LAST PAGE...P.8 SUNDAY C OCTOBER-2020 KASHMIR M 23 Y SRINAGAR TODAY : SCATTERED SHOWERS Contact 25 : -0194-2502327 K FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS & YOUR COPY OF Maximum : 18°c SUNSET Today 05:45 PM Minmum : 07°c SUNRISE Humidity : 58% Tommrow 06:44 AM 07 Rabi-ul-Awwal | 1442 Hijri | Vol: 23 | Issue: 237 | Pages: 12 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 Right Wing News Digest Activists 'Attack' Drone Shot Down PDP Office In Along LoC: Army ‘Peoples Alliance’ Raises J&K Srinagar: A surveillance drone of Jammu Chinese make was on Satur- day shot down by Army troops SRINAGAR: Right wing activists shortly after it crossed into this on Saturday allegedly attacked the side of the Line of Control (LoC) Flag To Fight For Special Status office of Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir's Kup- (PDP) in Jammu city, a day after the wara district, officials said. party President and former Chief The DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone, fit- Minister Mehbooba Mufti vowed ted with cameras, was spotted Conglomerate Names Dr Farooq Chairman, Mehbooba Deputy not to raise tricolor till the flag of hovering in air by the alert troops KO Jammu and Kashmir is returned. in Keran sector and subsequently PhotoAbid Bhat Former PDP legislator and party shot down, the officials said. They said the drone was seized BJP Seeks Mehbooba’s Arrest spokesperson Firdous Tak told and further investigation is on. Kashmir Observer that he was There has been a spurt in the use he Jammu and Kashmir the Constitution, which granted seated in his party office with his of drones from Pakistani side BJP has demanded PDP a special status to the erstwhile colleagues when a mob of right over the past few months P-02 Tchief Mehbooba Mufti's state of Jammu and Kashmir. arrest for her "seditious" re- Addressing reporters on Fri- THESE GOONS Massive Forest Fire marks, wherein she said she day for the first time since her tried to scale wall and Rages In Bandipora Photo Abid Bhat would only hold the tricolour release from a 14-month deten- raise Indian flag. When KO when the flag of the erstwhile tion following the abrogation of “ Srinagar: A massive fire broke state is restored. Article 370 in August last year, we went out to check the out in a forest near Khayar The BJP said "no power on Mufti said she will only hold situation, they abused us village of north Kashmir's earth" can either hoist the state the national flag after the flag of and threated to burn our Bandipora district on Saturday flag again or restore Article 370 of Jammu and Kashmir isPAGE 02 office to ground,” evening. Officials said that the fire broke out in compartment wing activists came in charging. number 22 of Khuihama forest Press Trust Of India CPM leader M Y Tarigami was the alliance is fighting for the to tell them that this is not true. ing Jammu and Kashmir into two He said the security deployment range during which dozens of elected as the convenor while Lok restoration of special status to There is no doubt that it is anti- union territories pushed the right wing activists be- trees got destroyed. hind the gate to repulse the attack “The fire later spread to the SRINAGAR: Seven mainstream Sabha member from South Kash- Jammu and Kashmir and is an BJP, but it is not anti-national," he "They have tried to destroy the “These goons tried to scale wall adjoining compartments of the parties of Jammu and Kash- mir Hasnain Masoodi would be "anti-BJP platform" and not an told reporters here Constitution of the country, they and raise Indian flag. When we forest area,” they said. mir on Saturday gave a formal the coordinator of the conglomer- anti-national amalgam Abdullah alleged that the BJP have tried to divide the nation, to Locals said that massive fire has shape to their recently cobbled ate known as Peoples Alliance for "I want to tell you that this is has tried to break the federal break the federal structure which went out to check the situation, caused extensive damage to alliance for the restoration of Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) false propaganda by the BJP that structure through acts like the ab- we saw what they did on August 5 they abused us and threated to the forest area, adding that the Article 370, electing National Sajad Gani Lone of People's the PAGD is anti-national. I want rogation of Article 370 and divid- last year," the PAGE 02 burn our office to ground,” Tak said. massive fire broke out and has Conference's Farooq Abdullah as Conference would be the spokes- He alleged that no adequate spread to a vast area as the con- its chairman and PDP chief Me- man for the amalgam security arrangements were put cerned officials failed to P-02 hbooba Mufti as vice-chairper- After a meeting held at Me- I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS FALSE PROPAGANDA BY in place by the administration son, and asserted that theirs was hbooba's house, Abdullah, who the BJP that the PAGD is anti-national. I want to tell them that this is not true. There is even as the right wing goons had Biker Killed In "not an anti-national" grouping turned 84 earlier this week, said "no doubt that it is anti-BJP, but it is not anti-national," posted videos on social media an- nouncing to storm the PDP office. Kulgam Mishap When asked if today’s alleged Srinagar: A bike-rider was killed ending support to for- Kashmir reflects the wishes of He said the question is as to mir issue once again is an ob- attack was a reaction to PDP Presi- while his pillion rider sustained mer Chief Minister Me- the people. what does the Union expect vious fact. It is not for nothing dent’s tricolor remark, Tak said injuries on Saturday after the SOZ: Can't Be hbooba Mufti, Congress "Mehbooba Mufti has reflect- from the beleaguered people of that world famous intellectuals “These people have nothing to motorcycle they were travel- leader and former Union ed the feelings of an average Kashmir who are determined to like Noam Chomsky of America offer to the people of the country. ling on met with an accident in Business As LMinister Saifuddin Soz on Sat- Kashmiri by saying that she will continue their struggle for res- and Johan Galtung of Spain have Not only the general masses but Damhal Hanjipora in south Kash- urday said Mehbooba's views not hold tricolour till the State's toration of the special status. raised their voice against the even to their voters. So, they are mir’s Kulgam district. A police Usual Post 370 on restoration of the flag of the flag is restored with the status "That the Modi government treatment meted out to Kash- raking up issues from one corner officer said that a motorcycle to another just to divert the atten- bearing registration number erstwhile state of Jammu and of the State," he said. has internationalized the Kash- mir by the Modi PAGE 02 tion of the people from the real JK02BF-7299 met collided with a tipper bearing registration issues. Any person who dissents number JK01H-1255 at Manzgam with their views is PAGE 02 road, leaving the biker dead on the spot and his pillion rider wounded. The officer identified LG Orders the deceased as Muheeb Ahmad Govt Introduces 43 Central Shah, son of Mukhtar Ahmad Transfer Of 4 Shah from Manzgam Kulgam J&K Reports 4 More Covid-19 Deaths while as the injured P-02 Laws In Ladakh UT Observer Monitoring Desk KAS Officers Agencies This was the first such order is- SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir sued for UT of Ladakh under sec- SRINAGAR: At least four more 577 More Test Covid-19 Positive Drugs Racket Busted In government on Saturday trans- SRINAGAR: The Government of tion 96 of Jammu & Kashmir Re- people succumbed to coronavi- ammu and Kashmir reported on Saturday 577 fresh ferred four KAS officers by the or- Jammu, 7 Held: Police India on Friday issued an order organisation Act, which empowers rus in Jammu and Kashmir on cases of coronavirus, including thirty travelers, taking ders of the Lieutenant Governor. Jammu: Seven people, including for adaptation of state and cen- Centre to amend J&K specific laws Saturday, taking the number of Jthe total number of people infected by the virus in the As per the order, Pankaj Mago- two who were accused in the tral laws for the newly carved out through an executive order. virus related fatalities across the Union territory to 91329. According to the officials, 364 new tra (KAS) Additional Secretary to 2005 Delhi blast case, were arrest- Union Territory of Ladakh. “For the purpose of facilitat- Union Territory to 1432. cases of Covid-19 were detected in Kashmir valley on Satur- the Government, Jal Shakti De- ed in connection with the seizure According to an order, as ing the application in relation to Three more people succumbed day and 213 in Jammu division. partment, has been transferred of 62 kg of heroin and opium last many as 86 laws enacted by leg- the successor Union Territories, to the deadly infection in Jammu Giving the district wise details, officials said, P-02 and posted as Additional Secre- month near the Indo-Pak border islature of the erstwhile State of any law made before the ap- division while one death due tary to the Government, Depart- here, police said on Saturday.