9thyear of publication SriNagar OBserver Div Com reviews status of subjudice Smriti Irani Rolls out 49th IHGF Digital Fair Cricket: The Curious Case Of Fawad Alam sanctioned building permissions in Srinagar In a first, the 49th IHGF Delhi Fair, the Union Minister for Textiles, Smriti Fawad Alam sits alone on the dreary concrete steps in front of the press box at Irani, rolled out Virtual Edition, organized by Export Promotion Council for Gaddafi Stadium.v In the age of people tearing down statues of one culture’s The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday past heroes due to their sins against another, it is surprising that Gaddafi’s chaired a meeting of officials to review the status of cases Handicrafts (EPCH) today. Over 1500 manufacturers and exporters from name still stands here as a monument of nationalistic pride. Whatever pertaining to violations of sanctioned commercial building all over the world are participating in the digital fair by displaying more your views on naming your home cricket stadium after a non-cricketer permissions in Srinagar city and the court directions thereof. The than 2000 product expressions. A large number of exporters from with a polarising background, it doesn’t change the fact that sitting meeting discussed various matters that are under consideration Jammu and Kashmir, whose movement passes were facilitated by the here on those dreary concrete steps, Fawad Alam’s beard oil is in court including sanctioned commercial building permissions in Divisional Administration, attended the inaugural function | Page 07 glistening under | Page 08 Srinagar, besides | Page 05 TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 22, Zul Qaadah 1441 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 162 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com BRIEFNEWS SOPORE GUNFIGHT... Slain Militants 32 Gamblers, 2 Drug 3 Slain Militants Were Buried in Sheeri Peddlers Held 2 JeM Militants Killed, BARAMULLA: Jammu and SRINAGAR: Continuing its drive Planning A Big Strike: DIG NKR Kashmir police on Monday against drug dealings and social morning buried all three Lash- crimes, Anantnag Police have ‘35-40 Foreign, 17 Local kar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants who arrested 32 gamblers and 2 noto- Woman Injured In were killed in Reban area of rious drug peddlers in Pahalgam Militants Active In Sopore in Sheeri area of north area. Stake money of more than 2 lacs was seized from the gamblers Northern Districts, Ready Kashmir's Baramulla district. and huge quantity of contraband Anantnag Gunfight To Face Any Challenge’ Police officials told a local substance was also recovered from news gathering agency that the possession of drug peddlers. Jahangeer Ganaie Peerzada Waseem nobody approached them be- Besides, Srinagar police have also fore the bodies were taken to arrested 3 gamblers from Dalgate ANANTNAG: Two militants SRINAGAR: At least three Sheeri Baramulla. area. Following inputs about gam- affiliated with Jaish-e-Mu- Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants They said that the decision bling activities | More on P2 hammad (JeM) were killed including two foreigners were was also taken in view of 3 Timber Smugglers while as a woman received Sunday killed in a day-long en- Covid-19 pandemic. bullet injuries in an encoun- counter in Sopore area of north Sopore, Deputy Inspector General “Sheeri is place where for- Held In Budgam ter that raged between mil- Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a (DIG), North Kashmir Range, Mu- eign militants or those who SRINAGAR: Police in Budgam have itants and forces in Viddy top police officer said. He also hammad Suliaman Choudhary remain unidentified are bur- arrested 3 timber smugglers and Srigufwara area of South stated that they are putting their said that a major threat has been ied,” said an official. seized illicit timber from their Kashmir's Anantnag district every effort to ensure that the lo- averted after three militants affil- Earlier, Inspector General possession. Officers from PS Khag on Monday morning. cal youth will not pick up arms. iated with LeT have been killed in of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, during night patrolling in Poshkar area of Khag have arrested 03 tim- An official told a local Addressing a presser in Sopore gunfight. | More on P2 Vijay Kumar | More on P2 ber smugglers and seized 28 logs of news gathering agency that a illicit timber from their possession. joint team of Police, Army’s They have been identified as Abdul 3 RR and CRPF launched Rasheed Reshi, Mohammad Amin a Cordon and Search Op- Army Chief Visits Forwards Areas Reshi and Javeed Ahmad Reshi all eration (CASO) on specific residents of Poshkar, Khag Budgam. information about the pres- ceived bullet injuries, he with bullet injuries on Mon- A case | More on P2 Along IB in Pathankot-Jammu ence of militants in the area. said, adding that one mili- day morning. He said that Man Injured In He said that as the joint tant is said to be local while the condition of the injured Agencies Rising Star Corps, including Kath- team of forces approached to- the other is a foreigner. lady is stable. ua, Samba, Jammu and Pathankot, Bear Attack wards the suspected spot, the He identified the injured Pertinently, 130 local as JAMMU: Army Chief Gen M to review the security situation. GANDERBAL: A 50-year-old man hiding militants fired upon woman as Arifa Jan, daugh- well as non-local militants M Naravane on Monday visited The Chief of Army Staff was was injured in a bear attack in them, which was retaliated, ter of Late Ghulam Moham- including some top com- forward areas along the Interna- received here by Lt Gen R P Cherwan area of Kangan in Central thus triggering an encounter. mad, who is a government manders like Riyaz Naikoo tional Border (IB) and reviewed Singh, General Officer Command- Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on During the exchange of teacher by profession. of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Qari the security situation and oper- ing-in-Chief, Western Command, Monday morning. An official told a local news gathering agency that fire, two militants were Principal GMC Anantnag, Yasir of JeM, Hyder of Lash- ational readiness of the troops Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, GOC a man identified as Abdul Rasheed killed and a woman living Dr Showkat Jeelani said kar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Bur- deployed on ground in the Jam- Rising Star Corps, Maj Gen V B Tenda, son of Shams-u-din Tenda near the encounter site re- they have received a lady han Koka of | More on P2 mu-Pathankot region, a defence He visited areas falling under Nair, GOC Tiger Division and Air of Thune Kangan was attacked spokesperson said. the operational command of the Commodore | More on P2 by a black bear near an orchard in upper-belt of Cherwan, leaving him severely wounded. In the attack, COVID Rasheed suffered serious head Lockdown PANDEMIC 314 Cases Detected in injuries and was | More on P2 CRPF Man Among 7 Patients Die in JK, Toll 188 Minor Drowns To Re-imposed UT, Tally Soars to 10,827 Death In Dal Lake Nadeem Nadu in Sgr Areas Nadeem Nadu up of the cases, officials said SRINAGAR: A minor drowned after SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kash- that Srinagar reported 101 he fell down while fishing in Dal Mubashir Aalam Wani mir reported seven more deaths SRINAGAR: Jammu and cases, Baramulla 6, Kulgam Lake near Dalgate area here on Monday. Official sources told a due to covid-19 including a Kashmir on Monday reported 21, Shopian 16, Anantnag 14, local news gathering agency that SRINAGAR: Following 65-year-old who died while his 314 fresh infections of Kupwara 30, Pulwama 6, soon after the boy drowned, some the surge in the number of sample for the virus was being Novel Coronavirus, Budgam 11, Bandipora locals immediately retrieved him COVID cases, authorities taken and a paramilitary CRPF taking the overall 20, Jammu 25, Udham- even as the police party rushed to on Monday re-imposed lock- Sub Inspector posted with 18th tally of the covid-19 pur 1, Kathua 16, the spot. Later the boy was taken down in many areas of Sri- battalion at Uranhal Kulgam. cases 10827 in the Ramban 9, Samba 24, to SMHS hospital but was declared nagar to prevent the deadly The fresh deaths take the fatal- Union Territory. Poonch 4, Doda 6 and brought dead on arrival by the doc- tors there. He has been identified virus from spreading. ity count due to the pestilence in Among the cases Kishtwar 4. as Ayan Ahmad Sofi (9) son of In the last week, over 450 J&K to 188—17 from Jammu and 89 were reported from Dr. G H Yatoo, Nodal Abdul Majeed Sofi of Khaniyar. A cases were detected in Sri- 171 from Kashmir Valley. Jammu division and 225 Officer Coronavirus Con- police | More on P2 nagar district alone, thus The deaths include two per- from Kashmir including four trol Measures at SKIMS Sou- prompting the administra- sons, both aged 55 years, from 26 from CRPF and 4 from High ra told a local news gathering tion to re-impose the lock- Nikat Arbal and Litter Pulwa- posted in Kulgam, 70-year-old woman from Soibugh Budgam, Court besides 35-day-old baby. agency that out of 1413 samples down in the areas, which ma respectively, CRPF trooper man from Handwara, 73-year-old 45-year-old from | More on P2 Giving district wise break- which | More on P2 India, China to hold were declared red zones. Corps Commander- Witnesses told a local news gathering agency that In A First, No Official level talks today all the shops, business es- Scientists Develop 'Catch And Kill' Air Relief to Provisionally Function Held To tablishments and private Filter, Claim It Can Kill Coronavirus Agencies offices remained closed in Registered Industries Commemorate Srinagar district while the Agencies According to the study, pub- Martyr’s Day NEW DELHI: Corps Command- vehicular movement was lished in the journal Materi- Apex Committee Extends for Provisional Registration in er-level talks between India and also thin on the roads.