9thyear of publication SriNagar Observer Germany pushes for speedy J&K Sports Infra Among The Best In Players will be hungry to play and we have to stimulus rollout as economy stumbles The Country: Lt Governor utilise that energy: Misbah Germany pressed ahead with the implementation of a 130 billion-euro Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today chaired 57th General Pakistan players will be eager to get back to cricket after the long break ($145 billion) stimulus package, as Europe’s largest economy seeks Body cum 133rd Standing Committee meeting of J&K Sports Council enforced by the coronavirus pandemic and this is something that can work a way out of the worst recession since World War II. At a special here at the Raj Bhavan. Sh. Farooq Khan, Advisor to the Lieutenant for them during their scheduled tour of England in August-September, the meeting on Friday, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet signed off on Governor; Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Arun Kumar team’s head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq said on Friday. numerous key initiatives agreed on by her ruling coalition last week. Mehta, Financial Commissioner Financial Commissioner, Finance The tour, which consists of three Tests and three T20Is, is part of the The goal is to get the bulk of the plan approved by parliament revamped summer season for England and they will be facing West before its summer break, which typically begins | Page 07 Department; Sh. Bipul Pathak, Principal Secretary to | Page 05 Indies in three Tests before that. Misbah admitted that | Page 08 SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2020 21, Shawwal 1441 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 135 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com Saudi Arabia Likely To Cancel Hajj This Year Markets to witness hustle-bustle today Official Statement To Be Issued Within One Week Admin orders re-opening schedule, asks traders, others to follow SOPs in spirit Agencies Take All Precautions: SRINAGAR: After contin- uous lockdown for three KCC&I to People consecutive months, the markets across the summer ashmir Chamber of Commerce and Indus- try (KCC&I) on Friday thanked the Srinagar capital of the Union Terri- KDistrict Administration for announcing the tory, Srinagar will witness staggered opening of markets. The trade body hustle-bustle again on Sat- also cautioned the business community and urday as the Administration the general public to take all precautions before has ordered re-opening of venturing out to open business establishments markets and asked people to or to make purchases. In a statement issued here, KCC&I spokesperson stated that Srinagar follow Standard Operating District being a declared Red Zone was facing Procedures (SoPs) in letter an extremely serious and grim situation. “There Agencies istry told the Financial Times. and spirit. was no scope for lowering of guard and it was The annual ritual held in late As per an order issued by not only the responsibility of the administration RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is con- July is one of the largest religious the district administration but also of the civil society to exercise utmost sidering cancelling the hajj pil- gatherings in the world, at- Srinagar headed by Depu- caution. Any incident of a spike or spread would grimage season for the first time tracting about 2m people to the ty Commissioner Srinagar indefinitely shut down not only the markets but since the kingdom was founded kingdom every year. But after also pose a fatal risk to the vulnerable sections Shahid Iqbal Chaudhary, in of the community especially our loved ones in 1932, after cases of Coronavi- the organisers of global events view of multifarious dimen- being our elders and children and those with rus in the country topped 100,000. including the Olympic Games sions involved, suggestions College Bemina and Direc- ommendations and standard business organizations and weak immune systems,” he said. “The issue has been carefully in Tokyo were forced to delay or and recommendations were torate of Health Services protocols notified by the associations viz a viz notifi- “All are requested to kindly avoid unnecessary studied and different scenarios cancel due to the coronavirus pan- obtained from SKIMS Sri- Kashmir, and sector- specif- competent authority. cation of containment zones movement to the commercial areas as the basic are being considered. An official demic, Saudi officials have faced nagar, Govt Medical College ic SOPs have been devised “Detailed deliberations in the district and limited idiom of “Stay Home Stay | More on P2 decision will be made within one growing pressure to take action. Srinagar, SKIMS Medical taking into account such rec- were held with all trade & permissible | More on P2 week,” a senior official from Sau- One proposal is to allow a di Arabia’s hajj and umrah min- small number of | More on P2 India Records Over 10,000 Cases Hospitals Don’t In Single Day: Health Ministry COVID Claims One More Life, Toll 53 In JK Inform Family About Death Of Patients: SC Agencies firmed cases include foreigners. Medical Superintendent JMC Dr No Friday Of the 396 new deaths report- 80 Travelers Among Dara Singh said the man had fallen off congregations in Seeks Response Of Centre, NEW DELHI: For the first time ed till Friday morning, 152 were from stairs as result of which had suf- Masjids, Shrines in JK States On Handling Of Bodies since the COVID-19 outbreak, In- in Maharashtra, 101 in Delhi, 38 156 Fresh Cases fered injuries in head. dia recorded over 10,000 new cases in Gujarat, 24 in Uttar Pradesh, Detected In UT “He was admitted to GMC Agencies Agencies in a day taking the tally to 2,97,535, 23 in Tamil Nadu, 12 in Hary- Jammu on June 1. His test while the death toll rose to 8,498 ana, 10 in West Bengal, nine in Nadeem Nadu report for covid-19 o Friday prayers were offered as NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Fri- with a record single-day spike Telangana, six in Rajasthan, came positive on mosques and shrines remained day termed as "horrific" the state of affairs in of 396 fatalities, according to the four each in Madhya Pradesh SRINAGAR: A 65-year-old man on June 2 when he Ndeserted for the 13th successive Delhi hospitals with bodies of the dead being week due to lockdown to prevent Union Health Ministry data. and Punjab, three each in Bi- Friday became the first person was shifted to iso- spread of COVID-19 in Kashmir valley, stacked next to Covid-19 patients, and sought The country has registered har and Karnataka, two each from Rajouri district and 53rd lation ward. He where shops and business establish- responses from the Centre and different states 10,956 new coronavirus infections in Andhra Pradesh, Assam and in J&K to succumb to the died today,” he added. ments will reopen from Saturday under on its plea taking suo-motu (on its own) cog- in the last 24 hours till Friday 8 am. Puducherry and one in Jammu deadly COVID-19. With his death, strict guidelines in Srinagar. nizance on the treatment being meted out to India on Thursday went past and Kashmir. Official sources said that Rajouri has reported Meanwhile, people are hopeful that patients and the handling of the bodies. the United Kingdom to become Out of the total 8,498 fatalities, sexagenarian died at Govern- first fatality due to the religious places will soon reopen in view Hospitals are not giving due care to keeping the fourth worst-hit nation by Maharashtra tops the tally with ment Medical College Jam- virus and also takes of easing of lockdown norms in the valley, of bodies and not even informing family mem- where eight out of 10 districts have been the COVID-19 pandemic, accord- 3,590 deaths followed by Gujarat mu, ten days after he tested Jammu division’s toll notified as Red Zones in view of rise in the bers about deaths, as a result they are unable to ing to the Worldometer. with 1,385 deaths, Delhi with positive of the pathogen. to | More on P2 number of COVID-19| More on P2 attend the last rites, the top court of India said. The number of active cases 1,085, West Bengal with 442, A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul stands at 1,41,842, while 1,47,194 Madhya Pradesh with 431, Tam- and M R Shah also issued notices to the Centre, people have recovered and one il Nadu with 349, Uttar Pradesh 105 Persons The COVID cases in Jammu and Kashmir continued to witness surge in Ladakh as 105 more cases were detected on Maharashtra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. patient has migrated, it said. with 345, Rajasthan with 265 and Friday in the Union Territory. As per the media bulletin released by the Directorate of Health Services UT Ladakh, 105 "The situation in Delhi is horrendous, "Thus, around 49.47 per cent Telangana with 165 deaths. Test Positive more people were tested positive for COVID-19 in UT Ladakh. “Out of these, 36 are from Leh district and 69 are from horrific and pathetic," the bench said during Kargil district,” the media bulletin said. With this, the number of COVID-19 active cases in UT Ladakh has gone up to 176 patients have recovered so far," The death toll reached 80 in In Leh including 74 in Leh district and 102 in Kargil district. Moreover, eight COVID-19 patients were | More on P2 the hearing. an official said. Andhra Pradesh, 72 in Karnata- It said that the guidelines of central gov- The total number of con- ka, 64 in| More on P2 ernment are not being | More on P2 NEW MEDIA POLICY Rajnath Singh reviews situation in eastern Ladakh Woman Killed, Two Civilians Truth will be biggest Agencies Singh and Air Chief Marshal Injured Along LoC in Uri casualty of this RKS Bhadauria, they said.