammu province led by Lalit Mahajan here at Raj Bhavan A delegation of J&K High Court Bar Assocation Jammu today met the today. The delegation submitted that the ongoing Covid crisis has Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan and apprised him Principal Secretary Animal/Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries inflicted heavy losses on the industry, which needs immediate redressal. of their concerning issues. The delegation led by its President, Abhinav departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary directed the officers They demanded an industrial package to compensate the losses Sharma, submitted a memorandum of demands to | Page 03 to strive hard for making Jammu and Kashmir surplus area in incurred due to withdrawal of incentives after imposition | Page 05 production of milk and vegetables. Principal Secretary, while chairing SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 2020 02, Muharram 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 192 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com BRIEFNEWS After 21 Weeks, Dargah, Jamia, Other Youth possessing with Dr Farooq live bullets arrested ANANTNAG: A youth was on Friday Shrines Echo With Friday Prayers arrested during a naka checking by police in this south Kashmir district Owais Gul of Anantnag, where three-day lock- down was imposed from today to Breaks Lull SRINAGAR: After 21 weeks, prevent further spread of COVID-19, the central Jamia Masjid Sri- official sources said this afternoon. Seeks Statehood, Restoration nagar, Dargah Hazratbal and They said nakas were established other major shrines across at several places in Anantnag this morning to implement the restric- of Special Status Jammu and Kashmir on Friday tions imposed by the administration were abuzz with congregational due to surge in the Coronavirus prayers where special prayers positive cases. were also held to seek refuge They said at Karikadal naka from the deadly pandemic. checking a youth on motorcycle was The religious places across intercepted during his frisking 50 Jammu and Kashmir were live rounds were recovered. He was identified as Adil Fayaz Bhat son of opened by the government Fayaz Ahman of Khiram Sarigufwara on August 16, 2020 after re- and his motorcycle was seized. maining closed for over five A case under FIR number 184/2020 months in wake of the dead- under section 7/25 Arms Act and 23 ly COVID-19 outbreak that ULA Act stands register in Police Sta- claimed 600 lives so far and tion Bijbehara, they said adding he infected over 30,000 people in was being questioned. (Agencies) the Union Territory. Witnesses told a local news BSF Man gathering agency that the dev- Commits Suicide otees in large numbers attend- (Khadims). Social distancing tory Friday congregational The Auqaf Jamia Masjid had KUPWARA: A Border Security Force ed the Friday congregational and other Standard Operating prayers at Jamia Masjid today made elaborate arrangements (BSF) man shot himself dead with Agencies have done. There’s not a day prayers at the Dargah Hazrat- Procedures (SOP) were fol- while the Standard Operating for the devotees and social dis- his service riffle in the border district when they don’t lie. They say bal where special arrange- lowed in spirit, they said. Procedure (SOPs) were also tancing was also maintained of north Kashmir’s Kupwara, officials NEW DELHI: National Con- everything is hunky dory and ments in view of COVID-19 Also, devotees in large num- being followed by them in let- by the people while offering said Friday. | More on P2 Officials told a local news gathering ference (NC) patron and people of the nation are believ- were made by the caretakers ber participated in the manda- ter and spirit. prayers. agency that a BSF man shot Member of Parliament from ing them,” Abdullah told a New himself with several bullets at a Srinagar constituency, Dr. Fa- Delhi based news channel. bunker at Joint Integration Centre rooq Abdullah finally uttered “We feel 35A should be re- Branwari area of Kupwara district. something about the August turned to the state. Full state- “The deceased was identified as 05, 2019 decision and demand- hood should return to the state. COVID in JK: 606 dead as virus Burial of COVID-19 Head Constable Kundan Ram. He ed restoration of Statehood That’s my demand. Enough is was posted with 169 battalion,” officials said. They said that soon and Article-35A to Jammu and enough,” he added. claims 14 more lives in Kashmir Victims Becomes after Kumar shot himself with his Kashmir, saying that people The former Chief Minister of service riffle, his colleagues shifted have lost faith in the democrat- erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Jahangeer Ganaie from Shopian, a 65-year-old lady from Costly Affair In Kashmir him to a nearby hospital where he ic process of this government. State also questioned govern- Chadoora Budgam, a 74-year-old man was declared brought dead. Senior “People have lost faith in ment’s claim that the people SRINAGAR: The death toll due to the Coro- from Kralpora Budgam, a 70-year-old Gravediggers Charge Up To Superintendent of Police (SSP), the democratic process of this were happy with the decision navirus has crossed 600-mark in Jammu woman from Chattabal Srinagar and a Rs 20, 000 For Digging Single Grave Kupwara, Shriram Ambarkar said government. It is impossible to of revoking special status and and Kashmir as 14 more patients including 67-year-old male from Dalgate Srinagar. that preliminary investigations reveal that the deceased BSF man trust them because of what they dividing the state | More on P2 a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man An official from SKIMS Soura said was suffering from depression and died on Friday in Kashmir division. that a 52-year-old CRPF man from 61 hypertension. | More on P2 An official told a local news battalion Shivpora Srinagar who gathering agency that 14 pa- was admitted on 18 August, died Soldier found tients who died include a on Friday. dead in Poonch SC Extends Term Of 52-year-old CRPF man of 61 He added that a patient from battalion, a 70 year old man Budina Budgam who was ad- JAMMU: A soldier posted on the forward post of Line of Control in 3 Members Of Armed from Budina Budgam, an mitted on 20 August, an 85-year- Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and 85-year-old man from Drang- old man from Drangbal Pampore Kashmir’s Poonch sector was found Forces Tribunal bal Pampore, a 70-year-old woman who was admitted on 14 August and dead under mysterious conditions from Sopore Baramulla, a 62-year- a patient from Sopore who was admitted today, officials said. They said that Agencies old man from Gantmulla Baramulla, on 08 August also died on Friday. preliminary investigations reveal a 65-year-old man from Wagoora area He further added that the latest report that the solider has committed suicide but things will be clear only NEW DELHI: The Su- of Baramulla, a 70-year-old male from of patient from Sopore was negative. when postmortem will be done. preme Court has extended Drass, a 70-year-old woman from Qazi- An official from SMHS said that a pa- Owais Gul Officials told a local news gathering the term of three Admin- pora Bandipora, a 65-year-old male from tient from Gantmulla Baramulla who agency that a solider posted with istrative Members of the Chadoora Budgam, a 75-year-old male was admitted on 17 August, | More on P2 SRINAGAR: The cemeteries are turning into the army’s RR who was deployed Armed Forces Tribunal goldmines for Kashmir’s gravediggers as they at a forward post along the Loc in for a period of two months. charge exorbitantly for those who are dying due Krishna Ghati sector in J&K’s Poonch A three-judge bench head- to Coronavirus. As per the families of those who district, was found dead. | More on P2 ed by Chief Justice of India Tally Crosses 29-Lakh Mark In India have died due to the pandemic in the recent past S A Bobde passed the order ndia's COVID-19 tally zoomed past 29 lakh, a day after it crossed 28 lakh, with a single-day spike in Srinagar and elsewhere, the gravediggers Youth Electrocuted after noting that connected of 68,898 infections, while the recoveries have increased to 21,58,946 on Friday pushing the have been demanding hefty sum for digging To Death matters were posted for hear- Irecovery rate to over 74 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases graves, not bothered whether the family of de- ing in the next month. matters are scheduled to be of Coronavirus infections mounted to 29,05,823, while the death toll climbed to 54,849 with 983 ceased can afford it or not. SRINAGAR: A 23-year-old youth new fatalities being reported in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. Case fatali- was electrocuted to death in Lan- The term of three ad- listed for hearing on Sep- ty rate has declined to 1.89 per cent while the recovery rate has risen to 74.30 percent. | More on P2 Talking to a local news gathering agency, gerpora village of Chatibandi area in ministrative members tember 9, 2020, we deem it Sheikh Danish, a local resident from Srinagar north Kashmir’s Bandipora district of the Armed Forces Tri- appropriate that the term of said that the ongoing COVID-19 has proved gold- on Friday afternoon.