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News Digest JK Govt Steps Up Khudam-Ul-Hujaj 7 Month Long Ban On Social Interviews From March 7 Srinagar: The interview of Coronavirus Vigil the candidates who have applied for Khadim-ul-Hajaj Media In Kashmir Lifted PRESS TRUST OF INDIA for Haj-2020 will be held here from March 7, officials said DAK Sounds Alert Wednesday. According to OBSERVER NEWS SERVICE service was restored for a week to the erstwhile state and bi- SRINAGAR: The Jammu and on January 25 and subsequent- furcated it into two union ter- Kashmir government on rinagar: With 28 con- the officials, the interview of Jailed Omar firmed cases of novel the candidates of Srinagar, JAMMU: Srinagar: In a sud- ly extended from time to time, ritories. Wednesday stepped up ef- den and surprise move au- after being snapped on August The fresh order was issued Found On Twitter forts to tackle any possible Scoronavirus in India Shopian and Kupwara, who and positive cases report- have applied for Khadim-ul- thorities in Jammu and 5 last year when the Centre by Principal Secretary, Home, spread of the coronavirus ed in New Delhi, Doctors Hajaj, will be held on March 7 Kashmir Wednesday evening abrogated the special status Shaleen Kabra after PAGE 10 to the Union Territory, ap- Association Kashmir (DAK) at the Haj House Bemina here. lifted the seven month long pointing a senior official as on Wednesday asked The candidates of Baram- ban on social media even as the head of the task force to health authorities in Kash- ulla, Ganderbal, Budgam and internet access remained re- coordinate its efforts. mir valley to prepare for Bandipora will be interviewed stricted to 2G on post paid Bhupinder Kumar, the Di- contingencies. on March 8 and those from phones only. rector of the National Health “We need to intensify Anantnag, Kulgam and Pul- According to media re- Mission, was appointed as the screening at entry points wama districts on 9th March ports, the administration to- incharge of the coronavirus and enhance surveillance,” at 10 morning. “The statement day eased communication FILE PIC. control efforts in the union said DAK President Dr further reads that the candi- blockade and allowed users AUQIB JAVEED territory, an order issued by Nisar ul Hassan. dates of Jammu Division and to access social media plat- General Administration De- “The passengers at Sri- Ladakh UT can appear for the forms like Facebook, Twitter, SRINAGAR: - It looks like partment said. nagar international airport interview on any of the dates Instagram and Whatsapp. former Chief Minister of The divisional commission- should be screened by us- from 7th to 9th March,” the Jammu and Kashmir Omar ing thermal devices which officials said. The broadband service too ers of Kashmir and Jammu re- was restored in the Valley af- IMAGE FOR REPRESENTATION Abdullah is finally able to gions have been made incharge spots people with fevers “The candidates are directed access his Twitter handle. ter 7-month communication of the programme in their re- rapidly with no skin contact to bring along requisite docu- On Wednesday, Omar liked clampdown. spective areas of jurisdiction. minimizing the risk P10 ments in original including CISCO Denies Building Firewall To a Tweet by Associated Press. passport,” they added. “Wired broadband internet The tweet was a story on the The move comes in PAGE 10 The officials said that only services in the Kashmir Valley Restrict Internet In J&K US strike on Taliban ever since merican technology company, Cisco Systems, has de- those candidates who P10 will be restored in full and ac- the peace deal was signed be- ESIDES CREATION OF QUARANTINE nied Indian media reports that it is helping the govern- cess to social media websites tween the two parties. ment build a firewall to restrict fixed line internet -ac and isolation facilities, the government has also will be permitted from this A The activity came on the CGST Team Raids cess to restricted websites including social media sites from Bdirected for proper surveillance of people who have evening, NDTV report quoted a same day when the admin Jammu and Kashmir once broadband connectivity is restored been put under home quarantine. senior BSNL official as saying. lifted ban on social media in City Businessman in the Union Territory, The Hindu reported on Wednesday. Earlier, only access to white- Kashmir after 7-months. P10 Srinagar: A team of Central “Cisco denies reports from India regarding Cisco P10 Goods & Services Tax (CGST) listed sites was allowed as the 2 People With Travel History To Italy, on Wednesday raided the residence of a businessman S Korea Quarantined At GMC Jammu in Eidgah area of this capital wo passengers with a travel history to Italy and South city. The team raided the Korea have been shifted to the quarantine ward at a house of Abdul Rashid Wani Tgovernment medical college hospital in Jammu, offi- at Syedpora Eidgah today and SPO, Civilian Killed NIA Carries Fresh cials said on Wednesday. seized some documents, local Jammu and Kashmir has been put on alert to deal with newsgathering agency GNS any threat emerging due to coronavirus, even though no reported. Wani is a Kashmiri In Sopore Attack Raids In Pulwama positive case has been found in the Union Territory so far, officials said. The tests of the two persons have been sent handicraft dealer and runs his AGENCIES business in parts of India and Army, Militants Trade Fire In Chadoora to Delhi and symptomatic passengers have been instruct- abroad. Man Held Over ed for home quarantine, they said. SRINAGAR – National Investiga- Links With Pak Around 200 people have been identified with travel his- OBSERVER NEWS SERVICE ceased as SPO Wajahat Ahmad tion Agency (NIA) on Wednesday tory to coronavirus-affected countries or those who P10 Youth Found of Kreeri and Umar Subhan of carried out fresh raids in Pulwa- SRINAGAR: A civilian and a po- Warpora. ma district of south Kashmir. Intel Agencies Dead In Kupwara liceman were killed on Wednes- Soon after the attack, ad- Official sources said that the he Special Operations Srinagar: A youth on Wednes- day while another cop sustained ditional reinforcements were NIA sleuths accompanied by Group (SOG) of police day was found dead in a injuries in a militant attack in So- rushed to the area to nab the at- police and CRPF raided at Ka- Ton Wednesday detained forest area of Zurhama in the pore town of Baramulla district. tackers. The state forces, reports sabayar village and detained a a man from Narwal area of frontier district of Kupwara. Militants opened fire upon a said cordoned off the area and youth. During the raid, the NIA Jammu for his alleged links J&K Govt Received Rs 13,120 22-year-old Shahid Ahmad police team in Warpora locality of started searches. also seized three mobile phones with Pakistani intelligence Wani was found hanging from Sopore this evening leaving a spe- Meanwhile, militants am- and some documents. However agencies. Pankaj Sharma of Tarore in Samba was work- a tree in the Zurhama forest cial police officer (SPO) and a ci- bushed an army patrol in it was not immediately known Crore Investment Offers: Goyal ing as an operative of Paki- area of the border district, a vilian dead, officials said. Another Chadoora area of central Kash- whether arrest was in connec- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA police official told GNS. The stani Intelligence agencies, policeman identified as Showkat mir’s Budgam district. tion with last year’s Pulwama at- police, he said was informed official sources told local Ahmad Khanday of Kreeri was in- According to reports, mili- tack, reported news agency GNS. NEW DELHI: The government by the locals about the inci- newsgathering agency KNO. dent. “Immediately a police jured in the shootout. The injured tants fired upon a patrolling The fresh raids were carried a “Acting on a specific input, of Jammu and Kashmir re- team reached the spot and cop was removed to the hospital party of army’s 50 RR near Zeni- day after probe agency arrested a team of SOG Jammu de- ceived 44 expressions of inter- recovered the body. After con- for treatment. pora village this afternoon. The Mohammad Maqbool Shah and his tained Pankaj Sharma P10 est between August 5, 2019, ducting the all legal medico Officials identified the de- army returned the fire PAGE 10 daughter Insha Jan for PAGE 10 and December 31, 2019, for formalities, the body of the investments amounting to Rs deceased was handed over 13,120 crore, Parliament was to his family for last rites,” informed on Wednesday.