First Time Since 1947, Martyrs' Day Observed Sans Govt
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LAST PAGE...P.8 TUESDAY C JULY-2020 KASHMIR M 23 Y SRINAGAR TODAY : SUNNY Contact 14 : -0194-2502327 K FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS & YOUR COPY OF Maximum : 33°c SUNSET Today 07:43 PM Minmum : 17°c SUNRISE Humidity : 40% Tommrow 05:30 AM 22 Ziqadat-ul-Haraaml | 1441 Hijri | Vol: 23 | Issue: 151 | Pages: 08 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 News Digest 2 Militants Killed, Section 144 Imposed First Time Since 1947, Martyrs’ Woman Hurt During In Budgam Budgam: Authorities in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district Anantnag Encounter imposed restrictions under sec- Day Observed Sans Govt tion 144. The prohibitory order ANANTNAG: Two militants were taliated, thus triggering an encounter. has been implemented in wake of Observer News Service killed while a woman received During the exchange of fire, two surge in Covid-19 cases. bullet injuries during an encoun- militants were killed and a woman Eyewitnesses said that police SRINAGAR: For the first time ter that raged between militants living near the encounter site re- vehicles were seen making an- nouncements, informing people since 1948, there was no holiday and government forces in Viddy ceived bullet injuries, police said, that section 144 has been im- and official function to com- Srigufwara area of South Kash- adding that one militant is said to be posed in the district. Shopkeepers memorate the annual Martyrs’ mir's Anantnag district on Monday local while the other is a foreigner. were asked to close their shops Day in Jammu and Kashmir on morning. Police said both were affiliated in wake of the imposition of the Monday. Police sources said that a joint with Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM). prohibitory order. In a break from past, there was team of Police, Army’s 3 RR and Police also identified the injured When contacted, a district no function at the Martyrs’ grave- CRPF launched a Cordon and Search woman as Arifa Jan a government administration official said the yard here after the government Operation (CASO) on specific infor- teacher by profession. prevailing health situation due to dropped July 13 from the list of mation about the presence of mili- According to Principal GMC Anant- Covid-19 has given rise to P-02 gazetted holidays last year fol- tants in the area. nag, Dr Showkat Jeelani they received lowing the abrogation of special He said that as the joint team of a lady with bullet injuries on Monday Boy 'Mistakenly' status of the state now turned forces approached towards the sus- morning. He said that the condition Consuming ‘Poison’, Dies into a union territory. pected spot, the militants present of the injured lady was stable. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, there fired upon them, which was re- Pertinently, 130 local as PAGE 02 Shopian: A minor died after he the then prime minister of Jam- “mistakenly” consumed some poisonous substance inside mu and Kashmir, had declared his home in Feeripora area July 13 as a holiday in 1948. ARMS AND AMMUNITION AND OTHER of south Kashmir's Shopian dis- Apart from the official function trict on Monday afternoon. at the Martyrs’ graveyard situ- incriminating materials were recovered from the site of A police official said that a minor ated in the lawns of Sufi shrine “encounter. Search in the area is in progress,” police said. boy identified as Zahid Yousuf of Bahaudin Naqshband, unionist Mantoo son of Mohammad You- political leaders used to pay flo- A DESERTED VIEW of Mazar-e-Shuhada (Martyr’s graveyard) in Srinagar on Monday- KO Photo: Abid Bhat suf, a resident of Feerpora Motaj ral tributes at the resting place of 3 Slain Sopore Militants Buried In Baramulla consumed some poisonous 22 Kashmiris who were killed in ja Hari Singh on this day in 1931. Monday in view of the strict re- of coronavirus infection. ammu and Kashmir police on Monday morning buried all substance mistakenly. He said Dogra army’s firing while protest- However none of the political strictions imposed in most parts The Shrine area in Khojabazar the three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants who were killed in that though the boy was rushed ing the autocratic rule of Mahara- leaders visited the graveyard on of Kashmir to contain the spread was sealed off and its PAGE 02 JReban area of Sopore on Sunday in Sheeri village of north to district hospital Kulgam, he Kashmir's Baramulla district. succumbed at the hospital. "We Police officials said that nobody approached them before the bod- have registered P-02 PUTTING CURBS ON THE VISIT OF POLITICAL PARTIES TO MARTYRS’ GRAVEYARD ies were taken to Sheeri Baramulla. They said that the decision for paying homage to our heroes who laid down their precious lives against autocracy and oppression is unjustifiable,” was also taken in view of Covid-19 pandemic. “Sheeri is place CASO Launched In where foreign militants or those who remain unidentified are “Bukhari said in a statement. buried,” said an official. Earlier, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Srinagar Area Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar Tweeted, "Pakistani LeT Militant P-02 Srinagar: Government Forces Monday launched a cordon-and- search operation in Habakadal area of Srinagar city. Sources said that combined Patient Declared Covid-19 forces launched a cordon- Lockdown Re-Imposed In Srinagar After Spike In Covid Cases and-search operation Zaindar Mohalla of Haba Kadal area. Positive 6 Days After Death Observer News Service 4 More Succumb The sudden operation launched Scores Of Women Wailed Over The Body For Entire in congested area surprised SRINAGAR: Following the surge To Covid-19 In people. Sources said the opera- Night, Hundreds Participated In Funeral in the number of COVID-19 cases, tion was launched following the authorities on Monday reimposed J&K: Officials Central Reserve Police inputs about the movement of PULWAMA: In what appears to be ness, they took him to GMC Anant- lockdown in many areas of Sri- Force (CRPF) constable suspected militants in the area. sheer negligence, a patient from Pul- nag, where his sample was taken nagar and other major towns to A police official said that P-02 Awas among the four wama district of South Kashmir was and after few days he was referred to prevent the virus from spreading. patients who died due to the declared Covid-19 positive six days SKIMS, Soura where his another sam- In the last week, over 450 cases Novel Coronavirus in Jammu Abandoned Drone after his death at SKIMS Soura. ple was taken for Covid-19 testing. were detected in Srinagar district and Kashmir, thus takingP-02 Recovered In Jammu Muhammad Ashraf Mir son They said on Wednesday, SKIMS alone, thus prompting the admin- KO Photo: Abid Bhat Jammu: Police on Monday of Muhmmad Munavar Mir, authorities asked them to wait istration to re-impose the lock- morning recovered an aban- resident of Nikloora village till his report comes. “However, down in the areas, which were doned drone from the fields in of Litter, Tehsil in Pul- they asked us take the body declared red zones. 4 Men in Police Custody, 13 BSF Troopers Among 314 Test Positive in J&K Boothai Chak village located on wama district who died saying that the deceased was As per reports an overwhelming ammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 314 new positive cases that include four people who the outskirts of Jammu city. at SKIMS last Wednesday, negative for Covid,” the family number of shops, business estab- are under police custody and 13 BSF personnel, taking the number of positive cases to 10827 Police officials said that locals was declared positive for members of Mir claimed. lishments and private offices re- Jin J&K. Among the new cases that were detected in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, 101 were spotted some suspicious object Covid-19 today after a gap On Wednesday evening, Mir’s mained closed in Srinagar district tested positive at SKIMS, 29 at JVC Bemina and rest at other hospitals. lying in fields in Boothai Chak of six days, a local news gathering body reached home and on Thurs- while the vehicular movement Among 314 new cases, 225 belong to Kashmir division while as 89 are from Jammu division, of- village which falls under the agency KNO reported. day morning he was laid to rest in was also thin on the roads. Earlier, ficials said, adding that the total number of positive cases in Kashmir division has reached P-02 jurisdiction of Phalian Mandal The relatives of deceased said that his native village. “Hundreds of his the relaxation was PAGE 02 police post of Jammu. "Locals after Mir complained of breathless- relatives and neighbours PAGE 02 informed the police following which a police team rushed to the spot and took the object in their possession," they said. Minor Drowns While However later, during investiga- PHQ Sealed After Police LG E-Inaugurates 10 Power Projects tion, it came to fore that P-02 Fishing in Dal Power Curtailment In Kashmir To Reduce By 6-8 Hours During Winter Season Man Injured In Bear SRINAGAR: A minor drowned af- Attack In Ganderbal Officer Tests Positive SRINAGAR: In a major boost to the 33/11 KV Receiving Station Yari- to the Lieutenant Governor; Sh. BVR ter he fell down while fishing in Ganderbal: A 50-year-old man SRINAGAR: A massive sanitisa- File Pic power sector in Kashmir, Lieuten- pora from 2x6.3 MVA to 2x10 MVA, Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Dal Lake near Dalgate area here on was injured in a bear attack tion drive was undertaken at Po- ant Governor, Girish Chandra Mur- Kulgam and Construction of 6.3 Sh.