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9thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER Didn’t Issue Any Appointment Orders To Any Sagar Decries Unscheduled Power Outages In Kashmir DDC Ganderbal chairs DRSC meeting Person Against Any Post: CCF Kashmir The District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday expressed The office of the Chief Conservator of Forests, Kashmir division today today chaired the District Road Safety Committee meeting to discuss concern over the unscheduled and hour’s long electricity outages issued a statement informing the general public that it has not issued road safety plans for the district and reviewed the actions taken on in Kashmir valley, saying the bureaucratic J&K government has any appointment/ engagement orders to any person against any post. decisions taken in the last meeting. During the meeting threadbare failed to ensure basic civic amenities. Party General Secretary Ali The department has informed that it has come to | Page 07 discussions were held on various issues including, identification of black Muhammad Sagar while interacting with a number | Page 05 spots and accident prone areas, removal of encroachment | Page 03 TUESDAY, 03 NOVEMBER 2020 16, Rab-ul-Awal 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 252 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com Only 10 % J&K Land Can Ahead Of Winter, Govt ‘Preparing’ Fresh Power Be Sold To Outsiders: Govt Curtailment Schedule Says Agricultural Land To Be Protected, New Land Laws Progressive New Curtailment Plan framing a power curtailment schedule which will be issued SO News Desk To Be Announced In within one week,” Ahmad told One Week: PDD Chief a local news gathering agency. JAMMU: The government on THE NEW LAND On chances of any im- Monday said that more than 90 LAWS WILL NOT Ishtiyaq Ahmad provement in power supply per cent of Jammu and Kash- ONLY AFFORD this year, he said the depart- mir land is agricultural and protection to over 90 per SRINAGAR: On the onset ment will ensure sufficient can’t be sold to the outsiders. of winter season, the gov- power supply to the people. However, the government has cent of the land in J&K from ernment has once again He however said that it hinted that the rest 10 per cent being alienated to outsiders prepared a fresh power cur- also depends on the people. “If of the land available in the but will also help revamp tailment scheduled for the they use electricity judicious- Union territory can be sold to the agriculture sector foster, consumers in the Valley ly, then there will be improve- the non-local residents. amid the claims of ensuring ment in power supply. We The government has re- rapid industrialisation, aid adequate electricity to the have to optimize things from pealed 11 land laws that existed economic growth and create people this winter. available resources.” in the erstwhile state of Jammu jobs in J&K. Chief Engineer of Kashmir The chief engineer be- & Kashmir replacing the old, Power Distribution Corpora- lieved that this year’s cur- regressive, intrinsically con- tion Limited (KPDCL), Aiajaz tailment schedule will have tradictory and outdated laws modified for modern economic Ahmad said the department a lot of respite for the Val- with a set of modern, progres- 90 per cent of the land in J&K on a host of issues related to the needs. Besides, they were beset would announce the new pow- ley consumers. “Various sive and people-friendly pro- from being alienated to outsid- UT of Jammu and Kashmir Reor- with ambiguities, contradictions er curtailment schedule for reformatory measures have visions, Principal Secretary, ers but will also help revamp the ganisation (Adaptation of State and redundancies and in many the coming winter in a week. been taken by the power Information and government agriculture sector foster, rapid Laws) Fifth Order, 2020. cases, were clearly regressive. For “We did not curtail power department in this regard,” spokesman, Rohit Kansal at a industrialisation, aid economic Elaborating, Kansal remarked instance, a number of laws had this year till now. However he maintained. However press conference in Jammu. growth and create jobs in J&K. that the repealed laws were made contradictions leading to scope the load has increased. We are people | More on P2 He said the new land laws will Kansal made these comments to serve the old agrarian-based for discretionary interpretation not only afford protection to over while interacting with the media economy and were required to be and rent seeking. | More on P2 COVID Claims Eight Lives, KK Sharma to Represent 385 Test Positive In J&K Pakistan Has Illegally Occupied J&K in Delimitation Panel Jahangeer Ganaie cy that among 385 new cases, 251 Gilgit-Baltistan: Rajnath Nasir Azam belong to Kashmir division while SRINAGAR: The Union Terri- as 134 are from Jammu division, Agencies SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kash- tory of Jammu and Kashmir re- adding that the total number mir’s State Election Commis- ported below 400 cases on Monday, of positive cases in Kashmir NEW DELHI: Defence Minis- sioner, Kewal Kumar Sharma showing decrease in the positive division have reached to 57,616 ter Rajnath Singh on Monday would replace Hirdesh Kumar cases. However, the deaths con- including 52,250 recoveries and objected to Pakistan Prime as member of the delimitation tinue to mount as eight fresh 991 deaths while as total Minister Imran Khan’s deci- commission constituted by the deaths were reported in number of positive cases sion to accord provisional pro- Central government earlier this the last 24 hours across in Jammu division have vincial status to Gilgit-Baltis- year for Assembly and Parlia- Jammu and Kashmir. reached to 38,094 in- tan and said the region was an mentary segments of J&K Union Jammu and Kash- cluding 35,890 recov- integral part of India. Territory, sources disclosed. mir Monday recorded eries and 499 deaths. “Pakistan has illegally Highly placed sources in Jam- eight COVID-19 relat- The officials said occupied Gilgit-Baltistan,” mu and Kashmir government told Constituted in March this ed deaths taking the that total number of active Singh tweeted. “Pakistan is a local news gathering agency year, the panel is mandated to death toll to 1,490 in the cases in Jammu and Kash- going to make it a province vastava, the official spokes- the 73rd Independence Day of that Sharma would now be part fix boundaries of 90 Assembly Union Territory while 385 mir are 6,080 including 4,375 now. Our government has person of the Ministry of the region. Srivastava said of the three-member delimitation segments of J&K and reserve positive cases were reported from Kashmir division and 1,705 clarified that Gilgit-Baltis- External Affairs, condemned India “firmly rejects the at- commission headed by former Su- seats for schedule castes and pushing the J&K tally to 95,710. from Jammu division. tan, along with entire PaK, is Pakistan’s move after Khan tempt by Pakistan to bring ma- preme Court Judge Justice (Retd) schedule tribes within them. Of the total 95,710 cases, 57,616 With 623 more recoveries, the an integral part of India.” made the announcement at terial changes to a part of Indi- Ranjana Prakash Desai. It has also been empowered to are from Kashmir and 38,094 tally of total recoveries in Jam- On Sunday, Anurag Sri- a gathering in Gilgit to mark an territory, | More on P2 The Election Commissioner undertake delimitation of five par- from Jammu division. Officials mu and Kashmir has reached to Sushil Kumar Chandra is anoth- liamentary segments of J&K UT. told a local news gathering agen- 88,140 which is | More on P2 er member of the panel. The Commission | More on P2 Govt Orders Transfers, ...Killing of ‘Kulgam BJP workers’ 43 Civilians Including 8 BJP Workers, LG Allocates Postings Of Nine Our Son Was Not Affiliated Portfolios IAS, KAS Officers Prominent Advocate Killed This Year Among Advisors SO News Desk With BJP: Slain Youth’s Family Agencies Agencies Raouf Dar residents of Y K Pora Qazigund SRINAGAR: The Jammu and and Haroon Rashid of Sopat SRINAGAR: Forty-three civil- SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Gov- Kashmir government on Monday SRINAGAR: The family of a area of Qazigund. After their ians including 8 BJP workers, ernor Manoj Sinha has allocated ordered transfers and postings of youth who was among three killing, the BJP claimed that a kid and a Block Development charge of various departments nine IAS and KAS officers in the people killed by suspected mil- the trio was associated with Chairman lost their lives in among his advisors, Farooq interest of administration with itants last Thursday evening, the BJP and many leaders also different militancy related inci- Khan, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar and immediate effect. has denied their son’s associa- visited their residences. dents across Jammu and Kash- Baseer Ahmad Khan. According to the fresh govern- tion with the Bharatiya Janata However, the family of mir this year. The Advisors shall exer- ment order, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Party (BJP). Umer denied their son’s asso- The BJP workers who were cise powers of the Minister Shah, IAS (JK:2012) Additional Sec- Last Thursday evening, ciation with the BJP. gunned down by militants in- under the Transaction of retary to the Government, Finance three youth who the BJP “My son was studying in clude Waseem Bari, his brother Business of the Government Department, holding additional claimed were associated with the last semester of his grad- Umar Sheikh and father Bashir of Union territory of Jammu charge of CEO, Mission Youth, the party, were shot dead by uation.