Phase-II Culminates, J&K Records Over 48% Voter Turnout
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9thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER Advisor Baseer Chairs Review Meeting Of Govt withdraws order regarding 30% hike on GMC Jammu Celebrates World AIDS Day Handicrafts, Handloom Department, JKI authorized passenger fare In connection with observance of World AIDS Day, Financial Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today chaired a The government on Tuesday revoked its order regarding a 30 Commissioner Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, today flagged meeting of Handicrafts and Handloom department besides Jammu percent hike on the authorized fare, which was imposed in wake off cycle rally from GMC Jammu here to create awareness among the Kashmir Industries to get first hand feedback about functioning of of seating capacity of Stage Carriage passenger vehicles due to masses. The cycle rally was organised by J&K AIDS Control Society in the departments. Regarding Handicrafts and Handloom department, ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. | Page 03 collaboration with Jammu Hill Cyclists, Rotary Club Jammu and Jammu Advisor directed the officers to strengthen the base level | Page 05 Cyclist. The rally passed through Bakshi Nagar, K C, | Page 07 WEDNESDAY, 02 DECEMBER 2020 16, Rab-ul-Thani 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 276 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com DDC POLLS ELECTIONS Participating in Polls Phase-II Culminates, J&K Was Must To Avoid 'Pak Records Over 48% Voter Turnout Agent' Label: Mehbooba Many Pulwama Villages Record Zero Percent Voting n the second phase of DDC elections, around eight booths in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district recorded zero percent turnout. The total Iturnout for the southern district remained at 8.67%. Villages under Shadimarg and Tral block of the district went for polling on Tuesday. Karmulla village hamlet witnessed the highest turnout of 59.80%. Deputy Electoral Officer, Pulwama, Gulzar Ahmad Rather said, “We had a smooth polling across the two blocks, with no untoward incident”. He also said that under the second phase a total of 103 polling stations were set up Faizan Wani saying her late father and in the district, 60 in Tral Block and 43 in Shadimarg Block for polling. Out of PDP founder, Mufti Moham- almost 50,000 registered voters (under phase-II) in these two blocks only SRINAGAR: Peoples Demo- mad Sayeed faced 'social 4341 people casted their vote. Meanwhile keeping in view the volatility of cratic Party (PDP) President boycott' for hoisting ‘tricol- the area, authorities had suspended Internet in Pulwama district, which was and former chief minister, or’ in Jammu and Kashmir. later restored in the evening hours. | More on P2 Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said She said BJP like anti-na- the ‘participation’ of regional tional party who worship Ma- mainstream political parties hatma Gandhi’s murderer; was a must to avoid being la- Nathuram Godse needs not SO News Desk As per the details, South UT of J&K that recorded 48.62% Geelani's Village Boycott Polls beled as ‘Pakistani agents’. to teach lessons on nation- Kashmir’s Pulwama district on of voter turnout. Peerzada Waseeem Mehbooba expressed ‘dis- alism. She said Mehbooba SRINAGAR: The second phase the second consecutive phase The SEC said that a large num- pleasure’ for allegedly being Mufti is a ‘nationalist’ who of the ongoing eight-phased Dis- recorded lowest voting turnout. ber of people have come out to separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani's hometown, Duroo village in labeled as Pakistani agent, doesn't need a | More on P2 trict Development Council (DDC) Addressing a news conference, cast their votes during the second north Kashmir's Sopore area boycotted the District Development ACouncil (DDC) elections by recording meager 0.09 per cent voting. elections concluded peacefully State Election Commissioner phase of District Development However, scenes were slightly different in Baramulla district of Zaingeer across Jammu and Kashmir with (SEC) K K Sharma informed that Council Elections 2020. Long where hundreds of voters turned up to elect their representative. ‘BJP All Out To Rig SMC, DDC Polls in J&K’ authorities saying that over 48 the second phase of District De- queues were seen right from According to a local news gathering agency, Duroo Village, which is Gee- per cent voting was recorded in velopment Council elections have morning despite severe cold con- lani's hometown witnessed almost zero per cent voting. | More on P2 Agencies the Union Territory today. been conducted successfully in ditions in Kashmir | More on P2 lleging that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all out to ensure Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and District Development ACouncil (DDC) elections are rigged and manipulated, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said how long will Election Commis- POLLING HAS BEEN PEACEFUL IN THE POLL going 43 constituencies of sion ignore such malpractices. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba said a leader of the party Rouf Bhat has again been detained on the day when SMC election is being held in Srinagar. DDC. A total of 377401 voters including 201792 males and 175609 females out of “Government of India (GoI) by subverting democracy reminds me 795118 voters, voted to choose their representatives in their respective councils.” of the cycle of rigged elections in the past which is | More on P2 Minimum ‘Forces Went 200M Inside BSF Officer Killed Temperature BJP Only Political Party Going Along LoC in Poonch Improves Further Pak To Find Tunnel Used By Agencies Before People In Kashmir: Jitendra JAMMU: A sub-inspector in J&K, Ladakh Agencies Militants To Infiltrate' of the Border Security Force Agencies ground tunnel suspected to be (BSF) was killed on Tuesday Agencies SRINAGAR: Union Minister used by militants for infiltra- in a ceasefire violation by the Dr. Jitendra Singh Tuesday NEW DELHI: Indian securi- tion was detected near the In- Pakistan army along the Line SRINAGAR: The night tem- said that BJP is the only po- ty forces in a recent operation ternational Border in Jammu of Control (LoC) in Poonch peratures improved further in litical party which is publicly went almost 200 metres inside and Kashmir's Samba sector on district of Jammu and Kash- Jammu and Kashmir and La- campaigning in the Kashmir Pakistan's side to unearth a tun- November 22. mir, officials said. dakh on Tuesday as the weath- valley while the Gupkar par- nel which was used by militants In the third week of Novem- In November, 15 people, er office revised its forecast ties have gone into hiding. to infiltrate inside Indian Terri- ber, security forces recovered including nine security per- saying that mainly dry During the District Develop- tory, a top government official mobile phones from the posses- sonnel, were killed | More on P2 weather is likely to pre- ment Council (DDC) election said on Tuesday. sion of militants killed by them vail till December 6 after campaign as well as a series of "Security forces went inside which helped the forces to un- which another spell of rain meetings with different local Pakistan for almost 200 meters earth a tunnel. Man Shot At in and snow is expected in organisations and BJP office which was the starting point of Border Security Force (BSF) Buchpora, Hospitalized the two Union Territories. bearers, Dr. Jitendra Singh, the tunnel, used by the militants DG Rakesh Asthana on Tues- The improvement was re- who was responding to que- eliminated last week by Indian day talked about the operation SRINAGAR: A 24-year-old corded days ahead of the ries of media, said that BJP parties. While the National Reacting sharply to Meh- forces," a top official said. during Raising Day and said, man was critically injured fresh prediction of wet candidates and party workers Conference President and Vice booba Mufti’s charge that her A 150-metre long under- "On the basis of the | More on P2 after unknown gunmen fired spell. Sonam Lotus, are visibly seen holding im- President have both gone into party candidates in Kashmir upon him in Soura area of Director of the local pressive election meetings in self-quarantine for the last one were being prevented from Central Kashmir’s Srinagar MET department said, every nook and corner of the month, he said, the PDP Presi- campaigning by the security Recovery of he recovery of underground tunnels and drones district on Tuesday evening. “Mainly dry weather is Kashmir valley and covering dent is only issuing statements forces, Dr. Jitendra Singh said, along the India-Pakistan border is "proof" A senior police officer told Tunnels, Drones of the hostility of the neighbouring country expected till 6th December. A virtually every Panchayat in through video and the Con- such statements are being is- T a local news gathering agen- Proof Of Pak towards India, Union minister Nityanand Rai said on spell of rain and snow is likely the region, whereas not a sin- gress is not able to get candi- sued only to cover up their own Hostility Towards Tuesday. Addressing the troops of the Border Securi- cy that militants fired upon during 7th and 8th December”. gle public meeting is seen be- dates to contest election on its unpreparedness and incapaci- ty Force (BSF) during its 56th raising day event here, a man identified as Nadif With further | More on P2 ing conducted by the Gupkar party symbol. ty for | More on P2 India: MoS Rai he said there is an atmosphere | More on P2 Khan, son of | More on P2 COVID Claims 8 More Lives, Vaccine To Be Provided In Time- MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS IN KashmiR 454 Test Positive in J&K Submit Required Details Jahangeer Ganaie ies and 595 deaths. Bound Manner: Cabinet Secretary The officials said that total SO News Desk On War Footing Basis: Div SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kash- number of active cases in Jammu mir on Tuesday recorded eight and Kashmir are 4,908 including JAMMU: Cabinet Secretary, Com to DCs, HoDs deaths due to COVID-19 tak- 2,593 from Kashmir division and Rajiv Gauba, while chairing ing the death toll to 1,702 in the 2,315 from Jammu division.