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",* "+"7, 6,8*.634 8>6,*.'.6?+1.>5.6. 7; 1+2<33 =. %,. & $% 7/0/%/487 49:'%46 ,( 1.3 members belonging to the Gujjar community celebrated housands of Kashmiris, Eid holding tricolour in their Tlocked down in their hous- hands at the Jeora farms, near es for over a week, on Monday the International border in RS celebrated Eid, their first fes- Pura area. tivity after the revocation of Jammu’s Divisional Article 370, without speaking Commissioner Sanjeev Verma to their loved ones or seeing told The Pioneer, “Eid prayers each other following “unprece- were offered peacefully in all ' ',+1+4 dented” clampdown in the the 10 districts of Jammu Valley since August 5. region.” He said after the ndia and China on Monday The authorities in Kashmir prayers, worshippers dispersed Iagreed on a host of initiatives did allow worshippers to con- peacefully at all the places. to improve their relations, with verge at nearby mosques, but Officials said 5,000 people New Delhi emphasising that most revered places such as like came to Eidgah, the main the future of the ties will Hazratbal Shrine, Idgah, venue, and offered prayers depend on the mutual sensi- remained out of bounds. amid strict security. tivity to each other’s “core con- ( ) In the Valley, clashes broke Earlier in Srinagar, cerns” to ensure that any bilat- * + ,- % out in some sensitive places, Principal Secretary to eral differences should not but barring minor injuries to a Government of J&K and become disputes. Territories. After India revoked would be issues in our ties. few people, the overall situation Government Spokesperson Making his first visit to Article 370 last week, China Properly managing differences remained peaceful. However, in Rohit Kansal maintained that China after taking over office, issued two separate statements is therefore vital. As our lead- Jammu region, pro-Azadi slo- Eid prayers have been offered External Affairs Minister S outlining its position on ers agreed in Astana, differ- gans were raised by worship- in all districts of Kashmir as Jaishankar held candid talks Ladakh and J&K. ences should not become dis- pers while they stepped out of well in Jammu region. All nec- with top Chinese leaders. In one statement, China putes. That is how India-China Jamia Masjid in Kishtwar in the essary arrangements were His three-day visit to China objected to the formation of relations can remain a factor of presence of security personnel made to facilitate the people for comes amid spiralling tensions Ladakh as a Union Territory by stability in an uncertain world,” and senior officers, including offering prayers at mosques between India and Pakistan India, saying it undermined its Jaishankar said. Deputy Commissioner Angrez and other places. over the revocation of special territorial sovereignty. The positive direction of Singh Rana. !" $%& Addressing the mediaper- status to Jammu & Kashmir. After his meeting with ties after the Wuhan Summit However DC could not be sons in Srinagar, Rohit Kansal Before he settled for a Wang Qishan, Jaishankar held has opened up a world of new contacted due to suspension of deployed in the area, handled Srinagar and monitored the sit- Meanwhile, the Jammu & said that people in large num- structured talk with his coun- talks with Wang Yi — first at convergences, he said, referring telephone services to confirm the situation very tactfully and uation. Several drones cameras Kashmir Police rebutted media bers came out to offer Eid terpart Wang Yi, Jaishankar restricted delegation-level to the informal summit these reports. despite severe provocation and helicopters were seen fly- reports that claimed involve- prayers in their local areas and met the tough-talking Chinese meeting followed by full- between Prime Minister According to eyewitness refrained from taking any ing over Srinagar skies to keep ment of policemen in a firing mosques in entire Kashmir Vice President Wang Qishan, a fledged delegation-level talks Narendra Modi and President reports, “over 2,000 worship- action against them. a close tabs on the ground zero. incident. division. close confidant of President Xi spanning over several hours. Xi last year. pers were present in the Official sources claimed According to SP Pani, “This malicious content is He said that in Srinagar Jinping, at the picturesque res- At the end of the talks, both “Exploiting this and taking mosque; and soon after the notorious elements were iden- Inspector General of Police, strongly rebutted. Matter has district, hundreds of people vis- idential complex Jaishankar and Wang made our ties to a new level will prayers were over, a large num- tified by the police in the Kashmir range, “The overall been taken up with Twitter for ited various mosques mainly Zhongnanhai, where China’s candid remarks at the 4th require strong public support in ber of them stepped out shout- crowd and action as per rule of situation in Kashmir remained action,” tweeted the official including Maqdoom Sahab, top leaders reside. India-China media summit both societies. The media can ing provocative slogans and law will follow against them in peaceful barring minor inci- handle of the Kashmir Zone Dastgeer Sahab, Iqra Masjid He held a frank discussion where they announced a host make a major contribution to pro-Azadi slogans in Kishtwar”. due course of time. dents of law and order report- police late on Monday. and other places to offer Eid with Wang Qishan about the of initiatives to boost ties ahead that goal,” he said. Prayers were not allowed in tra- Meanwhile, National ed from parts of Srinagar”. In Jammu, prayers were namaz. All other districts of state of the bilateral ties in the of Xi’s visit to India later this Continued on Page 4 ditional Chougan Parade Security Adviser Ajit Doval, He said after Eid prayers held in a peaceful atmosphere Kashmir division also saw context of China’s concerns year. “It is natural, both as See P10: China promises to ground by the local authorities. who is camping in Srinagar, people were dispersed in a amid tight security arrange- movement of people to the over the bifurcation of Jammu neighbours and large develop- address India’s concern over The paramilitary forces conducted an aerial survey of peaceful manner. ments. A large number of mosques for offering prayers. & Kashmir into two Union ing economies, that there ballooning trade deficit ! 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However, those offi- Taxes (CBDT) removing tax Babita, 29, had also defend- general secretary incharge of Dronacharya awardee who was cers who were invalidated due exemption on disability pen- ed Haryana Chief Minister Haryana Anil Jain, and its State chief of the Jannayak Janata to serious injuries were exempt sion led to massive uproar in Manohar Lal Khattar after he chief Subhash Barala, Phogats Party’s sports wing, said only from tax. 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