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LAST PAGE...P.8 SUNDAY C JULY-2020 KASHMIR M 23 Y SRINAGAR TODAY : PARTLY CLOUDY Contact 19 : -0194-2502327 K FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS & YOUR COPY OF Maximum : 29°c SUNSET Today 07:41 PM Minmum : 17°c SUNRISE Humidity : 57% Tommrow 05:33 AM 27 Ziqadat-ul-Haraaml | 1441 Hijri | Vol: 23 | Issue: 156 | Pages: 08 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 News Digest ‘Vital Drug’ Remdesivir’s Unavailability 441 More Test LG Visits Kupwara, Reviews Works Leaving Kashmir ‘Breathless’ Covid-19 Positive SRINAGAR, JULY 18: People's Auqib Javeed supply and stock,” Tanveer Syed, participation and empowerment a Srinagar resident who recently of grass root institutions are HEN senior Hur- broadcasted his hospital ordeal J&K Records 5 More Deaths, Toll 236 prerequisite for the sustainable riyat leader and on social media, told Kashmir Ob- development of any region. Lieu- president Anjuman- server. Observer News Service The officials that total num- tenant Governor, Girish Chandra e-Sharie Shiayan “With the help of my well- ber of active cases in Jammu Murmu made these remarks Wlately felt suffocated, doctors at placed contacts, I could get the SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kash- and Kashmir are 5797 includ- during his visit to the frontier district Kupwara where he held a Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical drug immediately, but what about mir Saturday recorded 441 ing 4837 from Kashmir division Public Outreach programme and Sciences (SKIMS) prescribed Rem- others?” new cases that include 55 and 960 from Jammu division. interacted with around 20 public desivir injection, a “vital drug” for Notably, with the surging Covid- travellers, taking the total With 607 more recoveries, the delegations to take stock of the the COVID-19 positive patients. graph, Kashmir’s dependence on number of positive cases to tally of total recoveries in Jam- local issues and developmental But when his attendants ap- Remdesivir is only growing. Even over 13000 mark. mu and Kashmir has reached to needs of the area. proached the hospital administra- doctors are increasingly prescrib- With 441 new cases, the 7165 which is 54.28 percent of The Lt Governor observed that tion, they were told that the “much- ing it for COVID patients today. tally of positive cases in J&K the total cases which was over the UT Government is imple- needed” drug is not available. Keeping its significance in mind, has reached to 13198 in- 63 percent few days be- menting the best practices in “We checked every medical health official from SKIMS told have already activated their social a senior Kashmiri journalist lately cluding 10511 from fore. people centric governance with shop in Srinagar but we didn’t get Kashmir Observer. media handles to place requests shared a patient’s appeal for the Kashmir and 2687 "Cases tested pos- progressively increasing people’s it,” Syed Baqir, the ailing leader’s “While we aren’t sure whether for the drug. Some are even shar- drug on his social media handle. from Jammu. itive in J&K include participation and improved public attendant, told Kashmir Observer. the drug will work or not, but our ing their nightmarish experiences But as the valley is yet to stock- Among 441 new 124 from Srinagar, service delivery system through According to top health offi- purchase section is already procur- related to it. pile the ‘wonder drug’, many Kash- cases, 398 belong 25 from Kulgam, transparent, accountable and cials—most of whom are declining ing the stock.” Lately, two Kashmiri brothers miri doctors practicing abroad to Kashmir divi- 63 from Baramul- citizen-friendly administration. to share their name for comments If Remdesivir’s effectiveness is who lost their mother to COVID at have come forward to help their sion while as 43 are la, 27 from Shopian, Member Parliament, P-02 owing to some new administrative still doubtful, then why’re doctors SKIMS narrated a harrowing treat- anxious brethren back home. from Jammu division, 47 from Anantnag, 02 gag order—the valley still lacks the prescribing it? ment towards their late mother on But Does It Help? officials said, adding that from Kupwara, 48 from Clashes During CASO vital drug stock. “Well,” the health official said, social media. According to Medscape, a web- the total number of positive Pulwama, 41 from Budgam, 05 In Anchar Area “Remdesivir injection was made “we’re looking into it.” “When I was running after doc- site providing access to medical in- cases in Kashmir division has from Bandipora and 16 from recently and it’ll take some time Drug Drive tors for my mother’s life, I was told formation for clinicians, the broad- reached to 10511 including Ganderbal in Kashmir division Srinagar: Clashes erupted in An- to be available in Kashmir,” a top Despite doubts, some people that the hospital lacks Remdesivir spectrum antiviral PAGE 02 5456 recoveries and 218 deaths while as 43 from Jammu divi- char area of Soura here in Srinagar while as total number of posi- sion include 15 from Jammu, 02 outskirts after combined forces cordoned off area and started tive cases in Jammu division from Udhampur, 03 from Kuth- conducting searches Sources said WHEN I WAS RUNNING AFTER DOCTORS FOR MY MOTHER’S LIFE, I WAS TOLD THAT have reached to 2687 including ua, 06 from Rajouri, 12 from 1709 recoveries and 18 deaths. Samba, 04 from Doda PAGE 02 that Forces cordoned off Anchar the hospital lacks Remdesivir supply and stock,” Tanveer Syed, a Srinagar resident who recently broadcasted his area after receiving inputs about the presence of militants. The “hospital ordeal on social media, told Kashmir Observer. search operation was launched EGARDING A CASE FROM Budgam, an during early Saturday morning. official said that lady from Khansahib Budgam Sources added that as the searches were conducted, people, 3 Militants Killed In Fresh Shopian Encounter Youth Held Rwho was admitted on July 03 died at SMHS on mostly, youth hit to roads and For Uploading Saturday and she was suffering from bilateral pneumonia. hurled stones on Forces person- Observer News Service has reached to 136 in J&K. Further- nel. In retaliation Forces fired more as a precautionary measure, Obscene Video tear-smoke shells. Locals said SHOPIAN: Three militants were internet services were snapped in CHADOORA: A youth accused KO that Forces personnel damaged killed in an encounter that start- Shopian district. of uploading an obscene video Abid Bhat Photo various parked vehicles. One ed between the militants and Meanwhile, J&K police in a state- on social media was arrested of the vehicles belonged to a security forces in Amshipora vil- ment said that on a specific input by police on Saturday. Journalist. Police, however, said lage of South Kashmir's Shopian by 62RR about presence of mili- Sources said that from past that windshields of some vehicles district on Saturday. KO File Photo: Abid Bhat tants in village Amshipora area of two days, an obscene video were damaged, as stone-throwers targeted them. An official said that a joint team an encounter. District Shopian, an operation was of a boy and girl was making of Police, army’s 62 RR and CRPF “During exchange of fire, three launched by them in the said area. rounds on social media net- One-Way Traffic On launched a cordon and search oper- militants were killed whose iden- “During search militants fired working sites. The youth iden- ation on specific information about tification is being ascertained,” the upon Army personnel and encoun- tified in the video, Junaid Fayaz Srinagar-Leh Highway the presence of militants in the area. official said, adding that that arms ter started. Later on police and Bhat of Rangar Chadoora was Ganderbal: A day after mas- He said that as the joint team and ammunition were also recov- CRPF also joined, they said while nabbed by police on Saturday. sive landslide at Bunibagh area of forces approached towards ered from the encounter site. adding that during encounter three Police sources said that af- of Kangan in central Kashmir's the suspected spot, the hid- Pertinently with the killing of unidentified militants were killed,” ter the outcry police took the Ganderbal district, one-way traf- ing militants fired upon them three more militants, the toll of the police statement said. “Bodies cognisance of the matter and fic was restored on Srinagar-Leh which was retaliated triggering militants killed in ongoing year of all the killed three PAGE 02 arrested the Bhat. national highway on Saturday. A police official said that a Doctors again struck work on Saturday demanding security. The highway was blocked on case has been registered in this Friday due to a landslide in which DURING EXCHANGE OF FIRE, THREE MILITANTS WERE killed regard. He said prima facie it a residential house and at least a whose identification is being ascertained,” the official said, adding that that arms seems that the youth in P-02 Chaos In SMHS: Doctors Face dozen shops were damaged. “and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site. An official said that men and machinery were pressed into ‘Wrath’ Of Enraged Attendants service to clear the debris on the road to restore traffic movement Difficult To Work In cardiology ward was beaten by on the highway. “With the efforts Rajnath Singh, Top Army Brass Woman Tests of local administration, SDRF, Such Atmosphere, some attendants. Positive: Family He said the resident doctor army, BRO and police debris was Say Protesting Doctors removed and one-way traffic ‘Escapes To Safety’ suffered grave injury on his movement was restored on the Pray at Amarnath Cave Shrine Observer News Service shoulder and has been shifted highway,” he said.