th 24 Thursday 22 April | 09 Ramazan | 1442 Hijri | Vol:24 | Issue: 94 | Pages:12 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 3 CITY 7 A CASE FOR REASONED 5 STATE SMC CONDUCTS ANTI-ENCROACHMENT DEBATES AND CIVIL DISCOURSE TRANSPORTERS ON STRIKE AS FRESH COVID-19 These days there are few things that we GUIDELINES COME INTO EFFECT IN J&K DRIVE IN CITY PARTS can probably agree on across the political Private transporters in Jammu went on an indefinite strike No business and establishment at Sangarmal shopping spectrum. One is that open debate is vital on Wednesday to protest a government order capping the complex in Srinagar has a lease agreement—contrary to it THINK for a healthy democracy. The other is seating capacity to 50 per cent in public transport vehicles in the space holders owe a whopping amount of more.... that inflammatory, divisive, and vicious.... view of the COVID-19 pandemic... Widom Mercury Rises As Rainfall He who has a why Covid-19: J&K Sees Record Single Lashes Kashmir to live can bear Agencies almost any how. —Friedrich Nietzsche SRINAGAR: Rains lashed parts of Day Spike Of 2204 Cases, 13 Deaths Kashmir Valley even as minimum temperatures rose amid cloud cover, officials said on Wednesday. 8TH RAMAZAN A meteorological department Iftar Sehri Situation Challenging, But official said that Srinagar received TODAY TOMMOROW traces of rain while it recorded a FIQAH 07:10 04:23 low of 10.4 degree Celsius against HANAFIYA No Need To Panic: Govt 8.9 degree Celsius on the previous FIQAH Press Trust Of India increase and the peaks of night. It was 1.5 degree Celsius JAFARIYA 07:16 04:21 September last year have above normal in the summer cap- JAMMU: The Jammu and been breached, Government ital of J&K. More On P10 Kashmir administra- spokesperson Rohit Kansal tion Wednesday said the told reporters here. COVID-19 situation in the He said the government is Jammu Bound Union Territory is "chal- trying its best to control the lenging" with cases rising situation without going into Traffic On steadily, but there is no need a complete lockdown. to panic as there is no dearth He said the government Highway Today of facilities including oxygen is monitoring the situation SRINAGAR: After remaining closed beds and required medicines. and has taken various steps for more than a day, Jammu- It also advised eligible peo- like placing certain restric- Srinagar highway, the only surface ple to go for vaccination and tions while ensuring that link connecting Kashmir with the adopt COVID-appropriate be- economic activity is not outside world, shall reopen on haviour to help the govern- impacted. Thursday for one-way traffic. ment defeat the virus. Kansal was joined by “Tomorrow (April 21), subject to "We have a steady in- Financial Commissioner, fair weather and better road condi- crease in COVID cases that health and medical edu- tion, LMVs (Passenger) shall be al- 2 TRF Workers A police officer inspecting a passenger vehicle for Covid-19 SOPs adherence in Srinagar’s reached a peak in September cation, Atal Dulloo and lowed from Jammu towards Srinagar Held In Bandipora Lal Chowk on Wednesday. KO Photo, Abid Bhat last year touching 22,000 Secretary, Disaster on Jammu-Srinagar highway,” a traf- active cases which Management fic department More On P10 SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday Observer Monitoring Desk the fatality count to 2084 minors, a ten-month old baby later went down to Relief, claimed to have arrested two over- across Jammu and Kashmir. and ten security personnel 600 active cases. Rehabilitation and ground workers of The Resistance SRINAGAR: In an alarming While 1299 fresh cases of besides 410 travellers. We are again Reconstruction Front (TRF) militant outfit in north trend, coronavirus cases in coronavirus were reported Also, officials said, 13 peo- seeing a sharp More On P10 Zojila Pass Opens Kashmir’s Bandipora district. J&K on Wednesday witnessed from Kashmir valley, the re- ple have succumbed to the NEW DELHI: The BRO on Mushtaq Ahmad Parray of Gundpora the biggest ever jump this maining 905 were detected virus— 10 from Jammu divi- Wednesday opened the Zojila Rampora and Sajad Ahmad Sofi of year as 2204 more people, across the Jammu division, sion and three from Kashmir, WE ARE FOLLOWING THE FIVE pass that provides a vital road Sofigund Tral were including 410 travellers, ten taking the total number of taking the death toll to 2084. pillar strategy to deal with the situation link between the Kashmir valley minors and equal number people infected by the virus Giving district wise de- -- testing, containment and surveillance, and Ladakh, officials said. Missing Man of security forces personnel since the outbreak of pan- tails of new cases, officials isolation and treatment, covid-appropriate The pass normally closes by tested positive for the virus. demic in J&K last year to said, Srinagar reported 612, mid-November every year, with Found Dead behavior and vaccination." SRINAGAR: A man, missing for The deadly infection also 152442, officials said. Among Baramulla 232, Budgam 102, the onset of winters when the tem- nearly a week, was found dead on claimed 13 more lives, taking the fresh cases included ten Pulwama More On P10 peratures dip to subzero degrees Wednesday in Kokernag area of and opens only by end April the south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. he National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Wednesday alley’s premier healthcare institution, SK institute of next year, the BRO officials noted. 36-year-old Gulzar Ahmad Naik’s NIT Orders ordered starting online classes and closure of hostels within one SKIMS Shuts medical sciences (SKIMS) on Wednesday announced Zojila is a strategic pass at body was found inside a sewerage Closure Tweek in wake of the spike in coronavirus cases across Jammu and Vclosure of non-emergency services, barring exceptional 11,650 feet that helps in opera- trench in his native Kashmir. "All the UG/PG/Research Scholars are hereby informed that all Non-Emergency cases and said that 260 beds have been reserved for coronavi- tional preparedness of the Indian Of Hostel the academic activities will be held online henceforth till More On P10 rus patients at the tertiary care hospital. More On P10 armed forces, they said. Services More On P10 Six People Injured This year, the pass In Canine Attack SRINAGAR: A stray dog attacked J&K Bank Director and injured at least six persons in a RE-REGISTRATION OF NON-J&K VEHICLES Govt To Fire Employees village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora Sampheal Resigns district on Wednesday. A stray dog Involved In 'Anti- appeared in Malangam village of the Press Trust Of India What ‘Necessitated’ Mar 27 Circular? district and ran amok biting at least National Activities' half a dozen people before chased New Delhi: State-owned Jammu away by & Kashmir Bank on Wednesday HC’s Poser To RTO Kashmir for identifying and scruti- said non-executive non-indepen- Special Task Force nizing cases of government dent director Rigzian Sampheal Agencies Constituted To employees, to initiate the Budgam Teen has resigned from its board. process under Government Commits ‘Suicide’ "We wish to intimate that SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Identity, Scrutinize Order No. 738-JK(GAD) of SRINAGAR: A teenager allegedly Rigzian Sampheal, IAS, non-ex- High Court on Wednesday Such Employees 2020 dated 30.07.2020, for committed suicide by by consuming ecutive non-independent direc- asked Regional Transport Officer action in terms of provi- some poisonous substance at his tor has resigned from the board Kashmir to file affidavit before it Observer News Service sions of Article 311(2)(c) of home in Shogpora village of central of directors of the bank with ef- by tomorrow, indicating therein the Constitution of India. Kashmir’s Budgam district, reports fect from today ie April 21, 2021," as to what necessitated the issu- SRINAGAR: The Jammu and The order further says said Wednesday. 18-year-old Danish it said in a regulatory filing. ance of March 27 circular, man- Kashmir administration has that Additional Director Ahmad Kumar of Shogpora village PNB Housing Finance in a dating the vehicle owners who constituted a Special Task General of Police (CID) consumed separate filing informed that it have purchased their vehicles Force (STF) for identifying and has been nominated as has reappointed independent bearing outside registration num- scrutinizing the government Chairman of the commit- Mentally Unsound director Nilesh S Vikamsey for a ber to apply for a new registration employees who are involved tee and Inspector General second term. within fortnight. Vinod Chatterji Koul also made impediment for traffic for the in anti-national activities and of Police, Jammu/Kashmir, Woman Found Dead The board of directors of the A division bench of Justices it clear that pendency of the Transport Authorities to screen pose a threat to the country's Representative of Home SRINAGAR: A mentally unsound company, on recommendation Ali Mohammad Magrey and petitions would not be an the vehicles More On P10 security, and will be terminated Department not Member woman on Wednesday was found of the nomination and remu- from services, if found guilty. below the rank of Additional dead along the banks of Mendhar neration committee, approved According to an or- Secretary, Representative of River in Poonch district of Jammu on April 20, 2021 reappoint- Seeks Law he Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought an affidavit by the Law Secretary der issued by the General Department of Law, Justice division. According to the officials, ment of Nilesh S Vikamsey as Secretary’s Affidavit with regard to creation of promotional posts in the court's computer section.