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P-02  National Confer National PAGE  ational Conference (NC) president on Friday Abdullah on Friday Farooq (NC) president ational Conference leaders who of party held a meeting with the second batch said. spokesman a party a year, under detention for over were People Have Lost Faith In The Democratic Process Of This Government This Of Process Democratic In The Faith Lost Have People Done. What They’ve Of Because Them Trust To Impossible It’s In Brought Puppets EU Sent Back, Delegations Rahul’s Yaswant, PM Gave Us No Indication When We Met Him When We Us No Indication PM Gave A Criminal. Like (Treated) I Was A Phone. Have To I Am Supposed an MP, Being J&K. To Be Returned Should Statehood Art-35A, Feel We Observer Service News HIGHLIGHTS t least 49 travellers, t least 49 travellers, 16 CRPF men and 3 expecting mothers 2nd Batch Of NC Leaders Meet Farooq N Aga Gul, Choudhary Ramzaan, "The attendees included Mubarak Bukhari. and Basharat Ruhullah Mehdi, Shameema Firdous Syed met or house arrest under detention These members who were said. the spokesman a year," Abdullah after over • • • • • • “People have lost faith in the faith lost have “People should be returned 35A feel “We J&K ChiefThe former Minister A group of people, mostly youth youth of group A mostly people, police on Sunday, Pertinently, ‘Give Us Back State, State, Back Us ‘Give Delhi Tells Farooq 35A’: ‘Criminal’ A Like Him Treated Says Govt Of NEW DELHI: and member patron ence (NC) has Abdullah Farooq parliament of state demanded restoration Jammu to hood and Article-35A that people saying and Kashmir, in the democratic faith lost have ofprocess this government. of process this govern democratic them trust to ment. It is impossible done. because of have what they don't they when a day not There's is hunky everything say lie. They doryof and people the nation are told Abdullah believing them,” Delhi based NDTV. New should statehood Full the state. to de That's my the state. to return he added. mand. Enough is enough,” 16 CRPF Men Among 654 New Cases A among 654 people, whowere for coronavi tested positive onrus in Jammu and Kashmir taking the number of Friday, the virus inpeople infected by the  soon after the video containing de the video containing soon after against remarks rogatory Jammu and Kashmir Tehreek Sout- Jammu and Kashmir Tehreek assembled at Press (TSA) yk-Awliya protest peaceful a staged and Colony remarks,denouncing the derogatory led by protesters The said. reports Shafi demanded Arfat Muhammad for culprits the for punishment capital ofhurting sentiments the Muslims. Kadal in Fateh also held a protest Carrying plac ofarea the Old City. and banners, the protesters ards condemnedre blasphemous the pun marks and sought stringent the culprits. ishment for Satpal Sharma, the main arrested Deepakaccused his associate and Another patient, a 70-year-old patient, a 70-year-old Another According to a study by research by a study to According woman from Chattabal Srinagar Chattabal from woman also died at SKIMS and ac a doctor to cording covered an area of 1 sq km in 1971 ofarea an 1971 km in 1 sq covered 2002. sq km by 0.77 has reduced to er Shahid Ahmad Dar on the cur ------3 ` 02

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File Pic PAGE  Thousands of faith Agencies www.kashmirobserver.net www.kashmirobserver.net Jammu and Kashmir Agencies The foreign ministers of ministers The foreign A large number ofA large people, is a strong Jamia Masjid, which Prayers were offered in Jamiain offered were Prayers Press Trust Of India Of Press Trust tance maintained during prayers maintained tance during prayers mosque. the leaving while and re mosque the historic year, Last due days mained closed 132 for the imposed by restrictions to other Jamias and mosques in ac Jamias and mosques other with the guidelines is cordance including the authorities, sued by and facemasks. social distancing and social distance maintaining masks, offered Friday wearing onshrine, in prayers Dal famous bank ofthe world Good numberLake. of women prayers. also offered (HC) hold of Conference Hurriyat Omar Moulvi Mirwaiz chairman gather witnessed large Farooq, ings of social dis people through SRINAGAR: SRINAGAR: ful turned the mosques up at Kashmirthe across shrines and congrega the attend to Valley five held, prayers Friday tional the government months after combat to imposed lockdown pandemic. Covid-19 Srinagar, Masjid in downtown houses shrine -- which Hazratbal Muhammad of relic the Prophet -- shrines of Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Sharief, Hamza in Chrari Noorani Makhdoom Kashmiri Sahib, Har Sahib, besides Yaqoob zat Syed Friday Prayers Offered In Offered Friday Prayers Months After 5 Major Mosques “Keeping in view the averments the averments in view “Keeping Billed as highly relevant and very and very relevant Billed as highly made in petition and having regard regard having and petition in made behalfon made submissions to of (SMC) thatthe official respondents days’time 14 be given may they deem it I motion, consider the to dispose of to this pe appropriate the respondents tition, directing final call on the motion take to un strictly petitioners by moved Take ‘Final Call’ On Trust VoteTake ‘Final Call’ On Dy Mayor, HC Tells SMC Against SRINAGAR: SMC to High Court has directed moved a final call on a motion take Deputy corporation’s the against his prove to later and asked Mayor “if is strictly the motion majority under rules and regulations.” China and Pakistan held their 2nd China and Pakistan Fri dialogue on annual strategic discussed they during which day enhance their all-weather to ways ties, the Kashmir issue, bilateral on the China-Pakistan progress Economic Corridor and the Afghan peace process. the countries both by important ahead of held in the the meeting ofsouthern Chinese island resort Minister Hainan, Chinese Foreign counter Yi and his Pakistani Wang dis part Shah Mahmood Qureshi regional cussed of a host bilateral, China, Pakistan Discuss Kashmir Discuss China, Pakistan Dialogue During Strategic BEIJING: “Sampels' letter is self-explanatory letter “Sampels' who tendered his resignation from resignation his tendered who of ofthe post President Vice Ladakh over Congress Territorial working President of Territorial Con of President Territorial working Asgar (Ladakh) Haji Committee gress ob to chose Ali Karbali, who earlier de for Day’ 5 as ‘Black August serve reads Territory,” claring it as a Union resident working AICC to the letter Rigzin Spalbar Sonia Gandhi from AM

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 22 “I wish to draw your kind atten your draw “I wish to The cracks surfaced after thesurfaced after cracks The News ated proceedings under sectionated proceedings in this regard. 172 CrPc an Air Force warrior from Unit 1, from warrior an Air Force heartmassive after suffering a died an Autoattack. The deceased was Meanwhile, profession. by Tech Station Humhama has initi Police district. A local news gatheringdistrict. A local news that Stationagency KNT reported Station Police approached Adjutant Mehta, that Rohit Humhama saying Srinagar: A 28 year old Indian AirSrinagar: A 28 year (IAF) auto technician on Fri Force died of heart attack at old Air day Budgam Kashmir’s port in central medical formalities, the IAF Technician Dies Of Heart Attack district hospital in an unconscious him doctors declared state where dead on arrival. brought completing all the legal andAfter when he came in contact with a at his home in Langer wire live afternoon, village on Friday pora youth, he saidan official said. The to the immediately taken was shock on Friday in Chatibandi area in Chatibandi shock on Friday Bandipora. of north Kashmir’s Ahmad Shahnawaz 23-year-old an electric shock Mir received Electric Shock KillsElectric Shock Bandipora Youth died of electricSrinagar: A youth Meanwhile, police also claimed toMeanwhile, with grenade a youth arrested have Ganderbal Kashmir’s in central district. on the spot. A case FIR no 184/2020 and 23under section 7/25 Arms Act in this has been registered ULA Act Station . in Police regard police official said. During searches, of AK- 50 rounds the cops recovered his possession. The youth,47 from arrestedthe police official said was districts of the Valley. Adil Fayaz Bhat Fayaz Adil districts of the Valley. riding his motorcycle was of Khiram a police by intercepted when he was a at Karikadal, team near a naka Grenade, Bullets: Police claimed on Friday Srinagar: Police with am youth two arrested to have and Anantnagmunition in Ganderbal Poonch district. One jawan too was district. One jawan Poonch firing in killed in the Pak 2 Youth Held With tingly to the ceasefire violation by violation tingly to the ceasefire he added. A 65-year-old Pakistan, Pakistan killed as the man was to mortar shelling in resorted army to intense shelling with mortars sector," in along the LoC said. Defence spokesperson befit retaliated The Indian Army mir's Poonch district violating themir's Poonch "At about officials said. ceasefire, initiated army Pak 1830 hours today, by violation ceasefire unprovoked resortingfiring with small arms and Jammu: The Pakistan army on army Jammu: The Pakistan firing and to heavy resorted Friday areasmortar shelling in forward in Jammu and Kash along the LoC Pak Violated CeasefirePak In Poonch: Army gress leader Sh. T. Samphel regarding regarding Samphel leader Sh. T. gress the made by statement the shocking Karbalie’s move. Karbalie’s 5 August dated letter the to tion Con senior our by you to addressed party’s vice-president T. Samphel Samphel T. vice-president party’s Rigzin Spal Secretary and General bar announced their resignation against protest to their posts from their posts in protest against party against in protest their posts decision to Karbalie’s Asgar President day’. 5 as ‘black August observe SRINAGAR: SRINAGAR: a split in Ladakh is heading towards from senior leaders resigned two after August 5 ‘Black Day’ Decision Day’ 5 ‘Black August Their Party Posts Samphel, Spalbar Resign From Cracks In Leh Congress Over Over In Leh Congress Cracks offered Zuhr prayers with him and Zuhr prayers offered home. since then he didn't return his contacted all our relatives, “We friends and other people Tibiya College Sumbal is missing College Sumbal Tibiya afternoon. Bhat’s since Tuesday Altaf said that on Tuesday brother, lunch, heafternoon after having son of Abdul Rashid of Charsoo village of Batpora district, who is a of Pulwama area last semester student of BUMS at student from Awantipora area of area Awantipora student from district Pulwama South Kashmir’s has been missing for the last four of no traces are and there days him since then. Aadil Rashid Bhat, Missing In Awantipora Srinagar: A Bachelor in Unani (BUMS)Medicine and Surgery BUMS Student Goes