10thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER Navin reviews arrangements for seed Cultural wing DIPR aware people on Covid-19 Advisor Khan chairs 28th AGM of WDC procurement, Kharif season To aware the common masses regarding the precautions Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers against covid-19, Department of Information and Public Relation convened 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of J&K Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today (DIPR) today organised a series of cultural events at different Women's Development Corporation (WDC). The meeting chaired a meeting of officers to chalk out strategy for Panchayats of Kathua district.| Page 03 was attended by Sheetal Nanda, Secretary Social procurement of seed and preparedness for | Page 05 Welfare; Dr. Naheed Soz, | Page 07 WEDNESDAY, 07 APRIL 2021 23, Shaban 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:10 Issue No: 82 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com J&K records 561 fresh Complete ongoing work along Amarnath Yatra routes on priority: LG to Officers COVID cases, two deaths SO NEWS DESK meer Taraqqi” of J&K Public Works (R&B) department. SO NEWS DESK Jammu: Taking a major leap The online initiatives have towards strengthening the been developed through Centre Jammu: The government on e-Governance structure and for Development of Advanced Tuesday informed that 561 new bringing transparency in the Computing (C-DAC) and J&K positive cases of novel Corona vi- system, Lieutenant Governor, e-Governance agency, IT de- rus (COVID-19),177 from Jammu Manoj Sinha today launched partment and shall facilitate division and 384 from Kashmir di- JK Public Works- Online Complete Online Management vision, have been reported today, Management, Monitoring and Monitoring of infrastruc- thus taking the total number of and Accounting System (JK- ture with following functional- positive cases in Jammu and Kash- PW-OMMAS), besides two ities: GIS enabled mir to 134015. Also, two COVID-19 apps- “Hamari Sadak” & “Ta- See Complete on pg 2.... deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 230 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and dis- CASO launched in charged from various hospitals India facing renewed challenges including 52 from Jammu Division Identify hotels to be used as Isolation Gulab Bagh and 178 from Kashmir Division. According to the daily Media centers for tourists: DC Sgr along its borders: Army Chief SHEIKH DANISH Bulletin on novel Corona virus Srinagar: In wake of rising Covid-19 cases, the Deputy Commissioner, (Covid-19), out of 134015 positive Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Tuesday took a comprehensive review of AGENCIES nation is facing renewed challenges along Srinagar: Cordon and Search Op- cases, 4483 are Active Positive, the COVID19 control and management measures in the district, here at its borders and exhorted the students on the eration (CASO) has been launched 127520 have recovered and 2012have a meeting of the concerned officers. New Delhi: India is facing renewed chal- need to remain abreast of all developments," in Gulab Bagh area of Srinagar died; 741 in Jammu division and The meeting was attended by Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr G N lenges along its borders and armed forces said the Indian Army's statement. after specific input about the 1271 in Kashmir division. See Identify on pg 2... officers, who are under training, General Naravane was on a presence of militants in the area, The Bulletin further said that must remain abreast of all such two-day visit to the college. The officials said Tuesday. out of 6286013test results available, developments, said Army Chief lecture was delivered to the facul- A senior official told a local 6151998 samples have been tested as Govt suspends indoor sports in J&K General M M Naravane on Tues- ty and officers attending the 76th news gathering agency that CASO negative till 06thApril, 2021. Srinagar: Government on Tuesday suspended all “close contact day. staff course at the college. has been launched by the joint Till date 1556065 persons have sports” including like Boxing, Wrestling, Judo Karate, Kabbadi, Kho- He was delivering a lecture on DSSC Commandant Lt Gen M J teams of police and CRPF in Shah- been enlisted for observation Kho, Thanga-ta, Taekwondo and Wushu amid increase in covid-19 'Developments along the Western S Kahlon gave an update to Nara- e-Hamdan Colony of Gulab Bagh which included 59701 persons in cases in Jammu and Kashmir. and Northern Borders and their vane on the ongoing training ac- area of city outskirts. “CASO is home quarantine including facili- “The Department of Disaster Management Relief Rehabilitation & Impact on the Future Road Map tivities and incorporation of new on and one or more militants are ties operated by government, 4483 Reconstruction has issued guidelines vide Govt. Order No.13-JK of the Indian Army' at Defence Services Staff initiatives with specific reference to profes- believed to be trapped in the area. in isolation and 121399in home See Govt on pg 2... College (DSSC) in Wellington, Tamil Nadu. sional military training on No contact has been established See J&K records on pg 2... "He (Army Chief) emphasised that the See India on pg 2... See CASO on pg 2... Weather to improve from tomorrow: Dir MeT Hoisting tricolor atop Govt buildings AGENCIES Sgr-Jmu highway to Move aimed to hide Govt Srinagar: Meteorological depart- remain closed today ment on Tuesday said that weather Srinagar: Traffic authorities on failures: NC, PDP will remain erratic with intermit- Tuesday ordered that no vehicular tent light to moderate rain or snow movement shall be allowed from FaIzan WanI on higher reaches of J&K and Lada- either side on Jammu-Srinagar kh till Wednesday afternoon. highway on Wednesday in view of Srinagar: National Conference (NC) and “Occasional heavy snowfall is inclement weather prediction is- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday possible on Zojila, Banihal-Ramban sued by meteorological department termed the flag hosting on government and prominent passes of Leh-Manali for next few days. buildings in Kashmir as a “futile exercise” a Highways during the period,” Direc- “On 07-04-2021, no vehicular move to hide government’s failures vis-à-vis tor Meteorological department So- movement shall be allowed from development of Jammu and Kashmir. nam Lotus said. He said that a “sig- either side on Jammu-Srinagar While NC said the move will not bring on right wing party’s headquarters at Nag- nificant” improvement is expected NHW in view of inclement weather any major revolution in Jammu and Kash- pur. from April 8 onwards in both J&K prediction issued by MeT mir, PDP asked the centre to seek explana- “If it is mandatory, then I want the centre and Ladakh. See Sgr-Jmu on pg 2... tion from Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sang to seek explanation from its ally See Weather on pg 2... (RSS) as to when national flag was hoisted See Move on pg 2... Justice N V Ramana Ramadhan Govt amends warrant of precedence Will ensure adequate appointed as new CJI DDC Chairpersons equivalent to Mayors, VCs placed equivalent to Div Coms, IGPs electricity at Sehri, AGENCIES Order shall be observed at all ceremo- cers of the rank of Brigadiers and equiv- Iftari: KPDCL SO NEWS DESK nial functions/occasions of the Union alent, major heads of department, con- Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Territory of Jammu and Kashmir," the servator of forests and district & session AGENCIES New Delhi: The President of government on Tuesday amended its order states. Judges. India, in exercise of the powers warrant of precedence, placing the chair- As per the order, DDC vice-chairper- Chairpersons of Block Development Srinagar: As the winter power conferred by clause (2) of Article persons of district development council sons have been placed at serial number Councils, Presidents of Municipal Coun- schedule continues in view of 124 of the Constitution of India, equivalent to that of mayors within their 26 and have been placed equivalent to cils and Municipalities have also been frequent wet spells across Kashmir, appointed Justice Nuthalapati respective territorial jurisdictions. all Administrative Secretaries, Divi- placed at serial number 28 in the war- the Kashmir Power Distribution Venkata Ramana, Judge of the and a copy of the Notification of According to an order, the govern- sional Commissioners, IGPs, Chief Con- rant of precedence Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Supreme Court, to be the Chief Appointment have been handed ment placed the DDC chairpersons’ servator of Forests, Joint Secretaries to "The order in this Table of Precedence Tuesday said that it will ensure Justice of India. over to Justice N. V. Ramana. equivalent to Mayors at serial number the Government of India and officers of is meant purely for Govt. and Ceremo- adequate electricity in the month of According to an official state- Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ra- 19A in the amended warrant of prece- equivalent rank and officers of the rank nial occasions. Persons in the Table of Ramadhan especially at Sehri and ment issued here, a notification mana, will take over as the Chief dence. of Major General or equivalent rank Precedence will take rank in order of the Iftari time. in this regard has been issued by Justice of the Supreme Court of "In supersession of all previous or- within their respective jurisdictions number of the articles. The entries in the “To ensure that the people will the Department of Justice, Min- India on 24th April, 2021. He will ders issued on the subject, it is hereby As per the order DDC members have same article are arranged alphabetical- not suffer in the holy month of Ra- istry of Law & Justice today. be 48th Chief Justice of India.