+ 25 years of publication + 3 Days’ Forecast Jammu www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather Feb 21 11.0 14.0 Generally cloudy sky Feb 22 10.0 17.0 Generally cloudy sky Feb 23 7.0 21.0 Generally cloudy sky Srinagar Feb 21 1.0 4.0 Rain or Snow Feb 22 1.0 7.0 Generally cloudy Feb 23 1.0 9.0 Rain or Snow Vol No: XXIV Issuethe No. 46 21.02.2019 (Thursday)northlines Daily Jammu Tawi Price 2/- Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Respite from curfew in Jammu city Security of 18 more Separatists, 155 others withdrawn Internet Resumed; Transport, Schools to start this Thursday NL CORRESPONDENT NL CORRESPONDENT morning after reviewing the JAMMU, FEB. 20 JAMMU TAWI, FEB 20 situation. "All government and private In a major step today, the Normal life resumed in winter schools will reopen tomorrow and Government of Jammu & capital Jammu on Wednesday as the examinations will be Kashmir downgraded and authorities relaxed curfew in the conducted as per schedule. withdrew the security of entire city for the first time since However, all colleges in the 18 Separatists in the state. its imposition on Friday last as the district will remain closed," he According to the overall law and order situation said, adding that 2G mobile spokesperson of Home improved. internet services will be restored Department, it was felt However, prohibitory orders Wednesday night. that providing security to under section 144 of the CrPC The mobile internet service these separatist leaders is Zaffar Akbar Bhat, of 155 political persons remained in force to maintain law stands suspended since Friday a wastage of scarce state Nayeem Ahmed Khan, and activists, who did not and order, officials said. when the curfew was imposed in resources which could be Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, require the security District Magistrate, Jammu, Jammu city following massive better utilised elsewhere. Farooq Ahmed Kichloo, provided to them based on Ramesh Kumar initially ordered a anti-Pakistan protests and Among the leaders Masroor Abbas Ansari, their threat assessment relaxation in the curfew in the morning to announce the peacefully. However, the night sporadic incidents of violence whose security has been Aga Syed Abul Hussain, and their activities was entire city from 8 am to 11 am, relaxation of the curfew and to curfew will continue as a over the terror attack in Pulwama downgraded and Abdul Gani Shah and also withdrawn. This and later extended it till 7.30 pm ask people to resume their normal precautionary measure," Kumar district of south Kashmir that left withdrawn are SAS Mohd Musadiq Bhat. includes Shah Faesal, who as no untoward incident was activities. reporters here in the evening. 40 CRPF personnel dead. Geelani, Aga Syed Mosvi, This is in addition the 4 resigned from the IAS and Maulvi Abbas Ansari, reported. "The curfew was relaxed in the He said the relaxation will Shops and business persons whose security Wahid Parray. Yaseen Malik, Saleem Policemen were seen making entire city today and the continue on Thursday but the establishments reopened across was withdrawn on Sunday. Through this, over 1000 Geelani, Shahid ul Islam, rounds of the city early this relaxation period passed off timing will be decided in the the city P02 In addition, the security police personnel P02 Another reshuffle in JK Administration Jammu-Srinagar highway Soldier injured Kinnaur Avalanche: 6 in Pulwama NL CORRESPONDENT Mohammad Rashid. shall also hold the closed following landslides Army jawans feared dead JAMMU TAWI, FEB 20 3. Mr. Mohammad additional charge of the Yousuf Mir, KAS, post of Regional Director, encounter Jammu and Kashmir Additional Distri::t Survey and Land Records government on Development (ex-officio Settlement succumbs Wednesday ordered a Commissioner, Kupwara, Officer), Doda, till further NL CORRESPONDENT reshuffle in the is transferred and posted orders. SRINAGAR, FEB 20 + administration, second in as Additional District 6. Mr. Reyaz Ahmad + past two days. Development Sofi, KAS, Additional A soldier, who was Here is the complete list Commissioner, Bandipora, District Development injured during an of transfers and new against an available Commissioner, Anantnag, encounter last week at postings ordered by the vacancy. is transferred and posted Pulwama in Jammu and government: 4. Mr. Nazir Ahmad as Additional District Kashmir, has succumbed 1. Chaudhary Khwaja, KAS, Additional Development to injuries, a defence + District Development Commissioner, Kulgam, + Mohammad Yasin, lAS, official said on Commissioner, Kulgam, is vice Mr. Nazir Ahmad NL CORRESPONDENT landslides triggered by Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Wednesday. transferred and posted as Khwaja. JAMMU, FEB 20 rain in Ramban-Ramsoo Mahore, is transferred Naik Sandeep Kumar, + Additional District 7. Mr. Mohammad section," traffic police NL CORRESPONDENT yet to be traced, Kinnaur + and posted as Additional who was injured in an Development Ashraf Bhat, KAS, The Jammu-Srinagar officials said. SHIMLA, FEB 20 Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner, anti-militancy operation Commissioner, Anantnag, Regional Director, Survey national highway, the only The men and machines Gopal Chand said. Pulwama, vice Mr. on February 12 in + vice Mr. Reyaz Ahmad and Land Records (ex- all-weather road of the Border Road Six jawans of the Army's The avalanche occurred + Mohammad Ahsan Mir. Pulwama, succumbed at Sofi. officio Settlement Officer), connecting Kashmir with Organisation (BRO) have JK Rifles unit were feared at around 11 am near 2. Mr. Ajay Kumar, KAS, 92 Base Hospital here on 5. Mr. Imam Din, KAS, Baramulla-Kupwara, is the rest of India, was on been pressed into service dead in an avalanche on Shipkala on the Sino-India Member, J&K Services Tuesday, the official said. Additional District transferred and posted as Wednesday closed for to clear the highway of the the Sino-India border in border, he added. Selection Board, is A local militant was Development Additional District traffic due to landslides landslide and make it Himachal Pradesh's Several jawans of the killed and another transferred and posted as Commissioner, Kishtwar, Development triggered by rain in traffic-worthy, they said. Kinnaur district on Indo-Tibetan Border Police soldier died in the Additional District is transferred and posted Commissioner, Kupwara, Ramban district of Jammu Authorities have been Wednesday, officials said. (ITBP) were also trapped encounter. Development as Additional District vice Mr. Mohammad and Kashmir. allowing one-way traffic The body of one jawan in the avalanche. However, Army paid tributes to Commissioner, Rajouri, Development Yousuf Mir. "The highway is blocked on the highway for the had been recovered, they had been rescued, Naik Kumar P02 vice Chaudhary Commissioner, Doda. He 8. Chaudhary P02 for vehicular traffic due to past few days. whereas five bodies were Chand said. (AGENCIES) 64 Police officers transferred Another spell of snow, Pakistan violates NL CORRESPONDENT Sharma. posted as DYSP CID Hqrs rains from this evening= ceasefire on LoC JAMMU, FEB 20 Shakeel Rehman Bhat, vice Mohammad Aijaz DYSP IR-16th Bn is Bhat. Director General of Police transferred and posted as Shabir Ahmad, DYSP IR- Batote, adjoining areas will get heavy rains Dilbag Singh on DYSP IR-10th Bn against 11th Bn is transferred and NL CORRESPONDENT receive another snowfall." overnight rains triggered Wednesday ordered available vacancy posted as DYSP CID CI RINAGAR EB He added there is a landslides on Srinagar- transfers and postings of Tanweer Ahmad Dar, Kupwara/Handwara vice S , F 20 possibility of hailstorm in Jammu highway following ASP/ deputy SDPO Achabal is Hilal Ahmad Hilal. As weather remained the region as well. which authorities had superintendents of police transferred and posted as Furqan Qadir, SDPO M. cloudy throughout the day, Ahmad further added halted the traffic in the interests of DYSP Hqrs Shopian vice R. Gunj is transferred and the weatherman on Batote and other adjacent movement on 300 km long administration. Ashiq Hussain Tak. posted as SDPO West Wednesday predicted areas would receive heavy stretch. According to police Ashiq Hussain Tak, Srinagar vice Musadiq rains and snow till rains from his evening as "At few places in Order No: 710 of 2019, DYSP Hqrs Shopian is Majid Basu. Thursday afternoon, per the fresh forecast. Ramsoo-Ramban sector, NL CORRESPONDENT Ministry spokesman Lt Sheema Nabi Qasba, IPS transferred and posted as Aejaz Ahmad Malik, saying that Jammu would However, MeT Deputy landslides occurred on JAMMU TAWI, FEB 20 Colonel Devender Anand SDPO Achabal vice DYSP IR-21st Bn is (JK:2016), ASP Bakshi receive moderate rains Director informed that Sgr-Jmu highway said the Pakistanis Tanweer Ahmad. transferred and posted as Nagar Jammu is besides hailstorm. weather would triggered by fresh rains in Indian and Pakistani initiated unprovoked transferred and posted as Mashkoor Ahmad DYSP DAR Awantipora Deputy Director of significantly improve from the intervening night of troops traded heavy fire heavy shelling with ASP Hqrs Jammu vice Zargar, SDPO Sopore is vice Shahzad Kabir Matoo. Meteorological department Thursday afternoon. "The Tuesday-Wednesday," on the Line of Control mortars and firing by Hamid Hussain. transferred and posted as Pardeep Kumar, DYSP (MeT), Mukhtar Ahmad weather would remain dry officials said. (LoC) on Wednesday in small arms around 6.30 Vipan Chandran, SDPO SDPO Pattan vice Raja CID SB Rajouri is said, "There is possibility till next few days from The traffic as per Jammu’s Rajouri District p.m. in Kalal area of the East Jammu is transferred Majid Bhat. transferred and posted as of moderate rains in Thursday afternoon," he officials was temporarily after Pakistan initiated Nowshera sector. and posted as DYSP DAR Amit Verma, DYSP PTS DYSP Security Jammu vice Jammu from this evening said. halted as 'a precautionary unprovoked heavy “The Indian Army Samba vice Jeevan Kumar Kathua is transferred and Parshotam Lal.