LAST PAGE...P.8 FRIDAY C JULY-2020 KASHMIR M 23 Y SRINAGAR TODAY : PARTLY CLOUDY Contact 17 : -0194-2502327 K FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS & YOUR COPY OF Maximum : 32°c SUNSET Today 07:42 PM Minmum : 18°c SUNRISE Humidity : 47% Tommrow 05:32 AM 25 Ziqadat-ul-Haraaml | 1441 Hijri | Vol: 23 | Issue: 154 | Pages: 08 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 News Digest Dead Mother, Helpless Sons And A Samaritan: ‘Viral’ Scenes From SKIMS LG Visits Shopian, Takes Mir Faizan sorrowing siblings, while a police beginning of COVID health crisis “Even SKIMS ambulance driv- officer on the spot was fighting in Kashmir, they’ve been acting on ers know these volunteers. If some Stock Of Situation S their departed mother tears over their plight. distress calls and helping quaran- mindless protocol was indeed SRINAGAR, JULY 16: Lieutenant lied unattended and But when everyone seemed tined families to bury their boxed making it impossible for them, Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu wrapped in a loose sheet, helpless, a volunteer from Sri- “martyrs”. they could’ve easily averted the today observed that the Govern- two grieving sons broad- nagar’s Bemina stepped forward But what happened at SKIMS on crisis by simply dialing the group’s ment has put in place robust Acasted their agony on social me- with the much-needed compas- July 15 even shocked them. helpline number and come to the mechanism at all administrative dia through a harrowing video sionate support. The dead body was lying in a rescue of the mourning brothers.” levels for the redressal of public Decrying the hospital apathy and By the time Sajad Khan who loose sheet and to carry that, a But as the situation became grievances, besides carrying out a ‘new protocol’ denying plywood heads a group volunteers for CO- dirty and dented stretcher was a distressing crisis, Sajad Khan developmental activities in right earnest with active public partici- coffin box to COVID victims, they VID burial in Kashmir received a provided. mounted on his bike and arrived in expressed helplessness over the call for help, the viral issue had “These volunteers act promptly SKIMS for playing his routine role. pation. P-02 decent farewell to their mother. already shocked the valley. on these cases,” said a medico, who Between his arrival and the sib- 8 Recovered Patients Over the phone, Srinagar mag- His group of volunteers isn’t previously sought the group’s help lings’ viral torment, the family’s istrate was trying to console the unknown to anyone, as since the in burying a COVID victim. nine-day long ordeal at PAGE 02 Donate Plasma Srinagar: Seven days after the institute conducted first-ever Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Illegally Acquired Rs Committee Constituted COVID patients, the authorities at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical 39.69 Lakh Recovered Sciences (SKIMS) on Thursday said To Consider Restoration that only seven to eight recovered Virus Claims 14 More From IAS Officer COVID patients have so far donated Agencies SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Of 4G In J&K: SC Told their blood plasma. P-02 Kashmir administration has re- SRINAGAR: The deadly pan- 33 Travellers Among 490 Fresh covered Rs 39.69 lakh from a Press Trust of India Non-Local Found demic claimed 14 more lives in Positive Cases senior IAS officer he allegedly Hanging From Tree Jammu and Kashmir on Thurs- ammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded another spike took from an organisation and NEW DELHI- The Centre and Jam- day, the highest ever spike in in the Covid-19 related cases as 490 more people were recommended a probe into his mu and Kashmir administration Srinagar: A non-local labourer 24 hours since the outbreak of Jtested positive for the Covid-19. They included 33 newly alleged “illegal” monetary ben- told the Supreme Court on Thurs- allegedly committed suicide by virus, taking the total number arrived people taking the total number of cases in J&K to efits, sources said on Thursday. day that a special committee has hanging himself from a tree in As- of people who died due to the above 12000 mark. With 490 fresh cases, the tally of P-02 The Lt Governor administra- been set up as per the court’s tanpora Chatergam area of cen- tral Kashmir's Budgam district. An novel Coronavirus to 222. tion put a notice to the senior directive to consider the issue of official said that a labourer (name According to the reports 14 Mallabagh, Soura, 50-year-old hama, Anantnag, having multiple IAS officer for allegedly getting restoration of 4G internet services withheld) of Jehangeer Pur Chhat- deaths included 65-year- old woman from Banglow, Bagh problems died at SKIMS today. illegal monetary benefits from in the Union Territory. dered setting up of a “special com- tisgarh was found hanging from a man from Khawjabagh, Baram- Srinagar, 62-year old male from They said a 60-year-old wom- the organisation and asked him Attorney General K K Venugopal, mittee” headed by the Union Home tree by some locals near P-02 ulla, 65-year-old man from Baramulla and 80-year-old an from Sanbari, Kokernag was to remit the amount worth sev- while claiming that incidents of Secretary to consider pleas for res- Sirhama,Anantnag, 60-year-old male from Sopore. tested positive three eral lakhs to it, they said. militancy are on the rise there, told toration of 4G internet services in IGP BSF Briefs LG woman from Sanbari, Kokernag, Officials from days after her death. The officer remitted an a bench headed by Justice N V Ra- J-K, saying national security and 67-year-old male from Bathra, Baramulla said that a Officials said that a amount of Rs 39,69,359 back to mana that no contempt is made out human rights need to be balanced About Security Scenario Budgam, 75-year old male from 65 year old man from 67-year male from the organisation recently, the against the authorities as they have in view of the fact that the UT has Srinagar, July 16: Rajesh Mishra, Batamaloo, Srinagar, 60-year- Baramulla who Bathra, Budgam sources said. complied with the directives of the been “plagued with militancy”. IGP, BSF, Kashmir today called on old male from Karnah, Kupwara, was suffering from who was admit- The officer further submit- apex court. High speed internet in J-K has the Lieutenant Governor, Girish 75-year-old male from Nishat Hypertension, B/L ted on 28 June at ted that Rs 20,86,120 has been On May 11, the top court had or- been suspended since PAGE 02 Chandra Murmu here at the Raj Srinagar, 62-year-old male from CAP, type l Respira- the hospital and was deducted as TDS and deposited Bhavan and briefed him about the Khanka-e Moula, Srinagar, a tory failure, severe ARDS suffering from commu- with the Income Tax depart- security situation in the area of woman from Shopian, 75-year- died at SKIMS at 6:40 am. nity acquired pneumonia ment, they added. ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR INDIA undertakes his responsibility. The Lt Governor old woman from Sonwar, Sri- Officials from Anantnag said died at SKIMS today. A senior officer of the adminis- to file reply affidavit to the contempt petition within a and the IGP discussed about is- nagar, 62-year-old male from that a 65-year-old male from Sir- They added that a PAGE 02 tration has recommended P-02 “week’s time. He is permitted to do so. List the matters sues concerning effective P-02 after one week, the bench said in its order. Help Line No.s 1075 (National Toll Free ), 0191-2549676 (UT level Cell for J&K) DIPK-NB-1404/20 Jammu Division- 0191-2520982, 0191-2674444, 0191-2674115 ,. Kashmir Division- 0194-2440283 & 0194-2430581. Issued in Public Interest by: C M Health & Medical Education Department, Jammu & Kashmir Y K From Front page... Friday | 17-07-2020 02 ...BANDIPORA KILLINGS Media Should Report COVID-19 HC Asks Govt To Reveal Crisis Sensibly: SKIMS Gulmarg Lease Renewal Policy SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed govern- Fear Grips BJP Workers, SRINAGAR: Authorities at Sher- officials said that the doctors ment to reveal details on lease renewal policy as regards Gulmarg e-Kashmir Institute of Medi- and paramedics at the premiere by August 12. cal Sciences (SKIMS), Soura on tertiary healthcare institute A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjay Dhar Thursday urged journalists to were working round the clock passed the orders after advocate S. A. Makroo, counsel for an appli- 4 Resign In 8 Days cover and report ongoing Co- to provide quality healthcare to cant, pointed out that despite opportunities, the Gulmarg Develop- vid-19 crisis sensibly—assuring the in-patients, especially to the ment Authority and others have not filed the reply and the matter SRINAGAR: A week after the kill- the reason I resiged,” she said. J&K BJP General Secretary (Org), that a robust mechanism was COVID-19 positive patients. was being unreasonably delayed. ing of BJP’s youth leader along Aijaz Ahmad, another party Ashok Koul said that the life threats in place at the tertiary-level They said that a special and He also pointed out that the authorities have failed to frame the with his brother and father, fear is leader who resigned earlier said can’t be ruled out at this time. healthcare institute to deal with dedicated Infectious Diseases policy with regard to lease renewal.