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Shahn district, Pulwama ing Ahmad ofand Sambora awaz have of Khanday Pampore Umer in similar missing gone reported circumstances. that Amir had left his says India’s Rejects Pak On Statement Baltistan ISLAMABAD: making the of heading towards ficial announcement of declar ficial said, the J&K administration ficial said, the J&K administration to target 2025 as its up year has set job opportunities. create support inves of the national-level in creat and industry experts tors and em infrastructure ing robust of the youth for avenues ployment the official added. J&K,” to see another official see another ofto the library- meet asked him to who in return ------| Pages: | Pages: - - - -

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In 04 of October 19 and the first stop stop and the first of 19 October the Allama the millennial was for in the foot located Iqbal Library hills of Mountains the Zabarwan surfaced the still surrounded by F re valley’s the unravel to libraries The 22-year-old morseless past. that the archival told was journalist chequered about Kashmir’s data itself among the calibrated history in the world. richest News The fire is gradually spreading to spreading is gradually The fire area. of the forest other parts visiting the location, locals, as witnessed a majorper reports, including area of the forest part to ashes. razed vegetation locals from WarnowAffan hamlet WarnowAffan locals from alerted this afternoon, were billow smoke after they saw On forests. the nearby ing from Srinagar: Massive fire broke out broke fire Srinagar: Massive at multiple locations in Lolab of north Kashmir's area forest district on Tuesday. Kupwara the to the reports, According Forest Fire Rages Forest Fire Rages In Lolab Twenty-one bovine animals were animals were bovine Twenty-one found loaded into the vehicles and being smuggled to the valley, the officials said. a police party during checkinga police party in Tikri, Chenani on a highway in Udhampur districtand Salora on four vehicles intercepted they said. to Kashmir, their way and 61 bovines recovered in Kath recovered and 61 bovines ua and Udhampur districts of on Tuesday, Jammu and Kashmir officials said. Based on a tip-off, Smuggling’ In Jammu Jammu: Six suspected cattle been arrested smugglers have thwarted by police”. by thwarted three had arrested Police 6 Held For‘Cattle vehicle by Sumbal police in the Sumbal by vehicle of Middle School. The premises mealsrice meant for mid-day school from transferred “was illegally and the attempt was Pertinently, 61 bags of rice 61 bags Pertinently, meals atmeant for mid-day were Middle School Sumbal Tata-Mobile a from recovered in a rice scandal who was evad in a rice scandal who was by has been arrested ing arrest of North area police in Sumbal district. Bandipora Kashmir’s Headmaster Involved In Rice Scam Held School Srinagar: A Government Headmaster, one of the accused from the passengers. from The officials at Delhi Internation (DIAL), al Airport Ltd domestic passengers as well who as well domestic passengers at or arrive from board would the testing the airport. However, be done only on demandwould Tuesday after its successful trial. Tuesday tests interna The airport already the and now tional passengers, facility has been extended to the now started Covid-19 testing for started Covid-19 now Theall domestic passengers. on a pilot run sincefacility was a go October 28 and received the authorities onahead from Testing For Flyers Gandhi New Delhi: The Indira International Airport (IGIA) has Mohd Suleman Choudhary to the of IPS selection grade IGI Starts Covid time scale(DIG) with effect from time scale(DIG) with effect from 01.01.2020. It has also ordered of Sunil Gupta, promotion grade Gupta and Sujit Kumar, Vivek been promoted as ADGPs with as ADGPs been promoted 01.01.2020. effect from has also The government of Amit promotion ordered of super Kumar to the grade generals of police (ADGPs). generals Dr. S.D. to an order, According Rajesh Singh, Satish Khandare, have Namgyal Kumar and T. Srinagar- The Jammu & Kashmir The Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar- has ordered administration of four IPS officers of promotion as additional director J&K cadre 4 J&K Cadre IPS Officers4 J&K Promoted As ADGPs

KO Photo Abid Bhat From Front page... Wednesday | 04-11-2020 02 Ladakh Standoff: 8Th Round Of Sino-India 'The Butterfly Of Paradise' Corps Commander-Level Talks Likely On Nov 6 NEW DELHI: The eighth round The Indian delegation at the five-point agreement reached of Corps Commander-level eighth round of military talks will between Jaishankar and his talks between India and China be led by Lt Gen PGK Menon, the Chinese counterpart Wang Yi is likely to take place on Friday newly-appointed Commander of at a meeting in Moscow on Authored By 10Th Std with an aim to carry forward the Leh-based 14 Corps. September 10 on the sidelines negotiations on the disengage- A joint press statement by the of a Shanghai Cooperation ment process in eastern Ladakh two armies after the last round Organisation(SCO) conclave. as their troops brace for a harsh of talks said both sides agreed The pact included measures winter, official sources said. to maintain dialogue and com- like quick disengagement of There was no breakthrough munication through military troops, avoiding action that Student Released on the disengagement of and diplomatic channels to ar- could escalate tensions, adher- troops from the friction points rive at a mutually acceptable ence to all agreements and pro- SRINAGAR: 'The Butterfly of Par- in eastern Ladakh during the solution for disengagement "as tocols on border management adise' a novel authored by debu- seventh round of military talks early as possible". and steps to restore peace along tant Sadiah Nisar Shah, a 10th on October 12. India has all along been the Line of Actual Control(LAC). class Student of DPS Srinagar, "The eighth round of military maintaining that the onus is on The situation in eastern La- was released at a function here talks is likely to take place on China to carry forward the pro- dakh deteriorated following at on Tuesday. Friday," said a source on Tuesday. cess of disengagement and de- least three attempts by Chinese The book was released by Di- The standoff between the escalation at the friction points soldiers to "intimidate" Indian rector Information, Dr Sehrish two sides erupted in early May. in the mountainous region. troops along the northern and Asgar, in presence of Addition- Temperatures drop to minus Following the sixth round of southern bank of Pangong lake al Secretary to Govt, Dr Abid 25 degrees Celsius during winter military talks, the two sides an- area between August 29 and Rashid, renowned poet Zarief months in the high altitude areas. nounced a slew of decisions in- September 8 where even shots Ahmad Zarief and Vice Chairman Last week, External Affairs cluding not to send more troops were fired in the air for the first DPS Srinagar, Vijay Dhar. Minister S Jaishankar said the to the frontline, refrain from time at the LAC in 45 years. Speaking on the occasion, Dr ties between India and China unilaterally changing the situ- As tensions escalated further, Sehrish said that the girls are tal- have come under "severe stress" ation on the ground and avoid the foreign ministers of India ented to create their own niche and that the agreements inked taking any actions that may fur- and China held talks in Moscow in the society and prove their ca- by both sides on management ther complicate matters. on September 10 where they pabilities. of the border must be respected The sixth round was held reached the five-point agree- While congratulating the "scrupulously" in their "entirety" with a specific agenda of ex- ment to defuse the situation in young student author, Dr Sehrish to restore normalcy in relations. ploring ways to implement a eastern Ladakh. said that Sadiah has capitalized her talent, in spite of the peer pressure, competition and Covid lockdown. She said that the au- VP's Office, UGC Write To DU To Take Action thor has focused on the positive side of the lockdown to pen her imagination and thoughts. Over Misuse' Of Funds On Discontinued Courses The Director elaborated the NEW DELHI: The Vice President's MTech programmes in nanosci- RTI activist Anil Kumar, the Vice role of teachers in building confi- office and the University Grants ence and nanotechnology, two President's Secretariat has written dence and faith among students Commission have written to the courses that were discontinued in to varsity's Pro Vice Chancellor. to exhibit their talents. Delhi University (DU) to take ap- 2014 with the last batch graduat- "A representation has been re- Dr Abid Rashid said that book for the success in life and career. tify such capacities of students The author said that with the propriate action over allegations ing in 2017. ceived from Anil Kumar regarding launch is the statement on the Zarief Ahmad Zarief while ap- and groom them. help of her parents, teachers and of misuse of funds up to Rs 29 lakh The Central Vigilance Commis- misusing of financial budget of success of the school for provid- preciating the budding author At the launch of her debut friends, she was able to precipi- on two courses which were com- sion (CVC) has lodged four com- MTech courses by Professor Ra- ing quality education to students said that the author has got a book, 'The Butterfly of Paradise' tate her thoughts and imagina- pletely discontinued in 2017. plaints in this connection and the mesh Chandra and Tarun Kumar and development of human cap- God gifted talent and prayed for Sadiah Nisar Shah, 16, said that tion in the form of a book. She According to the expenditure same were forwarded to the chief Das. Action taken may be com- ital by recognizing the talent of her success in future endeavors. she got inspired by reading the said hard work is necessary to details from the finance branch, vigilance officer of Delhi Univer- municated to the petitioner under students. He stressed upon stu- He said that talent hunt is the re- books authored by Moulna Rumi achieve success in the pursuit a the DU spent Rs 29 lakh between sity to take action. intimation to this secretariat," the dents to respect their teachers sponsibility of teachers to iden- (RA) during the lockdown. person takes up. 2017-18 and 2019-20 for the Following fresh complaint by letter said.

not returned home since then. Another missing youth, the report says works best when implemented on ground. events that our ancestors witnessed and engraved but unfortunately ‘New Land Laws Aimed... is a class 11th student, and went missing in the last week of October. In the domestic Ease of Doing Business ranking and State Reform Action we’ve already concealed the path for our future generations to know and disempowering" the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The report quoted an unnamed police officer as saying that the cases Plan he said, “We are moving up. By minimizing regulatory burdens, about our Kashmiri history,” says Tawqeer with a sigh of distress and "Jammu and Kashmir was the first in the country to implement the were being investigated from all dimensions. J&K have scored over states like Kerala and Odisha in September’s rank- agony. concept of land to tiller by enacting Big Landed Estates Abolition Act, "It is too early to comment if they have joined militant ranks,” the of- ing by the central government.” Tawqeer’s extensive “To get” list of archival data once again remains 1952, followed by Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, restricting the land ficer said. He has urged that ways and means should be searched for providing hushed on the side shelf of his bedroom with no form of archival data holding to twelve and half acres and ending the exploitative practice of The mysterious disappearance of the youths comes at a time when po- the sustained support to youth as the piecemeal approach has not done available that could have enhanced his knowledge about his roots and absentee landlordism, and whosoever calls it archaic, would be guilty lice have been declaring that south Kashmir will be soon freed of mili- any good in the past. Our youth has struggled due to many reasons as their life during the diabolical Dogra and the Mughal reign. of ignorance of the history of Jammu and Kashmir. tancy and the focus will be shifted towards north Kashmir. lack of avenues regarding job prospects, skill up gradation, recreation Many officials in the Directorate of Archives are continuously in denial, "It is because of the timely land reforms that no starvation deaths oc- abetted by poor educational standards, skill sets are taking toll on them, asserting that archives on Kashmir are still available in bulk in many cur in Jammu and Kashmir, no farmer suicides have been ever reported Pak Rejects India’s Statement... he added. (KINS) of the valley’s prominent official libraries but archive fanatics like from Jammu and Kashmir and everyone in Jammu and Kashmir has In a press release, Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri Tawqeer have still not been able to find any trace of these precious available three fundamental necessities food, clothing and shelter, the said: "India has no locus standi whatsoever on the issue – legal, moral Rename Srinagar Airport After... specifics. position that is now sought to be reversed by making massive assault or historical. his 73rd death anniversary in a programme organised by Shri Kailakh on the land law regime," the statement added. "For more than 73 years, India has been in illegal and forcible occupa- Jyotish Avim Vedic Sansthan Trust. 4 J&K Cadre IPS Officers... The PAGD asked how the Alienation of Land Act could be termed ar- tion of parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Major Somnath was awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest military (level 13 of pay matrix) with effect from 01.01.2020. chaic when it prohibited transfer of land to a non-state subject thus "Regurgitation of false and fabricated claims by India can neither honour in India, in 1950. The government has also ordered promoted Sheema Nabi Qasba and protecting the interests of the permanent residents of Jammu and change the fact nor divert attention from India's illegal actions and Sham Lal also demanded that January 31, which is the birth anniversary P.D. Nitya to the senior time scale of IPS with effect from 01.01.2020. Kashmir and at the same time, made a provision for transfer of land continuing humanitarian crisis resulting from the perpetration of the date of Major Somnath, be declared as a state holiday and installation of by mortgage to organisations like Industrial Development Bank of In- worst human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and his statue in the Jammu city. IGI Starts Covid Testing For... dia, Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India to keep pace Kashmir (IIOJK)." Major Somnath was born on January 31, 1923, in Himachal Pradesh. He with industrial development. which handles operations of IGIA, informed that passengers can avail Pakistan's statement came in response to MEA spokesperson Anurag was the Company Commander of the Delta Company of the 4th Battal- test results within six hours of submitting samples. The price of the "The repeal of the Act now allows the land to be transferred to non- Srivastava remarks, who has said that India opposed any material ion of Kumaon Regiment of the Indian Army. state subjects, denuding the residents of Jammu and Kashmir of their test has been fixed at Rs 2,400. changes in GB claiming it to be part of Indian territory. DIAL CEO Videh Kumar Jaipuriar said that the facility would help those most precious rights. The claimed protection of rights in agricultural However, Pakistan maintains that the decision is part of what it called land, it is stated, is mere eyewash as the amendment introduced in Woman’s Abduction Sparks... passengers who need to travel and produce a Covid negative certificate longstanding demand of the people of GB. death at SKIMS here. The police spokesperson also said that the accused for their personal or business affairs. Land Revenue Act provides for permission to sell the agricultural land "Administrative, political and economic reforms were a longstanding almost at mere asking without difficulty. kidnappers have been arrested. “We have launched the RT-PCR testing facility for outbound domestic/ demand of the people of GB. Envisaged provincial reforms reflected the “Action has been taken against kidnappers who tried to assault her sex- international travellers at Delhi Airport. The unique facility will help "The abolition of Big Landed Estates Abolition Act, 1952 and amend- aspirations of the indigenous populace of the region," Chaudhri. ments in Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976 is against farmers and to remove ually and outrage her modesty. They both were arrested and put behind those passengers who have to travel and need a Covid negative certifi- "Pakistan calls upon India to immediately end its illegal and forcible bars within three hours after complaint was received by District Police cate with them due to some reasons. The Covid-19 testing laboratory at the ceiling on acquisition. The changes in Development Act and cre- occupation of pans of Jammu and Kashmir and comply with its inter- ation of 'security zones' to avoid adherence to the rules and regulations Kulgam,” the police spokesperson said. Delhi Airport is adequately equipped for testing and sample collection national obligations by allowing the Kashmiris to exercise their inalien- He said that a case FIR No.116/2020 U/S 341, 366, 376/511, 354, 323 IPC that will be conducted in compliance with the protocols established by as regards construction activities in such zones and exclusion of over- able right to self-determination through a free and impartial plebiscite sight by expert bodies, environmental activists and civil society groups stands registered and charge sheet of the case will be produced before ICMR and NABL. Delhi Airport is working continuously to ensure safe under the auspices of the UN as enshrined in the relevant UN Security honourable court within stipulated time. travel for passengers,” he added. is bound to put at peril ecosystem in fragile environmental areas like Council resolutions," he added. Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg already under pressure beyond “Unfortunately, on social media platforms some miscreants are spread- Jaipuriar said that the airport authority has roped in a private labora- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that his govern- ing sensitive updates regarding the matter that could emerge as great tory, Genestrings Diagnostic Centre Pvt Ltd, for the facility. The labora- their carrying capacity," the PAGD statement said. ment will grant provincial status to Gilgit Baltistan, a population of at The laws now introduced through amendments are not only "against threat to peace and order,” the police spokesperson said. tory is already empanelled by the Delhi government for Covid testing least two million people. He warned “mischievous” people of strict action for instigating the pub- in the national capital. people of Jammu and Kashmir" but "undemocratic, unconstitutional "We have made a decision to grant provisional provincial status to Gilg- and backward looking with only aim to disempower people and lic by spreading baseless rumours and fake news having potential to DrRajatArora, director, Genestrings, informed that the laboratory will it-Baltistan, which has long been the demand here," said Khan. disturb peace. be starting off with one functional set-up including a provision to start change the demography," it added. On the other hand, India has rejected Islamabad's decision. The PADG comprises the National Conference, the PDP, CPI(M), CPI, the second one immediately, if the demand arises. People's Conference, Awami National Conference and the People's Bid To Hoist Tricolour On PDP... “Each manned counter can conduct upto 50 registrations per hour, in- Movement. Cases Cross 96K Mark As 478... Police, however, did not give details of the charges against the Sikh activist. cluding billing & registration. The capacity can be increased by adding from Jammu division, officials said. Singh has been either booked for violation of COVID-19 protocols and a number of billing & registration desks,” he said. Giving the details, they said, Srinagar reported 111 cases, Budgam 32, the Disaster Management Act or for trespass, sources said. “Sample collection booths can collect approximately 120-130 samples Delhi Will One Day Follow... Baramulla 66, Pulwama 14, Kupwara 6, Anantnag 11, Bandipora 16, While the activist was being shifted in a vehicle, he told reporters that per hour. The lab will be getting a disclaimer signed from each pas- Force’ of police and surrendered militants in the past, it would now Ganderbal 21, Kulgam 3, Shopian 3, Jammu 106, Rajouri 10, Udhampur senger at the time of testing, wherein the passenger agrees to take full focus on the restoration of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. he is being "arrested" by police under pressure from the PDP. 13, Doda 7, Kathua 11, Poonch 6, Samba 8, Kishtwar 23, Ramban 3 and Led by the station house officer of Gandhinagar, a police team raided responsibility to follow all government mandated laws including quar- "We have fought battles against (excesses of) special task force (of Po- Reasi 8. antine, if they are found positive,” Arora added. lice) and surrendered militants. Our present battle is for the restoration Singh's house at Sanjay Nagar and took him in the presence of journalists. Moreover, they said, 578 more Covid-19 patients have recovered and Singh's father, who rushed to the Gandhinagar police station following In September, DIAL had launched the first-of-its-kind on-site Covid-19 of Jammu and Kashmir's special position and resolution of the Kashmir were discharged from various hospitals— 275 from Jammu Division and testing facility for arriving international passengers. The facility came issue. The youth are with me in this battle. Their support has encour- the police action, told reporters that he was not being allowed to meet 303 from Kashmir Valley. his son. up in a 3,500 square feet area facility at multi-level car parking (MLCP) aged me," she said. of Terminal 3. Mehbooba said it has been her party's stand that Jammu and Kashmir "They are not allowing me to meet my son. I have the right to know should not be a cause of confrontation but a bridge between India and 6 Months On, RBI Yet To Clear... under which case they have booked my son. This is the worst state of its neighbours. days but this time the wait has been long and we are really surprised,” rule in which patriots and nationalists unfurling the tricolour are being Headmaster Involved In Rice... "It was dream of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed that Jammu and Kashmir said a top JK Bank official on condition of anonymity. sent to jail," his father said. accused while the school headmaster was evading arrest since then. should be a bridge between India and its neighbours. The Centre will Pertinently after inviting applications for the position of Managing Di- Protests were staged outside the PDP officer last month after Mehboo- A police official told news agency KNT that the headmaster who was finally have to follow this principle," she added. rector in April this year, the former Vice President of HDFC Bank, Zubair ba, a former chief minister, said she is not interested in contesting elec- evading arrest has been arrested. “A case stands already registered and Asked if the atmosphere was conducive for holding elections in Jammu Iqbal was appointed for the post by a search committee constituted by tions or holding the tricolour till the constitutional changes enforced on investigation is underway,” he said. and Kashmir, Mehbooba said, "Election is not a priority for me." the government. August 5 last year are rolled back. Besides the Headmaster Syed Sajad, a resident of InderkootSumbal the In August last year, the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special “I am directed to convey that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir She had said she would hold the tricolour only when the separate flag of other three accused who had been arrested with regard to his scandal status under Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated it into two has, in exercise of the powers under Article 69 (i) of the Articles of As- the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir is restored. are Muhammad YousufHajam, Firdous Mir and JafarHajam. (KNT) union territories sociation of J&K Bank Ltd, decided to appoint Mr Zubair lqbal, senior The Centre on August 5 last year had abrogated the erstwhile state's vice-president of HDFC Bank as a government nominee director on the special status and bifurcated it into union territories of Jammu and 6 Held For‘Cattle Smuggling’ ... Board of J&K Bank Ltd. for a period of three years or till further orders, Kashmir, and Ladakh The accused -- MohmmadSardar, Pervez Ahmed and MohmmadJunaid Congress Demands Rollback ... whichever is earlier. Consequent to the above, the Board of the J&K Bank Following the PDP chief's statements, the BJP had accused her of mak- -- were arrested on the spot, they said. rollback of these laws. Ltd. may appoint/elect him as the managing Director of the J&K Bank ing "seditious remarks" and had demanded her arrest. It questioned the official statement mentioning that bulk of agriculture Four cases were registered in this connection and further investigation Ltd,” the Finance department had said in a communiqués to J&K Bank is on, the officials said. land will not be transferred to people from outside the union territory. in May this year. "The statement is an attempt to mislead people on new land laws," Elderly Dies Of Cardiac Arrest... In Kathua district, police intercepted three trucks on a highway at After resigning from HDFC Bank, Iqbal joined J&K Bank on May 18 but . The report identified him as 75 year old Abdul Salam Thokar, a resident Lakhanpur and rescued 40 bovine animals from three suspected smug- the party said. on May 27 was advised not to join, till the RBI clearance is received. The JKPCC said the new laws now allow land to be transferred to non- of Padderpora Shopian. glers on Tuesday, they said. Since May 18, JK Bank is without any MD. RBI did extend the term of in- An official feigned ignorance about the incident, however, he con- The animals were being smuggled to Kashmir from Punjab, they said. A state subjects, depriving the people of Jammu and Kashmir of their cumbent Chairman after the nod from the government, but hasn’t taken rights. firmed that locals expressed resentment when authorities had gone to case has been registered and the investigation initiated, the officials added any decision on the clearance issue of Zubair Iqbal. village to possess the land for sports ground. "The amendments introduced in the Land Revenue Act is unacceptable When contacted, Zubair Iqbal declined to comment on the issue saying to people of JK and Ladakh," the party said. government was the best judge (KNT) Forest Fire Rages In Lolab... "The laws now introduced were aimed at disempowering people, Tracing Missing History In... In a separate incident, blaze has broken out in Compartment numbers which is not only unfortunate but a serious matter and must be nul- was just 2 decades old and the content available was already known to 36 and 37 falling in upper reaches of Trumakhan forest area in the fron- lified in order to put an end to the fear and chaos that has struck the 25 Percent Educated Youth... the young lad. tier district, reports said. people in shape of new land law," it added. that we have a concrete framework and a definite time-line to execute it The youthful enthusiast was in shock as the only two libraries where Meanwhile, local residents of the area told news agency GNS, that on the fertile ground that we have prepared,” he recently said. the availability of Kashmir’s archival data was the highest had nothing there have been frequent fire incidents happening in the forests for The LG also beckoned the industrial leaders to partner J&K in formu- but disappointment to offer for the zealous history lover. quite a while now, which according to them, has damaged the green 4 Youth Go Missing From... lating and implementing the programme successfully on ground as he “Our valley isn’t just known for its nature but also for the historical gold to a great extent. home in Shopian to play cricket with his friend two weeks ago and has assumed that best designs are not what looks good on paper but what Wednesday| 04-11-2020 3

Omar Abdullah's Matrimonial Woes DIAL-EMMA • TRAFFIC POLICE : 9419993745, 01998-266686 • PCR: 0194-2452092,2455883 • PDD: 0194-2450213 • FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES : 2479488,2452222,2452155 HC Dismisses Plea Challenging • CAPD: 18001807011 • SMC HEALTH OFFICER: 9469409081 AIRPORTS Order On Final Hearing SHIEK UL ALAM AIRPORT: 01942303311 RAILWAYS • SRINAGAR: 0194-2103259 Press Trust Of India to virtual proceedings. The high court had declined court had dismissed Omar's plea not an iota of evidence in regard • ANANTNAG: 01932-228243 Due to the lack of coopera- to entertain it saying that its seeking divorce from Payal saying to the circumstances which have • BARAMULLA: 0194-102029 New Delhi : The Delhi High tion by his estranged wife the Registrar General has already he had failed to prove irretrievable prevailed to prompt the petition- • BIJBHERA: 01932-228243 Court Tuesday dismissed for- matter was getting delayed, issued a circular stating that breakdown of the marriage. er to file the divorce plea". • PAMPORE: 01933-294132 mer Jammu and Kashmir chief Abdullah contended. during the restricted function- The trial court had said that It had further held that Omar • PATTAN: 01954-293507 minister Omar Abdullah's plea A bench of Justices Hima ing of courts due to COVID-19, a Omar could not prove his claims "failed to prove his case for di- • QAZIGUND: 01951-296153 challenging its circular of April Kohli and Subramonium Prasad, request for final hearing of pend- of "cruelty" or "desertion" which vorce on ground of cruelty". mandating that both parties in however, declined to grant any ing matters will be entertained were the grounds alleged by him In his plea seeking divorce, HIGHWAY STATUS a case have to agree for the final relief saying lack of cooperation only if both the parties agree. for grant of decree of divorce. Omar had claimed before the trial • Sgr-Jammu highway - ( Open ) hearing to be taken up early via of his estranged wife was not a "In view of the fact that this "The petitioner (Omar) has court that his marriage had bro- • Mughal Road - (Open) video conferencing mode. ground for challenging the high application is not accompanied not been able to explain a single ken down irretrievably and he has • Srinagar- Leh- (Open) Omar had contended that court's April 26 office order. by any consent from the other circumstance to show that the not enjoyed a conjugal relation- his matrimonial appeal against "Simply because the respon- side (Payal) and nor is the counsel supervening circumstances ship since 2007 and that the cou- a 2016 trial court order, which dent 2 herein (Payal Abdullah) for the respondent present in the have erupted which has made it ple, married on September 1, 1994, dismissed his divorce petition, was not consenting to an early hearing, though we are informed impossible for him to continue were living separately since 2009. has been listed for final hearing hearing, can hardly be a ground that an advance copy of the appli- his relationship with the respon- The couple have two sons who are Prayers since February 2017. to assail the office order. The pe- cation was served on him, we are dent (Payal). staying with their mother. It was not taken up during tition is dismissed as meritless," not in a position to accede to the "Rather, evidence shows that The petition before the trial FAJR 5: 28 the restricted functioning of the the bench said. prayer made in the application," they were in continuous contact court had also alleged that Omar courts in view of COVID-19 pan- Omar had moved an applica- the high court had said and dis- till the filing of the divorce peti- was subject to "unreasonable ZUHR 12: 14 demic as his estranged wife, Pay- tion seeking early hearing of his missed the application. tion," the trial court had said in conduct" of Payal, causing pain Hijri al Abdullah, did not give consent appeal in July. On August 30, 2016, the trial its order, adding that "there is and harassment to the politician. Calendar ASR 3:58 17 Rabi-ul-Awwal Magrib 5:39 Government of Jammu and Kashmir 1442 ISHA 7:00 IUST to Offer B.Arch Civil Secretariat—Housing & Urban Course from 2020-21 development Department Notice for Publication: This Day In History Awantipora: Islamic University of Science and more relevant to the evolving socio- and Technology (IUST) is all set to offer a economic and geographical context", IUST The Buildings Bye-laws of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Srinagar Municipal • 1968 - Battles between Jordanian army & Al Fatah-arm forces five year full time Bachelor of Architecture said in a statement on Tuesday. Corporation (SMC) and other Municipal Bodies were notified in the year 2011. Since • 1970 - Russian nuclear physicist Sacharov forms Human Rights (B.Arch) programme from the Academic The Executive Committee of Council of Comittee Session 2020-21. Architecture (COA) has accorded approval then, large scale developments have taken place in the fields of sustainability, Energy • 1972 - Bangladesh adopts constitution "The Department of Architecture has for introduction of B.Arch Course at IUST Conservation Building Code (ECBC), rain water harvesting, Green Buildings etc. • 1993 - Bolivia becomes a member of the Berne Convention copy- already been instituted at IUST which en- with an intake capacity of 40 students from Meanwhile, Bureau of Indian Standards has issued the National Building Code 2016 right treaty visions to achieve the highest standards the Academic Session 2020-21. (NBC) and the Ministry of Urban Development, GoI has issued the Model Building • 2002 Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for in Architectural Education, in order to Meanwhile IUST has initiated the ad- Byelaws 2016. Further, the Bye-laws of 2011 did not provide an elaborate mechanism for signing pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Con- gress enhance, consolidate & revitalize the pro- mission process for admitting the students building permit process. This has necessitated to revisit the existing Bye-laws to make cess of architectural design, thus evolving to B. Arch programme for which admis- • 2003 - The most powerful solar flare as observed by satellite in- a strong base that is progressive, dynamic sion notification will be issued soon. them more comprehensive and consistent with the state of practice. strumentation is recorded. • 2008 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be Preparation of a uniform building and building bye-laws code ab-initio is an arduous elected President of the United States • 2015 - Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canadian Prime Minister with a task. The draft “JAMMU and KASHMIR MODEL BUILDING BYE-LAWS AND BUILDING cabinet split equally between men and women Unusual symptoms delay CODE-2020” have been prepared with the assistance of experts / professionals from • 2015 - Plane crashes after take-off from Juba international air- the relevant fields after taking into account the National Building Code 2016 and Model port, South Sudan, killing 37, 1 year old survives in father’s arms Building Bye-laws 2016. The new Bye-laws and Building Code are expected to serve • 2016 - Paris Agreement on climate change becomes effective Covid-19 diagnosis: DAK twin objectives (i) simplify the procedure for building permits and streamline the Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir people have the highest rates for hospital- entire process and (ii) ease of doing business. From Ko Archives (DAK) on Tuesday said patients with Co- ization and death, they don’t develop typi- vid-19 infection come to Kashmir hospitals cal symptoms. They come with confusion The draft “JAMMU & KASHMIR MODEL BUILDING BYE-LAWS AND BUILDING CODE-2020” Landmine Blast At Magam: with unusual symptoms. which turns out to be the only sign of hav- are accordingly notified for inviting suggestions / objections from all stakeholders— “Atypical symptoms delay testing, di- ing Covid-19 infection in them. citizens, developers, builders, government departments, housing cooperatives and other agnosis and isolation of Covid-19 patients,” “We see patients coming with heart Agha Mahdi Among 6 Killed said DAK President and influenza expert attacks, heart failure and rhythm distur- agencies—to enable incorporation of useful suggestions to make the new Bye-laws/ Dr Nisar ul Hassan. bances as the only presenting feature of Building Code comprehensive, progressive and relevant to the state of practice. The Observer News Service “Patients with Covid-19 infection typi- Covid-19 infection,” he said. Draft “JAMMU and KASHMIR MODEL BUILDING BYE-LAWS AND BUILDING CODE-2020” cally present with respiratory symptoms. “Patients drop in with nausea, vomit- are available on the official website of Housing & Urban Development Department RINAGAR: A former Congress leader and son of a However, patients come to hospitals with ing and diarrhea as their sole complaint.” (jkhudd.gov.in). prominent Shia Muslim cleric was killed with five non-respiratory symptoms,” he said. Dr Nisar said eye manifestations or other people in a landmine blast at Mazhama in “Covid-19 patients present with skin rashes are seen in some Covid-19 pa- the central district of Budgam Friday afternoon, a Spolice spokesman said. strokes, nerve issues or altered mental sta- tients as the only presenting feature. The suggestions / objections can be sent by post to the Housing & Urban Development Department or through e-mail ([email protected]) within a period of 30 days from Agha Syed Mahdi (44) was travelling with five oth- tus with no respiratory symptoms or radio- “Patients getting admitted with acute ers includ¬ing his security guards and his domestic ser- logical features of lung involvement.” renal failure or liver failure with no reason the publication of this notice. vant when his bul¬let-proof jypsy was blown apart by the DAK President said while elderly turn out to be positive for Covid,” he said. landmine at Mazhama near Magam on Srinagar-Gulmarg Sd/- road at around 14:30 hrs. Mahdi was the son of the prominent religious leader Principal Secretary to the Government of Kashmir's Shia community, Agha Syed Mustafa al- Government of Jammu & Kashmir Housing & Urban Development Department -Mosawi-al-Safawi. He was the younger brother of senior Hurriyat leader, Agha Syed Hasan, and cousin of minister OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER No. HUD/54/2020/JDA Part file of state for education, Agha Syed Mehmood. A caller identifying himself as a spokesman of R&B ELECTRIC DIVISION SGR Dated 29.10.2020 DIPK-8377/20 Lashkar-e- Karbala rang up CNS news agency claiming responsibil¬ity for the blast. According to BBC, Hizbul NOTICE INVITING TENDERS Moomineen had owned the explosion. FRESH NIT No: 65/e-tendering of 2020-21/R&B DATED: - 31.10.2020 Meanwhile, a late night KPS report said Hizbul Mo- mineen had denied its involvement in the explosion. For and on behalf of the LT Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, e-tenders (In Govt of Higher Secondary School Quoting its chief, Shuja Abbas, who called the agency Single cover system) are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible Electrical Contrac- Gund Hassi Bhat, Srinagar from Pakistan, the report also denied the existence of tors registered with J&K State Govt. CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Governments for Lashkar-e- Karbala. Those killed in the blast apart from Agha Mahdi were the following works:- Lawaypora, Srinagar- Baramulla National Highway Pin 190017 identified as PSO Ghulam Mohi-ud-din, and constables Fa¬rooq Ahmad Kuttay, Showkat Hussain and Muham- S. Name of Work Est. Cost Cost of T/ Earnest Time of Time & Class of Ref No GHSS/ GHB/ 1397 mad Ja¬far, and his domestic servant, Sajjad Hussain Mir. No (In Ru- Doc. Money comple- Date of Con- Dated: 29/10/2020 Reports said Agha Mahdi was on his way to Sofi mo- pees) (In Rupees) (In Ru- tion Opening tractor halla, Magam, to attend the Walima function of one of his pees) of Bid disciples, Ghulam Ahmad Sofi. When his vehicle reached 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 a point near a flour mill between Mazhama and Kawoosa 1 Providing of power supply to 7.00 lacs 300 14000/- 15 days 09.11.2020 “A” Sub: - Tender Form for printing of school Annual Magazine Pro- villages, 5 km from the destination, it stumbled on the Lighting fixtures etc by way Electri- spectus for the year 2020-2021 and a laptop for office use. landmine. In the ensuing blast, Mahdi and others with of Supply and installation of cal him were blown, along with the vehicle. 100 KVA Distribution Trans- Soon after the news reached nearby Magam, life in former with allied accessories the township came to a standstill with shopkeepers pull- at Nil Nag Chadoora. Sealed tenders are invited from agencies manufacturing units of ing down their shutters and people converging on the streets to stage demonstrations, Tension also gripped in reuted / registered printing presses/ laptop dealers affixed with Budgam, the district headquarter, and thousands of abat- 1. Date of Issue of Tender 31-10-2020 ed people gathered out¬side the residence of slain leaders Notice revenue stamps worth rupees 6/- are hereby inivited by the u/s , father, Aga Mustafa. for supply of Printingh of school Annual Magazine / Prospectus Reports of angry people taking to the streets have 2. Period of downloading of 02/11/2020 10.00 A.M come from various places on Srinagar Baramulla high- bidding documents the tender should reach this office within seven days from the way. Ac¬cording to CNS, irate mobs at Hartrath Singh- pora beat to death one Meraj-ud-din Dar and set ablaze six 3. Bid submission Start Date 02/11/2020 from 10.00 A.M date of publication of this notice. The quotation will be opened in residential houses. Vehicular traffic on the highway was disrupted for several hours- Reports of stone pelting have 4. Bid Submission End Date 07/11/2020 up to 4.00 P.M presence of the u/s and committee constituted for this purpose & also come ftom Saidakadal and Nigeen areas of the city. 5 Date & time of opening of 09/11/2020 at 6.00 A.M in the Office of the Executive Bidders. Mahdi shot into prominence in 1997 when he, though Bids (Online) Engineer R&B Electric Division Srinagar a big crowd-puller because of his father's clout, unsuc- cessfully contested on Congress ticket against the Nation- al Conference candidate and chief minister's son, Omar The Bidding documents Consisting of qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, Drawings, bill of 1. The rates should be quoted exclusive of all taxes (if any) and Abdullah. Earlier, he had contested against the Muslim quantities (B.O.Q), Set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen/downloaded from the de- United Front (MUF) can¬didate as an independent from partmental website www.jktenders.gov.in as per schedule of dates given below:- should be for Principal govt - Hr- Secondary Sdchool Gund Hassi Budgam constituency in the rigged 1987 assembly' poll. 1. Bids must be accompanied with cost of Tender document in shape of E-Challan in favor of Executive He also fought assembly elections in 1996 as 'Congress Engineer (R&B) Electric Division Srinagar. (Tender inviting authority) and Earnest money / Bid security in shape of Bhat Sgr. candidate but resigned before he contested parliamentary CDR / FDR pledged to Executive Engineer R&B Electric Division Srinagar. (Tender receiving authority). 2. The rates should be quoted on letter head only in words as well elections in 1998 as an independent candidate. 2. Bidder must read term/condition in tender document carefully. Another prominent pro-India Kashmiri Shiite leader, as figures inclusive of all charges if any Maulvi Iftikar Hussain Ansari survived two attempts on AAA/ Accorded his life this year.While Maulvi was slightly injured and Position of funds :- available 3. The u/s reserves the right to accept or reject any quotation with- three po¬lice personnel were killed in a powerful land- Sd/ out assigning any reason. mine explosion at Matipora village in September in an Executive Engineer, earlier attack 16 of Maul¬vis followers were killed when DIPK-8389/20 (R&B) Electric Division Principal a mine exploded in midst of a Majlis Hussayni at Gund Srinagar Khwaja Qasim in June this year. No. 65/e-tendering/ERB/2411-18 DIPK-8337/20 (Kashmir Observer, November 04, 2000)

Srinagar, Apr 23, KNT: The exploitation of private school teachers is continuing unabated in Kashmir valley as most of the schools have not paid salaries to the teaching staff since August 2019. With COVID-19 positive cases emerging every day all over the Valley, the resumption of normal life appears bleak in the near future. And, teacher com- munity employed in private schools has been badly affected. "It was the month of March when we were expecting the salaries to be released but now, given the coronavirus pandemic, we have no hope either. Our struggle has gotten worse, to say the least," Manzoor Dar, a private school teacher from Shopian told KNT. He added, "As we are observing that the administration is taking various KashmirKashmir Observer Observer 44Friday,Friday, 01 01 February, February, 2013 2013 Sunday ObserverOPINIONOPINION

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Many re-opening and public transport following eleven General B S Raju has said that the of them were shifted to major jails is returning to roads follow- HEHE PAKISTAN PAKISTANwill women’s women’s go a cricket cricketlong team’s team’s way visit visit to discourageThisThis discrimination discrimination what is isis undoubtedly undoubtedly called the unfair unfair eterseters will will be be able able to to stay stay in in Mumbai Mumbai in in the the Valley is “past the stage of uneasy across India and a significant ing eleven months of siege, five TTtoto India India for for the “pandemicthe World World Cup Cup has has of turned turned authoritarianism” into into andand puts puts our our team teamin theat at a a significant significantworld. disadvan-The disadvan- currentcurrentmonths climate climate if if we we of reach reach siege, the the final. final. five calm,” meaning the region is per- number of them continue to lan- months of them spent under Co- aa security security and and logistical logisticalUS under nightmare. nightmare. him First, willFirst, the theagaintage.tage. be The Theexpected team team has has beento been lead conciliatory conciliatory on hu about -about TheThe ICC ICC also also needs needs to to consider consider if if India India should should fectly normal. guish there. vid lockdown. Does it mean nor- teamteam could could not notman go go to torights. Mumbai, Mumbai, Andwhere where under its its itsits Trump, treatment treatment on but but the the the International otherInternational hand, Cricket Cricket bebe monthsallowed allowed to to hold hold of multi-nation multi-nation them tourna- tourna- spent But are things really so? Or When on August 5 at around malcy? Far from it. Kashmir re- matchesmatches were were originally itoriginally will bescheduled, scheduled, more after ofafter the the the same.CouncilCouncil But (ICC) (ICC) until should should the take take results note note of of this. this. are mentsments at at a a time time when when it it can’t can’t guarantee guarantee safety safety were they so last year? The real- 11 am the home minister Amit mains without high-speed mobile under Covid lockdown. ity, however, is largely contrary Shah announced the repeal of Ar- internet. All kinds of protests are ShivShiv Sena Sena started startedannounced issuing issuing its its usual usualwe canthreats threats only keepInternationalInternational our fingers teams teams have have crossed. refused refused to to visit visit ofof all all players. players. againstagainst visiting visiting Pakistani Pakistani teams. teams. PakistanPakistan over over justified justified security security fears. fears. It It seems, seems, ItIt is is now now too too late late to to reschedule reschedule the the World World to general perception, much of ticle 370 in parliament, Kashmiris, strictly barred including a peace- Now, hotels at the alternative venue of however, that if we simply put international CupDoes and our pulling it mean out of the tournament which has been shaped by the disconnected from one another, ful silent march. Last year in Oc- Now, hotels at the alternative venue of however, that if we simply put international Cup and our pulling out of the tournament could only react to it in disbelief tober around two dozen women Cuttack and neighbouring city teams at clubhouses in stadiums and refuse in protest will only heighten tensions. We hearsay reinforced by propa- Cuttack andother neighbouring opinon city teams at clubhouses in stadiums and refuse in normalcy?protest will only heighten Far tensions. from We it. ganda. When in the wake of the individually. Their ability to orga- who had tried to hold one such BhubaneshwarBhubaneshwar have have refused refused lodging lodging to to our our toto let let them them go go anywhere anywhere else, else, the the security security shouldshould make make clear clear that that we we are are only only playing playing withdrawal of the autonomy, the nize had been broken. There was protest were quickly hauled off to playersplayers out out of of fear. fear. problemproblem would would apparently apparently be be solved. solved. underunder duress duress and and that that such such conditions conditions are are CPi(M) leader M Y Tarigami was no leader still active on the scene, a lock-up and released only after OurOur cricketers cricketersGuarded now now have have to to play play this this all-im- all-im- optimismNoNo country, country, of of course, course, would would accept accept such such unacceptableunacceptable if if any any of of our our sportspersons sportspersons tour tour asked why Kashmir hadn’t pro- no functional political or social signing a bond that they won’t do portantportant tournament tournament under under virtual virtual house house ar- ar- conditionsconditions to to play play cricket cricket in in Pakistan. Pakistan. Yet, Yet, our our IndiaIndia again. again. Instead Instead of of appeasing appeasing the the anti- anti- tested against scrapping of Article organization which could do so again. rest,rest, with with their their accommodation accommodationeen against being being pro- pro-the depthswomenwomen cricketersto cricketers which are are economic expected expected to to put putac up- up with with PakistanPakistan extremists, extremists, the the Indian Indian government government 370 on the scale it had against the this. And even if there were, they Kashmir has now something videdvided at at the the clubhouse clubhouse tivityof of the the stadium hadstadium plummeted in in thisthis in in India.in India. the Additionally, Additionally, initial phase the the final final of of of the the mustmust ensure ensure the the safety safety and and comfort comfort of of our our killing of popular militant com- wouldn’t be able to communicate: resembling a working political or- whichwhich all all their their matches matches will willthe be be national played. played. Every Every lockdown,tournamenttournament the sequential isis supposedsupposed improve toto bebe held-held inin players.players. mander Burhan Wani in 2016, the for example, the militant leaders ganization in the form of PAGD. It otherother team team will will be be staying stayingment in in five-star five-star in economic hotels. hotels. Mumbai. 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There is much help and Wednesday| 04-11-2020 Qasidat Al-Burda of Imam al-Busiri We’ve all grown up reciting these popular verses of Qasidat al-Burda,”Maula Ya Sali wa sallim”. It is a thirteenth-century ode of praise for the Islamic prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) composed by the eminent Sufi mystic Imam al-Busiri of Egypt

he Burdah of al-Būṣīrī is from among the most famous poems composed in honor of the It has been adored by .ﷺ Iyad Ammar Prophet Muḥammad Sufis who have written commentaries upon it,T abridged and augmented it, and composed poems imitating its distinctive rhythmic patterns. Scores of commentaries and books about the Burdah have been Among many of composed not only in Arabic but in the diverse lan- the Sufi orders, The guages of the Muslim world. Among many of the Sufi orders, The Burdah has Burdah has been adopted been adopted as one of the awrād (litanies) recited in the mornings and in the evenings with utmost rever- as one of ence and with the deepest solemnity. To this day its the awrād (litanies) verses are recited for protection and as an appeal to the divine for the restoration of health, as well as dur- recited in the mornings ing the lowering of bodies into their final abodes. Me- ticulous rules have been devised for its proper recita- and in the evenings with tion, such as having wuḍūʾ (ritual ablution), orienting utmost reverence and oneself towards the qiblah (i.e. the Kaʿba in Mecca), and so forth. with the deepest Imām Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī (d. 974/1567)1, a mere solemnity. To this day its couple of generations removed from al-Būṣīrī, wrote of the Burdah that, “its popularity has grown to the de- verses are recited for gree that people study it in their homes and mosques as they do the Qurʾān”. For this reason famous gath- protection and as an erings were convened to recite The Burdah in the appeal to the divine for Levant, in Egypt, and in the Maghreb, especially on Thursday nights. During such gatherings, one person the restoration of health, would be designated to recite the poem either meter by meter or verse by verse, punctuated by the entire as well as during the gathering’s synchronized recitation, in one voice, of lowering of bodies into the famous chorus: “Mawlāya ṣalli wa-salim dāʾimān abadān/ʿalā their final abodes. ḥabībika khayr al-khalqi kullihimi” tians and the Jews. This knowledge compelled him to – from the short, individual reports conveying the fin- -to the larger compila ﷺ Our Master, send Your Everlasting, Eternal debate their beliefs and doctrines, which he did with est of details about the Prophet“ -He commit .ﷺ prayers and salutations/upon Your Beloved, the Best great depth and understanding. tions aggregating his blessed biography of Creation in all of its entirety” Imām al-Būṣīrī lived through difficult times and ted his energies, and devoted his poetry and artistic -Among his most fa .ﷺ Indeed, Muslims over the centuries have contin- endured tremendous tribulations. He was an ascetic mastery, to praising the Prophet ued to teach their children the blessed Burdah along- from among the people of spiritual aspiration (him- mous poems is al-Kawākib al-Durriyyah fī Madḥ Khayr side the noble Qurʾān in the makātib (neighborhood ma) and worldly contentment (qanāʿah). He was simul- al-Bariyyah (“Celestial Lights in Praise of the Best of schools devoted primarily to the teaching of Arabic taneously afflicted with severe poverty, a great many Creation”), better known simply as al-Burdah, which and to the memorization of the Qurʾān). In this way, dependents, and an ill-mannered and hostile spouse. is from among the jewels of Arabic poetry and from they sought to fuse in the youngest of minds and in Nonetheless, he never became exasperated or dis- among the most exquisite poems exalting the Prophet -It is the crown jewel of the vast genre of poetry com .ﷺ the tenderest of hearts the noble Qurʾān – which is heartened because the teachings of the Sufis blocked the fount of all knowledge – with The Burdah, which the windows of despair in his soul and instead opened posed over the centuries in praise of the Prophet Mu- bestowing inspiration upon countless poets ,ﷺ articulates the purest, most intense feelings of affec- the doors of hope and of loftier ambitions that tran- hammad ,It was in this fashion that scended worldly motivations and concerns. over the ages. It is a long poem which spans 160 verses .ﷺ tion towards the Prophet traditional Muslim societies sought to establish the Al-Būṣīrī began his literary life as all poets then did, and its prelude is from among the most striking opening foundations of a firm, unshakeable faith in the hearts by endearing himself to those in power and to the af- lines of any Arabic poem. It is said that al-Būṣīrī suffered and minds of their young – a faith which they well fluent, seeking their patronage and benefaction, cov- a stroke which debilitated him, so he composed the Bur- knew could not be established except upon the basis etous above all of their attention and support. Once dah as an appeal to the Divine for the restoration of his of deep, profound love. al-Būṣīrī embarked upon the path of Sufism, however, health. After composing the poem, al-Būṣīrī lay down to in a dream. After reciting ﷺ Al-Būṣīrī studied Sufism with his Shaykh, al-Imām his soul came to detest this lifestyle, and he instead rest, only to see the Prophet -the Prophet wiped his honor ,ﷺ Abī al-ʿAbbās al-Mursī, who was the disciple of al-Imām devoted himself to praise of the Prophet Muḥammad his poem to the Prophet to praise of the family of the Prophet Muḥammad able hand upon al-Būṣīrī’s afflicted body. Al-Būṣīrī awoke ,ﷺ al-Shādhilī, and received instruction alongside none -and to praise of the Sufis from among his contem- and arose from his sleep to find himself, with the per ,ﷺ other than Ibn ʿAṭāʾillāh al-Iskandarī (d. 709/1309), who authored the Ḥikam. There was between Abī al-ʿAbbās poraries and teachers, such as Abī al-ʿAbbās al-Mursī mission of God, completely healed. al-Mursī and al-Būṣīrī a relationship of deep love. Al- and Abī al-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī, may God have mercy Imam al-Busiri passed away in Alexandria in 695 Būṣīrī became famous on account of his broad knowl- upon them all. AH/1295 AD at the age of 87. Raḥimahu Allāhu Taʿala. edge of the scriptures of the People of the Book, as he Al-Būṣīrī was particularly absorbed by the Sīrah of Al Madina Institute ﷺ reading all available literature on him ,ﷺ would read extensively from the works of the Chris- the Prophet Remembering Robert Fisk: A mentor The veteran reporter taught me an important lesson: ‘Tell the story, whatever the consequences.’

Katya Bohdan They say, “never meet your heroes”. and every response from him meant a lot. But that is a sentiment I have never sub- “Have not forgotten, Katya – just he only book Robert Fisk ever scribed to. As a journalism student and snowed under with work. Your request recommended I read was the sa- an aspiring journalist, I have reached out is in my diary entries (hand-written of tirical journalism novel – Scoop to several of mine – asking for advice, a course),” he replied after I had asked him – by Evelyn Waugh – a story potential interview or just trying to ex- if he would write me a letter of recommen- aboutT hapless nature writer William Boot pand my professional network. Most of dation for law school a few months ago. who, due to an unexpected turn of events, them quickly set about crushing the ide- He wrote a beautiful letter; a para- is sent to the fictional African country of alised image I had constructed of them in graph of which I often reflect on when Ishmaelia to report on the conflict there my mind. considering the criticism he faced during as a foreign correspondent. But Fisk was the very opposite of that the last decade of his life by critics who When I received the news that he – and not just to me. He would often speak accused him of siding with the govern- had passed away, scenes of my interac- highly of junior colleagues he had worked ment of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tions with him replayed in my mind. with or met while reporting. And for such in his reporting on the war in Syria. Somehow the day he recommended an acclaimed veteran reporter, he was Scoop was one of the brightest memories surprisingly approachable. No matter This is what he wrote: among them – it has since become one of how busy he was – reporting, lecturing, “Especially now – and especially in my favourite books. writing books – he always made time for the Middle East region – journalists ex- The novel is a pure satire that takes me whenever I reached out. perience ever greater pressure to adopt a aim at the newspaper industry and the The first time I met him, he invited ‘safe’ perspective in order to avoid criti- journalistic profession. It is a rather in- me along for a coffee with him and a Bei- cism from governments, pressure groups teresting read to recommend to an aspir- rut-based artist he was interviewing for a and lobbyists. Ms Bohdan’s reporting ing young journalist. But that in itself is piece for The Independent at a restaurant from Yemen, which required courage as emblematic of how he was as a person, or on the Corniche in Beirut. well as great resourcefulness, was proof Robert Fisk on the corniche in Beirut in April 2017 [Katya Bohdan/Al Jazeera] at least of how I knew him: Kind-hearted A few days later, when, with very of her desire to ‘tell the story’ whatever with a great, and oftentimes sarcastic, little notice, I asked if I could interview the consequences.” sense of humour; an empathetic, radiant him about US President Donald Trump’s Italian restaurant located above the wa- ing “security reasons”, he wrote in an I cannot be sure, but I suspect this en- and intelligent man. policies in the Middle East for a Belgian ter on the Corniche – which has now un- email: “I’m very sorry to hear of the out- capsulates what he may have thought of I first met Fisk in Beirut in April 2017 publication I was freelancing for at the fortunately closed – I had weaved into my rageously poor response to your report the criticism of him. And although there when I was in my second year of college time, he immediately obliged. article his choice of drink. His response: on Yemen and can well imagine your dis- are points on which he and I openly dis- and had just completed a journalism in- Later that year, when he came to Bel- “I am also grateful that, even if I do drink gust with journalism. I need hardly add agreed, I always found him to be a propo- ternship in Tehran, Iran. I had switched gium to give a lecture on the refugee cri- ‘gin-tonic’ at the restaurant, I am also ‘en- that everyone feels that way, especially nent of healthy dialogue and discussion. majors to journalism after reading his sis, he invited me along and kindly offered ergetic, alert and sharp’ – which is true!” at the start.” Although he was from a He was attentive and I never witnessed book, The Great War for Civilisation, and his afternoon that day to any questions I But despite his energy, alertness and very different generation of reporters, he him undermine an opposing opinion. I know that I am not the only one to have had for him. I had four hours’ worth of humour, there was a cynicism and wea- understood the difficulties faced by free- have always thought that the way a senior been inspired to enter the profession by them. And now I realise how many more I riness about him. “I hardly have time to lance journalists across the world today. professional treats a junior colleague is a his extensive, award-winning reporting. have left that I wish I could ask. go to Yemen, I’m exhausted,” he told me. I persevered and the report turned sign of one’s integrity or lack thereof. For In my first year of studying journal- When I was trying to find a way to go “I’m still tired from Syria, you know. We my home nation’s attention to the disas- me, his was never in doubt. ism, I knew two things: That I wanted to to Yemen to report on the humanitarian all are, it doesn’t matter how old we are, ter taking place in Yemen. I thanked him He was respectful, responsive, un- work in the Middle East and that I wanted crisis there for my final year thesis, he we don’t have enough reporters.” for his support in an SMS, to which he did derstanding and encouraging. He always to meet Fisk. So when, during my intern- never invalidated my ambitions. Instead, Fisk thought it was important that not respond. gave advice when asked for it, but never ship in Iran, I managed to find his person- he advised me on how best to proceed, journalists should burn with a “rigor- When I was doing my internship with offered it unsolicited. He was, in short, a al email, I messaged him. I would soon be who to contact and how to stay safe. ous determination to tell the truth” and Al Jazeera in 2018, he called me a couple true mentor, although I never told him in Beirut for a week, I wrote; would he be He gave me decades’ worth of advice he was a supportive and understanding of times to ask how it was going. Even that – fearing it sounded like too much of willing to meet? that I have taken to heart and always try to mentor. though we did not talk often, I tried to a cliche. I really hope he would not mind To my greatest surprise, he replied. apply to the way I work. When I struggled to find an outlet for stay in touch and write regularly. I would if I told him now. He would be happy to, he said, and asked Back in 2017, when I had interviewed my reporting from Yemen, with some update him on life events – getting a job, me to call when I arrived. him for the Belgian news outlet, in an news organisations turning it down cit- being accepted for my master’s degree – Al Jazeera Life & Times Wednesday | 04-11-2020 06 Starting Kindergarten On AI Teachers Must Be Effective And Communicate Right Foot May Lead To Better Well To Be Accepted, New Study Finds Agencies into the education experience, Watson that was created by a says Jihyun Kim, an associate researcher at the Georgia Insti- he increase in online professor in the school and tute of Technology. Jill was fed Achievement Over Long-Term education has allowed lead author of the study. thousands of questions and an- a new kind of teacher "To use machine teachers swers commonly asked in the to emerge -- an artificial effectively, we need to under- researcher's online class that Agencies Tone. But just how accepting stand students' perceptions to- he'd taught over the years. With students are of an artificial in- ward them, their learning expe- some additional learning and new study led by researchers at structor remains to be seen. Re- riences with them, and more," tweaks, Jill was eventually able Canada's Universite de Montre- searchers, in a novel study about Kim says. "This line of research to answer the students' com- al and Universite Sainte-Anne AI teachers, indicate that for stu- is needed to find out design- monly asked ques- advocate that a good start at dents to accept an AI teaching effective machine teachers that tions accurately Akindergarten can lead to better achieve- assistant, it needs to be effective can actually facilitate positive without any ment over long-term, for a child. and easy to talk to. learning experiences." human as- The study was published today in Researchers at the University The AI teaching assistants sistance as Pediatrics. of Central Florida's Nicholson can help ease a teacher's if she was "We've known for years that get- School of Communication and workload, such as by re- one of the ting off to a good start in kindergarten Media are working to examine sponding to commonly researcher's leads to better achievement over the student perceptions of artificial asked questions by the stu- human teaching long-term," said lead author Caroline intelligence-based teachers. dents. These questions, which assistants. Fitzpatrick, an assistant professor of Some of their findings were often appear each semester F o r psychology at the USA, in Nova Scotia. published recently in the Inter- and become numerous in the UCF "But now with our study, we can re- national Journal of Human-Com- online classes with hundreds study, the researchers asked The finding that an AI-based ally lock in the idea that early child- servations from teachers, who also participant based on their grades re- puter Interaction. of students, can become a respondents to read a news teaching assistant that students hood skills help you achieve suc- noted a reduced risk of substance tention and engagement at school. The hope is that by under- large task for a teacher. The article about an AI teaching were most likely to accept was cess and adopt a healthier lifestyle abuse, later on, said Fitzpatrick. Confounding factors discarded standing how students relate quick delivery of answers also assistant used in higher edu- one that was useful and was easy in emerging adulthood. And that's "Kindergarten classroom engage- The researchers then analyzed the to the AI teachers, engineers helps students. cation, and then they surveyed to communicate with points to promising for society as a whole." ment also predicted involvement in data to identify any significant link and computer scientists can An example of an AI teach- the students' perceptions of the importance of having an ef- "Many children begin kindergar- physical activity and a 65-per-cent between kindergarten readiness and design them to easily integrate ing assistant is one named Jill the technology. fective AI system, Kim says. ten inadequately prepared to benefit drop in the risk of a child being over- academic, psychological and health from classroom instruction," said se- weight by age 17," added Pagani, who risks by the end of high school. They nior author Linda Pagani, a professor worked on the study with UdeM post- attempted to discard possible con- at UdeM's School of Psycho-Education. doctoral researcher Elroy Boers. founding factors by adjusting their "Those who go in unprepared risk The authors came to their conclu- analyses for key indicators in the chil- struggling throughout their academic sions after examining Institut de la dren (their sex, weight per gestational Department of Urban Local Bodies Kashmir journey. 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Further details can be taken from the office at undersigned on all working days during the office hours till 10.11.2020 upto 1 Sanitary and Plumbing works 0.99 1980 200 1 Months “D “Class Call1st 02pm. of Reception centre at PSC solinasgr NO:-MC/BUD/ESTT/2020/3933-39 DATED:-02/11/2020 Sd/- Executive Officer DIPK-NB-3477/20 Municipal Council Position of funds : Available with Project Authority Budgam The NIT Consisting of qualifying information eligibility criteria, technical specification bill of quantity set of terms and condition and other details can be seen/down loaded from the J&K Govt.(UT )official web site www.jktenders.gov.in 1 No of covers 2 Cover Government of Jammu & Kashmir 2 Date of issue of tenders notice 31/10/2020 3 Date and time of publication of NIT online 02/11/2020 from 12:30 PM Mechanical Hospital & Central Heating Division Srinagar 4 Date and time for downloading the NIT on line. From 02/11/2020 to 07/11/2020 5 Date and time for submission of Bid on line From02/11/2020 6 End date and time for submission of bids on line 07/11/2020upto 4:00 PM Corrigendum for Extension 7 Date time and place for opening of bids online 9/11/2020 office ofDeputy General ManagerJKPCC Ltd., Unit 3rdSri- nagar At 3:00 PM Subject: - 1 . Construction of Multi Storey Building for Housing of Oxygen Plant at Govt. Medical College , Anantnag 8 Check list of documents required for bidder to be 2. Construction of Multi Storey Building for Housing of Oxygen Plant at Govt. Medical College , Baramulla uploaded on line DOCUMENT FEE RECEIPT NIT No recorded in NIT References: 1. This office e- NIT no: MHCHD/TS /2020-21/160/e-tendering Dated12.10.2020. E.M.D (CDR/FDR) REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE DULY RENEWED FOR THE CURRENT 1.In view of no response to the above referred tender, the critical dates are extended as follows : FINANCIAL YEAR VALID PAN NO & GST CERTIFICATE. MOBILE NO, E-MAIL- ID, ADDRESS. S.No Description Date and Time 1. Last Date of Bid Submission 09.11.2020 (15.00 hours) No: Deputy General Manager, 2. Date of Bid Opening 10.11.2020 (15.00 hours) Dated DIPK-NB-3470/20 JKPCC Limited Unit 3rd, Srinagar All the other terms and conditions will remain the same. Sd/- Tel No. 0194-2455114 (Fax) 0194-2455366 Executive Engineer Email. [email protected] MHCH Division Srinagar. (Gen Correspondence file September 2019 onwards) DIPK-8403/20 OFFICE OF THE, CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, KASHMIR. No: MHCHD/TS/5269-74 Dated: 02.11.2020 Subject: Circulation of fake appointment / engagement orders by the miscreants. PRESS RELEASE. Government of Jammu & Kashmir

It has come to the notice of this office that some miscreants are issuing fake appointment / engagement orders OFFICE OF THE DY. GENERAL MANAGER, J&KPCC LTD., UNIT-12th, Pulwama under the seal and signatures of the authorities which do not exist in the department. For instance, the Station House Officer, Police NOTICE INVITING TENDERS Station Shaheed Gunj in investigation of Case FIR No. 70/ 2020 U/S 170, 420, 467, 468 – IPC had seized some fake engagement orders e-NIT No: 34/DGM/12TH/PUL of 2020-21 Dated:- 02.11.2020 whereby the concerned person(s) was shown engaged as Plantation Watcher and the said order was bearing seal and signature as “Chief Conservator of Forests UFD Srinagar”. Accordingly the SHO Shaheed Gunj was informed that (i). appointment orders For and on behalf of the Managing director JKPCC, J&K union territory e-tenders are invited on item rate basis from approved and eligible were fake (ii). there was no post of Plantation Watcher existing in the department & (iii). there is no authority of the rank of Chief Contractors registered with J&K union territory Govt. CPWD, Railways and other State/Central Governments for each of the following Conservator of Forests UFD Srinagar existing in the hierarchy of the Department. Further, the matter was also referred to the Senior works:- Superintendent of Police Crime Branch Kashmir for further investigation.

The instructions have already been issued to the subordinate offices that even the appointment orders issued S. No Name of Work Est. Cost (Rs. Cost of T/Doc. Earnest Money/ Bid Time of Class of Contractor on the basis of selection by the SSB or appointments in terms of SRO- 43 need not to be entertained until genuity of the order(s) is got In Lacs) In Rs. Security (Rs. In completion ascertained from this Office or from the office of PCCF J&K. Lacs) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 For information of the general public and all the concerned, it is to state that there is no process of any appointment / engagement 1. Construction of Officers/ 130.00 5000 2.60 365 Registered “A” (whether permanent, Daily Wage, Consolidated, Casual, need based etc) in vogue in this office and any such order coming to fore any- Doctors Residential Quar- where, need not to be acted upon. In case any such appointment / engagement orders comes to your notice, necessary action as pro- ter at District Hospital lacs Lacs days Class Govt. Contrac- vided under law be initiated against the concerned person producing such order and the action interalia should follow lodging of FIR Shopian tor / CPWD in the Police Station and above all referring the matter to Crime Branch for further investigation. That the only mode of appointment Position of AAA = ACCORDED in vogue in the department is based on the selection made by the Services Selection Board and appointment of NOKs of the deceased Position of funds = AVAILABLE officials in terms of SRO- 43 of 1994 by the competent authority. The Bidding documents Consisting of critical dates, qualifying information, eligibility criteria, specifications, Drawings, bill of Quantities (Bilal Ahmad Mir), KAS (B.O.Q), Set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen/downloaded from the website www.jktenders.gov.in Administrative Officer, under PWD/MDJKPCC/Kashmir circle O/o Chief Conservator of Forests Kashmir. -sd- No:CCF(K)/Admn/2020/ Dated: ______-_____-2020 Deputy General Manager DIPK-NB-3439/20 JKPCC Ltd., Unit-12th, :DIPK-8430/20 Pulwama news Wednesday| 04-11-2020 7 Chomsky: 'Trump’s Victory Gunman on the run after Vienna Could Destroy The Planet' 'terror attack' leaves 5 dead Agencies The attacks started at Agencies ker, and from which Trump has around 8pm when the first gun- withdrawn the United States,” Vienna : Hundreds of police shots were heard in the city's Washington: Leading Ameri- the newspaper reported. fanned out across Vienna on centrally located first district. can political analyst and phi- “He didn't create it, destroy Tuesday, searching for perpe- In a press conference ear- losopher Noam Chomsky has it, OK,” Chomsky was quoted trators of attacks that left five lier, Nehammer said: “Accord- said that US President Don- saying. people dead in the city’s centre, ing to what we currently know, ald Trump’s denial of climate Chomsky also made a com- after what a government minis- there is at least one attacker change represents worse threat parison between Trump and ter said was an “Islamist terror- who is still on the run.” to humanity than Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler, adding that the ist” incident. Speaking to ORF, Austrian In an exclusive interview threat represented by the heat- In an early morning tele- leader Kurz had said that the with The Independent pub- ing planet is unprecedented. vised news conference, Aus- attackers were “were very well “The facts are pretty trian Interior Minister Karl equipped with automatic weap- straight; there is almost uni- Nehammer repeated calls for ons” and had “prepared profes- versal consensus among seri- the public to stay off the streets. sionally”. ous scientists that we are rac- Nehammer said police had Earlier, he tweeted: “Our ing towards the cataclysm, if shot to death one attacker, a police will act decisively against current tendencies persist,” man wearing an explosives belt the perpetrators of this repul- the 91-year-old said. that turned out to be fake, whom sive terror attack,” adding that “By the end of this century, authorities have identified as an “we will never be intimidated you might have reached the Islamic State sympathiser. by terrorism and we will fight level three, maybe four degrees The attacks, in six locations this attack with all means”. Celsius above pre-industrial including near a synagogue in Kurz said that while po- levels. And every analysis con- the centre of town, were carried lice were concentrating on the lished on Sunday, the celebrat- cludes that's a total cataclysm. ISIS Cliams Kabul Varsity out by “several suspects armed anti-terror operation, the army ed linguist and media critic Organized human societies – with rifles”, police said. would take over the security of said he believes Trump’s victo- nothing survives,” he said. Police said three people had major buildings in Vienna. ry in the November 3 election “We are moving towards Attack, 22 Students died, with public broadcaster Nehammer urged Vienna could send the planet hurtling cataclysm. There is one coun- ORF stating one of them was a residents to remain in their further towards environmen- try in the world, the United Agencies broke out at the university. of Public Health said at least passer-by. homes and keep away from all tal catastrophe. States, that wants to put its “We were very scared and 22 people were killed and 22 Vienna mayor Michael public places or public trans- He said the Republican foot on the accelerator,” he KABUL: At least 22 people we thought it could be the last more wounded. Officials said Ludwig told ORF that 15 people port. He said that children Party is the world’s only large continued. were killed when attackers day of our lives... boys and girls most of the casualties were had been taken to hospital, sev- would not be expected at school conservative political group- The public intellectual stormed one of Afghanistan’s were shouting, praying and students. en of them seriously wounded. on Tuesday in Vienna. ing to deny the existence of and activist, whose many cel- main universities on Monday, crying for help,” Ahmadi said. It was not immediately Broadcaster ORF later said a Sirens and helicopters climate change, adding that he ebrated works include Manu- detonating a suicide bomb He said he and other students clear how the attackers got fourth civilian, a woman, had died. could be heard in the city cen- has identified several patterns facturing Consent, said the is- and spraying classrooms with were besieged for more than two their weapons into the uni- Police stated earlier that an tre as emergency services re- over the course of the Trump sue of the global coronavirus bullets in a brazen hours-long hours before being rescued. versity, which has security officer had also been hurt dur- sponded to the attack. presidency. pandemic can be resolved, but assault claimed by militant Is- Distressing images posted checks. ing the assaults. An AFP photographer said “One is to tear up any deals not with “malignant cancer in lamic State group. online showed what appeared Officials said an investiga- The shooting began just that large numbers of police in which he played no part charge of the policies – some- The attack on Kabul Uni- to be the bodies of slain stu- tion was under way. hours before Austria was to were guarding an area near the in creating, such as the 2015 one who moves to destroy any- versity, which came as vio- dents lying by desks and chairs. It took Afghan securi- re-impose a coronavirus lock- city's world-famous opera house. Paris Accord to try and limit thing that doesn't improve his lence surges across Afghani- “They opened fire ... all ty forces, supported by US down, with people out in bars The location of the initial the planet’s warming, which electoral chances”. stan, marked the second time my classmates were lying in troops, several hours to clear and restaurants enjoying a fi- shooting was close to a major Barack Obama helped to bro- in less than two weeks that blood, either dead or wound- the campus and declare the at- nal night of relative freedom. synagogue. an educational institution ed,” one student told a local tack over. was targeted in the capital by television channel, adding The Taliban said they IS extremists. Survivors de- that he escaped by climbing were not involved, but Vice Iran's supreme leader, quoting scribed horrific scenes follow- out a window. President Amrullah Saleh Armenia calls for probe into ing the incident that unfolded IS said two of its fighters blamed the insurgent group Trump, mocks US electionWorld around 11:00am when a sui- carried out the brazen day- and their supporters in Paki- ‘foreign mercenaries’ in Karabakh cide bomber blew himself up light attack. stan, even as he acknowledged Press Trust Of India inside the campus. “Two Islamic State fight- an intelligence failure. Press Trust Of India for the ethnic Armenian forc- Two gunmen then started ers managed to attack a gath- “We will correct our intel- es in Nagorno-Karabakh, had Tehran: Ayatollah Ali Khame- shooting, officials said, send- ering set up by the Afghan ligence failures. But the Tali- Yerevan/Baku: Armenia’s captured a second Syrian com- nei reiterated a long-standing ing hundreds of students flee- government at the Kabul Uni- bs, their like minded satanic prime minister called on Mon- batant over the weekend. Iranian position that it didn't ing and scrambling over pe- versity for the graduation of allies in the next door won’t day for an international in- It said the fighter was matter whether Trump or Joe rimeter walls. judges and investigators after be ever able to wash their vestigation into the presence from Syria’s Idlib province. Biden wins the vote, but the Assault marks second time completing a course at the Conscience of this stinking & of “foreign mercenaries” in Another fighter, from the city stakes couldn't be higher for in less than two weeks that an university,” the group’s pro- non justifiable attack on Kbul Nagorno-Karabakh after eth- of Hama, was captured on Fri- the Islamic Republic. educational institution is tar- paganda arm Amaq said. uni,” Saleh wrote on Twitter. nic Armenian forces said they day, it said. Iran Supreme Leader Aya- geted in Afghan capital “The two fighters targeted Afghan authorities rou- had captured two mercenaries Armenian Prime Minister tollah Ali KhameneiIran Su- Fraidoon Ahmadi, a the graduates with automatic tinely accuse Islamabad of from Syria. Nikol Pashinyan, in a Face- preme Leader Ayatollah Ali 23-year-old student, told AFP weapons... then clashed with backing the Taliban, charges Azerbaijian has repeat- book post, said the involve- Khamenei he was in class when gunfire security forces.” The Ministry Pakistan denies. edly denied the presence of ment of “foreign mercenaries” Tehran: Iran's supreme situation, it's lovely to watch. foreign combatants in the was “a threat not only to the leader mocked America's The incumbent president, who conflict zone. Its ministry of security of Nagorno-Karabakh presidential election Tuesday is supposed to hold the elec- defence was not immediately and Armenia but also to inter- in a televised address, quoting tions, says this is the most- available for comment. national security, and this is- President Donald Trump's own rigged US election throughout Shocked students say Kabul Fierce battles continued sue should become a subject of baseless claims about voter history," Khamenei said, not near the front line of the con- international investigation”. fraud to criticise the vote as acknowledging that individual flict over the mountain en- The ethnic Armenian-con- Tehran marked the 1979 US US states run the vote. University attack blow to peace clave and seven surrounding trolled, Nagorno-Karabakh Embassy hostage crisis. "Who says this? The sitting Ali M Latifi | Fatima Hossaini more injured. as it took Afghan and inter- regions in which more than defence ministry said battles Ayatollah Ali Khamenei president who is arranging Al Jazeera But fleeing the chaotic scene national forces more than six 1,000 people, and possibly took place overnight along the reiterated a long-standing the elections himself. His op- was not easy as the gunmen hours to clear the nation’s many more, have been killed northwestern part of the front Iranian position that it didn't ponent says Trump intends to Kabul, Afghanistan – Rahimul- rampaged through the campus, largest university campus of since fighting erupted more line. It said it had repelled matter whether Trump or Joe widely cheat. This is American lah Sahi was in class at Kabul firing indiscriminately at their the three assailants armed than a month ago. a platoon of Azeri troops in Biden wins the vote, but the democracy." Khamenei added University’s Islamic Studies targets. For 20 minutes, Sahi with assault rifles, pistols and Nagorno-Karabakh is in- fierce fighting. stakes couldn't be higher for that the result of the vote "is department on Monday when and hundreds of other students grenades. ternationally recognised as Azerbaijan’s defence min- the Islamic Republic. none of our business, meaning he heard the sounds of gunfire sought cover from the sounds of Even worse, Sahi and part of Azerbaijan but is popu- istry said it had repelled an Another four years could it won't influence our policy from the distance. gunfire, which they described other students speaking to Al lated and controlled by ethnic attack on its positions in the see Trump's maximum-pres- at all. Our policy is clear and He and the other students coming in a steady stream from Jazeera said dozens of trapped Armenians. high ground of the Zangilan sure campaigns further ex- well-calculated and people assumed the sound was echo- every direction. students and faculty were held The conflict has brought district, between the enclave pand as it crushes the Iranian coming and going will have ing from an incident near the “All I remember is masses hostage during the hours-long into sharp focus the increased and the Iranian border, while economy and stops Tehran no impact on it." Khamenei, university’s sprawling campus, of people running, screaming. assault on the university. influence of Turkey, an ally army units in the Gazakh, from openly selling its crude 81, as supreme leader has final but the soon realised the elite in- People looking for somewhere of Azerbaijan, in a formerly Tovuz and Dashkesan regions oil abroad. Biden meanwhile say on all matters of state in stitution itself was under attack. to hide. It was absolute mad- Surge in violence Soviet region considered by also came under fire. has said he would consider re- Iran. He approved the efforts “Suddenly we saw people ness,” Sahi told Al Jazeera. The Taliban, whose rep- Russia to be in its sphere of Azeri President Ilham entering Tehran's 2015 nuclear at reaching the nuclear deal, running and screaming,” says All I remember is masses resentatives are currently influence. Aliyev wrote on Twitter that deal with world powers, pro- which saw Iran agree to limit the 22-year-old, who narrowly of people running, screaming. in Doha for peace talks with Russia has a defence pact Azerbaijan had retaken a fur- viding possible relief to the be- its enrichment of uranium in escaped the deadliest attack People looking for somewhere an Afghan government del- with Armenia. ther eight settlements in Zang- leaguered Iranian rial. exchange for the lifting of eco- on the university, which left at to hide. It was absolute madness. egation, were quick to disavow Armenia’s foreign minis- ilan, Gubadli and Jabrayil "If you look at their own nomic sanctions. least 22 people dead and dozens Sahi knows he was lucky, and denounce the attack. try said on Monday the Art- regions. sakh Defence Army, its name

news makers US Judge Blocks Republican "Miracle In 91st Hour" As 3-Year-Old Bid To Void 1,27,000 Votes Girl Pulled From Turkey Quake Rubble ayrakli, Turkey: A after a four-year-old and a federal judge in Texas three-year-old girl 14-year-old were found alive in on Monday denied an was pulled from the the rubble of collapsed build- attempt by Republi- rubble 91 hours after a ings in Bayrakli, providing cans to throw out about Bpowerful earthquake hit west- hope that more people could 1,27,000A votes already cast in the ern Turkey, killing more than still be rescued. US presidential election at drive- 100 people, officials and AFP The deaths from the quake through voting sites in Houston, a reporters at the scene said. rose to 102 in Turkey on Tues- Democratic-leaning area. "We have witnessed a mir- day, AFAD reported, with The plaintiffs had accused acle in the 91st hour," Izmir 1,026 people injured of which Harris County Clerk Chris Hol- mayor Tunc Soyer tweeted. 143 remain in hospital. lins, a Democrat, of acting illegal- "Rescue teams pulled Ayda Two teenagers on their ly when he allowed drive-through out alive. Along with the great way home from school were voting as an alternative during pain we have experienced, we also killed in Greece. the coronavirus pandemic. have this joy as well." Turkey has reported over US District Judge Andrew The mayor initially said 1,475 aftershocks following the Hanen said the plaintiffs lacked said during a three-hour hear- Houston, would be open on Elec- she was four years old, but ket, she called for her mother, for water and ayran, a salty quake, including 44 that were standing to bring the case. "I find ing, adding: "Why am I just get- tion Day as scheduled. "This is a Turkish Health Minister an AFP correspondent said, drink made from yoghurt. above four in magnitude. that when you balance the harms ting this case?" huge win for democracy, espe- Fahrettin Koca later clarified as the anxious crowd broke Rescuers said they became With dozens of buildings you've got to weigh in favor of Jared Woodfill, a lawyer for cially at a time when it appears she was three. into rapturous applause, with aware there was still someone damaged and the risk of re- counting the votes," he added. the plaintiffs, told reporters they that democracy itself is on the Ayda was rescued from some hugging each other and alive at the site on Monday peated tremors, thousands The judge also faulted the will appeal to the U.S. 5th Circuit ballot," Hollins said. a collapsed building in the others crying. night, before painstakingly of residents were forced to plaintiffs for waiting until Oct. Court of Appeals. They will also Harris County, home to Turkish town of Bayrakli, the There were also joyous working to reach her. spend a fourth night in tents 28 to file their case in his court appeal a similar loss in state about 4.7 million people, is the worst affected by the 7.0 mag- shouts of "Allahu Akbar", or She told them before she in Izmir. even though drive-through vot- court on Sunday to the U.S. Su- third-most populous county in nitude quake which struck "God is Greater". The TRT was saved: "I'm here," Milliyet The quake is the deadli- ing was used without challenge preme Court, Woodfill said. the United States. It currently Turkey and Greece on Friday state broadcaster gave her daily reported, which said her est in Turkey this year after in July primary runoffs. Hollins told reporters that has 10 drive-through polling sites afternoon. name as Ayda Gezgin. mother still remained trapped over 40 people were killed in "Didn't we test this in the drive-through voting sites in available to all voters among 800 she was taken to safety The news channel NTV underneath the rubble. the eastern provinces of Elazig primaries this summer?," Hanen Harris County, which includes total voting places. and wrapped in a foil blan- said she immediately asked The rescue came a day and Malatya in January. K K Y Y WEDNESDAY   Observers OUT POST

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