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Encounter Rages on in Shopian th 24 Sunday 14 March | 29 Rajab | 1442 Hijri | Vol:24 | Issue: 61 | Pages:12 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 3 CITY 7 BOOK REVIEW | A SAGA 11 SPORTS OF UNENDING MATERNAL SRINAGAR RESIDENTS RUE DILAPIDATED GRIEF IN KASHMIR JOFRA ARCHER REVEALS INJURY CONCERN THAT COULD KEEP HIM AWAY CONDITION OF ROADS Shahnaz Bashir’s debut novel The Half HINK FROM CRICKET FOR SOMETIME The residents of various localities of Kashmir’s capital city T Mother is set in Natipora, a locality in Srinagar Friday lamented water logging in the city areas Srinagar. The protagonist of the novel, England pacer Jofra Archer said he needs to look after incessant rains lashed the valley for the last two days. Haleema, is the bearer of.... after his troublesome elbow first before setting... Widom Police Releases List Of 9 ‘Wanted Kashmir Outraged Over No one believes a Encounter liar even when he tells Militants’ the truth Agencies Wasim Rizvi’s Anti-Islam Move —Aesop Rages On In SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Police has on Saturday made public a list of ‘Most Wanted Remarks Militants’ operating in and Blasphemous, Shopian around summer-capital Srinagar. The listidentifies the mili- Unacceptable: tants as; Waseem Qadir Mir of Grand Mufti Three Deaths, Top Commander Sajad Afghani Shahzadpora, Nowgam Srinagar 99 Corona Cases In J&K (Joining date December 20, ammu and Kashmir’s Believed To Be Trapped religious scholar have SRINAGAR: The overall fatality 2020) Shahid Khursheed resi- come down heavily on count due to coronavirus inched dent of Methan, Chanapora J Waseem Rizvi for ap closer to 2000 mark in Jammu and (Joining date February 6, 2021), - Kashmir on Saturday as three more Irfan Ahmed Sofi of Astan proaching supreme court people died of the infection, while Mohalla, Natipora, (Joining to delete 26 verses of holy Quran, stating that Rizvi’s 99 fresh cases of virus were report- date December 14, 2020), assertions are totally ed during the last 24 hours. Among Bilal Ahmed Bhat of Natipora, blasphemous, unaccept the three victims who succumbed (Joining date February 14, - to coronavirus on Saturday, officials 2020), Saqib Manzoor Dar of Old Observer News Service places in this capital city able and that he should be arrested immediately. said, More On P10 Barzulla, Srinagar, (Joining date against the blasphemous acts August 5, 2020), More On P10 SRINAGAR: Strong resent- of Rizvi with angry protesters Kashmir’s Grand Mufti 7 OGWs Held ment and anger is brewing seeking his immediate ar- Nasir-ul-Islam said Sat- In Shopian: Police in Kashmir against former rest for hurting sentiments of urday that Quran teaches Sticky Bombs chairman of UP Shia Waqf Muslims across the globe. brotherhood and rejects all SRINAGAR: Police on Saturday Board Waseem Rizvi, who In Srinagar’s Press Enclave, forms of violence. “Was- claimed to have arrested seven A Threat, Will has moved Supreme Court member of Rehmatan-lil- eem Rizivi hasn’t under- militant associates of Hizb-ul-Mu- seeking removal of 26 verses Alameen Foundation, a re- stood the Quran and is jahideen in south Kashmir’s Shop- Face It: DGP from the holy Quran. ligious body, assembled instead speaking against it. ian district. Samiullah Chopan, AGENCIES According to the reports, on Saturday afternoon and Our beloved More On P10 Hilal Ahmad Wani, Ramaiz Ahmad protests were held at many staged a protest More On P10 Wani, Rouf Ahmad, Zahid Ahmad, A pheran-clad youth holding a cricket bat smiles, as a CRPF man frisks JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Faizan Ahmad Khan and Shahid him in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk on Saturday. KO Photo, Abid Bhat police chief Dilbagh Singh Ahmad Rather were arrested by Saturday said Sticky-bombs are state forces during a naka search in Observer Monitoring Desk including top commander a challenge for the police but Have Filed Complaint Questioning Qur’an’s Shopian district on More On P10 Sajad Afghani is believed huge amount of recoveries have With Police: BJP Authenticity Unacceptable: SRINAGAR: Two to three to be trapped in an ongoing been made and more recover- he Kashmir unit of Bharatiya Janata Party unknown militants, encounter More On P10 ies of such bombs are on cards. Maulana Abbas Blaze Leaves Three (BJP) has filed a complaint against former Talking to reporters on the ammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen chief Families Homeless chairman of UP Shia Waqf Board, Waseem sidelines of a sports event, the T and senior Hurriyat leader Maulana Muham- Rizvi for hurting the sentiments of Muslim communi- SRINAGAR: Three families were J&K’s Director General of Police Jmad Abbas Ansari and President Maulana 2 SPOs Injured In Sopore Grenade Attack ty by speaking against the holy Quran. BJP’s IT Cell In rendered homeless after a devas- stated that the security forces Masroor Abbas Ansari in their separate state- charge for Kashmir province, Manzoor Bhat said that tating fire turned their residential wo special police officers (SPOs) were injured on Saturday in a are keeping a watch on the ments have denounced former UP Shia Waqf they have filed a complaint at Senior Superintendent houses into ashes in Watpora area militant attack in Sopore town of Baramulla district. Around 11:30 militancy activities and many Board chairman who has filed a petition in the of Police (SSP) Srinagar's officer against Waseem of Bandipora district, reports said Tam Saturday, unidentified militants hurled a grenade towards the attempts to target forces have Supreme Court seeking removal of some verses Rizvi for his anti-Quran remarks. More On P10 Saturday. Fire erupted from the police post located near the Bus Stand Sopore, a police More On P10 been foiled. About sticky-bombs, from the holy book. More On P10 residential houses of Nisar Ahmad the DGP said More On P10 in Watpora area on Friday night and engulfed the adjoining houses of his brothers within no time, news agency KNS reported Saturday. The Wildlife Board Rains Relent, Fresh Snowfall Ex-Legislators Call For Annual Amarnath report said that fire More On P10 Clears Shahpur Yatra To Begin 5 ‘Gamblers’ Dam Project In Pahalgam; Kupwara Resumption Of Political Process On June 28 Arrested In Kulgam Agencies Agencies degree Celsius on the previous Press Trust Of India SRINAGAR: Police on Saturday night. The temperature was 0.1 claimed to have arrested five gam- SRINAGAR: The standing com- SRINAGAR: Pahalgam and degree Celsius above normal for JAMMU: The annual 56-day blers in an input driven raid in south mittee of National Board for Kupwara received fresh snowfall this time of the year in this sum- Amarnath yatra will commence on Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Wildlife (NBWL) has given its go- even as rains relented after four mer capital, the official said. June 28 with all COVID-19 proto- Tariq Ahmad Sheikh, Mohd Idrees ahead to multi-crore Shahpur days in Kashmir Valley, officials Qazigund recorded a cols in place, and culminate, as per Naikoo, Rouf Ahmad Ahangar, Kandi dam project, which will said on Saturday. low of 3.7 degree Celsius the tradition, on the day of Raksha Imran Ahmad Bhat and Gulzar benefit both Jammu & Kashmir The weatherman has against 3.0 degree Celsius Bandhan festival on August 22, of- Ahmad Sheikh were arrested by a Union Territory and Punjab. already forecast erratic on the previous night ficials said on Saturday. police team during a raid at village The NBWL, in its meeting held weather till March 15 with and received 30.8mm of They said the registration pro- Amaanpora of the district following on February 18, has given its clear- possibility of more rains rain during the time. cess for the pilgrimage to the an input about gambling activities, ance for 51.08 hectares of land especially on Sunday. The mercury settled 3,880-metre high Himalayan cave a police More On P10 falling under the Conservation A meteorological de- at minus0.7 degree Celsius shrine in south Kashmir would Reserve for the project. partment official said that against 0.3 degree Celsius on begin on April 1 through 446 “The proposed site for con- Srinagar received 9mm of fresh the earlier night at Pahalgam Press Trust Of India also expressed serious concern designated branches of Punjab IAF Airlifts 381 Stranded struction of Shahpur Kandi rain in the last 24 hours till 0830 while the famous south Kashmir over “rampant corruption” in National Bank, Jammu and Passengers To Leh Dam is strategically located a.m. even as it recorded a low resort received 17.4mm rain and SRINAGAR: A group of former some of the government of- Kashmir Bank and YES bank in 37 JAMMU: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on the Ravi river because the of 3.8 degree Celsius against 2.2 6.5cm snowfall. More On P10 legislators belonging to different fices and sought intervention states and Union Territories. on Saturday airlifted 381 stranded particular stretch is narrow political parties held a meeting of Lieutenant Governor Manoj A decision to this effect was on the said location. There is on Saturday here, terming the Sinha in checking the system. taken at the 40th board meeting people from Jammu and Kashmir he Jammu-Srinagar highway was on no other possible alternatives situation in Jammu and Kashmir Issuing a statement after of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to Ladakh, an official said. While Kashmir Saturday afternoon cleared of the debris for examination to avoid the as “chaotic” and demanded ear- the meeting held under the (SASB) chaired by Lt Governor 197 passengers were airlifted from brought in by a massive mudslide in submergence of Wildlife land T ly resumption of a democratic leadership of former National Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here, Srinagar to Leh in C-17 aircraft, Highway Ramban district, paving the way for resumption in the Shahpurkandi Dam political process.
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