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10thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER DC Shopian kick-starts Plantation drive Advisor Farooq Khan chairs Annual Kansal inspects various power stations As part of Chinar Day Celebration, the Deputy General meeting of JKAIDCL Principal Secretary Power Development Department, Rohit Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachan Kumar Vaishya Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan chaired Annual General Kansal today inspected the 2x50 MVA Grid Station and the today kick started plantation drive by planting different 2x10 MVA Receiving Station at Canal Road here today.The species of saplings at DC Office premises, here. meeting of JK Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited (AIDCL) at Civil Secretariat here today.The meeting was | Page 03 inspection was held in order to assess the department’s Speaking on the occasion, the DC said that the Forest preparedness for the upcoming summer | Page 07 Department Shopian has a target to plant | Page 05 TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2021 02, Shaban Ul Muazzam 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:10 Issue No: 63 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com Relief For Police, LG Orders Cleaning, Desilting Of Shopian Gunfight Ends Parents: IGP Srinagar, March 15: After 3 Days, JeM Com’der Inspector General of Police Ranbir Canal Before Baisakhi Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar Jammu, March 15 : Lieutenant on Monday described the Governor, Manoj Sinha today killing of Wilayat Ahmad made a visit to Jammu-Akhnoor Among 2 Militants Killed Lone alias Sajad Afghani road and enquired about the in Shopian as big relief for status of the desilting process of Several Houses Damaged, One More Youth Suffer Pellets Injury In Eye police and parents, saying Ranbir canal, besides reviewing that the Jash-e-Mohammad the status of Jammu-Akhnoor Srinagar, March 15 : The militant commander was road widening project. nearly three-day long encoun- master mind in recruiting While enquiring about the ter between militants and gov- locals into militant ranks. mechanism laid down for clean- ernment forces ended in Sho- Afghani, a local resident ing of the canal, the Lt Governor pian district of south Kashmir. was among two militants directed the concerned officers monitoring of the work so that the officers. Two militants including top a killed in the encounter at to take all requisite measures farmers could benefit from the It was informed that tenders Jaish-e-Mohammad command- Rawalpora Shopian and for completion of cleaning and timely availability of water. for the desilting work have been er, Vilayat Lone alias Sajjad the operation conducted by desilting work of the Ranbir Ca- Take proactive measures to allotted and it would be complet- Afghani were killed in the joint team of police, army nal before Baisakhi. He further complete the work; visible re- ed well in time. gunfight which had ensued at and CRPF lasted for nearly directed for immediate desilting sults should be seen in a week’s Taking strong note of Rawalpora area of the south- See Relief on pg 2... of all the distributaries and daily time, the Lt Governor instructed See LG orders on pg 2... ern district 8:00 p.m. on Satur- day last. Several houses were damaged were a few more per- Respite To sons were injured in clashes People: DGP Bird Flu Scare with a one suffering pellet in- ‘Moderate’ Rains Forecast juries and a policeman Nazir Srinagar, Mar 15: Di- In Kupwara Ahmad being hit on head. rector General of Police On March 21, 22 Srinagar, Mar 15: Amid bird “The encounter resumed in He has been identified as ments and killings of civilians Dilbagh Singh on Monday flu scare, scores of crows were the wee hours after remain- top JeM commander Vilayat branding them as police and said the elimination of top Srinagar, March 15: Weather- the local meteorological depart- found dead besides carcasses of ing suspended for the night,” Ahmad Lone alias Sajad Af- SF informers.” commanders of militant man on Monday said there is no ment, said, adding, “Moderate few foxes also spotted in Lolab a police spokesman said in a ghani of Shopian. Several cases were regis- outfits will provide respite forecast for “major rainfall activ- rain or snow is likely during 21- area in north-Kashmir's Kup- statement. “As per police records, he tered against him and was to the common people in the ity” this week even as moder- 22nd in J&K and at Sonamarg wara district. As the search operation was was active since 08 September wanted by law for his com- Valley. ate rains or snow are “likely” on -Drass axis.” Reports said that panic trig- resumed, he said, “a contact 2018 and was part of a group plicity in several militancy-re- Singh, accompanied by March 21 and 22 in Jammu and Meanwhile a meteorological gered among local residents af- with the holed up militants involved in executing a series lated cases including FIR No. Inspector General of Police Kashmir. department said that Srinagar ter dozens of crows were found was again established and of attacks on policemen, secu- 304/2018 PS Shopian threat- (Kashmir Zone) Vijay “Light rain at isolated places recorded a low of 6.3°C against dead at Gundmacher area in during the ensuing encounter rity forces and civilians,” the ening the people so as to keep Kumar, was in Anantnag is likely during next few days. 5.8°C on the previous night. The Lolab early this morning. How- one more militant was killed spolice spokesman said, add- them away from Panchayat district to chair a security There is no forecast of major minimum temperature was 2.6°C ever what puzzled the locals is and his body was retrieved ing, “He was also involved in polls including blazing a review attended by officers rainfall activity till March 20, above normal for this time of that carcasses of around from the site of encounter.” attacks on security establish- See Shopian on pg 2... See Respite on pg 2... “Sonam Lotus, the Director of See Moderate on pg 2... See Bird on pg 2... PDP Constitutes PAC Srinagar, March 15: The Ongoing Vaccination Drive Slow, Will Take Primary Schooling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has Resumes In Kashmir constituted a fifteen member Years To Cover Entire Population: Par Panel Political Affairs Committee (PAC) New Delhi, Mar 15: The Parliamentary said. ed that the Ministry of Home Affairs had of the party. Standing Committee on Home Affairs has The panel, headed by Congress MP instructed all the state governments to man- The new PAC headed by Ms expressed concern over the slow pace of on- Anand Sharma, said it felt that it is very datorily disburse relief through Direct Ben- Mufti would have senior leaders going vaccination drive in the country and serious issue that a large number of people efit Transfer (DBT) into the account of the A R Veeri, Muhammad Sartaj observed that at this rate it will take many are missing the second dose of the vaccine beneficiary. Madni, G N Lone Hanjura, Dr years to vaccinate the entire population. as the virus is mutating and new variants "The committee would like to know as Mehboob Beg, Naeem Akhtar, Su- In its report on the Demands for Grants of of COVID-19 are being reported in different to how many states are sending the relief rinder Choudhary, Yashpal Shar- the Ministry of Home Affairs tabled in Rajya parts of the world. through DBT and observes that matter ma, Master Tassaduq Hussain, Sabha on Monday, the panel also expressed "The committee, therefore, recommends should be pursued with the states that have Sofi Abdul Gaffar, Nizam ud Din concern that a large number of people are that all frontline health workers and the not come on board for the purpose. The Bhat, Aasiya Naqash, Firdous Ah- missing the second dose of the vaccine. Corona warriors including CAPFs (Central MHA should assist those states, if any, who mad Tak, Muhammad Khursheed "The committee takes note of the ongoing Armed Police Forces) and state and UT po- are facing bottlenecks in shifting or adher- Alam and Advocate Muhammad vaccination process for COVID-19 and ob- lice personnel receive the recommended ing to DBT," the report said. Yusuf Bhat as members. serves that, till now, less than 1 per cent of doses of vaccine. An attempt should be made Referring to the recent severe glacial out- This was disclosed by a party the Indian population has been vaccinated to cover maximum people as early as possi- burst at Chamoli in Uttarakhand, the com- spokesperson in a statement and at this rate, it will take many years to ble," the report said. mittee strongly recommended that Srinagar, March 15: The entails having only 50% of issued here. vaccinate the whole population," the report On other issues, the committee also not- See Ongoing on pg 2... schools for primary classes students on campus on any reopened in Kashmir valley given day. on Monday, first time in al- Teachers of the elementa- most two years. ry classes (up to class 8) were The opening of the schools asked to attend the schools 100 sports centres across 21 Travellers Among 94 Fresh Cases In J&K for primary level were de- from March 1 for preparation ferred by a week on March while students attended the Srinagar, Mar 15: Twenty-one travellers were 3 women’s College 8 when all government and classes from March 8. J-K to be set up soon: Govt among 94 fresh novel coronavirus cases reported private schools opened albeit Earlier, colleges opened in New Delhi, Mar 15: The gov- marg this year and his ministry in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, offi- Students Test Positive in a staggered manner for aca- Kashmir more than 11 months ernment on Monday informed will fund it.