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YOUR COPY OF neither is (Bhat) "He The reports were primarily on primarily were The reports militancy in Kishtwar, declared in Kishtwar, militancy a decade offree over militancy targeted four by but rocked ago 2018. killings since November government official said. government were schemes the welfare how being and implemented ------FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS & PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Contact Two firemen were killed and six were firemen Two One fireman is still trapped under the de trapped is still One fireman Force Response of Disaster team A National search is going on for the third personnel, iden third the for on is going search tified as Mohammad Aslam, Singh Building Collapses In Building Collapses In Jammu, 2 Firemen Killed JAMMU: building when a three-storey persons injured in Jammu city on Wednesday collapsed early trying department personnel were when fire put out a blaze, an officialto said. pull him out, Director on to bris and efforts are KV Services, Emergency and of General Fire of PTI. The building in Golepulli area Singh told mill on the ground housing a saw Tillo, Tallab collapsed fighting fire opera during the floor, people, officials said. several tion, trapping oper rescue (NDRF) has also joined the ongoing Kumar Vimal Bodies of firefighters, two ation. while retrieved, Raina and Rattan Chand, were men were detained here on Wednesday Wednesday on detained here men were - - - 10 More than 30 Union than 30 Union More P A day after he was he was after A day  hree young young hree against the visit of foreign after they staged a protest PRESS TRUST OF INDIA PRESS TRUST OF INDIA He strongly denied having any any denied having He strongly They protested against the visit and called it a waste of against the visit and called it a waste They protested 3 Protesters Detained By Police T police said. and , to Jammu envoys ride in a Shikara enjoying were money while the envoys in arrived envoys of foreign A second batch the . visit to Jammu and for a two-day on Wednesday for a first-hand assessment of the situation Kashmir Nothing to Hide, Says Says Hide, to Nothing NIA Quizzing After Saroori JAMMU: JAMMU: connec in NIA by questioned in attacks tion with militant of district Jammu Kishtwar senior Congress and Kashmir, G minister leader and former said on Wednesday M Saroori hide" and to he has "nothing need certificatea not does anyone. from connection with Mohammad Amin Bhat alias "Jehangir Sa mil the longest-surviving roori", ofitant Mujahideen and Hizbul of behind the revival the brain As many as 37 central ministers ministers central as 37 As many submit 30 ofOver them have  Union Ministers Submit Ministers Union PMO To Reports On J&K NEW DELHI: Jammu who visited ministers, have month, and Kashmir last the to their feedback submitted Office (PMO) on Prime Minister’s of the implementation various of there, schemes development ficials said on Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir to visited situation and assess the ground various with people on interact schemes. development the Home to their reports ted for and those were Ministry a recently, the PMO to warded - - - - 10 - P 10  10 P 10 PAGE PAGE 3 SPORTS.....  / ` 

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 Regn: Postal  | Price: | Price: 12 The accident happened when the family The accident happened when the family car of the private the driver Nallah, Paani Near Ku identified as Pawan The deceased were minister leader and former Senior Congress lives and said the repeated road accidents in accidents road and said the repeated lives Ramban and Udhampur Doda, Kishtwar, 5 Killed After Vehicle Killed After Vehicle 5 Falls Into Kishtwar Gorge – KISHTWAR killed on Wednes were women, cluding two skidded off when their vehicle day the road district in Kishtwar a deep gorge into and fell a police official said. of Jammu and Kashmir, carrying Jammu the body of from was a baby last for Drabshalla in village Bahadat their to he said. rites, the wheels, the official said. over control lost Devi Rita (26), Devi Rekha his wife (32), mar (30). and P Kumar Krishan (37) (30), Kewal the loss of grief over expressed G M Saroori "A candidate must have at have must "A candidate limit is fur This upper-age from October 31, 2019. 31, October from and years oftained the age 21 attained the age have not must of 1st the on of Au years 32 have 2020 i.e., he must gust, than earlier been born not later and not 1988 2nd August, this 1999," August, than 1st said. notification year's a maxi up to for ther relaxed if a candidate years mum of five a scheduledbelongs caste to or a scheduled a tribe; up to in the maximum of years three case of belonging to candidates classes who are backward other avail eligible to The agency filedThe agency the | Pages: - - - - and various sections ofsections stringent various and (Prevention) Activities Unlawful and sections of Ex (UAPA) Act Act. Substances plosives ------37 - 10 10 PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE KASHMIR  

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05 NEWS..... / The NIA Wednes Jumada ul-Sani | twitter.com / kashmirobserver / kashmirobserver twitter.com PRESS TRUST OF INDIA  The age relaxation for other other for relaxation The age Public Service The Union 18 No Upper Age Relaxation For JK JK For Relaxation Age Upper No UPSC Exam This Year Applicants In NEW DELHI: re will be no upper-age there taking applicants for laxation services examination the civil domicile of2020 who are the of and Jammu state erstwhile and 1980 Kashmir between a notifica to according 1989, tion issued on Wednesday. will continue. categories Commission (UPSC) has an in the nounced 796 vacancies be to country's bureaucracy services filled the civil through will 2020, which examination PRESS TRUST OF INDIA n Friday The anti-terrorism court or The anti-terrorism ATC Lahore Saturday, On last The NIA had last September September The NIA had last The supplementary charge to five and a half years and im and a half years five to posed a fine of Rs 15,000 in each of cas case. The sentences both es will run concurrently. Saeed had indicted and his ATC in close aides on December 11 financing cases. the terror "I am not participating in "I am not Kapil Sibal, Senior advocate moved had on Monday Sara NIA Charges 4 Alleged Jaish Workers attacks across country. across attacks claiming sheet filed a charge Khan,Ahmad Sajjad JeM's that attack a close aide of AhmadMudassir mastermind conspiring militancy Khan, was India. across acts al filed four against was sheet under JeM operatives leged NEW DELHI: filedday a supplementary alleged four against sheet charge Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) aides mastermind attack of Pulwama in a case of conspiring militancy - - O Khanna. Shantana Justice this matter," with said at the outset goudar specific reason out citing any his recusal. for the urged Sara, appearing for Fri for the matter list bench to the to The bench agreed day. hear it for and listed request 14. ing on February her court challenging the top under the detention brother's Act, J-K Public Safety - - - - 23 ------10 P ..... LIFE & TIMES/ 08 TIMES/ ..... LIFE &  10 PAGE PAGE 

The family of ail family The Supreme Court Supreme www.kashmirobserver.net www.kashmirobserver.net A DESKTOP PLANT CAN BE A A DESKTOP PLANT Jamat-ud-Dawa Jamat-ud-Dawa WORKPLACE STRESSBUSTER pulse shooting up through the roof?..... the up through pulse shooting OBSERVER NEWS SERVICE This evening, rumours made This evening, PRESS TRUST OF INDIA A court official confirmed to The court Saeed sentenced Saeed, ter UN designated a meetings strike terror in your heart and set your and your heart strike terror in meetings Sara's plea came up for hear plea came up for Sara's SRINAGAR: SRINAGAR: (G) Conference ing Hurriyat Ali Geelani on Chairman, Syed rubbished reports Wednesday on the social me making rounds health the deteriorating dia over leader. of the octogenarian on social media that therounds leader has passed ailing Hurriyat residence. at his Hyderpora away fuelled a after The rumours were of amalgam purported statement popular on appeared Geelani Stable, Geelani Stable, Rumours Baseless: Son Hafiz Saeed Gets 11 Years In Jail Over ‘Terror Financing’ ‘Terror YearsOver In Jail Hafiz Saeed Gets 11 the Lahore's Kot Lakhpat jail in Kot the Lahore's high security. in sentenced PTI that Saeed was financing cases regis terror two andLahore him in against tered cities on the applica Gujranwala De tion of Terrorism the Counter partment (CTD) of Punjab police. LAHORE: (JuD) chief on Hafiz Saeed was 11 to sentenced Wednesday an anti-terrorism in jail by years terror in two court in Pakistan financing cases. whom the US has placed rorist was on, bounty million 10 USD a in the terror 17 on July arrested financing at cases. He is lodged out? Do the fast-approaching deadlines and boss and deadlines fast-approaching out? Do the Does office work make you feel anxious and burnt burnt and feel anxious Does office work make you National Conference leader Conference National booked un Omar Abdullah Act. der the J-K Public Safety bench a three-judge ing before N V Rama justices comprising and Sanjiv na, Shantanagoudar NEW DELHI: M M Shanta Justice judge himself recused nagoudar hearing from on Wednesday Abdul the plea filed Sara by the de challenging lah Pilot and oftention her brother Challenging Omar’s Detention Petition Hearing From Justice Shantanagoudar Recuses SC To Hear Plea However, he said the weather However, chilly intense were There the in temperature night The proved further and settled above further and settled above proved minus 0.2 point. Against freezing the on Tuesday, recorded degree night temperature the influence of the WD, which Sea. Arabian from originated Friday turn dry from will again in though that will result onwards dip in the minimum temperature. cloudy conditions due to weather ski resort famous skies at world fresh of received which , But, the on Tuesday. snowfall and improved night temperature which settled at minus 6 degree, normal. above degrees is several im Srinagar, summer capital, AM - - -

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13 Maximum : 9°c Minmum :-4°c Humidity : 89% A Met department spokespersonA Met However, there was major major was there However, News Due To Overcast Conditions Due To They said these bears Valley In Chill Intensifies Day these two bears from Gulgam bears from these two official of Tangmarg, area told local newsgath sources ering agency KNT today. district. Taking note of the district. Taking the villagers, complaints from consti Wild Life Department tuted a team that captured Srinagar: The wildlife authori captured ties on Wednesday area bears in Tangmarg two Baramulla of north Kashmir’s the driver ignored ignored the driver Wild Life Department Captures Two Bears their signal to stop. said that the govern Reports at Do deployed ment forces directed check-point gripora to stop. However, a vehicle Kashmir’s Awantipora town town Awantipora Kashmir’s when govern on Wednesday warning fired ment forces ignored shots after a driver Firing Creates Panic In Awantipora gripped Srinagar: Panic of South area Dogripora Holy Prophet (SAW) to defeat (SAW) Holy Prophet the nefarious designs of the enemies of peace. The speakers said that The speakers Imam founder of revolution; need for Khomeini stressed the Sunnah of the following scholars addressed the semi scholars addressed Islamic Revolution nar, saying alone could bring peace and in the world. tranquillity served 41st anniversary of 41st anniversary served at Jamia Islamic Revolution Budgam. Babul-Ilm, Mirgund to organised A seminar was mark the occasion. Noted Revolution Observed Budgam: Anjuman-e-Sharie ob Shian on Wednesday Rules in vogue will be strictly Rules in vogue dealt under law. 41st Anniv Of Islamic illegal encroachments in illegal encroachments the District. He said that to illegal resorting anybody constructions in violation of and other Acts Land Revenue, today seized 60 illegally seized today constructed shops. The DC his commitment reiterated towards tolerance of zero sioner, Pulwama, Dr Raghav Dr Raghav sioner, Pulwama, Langer a team of officers Executive including Tehsildar, Pulwama Officer MC and SHO administration on Wednes administration at least 60 shops seized day constructed in violation of on the the norms. Acting of Deputy Commis directions 60 Shops Seized 60 Shops Seized In Pulwama The district Pulwama: were picked up for question picked were ing. “One of the detained of a slain is the brother youth militant,” they said. Officials confirmed to a local KNO agency newsgathering of and detention that the raid stating that they youth, three Three youth were arrested arrested were youth Three on Tuesday during night raids Litter village of the from said. district, reports Srinagar: Government forces forces Srinagar: Government youth at least three arrested in south in nocturnal raids district. Pulwama Kashmir’s 3 Youth Held In 3 Youth Held In Nocturnal Raids snow would occur during the next would snow under 36 hours in mercury settled several degrees degrees settled several mercury cloudy skies. normal due to above or rain moderate said that light to which is active in the region. is active which in the night tem improvement where the valley, across perature ate rain and snow is predicted is predicted and snow rain ate next places during the most at 36 hours under the influence (WD), Disturbance of a Western SRINAGAR: SRINAGAR: intensified due to ditions have conditions in Kashmir cast over moder light to where valley,