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Press Trust Of India referring to the surgical strike after the Uri terror attack and Policeman Caught CHANDIGARH: Defence the Balakot air strikes after the While Accepting Bribe Minister Rajnath Singh said Pulwama attack. SRINAGAR: The Central Bureau on Monday that Jammu and "Today we can say that of Investigation (CBI) on Monday Kashmir will soon see an end Pakistan-supported model of arrested a police officer in Kathua to militancy as Article-370 and terrorism is getting demol- district of Jammu division for de- Article-35 A fuelling separat- ished in India, he said. manding and accepting bribe from a ism is over now. Singh also said that there complainant.  More On P6 "I believe that the remaining was a trust deficit between terrorism in Kashmir will also India and Pakistan and the Elderly Man end. I have this belief because country needed to be vigilant the strength and oxygen that of this fact from the point of Slips To Death the separatist forces used to get view of national security. SRINAGAR: An elderly man died on there due to Articles 370 and Singh said Pakistan had un- Monday after slipping from a hillock 35A are over now, said Singh. derstood that they would not in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. He was addressing virtually make any gains from violations 65-year-old Abdul Qayoom Badan the third Balramji Dass Tandon security forces can be guessed of ceasefire agreements. Janmashtami was celebrated in Srinagar with a procession passing through many areas of uptown and lost balance and fell into a deep Memorial Lecture organised by from the fact that in the last An agreement was signed culminating at Lal Chowk. KO photo Abid Bhat gorge while  More On P6 Panjab University on the issue seven years, they have not al- between the Director General of national security. lowed a single major terrorist Military Operations (DGMO) of Landslide Damages He said the Modi govern- incident in the hinterland of India and Pakistan to maintain 2 Inﬁltrators Shot 4 Houses ment neither does politics nor India, he said. ceasefire along the Line of Control New Strategy Adopted allows it to happen on issues India is not only taking ac- in February this year, he said. Dead On LoC JAMMU: Four houses were damaged related to national security, tion against militancy within "We are also in wait and in a landslide in Ramban district of and added that a free hand has the borders of the country, the watch mode because the trust To Promote Tourism: LG Press Trust Of India Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, offi- been given to the security forc- brave soldiers of our army have deficit between both the na- cials said. There was no report of any es in performing their duties. done the work of destroying tions is a major problem, he JAMMU: Two militants were killed death or injury to anyone. The houses "How high the confidence terrorist hideouts by crossing said, adding that no ceasefire as Army troops foiled an infiltration were damaged at Kunfer village of and morale of the army and the border if needed, he said, violation by  More On P6 attempt along the Line of Control Chanderkote  More On P6 (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Monday, a Cops Seize Century defence spokesperson said. Old Sculpture ‘Have Learnt A Lot From 1962 Sino-India War’ Jammu-based Defence Public SRINAGAR: Police have recovered a efence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India wants a solution to the border dispute with China Relation Officer Lt Col Devender century old sculpture from a local in through dialogue and asserted that the government would never allow the sanctity of borders to be violated. Anand said the operation is still Khansahib area of Budgam district DThe Modi government has made it clear to the forces that any unilateral action on the Line of Actual Control Observer News Service LG related to development of underway in the area. before it could be sold in the market. (LAC) should not be ignored, he said. Singh was delivering virtually the third Balramji Dass Tandon Memorial Lecture unexplored tourism potential "In the early hours of August An official said that the 100-year-old organised by Panjab University on the issue of national security. The defence minister said that there have been per- SRINAGAR: The administration areas, expediting the work on 30, terrorists from across the Line sculpture was recovered from the ception differences on the border with China. Despite this, there are some agreements, protocols  More On P6 is working on a multipronged Tawi Riverfront, besides wid- of Control made an attempt to in- house of Nawaz Ahmad Sheikh son strategy for the promotion of ening of Dayalachak- Challan filtrate in the Poonch Sector. Alert of Abdul Rashid  More On P6 tourism in Jammu and Kashmir road and construction of Army troops detected the infiltra- to attract more and more tour- Lakhanpur-Mahanpur-Basohli- tion bid by effective use of the in- 3 Injured In Policeman Arrested ists to the region, besides Dunera road. tegrated surveillance grid," he said. generating employment av- He also thanked the gov- "Two terrorists attempting Lightning Strike For Killing Wife Panchayat Members Seek enues for the local population, ernment for developing water to infiltrate across the LoC have SRINAGAR: Three people were Lieutenant Governor Manoj sports infrastructure in Basohli, been successfully neutralised by injured on Monday after a lightning More Security, Vehicles Sinha said Monday. and requested for expansion the troops of the Indian Army struck remote Karnah area of north He made these remarks of the water sports facilities in who remain ever-vigilant in dis- Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Press Trust Of India government is fully commit- while interacting with former the area to develop it as a major charging their duties," he said. Shakeel Ahmad Jatla, Sajad Ahmad ted to ensuring their security J&K Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. tourist hub. The body of one militant along Paswal and Mohammad Aamir PAHALGAM: In the wake of and said he will convey their Nirmal Singh at Raj Bhavan While interacting with the with an AK-47 rifle has been re- Paswal were injured when lightning recent attacks on sarpanches concerns to the lieutenant gov- here on Monday, an official former Deputy CM, the LG ob- covered. The body of the second struck Kana-Gabra  More On P6 in Kashmir, local panchayat ernor of Jammu and Kashmir. spokesperson said. served that the government is militant along with an AK-47 rifle Agencies leaders requested Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha speaker Singh, he said, submitted making concerted efforts to was seen across the LoC, Lt Col Speaker Om Birla for addi- also invited the panchayat a charter of demands to the promote Basohli  More On P6 Anand said.  More On P6 Do You Get Your Copy of JAMMU: A policeman and his tional security and vehicles leaders to visit Parliament to mother were arrested over on Monday. watch its proceedings. KASHMIR alleged murder of his wife, a Birla, who is on a four-day trip District Development J&K Records 105 teacher, in the Poonch district to the valley, visited Pahalgam Council (DDC) Chairman, OBSERVER of Jammu and Kashmir, of- on Monday and interacted with Anantnag, Mohammad New Covid Cases Regularly? ficials said Monday. With the the panchayat leaders. Yusuf Gorsi expressed his two arrests, the police claimed He assured them that the gratitude to  More On P6 Press Trust Of India to have solved the murder Cash case of 36-year-old Shahnaz SRINAGAR: Jammu and Akhter at Keri Gulatta village J&K On Path Of Peace And Prosperity: Birla Kashmir recorded 105 fresh last week, they said. aintaining that Jammu and Kashmir is on a path of peace and cases of the coronavirus on Akhter's body with visible prosperity, the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday urged Pan- Monday taking the number of injury marks was found 100 Mchayat representatives for their greater involvement in making infected people to 3,25,253, N Carry meters from her house on the democratic institutions more transparent and accountable. while the union territory reg- August 24 and a special inves- Birla, who arrived in Srinagar on Sunday, met with the  More On P6 istered no fresh death due to tigation team was constituted the virus in the past 24 hours, Super Store to probe her death. "The blind officials said. If Not murder case was solved with- IT IS VISIBLE THAT THE PANCHAYATI RAJ Of the fresh cases, 30 were in a week with the arrest of institutions have strengthened grassroots- from the Jammu division and Contact Circulation Incharge: the husband and the mother- level democracy here and democratic 75 from the Kashmir division Irshad Ahmad: 7006276927 in-law of the deceased," Sub- institutions have become more answerable to people.” of the union territory, the of- Divisional  More On P6 ficials said.  More On P6 New Covid Variant Fail to Understand Kargil Schools To May Evade Vaccine Open For Classes 6-8 Protection: Study PAGD Agenda: Bukhari COMBO Press Trust Of India Says Silence On a press conference here. OFFER `760 `140 BUY 2 AT The Apni Party chief ex- `90 `299 NEW DELHI: A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, Art-370 Indicate pressed optimism that the `625 the virus which cause COVID-19, has been Alliance Has Given Up Centre will restore Jammu and detected in South Africa and many other Kashmir's statehood. countries globally which could be more Press Trust Of India transmissible and evade protection provided by vaccines, according to study. SRINAGAR: Former minister Scientists from National Institute for and Apni Party president Altaf Observer News Service Communicable Diseases (NICD) and the Bukhari Monday asked the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and government to create an atmo- SRINAGAR: The administration in the moun- Sequencing Platform (KRISP) in South Africa sphere conducive for parties to tainous district of Kargil have announced re- said the potential variant of interest, C.1.2, was freely participate in the politi- opening of schools up to primary level from BUY 2 Off `169 first detected in the country in May this year. cal process. September 1. 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FIR KO CITY Tuesday | 31.08.2021 03 Lecturers Forum DIAL-EMMA • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 Discuss Pending Issues • PDD: 0194-2450213 Agencies challenge and the role of a teacher • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : stands extremely critical.” 2479488,2452222,2452155 Srinagar: A meeting of Jammu and It reads that to strengthen the • CAPD: 18001807011 Kashmir lecturers forum was held un- organization, some important de- • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 der the chairmanship of its president cisions were taken. AIRPORTS Syed Fayaz at Srinagar, wherein be- The statement reads that the sides central body, district presidents chief organiser, Harpal Singh SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 of some districts also participated Pali was authorised to initiate RAILWAYS In a statement, a spokesperson the process of establishing the said that the meeting was called District Level bodies through an • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 to discuss the way forward for the electoral collage. • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 resolution of long pending issues “The process shall get completed • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 HIJRI of the Lecturer fraternity, espe- by the end of September 2021. The • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 CALENDAR cially regularization of In-Charge General Secretary of the Forum • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 lecturers, ACP, Charge Allowance, Mir Fayaz in consultation with his • PATTAN: 01954-293507 Look after system, filling of vacant counterpart in Jammu, shall work- • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 posts and updating of Database out the strategy to strengthen the of lecturers. The statement reads linkage between the two bodies so 22MUHARRAM that while sharing his views, the that the combined efforts could be HIGHWAY STATUS president elaborated the role of put-up in resolution of the issues. • Sgrr-Jammu highway - (Open) Lecturer community in successful There shall be monthly virtual Mughal Road - (Open) implementation of NEP-2020. meeting of the forum on every 2nd • 1443 He stressed upon every lecturer to Sunday of the month,” it reads. • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) study the policy deeply and come-up It reads that district presidents with their concrete suggestions for have been advised to try to reach successful implementation of the every lecturer, to understand their A protester on Monday sat on a protest demonstration in Srinagar’s Press Colony on the eve of policy in the UT. issues and gear-up their efforts in International Day of the Disappeared. KO Photo Abid Bhat. This Day in History “The successful implementation making organisation more stron- of any policy is always a gigantic ger at grassroots level. PRAYERS • 1900 - British troops over run Johannesburg • 1907 - Britain & Russia sign treaty with FAJR Afghanistan, Persia & Tibet Janmashtami Procession Taken • 1907 - Britain, Russia & France form Triple Entente 4:36 Notorious Drug • 1914 - German troops reconquer Soldau/ Neidenburg East-Prussia ZUHR Peddler Arrested Out In Srinagar After Two Years • 1915 - Brazil becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. 12: 32 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have Agencies Barbarshah before reaching the A senior citizen among the • 1917 - In China, Sun Yat-sen and his supporters' ASR arrested a notorious drug peddler in Srinagar and recovered clock tower at the historic Lal devotees said it was after two 'rump' parliament establishes a military contraband substances from his possession. Srinagar: After a gap of two Chowk, officials said. years that they were allowed to government and elects Sun Yat-sen as In a statement, a police spokesman said that a police party years, Kashmiri Pandits took They said the procession take out the Janmashtami pro- commander-in-Chief 5:10 of Police Station Zadibal at a checkpoint established near Mill out a Janmashtami procession crossed over the Amirakadal cession in Srinagar. • 1923 - Mussolini orders the Greek Government to MAGRIB Stop Zadibal intercepted a person identified as Dawood Shafat to celebrate the birthday of Lord bridge, passed through the Je- There was no procession in apologize for the deaths of an Italian general and Mir, son of Shafat Mir of Nowshera Soura. During checking, the Krishna here on Monday. hangir chowk and returned to 2020 due to COVID-19 while the his staff on the Greco-Albanian border 7:03 officers were able to recover contraband substances from his Amid tight security arrange- the temple. lockdown imposed in the wake • 1929 - Committee chaired by Owen D. Young possession. He has been arrested and shifted to a police station ments, the procession started The devotees, including men, of abrogation of Jammu and finalizes the "Young Plan" to reduce German ISHA where he remains in custody, police said. Accordingly, police from the Ganpatyar temple in women and children, danced Kashmir's special status in Au- reparations from World War I to 112 billion Gold said that a case under FIR number 32/2021 under relevant sec- the Habba Kadal area of the city alongside the chariot and disgust 2019 had led to the cancel- Marks ($US8 billion) paid over 59 years 8:27 tions of law has been registered in Police Station Zadibal and and passed through Kralkhud, tributed sweets among people. lation of the event. • 1942 - Battle at Alam Halfa: German & Italians assault investigation has been initiated. • 1943 - Japanese occupiers intern Jewish Congregation of Sorabajo • 1944 - Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie" Italy • 1944 - French provisional government moves 300 Participants To Attend Intl from Algiers to Paris 'Mahindra First Choice Wheels' • 1944 - French troops liberate Bordeaux Conference On Nanotechnology At NIT • 1944 - Soviet & Romanian troops march into Store Opens In Srinagar Bucharest Observer News Service young researchers of the Insti- ulty, by organizing such scien- • 1957 - Federation of Malaya gains independence Observer News Service ence. tute and other participants from tific events. from Great Britain “It is our mission to make car Srinagar: Around 300 partici- across the globe. Prof J Kumar (Anna University) • 1962 - Trinidad & Tobago gain independence Srinagar: Mahindra First ownership easy and accessible pants are expected to attend 7th Convener of the International will give details of MoU dur- from Britain (National Day) Choice Wheels Ltd (MFCWL), to customers across the coun- edition of the biennial Interna- Conference and HOD Physics, ing Valedictory and roadmap to • 1966 - "The Battle of Algiers", directed by Gillo Indias leading multi-brand try. The launch of 75 stores to- tional Conference on Nanotech- Dr. Shah M A said around 300 move forward. He said during Pontecorvo, starring Jean Martin, Saadi Yacef, pre-owned cars retailer, day is an important event for nology for Better Living (NBL-21) participants are expected to at- the five-day convention, around premieres at the Vienna International Film Festival launched 75 new state-of-the- us, especially since it signals at National Institute of Technol- tend the conference in a hybrid 20 keynote eminent speakers • 1968 - 12,000 die in 7.8 quake destroys 60,000 art franchise stores across Tier the huge interest in used cars ogy, Srinagar. The conference mode having 150 online and 150 will address issues related to buildings in NE Iran I/II/III cities of India. amongst customers despite is being held under the aegis of offline. healthcare, agriculture, and en- • 1968 - Garfield Sobers becomes the first cricketer The addition of these new the pandemic. We are delight- Materials Research Society of Regarding the importance of gineering and about clean atmo- to hit 6 sixes in one over. stores has now strengthened ed to partner with entrepre- India (MRSI) in association with summit, the Convener and Co- sphere. • 1976 - Trinidad & Tobago adopts constitution 1978 - Constitution adopted by Sri Lanka MFCWLs market leadership neurs to organize this ecosys- Anna University, SKUAST-K, NIT founder of NBL Series said that “In addition, 50 invited talks, • • 1979 - Comet Howard-Koomur-Michels in the organized used car seg- tem through a combination of Mizoram, SSM College of Engi- scientists and engineers are find- 100 oral and 100 for poster pre- collides with Sun ment. Owing to the growing products, services, technology neering, IIT Madras, SKIMS, M G ing a wide variety of ways to de- sentations are planned as an • 1982 - USSR performs underground nuclear test demand for private vehicles and power of the Mahindra University Kerela, and in collabo- liberately make materials at the integral part of the conference. • 1990 - East & West Germany sign a treaty to join MFCWL has added stores in brand. said Ashutosh Pandey, ration with Nanoscale Research nanoscale to take advantage of There are other scientific activi- legal & political systems many states including Jammu CEO & MD, Mahindra First Facility (NRF), IIT Delhi from 7th their enhanced properties. ties that will be covered in the • 1994 - Last Russian soldiers leave Estonia & Latvia & Kashmir. With the addition Choice Wheels Ltd. to 11th September. “It includes higher strength, convention,” Dr. Shah said. • 1994 - Pentium computer beats world chess of these stores MFCWL has Over the years, MFCWL Director NIT Srinagar, Prof (Dr.) lighter weight, increased control “Special three memorial lec- champ Garry Kasparov now a strong network of over has built an organized eco- Rakesh Sehgal said the scientific of light spectrum, and greater tures for three legendaries • 1998 - North Korea reportedly launches 1100 stores pan India. system in the highly unorga- event is expected to provide a chemical reactivity than their whom we lost in second wave Kwangmyongsong, its first satellite. The newly launched stores nized pre-owned cars sector, vibrant platform to present and larger-scale counterparts. NBL- of Covid-19. Prof. Pandaya from • 1999 - The first of a series of apartment are A B Automobiles in Qa- creating a circle of trust and discuss path-breaking research 2021 will be a fabulous fusion of IIT Jammu will deliver Memorial bombings in Moscow, killing one person and zigund, Gani Auto wheels in transparency among franchi- ideas in nanotechnologies. such biological, chemical, physi- Lecture on Padmashri Prof K L wounding 40 others. Baramulla and My Car Au- sees, customers, dealers and “It shall be an interface be- cal, natural, agricultural and en- Chopra, Prof Sajad from JMI New • 1999 - A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during tomobiles in Shopian. These institutional clients. All fran- tween academia and industries. gineering sciences,” he said. Delhi will Deliver Memorial Lec- takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos new Mahindra First Choice chise owners have access to The scientific event is organized Dr Shah said the convention ture on Prof G M Bhat and Miss Aires, killing 65, including 2 on the ground. stores will offer all the facili- technology, training, software, during the worst pandemic, is also an offshoot of an MoU of Meenakshi will deliver Memori- • 2005 – A stampede on Al-Aaimmah bridge in ties and services that the MF- branding and marketing. MF- which is our common sorrow Ministry of Education under Ek al Lecture on Shri Shahi,” he said. Baghdad kills 1,199 people. CWL brand represents includ- CWL has the largest collection and common pain will mostly Bharat Shreshta Bharat scheme, Dr. Shah said the conference ing certified used-car sales, of 5000+ certified vehicles focus on infectious and inflam- both partner states -Jammu and will bring together more than warranty on Mahindra Certi- sold through an omnichannel matory diseases, he said. Kashmir and Tamil Nadu are 300 researchers and scientists From KO Archives fied used cars, easy finance, model to customers across Registrar NIT Prof. Kaiser expected to take initiatives in from around 20 countries in- hassle-free RTO transfer and the length and breadth of the Bukhari said the international science and technology for the cluding 28 from other states of superlative customer experi- country. conference will be a platform for benefit of our students and fac- India. India launching global Dr Nazir Mushtaq’s Book ‘Tinkey’ Released City Link Roads In Shambles, media blitz on Kashmir Locals Demand LG’s Intervention WASHINGTON: India is launching what has been described as “a global-scale media blitz” against Pakistan projecting the Agencies ties like Parimpora where the road Indian interpretation of the ‘reality’ in Kashmir. is filled with huge potholes. The multi-pronged campaign launched through print, Srinagar: Several interior and link There is a whole patch of road electronic and cyberspace media in some 20 languages will roads in Jammu and Kashmir’s capital from Qamarwari Chowk towards Ei- coincide with the UN's millennium session. The idea is to em- city Srinagar have developed potholes dgah where the road has developed barrass Pakistan during General Musharraf's visit to New York due to administration not initiating severe potholes. and to help Indian PM Vajpayee plead India's case. repairs. The link roads in Lalbazar, On the other side of the same road, Full-page colour advertisements are being sought to be Hazratbal, Saida Kadal, Rainawari are in front of the CRPF Camp at Sekidafar, published in leading publications like The New York Times, presenting a pathetic look, and are the road presents a pathetic look. The The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The craving for the official attention. road from Padshahbagh to Soiteng is Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Times (Lon- “This is pathetic to see that the also in a bad condition. Big pot holes don), The Straits Times (Singapore), The Bangkok Post, The Government is not bothered in re- filled with water can be seen in the Jerusalem Post,The Japan Times, The Sunday Times (London), pairing the roads; it really gives us middle of the road, making commut- The International Herald Tribune, the Economist, Time, a tough time in commuting through ing a daring job. “The administration Newsweek, The Financial Times and BusinessWeek, says a the area,” a commuter said. seems to have forgotten this road, no report in rediff, an online newspaper. It claims that 1 funds The dilapidated condition of work has been taken up for the last so for the campaign are being raised from Indians the world over roads, not only gives the commut- many months,” said Imran Ahmad, a through contributions. However, a multi-million dollar cam- ers a tough time, but it also con- local resident. paign at this level cannot be launched without the support of sumes a lot of their time in reaching When contacted Chief Engineer the India government, say observers. from one place to another. Roads and Buildings Kashmir he The campaign is likely to accelerate the ongoing India- Same is the condition of the road said that he will look into the mat- Pakistan conflict to feverish heights, extending it to cyber from Qamarwari to Noorbagh, Ei- ter. “We have issued the tender for warfare. The advertisements will project the theme 'jehad’ for dgah. The authorities have not Bemina The locals have demanded Pakistan, agony for India' and portray /peace-loving' India's bothered to repair the damaged the intervention of the Lt Governor patience even in the face of increasing casualties on its side KO News Desk English, Hindi, Bengali, and journals, and his first book was road. Same can be seen in the locali- to get the issue addressed. in J&K, says report. Also in the pipeline are advertisements In Persian. a novel called ‘Paigam’. He is French, German, Swedish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish) Srinagar: Dr. Nazir Mushtaq, a Speaking of what inspired his also the man behind the popu- Finnish/Turkish, Malay, Bahasa Indonesia, Russian, Chinese, renowned physician, on Mon- latest book, Dr. Muhshtaq said, lar medical column in Kashmir City Parts Face Drinking Water Issues Japanese, Bengali, Korean, Norwegian/Thai, Sinhalese and day released his new book “I am a doctor, I see sufferings of Uzma ‘Sahati Kamil’ which is a Srinagar: The residents living of many localities of Srinagar city are complaining Arabic. The report says this will be complemented with cam- ‘Tinkey’. The book was released people, social evils, and pathos of known success. about the low pressure of the water supply due to which they are facing a num- paigns in cyberspace via an exclusive Web site, agonyofindia. on the occasion of Jammu and my patients that keep haunting The author’s next book is ber of hardships. The residents said that they used to receive a high-pressure com & e-mails. The full-page advertisements quote the utter- Kashmir Fiction Writers’ Guild’s me. And I started writing about slated to be launched next year, water supply and did not require using the water pumps to get the effective ances of Pakistan's Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf 200th session celebration at them. These became short stories a collection of 100 micro sto- supply, however, for the last 2 years, the supply has been affected. to prove Pakistan's involvement in Kashmir militancy. Hotel Shahenshah. Mushtaq is which took the shape of ‘Tinkey’. I ries which will illuminate the “For the last more than 2 years, the residents living in Lalbazar, Botshah Reportedly, The Financial Times has expressed reserva- a former president of the guild. always show the mirror to society ordeal induced by the Covid-19 Mohalla, Kanitar and adjoining areas are facing erratic water supply tions about publishing the advertisement, It is claimed that The book is in Urdu, and is a through my works.” pandemic in Kashmir. He is also coupled with the low-pressure water supply due to which we are facing leading ad agencies have been hired in New York and other collection of a hundred fictional Dr Mushtaq’s body of work writing a book on his travels in multiple hardships,” the locals said. major cities of the world to handle the latest campaign in micro stories of one page each consists of writing for 60 TV Iran named ‘Khush Guzar’, and The residents said that they were never used to face issues concerning multiple languages. and will be available in 5 lan- serials, 4 films, multiple radio on mental health and depres- the water supply; however, for the last some time, they are facing a dif- (Kashmir Observer, August 31, 2000) guages- Kashmiri, dramas, papers, magazines, sion in Kashmir. ficult situation as the supply of the water has been remaining affected. KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 OPINIONOPINION

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n Sunday, US forces launched a drone strike in Kabul, targeting a suicide bomber in a vehicle who had been planning an attack on Othe airport. This was the second such strike since the Thursday suicide bomb blasts at Kabul airport which killed over 200 people - including 13 American troops - and came just two days shy of the US leaving Afghanistan. The Pentagon said that the strike killed two “high-profile” IS-Khorasan planners and facilitators and wounded another. Will the Taliban Spillover Taliban has said that after August 31, the US will have “no right” to carry out attacks in the war-torn - Part 2 country. Meanwhile, in a signal that the world is making a tentative effort to engage with the Taliban, Reach Kashmir? the United Nations Security Council has dropped the Taliban reference from a paragraph in its statement he official data indicates persons were killed in Kashmir, gion. We want to have good trade on terrorist attacks near Kabul airport that called on that not many Afghans including 533 security personnel and economic ties with them like Afghan groups not to support terrorists "operating on Mohammad Tahir had entered the Kash- and 2995 insurgents. While the fa- in the past… We give importance the territory of any other country". Tmir insurgency in early talities among the security forces to our political relations and Also in a reconciliatory signal to New Delhi, a 1990s. Data on foreign militants had seen an uptick following the want them resumed.” This and who have been arrested or killed Taliban takeover, the insurgent other similar statements made by member of the Taliban leadership in Qatar has said during the years when the Tali- (and overall) fatalities witnessed Taliban leaders indicate that the that India is very important for this subcontinent While India has ban was ruling Afghanistan (1996- a downward trend. How is one to Taliban is seeking to engage India and that his group wants to continue Afghanistan’s 2001) is hard to come-by. The explain this data in relation to the to gain recognition from the re- cultural, economic, political and trade ties with India adopted a wait- South Asian Terrorism Portal claim that the Taliban takeover in gional power. “like in the past”. (SATP) website used to feature a 1996 had a spillover in Kashmir? If Taliban is behaving more India would certainly like to test the Taliban's in- and-watch policy, its separate dataset on foreign mili- Based on the parameters chosen pragmatically during its sec- tentions. New Delhi’s earlier attempt to reach out to tants in Kashmir, but that infor- (fatalities of security personnel or ond stint, then it is unlikely that media (at vast IT cell) mation is no longer available on overall fatalities) the data can be the group will try infiltrate into the Taliban in Qatar didn’t lead to any positive out- has geared up the website, for unknown reasons. interpreted either way. Kashmir. However, it would be come. Indian current approach towards Taliban is Most commentators and ana- Some analysts have corelated difficult for a fledgling state to still dictated by the group’s previous rule in the coun- propaganda war on the lysts, therefore, have been using the increased conflict-related fa- control its borders. So, despite try. In its new avatar, the Taliban has signalled it has Panjshir, much to the quantifiers instead of specify- talities after 1989 to the advent of the assurances to India, the Tali- changed. They have promised an “inclusive governing the exact numbers or giving foreign fighters in Kashmir, but ban won’t be able to control its ment” which respects the rights of women and the chagrin of Taliban. But rough estimate. For example, one of the main reasons for high militant allies who are focused on journalist Barkha Dutt, in her re- fatalities among security per- Kashmir. While the fortified LOC minorities. It also granted amnesty to enemies and the Taliban seems to cent Hindustan Times column (20 sonnel was that India’s counter- and heavy military presence will promised that the people would be allowed to leave appreciate the game of Aug) writes: “In the late 1990s and insurgency grid was relatively thwart the large infiltration at- Afghanistan safely if they wanted to. The government the early part of the 2000s, there weaker in the early phase of in- tempts, there is surplus of weap- staff has been asked to return to work. What is more, international politics was a graveyard in Srinagar, surgency and the guerrillas had ons with the Taliban and other the Taliban even held a press conference. The spokes- and diplomacy, and where only foreign terrorists an upper hand. But since then, groups operating in the Afghan man Zabihullah Mujahid said the group won’t allow were brought to be buried. As a the situation has changed a lot. theatre which could find their accordingly the group reporter, I recall seeing the bodies Indian security forces have devel- way into Kashmir. In the past four Afghan soil to be used against any other country. of men from as far as Sudan; there oped a strong counter-insurgency years, security forces in Kashmir The situation will certainly change for the good if seeks recognition and were also a considerable number grid within Kashmir and after have recovered newer weapons the Taliban translate their promises on running an legitimacy by making of infiltrators killed in military the 2003 ceasefire agreement be- from slain militants, such as US- inclusive government into reality. And if it convinces action who had come from Af- tween India and Pakistan sealed made M4 Carbine, armour-pierc- the world that it has changed. Pakistan, which is re- carefully crafted ghanistan.” Lack (or disappear- and fortified the Line of Control ing steel bullets, sniper rifles, and garded as the benefactor of Taliban, is also approach- statements through its ance) of data is one of the reasons with new technology under the Chinese grenades. Recovery of ing the issue with some caution. The Taliban is yet to why it is difficult to sift facts from project Comprehensive Integrat- these foreign weaponry indicate PR machinery the propaganda. Exaggerating ed Border Management System. that the armed groups operating form the government. It will take another few months number of foreign fighters suited in Kashmir have secret channels for the Taliban to settle down. It also remains to be a certain narrative that sought to What is Likely? to import weapons from across seen whether and what form the resistance to the Tal- elide over the indigeneity of the The US exit from Afghanistan the LOC. But supply of these ... iban will take. And until then, we can only keep our Kashmir insurgency. has forced strategic recalibration weapons is not going to translate fingers crossed. The Taliban captured Kabul among great powers. Russia and into bolstering of the insurgency. and consolidated its power over China have warmed up to the Tal- The Taliban victory over the Afghanistan in September 1996. iban. The UK has also indicated sole superpower will have more That year, according to SATP, willingness to work with the new symbolic impact, infusing hopeful 2903 persons were killed in con- regime based on certain condi- optimism among the dissenting OTHER OPINON flict-related incidents in Kashmir. tions. While India has adopted a population in Kashmir. On 21 Au- If we assume that Taliban take- wait-and-watch policy, its media gust, PDP leader, Mehbooba Mufti, over had a spillover in Kashmir, (at vast IT cell) has geared up already tried to cash in on this nar- then the conflict-related fatalities propaganda war on the Panjshir, rative by warning New Delhi that Sharia — Nightmare or must increase for the next few much to the chagrin of Taliban. patience of Kashmiris is wearing years because spillover often hap- But the Taliban seems to appreci- thin and if it continues with its op- Ticket to Salvation? -1 pens in the immediate aftermath ate the game of international poli- pressive policies against Kashmiris of a momentous event. However, tics and diplomacy, and accord- then similar fate awaits it. She n the Koran, the term sharia means something like "the the data shows slight variation in ingly the group seeks recognition made references to Afghanistan be- way (paved by God)", "the way to the source". The term yearly fatalities in Kashmir for and legitimacy by making care- cause it is politically resonant. "sharia" encompasses the entire Islamic doctrine of the initial two years of the Tali- fully crafted statements through Inorms. This has developed over 1,400 years – in diverse ban rule (1997, 1998). During these its PR machinery. Views expressed in the article writings by scholars and institutions, and increasingly in two years, a total of 4633 persons On 28 Aug 2021, the Taliban’s are the author's own and do not the form of state regulations. were killed in Kashmir, includ- head of political office, Sher Mo- necessarily represent the editorial Sharia includes provisions on fundamental beliefs and reli- ing 694 security personnel and hammad Abbas Stanikzai, said in stance of Kashmir Observer gious practices, such as prayer rituals, dietary and dress codes, 2222 insurgents. Comparatively, a televised statement broadcastedAP as well as legislation. It also includes aspects of religious ethics during the two years preceding by the Independent Urdu: “India The author is an independent – for instance, how to treat the needy and the world around us. the Taliban rule (1995, 1994), 5695 is an important country of this re- researcher At its core, sharia is a very complex, sophisticated, yet flexible system of establishing and interpreting norms. Due to the denominational split between Sunnis and Shias, as well as differences within the denominations them- OBSERVER All letters intended for publication must include the writer’s name and selves, various schools have emerged that differ consider- address, even if a pseudonym is used. Letters are edited as clarity, X X X X MAIL YOUR LETTERS ably in their understanding of sharia. On the one hand, this spaceand accuracy of expression require. Our publishing a letter does P.O. Box # 337, GPO, Srinagar-190 001 creates uncertainty, but on the other, it allows for diversity MAIL not mean we agree with everything or even anything in it. -EDITOR email: [email protected]@kashmirobserver.net of opinion. In a good tradition, scholars attempt – to the best of their ability and in all humility – to glean the right knowledge, without laying claim to exclusivity. In other words, they recognise the validity of each other's interpretations. Prevent the Surge The insistence by extremists of all kinds, past and present, that they are the only ones to have recognised the divine he daily case records have but it will be the only option left the cases under control. The occupan- the severity of the virus, it doesn’t truth points to a lack of education and excessive hubris. Often risen and the rise in num- with the government if the situa- cy in hotels, cafes, and restaurants eliminate the possibility of its con- enough, extremists instrumentalise sharia for very superfi- bers is worrisome. Unfortu- tion becomes progressively worse. must be slashed to 50%. Restricting traction and transmission. As stated cial political purposes. Prominent examples can be found in Tnately, this comes at a time The government should not wait to travel will eliminate the risk of a di- by the WHO chief António Guterres, the current religious rgimes of Iran and Saudi Arabia. when some semblance of normal life take action when the push comes to sastrous surge without crippling the we must learn to live with this virus, Does anyone have interpretative sovereignty? was returning. shove. It will be prudent to impose economy. complying with the SOPs and refrain- Sharia also draws a distinction between religion (the The sudden rise in covid cases some restrictions now, to prevent the It is important to understand this ing from carelessly venturing out relationship between God and man in the afterlife) and law may prompt the government to im- situation from deteriorating. Non-es- virus will not vanish into thin air, a will keep the virus at bay. (the rules of human co-existence in this world). The religious pose stringent restrictions or per- sential travel has mainly contributed complete lockdown is not an option, components of sharia are often regarded as immutable, but haps a lockdown. A total lockdown to the spike, while it is essential for it will destroy livelihoods. A vaccine Maria Riyeaz they also require interpretation. will be devastating for the economy restoring economic growth but some shot is not a remedy as well. Though Mriyeaz@rediffmail ----Mathias Rohe in Qantara.de 2021 which has just begun to spring back restrictions must be imposed to keep it will play a huge role in mitigating Tuesday| 31-08-2021 5 Job Seeking: The Religious Pilgrimage of 21st Century

t’s the journey, not the destina- being willing to learn and trusting that tion” seems like a modern proverb, the world will reward honest effort are because it emphasises experiences supposedly bound to lead to success. Iover results and promises person- Bolles is not alone. Consider the ti- al transformation. However, millennia tle The Gift of Job-loss, which positions Tom Boland ago, theologians like Saint Augustine unemployment as an opportunity for described life itself as a pilgrimage personal transformation. While such through the world, returning to God by religious language might well be ex- purifying the self. pected from the US, where Christianity While many people still conduct re- still plays a prominent role in public ligious pilgrimages, today that outlook and political life, it can also be detected A phrase that can perhaps more commonly be found in Europe. in a less obvious place: among those For instance, writer Christine In- looking for work. From the “ranks of gham’s self-help book Life Without jobseekers the unemployed” and the “dole queue” Work describes unemployment as a we’ve moved to the image of active job- test, for which the reader should con- often use to deal seekers, polishing their CVs, always sider themselves specially selected: networking and discovering opportu- the difficulties we are given are there with rejection is: nities. to help us grow, and that we are never Of course, the reality is often more given problems that are more than we than the image, but in the face of un- can cope with. This is so hard to appre- “It wasn’t meant certainty, we rely on models and met- tion. However, dismissing religion out ment. Yet, when called to interview for ciate at first when we are being tested by aphors. These stories shape how we of hand as antiquated and irrelevant a permanent full-time job, another ap- the new challenges that face us. to be.” This interpret our experiences, and often may mean that we repeat it unbeknown plicant succeeded, and Rachel blamed Considering challenges as a means come with a lot of historical baggage. to ourselves. her own lack of confidence and skills of refining character strongly echoes Pilgrimage means more than the fairy- In my research I’ve interviewed and resolved to gain more experience. the test of individual faith in biblical evokes a divine tale phrase “off to seek your fortune”; dozens of jobseekers who describe These stories reflect a pervasive epistles: it implies suffering, doubt and self- their efforts at finding work in pecu- narrative. Rather than a labour mar- My Christian brothers, you should plan, where the transformation, making jobseeking liar ways. A phrase that jobseekers ket where supply and demand meet, be happy when you have all kinds of into a trial of the soul. often use to deal with rejection is: “It individuals tend to interpret the hiring tests. You know these prove your faith. invisible hand of For the last decade I have inter- wasn’t meant to be.” This evokes a di- process as a personal test. They look for It helps you not to give up. The man who viewed unemployed people about their vine plan, where the invisible hand of clues, about the terrain ahead but also does not give up when tests come is hap- experiences of looking for a job. My the market echoes the hand of God. as feedback that tells them how to im- py (James 1:2-5). the market sociological approach combines quali- Jobseekers are not fatalistic but re- prove themselves. Rather than shrug- Whether the career advisor is fa- tative interviews and historical illumi- apply themselves relentlessly to a pil- ging off repeated rejection as simply miliar with these verses is less impor- echoes the hand nations of the present to find out how grimage of self-purification, where the inevitable, it is taken as a form of suf- tant than recognising that they have people view the process of job-seeking. difficulties of being unemployed are fering which purifies the individual. In become commonplace advice for job- of God. Join 160,000 people who subscribe a test of faith. Beyond simply listing short, the imaginary journey through seekers. to free evidence-based news. their qualifications and experience on the labour market is interpreted as a Online sources have now largely What has become clear is that a CV and slinging it into any relevant pilgrimage towards personal salvation. replaced such books, with advice prof- people don’t understand job-seeking as application, they struggle to interpret fered by official government sites like a simple labour market where supply their experiences and reorient their ef- Signposts on the pilgrim’s road Find a Job or companies like Monster. meets demand. Instead, moral judge- forts in complex ways. In the welfare office and beyond, Whether the advice is actually useful ments surround unemployment, and I interviewed “Bob” several times job seeking is often presented in implic- or not is unclear; since it is available all too often people internalise stigma- since he was made redundant from a itly or even explicitly religious terms. to everyone, it scarcely provides any tising ideas derived from politics about mechanical job and unemployed for The author of the best-selling in- strategic advantage. “skivers” or “spongers” – stereotypes several years after the 2008 financial ternational guide to job seeking What Although very brief and techni- repeatedly refuted by research. crash. He carefully tailored each job Colour is your Parachute? was Episco- cal, these guidebooks encode religious Surprisingly, Christian pilgrimag- application and noticed the manner of palian clergyman Richard Bolles. No- models. Readers are asked to examine es provide an unacknowledged model rejection – whether being ignored or is- tably, he positions job seeking as a job themselves, to find their weaknesses for making sense of complex job-seek- sued a standard letter. in itself, a vocation, deserving as much and work upon them, akin to confes- ing experiences. Medieval people un- Once, he received a letter which time, attention and hard work as any sion. Unemployment is positioned as a dertook pilgrimages individually, trav- was signed by hand and made reference employment. trial to be overcome by constant effort. elling to distant shrines as a penance to to his long experience and volunteer- Rather than sticking to simply fill- The labour market is a mysterious purify themselves of sin, to transform ing as valuable – he took this as a sign ing out job applications or handing in world to be deciphered, searching for themselves through a trial of faith. that he was “on the right road”. Once he CVs to potential employers, Bolles vi- clues, even taking rejection and failure On the way, they interpreted the found a job, combining administrative sion of job seeking is all-consuming. as a signal of how to transform oneself. world as full of signs and symbols, tests and gardening work, he felt that every- Friends and family are considered a Religious hangovers like pilgrim- and temptations which they struggled thing had “come together”, even though network, a resource for information age give meaning and coherence to to overcome to ensure their salvation. he had often verged on despair while or recommendations. At every waking difficult experiences, providing hope. Today, we interpret the labour market unemployed, but had never given up. moment, the jobseeker should be alert However, they also reconcile individu- similarly. It is a place of pilgrimage, Businessman on sinking boat sur- for clues and leads that might alert als to inequitable systems and make the where people seek guidance, decipher rounded by sharks. them to their opportunities. unemployed personally responsible for clues and purify themselves until they As a substitute teacher, “Rachel” Perhaps unsurprisingly, Bolles ex- the lack of jobs. Culturally, and espe- reach the salvation of a job. experienced repeated rejection. Each presses his religious faith, saying that cially in terms of social policy, we need morning she was ready to work from seeking work is not just hoping to gain to stop presenting job-seeking as a per- A religious quest 7am and waited hopefully for a call un- a salary, but a search for a way of life. sonal test of finding yourself and focus Modern society considers itself til 9pm. From then until the next morn- He acknowledges that becoming unem- on providing decent work, or real alter- secular, with religious beliefs confined ing, when she would repeat the pro- ployed is difficult but suggests that it is natives in education. to matters of personal morality or com- cess, she looked for ways to improve a trial sent by God. Such suffering must munity customs, or even derided as herself – wrote other job applications, be endured patiently, despite personal The Conversation superstitions without rational founda- did web-based professional develop- doubts. Having faith in one’s potential,

et’s kick things off with a story: any concern for the expression of Muslims being It was back in secondary school. I was curtailed by the state and other forces. Where was in the upper annex of the library talking The Schizophrenic the outrage from these partisans of liberty when Lwith a few non-Muslim classmates about a 4-year-old Muslim boy was referred to Prevent the Charlie Hebo attack, which had only happened over a reference to the game Fortnite, or when a a matter of days ago and was still fairly fresh in the Muslim girl is sent home from school for wearing news cycles. Whilst emphasizing my disapproval of Tongue of Liberty a long skirt? The pundit class that laments against the attack I also contextualized the events; address- Ibrahim Ali the “tyranny” which dampens their free speech are ing the marginalization of Muslims in France – par- not coming from a community that lives that real- ticularly Moroccans and Algerians – and my equal ity. They speak from an ivory tower built on blind disgust with the cartoons the magazine had pub- their speech as well other actions]. These boycotts ment upon your own civil liberty. eyes turned away. lished, telling them about how dear the Prophet (฀ appear at once both disjointed yet oddly selective. While one may well draw analogies to further This is in fact quite run-of-the-mill for any para- PUBH) was to all Muslims… My thoughts were dis- To take some examples from the literary world, highlight these hypocrisies and double standards; noid majority; demanding conformity from a minor- missed as an insensitive justification for the attack. comments by author Liu Cixin justifying the per- “would you defend the teacher’s freedom to use the ity community in order to legitimize their presence, Fast-forward to the morning after the Paris at- secution of the Uyghurs, or Nobel Laurette Peter N-word in class?,” “would you defend their freedom even if it be at the expense of said minority’s values. tacks. In the school’s canteen, I found those same Handke’s denial of the Bosnian genocide, inspired to insult Jews?” etc., these analogies have been The UK’s pluralism is a conditional one, in that it classmates of mine laughing incessantly at memes a lukewarm response in the digital public. Contrast drawn before. The fact of the matter is that for such only allows nominal differences to the status quo. mocking the victims of that mass shooting… which these, for instance, with J.K Rowling’s remarks on self-righteous pundits, those contradictions don’t Despite several decades of significant presence somehow wasn’t insensitive? transgenderism which caused a social media storm matter. Recognizing them would mean recognizing in the country, the Muslim community is still faced One could go on about the double standards and from which her reputation amongst life-long fans is the façade of their notion of free-speech. It would with having to dilute its own expression in compli- inconsistencies of liberal ideals of free speech till judg- yet to recover. Whilst the first two cases weren’t ex- mean acknowledging that not all speech is equal ance with a Westphalian standard of what is and isn’t ment day. Time and again, the discussion around free actly lauded or defended for their views/comments, and that moral frameworks and cultural sensibili- appropriate conduct. Our reverence for the Prophet speech proves to be fruitless and the romanticized no- their expressions clearly had little to no conse- ties define what’s deemed acceptable. That even if ((฀PUBH)) and our offense at him being insulted tion of the subject is ever vapid and shallow. needs to be filtered so as not to spoil the banner of free The recent incident at Batley Grammar, and Despite several decades of significant presence in the country, the Muslim speech, that is, the banner of the cultural tastes and the sensationalized coverage of the peaceful protest community is still faced with having to dilute its own expression in compliance with a philosophical ideas of the pundit class and co. It’s a by Muslim parents expressing their protective love half-baked tolerance; we are expected to tolerate dis- for God’s final apostle (฀), sadly, seems a run-of-the- Westphalian standard of what is and isn’t appropriate conduct. Our reverence for the Prophet (PBUH) respect hurled towards us but shouldn’t respond in mill event by this point in the UK and Europe more and our offense at him being insulted needs to be filtered so as not to spoil the banner of free speech, a way that might challenge the values that enabled broadly. Setting aside my own disdain for the act that is, the banner of the cultural tastes and philosophical ideas of the pundit class and co. such disrespect. To borrow from Sara Sherbaji: which set off the protests – which the regular read- You’re expected to live your life acquiescing ers of Traversing Tradition will undoubtedly share to the moral standards of the West and they can’t – there is a curious aspect of the scare-mongering quences for them (Cixin’s acclaimed novels are still we tokenistically acknowledge the “right” to offend, spend a minute entertaining the legitimacy of by mainstream media outlets and the quixotic slated for a Netflix adaptation by the producers of that doesn’t mean we tolerate it from everybody. yours without accusations of inferiority. champions of laïcité in light of this and the wider Game of Thrones). Fundamentally speaking, there are certain The champions of free speech choose to disre- cultural context in the digital age which is worth A deeper irony of free speech trumpery is the types of speech that, one might observe, are almost gard understanding and chant the mantra of liberty noting. Not only for the contradictory nature of elitist exclusivity with which the subject is valo- universally discouraged. Should a news network, instead of considering the fact that not everybody free-speech discourse, but for a host of reasons, the rized. More often than not, the most impassioned for instance, be allowed to publish lies under the sees the world in the same way as they do. That not least of which being how deep-seated these contra- pundits for defending their free expression tend to banner of “free speech”? Whether or not some do is everybody has the same sensibilities as them, that dictions are in the public psyche. This is what I be those who’ve never had said freedom hampered out of the question, but in principle, we expect hon- they might not share the same paradigm and have mean by schizophrenic. in any significant way. It’s the comedians who sell esty as a default courtesy from one another. Respect different taboos altogether. But of course, asking to The aforementioned story is just one personal out stadiums, the celeb journalists, and the talk is another basic expectation, one which apparently take such things into consideration would be ‘ty- anecdote, and with the rise of cancel culture in the show hosts who have the largest soapboxes money bears no relevance in this ideal of free speech. What rannical’ and ‘P.C ‘ years that followed, there is a galaxy of examples can buy. It’s that same class of people and the in- critics of the Batley protests – as well as all other in- demonstrating similar inconsistencies. What be- stitutions they represent who take the greatest of- stances of expressing offence on religious grounds Ibraheem Ali is a graduate of English from the UK. gan as a movement through which victims of sexu- fense to reactions such as what we’ve seen at Batley – mean when they invoke “free speech” is that their His interests include literature, film, and Islamic al harassment and assault – disillusioned with the Grammar. All of the news and entertainment me- right to insult you is more precious than your right history. The article was originally published in state’s ability to provide justice – turned to social dia wants to convince you that somehow, one group to be respected. Traversing Tradition. media for support, has rapidly grown into an um- freely expressing themselves in a manner suppos- More bluntly, “our speech matters more than brella for a series of boycotts on public figures [for edly safeguarded by the legal system is an infringe- yours”. These critics are often the last to show NEWS Tuesday | 31.08.2021 1006 MoS Jal Shakti And Food Processing Pakistan's Borders Are Secured, Prepared To Meet 'Any' Challenge: Gen Bajwa Industries Inspects Rangil Plant; Press Trust of India peace and stability. The delegation Earlier in the day, Interior also had an exhaustive interactive Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army session with General Bajwa. had said that Pakistan Army is Interacts With Paani Samiti Members chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa It was the first security briefing present along the border with on Monday assured lawmakers by the military authorities to par- Afghanistan to defend every Observer News Service interacted with Paani Samiti that the country's borders are se- liamentarians since the Taliban inch of the country. "Around members who informed him cured and his forces are prepared took over Afghanistan in mid- 2,690 kilometres of Pak-Afghan GANDERBAL: Union Minister about the achievement of target of to meet "any" situation, amid the August and the deadly terrorist frontier has been fenced." of State for Jal Shakti and Food tap water in their respective areas. evolving situation in neighbour- attacks carried out by the so- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Processing Industries, Shri Speaking on the occasion, ing Afghanistan. called Islamic State in Khorasan Senator Raza Rabbani had de- Prahlad Singh Patel today vis- Shri Prahlad Patel noted that the Briefing members of parlia- Province (ISKP) in the neighbour- manded that instead of the ited Ganderbal and inspected Union Government led by Prime mentary committees on internal ing country, Dawn reported. GHQ, the briefing should be functioning of Rangil Water Minister Narendra Modi is com- and external security, includ- The Taliban seized power in held in the Parliament House. Treatment Plant here. mitted to provide all basic ame- ing Kashmir, at the General Afghanistan on August 15, two On July 1, a similar briefing was The Minister was accompa- nities of life. Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, weeks before the US was set to given to parliamentary leaders of nied by Commissioner Secretary He said that PM Modi has Gen Bajwa also highlighted the im- complete its troop withdrawal after political parties at the Parliament Jal Shakti Department, M Raju; initiated numerous schemes portance of restoration of peace in a costly two-decade war. This forced House during which military and Mission Director Jal Jeevan with respect to housing, health, war-torn Afghanistan for sustain- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to intelligence leaders had called Mission, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed drinking water, gas connection, able development of the region. flee the country to the UAE. for avoiding divisive politics on Shah; Deputy Commissioner electricity etc so that the bene- "Due to our timely steps for Gen Bajwa also said that issues of national interest and Ganderbal, Ms Krittika Jyotsna; fits trickle down to the last man western zone border management, peace without resolution of the cautioned that strategic chal- Chairperson DDC Ganderbal, Ms standing in the queue. today despite challenges Pakistan's Kashmir issue was not possible. lenges and related policy shift in Nuzhat Ishfaq; Chief Engineer He said that during his in- borders are secure and we are pre- "The world must know that external relations could have re- PHE Kashmir, Iftikhar Ahmad teraction with Paani Samiti pared to meet any situation," Gen without a peaceful resolution of the percussions for the country. and other concerned. members he took note of vari- Bajwa was quoted as saying by Kashmir issue, peace and stability The previous briefing was re- The Minister inspected various issues flagged by the mem- the Inter-Services Public Relations will remain illusive," Gen Bajwa said portedly given by Inter-Services ous units of the plant and en- bers which will be taken with (ISPR), the media wing of the army. as he reiterated the army's support Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt quired about the functioning of the Government of India for The delegation comprising and commitment to Kashmir cause Gen Faiz Hameed to parliamentary each unit viz filtration, supply- feed portable drinking water to the water from Sindh River. redressal. members of the Parliamentary and people of Kashmir. leaders, including Opposition Leader ing of water to households, stor- a large population of Srinagar He was further informed that Earlier on his arrival, the Union Kashmir Committee, Defence The briefing session conclud- Shehbaz Sharif, on the spectrum of age capacity, water reservoirs City through its 51.63 km long Ganderbal was the first district Minister of State paid obeisance Committees of the Senate and ed with resolve to continue the possible threats and regional envi- and water testing laboratories. pipeline. in Jammu and Kashmir where at Mata Kheerbhawani Temple National Assembly was given de- struggle against violent extrem- ronment - the situation that was On the occasion, the minis- A detailed briefing was given 100 percent tap water target was at Tulmullah and prayed for tailed briefing on the security en- ism through a synergetic, whole- emerging in Afghanistan at that time ter was informed that the wa- to the Minister about the purifi- achieved. happiness, prosperity and well- vironment, including the situation of-the-nation approach, accord- in the wake of US troop withdrawal ter treatment plants at Rangil cation process and the source of Earlier, the Minister also being of all. on the borders and army efforts for ing to the ISPR statement. and the stalemate in peace talks. 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Afghan Situation In the first deadly clash in the border area Police Officer (SDPO), Mendhar, ZA Jaffri told given up on its basic agenda. and appealed to the local representatives for the neighbouring nation has taken place ever in nearly five decades, 20 Indian soldiers were reporters. He assured the people his party is commit- their greater involvement in making the demo- since the agreement was signed. killed on June 15 last year in the Galwan Valley He said an 11-member police team zeroed in ted to whatever it has promised. cratic institutions more transparent and ac- Pakistan understands that it is not in position to in fierce hand-to-hand combat with Chinese on the accused persons who allegedly carried The Apni Party president also demanded countable,” he added. do much in Kashmir, especially after the nullifica- troops, triggering a large deployment of troops out the murder in a well-planned manner and swift action against those involved in corrup- Observing that the roots of Indian democra- tion of Article 370, he said. and heavy weaponry by both armies at the fric- also tampered with the evidence to escape ar- tion, and said the government must start the cy are in our tradition, Birla, as per the official He said Pakistan had suffered defeats in 1965 tion points in eastern Ladakh. rest. Officials identified the arrested husband process from the political class. spokesperson urged the Panchayati Raj repre- and 1971 wars and these defeats completely In February, China officially acknowledged as constable Irfan Manhas who is posted with sentatives to work towards fulfillment of hopes proved that it was not in a position to launch a that five Chinese military officers and soldiers Indian Reserve Police Battalion in Srinagar. Kargil Schools and aspirations of the people. full scale war against India. were killed in the clashes with the Indian Army They said the couple, married with three and guidelines issued by the district admin- “Mentioning that decentralisation of power The minister said the inability to wage a di- though it is widely believed that the death toll daughters and a son, were having some fam- istration and the Chief Education Officer, Kargil is the key to success of democracy and devel- rect war against India forced Pakistan to work was higher. ily dispute. They said the accused had reached are followed in letter and spirit,” reads an order opment, Birla called for greater coordination on two policies -- on the one hand, the neigh- In a significant forward movement towards his house around midnight on August 24 and issued by Sukhadeve on Sunday. among administration and Panchayati Raj bouring nation took steps towards finding an the restoration of peace and tranquility in the allegedly strangled his wife to death with the “Any violation of these orders shall in- Institutions so that the fruits of development atomic way and on the other hand, it started region, the Indian and Chinese armies complet- active support of his mother. vite action under Section 188 of IPC, Disaster reach the intended beneficiaries,” he said. working on the policy of giving ‘death by thou- ed the disengagement process and restored the He had left the house for his place of posting Management Act 2005 and Epidemic Diseases “In this regard, Birla stressed on the im- sand cuts’ to India. pre-standoff ground position in Gogra in east- after dumping the body to evade suspicion, the Act 1897,” it adds. portance of consensus and dialogue and said Pakistan had commenced a proxy war ern Ladakh after 15 months. officials said. that all democratic institutions must interact against India, allowing their land for provid- The development came after the 12th round Panchayat Members among themselves and they should also devise ing training to terrorists, money and weapons of military talks between the two sides on July J&K Records 105 Birla for meeting them and thanked him for a set of rules and procedures for structured to target India, he said, adding that after 1980s 31 at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point in east- They said Srinagar district recorded the visiting Anantnag. functioning. Birla also said that Gram Sabhas Pakistan had become the nursery of militancy ern Ladakh. highest number of 48 cases, followed by 14 “We are in south Kashmir, where the secu- should meet regularly to address people’s is- in the whole world. Earlier, the Indian and Chinese frontline cases in Doda district. rity threat is very high. We have been given sues,” he added. Speaking about the Taliban takeover of troops had conducted the first synchronised The number of active cases rose to 1,264 in only two security guards each who work on According to the official spokesperson, the Afghanistan, the Defence Minister said that disengagement at the south and north banks of the union territory, while 3,19,582 patients rotation. It is strange that our security level is LS Speaker stated that J&K has tremendous the current happenings in the war torn coun- the Pangong lake in February. have recovered so far, the officials said. the same as that of those in Jammu,” he said. potential for tourism and export and called for try have raised new security questions, add- The Army is trained to press the trigger on The death toll in the union territory due to Echoing similar sentiments, DDC member, measures for boosting marketing and export of ing that the government is alert and no anti- seeing the movement of the enemy, but the the pandemic was 4,407 as no fresh death was Dashnepora, Nihar Ahmed Mir said the secu- local handicrafts and artefacts in national and national force should be allowed to encourage Indian Army has shown both courage and re- reported in the past 24 hours. rity situation in Jammu is different from that international markets. “terrorism” from across the border by taking straint while working with great maturity, Meanwhile, the officials said, there were 44 in Kashmir. He further said that the Panchayat repre- advantage of the situation. Rajnath Singh said. confirmed cases of Mucormycosis (black fun- “We should be provided with more security sentatives lauded the initiative of Birla for his He also asserted the central government is He said despite this, questions were raised gus) in the union territory as no fresh case was as we are under a continuous threat. At the historic visit and said that the visit of the Lok capable of dealing with any situation. by some opposition leaders on the Army’s reported since Sunday evening. same time, we should also be given vehicles as Sabha Speaker would boost democracy at the “What is happening in neighbouring capability. the terrain is hilly,” he said. grass roots level. Afghanistan is raising new questions in terms The defence minister said India has learnt a New Covid Variant Some of the panchayat leaders also ex- of security and our government is constantly lot from the 1962 war against China. the SARS-CoV-2 infections in the first wave pressed apprehension of a heightened security Policeman Caught monitoring the developments there,” Singh On improving infrastructure, he said that in South Africa. threat in the wake of the Taliban’’s takeover of In a statement, a CBI spokesperson said that said. the Atal Tunnel project in Rohtang, which was The new variant has more mutations than Afghanistan. However, officials dismissed any a case was registered on a complaint against Along with the security of Indians, he said, on hold for a long time, was completed by the other variants of concern (VOCs) or variants of such possibility. the accused on the allegations of demanding “Our government also wants that anti-national Modi government. This tunnel has strategic interest (VOIs) detected worldwide so far, the BDC Chairperson, Pahalgam, Zerena Akhtar bribe. forces do not encourage terrorism from across importance, he said. researchers said. (22) said all panchayat leaders have been in- “It was alleged that in the month of March the border by taking advantage of the develop- The Border Roads Organisation is developing They noted that the number of available se- structed to stay in a hotel in Pahalgam. 2021, complainant’s Truck (Tralla) was seized ment there.” infrastructure projects and all-weather con- quences of C.1.2 may be an underrepresenta- “We can travel only after informing the by Police Station Kathua in which cattle were “We have some more concerns which can nectivity was being given to Ladakh, he said, tion of the spread and frequency of the variant Police Control Room two days in advance, but being transported and an FIR was registered in become challenges from the point of view of adding work on several alternative roads has in South Africa and around the world. we have to come back and stay in the hotel,” the matter. It was further alleged that the ac- national security,” he added. started. The study found consistent increases in the she said. cused demanded a bribe of Rs.5,000/- from the The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on The minister said it will also help the people number of C.1.2 genomes in South Africa each However, she added that all this is being complainant for not filing chargesheet against August 15, capturing all major cities in a mat- who live in border areas as these people have month, rising from 0.2 per cent of genomes se- done for their safety and security. him in the said case,” reads the statement. ter of days, two weeks before the US was set to strategic importance for us. quenced in May to 1.6 per cent in June and then Responding to the panchayat leaders’’ con- It reads that the CBI laid a trap and caught complete its troop withdrawal after a vexatious to 2 per cent in July. cerns, Birla said the government is committed the accused while demanding and accepting a two-decade war. Earlier this week, an Islamic New Strategy “This is similar to the increases seen with the to ensuring their security and is taking all nec- bribe of Rs. 5,000/- from the complainant. State suicide attack outside the Kabul airport as a unique destination for water sports with Beta and Delta variants in the country during essary steps. “Searches were conducted at the office and killed over 180 people. state-of-the-art facilities. early detection,” the authors of the study said. He further said he will convey their concerns residential premises of the accused at Kathua,” Singh said that the Narendra Modi govern- “We are working on a multipronged strat- According to the study, C.1.2 lineage has a to the LG. it reads. ment was alert and capable of dealing with any egy for the promotion of tourism in the UT to mutation rate of about 41.8 mutations per year, “It is visible that the panchayati raj institu- The statement further reads that the accused situation. attract more and more tourists to the region, which is about twice as fast as the current glob- tions have strengthened grassroots-level de- was being produced before a competent court “We are always prepared to deal with threats besides generating employment avenues for al mutation rate of the other variants. mocracy here and democratic institutions have in Jammu today. arising from anywhere -- air, water and land, the local population,” Sinha said, as per official Over half of the C.1.2 sequences have 14 mu- become more answerable to people,” Birla said. he said. spokesperson. tations, but additional variations have been no- Officials at the local administration said they Elderly Man The defence minister laid stress on continu- He said that on the development of Tawi ticed in some of the sequences. are taking all necessary steps to ensure the traversing through a hillock in Amrohi vil- ously upgrading and updating the national se- Riverfront, LG said that the necessary impetus “Though these mutations occur in the ma- safety of panchayat leaders. lage of Karnah on Monday, reports said. Badan, curity system to face new challenges and said is being given for the speedy completion of the jority of C.1.2 viruses, there is additional varia- One of the officials said the panchayat lead- as per the reports, died on the spot. that some new threats have emerged because prestigious project and other important water tion within the spike region of this lineage, ers have been asked to stay in a hotel as it is of the development of modern technology. projects. suggesting ongoing intra-lineage evolution,” required for their safety, but their movement is Landslide Damages He referred to the dropping of two bombs “Directions have already been passed for the authors of the study noted. not restricted provided they are accompanied along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, using drone at the Jammu air force station ear- completion of the Jammu Tawi Barrage within About 52 per cent of the mutations in the by state police personnel. the officials said. lier this year. a time period of one year,” Sinha said, while spike region of the C.1.2 sequences have previ- The panchayat leaders appreciated the The residents claimed the landslide was “We have to continuously update and up- urging former Deputy CM to continue his sus- ously been seen in other VOCs and VOIs. Centre’s efforts in their training and seconded caused due to the ongoing work on the high- grade the national security system for new tained endeavours for promoting the welfare The spike protein is used by the SARS-CoV-2 the Lok Sabha speaker that democracy has way expansion project. challenges, said Singh. of people on all fronts. virus to infect and enter human cells, and most been strengthened in the valley with the pan- Ramban Deputy Commissioner Mussarat He said the government’s aim is to make the Besides Singh, former Minister, Chowdhary vaccines target this region. chayati raj institutions. Islam visited the village to take stock of the sit- country prosperous, strong and secure. Such an Zulfkar Ali also called on LG at the Raj Bhavan The mutations N440K and Y449H, which Pahalgam Development Authority CEO uation following the landslide. He assured the India that does not scare anyone but develops a here today. have been associated with immune escape Masrat Hashim categorically said there is affected people of every possible help from the sense of security among small nations and that Ali, according to an official spokesperson, from certain antibodies, have also been noticed hardly any security threat and cited a National district administration for their rehabilitation. India’s growing power is not a threat to them,” submitted a memorandum of demands to the in C.1.2 sequences. Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report that said Islam directed the tehsildar to immediately he said. LG pertaining to operationalization of Eklavya “While these mutations are not characteris- Kashmir is one of the safest destinations in the submit a loss assessment report for grant of re- Model Residential Schools and Tribal Research tic of current VOCs/VOIs, they have been asso- country for tourists, especially for solo woman lief, according to an official spokesman. ‘Have Learnt A Lot Institute; execution of Anas Irrigation project; ciated with escape from certain class 3 neutral- travellers. He also assured the families that their de- which the armies of both countries follow construction of Kotranka-Khawas road, estab- ising antibodies,” the authors wrote. Anantnag District Commissioner Piyush mand for compensation for the damage will be to conduct patrols. Referring to the clashes in lishment of new Degree College at Peeri, con- They noted that these mutations together Singla said that the district administration is forwarded to the National Highways Authority eastern Ladakh last year, Singh said Chinese struction of Degree College Kotranka etc. with changes in other parts of the virus likely taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety of India. forces had ignored the agreed protocols. He said discussion was also held on speedy help the virus evade antibodies, and immune of panchayat leaders. We cannot allow the Chinese Army PLA to implementation of Forest Rights Act. response, including in patients who have al- He further said the establishment of pan- Cops Seize Century act on the LAC in a unilateral manner under any “The LG observed that the government is ready developed antibodies for the Alpha or chayati raj institutions has empowered people Sheikh, a resident of Yarikhah Khansahab circumstances. implementing the Forest Rights Act in letter Beta variants. and made them a part of the development during the search. He said that police got re- “That is what the Indian Army did that day and spirit, and is making several interventions “While the phenotypic characteristics and process. ports that the local resident had recovered the in Galwan and bravely confronted the PLA sol- aimed at safeguarding the rights and interests epidemiology of C.1.2 are being defined, it is sculpture probably while digging his field. diers and forced them to retreat, he said while of the tribal communities,” the official spokes- important to highlight this lineage given its J&K On Path The official said that he was attempting to terming it as a “historic” incident. person said. concerning constellations of mutations,” the representatives of District Development sell it but police recovered it from him before India wants a solution to the border dispute “The Lt Governor assured the former authors added. Council (DDC), Block Development Council being sold. Senior Superintendent of Police with China through dialogue, the defence min- Minister that the genuine issues and demands (BDC) and Sarpanches of Panchayati Raj (SSP) Budgam, Tahir Saleem said that they have ister said and asserted that the government projected by him would be taken up for exami- Fail to Understand Institutions of Anantnag District and other called the Archaeological Survey of India of- will never compromise on issues of the “coun- nation and their early redressal,” he added. committed to us as Apni Party,” he said. nearby areas at Pahalgam on Monday, an offi- ficials who will ascertain its age and other re- try’s borders, its honour and self-respect”. Bukhari criticised the People’s Alliance for cial spokesperson said. lated aspects. (KDC) We will never allow the sanctity of borders 2 Inﬁltrators Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) wondering if it has He said that the Lok Sabha Speaker congrat- to be violated, he said. He said the action by the alert Army troops forgotten its promises with the people. ulated the newly elected local representatives 3 Injured In Recalling the Galwan incident, he said displays the resolve of the force to thwart any “The PAGD attended two meetings the all- and said that the Union Territory of Jammu and village of Karnah on Monday evening, re- the bravery, valour and restraint shown misadventure along the LoC. party meeting with the PM and the opposition Kashmir is on the path of peace and prosperity. ports said. The trio, as per the reports, were by the Indian Army are incomparable and parties’ meet. Did you see any word on Article “The Speaker added that Panchayati Raj removed to the Sub District Hospital (SDH) unparalleled. Policeman Arrested 370? he said, adding, it indicates the alliance has Institutions in the UT have been strengthened Tangdhar for treatment. STATE Tuesday | 31.08.2021 07 Govt Forms Precautions Committee To Resolve Govt To Set Up 'J&K Plastic Necessary To Avoid Third Dispute Over Grazing Land Bank' At Tourist Resorts Covid Wave: Experts Observer News Service Committee headed by Chief Agencies people don't follow the necessary Conservator of Forest, Jammu Observer News Service with local law enforcement expanded later to more desti- precautions the virus will spread. UDHAMPUR: Divisional Com- to sort out the issue among the authorities for implementa- nations, he said. Srinagar: Warning against not ad- “Even though the vaccination is missioner Jammu, Dr Raghav tribal groups. It was decided Srinagar: The Jammu and tion of ban on plastic and Mission Youth is engaging hering to the COVID-19 appropriate going on, people need to maintain Langer and Additional Director that the Committee shall submit Kashmir authorities are start- polythene usage in such ar- with various organisations for behavior, experts on Monday said appropriate behavior to avoid its General of Police, Mukesh Singh the report within the stipulated ing community engagement eas," Choudhary said. capacity building of the youth that all people, even those fully vac- further spread. Even those fully Monday chaired a meeting of time frame by involving mem- and stakeholder consultations Under the scheme, infra- and staff members of various cinated must follow all the precau- vaccinated need to adhere to all Revenue, Forest and police offi- bers of both sides. for establishment of a plas- structure will be developed organisations in these areas tionary measures to avoid the third the necessary precautions,” Khur- cers of Udhampur and Ramban Underlining the importance tic bank aimed at eliminating and made available to the apart from focusing on public wave and save precious life. sheed said. "We only have two Districts to address the dispute of the decision taken by the plastic footprint at picturesque groups for recycling of plastic awareness about ill-effects of With the positivity virus graph pivotal things to fight against this erupted over grazing land Ladha present Government regarding tourist destinations by involv- waste into various products for plastic waste, he said. on decline, people across the Kash- virus which include vaccination Dhar, here at Conference Hall the implementation of Forest ing local youths, a senior offi- which market linkages will be Apart from the infrastructure mir valley are seen roaming at the and necessary precautions." DC Office Complex Udhampur. Rights Acts in UT, the Div Com cial said here on Monday. provided, he said. development, Mission Youth busiest places without masks and Another senior health official A dispute between two groups stated that the initiative will "The concept of 'J&K Plastic The scheme also envisages will also support linkages with not adhering to the social distanc- wishing not to be named said that over grazing land at Ladha Dhar go a long way to benefit the Bank' is rooted in the wide- making available infrastruc- financial institutions, he said. ing norms to keep the virus at bay. it's very vital to follow the precau- had come to the notice of the forest dweller nomadic popu- spread reporting of plastic ture for eco-friendly packaging The Governing Body of Mis- Medical experts have warned tionary measures to fight the pos- administration and keeping in lation. The Divisional Commis- waste being left by visitors at products. This model will also sion Youth chaired by Lieuten- against the possible third wave sible third wave and stop it from view the seriousness of the issue, sioner Jammu appealed to both various tourist destinations provide income-generation av- ant Governor Manoj Sinha had in Jammu and Kashmir and are further spreading and consuming the Div Com convened the joint the communities to maintain which is a severe threat for enues to the youth apart from earlier approved a number of continuously advising people to human lives. meeting to listen to the issues of peace and mutual brotherhood the local ecology and environ- conservation of local environ- projects and schemes which are follow all the precautionary mea- He said that the virus has al- both the disputing parties and in the area. The Div Com also ment," Chief Executive Officer ment, ecology and natural re- under active roll-out. sures to avoid its intensity. ready left a huge impact on hu- know about the actual situation appreciated the efforts of the of Mission Youth Shahid Iqbal sources, he added. Choudhary said that in line Notably, the government has man life and mental health. of the incidents which occurred DCs and police Officers of twin Choudhary said. The chief executive officer said with the decision, a number of started a vaccination drive in all The health authorities in the recently over the grazing land districts for maintaining tran- He said the plastic bank will the groups will be graded on schemes are being planned to the areas of the Kashmir valley in- valley have so far vaccinated a falling in the jurisdiction of Ram- quility in the area. begin with the selection of a "plastic score" based on their per- engage youth clubs in various cluding the door-to-door service total of 4,001,041 individuals ban and Udhampur district. The ADGP assured both the voluntary group of minimum formance for various incentives. sectors, including public wel- to fight the deadly Coronavirus . against the virus while the drive is Panchayat Representatives and communities that action shall be 10 youths who will be impart- The scheme will be imple- fare, education, health, disaster Valley's well-known pulmon- ongoing across the valley even at prominent persons of both the taken against the persons found ed skill training. mented at 50 tourist destina- management, sports and skill ologist Dr Khursheed said that if the farthest places. sides flagged their issues and involved in the breach of the "The group will be engaged tions in two phases. It will be development. also put forth their suggestion for peace and mutual brotherhood amicable solution of the dispute. in the region. He appealed to the After listening to both sides members of both communities Erring Food Business and officials, the Divisional to abstain from creating any law Govt Initiating Steps For Forest Commissioner constituted a and order situation. Operators Fined In Anantnag Rights Act Implementation ANANTNAG: Additional Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag who ‘Budget Earmarked For Basic Infrastructure, Capacity Building’ is designated as Adjudicating Officer under Food Safety and Dilapidated Wachi-Babapora Standards Act 2006 imposed a penalty of Rupees Four Lakh Thirty Observer News Service capacity building programme Under the Forest Rights Act Three Thousand on various Food Business Operators (FBO) of the to be launched in second week both individual rights and com- district for violating various provisions of the Act. Road Irks Locals SRINAGAR: Government has of September enabling the trib- munity rights are under con- It was informed that 13 cases were filed by the Food Safety Of- Observer News Service bringing the issue in notice of initiated the process for imple- al communities and traditional sideration of the committees ficers against various FBOs for manufacturing and sale of sub- higher ups several times noth- mentation of The Scheduled forest dwellers to submit their constituted by the government. standard and misbranded products, not obtaining license for food Shopian: The residents of sev- ing has been done on ground. Tribes and Other Traditional claims as well as capacity of Meanwhile, the Tribal Affairs registration besides violating Good Hygienic and Manufacturing eral villages of Wachi hamlet in “Watchi being the main village Forest Dwellers (Recognition District Level Committees, Sub- Department has tied up with Practices as mandated in Schedule 04 of the Act. South Kashmir's Shopian dis- has been ignored on all devel- of Forest Rights) Act 2006 i.e Divisional Level Committees. The Tribal Cooperative Market- During the trial, the ADC directed the Food Business Operators trict said that they are facing a opmental fronts,” said Manzoor Forest Rights Act and planning Tribal Affairs department is ing Development Federation of to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Act and desist from such lot of problems due to the di- Ahmad, a local resident. “The suc- for post-claim support process working on demand of public India (TRIFED), Government of illegal acts in future. He also called for creating awareness among lapidated condition of the road cessive governments have ignored including facilities. infrastructure viz hospitals, India for signing an MoU aimed the stakeholders to implement the FSSA in letter and spirit for from Wachi to Babapora. this village due to unknown rea- Secretary, Tribal Affairs De- schools, anganwadi centres, at establishment of collection benefit of both the FBOs and consumers. The residents of Wachi, Zahid- sons due to which Watchi is far partment, Dr Shahid Iqbal water supply resources and points and mandis for Minor bagh, Darbagh, Safanagri, and its behind in development.” Choudhary informed that Gen- other projects required to be Forest Produce in coordination adjacent areas said that the road The bumpy condition of the eral Administration Department developed in such areas. A in Forest Department. connecting to these villages with road often leads to accidents in earlier issued the order for con- budget of Rs 15 Cr has been The Tribal Affairs Department sub district headquarter Pulwa- the area. Locals requested high- stitution of District and Sub-Di- proposed by the department to has already written to Forest BSF Seizes 10 KG ma Zainapora is full of potholes er ups to look into the matter visional Level Committees based support the traditional forest department and Deputy Com- due to which commuters as well and macadamise the roads at an on which Deputy Commission- dwelling scheduled tribes in missioners for identification Heroin In Jammu as passersby are suffering. earliest so that locals can heave ers have been authorised by the various districts. The recently of minor forest produce to be Locals said that the road from a sigh of relief. government to select nominated constituted Youth Clubs are be- notified for support under the Agencies Deputy Inspector General of BSF, Watchi-Babapora hasn't been Meanwhile, Assistant Execu- members. More than 20,000 ing associated for awareness Minimum Support Price (MSP) S P S Sandhu said. macadamised for the past sever- tive Engineer R&B Nisar Ahmad claims are under process in vari- and information delivery in system to be introduced in J&K Jammu: The Border Security Sandhu, who is also Public Re- al years due to which even public told KNO that the road is being ous districts and steps are being Panchayats apart from online with support of TRIFED and Force (BSF) Monday seized 10 lations Officer for the BSF Jammu traffic remains off the road. widened and the construction taken to strengthen the Forest and offline training modules. Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The kg heroin, worth crores of ru- frontier, said the recovery was “From last year, even minimal work is already going on. Rights Committees at Gram Pan- Tribal Research Institute is also TRIFED has proposed to support pees, near the International made around 1 pm when a BSF public transport services have “It will take around one week chayat level. developing modules of infor- the infrastructure building and Border in Akhnoor sector here, a party found a suspicious black also been closed due to which more to complete the work on The department has ear- mation in both Audio-Visual MSP support with 75:25 finan- senior official said. The Inspec- colour rucksack bag hidden in they are facing a lot of prob- the drain near J&K bank Wat- marked an amount of Rs 60 and print form in different lan- cial support by it and the J&K UT tor General of BSF, Jammu fron- the wild grass. lems,” they said. chi after which the road will be Lakh for a mass awareness and guages for public information. administration respectively. tier, N S Jamwal said the forces "The bag was opened and 10 Residents said that despite macadamised,” Nisar said. conduct operations based on packets, each weighing one ki- regular tip-offs and the seizure logram, of heroin was found in- was result of such efforts. side, the officer said, terming the LG’s Adv Inspects Health "Troops were on vigil round recovery a major success and the Two Die After Vehicle the clock and this seizure is the result of the relentless efforts of result of their efforts," he said. robust border domination. Facilities In Pahalgam The consignment was found He said the BSF Director Gen- Falls Into Gorge In Poonch Observer News Service hidden in 'Sarkanda' bushes near eral has lauded the efforts of the Jammu: Two people died after their vehicle skidded off the road the zero line by a search party, troops. and fell into a gorge in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieu- officials said. The accident took place at Draba village in the tenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Surankote area when the driver of the vehicle lost control over it Bhatnagar Monday visited Sub- at a turn, they said. Rescuers were immediately rushed to the spot District hospital Pahalgam to of the accident and they retrieved two critically injured persons review its functioning and the Jammu Bar Association who succumbed while being taken to a hospital, the officials said. facilities being provided to pub- The identity of the deceased is being ascertained, they said. lic there. The Advisor was ac- Gets New Body companied by Director Health Services Kashmir, Mushtaq Agencies Sunday night, returning officer Ahmed Rather, Executive Engi- Surinder Singh said a total of 15 Relief Distribution neer and other concerned offi- Jammu: The Jammu chapter of candidates were in the fray, in- cers of the health department. the Jammu and Kashmir High cluding four each for the posts During the visit, Advisor Bhat- Court Bar Association got a new of president and vice president. Camp Held At Yousmarg nagar took a detailed round of body with advocate M K Bhardwaj The election was held at the YOUSMARG: Tourism Department along with district administration Bud- the hospital and inspected all elected as president on Sunday High Court complex on Saturday gam organised a day long camp for ponywallas for an on spot redressal of its sections. He also reviewed staff. He also interacted with in view the importance of Pa- following an election that took and the counting of votes began their issues and demands at tourist resort Yousmarg. the status of Covid vaccination, the staff .He noted the sugges- halgam being a favourite tour- place after a delay of two years around 1 PM on Sunday. On the occasion, the tourism unit holders were made aware about the sampling and other facilities be- tions and requirements of the ist destination and also the due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 1,591 members, 1,413 importance and procedure of getting registered with the Department for ing provided in the hospital. doctors and para medical staff requirements of its inhabitants Mohinder Pal Singh (Palli) was took part in the elections to carrying out fair trade activities. Officers explained to them the require- The Advisor also interacted there and gave on spot direc- and those of adjoining areas. elected as the vice president, Surjeet elect the new body, Surinder ments and formalities to be completed for getting registered with the De- with the doctors and staff of tions for the same. The Advisor also discussed Singh Andotra as general secretary, Singh said. partment as mandated under J&K Registration of Tourist Trade Act. the hospital. He enquired about The Advisor directed the of- the COVID situation and other Aditya Sharma as joint secretary "I along with my team will Speaking on the occasion, Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo, said the prevention measures and ficers of concerned executing health and medical care relat- and Amandeep Singh as treasurer. work for the welfare of the the Department has launched a drive to listen to the concerns and de- the treatment of the patients. agency that the work on the ed issues of district Anantnag Announcing the results after lawyers and the people of the mands of local stakeholder, particularly ponwallas, at different tourist des- He lauded the salutary work new building should be com- with the Director Health ser- nearly 10-hour-long counting at Jammu region," Bhardwaj told tinations so that they don't have to face any difficulties. being done by the doctors and pleted at the earliest keeping vices and other officers. the High Court Complex here on reporters after his election. 30 Senior KAS Officers Begin Maj Gen Salaria Is New GoC Kilo Force PUBLIC Agencies vices Staff College at Welling- has held various prestigious Capacity Building Training At LBSNAA ton, Command & General Staff instructor and staff appoint- NOTICE Srinagar: Major General San- College at Thailand, Higher ments. He was instructor at Agencies Srinavas delivered the welcome This is for the first time since jiv Singh Salaria, on Monday Defence Management Course Indian Military Academy, Deh- I have lost the RC of address at the Inaugural cer- 1966 that the Mid-Career Train- took over as General Officer radun and Directing my Motor cycle bearing SRINAGAR: After the adoption emony of the programme for ing Programme has been de- Commanding, Counter Insur- Staff at College of of "Good Governance-Behater senior officers of JKAS. signed for the senior JKAS of- gency Force Kilo on Monday Defence Manage- Regd No: JK05H-8100 Nizam-e-Hukmat Kashmir DG IMPARD, Saurbah Baghat ficers as per the New Training (Aug 30, 2021). ment, Secunderabad. somewhere. Now I am Alamia" resolution by J&K in his introductory address said Policy of J&K. According to a defence offi- General Officer has applying for the duplicate Government during Two Days it is a great achievement and The training programme cial statement, Major General commanded his own of the same if anybody Regional Conference on Rep- first of its kind initiative taken will focus on various issues SH Sahi on relinquishing com- Regiment and later having any objection in lication of Good Governance in J&K that Mid-Career Training like Public Policy, Ethics in mand, moves to Delhi on an Armoured Brigade in this regard he/she may file Practices in the UT of J&K and of JKAS Officers is taking place. the Administration, Health important assignment in Army High Altitude Area. MoU signed by J&K IMPARD The DG IMPARD expressed Governance, Land Acquisition, Headquarters. Maj Gen Sahi’s He has held various his/her objection in the with National Centre for Good gratitude to the Chief Secretary Climate Change, Electoral Re- tenure saw Kilo Force take dis- important staff ap- office of the ARTO Sopore Governance(NCGG) and De- for bringing training of JKAS in forms, Smart City and Urban tinctive steps towards ‘peace pointments prior to within a period fo seven partment of Administrative line with IAS training. Housing. and stability’ in North Kash- assuming the com- days from the date of Reforms & Public Grievances & Saurabh Baghat also com- The course also focuses on mir, the statement remarked. mand of prestigious publication of this notice. Pensions (DAR&PG) Govt. of In- plimented the exemplary ini- exposure visits to best perform- Major General SS Slaria was Counter Insurgency After that no objection dia , first ever batch of 30 senior tiatives taken by DARPG and ing Districts, Good Governance commissioned into 10 Ar- Force (Kilo). JKAS Officers of 1999 batch have NCGG, New Delhi for designing Practices and visits to Bureau of moured Regiment in Jun 1990. at College of Defence Manage- Complementing his military shall be entertained. started their Capacity Building and rolling the programme. Parliamentary Studies etc. An alumnus of National De- ment, Secunderabad and the career, General Officer also did Training at Lal Bahadur Shastri Saurabh Baghat further in- The inaugural ceremony fence Academy and the win- prestigious NDC Course at Mir- his MSc from Madras University, Ziyakath Ramzaan Dar National Academy of Admin- formed that more such batch- of the Capacity Building Pro- ner of the Sword of Honour at pur, Bangladesh. M Phil (Strategic Management) S/O Mhamamd Ramzaan Dar istration (LBSNAA) Mussoorie es will be sent for training in gramme for JKAS Officers was Indian Military Academy, the In his distinguished military from Osmania University and has R/o Alamdar Colony from today. Additional Secre- future to update professional concluded by a vote of thanks General Officer has attended career spanning over three cleared PhD NET exam from UGC, Chichilora Baramulla (BMG) tary, DARPG and DG, NCGG, V. competence of JKAS officers. by Prof. Poonam Singh of NCGG. Staff Courses at Defence Ser- decades, the General Officer the statement concluded. yusuf pathan

OUR MESSAGE TO THE YOUTH of J&K will be to come forward and motivate more youth to take part in sports activities. Taking part Tuesday | 31.08.2021 “in sports will not only keep you fit but you will also learn discipline.” 08 Hyderya Sports FC To Rep J&K In I-League Qualifiers 2021

R. Elahi (Gujarat), Kenkre FC (Maharashtra), and fessional League, weren’t nominated 2021-22 season by virtue of winning the FC Bengaluru United (Karnataka). because of their inability to fulfil the Hero I-League Qualifiers 2021,” the AIFF SRINAGAR: Srinagar-based football The I-League Qualifiers will mark club licensing criteria. said in a statement. club, Hyderya Sports FC was on Mon- the beginning of Indian football sea- The nominated teams were selected “It’s great to kick-off the Indian Foot- day selected by the All India Football son. The AIFF has also revealed that by the AIFF based on their final league ball domestic season once again with Federation (AIFF) as the only team the Qualifiers will take place within a position or on sporting merit. Out of 29 the Hero I-League Qualifiers. What from J&K to compete in the upcoming centralised Bio-Bubble in Bengaluru. teams nominated by various Football makes the tournament all the more I-League 2021 Qualifiers. “The clubs have all gone through the Associations, only ten received the nod special this season is that we will have The Qualifiers are set to take place at process of nomination by their respec- to compete in the Qualifiers. double the number of teams that played the Bangalore Football Stadium in Ben- tive state FAs, and have successfully sub- “The 10 participating teams will be in the competition last year, and seven galuru, Karnataka, from October, 2021. mitted the required documents for the split into two groups of five teams each. of the 10 teams are debutants,” said AIFF Ten teams, which include seven debu- league and club licensing on time,” the The Group Stage will be conducted in Leagues CEO, Sunando Dhar. tants in the competition, from as many AIFF said in a statement. a round-robin format, with every team Hyderya Sports FC, also known as the states will participate in the Qualifiers. Hyderya Sports FC and Downtown playing their rival clubs within their re- Mountain Lions, will have to prove their The seven debutant football clubs Heroes FC were the two clubs nomi- spective group once. The top two teams mettle in the Qualifiers. With a talented include: Hyderya Sports FC (J&K), Cor- nated to play in the I-League Qualifiers from each group will proceed to the squad of ballers, including their talis- bett FC (Uttarakhand), Delhi FC (Delhi), from J&K by the Jammu & Kashmir Foot- Final Round, which will be played in manic captain Shahnawaz Bashir, the Madan Maharaj FC (Madhya Pradesh), ball Association (JKFA). The two nomina- another round-robin format with each Mountain Lions have set their aim high Rajasthan United FC (Rajasthan), Kerala tions came owing to the teams’ second of the four teams playing against each as they look to dominate J&K’s United FC (Kerala), Ryntih SC (Megha- and third place finishes in the recently other once. The team that finishes at the football scene for laya). Three teams that have played in concluded JKFA Professional League. top of the pile in the Final Round, will years to come. the competition before include: ARA FC JK Bank FC, the winners of the Pro- earn promotion to the Hero I-League Downtown Heroes To Take On Real Kashmir (R) In Futsal Javelin Thrower The 23-year-old from Sonepat in Haryana, Championship Final who lost his left leg below the knee after he was involved in a Observer News Service motorbike accident in 2015 SRINAGAR: Downtown Heroes FC and Real Kashmir FC (Reserves) will go head to head in the JKFA Futsal Championship 2021 final. Sumit Antil The two teams defeated their respective opponents on Sunday at Clinches India's 2nd Gold In Paralympics Gindun Ground, Rajbagh to book their spots in the 5-a-side tournament’s final match. In the first semifinal match, Real Kashmir FC With Stunning World Record Show PTI (R) took on Hyderya Sports FC. Real Kashmir dominated the match avelin thrower Sumit Antil clinched India’s second gold at the ongoing Paralympics, shattering the men’s F64 category world record multiple times in a stunning Games debut performance here on Monday. J The 23-year-old from Sonepat in Haryana, who lost his left leg below the knee after he was involved in a motorbike accident in 2015, sent the spear to 68.55m in his fifth attempt, which was the best of the day by quite a distance and a new world record. In fact, he bettered the previous world record of 62.88m, also set by him, five times on the day. His last throw was a foul. His series read 66.95, 68.08, 65.27, 66.71, 68.55 and foul. Australian Michal Burian (66.29m) and Sri Lanka’s Dulan Kodithuwakku (65.61m) took the silver and bronze respectively. The F64 category is for athletes with a leg amputation, who compete with prosthetics in a standing position. A student of Delhi’s Ramjas Col- lege, Antil was an able-bodied wrestler before his accident which led to the amputation of his leg below the knee. A para athlete in his village initiated him to the sport in 2018. He also competed against Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra in the able-bodied Indian Grand Prix series 3 on March 5 in Patiala. He finished seventh with a best throw of 66.43m while Chopra shattered his own national record with a big effort of 88.07m. He won a silver in the F64 javelin throw at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai. Shooter Avani Lekhara had claimed the women’s 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event gold in the morning.

from the start and defeated Hyderya Sports by 10 goals to 2. Shakir was the highest scorer for RKFC and scored six goals. The second semifinal match was played between Downtown Heroes FC and Syed Tajuddin FC. A high-voltage encounter, the match saw both teams play aggressive football. A complete opposite of the earlier semifinal match, this game proved to be a close one as both teams stayed neck to neck. Downtown Heroes scored four goals to edge out Syed Tajuddin who scored three. Downtown Heroes FC held the slender lead till the final whistle to set up the Futsal Champi- onship final with Real Kashmir FC (R). The scheduled date for the final match will be released in a few days, the JKFA told Kashmir He finished seventh with a best throw of 66.43m while Chopra Observer. The championship is being organised by the JKFA in col- shattered his own national record with a big effort of 88.07m. laboration with JKSC. DFA Srinagar Super Yusuf Pathan Bats For Kashmiri IPL 2021: Washington Division: Court Road FC Youth, Says They're Very Talented Sundar To Miss UAE-Leg, Register Win, RKFC Draw Agencies Doubtful For T20 World Cup SRINAGAR: Former Indian crick- Observer News Service net. Both the team had a tough eter, Yusuf Pathan on Monday Press Trust of India the tour. defensive set up and prevented said that there is a lot of tal- "Royal Challengers Banga- SRINAGAR: Two matches of the their opponents’ forward lines ent in Jammu and Kashmir and NEW DELHI: Talented young- lore's all-rounder Washington Super Division were played on to penetrate. No one was able to youth must use their skills to ster Washington Sundar was Sundar has been ruled out of Mondayin the ongoing DFA Sri- score till the final whistle and the make their country proud. on Monday ruled out of the the remainder of the Vivo IPL nagar Annual Football League match ended as a goalless draw. Pathan, who was chief guest second phase of the IPL starting 2021 due to an impending fin- Tournament 2021, at the Syn- The second match of Super at the inaugural match of Chi- in the UAE on September 19 as ger injury," the IPL Franchise thetic Turf TRC here. Division was played between nar Women's Premier League at the finger injury he suffered in said in a statement. The first match was played Court Road FC and Fortview FC. Dooru Anantnag, said that this England has not healed com- Bengal cricketer Akash Deep, between Real Kashmir U-18 The match started with a scintil- is a great initiative by the In- pletely and he could not clear who is net bowler with the dian Army as it will provide an the fitness test at the NCA. franchise, has been named as opportunity to the talented to Washington, who plays for replacement for the remainder showcase their talent. Royal Challengers Bangalore of the IPL. “There is no doubt that youth to improve the infrastructure.” es can be played in the valley, in the popular T20 event, had Sources told PTI that Wash- in J&K are very talented and en- “Our message to the youth of according to a local news agen- travelled to England with the ington appeared in a fitness gaging them in sport activities is J&K will be to come forward and cy, KNO. Indian squad but returned to test at the National Cricket a great initiative. It will provide motivate more youth to take He said that engaging women the country after injuring his Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru a platform to the talented youth part in sports activities. Taking in sports activities is a great ini- finger while playing in a Coun- a few days back but could not to make their spot at mega stag- part in sports will not only keep tiative of the army and it will ty game that served as a prac- clear that. es,” he said. you fit but you will also learn encourage youth and will defi- tice game for the visitors. The World Twenty20 is slat- On the lack of the infrastruc- discipline,” Pathan said. nitely bear fruits. The 21-year-old, who is an ed to begin immediately after ture in J&K, Pathan said that the Pathan said that once more Players on the occasion were off-spinner and a useful bats- the conclusion of the IPL and need of the hour is to engage people will get involved in also delighted and were hope- man, had turned up for the it remains to be seen if Wash- youth in sports activities and sports activities, more infra- ful that such sports events will County side and was hit by ington is picked in the Indian once youth will participate, “au- structure will be developed so make their way easier to play at India pacer Mohammed Siraj, squad without playing a single thorities will come to know how that international or IPL match- national level. forcing the all-rounder out of IPL game. Pakistan-New Zealand Series To Have 25% Crowd Capacity: PCB and Etihad FC, Nowgam. Both lating display of attacking foot- the football teams played the ball, with Hyder of Court Road Agencies tors will be able to attend the ODIs According to the PCB, only fully Sept 25: 1st T20 match with an aggressive FC finding the net for his team scheduled from Sep 17 to Sep 21, vaccinated spectators carrying International tone looking to dominate each in the 15th minute of the game. LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board while approximately 5,500 specta- proof of the vaccination will be al- (Lahore). other’s halves. Both the teams, Fotview FC also exhibited (PCB) on Monday confirmed it had tors will be able to watch five T20s lowed entry into the stadium. Sept 26: 2nd T20 however, found it difficult to quality football and created received permission from the gov- from Sep 25 to Oct 3. Schedule: International find the net. Etihad FC was of- some good chances but failed ernment to allow spectators up to This is New Zealand’s first tour Sept 11: Arrive in Islamabad. (Lahore). fensive right from the start of to find the net for an equalising 25 per cent of the stadium's capac- to Pakistan in 18 years wherein Sept 12-14: Room isolation. Sept 29: 3rd T20 the match and missed two to goal. The match ended with 1-0 ity in the upcoming ODI and T20I the guests will play three One-day Sept 15-16: Training/practice/ International three one on one opportunities. in favour of Court Road FC. series between Pakistan and New Internationals and five Twenty20 intra-squad match (Lahore). The young squad of Real Kash- The Super Division League is Zealand starting Sep 17, 2021. Internationals from Sep 17 to Oct Sept 17: 1st ODI (Rawalpindi). Oct 1: 4th T20 mir U-18 also played a good being organised by the JKFA in The decision to allow a limited 3 at two venues — Rawalpindi and Sept 19: 2nd ODI (Rawalpindi). International game and but failed to find the collaboration with JKSC. crowd means around 4,500 specta- Lahore. Sept 21: 3rd ODI (Rawalpindi). (Lahore).