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No. JK- 435 Vol.-11 Issue-309 Pages-12 Rs.-2/- BRIEFLY Red carpet welcome for J&K LG as Darbar 25 militants infiltrated into Army Major J&K this year, 250-300 waiting found dead Move offices reopen in Winter Capital on launch pads: ADG BSF inside his JAMMU, Nov 9 (Agencies): Divisional Administration has SRINAGAR, Nov 9 before the routs are closed Jammu and Kashmir Lieuten- made elaborate arrangements (Agencies): Asserting that due to heavy snowfall. camp in ant Governor Manoj Sinha was for smooth functioning of the less number of militants However, he said that the Rajouri on Monday given a Red Carpet Darbar Move offices for another managed to infiltrate into anti-infiltration grid is on welcome as annual Darbar Move six months. this side from Pakistan high alert to foil any infil- RAJOURI, Nov 9 offices reopened here in the Winter Security was put in place to pre- -occupied-Kashmir (PoK) tration attempt. (Agencies): An army Capital. vent any protest around the Civil as compared to last year “Less number of militants officer was found dead Mr Sinha took salute to the Con- Secretariat and other move offic- due to heightened vigil managed to infiltrate into inside his camp in Dehra tingent of Police. along the Line of Control this side of LoC as com- Ki Gali area of Rajouri’s es including the Raj Bhavan and Meanwhile, National Anthem (LoC), a senior BSF officer pared to last year due to Thanamandi tehsil on police headquarters in Jammu. Monday, officials said. was played on his arrival at the The Civil Secretariat and other on Monday said that only heightened vigil. Accord- While they didn’t iden- Civil Secretariat. move offices, which observe a 24 to 25 ultras infiltrated ing to our inputs, only 24 tify him, the deceased The UT Administration will five-day week, closed in Srinagar into J&K in 2020. to 25 militants managed to was a Major rank officer function from here for another six on October 30, while the offices Additional Director Gen- infiltrate into this side this from Romeo force of months. observing a six-day week closed eral (ADG), BSF, Surendra year as compared to 135 to army and was deployed Mr Sinha headed UT Administra- the next day. Panwar said that about 250 140 last year,” Mr Panwar as company commander tion will function first time from The practice of ‘Darbar Move’ to 300 militants are wait- told reporters on the side- in DKG Thanamandi plex and he inspected different After functioning in the Summer Jammu as he joined three months — was started by Maharaja Gulab ing on launch pads in PoK line of wreath-laying where he was found departments. Capital Srinagar for six months back in Srinagar replacing Girish Singh in 1872 to escape extreme to infiltrate into this side nTurn to page 9 dead under mysterious Chandra Murmu. Mr Sinha also chaired a brief as part of the nearly 150-year-old circumstances this morn- meeting of Administrative officials practice known in the Union Ter- weather conditions in the two 460 new COVID-19 cases as J&K tally However, later the LG had a regions of the state. ing, officials said. round of the Civil Secretariat com- on the first day. ritory as ‘Darbar Move’. A team of police has nears 1 lakh mark; over 92k recover reached the spot for investigation, they Top News Report added. Article 370 BSF pays tribute to constable killed in Machil sector JAMMU, Nov 9: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday report- ed 460 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to SRINAGAR, Nov 9 (Agencies): nagar airport. The jawans challenged the infil- Live hand- abrogation: Peoples 99,352. The Border Security Force (BSF) “Additional Director General trators, who opened fire,” he said. Out of the total cases, 92,245 have recovered and 1,542 on Monday paid rich tribute to (ADG), BSF, Surendra Panwar He said the jawans retaliated grenade have died leaving a total of 5,565 active cases as on date, Conference moves a constable, who was killed in and all ranks paid homage to ensuing in an encounter. “A mili- the government’s media bulletin reads. found in an encounter which ensued after the jawan on behalf of a proud tant was at a distance of about 10 Of the cases reported today, 307 were reported in Kash- SC alert jawans foiled an infiltration nation,” he said. feet from Constable Sarkar, who mir while Jammu division reported 153 infections. Samba, SRINAGAR, Nov 9 (Agencies): bid from Pakistan-occupied- He said that the mortal remains was the point man of the patrol- defused J&K Peoples Conference has filed a Kashmir (PoK) in Machil sector of the martyr would be flown ling party,” he said, adding the plea in the Supreme Court seeking in north Kashmir district of Kup- for last rites to their native place, Constable was injured in the mili- JAMMU, Nov 9 (Agen- early hearing of a batch of petitions, wara on Sunday. where he would be laid to rest tant attack. Terror hideout busted in Poonch, challenging Centre’s last year’s cies): A live hand-gre- An official said that Constable with full honours. The ADG said before attaining nade was found during August 5 decisions. The application has stated that the Sudip Sarkar, who lost his life Giving details of the operation, martyrdom, Sarkar fired back and digging near a temple in during an operation to foil an the ADG said that a BSF party killed one militant. “As it was arms and ammunition recovered Jammu and Kashmir’s petitioners have made out a very infiltration bid in Machil sector was patrolling forward areas dark, the other two militants man- Samba district, officials strong prima facie case and the said on Monday. issues raised are being considered on Sunday, was on Monday paid near the LoC at around 0100 hrs aged to escape,” he said, adding The explosive weapon by a Constitution Bench of this a befitting tribute by the BSF in on Sunday. “The patrolling party, that the Army and other posts of was defused safely later, Hon’ble Court. a solemn ceremony at BSF head- which included Constable Supid BSF were informed immediately. they added. “Notwithstanding the foregoing, quarters at Humhama near Sri- Sarkar, noticed three shadows. nTurn to page 9 A live hand-grenade pending the final hearing of these was found during dig- petitions challenging the abrogation ging at a private land of the special status of the erstwhile Article 370 was meant to save Dogra culture, GoI near a temple in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and Gagwal area and people the abrogation of the Constitution of immediately alerted the Jammu and Kashmir, and notwith- will have to restore it: Mehbooba Mufti police, the officials said. standing the prevailing pandemic Talking to media persons at A bomb disposal squad conditions, sweeping changes are her party office in Jammu, Meh- rushed to the area and being brought about by the Centre booba Mufti according to news defused it safely, thus that impact the rights of a large agency, said that Article 370 and averting a tragedy, they number of people, including dilu- other provisions of special status tion of the safeguards earlier avail- said. of Jammu and Kashmir were JAMMU, Nov 9 (Agen- Monday, Senior Superin- able to the permanent residents of cies): Security forces busted tendent of Police, Poonch, the erstwhile State of Jammu and meant for Muslims of Kashmiris PAGD seeks alone but were for entire Jammu a terrorist hideout and Ramesh Angral said. Kashmir,” the application reads. recovered a huge cache During the search, he It states that these changes will and Kashmir and were indeed early of arms and ammunition said, a huge bag carrying have an irreparable impact on the brought by Maharaja rule to save hearing of rights of the citizens of J&K, includ- the Dogra culture. in Jammu and Kashmir’s arms and ammunition and ing creation of domicile rights and “We want 370 back and they Poonch district on Monday, hidden under boulders pleas before third-party rights in land ownership. (BJP) will have to return every- officials said. near the Line of Control “The very purpose of the present thing snatched from us on August Based on a specific input, was found. SC proceedings will be severely under- JAMMU, Nov 9 (Agencies): preferring to hold gun rather than a joint search operation The arms and ammuni- People’s Democratic Party Presi- going to jail. 5, 2019,” Mehbooba Mufti said. mined if the present petitions are not “The darkness that started here was launched by the spe- tion included four AK-56 challenging heard and disposed of urgently. dent and former Chief Minister of She also stated that ted that cial operations group (SoG) rifles, 4 AK magazines, 141 Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba they want 370 back in Jammu post August 5, 2019 has engulfed Suffice to say sufferance of the Jammu also and people here of the J-K Police and the 10 AK rounds, two AGL gre- abrogation people continues as if under con- Mufti Monday said that militancy and Kashmir and added that BJP are too much worried with the Assam Rifles of the Army nades, two hand-grenades, of Art 370: quest without a full-fledged respon- has witnessed a sharp rise during will have to return everything in the general area of Kirni diaries, one camel sible government.