th 24 Tuesday 16 March | 01 Shaban | 1442 Hijri | Vol:24 | Issue: 62 | Pages:08 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 3 CITY 5 KASHEER THROUGH MY EYES 7 STATE ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS For someone like me who always had a BIRD FLU SCARE GRIPS KUPWARA dream to visit the ‘paradise on earth’- AS CROWS FOUND DEAD GO UNABATED IN SRINAGAR Kashmir, coming face to face with Agricultural land is under severe threat as the construction THINK the restrained might that the mystic Fresh cases of bird flu has sent shock waves across of illegal structures is going unabatedly in various areas valley possesses was an event of some North Kashmir’s Kupwara as scores of crows were especially in Palpora, Noorbagh areas of Srinagar city. magnitude. For me, Kashmir has always found dead in Lolab area of the district. Widom Encounter In Shopian The sun always shines above the clouds —Paul F. Davis Ends After 3 Days Jaish Commander Sajad Afghani, Associate Killed More Rainfall In J&K From Observer News Service He further said that IGP PHOTO KO Kashmir Vijay Kumar and GoC March 21 SRINAGAR: Top Jaish-e- Victor Force conducted aerial J&K Reports Mohammad (JeM) command- monitoring of the operation Agencies 94 Corona Cases er Vilayat Ahmad Lone alias and law and order situations SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Sajad Afghani was killed by at the encounter site. SRINAGAR: The weather reported on Monday 94 new cases government forces in a 72- Revealing the details of department on Monday of coronavirus, including twenty- hour long operation in south Afghani’s role as a militant, predicted moderate rain- one travellers, taking the total Kashmir’s Shopian district the police spokesperson said fall and snow from March Kids Go To School In number of people infected by the that ended on Monday. that he was part of a group 21, while ruling out any virus across the Union Territory to Afghani, according to a po- involved in executing a series major rainfall activity in 127734. While 85 cases were report- lice spokesperson was killed of attacks on policemen, state the Union Territory of Kashmir After 1 Year ed from Kashmir Valley, the remain- on Monday in his native vil- forces and civilians. Jammu and Kashmir. ing nine were confirmed positive for lage Rawalpora in Shopian “He was also involved in “Today will be gener- Press Trust Of India They said the attendance, virus from More On P6 which has remained under attacks on security establish- ally cloudy and dry. Light however, was on the lower siege since the outbreak of The top Jaish commander, ments and brutal killings of rain at isolated places is SRINAGAR: Primary schools side in the wake of some NIA Raids Detenue’s encounter on Saturday last. A the police spokesperson said civilians branding them as likely during subsequent in Kashmir resumed physi- COVID-19 positive cases be- resident of Rawalpora village was killed after the encoun- police and state forces inform- days. There is no forecast cal classes on Monday after ing detected in some schools House In Sumbal in Shopian, Afghani had joined ter resumed in the wee hours ers,” he said. of major rainfall activity till a gap of one year, but the at- of the Valley over the past 14 SRINAGAR: The sleuths of National militant ranks in September of Monday after remain- Giving additional details, March 20,”Sonam Lotus, the tendance was low due to ap- days after the high and higher Investigation Agency (NIA) on 2018, he said. ing suspended for the night. the police spokesperson said Director of the local meteo- prehensions about the spread secondary schools were re- Monday raided a house in Sumbal On Sunday, Afghani’s as- Afghani’s body, he said was that Afghani was wanted by rological department, said of COVID-19. opened by the administration. in area of Bandipora district in con- sociate Jahangir Ahmad Wani retrieved from the encounter law for his complicity in sev- Monday, adding, “Moderate The schools across the Private schools had higher nection with the Handwara narco- of Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed site after the search operation eral militancy cases including rain or snow is likely during Valley were closed in the sec- attendance of the students militancy case. The sleuths of NIA in the gun-battle. was resumed. threatening More On P6 March 21-22 in J&K and at ond week of March last year as the management of these joined by police and CRPF person- Sonamarg -Drass axis.” as a precautionary measure in schools bifurcated the ex- nel raided the house of Showkat Meanwhile a meteoro- the wake of the raging coro- isting classes to reduce the Ahmad Parray in Wangipora village logical department official navirus pandemic. number of students in each in Sumbal on Monday morning, DGP COMPLIMENTS FORCES said that Srinagar recorded Officials said the students class. The students of each reports said. More On P6 ours after Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander Vilayat Ahmad Lone a low of 6.3 degree Celsius of primary schools resumed group can attend physical alias Sajad Afghani was killed in encounter in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir against 5.8 degree Celsius the class work on Monday. classes on More On P6 Leopard Injures HDirector General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Monday said the killing of top on the previous More On P6 2 Men In Kulgam militant commanders will provide respite to the common people More On P6 SRINAGAR: A leopard on Monday attacked and injured two people in Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. 55-year- old Ghulam Mohammad Dar and Mehbooba Revamps 35-year-old Javid Ahmad Dar were on their way home to Damhal Hanji- PDP, Forms PAC pora when a leopard attacked them in forest area Balnard on Monday Press Trust Of India afternoon, reports said. The beast IMRAN STEPS DOWN AS injured the duo before fleeing from SRINAGAR: Peoples the spot. More On P6 Democratic Party PC GEN SECY president Mehbooba mran Ansari on Woman Ends Life Mufti on Monday Monday announced In Bandipora revamped the par- Ihis resignation as the SRINAGAR: A woman died after al- ty’s organisational general secretary of the legedly consuming some poisonous structure and named People's Conference led substance at her home in Rampora new office bearers as senior leader Abdul by former Jammu and village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora well as members of Rehman Veeri as the Kashmir minister Sajad district, reports said Monday The the political affairs party vice president Lone. Ansari took to 32-year-old (name withheld) con- committee. whereas G N Lone Twitter to announce his sumed some poisonous substance She nominated Hanjura, More On P6 decision, More On P6 at her residence in Rampora village Sunday night, news agency KNO re- ported. She was immediately rushed to the district hospital Bandipora for treatment. More On P6 Div Com Raps CMOs Over 6 Gamblers Held In Twin Raids: Police Low Corona Testing SRINAGAR: Police claimed on Mon- Agencies symptomatic cases being tested for day to have arrested six gamblers in COVID-19 by the districts during the separate raids in central Kashmir’s SRINAGAR: A top official of Jammu last four weeks. Srinagar and Ganderbal districts. & Kashmir administration has ex- “The divisional commissioner Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, Aijaz pressed displeasure over a meagre Kashmir took a serious note of rapid Ahmad Khan, Parvaiz Ahmad number of symptomatic cases being decline in Rapid Antigen Testing in Parry and Lateef Ahmad Dar were tested for COVID-19 in Kashmir Valley. districts and directed the CMOs to en- arrested by cops of police station Official documents reveal hance testing as per revised targets Shergarhi after a raid on a gambling that divisional commissioner besides keeping ratio of RAT site, a police spokesperson said Kashmir, P.K. Pole has ex- and RT-PCR in proportion as Monday. He said More On P6 pressed displeasure over per government guidelines,” a meagre number of reads More On P6 World's Highest Railway Bridge Anger Grows Against In J&K Nearing Completion Rizvi’s Anti-Islam Move HCBA Calls For Legal Action, Kargil Lower Ends Of The Twitter. "In a historic moment, the arch Clerics To Hold Protest On Friday Arch Over Chenab bottom of the Chenab bridge has been completed today. Next, the Observer Monitoring Desk River Connected arch upper of the engineering marvel in making will be com- SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Agenceis pleted, he said. Court Bar Association (HCBA) on Monday called The minister, who also shared for legal action under blasphemy laws against JAMMU: In a historic moment, a video of the achievement, had former chairman of Shia Central Waqf Board the railways has connected the said it was set to become the Waseem Rizvi, while the clerics in Kargil have two ends of the main arch of world's highest railway bridge. called for peaceful protests on Friday against the world's highest bridge on Facing grave challenges and the petition filed in Supreme Court seeking re- the Chenab river in Jammu and life-threatening hazards posed by moval of 26 verses from the holy Quran. Kashmir's Reasi district which rough terrain and geological thrust In a statement issued here on Monday, the will provide direct connectivity zones, engineers and workers are HCBA termed the writ petition filed by Rizvi to Kashmir Valley. toiling overtime to meet the last before the top court as a move to hurt the The iconic bridge will soar 359 extended deadline set for comple- piousness and dignity of the Holy Quran.