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Widom Soldier MeT Issues ‘Yellow’ Killed During J&K Transporters Defer Strike By A Day Do not fear Agencies failure but rather fear Practice Firing not trying Warning As Rains Agencies Srinagar: All Jammu and — Roy T. Bennett Kashmir Transporters Welfare Jammu: A soldier was killed and Committee – an amalgam Lash Kashmir two others were injured dur- of various transport associa- ing a practice firing session in tions— on Tuesday deferred Akhnoor Sector of Jammu region by a day its indefinite strike on Tuesday, officials said. which was scheduled to begin They said ‘gunner’ Sayan Ghosh from Wednesday. of Artillery Regiment suffered fa- General Secretary, Kashmir J&K Logs 94 Corona tal injury while two other soldiers Welfare Transporters Association, File Photo Cases, One Death were injured while carrying out Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf said Finance Commissioner, Finance also comprising Transport Srinagar: One more person died live firing training at Field Firing that a meeting is scheduled on Department, who is chairman commissioners of Kashmir and More On P10 of coronavirus in Jammu and Kash- Ranges in Akhnoor Sector, report- February 24 afternoon with of Fare and Freight Committee Jammu division. mir on Tuesday while 94 fresh cases ed news agency GNS. All the injured were shifted of Covid-19, including 47 travellers Govt For eputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Tuesday assured the were detected across the Union Ter- to hospital were Ghosh was de- transporters that the government is for the earliest and a viable resolution of their ritory during the last 24 hours. clared brought dead while two Viable genuine demands and urged them to call off their strike. Speaking in a special meeting others were admitted. D Among the fresh cases, 22 were Resolution he convened with them the DC assured the heads of different associations associated the from Jammu Division and 72 from SDPO Akhnoor Varun Jandyal Of Genuine transport sector that their genuine demands would be taken up with higher authorities and said that while one soldier dies, Kashmir Valley, taking the total Demands a viable resolution be found within a stipulated time period. The assurance More On P10 case tally to 126019, they said. two other injured soldiers have Providing district More On P10 been admitted in the army hospital. PRO Defence Jammu Lt Col File Photo: Abid Bhat Devinder Anand confirmed the Youth Killed As Car Agencies Qazigund, the gateway incident and said that it took Sikh Group To Roll Into Gorge town of J&K, recorded a low place at around 10: 30 am. Special Court Rejects Skip Delimitation Bhaderwah: A 23-year-old Srinagar: Kashmir Valley of 4.0 degree Celsius against man died on Tuesday when his car and Banihal received rainfall 3.0 degree Celsius on the Exercise skidded off the road and fell into a overnight even as minimum previous night and had a Militant’s Identity Parra’s Bail Plea 800-foot-deep gorge in Jammu and temperatures increased, rainfall of 3.4mm during the Press Trust Of India Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. weatherman said on Tuesday. time, the official said. Established 6 Months ‘Evidence Shows He Sajjad Hussain, a resident of San- A meteorological de- The mercury settled at 3.2 After Death Was Aiding Militancy Srinagar: All Parties Sikh wara village, was driving from Chilli partment official said that degree Celsius at Pahalgam Coordination Committee to Malikpora when the accident Srinagar recorded a low of against minus 1.2 degree Agencies In Garb Of Politics’ (APSCC) chairman Jagmohan occurred around 10.20 am, Superin- 6.6 degree Celsius against Celsius on the earlier night Singh Raina on Tuesday asked tendent of Police, Bhaderwah, Raj 5.8 degree Celsius on the while the world-famous Srinagar: DNA test established Press Trust Of India the Sikhs to remain away from Singh Gouria said. More On P10 previous night. The tem- tourist resort recorded the identity of a Kupwara youth, the delimitation exercise as there perature was around six de- 3.2mm of rainfall. killed along with two other mili- Srinagar: A special court was no reservation for the com- 5 Shotguns Seized grees Celsius above the nor- Kokernag, also in south tant colleagues in Pattan area of rejected the bail applica- munity in Jammu and Kashmir. From Poachers mal for this time of the year Kashmir, recorded a low of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district tion of PDP leader Waheed Raina said there was no point in Srinagar where 2.2mm of 3.4 degree Celsius against 4.0 last year, officials said on Tuesday. Parra on Tuesday, saying evidence collected so far in meeting the members of Srinagar: Police on Wednes- rainfall was recorded in the degree Celsius on the previ- They said three militants were the charges against him show he was aiding militan- the Delimitation Commission day claimed to have seized five last 24 hours till 0830 hours, ous night and had a rainfall of killed while an army major and were "grave, serious and cy in Jammu and Kashmir in given the fact that the people shotguns from poachers in central the official said. 2.2mm, he said. More On P10 two policemen were injured in a heinous in nature" and that the garb of a politician. at the helm are indifferent to- Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. gunfight in Yadipora area of Pattan a preliminary analysis of In a 19-page More On P10 wards the issues of minorities Officers from Police Station There are four types colour codes in north Kashmir’s Baramulla dis- in the union territory. Kheerbhawani and Police Post trict on September 4 last year. He said the commission would Shadipora raided different locations signifying the level of caution: green which Soon, the police had sum- Aasiya Charged Delhi court has framed militancy, lose its credibility if the minori- in Shalbugh and Paribal villages means no action, yellow—situation to be watched), amber moned families of all the three sedition and other charges against ties are not taken on board. For ‘Waging War’ Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi of Ganderbal and recovered five –government agencies need to be prepared for severe militants. While two families had Against India A “I appeal to the community 12-bore guns from poachers, who weather and red –action needed by the agencies. identified their kin as Hanan Bilal and her two associates for More On P10 members to remain aloof from are misusing their licensed weapons Sofi son of More On P10 any process of More On P10 and killing large More On P10 Missing Anantnag Youth Found Dead Budgam Admin Clueless Be Goodwill Ambassadors PDD Announces Measures To Srinagar: A youth missing for the last three weeks, was found On Training, Awareness Of J&K, LG To Tourists Prevent Accidental Deaths dead on Wednesday in a canal in field, an official spokesperson Dialgam area of south Kashmir’s Field Staff To Be Programmes: RTI said Tuesday. Anantnag district. Javaid Ahmad Equipped With PPEs, The department, he said, has Pathan alias Jeenu, a resident of Observer Monitoring Desk the central Kashmir district, directed its field offices to imme- Heaven Colony Anantnag was Safety Helmets And the Public information officer, diately focus on relevant safety found dead in a canal in Dialgam by Srinagar: In an embarrass- Rayees Ahmed Bhat has ex- Belts; Insulating Gloves measures and to ensure that locals, who informed the police in- ing move, the district au- pressed his helplessness say- Observer News Service there is no loss of human life. stantly, officials said. A police team thorities in central Kashmir’s ing that the requested infor- “As part of this effort, the reached the spot and took the body Budgam have failed to fur- mation was “not available in Jammu: The Power department has directed both into custody More On P10 nish details to an RTI peti- the repository of this office”. Development Department on the Jammu and Kashmir Power tioner on the training and “As such undersigned is Tuesday announced a slew of Development Corporations Man Opens Fire awareness programmes constrained from divulging measures, including procure- to ensure that Isolators and Over Land Dispute conducted for designat- any exact information,” he ment of Personal Protective earthing rods are provided on Jammu: A man opened fire ed officers and disad- replies in the letter issued equipment (PPE) and other every 11 KV feeder in the UT. Tuesday during a scuffle between vantaged communities on January 25, 2021. safety devices for the field staff This shall ensure that the field two groups over a land dispute in since November 1, 2019. Muzaffar had request- with an aim to prevent acci- workers shall remain safe even the Kathua district of Jammu and Replying to the RTI ed information about Agencies of their visit to Jammu and dental deaths and injuries to if there is accidental touch- Kashmir, a police official said. application filed by RTI the training/awareness Kashmir. the workforce. ing of live lines or equipment While the person fired two shots in Movement Chairman, programmes conducted by Srinagar: J&K Lieutenant "Be the goodwill ambas- These directions were passed and due to accidental charging the air, injuring nobody, he himself Dr. Raja Muzaffar seek- the district administration Governor Manoj Sinha paid a sadors of Jammu & Kashmir by the Principal Secretary, PDD, of lines or equipment during got injured in legs as he fell down ing information with about RTI Act after the ab- visit to Dal Lake on Tuesday, and carry the message to your Rohit Kansal while discussing shut down activity,” the official when people tried to overpower respect to the training/aware- rogation of special status in where he met several tourists respective areas that J&K is an the steps being taken by the spokesperson said. him, the official said. ness programmes conducted August 2019. who came from different parts ideal and safe tourist destina- Department for ensuring safe- He said that for the first time, The incident took place at Thali- for designated officers/ dis- Responding to another of the country. During his inter- tion," Sinha urged the tourists. ty and security of the field staff the PDD has set aside nearly Rs Badi village of More On P10 advantaged communities query from RTI applicant action with the tourists, the LG While assuring the tourists a while performing duties in the 5 crores for the procurement of since November 1, 2019 in about the More On P10 enquired about the experiences safe and More On P10 PPEs and other More On P10 Cult-Breaker ‘Captain’ from Kashmir Is New Rising Start-Up Star Malik Huda mindset devoted to certain career cults. After finishing his “There’s lack of exposure in the valley and early education from his uhan Naqash’s ingenious world elsewhere, forcing people to seek refuge in med- hometown Srinagar, he is driven by the get-up-and-go ical and non-medical fields,” Ruhan, 26, says. was supposed to sus- Rdynamism — the knack mak- He wants to end this obsession by guid- tain his family’s medical ing contemporary self-starters cult- ing creative minds and grooming them with background. breakers in their fields. proper mentorship. “But I chose my own He may not be among the movers “Many students are willing to join and ex- way,” he says. and shakers yet, but with his resil- plore new fields like acting, singing, dancing, From the very be- ient team, this Barzulla boy is al- writing, painting, etc, but lack of parental ginning, he wanted to ready leading by an example, away support makes them paranoid,” he says. become a writer, a professional from his homeland, in the southern “This is what we’re trying to change.” novelist precisely, but couldn’t pursue this “Engineering metropolitan city of Bangalore. Before becoming a guiding light for stu- career due to lack of opportunities and a was a forced vocation for me,” Among other things, this young dents—pressurised to pursue certain sub- proper grooming. he continues detailing his life history which educator, with his mentoring plat- jects—Ruhan had rebelled to safeguard his He eventually decided to become an engi- would eventually compel him to become an form, is trying to alter the religious creative pursuit during his school days itself. neer and joined SRM University, Chennai. inventive interventionist. More On P10