rd THURSDAY C Contact M DECEMBER - 2020 : -0194-2502327 23 kashmir FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS & Y SRINAGAR: HAZY SUNSHINE 10 K YOUR COPY OF Maximum : 11O SUNSET O Today 05:22 PM Minmum : 0 SUNRISE Humidity : 68% Tommrow 07:26 AM 24 Rabi-us-Sani | 1442 Hijri | Vol:23 | Issue: 275 | Pages:08 | Price: `3 www.kashmirobserver.net twitter.com / kashmirobserver facebook.com/kashmirobserver Postal Regn: L/159/KO/SK/2014-2016 P6 P5 P7 NEWS CHILDREN LEARN MORE WHY YOUNG PEOPLE A EFFECTIVELY FROM M STILL WANT TO GO FARMERS REJECT GOVT LIFE & TIMES STORYTELLING TO UNIVERSITY, EVEN PROPOSAL, TO INTENSIFY THAN DEMONSTRATIVE though it’ll be very AGITATION WITH ACTIVITIES, STUDY REVEALS PANORA DIFFERENT TO USUAL NATIONWIDE PROTEST PULWAMA ENCOUNTER Fresh Snow Fifth Round Today, Spell From 299 Candidates In Fray Voting Also On 58 total 1412 Panch vacancies noti- “The journey is what Friday: MeT fied in this phase, 218 constituen- brings us happiness 3 Militants Killed, Vacant Sarpanch, cies will go for elections with 527 not the destination.” Dept 218 Panch Seats: SEC candidates including 137 female —Dan Millman candidates. Srinagar: The meteo- OBSERVER NEws SERVICE “ 2104 polling stations have been rological department on setup across the UT for this phase, Civilian Injured Wednesday predicted fresh JAMMU: The fifth phase of of which, 914 are in Jammu division snow spell across Jammu District Development Council and 1190 are in Kashmir division. OBSERVER NEws SERVICE and Kashmir and Ladakh (DDC) elections in 37 constituen- Of 2104 polling stations, 1193 are from Friday evening, even cies and by-polls to 58 Panchayat Hyper sensitive, 472 are sensitive Srinagar: Three local mili- as the weather conditions and 218 Panch vacancies across and 439 have been categorized as KU Organises tants were killed and a civil- improved across the Valley Jammu and Kashmir will be normal,” Sharma said ian injured in an encounter in while Drass and Sonamarg held on Thursday, State Election SEC said that out of these 2104 Webinar On south Kashmir’s Pulwama dis- continued to receive snow- Commissioner, KK Sharma said polling stations, there shall be a Domestic Violence trict, police said Wednesday. fall for the second consecu- Wednesday. poll for Sarpanch vacancies on 271 Acting on a specific input tive day today. Addressing a press conference polling stations and Panch vacan- SRINAGAR: Kashmir University’s about presence of militants, MeT Deputy Director, here, Sharma said that of 37 DDC cies on 229 polling stations, along Centre for Women’s Studies and special operations group (SOG) Mukhtar Ahmad said constituencies, voting will be con- with the DDC polls. Research (CWSR) on Wednesday of police, army’s 55 and 182 RR Wednesday that the weather ducted on 17 from Kashmir division “Polling for this phase shall be organised a webinar on domestic and the personnel of CRPF 183 would remain mainly dry and 20 from Jammu division. In the conducted on 10th December, 2020 violence. batallion laid a siege around on December 10-December fifth phase, he said, out of the total from 7am to 2 pm,” he added. Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir Tiken area of the district on 11 evening across J&K and 280 DDC constituencies in J&K, 37 SEC further said that all the req- inaugurated the day-long webinar Wednesday morning and Ladakh. He said that there are going to poll tomorrow. uisite arrangements for this phase “Domestic Violence: Chronicling launched a search operation, a were less chances of wet spell “In the 17 DDC constituencies are in place including manpower, the Ordeal and the Way Out”, police spokesperson said. The File Photo: Abid Bhat KO during this period in the high- of Kashmir division, there are 155 election material and security ar- organised in collaboration with militants hiding in a residential er reaches. candidates in fray including 30 fe- rangements in all poll going areas. the University Grants Commission house, he said, turned down 4 Civilians Injured In Car Used In HMT “From December 11 evening males. In Jammu division, there are “In view of Covid-19 pandemic, (UGC). surrender offer and opened fire to December 12 afternoon, 144 candidates in fray for the 20 adequate arrangements have been In his presidential remarks, upon the joint team. Pattan Grenade Blast Attack Found: Police there is a possibility of light DDC constituencies in this phase, put in place to ensure safety of all Mir as per a statement, referred “In the ensuing encounter, SRINAGAR: Four civilians on SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday to moderate rains, snowfall including 40 females,” Sharma said. stake holders including the voters. to recent news More On P2 three militantswere killed and Wednesday were injured in a recovered the car used by militants across J&K and Ladakh,” he He further said that there are 125 Sanitizers, thermal scanners and their bodies were retrieved grenade blast in Singhpora area of in last month’s attack in the HMT said. Sarpanch vacancies which have been face masks have been arranged at Two ‘Drug Peddlers’ from the site of the encounter. Baramulla district. area of the city outskirts that left He further said that the notified in the 5th phase and out of the polling stations to ensure that As per police records, the killed Around 9:55 am Wednesday, two soldiers dead. night temperature across these, 30 have been elected unop- SOPs issued by the concerned au- Held In Rajouri militants were part of groups unknown militants hurled a Army’s 2 RR and police recovered Kashmir has increased due to posed. There shall be contest in 58 thorities, including wearing face JAMMU: Two drug peddlers were involved in many cases includ- grenade towards the vehicle of the Maruti 800 car ( JK04A-6535) the fresh snowfall and rains constituencies and 175 candidates masks and maintaining social dis- arrested with heroin in Jammu ing planning & executing several paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal during a cordon and search op- while the day temperature has including 51 females are in fray. tancing are strictly followed at the and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on major attacks More On P2 (SSB) personnel in More On P2 eration in Mustafa- More On P2 gone down. More On P2 Similarly, he said that out of the polling stations,” Sharma added. Wednesday, officials said. A police team on routine highway patrolling in Tandwal Thandikassi area of Rajouri spot- ‘Illegally Detained’ For India-China Ties In Most Difficult ted the two pedestrians moving 6 More Corona suspiciously, they said. During frisking, 385 grams of Third Time: Mehbooba Deaths In J&K, Phase In Last 40 Years: Jaishankar heroin was recovered from their possession after which they were 369 New Cases NEW DELHI: External Affairs relationship with China, cer- rest of the relationship to prog- arrested on the spot, they said. Srinagar: Six more people suc- Minister S Jaishankar said on tainly in the last 30 to 40 years ress. You can’t have the kind of The accused were identified cumbed to coronavirus in Jammu Wednesday China has given India or you could argue even more,” situation you have on the border as Mohammad Arif, resident of and Kashmir on Wednesday while “five differing explanations” for and say let’s carry on with life in Dabbi Balakote in Poonch, and 369 fresh cases of Covid-19, includ- deploying large forces at the LAC, all other sectors of activity. It’s Mohammad Asif, resident of ing eight soldiers and as many trav- adding this violation of bilat- just unrealistic,” he said. Samattee Challas in Doongi area elers were detected in the Union eral pacts has “very significantly Jaishankar further said, “We of Rajouri, police added. Territory in the last 24 hours. damaged” their relationship have this problem because from In Kashmir Valley, three more that is now at its “most difficult 1988, our relationship had its Bear Kills 10 Sheep people lost the battle with the phase” in the last 30-40 years. hiccups, we had our issues and deadly disease while three others The comments by Jaishankar differences but the direction of In Handwara died of Covid-19 in Jammu division, during an online interactive the ties broadly were positive.” SRINAGAR: At least ten sheep File Photo: Abid Bhat KO taking the number of virus related session organised by Australian The external affairs minister were mauled to death by a black deaths in J&K to 1767, officials said. think tank Lowy Institute came Jaishankar said highlighting var- said the relationship progressed bear in Drangsoo Mawar area of If my movements are curbed due to Among the three victims from against the backdrop of the ious aspects of the bilateral ties in trade, travel and various other Handwara in Kupwara district, Valley, the officials said, included a over seven-month-long mili- in the last three decades. domains as both sides inked sev- reports said Wednesday. ‘security concerns’ then why are BJP 70-year-old woman from Kupwara, tary standoff between India “The relationship this year has eral pacts to maintain peace and The ferocious beast barged a 60-year-old man from Bandipora and China at the Line of Actual been very significantly damaged.” tranquillity along the LAC. into cowsheds belonging to Mo- ministers allowed to campaign freely” and a 61-year-old woman from Safa Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. “We are very clear that main- “All of this was posited on the hammed Maqbool Chopan, Abdul Kadal Srinagar. “We are today probably at taining peace and tranquillity fact that while we were trying to Ahad Chopan and Nazir Ahmad Srinagar: PDP president former chief minister also upload- Regarding Jammu region, they the most difficult phase of our along the LAC is the basis for the solve the boundary More On P2 Pir last night killing at least ten Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday ed an image of a letter purportedly said, one death each was reported sheep before being chased away claimed that authorities detained written by the Budgam district from Kathua, Samba and Reasi to nearby forests, locals said her at Gupkar Road residence here authorities to the Special Security districts.