9thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER 25 Thousand People Will Get Direct Employment PHDCCI Kashmir delegation calls on Lt Governor CS Approves Annual Action Plans of Opportunities in J-K as 3 Bamboo Clusters Coming Up: A delegation of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Kashmir today called PMKSY and NLM for 2020-21 Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said 25,000 people will on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at the Raj Bhavan. The The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired get direct employment opportunities in Jammu and Kashmir delegation comprises of its Chairman, Baldev Singh Raina and Mentor, a meeting of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) as three bamboo clusters will be developed in Jammu, Katra Mushtaq Ahmad Chaya submitted a 20-Point agenda | Page 03 for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and and Samba for making bamboo baskets, incense sticks and reviewed progress made under the scheme. Administrative charcoal. Singh, the Union minister for | Page 07 Secretaries of Animal & Sheep Husbandry, | Page 05 SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2020 09, Muharram 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 198 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com BRIEFNEWS Weather Improves Weapon Snatching 4 Al-Badr Militants Killed, Bid Foiled in Sgr After Two-Day SRINAGAR: One person was arrested after he tried to snatch a Another Held In Shopian Gunfight weapon of a Central Reserve Police Downpour In Kashmir Force (CRPF) man in Nowhatta area of Srinagar on Friday, officials said. Two Among Slain Militants Were Involved In Abduction, Killing Of Panch: IGP Agencies next 12 hours in Kashmir Police sources told a local news valley. “Weather will start gathering agency that a person Jehangeer Ganai village while the fifth one surren- SRINAGAR: There was to improve in most parts of identified as Tehreen Shabir Dar, 28 dered. “Two AKs and three pis- a major improvement in the valley from Friday eve- years, of Umarabad, Pirbagh area of Srinagar tried to snatch a weapon SRINAGAR: Four militants in- tols recovered. Joint operation in weather condition after two ning,” he added. from Head Constable Samrinder of cluding an Al-Badr commander progress,” Colonel Kalia said. days of incessant rain in the After witnessing inces- CRPF belt number 025180661 of 21 and his associate, who were be- Earlier, in the afternoon, joint summer capital, Srinagar, sant rain during the last 48 bn D-Coy at Nowhatta area of Sri- hind the abduction and killing teams of Army, Police and the and other parts of hours in Srinagar, people nagar. “Police and CRPF men present of a Srinagar Panch (panchayat CRPF cordoned Kiloora village Kashmir valley, woke up to a cloudy at the spot immediately caught the member) were killed in an en- on the basis of specific informa- where maximum and chilly Friday person and handed him over to the counter with security forces in tion about the presence of mili- and minimum morning. How- police after which he was lodged at Police station Nowhatta,” a police Shopian on Friday while a fifth tants there. In the initial gun- temperature ever, as the official said. CRPF spokesman in Sri- one was captured alive, Jammu fight, two militants were killed, still remained day pro- nagar Pankaj Singh said that CRPF and Kashmir police said. and as the operation progressed, several de- gressed sun men were alert and that they could A Panch from Khonmoh area two more were killed while the grees below came out from have shot the | More on P2 of Srinagar Nisar Amhed Bhat’s fifth one was caught alive. normal due to cloudy behind the clouds body was recovered from or- It is pertinent to mention that skies on Friday. in the afternoon though the Missing Panch chards in south Kashmir’s Sho- on January, 2016, Shakoor Par- A Met department spokes- maximum temperature re- Found Dead pian today. He went missing ray, a former special police officer person said that scattered mained several degrees be- SRINAGAR: The body of a Panch from Srinagar on August 19. (SPO), had decamped with four light rain and thundershow- low normal. The city recorded from Srinagar who went missing Inspector General of Police rifles from SDPO office Bijbeha- ers would occur during the 63.4 mm rainfall | More on P2 on 19 August, was on Friday found (IGP) Kashmir zone, Vijay Ku- ra, Anantnag and joined Hizbul in orchards of Dangam Ratnipora mar said that Al-Badr district and killed the Panch on August nagar, Colonel Rajesh Kalia told a Mujahideen. He, however, was area of Shopian district. An official told a local news gathering agency commander (for Shopian) Sha- 19, were among the four slain mil- local news gathering agency that arrested with a pistol and two that some locals spotted a body in koor Parray and his associate itants in the Shopian encounter. four militants were killed in the grenades in Kulgam district on LG Conducts Tour Of Srinagar City orchards of Dangam and accordingly Suhail Bhat, who had abducted Defence spokesman in Sri- encounter at Shopian’s Kiloora March 3, 2016 after | More on P2 informed police. He said that the police team rushed to the spot and recovered the body. The body was later identified as Nisar Ahmad Bhat NC MPs To Raise Gupkar Declaration mockup of Sheikh of Khonmoh. Nisar according to his Gupkar Declaration In family went missing on 19 August af- ter which they filed a missing report Upcoming Monsoon Abdullah’s Plebiscite front: Ram Madhav at the concerned Police Station. The Session: Masoodi Abid Bashir Party leaders, who were pres- deceased Panch according to the ent in the meeting told a local sources was booked under PSA in SRINAGAR: Bharatiya Jana- news gathering agency that 1995 are there are around one dozen ta Party (BJP) National Gen- Madhav while commenting on ieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Friday conducted a whirl- FIR registered against him. Two days eral Secretary Ram Madhav the recent political move by Na- wind tour of Srinagar City to take an on-ground assessment of after he went | More on P2 Friday termed the Gupkar Dec- tional Conference, PDP, CPI(M), the Flood Preparations and Emergency Response Mechanism being put in place to deal with any eventuality that may arise out 11 Shops Gutted In laration a mockup of Sheikh Peoples Conference and other L of torrential rainfall. He was accompanied by Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Kupwara Blaze Abdullah’s Plebiscite front, parties under the title of Gup- Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; BVR Subrahmanyam Chief Sec- stating that the new move of kar declaration, as “a step quite retary; Pandurang K. Pole, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Vijay KUpwARA: At least 11 shops were National Conference (NC) and similar to what Sheikh Abdul- Kumar, IG Kashmir; Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Deputy Commis- gutted in a midnight blaze incident at Manwan Aawora village in north other regional parties was des- lah did while in prison.” sioner Srinagar and other senior officers. | More on P2 Kashmir’s Kupwara district. tined to fail as seen in the past. “NC founder Sheikh Ab- Officials told a local news gathering Junaid Shah Madhav stated this while dullah started Plebscite front agency that nearly a dozen shops holding deliberations with the cuit House Srinagar. The BJP from the prison. When he was he 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu na- were gutted in a blaze that broke SRINAGAR: National Confer- party leaders, district presi- leader was on a two-day visit to released after serving 22 years Sgr-Jmu tional highway, the only all weather out in the intervening night of Thurs- ence (NC) Lok Sabha members dents, and office bearers at Cir- Srinagar since Thursday. in prison, he was | More on P2 Highway Troad linking Kashmir valley with the day-Friday. The official said that are all set to raise the Gupkar rest of the country, remained closed for the though the actual cause of fire was Remains Declaration in the upcoming fourth consecutive day on Friday due to not ascertained yet while the loss Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary, Ram Madhav Friday held close door meeting landslides and shooting stones, triggered monsoon session of Parliament. Madhav Asks Closed For 4th suffered in the blaze was also being Leaders To with the party’s Kashmir based leaders here in Srinagar and urged them to gear up for the panchayat by heavy rains, at over a dozen places. estimated. Locals said that at least The monsoon session of Par- polls. One of the top BJP leaders told a local news gathering agency that Ram Madhav on his visit to the Straight Day Several thousand vehicles, | More on P2 11 shops having different stock with- liament, which will be the first Gear Up For valley Friday afternoon held the close door meeting here in the circuit house Srinagar with senior party in were gutted in the incident. The since the Coronavirus lockdown Panchayat leaders. “The closed-door deliberations continued for several hours and the security of BJP workers and shops include Kiryana, Medical store, was declared in Elections the emerging political scenario in the Valley were discussed,” said the leader wishing | More on P2 tailoring and others. Locals said that the fire tenders failed to reach the spot on time, thus caused more damage to the shops. Demanding a Centre Issues Rules For Smooth KU to Conduct Fire and Emergency Services station Two Sgr Residents Among Five in the locality, the locals said that not Functioning of J&K Admin BG 1st Semester only today but the | More on P2 Die of COVID, Toll 683 in UT Police, All-India Services, ACB To Be Under Direct Control of LG Exam Online Cop Killed In Agencies (when it is formed) with regard SRINAGAR: The University of Handwara Mishap Jahangeer Ganaie bal and a 64-year-old man from 696 Test Positive to any matter, the former shall Kashmir will conduct the BG 1st HANDWARA: A policeman was Dalgate Srinagar.