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The and adjoining areas attract heavy snowfall during winter as a result of !! Continuations from Page 1 !! NHIDCL reprimanded for... which the road annually remains closed for five to six months from December. Tehsildar concerned, besides site Engineer, Akash Saluja; and other concerned officers. J&K reports 1,440.. The NHIDCL officials apprised the Div Com about the current status of work on the Banihal- tunnel... detection of COVID-19 in the country to 36,47,46,522. prestigious road project, besides progress achieved so far and the future work plan. traffic through the tunnel. The daily positivity has further declined to 5.62 per cent . It has been less than 10 per It was informed that out of 133 piers for the flyover, foundation of 127 has been laid, Tak said the tunnel is a masterpiece of engineering and has been constructed with the cent for 13 consecutive days, the ministry said. Pier shaft 99, pier caps 80 have been completed while work is in progress on other seg- Austrian Tunneling Method. The tunnel has been built on the Build Operate and Transfer The weekly positivity rate has declined to 6.54 per cent. ments. "Over 60 percent progress has been achieved on the Package 2 of the project, which base system with a state-of-the-art exhaust system to remove gas and bring in the fresh air, The active cases have reduced to 14,77,799 comprising 5.13 per cent of the total infec- is from Canal Head to Ganesh Vihar (5.20 Km)", NHIDCL officials informed. he said. He said 126 Jet fans, 234 CCTV modern cameras and a firefighting system have tions, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 93.67 per cent. A net It was further informed that under package 3, blacktop work on 7.5 Km stretch has been been installed in both tubes of the tunnel. decline of 77,449 cases has been recorded in the COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. completed, while work is in progress on the remaining stretch. A corridor between two tubes after every 500 meters inside the tunnel has been built and Recoveries continue to outnumber daily new cases for the 24th consecutive day.The num- The land acquisition process has almost been completed and at some stretches minor util- this can be used in case of any emergency in either tube, the official said. The existing road ber of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 2,69,84,781, while the case ity shifting work is pending. The Div Com issued strict directions to the concerned officers tunnel below the Banihal pass often witnessed traffic congestion that affected movement fatality rate stands at 1.20 per cent, the data stated. for immediate shifting of the electric poles, HT, LT lines, which are coming under the align- on the highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, due A total of 23,13,22,417 vaccine doses have been administered so far. ment for smooth execution of work on the prestigious project. to its elevation of 2,194 m (7,198 ft) and limited traffic capacity. 's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August He also directed NHIDCL to be in regular touch with concerned officers of district The new tunnel's average elevation at 1,790 m (5,870 ft) is 400 m lower than the exist- 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.It went past 60 lakh on administration for every logistic support and share the requirement of construction mate- ing 's elevation, which would make it less prone to avalanches and fulfills September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on rial. The DMO was directed to provide construction material to the NHIDCL for the dream of expressway between and Banihal. November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.India crossed the grim smooth execution of work on the project. The Div Com asked the NHIDCL to set weekly, The work on the tunnel was delayed for several reasons in the past 10 years including milestone of 2 crore on May 4. monthly targets and expedite the progress of work on 4 laning of Jammu-Akhnoor Road unexpected land conditions inside the tunnel as well as issues related to local landlords and The 2,677 new fatalities include 741 from Maharashtra, 443 from Tamil Nadu, 365 from Project for its timely completion. company workers. Company insiders, however, attributed the difficult geographical terrain Karnataka, 209 from Kerala, 120 from Uttar Pradesh and 118 from West Bengal and inclement weather conditions during winters as the primary reasons for the delay in A total of 3,46,759 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 99,512 from Parra was an... the completion of the mega project. Maharashtra, 31,260 from Karnataka, 26,571 from Tamil Nadu, 24,557 from Delhi, targeted attempts to eliminate political opponents and to help his party leaders by pay- 21,151 from Uttar Pradesh, 16,152 from West Bengal, 15,009 from Punjab and 13,192 ing terror groups to swing the electoral battle in his party's favour. Ambulance carrying medicines... from Chhattisgarh. His lawyer has denied all these charges during various court proceedings related to his dispatched a recovery vehicle with some personnel, he said. bail and custodial pleas, and claimed that his client, who won the District Development After four hours of sustained efforts, the ambulance was successfully recovered, the Council elections last year, was being made a political scapegoat. spokesman said, adding that its driver, Rayiz Ahmed of Jawahar Nagar, Gool, was taken 25.51 lakh corona... The chargesheet highlighted his links to Pakistan-trained Abu Dujana and Abu Qassim, to the Government Medical College, Jammu, and his condition is stable. an increase of 110 per cent. who were killed in separate encounters with security forces, and went on to allege that he He said oxygen supported beds had been increased to 6,108 from 2,396 with an increase used to meet them personally as well as through Over Ground Workers (OGWs). Dr Jitendra asks... of 156 per cent, ensuring that not even a single patient is denied oxygen bed. Dulloo fur- The chargesheet alleged that a forced marriage between a girl and dreaded Pakistani ter- said, the authorities have been asked now to make up for the time lapsed and try to stick ther said ICU beds had also been increased to 562 from 333 with 69 per cent increase, and rorist Abu Dujana had his "blessings", the chargesheet claimed. to the timeline of completion between two and half and three years. two 500 bedded DRDO hospitals with 125 ICU beds have been built and functionalised to The police have tracked his journey from 2007 when he went to Pakistan and interviewed enhance the capacities of Jammu and Kashmir. He added that out of 82 newly-sanctioned banned Hizbul Mujahideen''s chief Syed Salahuddin and broadcast it on his local media Nothing can be... oxygen plants, 40 plants have been made functional in the last two months. The senior offi- channel which was being operated from , his home district, in South Kashmir. bear the brunt of such incidents. cial maintained that more than 5,000 oxygen concentrators have been distributed to isola- Parra joined the PDP in 2013 and "once ensconced in the safety of a recognised political Asked about the possibility of the government conducting the Amarnath Yatra amidst the tion facilities in April and May. On aggressive vaccination campaign for 45 years and above, party..., the accused systematically went about strengthening himself by craftily deepening Covid pandemic, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said the decision on allow- he said J&K has been the top achiever in India with more than 73 per cent of the popula- his roots on two sides of the divide -- India and Pakistan". ing the annual pilgrimage in the south Kashmir was for the Centre to take. tion (under this category) been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine. Dullo also said "...Parra had the permission of the Pakistani establishment to keep throwing crumbs at "On one hand, there is Covid and it is difficult for people to come out of their homes, but that the UT has administered approximately 26 lakh doses in the last two months. "More India, allowing them petty tactical gains and systematically pushing the overall situation, on the other hand, if they want to have the yatra, who will tell them (not to have it)? They than 22 lakh beneficiaries above the age of 45 years have been vaccinated with the first dose slowly but surely, in favour of Pakistan in a strategic sense. What played out over 13 years are the decision makers, they do whatever pleases them," Mufti said. She, however, added of the vaccine in the last two months. More than 1.8 lakh beneficiaries between 18 years to (2007-2020) was a saga of subterfuges, deceit and double meaning," the chargesheet that the "government of India has to take a decision on the yatra". 44 years have also been vaccinated since May 1, he added. alleged. The CIK, which is mandated to probe cases under the UAPA and the Prevention of ‘Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan... Man from PoK... Money Laundering Act (PMLA), took sanction for Parra's prosecution from the Jammu and added, "In 2017, two phase 3rd elections were held across the division to elect the LoC in the Kirni sector and was immediately taken into custody, they said. and Kashmir Home Department under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). president and other members to central executive body of Doctors Association Kashmir No objectionable material has been recovered from him, but he is being questioned, they The CIK had filed a case last year against unknown politicians and others based on "reli- under Govt Order No. DHSK/Gen/circular/517-42 Dated: April 27, 2017." added. A defence spokesman confirmed the detention of the youth from PoK and said fur- able and confidential sources" who said some political functionaries were misusing their The current office bearers of DAK, President Dr Md Yusuf Tak, are Dr Owais H Dar ther details are awaited. power and helping terrorists. In March this year, Parra was chargesheeted by the National (General Secretary /Social media in-charge), Dr Mohd Ashraf Mir (Senior Vice President), Investigation Agency (NIA) and it was alleged that the PDP youth leader had paid Rs 5 Dr Arshed H Trag (Vice President), Dr Fayaz Ahmad Bhat (Chief Spokesperson), Dr Northern Command devised... crore to the son-in-law of hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani for Imteyaz M Banday and Dr Masood Hassan (Spokespersons), Dr Mohd Ashraf Shah, Dr In fact, a 200-bedded facility was jointly established by Northern and Western keeping Kashmir in turmoil after the death of Burhan Wani, the poster boy of Hizbul Firdous Massodi, Dr Zakir H Shah and Dr Bilal Beig (Joint Secretaries), Dr Aejaz Command at Muthi Damana, Jammu, and a 100 bed facility was established in Akhnoor, Mujahideen, in 2016. Ahamd (Joint Secretary and DP ), Dr Adil Wani (Joint Secretary and DP he said. The GoC-in-C said that Covid awareness patrols, based on the concept of The NIA accused Parra, who was arrested last November, of being involved with banned ), Dr Basharat H Shah (DP Srinagar), Dr Qayoom Lone (DP ), Dr 'Khairiyat Patrols', was started to serve multiple purposes at different times. terrorist groups like Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Muzaffar Ali (DP ), Dr Sajad Qanangoo (Nominated by NHM as VP). Many "During normal times, they act as surveillance patrols for keeping the rural and remote The NIA alleged that after the death of Wani, who was killed in an encounter with the other Doctors were elected for District bodies and as central executive members to central areas under the watch. During disasters, they serve to mitigate the hardships due to clo- Army in July 2016, Parra got in touch with Altaf Ahmad Shah, alias Altaf Fantoosh, and body of DAK. "DAK is holding its elections under the directions and supervision of sure of connectivity, electricity and access to health care services", he said. asked him to ensure that the valley was kept on the boil with widespread unrest and stone- Directorate of health services Kashmir (DHSK) and is governed by its Constitution and These patrols took the form of Covid awareness patrols (CAP) and performed multiple pelting. In January this year Parra was granted bail by the NIA court, which said there by-laws, copy of which is available or can be had from DHSK Office and Office of Doctors tasks such as making people aware about safety measures, safe distancing and other pro- was no reference to him in the original as well as the supplementary chargesheets present- Association Kashmir," Dr Tak said and added, "DAK elections are due for some time and tocols, he said. Depending on the nature of habitation, the patrols are often able to address ed in July and October last year respectively. However, he was arrested by the CIK Wing got delayed due to COVID-19 Pandemic and will be held as soon as Directorate of Health a large chunk of the village, few people or even a single family at a time, he said. in the case related to nexus between mainstream politicians and secessionists, and he con- Services Kashmir permits." "Dr Nisar-Ul-Hassan is self styled Person who is claiming to "Stories of these patrols evacuating serious patients, carrying pregnant women over large tinues to be in jail since then. His bail was rejected by the NIA Court in Srinagar. be DAK President for last 8 years and has never participated in DAK Elections and we distances and ensuring safe deliveries or helping specially-abled people keep surfacing in have no relation whatsoever with him at any level," he said and requested Divisional the media and social media frequently", he said. Kishtwar-Sinthan road... Commissioner Srinagar that circular in this regard may be issued by his office so that movement of permitted vehicles would be from 10 am to 4 pm only. media fraternity is asked not to carry statements henceforth.

tered at Police station Mahore and investigations initiated. On preliminary enquiry, It is pertinent to mention here that accused Gulzar Ahmad Mir is a notorious drug it has been found that one-to-two bovines were carried from different areas and col- peddler and has major role in involving people in drug menace, especially youth. lected at single point in jungle and thereafter smuggled to valley on foot, through mountain-passes of Majestic Pir Panchal ranges. 4 injured as two cars collided head-on In another incident, a team of Police Station Udhampur headed by SHO „ STATE TIMES NEWS Udhampur under supervision of AdlSP Udhampur and DySP hqrs. Udhampur, dur- SAMBA: Two cars collided head-on at Nanak Chak on Jammu Pathankot National ing Naka checking at Naka point Jakhani, NHW stopped a truck (JK02BG 4895) Highway in Samba district due to for checking. During search of vehicle, 12 bovines were found loaded in it without which four persons got injured. any valid permission. All 12 bovine animals were rescued and smuggler namely As per the details, a Dzire car Forest team foils encroachment attempt, JCB seized Farooq Ahmed, son of Din Mohd, resident of Lower Munda Anantnag was arrested (JK02CH/4318) and other bear- „ STATE TIMES NEWS on spot. FIR under relevant sections of law was registered at Police Station ing number PB18V/2374 collided SAMBA: A team of Forest Department foiled an attempt of encroachment on for- Udhampur. head-on Nanak chak near railway est land, as some locals were digging land for In another case, a party of Police Post Tikri led by SHO Rehambal and assisted bridge, due to which four persons road with help of a JCB, taking advantage of by Incharge Police Post Tikri intercepted a truck (JK03B 3738) for checking at got injured and were shifted to darkness in compartment number 41 of Tikri Naka Point, Tikri, Udhampur. During search, 13 bovines were found loaded hospital. They were identified as Samba Forest Division. in the truck, in sheer violation of DM order. All 13 bovine animals were rescued and Dinesh Sharma, resident of Rehari Jammu; Pranam Sharma, resident of Bakshi As per available reports, acting on an input, smugglers namely Shafqat Ali, son of Nurat Ali, resident of ; Yasir, son of Nagar Jammu; Keshav Bali, resident of Rehari Jammu and Yograj Singh, son of the Range Officer, Mahourgarh Range, Wajid Liaqat Ali, resident of Kokernag and Gafoor, son of Bashir Ahmed, resident of Gurmail Singh, resident of Fethegarh. Rafiqui along with a team of forest officials Kokernag were arrested on the spot. In this connection, a case under relevant sec- swung into action and rushed to the spot tion of law was registered at Police Station Rehambal and further investigation is Rs 14,000 fine recovered from SoPs violators in Ramban where some locals were digging road on forest underway. While, in a massive drive against bovine smuggling, Jammu Police has „ STATE TIMES NEWS land unauthorisedly taking advantage of darkness in intervening night of June 5-6 rescued 26 bovines at different locations. Three vehicles bearing (JK02AD/2747, RAMBAN: Continuing drive to implement COVID protocol across the district by engaging a JCB. The forest team also seized the JCB and initiated action against JK02CQ/0410 and JK02AC/6539) have also been seized. In this regard, different Ramban, the Enforcement teams on Sunday fined scores of violators for roaming the defaulter. The entire action was initiated under supervision of DFO Samba, Som cases FIR No. 242, 243 & 244/2021 under relevant sections of law got registered at without wearing face-masks and not maintaining physical distance. Dutt Khajuria. Police Station Nagrota and three accused were arrested, who were identified as The enforcement teams, during inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recov- Mohd Rafi, son of Gh Rasool, resident of Reasi; Mohd Altaf, son of Bashir Ahmed, ered a fine of Rs 14,000 taking the total amount fined since April 1, 2021 to Rs 10, Shopkeeper held for issuing fake driving licenses in Kishtwar resident of Dunro and Darabara Singh, son of Jung Surjit Singh, resident 90,000. The Enforcement officers urged the people to wear face masks and main- „ STATE TIMES NEWS of Khawaja Bagh Baramullah. The overall arrests and recoveries have been made tain physical distance besides taking COVID vaccination doses at their nearest KISHTWAR: A shopkeeper was arrested on Sunday for allegedly issuing fake driv- by SHO Nagrota Insp Mohd Showkat under the supervision of SDPO Nagrota CVC. ing licenses in Kishtwar district, police said. Muddasir Hussain, a resident of Parupkar Singh. Batwari village, was running a computer shop at Chatroo Bus-stand and was arrest- House burgled at Bishnah; thieves decamp with cash, jewellery ed during a raid on his shop, a police official said. 4 vehicles seized for illegal mining „ STATE TIMES NEWS He further informed that police received specific information about his involve- „ STATE TIMES NEWS BISHNAH: Thieves on Sunday burgled a house in Bishnah area and decamped ment in making fake driving licenses. Some fake driving licenses and a computer JAMMU: Continuing its drive against menace of illegal mining, a multi-pronged with cash and jewellery. As per details, Subash Sharma, resident of a village in was also seized during the raid, the official said, adding that a case under relevant strategy was devised by Jammu Police in which teams from Police Station Akhnoor, Bishnah lodged a complaint with police that thieves targeted his house when he was sections of law has been registered against him. Police Posts Chatha and Mandal acted stringently on specific inputs and raided at not at home and decamped with jewellery and cash. Taking cognizance of the mat- different locations in their respective areas and seized four different vehicles ter, police has registered a case and started investigation. Drug peddler held with Charas involved in illegal mining. „ STATE TIMES NEWS The vehicles include a tractor (JK14A 4534) seized by Chatha police; 2 tractor Man dies after falling in canal RAMBAN: Police on Sunday arrested a drug peddler and recovered 210 grams trolleys (JK02CS-2620 and JK02CE-9946) seized by Akhnoor Police and a trac- „ STATE TIMES NEWS Charas from his possession at Ladwal Morh, tor-trolley without registration number seized by Phallain Mandal Police. The vehi- JAMMU: A man died after he fell in a canal, while doing evening walk, at Purkhoo Batote. cles were seized by SHO Akhnoor Insp Hilal Azhar, Incharge Police Post Chatha area. As per details, Harjeet Singh, son of Prem Singh, resident of Mishriwalla who As per details, a party from Police Station Insp Rakesh Roshan and Incharge Police Post Phallain Mandal Insp Anil Kumar, in was walking along bank of canal, fell into it. Locals and passers-by tried to rescue Batote arrested a person with 219 grams Charas their respective jurisdictions. him but till then he had died. Police has registered a case and started investigation. at Ladwal Morh Batote. This accused was appre- hended by police during routine Naka checking in COVID-19 SoPs: 2,105 violators fined, 24 arrested & 6 FIRs registered Subedar dies under mysterious circumstances jurisdiction of Police Station Batote. The „ STATE TIMES NEWS „ STATE TIMES NEWS accused, identified as Rakesh Kumar, son of SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to curb the outbreak of 2nd wave of coronavirus, NAGROTA: An Army Subedar died under mysterious circumstances in Nagrota Shanker Lal, resident of Chakwa Batote, was arrested and FIR No 60/2021 under J&K Police have enhanced its efforts to sensitise the masses about controlling the area on Sunday. As per details, Kula Raja Pandurang, resident of Maharashtra, who Sections 8/20 of NDPS Act has been registered against him at Police Station highly contagious coronavirus. During last 24 hours, Police has arrested 24 persons, was posted at army camp in Nagrota was shifted to hospital, as he fell ill but he was Batote. lodged 6 FIRs and also realised fine to the tune of Rs 2,40,470 from 2,105 persons declared as brought dead by doctors. Police is investigating the matter. throughout the for violating various guidelines/ rules/ SoPs regard- 118 bovines rescued, 12 smugglers nabbed ing COVID-19. Youth drowns to death „ STATE TIMES NEWS The special drive against violators of COVID-19 guidelines/ rules continued „ STATE TIMES NEWS JAMMU: Police on Sunday foiled various bovine smuggling bids by rescuing 118 throughout all the districts of Kashmir Valley to ensure that people adhere to POONCH: A youth drowned to death in Dungi area of Poonch on Sunday. bovines and arrested 12 smugglers in various incidents across Jammu province. SoPs/guidelines envisaged by Government to curb COVID-19 pandemic. As per details, Shakil Ahmed, son of Ghulam Ahmed, resident of Sabjiyaan, while As per details, Ramban police seized a truck (JK02AT-0665), in which 36 bovines Community members are once again requested to cooperate with Police in contain- taking bath, drowned in a Nallah. He was evacuated by other youth but till then, he were found laden illegally. The vehicle, which was on way to Srinagar, was stopped ing the spread of coronavirus by following SoPs/ guidelines/protocols for their own had died. Police is investigating the matter. at DFO Chowk Batote for routine checking. Furthermore, the aforesaid vehicle was safety and for the safety of others. The special drive shall continue throughout the carrying bovine animals without any proper permission. Two smugglers were arrest- districts of Kashmir Valley to strengthen the safety measures. Man killed in mishap ed on the spot. FIR No 62/2021 under Section 188 of IPC and 11 of PCA was reg- „ STATE TIMES NEWS istered at Police Station Batote and investigation started. 2 notorious drug peddlers arrested RAMNAGAR: A man was killed in a road mishap at Ramnagar area on Sunday. Meanwhile, during intervening night of 5-6 June, a team of Police Station Mahore „ STATE TIMES NEWS As per details, Shankru, son of Surjan, resident of Dalsar, who was pillion-rider on got a specific information about smuggling of bovines in Gulabgarh area. Acting SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to eradicate menace of drugs from society, Police a bike, fell from it and got injured. He was shifted to hospital where he succumbed. swiftly, the team intercepted them at Arital area of Gulabgarh and arrested two has arrested two notorious drug peddlers in and recovered contraband Police has registered a case and started investigation. notorious bovines smugglers namely Shah Mohd, son of Abdul Qayoom, resident of substance from their possession. Channa Chassana and Abdul Rashid, son of Mohd Anwar, resident of Neoch and As per the details, a party from Police Station Vilgam at a checkpoint intercepted Trucker, 2 associates nabbed with 42 Kg poppy straw rescued 26 bovines from their possession, which were being smuggled to . a vehicle (Estilo) bearing registration number HP26A377 with two persons „ STATE TIMES NEWS FIR No 29/ 2021 under Section 188 of IPC was registered at Police Station onboard, who were identified as Mohd Gulzar Mir, son of Gh Mohi ud Din Mir and BANIHAL: Police on Sunday detained a trucker and his two associates and recov- Mahore. Shoib Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohd Gulzar Bhat, both residents of Amargad, ered 42 Kg poppy straw from vehicle at Banihal. As per details, Banihal Police dur- In another raid by Police Station Mahore, attempt of bovine smuggling was foiled Tarathpora. During search, officers were able to recover 80 grams of Charas from ing Naka at T-Chowk intercepted a truck and during checking, found 42 Kg poppy by arresting a notorious bovine smuggler namely Fayaz, son of Ghulam Qadir Lone, their possession. They were arrested and shifted to police station where they straw from it. Three persons were detained, who were identified as Jitneder Singh, resident of Danva district Kulgam from lower Ramunda hill top and 5 bovines were remained in custody. Accordingly, FIR numbers 49/2021 under relevant sections of Dinesh Bhola and Deepak Kumar. A case under relevant section of law was regis- rescued from his possession. FIR No 30/2021 under section 188 of IPC was regis- law was registered at Police Station Vilgam and investigation has been initiated. tered against them.