9thyear of publication SRINAGAR OBSERVER LoC skirmishes adding to the sufferings of JKTDC’s Kongposh Reverberates With Republicans Face Court Setbacks, border residents in J&K: Altaf Bukhari Music, Cuisine, Art Display Trump Law Firm Steps Down Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on The recently opened up restaurant of JKTDC-Kongposh here in the heart Republicans suffered setbacks to court challenges over the Saturday expressed deep concern over the rising incidents of the city reverberated with a confluence of display of art, music and presidential election in three battleground states on Friday while of border skirmishes in J&K and pleaded for an immediate ethnic cuisine this evening. The special feature of today’s weekly event a law firm that came under fire for its work for President Donald cessation of hostilities between the two neighbouring was the display of artifacts in the form of calligraphy, | Page 05 Trump’s campaign withdrew from a major Pennsylvania case. The countries. Bukhari was addressing a | Page 03 legal blows began when a federal appeals court rejected | Page 07 SUNDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2020 28, Rab-ul-Awal 1442 Hijri Published from Srinagar RNI No:JKENG/2012/43267 Vol:9 Issue No: 263 Pages:8 Rs.5.00 epaper: www.srinagarobserver.com Snow Blankets Higher Reaches, Congress Takes U-turn, Says Not Part Plains Receive Rains in Valley of PAGD yet Party’s Policy Planning Cell To Decide It: JKPCC Weatherman Predicts More Snow, Rains Till Nov 15 Evening Mughal Road Agencies Closed For SRINAGAR: The higher reaches Vehicular Traffic of Kashmir experienced season’s Agencies first snowfall while the plains re- ceived rains on Saturday, bring- he Mughal Road, an ing the temperature further down alternate link between the TKashmir Valley and the in the Valley. The weatherman, rest of the country, was closed however, predicted more rains for vehicular traffic on Saturday and snowfall till November 16. following snowfall, officials said. According to a local news gath- The road, connecting the twin ering agency, the higher reaches districts of Poonch and Rajouri Agencies are fighting the maiden DDC including the world famous ski-re- in the Jammu region with south elections together. sort Gulmarg, Gurez and other Kashmir's Shopian, was closed JAMMU: The Jammu and There are certain com- as a precautionary measure in parts received snowfall today. view of snowfall in the high alti- Kashmir unit of Congress monalities of issues with the The upper reaches of Gurez tude Peer Ki Gali and adjoining party on Saturday said it parties of alliance (PAGD) Valley including Chrownan areas, they said. A few inches is not yet part of the Peo- against the arbitrary actions area, received snowfall today of snow had accumulated on ple’s Alliance for Gupkar of the BJP government but morning while the plains of the ground, rendering the road Declaration, a multi-party the Congress is not yet part Gurez also received light snow- unsafe for vehicular traffic, the amalgam formed for the of the alliance. officials said, adding given the fall coupled with rains. prediction of moderate to heavy restoration of the Union The high-powered policy Razdan Pass, which is the gate- snowfall, the road was closed Territory’s statehood. planning group of the party way to this mountainous valley, has as a precautionary measure to It, however, said it will review the situation to also received season’s first snowfall avoid any untoward incident. is in consultation with take a final call on the issue, late last night, officials said. The road usually remains closed ‘like-minded parties’ for seat at the appropriate time, after Pertinently on Friday evening, fresh snowfall today while the moderate rain and snowfall in the nagar-Leh highway was closed for for winter owing to heavy snow- adjustments for the upcom- taking into account the aspi- the 84-km Bandipora-Gurez road plains witnessed intermittent plains across the Valley. vehicular movement on Saturday fall in the Peer Ki Gali area. ing District Development rations and sentiments of the “Subject to fair weather and was closed by authorities for all rains, bringing the temperature Deputy Director MeT, Mukhtar due to fresh snowfall in Zojila. good condition of road, only load Council elections in J&K. people, J&K Pradesh Con- sorts of traffic movement in view below normal. Ahmad said that the weather con- On Saturday morning, the carriers carrying fresh fruit would The mainstream parties, gress Committee chief spokes- of a weather advisory issued by a The plains of the valley, how- ditions would remain the same higher reaches of Kashmir includ- be allowed from Shopian towards including the National Con- person Ravinder Sharma said local meteorological department. ever, received light rainfall today till November 15 evening and the ing Drass received fresh snowfall. Poonch between 11 am to 4 pm ference, PDP, Peoples Con- in a statement here. The world famous ski-resort, while the officials in the Meteoro- conditions would improve from An official said due to the on Sunday,” a traffic department ference and CPI (M), formed Senior Congress leaders par- Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s logical department (MeT) stated November 16. fresh snowfall at Mani Marg, official said. | More on P2 the PAGD last month and ticipated in | More on P2 Baramulla district also received that there is possibility of light to Meanwhile, the 434-km Sri- Drass and Zojila, | More on P2 CID Searches 22 Places Initiate Dialogue: India Will Give Fierce Reply If Provoked: PM Mehbooba to In J&K Districts, Delhi Agencies which has become a part pansionism shows a "distort- at any cost," he said amid a Indo-Pak of military legend after ed mindset" that belongs to standoff with China at the La- SRINAGAR: Peoples Democrat- Agencies with search warrants issued LONGEWALA: Delivering troops here successful- l y the 18th century. dakh border. ic Party (PDP) president and by competent judicial author- an unambiguous message to thwarted numerical- India has become a forceful He said India today believes former chief minister Mehbooba SRINAGAR: The Jammu and ity and overseen by executive India's enemies, Prime Minis- ly higher Pakistani voice against forces of expan- in the policy of understanding Mufti on Saturday asked India Kashmir CID on Saturday con- magistrates as witnesses, teams ter Narendra Modi on Satur- forces in the 1971 sionism, he said and also took others and making them un- and Pakistan to rise above their ducted searches against several of CID investigators looked for day asserted that it will give war, Modi took aim at Pakistan, adding that derstand but if it is tested, then political compulsions and initi- suspects in connection with dif- additional evidence pertaining a "prachand jawab" (fierce a swipe at China Indian soldiers have hit "spon- it will give a fierce reply. The ate dialogue, saying it was sad to ferent cases. to several dubious and irregu- reply) if provoked, as without sors of terrorism" in their country has the capability and see mounting casualties on both In a statement, a spokesman lar financial transactions. Many he flew to Longewa- naming home, a reference to air and political will to give a befitting sides of the Line of Control (LoC). of the CID said the searches were of these involve suspected col- la Post to celebrate it, saying surgical strikes against response to those who chal- Mufti’s remarks came after the two conducted in connection with in- lusion between bank officials, Diwali with sol- the world is terror camps in the neigh- lenge it, he added. countries traded heavy fire on the vestigation of case FIR no 29/ 2020 private persons and public ser- diers, a custom troubled by bouring country. The prime minister also LoC following ceasefire violations by U/S 120-B, 409, 477-A of IPC & Sec- vants,” read the statements. he has been ob- "expansionist "No force in the underlined the importance of Pakistan on Friday. The firing result- tion 13 (I) (c) & (d) of Prevention of “The suspected irregularities serving since forces" and ex- world can prevent having strong capability, say- ed in loss of lives on both sides. corruption Act and Section 13, 39 amounting to a variety of offenc- assuming office our brave soldiers ing despite advanced interna- The former Jammu and Kash- UA (P) Act of P/S CIK Srinagar. es under different provisions of in 2014. from defending our tional cooperation and equa- mir chief minister | More on P2 “Teams of intelligence officers law include concealment suspi- Addressing sol- borders. The world tions, vigilance is the path to affected searches at various plac- cious and dubious transactions diers at the today knows that security, alertness leads to es. A total of 22 premises spread from identification and scrutiny forward we will not com- happiness and peace is the over Srinagar, Budgam, Anant- by closing Anti-Money Launder- post, promise with our prize of having strength. India Summons nag, Jammu and Delhi which ing (AML) alerts, wrongly clos- interests even one bit "History of the | More on P2 include private offices and res- ing alerts that were to be manda- Charged’ Affaires idences were searched. Armed torily | More on P2 of Pak Mission Agencies ED Dir S K NEW DELHI: India on Saturday 30,000 Applications Pending For COVID Claims Six Lives, summoned the Charge d’Affaires Mishra's Tenure of the Pakistan High Commission Renewal Of Old Vehicles in J&K 565 Test Positive in J&K and lodged a strong protest over the Extended by 1 yr unprovoked ceasefire violations by Authorities Say They Are Waiting For Centre’s Notification Jahangeer Ganaie of positive cases in Kashmir Pakistani forces on multiple sectors division have reached to 61,628 along the Line of Control (LoC) in Ishtiyaq Ahmad SRINAGAR: Jammu and including 56,521 recoveries and Jammu and Kashmir on Friday.