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Covid-19: Brazilians to participate in Chinese vaccine trial Coaches and support staff hit hard during lockdown, says badminton coach Gopichand P- 7 The Himalayan Mail Regd No. JM-38 RNI No. 66860/96 Vol. 25 No. 164 08 Pages | Rs. 2.00 JAMMU, SATURDAY, JUNE 13 , 2020 www.himalayanmail.com P- 5 CMYK The J&K Police Head- quarters has ordered the promotion of 28 Sub-In- spectors (SIs) of telecom wing of police to the next rank of Inspectors. The promotees are: Gur- preet Singh, Shivender Singh, Avineet Sharma, Saadut Ali, Sunny Sharma, Ankush Sharma, Aadil Shafi Najar, Harinder Jeet Singh, Karamdeep Singh, Naseer Hussain, Samerjeet Singh, Raghuraj Singh, Gul Adil, 28 Telecom SIs promoted The government today announced a special TA of Rs 25,000 per darbar move employee of J&K. A government order No 645-JK(GAD) issued here said: "In continua- tion to the June 8, 2020 government order No 626-JK(GAD), it is here- by ordered that the Special Move TA at a uni- form rate of Rs 25,000 shall be paid per move employee." The TA of Rs 25,000 would be drawn and dis- bursed in advance, the order said. Special TA of Rs 25,000 per move employee The School Education De- partment has ordered that all government and private (recognised) schools up to higher secondary level falling fully in summer zone of Jammu Division shall ob- serve summer vacations from June 15 to July 15, 2020 and those falling un- der winter zone areas of Jammu Division with effect from July 6 to July 15, 2020. The order says that Summer vacations announced, teachers to remain available online Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 Two persons were today ap- prehended by police from a truck, which was parked near Kunjwani Bye Pass at Gangyal here, along with heroin worth Rs 20 lakh. Official sources said a team of Gangyal police sta- tion, while on patrolling duty at Kunjwani Bye Pass, found a truck parked by the road side suspiciously. Cops found two persons sitting in the truck. Their search led policemen to the recovery of 400 grams of heroin worth Rs 20 lakh, NEW DELHI, JUNE 12: An Indian was killed and two others injured in firing by Nepal police in Bi- har's Sitamarhi near the In- dia-Nepal border today. The incident took place at Lalbandi-Janki Nagar bor- der, Mohoba village, under Sonebarsha police station of the district. An Indian national, Laa- gan Yadav (45), has been taken into custody by the Nepal border police, offi- cials said. Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 Police today said that the two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, who on June 9 shot dead sarpanch Ajay Pandita in Anantnag district of Kashmir, have been identified. "A massive hunt has been launched to bring to justice the two HM terrorists in- volved in the killing of sarpanch Ajay Pandita," a police spokesman said. He said DGP Dilbagh Singh, during his visit to south Kashmir on Thurs- day, was informed that two terrorists of HM involved in the killing of Pandita had been identified. Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 A terrorist of the pro- scribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit, which operates from Pakistan, has been ar- rested by security forces from Khojpora village of Zainapora in Shopian dis- trict of the valley. Acting on a specific input about the presence of a ter- rorist at Khojpora Reban, security personnel launched a search operation in the village this morning, official sources said. During searches, forces apprehended a terrorist who had joined LeT re- cently, the sources added. The arrested terrorist was NEW DELHI, JUNE 12:The total number of COVID-19 cases in India has increased to 2,97,535 with the highest number of 10956 new cases reported during the last 24 hours, making it fourth in the list of most affected countries. India surpassed the UK in the Coronavirus tally with around 2.98 lakh cases. While there are around 2,97,535 people infected in India, the number of in- fected in the UK is 2,92,860, but the number of Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 While Rajouri dis- trict of Jammu division today recorded first COVID-19 death, tak- ing the toll to 53 in J&K, 156 new positive cases - Jammu division - 88, Kashmir - 68 - took the number of people infected with the disease in the UT to 4,730. Official sources said a 65-year-old man from Sial- sui village of Kalakote, Ra- jouri, died at GMCH here. He was referred to GMCH, Jammu, six days ago with some injuries. However, he later tested positive for COVID-19. It was the first COVID-19 death in Rajouri district, the sources added. With this, 17 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in one week and 37 in 23 days in J&K. Of the total 4,730 cases, 2,591 are active positive (Jammu division - 738, Kashmir - 1,853), 2,086 have recovered (Jammu division - 353, Kashmir - 1,733) and 53 have died (Jammu division - 6, Kash- mir - 47). Jammu district today recorded 8 cases, Ramban - 21, Kathua - 26, Udham- pur - 0, Samba - 14, Poonch - 12, Doda - 3, Reasi - 1, Kishtwar - 1 and Rajouri - 2, according to official me- dia bulletin on coron- avirus. Jammu district now has 261 cases (141 are active positive, 117 have recov- ered, 3 have died), Udham- pur - 153 (115 are active positive, 37 have recov- ered, one has died), Samba- 83 (55 are active, 28 have recovered), Ra- jouri - 60 (47 are active, 12 have recovered, 1 has died), Kathua - 149 (90 are active, 59 have recovered), Ramban - 193 (156 are ac- tive, 37 have recovered), Reasi - 24 (13 are active, 11 have recovered), Kishtwar - 22 (18 are active, 4 have recovered), Doda - 49 (28 are active, 20 have recov- ered and 1 has died) and Poonch - 103 (75 are active, 28 have recovered). In the valley, Srinagar to- day recorded 5 cases, Anantnag - 1, Kupwara - 5, Shopian - 38, Baramulla - 7, Kulgam - 2, Bandipora - 0, Budgam - 6, Ganderbal - 0 and Pulwama - 4. Srinagar district now has 502 cases (334 are active, 156 have recovered and 12 have died), Bandipora - 233 (59 are active, 173 have recovered, one has died), Shopian - 478 (249 are ac- tive, 225 have recovered, four have died), Baramulla - 504 (330 are active, 164 have recovered and 10 have died), Anantnag - 483 cases (140 are active, 338 have recovered, 5 have died), Kupwara - 381 (105 are active, 273 have recov- ered, three have died), Ganderbal - 59 (23 are ac- tive, 36 have recovered), Budgam - 220 (111 are ac- tive, 107 have recovered, 2 have died), Kulgam - 570 (334 are active, 228 have recovered, 8 have died) and Pulwama - 203 (168 are active, 33 have recov- ered, two have died). Srinagar is presently the worst affected district in NEW DELHI, JUNE 12:In the wake of ongoing border standoff between troops of India and China along LAC, Defence Minis- ter Rajnath Singh today held a meeting with Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat and the services chiefs to review the situa- tion in eastern Ladakh, where China has created a major military buildup along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). This was the second meeting between the de- fence minister, CDS and service chiefs - Army chief General Mukund Naravane, IAF chief Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria and Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh - on the Ladakh situa- tion within a week. The last meeting was held on June 8. As per sources, the de- fence minister, CDS and service chiefs discussed the latest assessments on- ground situation done after the two recent meetings of commanders of both sides. Sources say while Chinese and Indian armies have pulled back their troops from the disputed areas, both forces still have a con- siderable presence in the re- gion. On June 6, India and China had held military talks at the level of Lieu- tenant General to resolve Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 Justice Javed Iqbal Wani today took oath as a judge of the common high court of the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh in Srina- gar. He was administered oath of office by Chief Jus- tice Gita Mittal at the Srina- gar wing of the high court at 11 am. On this occasion, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey and Justice Deeraj Singh Thakur were also present while other sitting judges joined the oath ceremony through video conferenc- ing. The oath ceremony was live streamed on the inter- net through webcast also. On account of guidelines with regard to measures for containment of COVID-19 pandemic in the country is- sued by the Government of India and the Government of Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and in order to avoid gathering as well as to maintain social distancing, Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 Asserting that RSS be- lieves in 'Sewa Parmo Dharma', senior BJP leader and ex-deputy CM Kavin- der Gupta today said every volunteer has the responsi- bility of serving society dur- ing natural calamities and pandemic. Speaking to various dele- gations, who called on him from different areas falling under Gandhi Nagar con- stituency, and newly ap- pointed office bearers of BJP, he said serving the needy was the greatest ser- vice to humankind. Delegations from Bhore, Bandu Rakh, Raina Colony, Shastri Nagar, Nanak Nagar and Bathindi areas thanked Kavinder for the services rendered by him and BJP volunteers in every sector during COVID-19 pan- demic. They lauded the role played by Gupta during the ongoing pandemic as he re- mained in the areas where Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 A day after Naik Gurcha- ran Singh was martyred in unprovoked Pak shelling in Nowshera sub-sector of Ra- jouri, Pakistan today again heavily shelled LoC from Poonch to Uri, targeting for- ward Indian positions and hamlets, resulting in the death of a woman and criti- cal injuries to two others. Official sources said Pak- istan started shelling for- ward Indian posts and bor- der villages in Hajipeer area of Kashmir's Uri district at about 8 am. As some shells exploded in Uri's Batha Gram village, a woman, who was identi- fied as Akhtar Begum (40), wife of Zahoor Ahmad, and two others sustained severe splinter injuries. While the woman died later, the in- jured were admitted to hos- pital, the sources added. The heavy shelling caused panic in the villages of Batha Gram, Torna, Hath- langa, Churanda and Go- hallan along the LoC at Uri. India retaliated strongly. Casualty, if any, on the Pak side was not immediately known, sources said. Pakistan also heavily shelled Kirni and Qasba ar- eas of Poonch in Jammu, targeting forward Indian posts and villages. "Pakistan initiated un- provoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars along the LoC in Kirni and Qasba areas of Poonch at about 4.15 pm," Defence Spokesperson, Lt Col Devender Anand said. India retaliated befit- tingly, he added. Yesterday, Naik Gurcha- ran Singh was martyred in Nowshera area and cop Na- mitullah, son of Faiz Alam, was injured at Rajdhani, Manjakote. On May 8, one Nissar Ali was injured and two houses were damaged in Pak shelling at Qasba in Poonch. On May 1, three jawans and two girls were injured in Pak shelling along LoC in Uri sub-sector of Baramulla in Kashmir. On April 30, one Gulfraz Ahmad (18) was killed and another injured critically af- ter Pak shells hit their Tain hamlet in Mankote area of Poonch. April 15, Mohammad Rafiq, son of Ali Hayder Khan and Sania Shabir (13), daughter of Mohammad Shabir, both residents of Khorinar, Rajdhani, were injured in Pak shelling in Manjakote area of Rajouri. On April 13, three per- sons, including a minor boy and a woman, were killed Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 Asserting that vigil is not to be lowered at any cost in view of the emerging situa- tion in Jammu and Kash- mir, DGP Dilbagh Singh today said that despite re- cent successes in Counter- Insurgency (CI) opera- tions, serious security challenges were still there. Greater synergy and con- sistent drive against ene- mies of peace is paying divi- dends and yielding good results. Such efforts must continue to ensure that peace is maintained and safeguarded against the on- slaughts of elements op- posed to a peaceful environ- ment in Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Singh said during his day-long visit to south Kashmir district s of Shopian and Anantnag on Thursday. A police spokesman said that accompanied by In- spector General of Police, Vijay Kumar, the DGP was received by SSP Shopian and other police officers and a guard of honour by a police contingent was pre- sented as he arrived at Dis- trict Police Lines Shopian. The DGP chaired a secu- rity review meeting and also interacted with the Jawans. The security review meeting was attended by DIG South Kashmir Range Atul Goyal, SSP Shopian Amritpal Singh, ASP Shopian Arif Amin, DySP Ops Keller Ma- jid Ali, DySP Ops Zainapora Umer Amin, DySP Ops Imamsahib Touseef Ahmad and DySP DAR Nisar Ah- mad. Addressing the meeting, the DGP commended the tireless efforts of the District Police and Security forces in Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 With COVID-19 still showing no signs of reced- ing, a total of 2,30,505 peo- ple had been put under medical observation in the UT of J&K till this evening. According to the daily Media Bulletin on Novel Coronavirus, 2,30,505 peo- ple were under medical ob- servation in J&K, 41,964 under home quarantine (in- cluding facilities operated by government), 2,591 in hospital isolation, 31 in hos- pital quarantine and 55,738 under home surveillance. 1,30,128 people had com- pleted their mandatory sur- veillance period and re- turned homes. "Of the total samples sent for testing, the government had till this evening re- ceived 2,54,059 results. Of them, 2,49,329 have tested negative and 4,730 have tested positive. Globally coronavirus has impacted several lives and is steadily increasing its reach," the bulletin said. Advising people to avoid going to crowded places, the government today called upon them to not take coro- navirus lightly and strictly follow social distancing when they go out of homes. The government asked people to maintain social distancing, saying it is key to prevent the spread of COVID-19 from those who are infected to those who are not infected. People have also been asked to avoid close contact with anyone who has fever and cough. In case anyone develops fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, seek medical advice promptly, reads the bulletin. The bulletin asked people to take basic precautions for personal hygiene, frequent hand washing with soap & water, observing coughing & sneezing etiquettes and Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12 For the implementation of initiatives, schemes and relief measures under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the UT administration today constituted a Task Force, comprising a chairperson and six members, on Bank Finance, Credit Revival and Growth. As per an order issued by GAD, Financial Commis- sioner (Finance) will be the Task Force chairman while Principal Secretary of Agri- culture, Horticulture, Sheep Husbandry and Coopera- tive Department, Principal Secretary of Housing & Ur- ban Development Depart- ment, I&C Commissioner, secretary of Department of Rural Development & Pan- chayati Raj and representa- tive of J&K Bank and State Bank of India will be its members. The initiatives to be im- plemented by the Task Force include Rs 500 per month for women having Jan Dhan Account for next 3 months, increase in limit of collateral free lending from Rs 10 to Rs 20 lakh for Women Self Help Groups, disallowing global tenders up to Rs 200 cr with neces- sary amendments of Gen- eral Financial Rules, MSME receivables from govern- ment and CPSEs to be re- leased in 45 days, extension of up to six months to con- tractors- partial release of bank guarantees by the 2 held with heroin worth Rs 20 lakh 1 Indian killed, 2 injured in Nepal police firing on border 'Sewa Parmo Dharma' integral part of our culture: Kavinder COVID-19: India now 4th worst-hit country ANB Abhiyan: Govt forms Task Force on Bank Finance, Credit Revival Rs 500 per month for women having Jan Dhan Account for next 3 months nCoV: 2,30,505 under observation in J&K, 2,49,329 test -ve LeT terrorist held with pistol Javed Iqbal Wani takes oath as HC judge Def Min, CDS, service chiefs discuss LAC situation as India-China Maj Gens meet again '2 HM terrorists involved in sarpanch's killing identified' Vigil not to be lowered; despite recent successes, security challenges still exist: DGP Pak again heavily shells LoC; woman killed, 2 injured at Uri 1st Covid death in Rajouri distt, toll 53 in J&K; 156 new cases take UT tally to 4,730 Jammu Divn reports 88 cases, Kashmir 68 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Cont. on P6 Ladakh standoff
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The Himalayan MailRegd No. JM-38 RNI No. 66860/96 Vol. 25 No. 164 08 Pages | Rs. 2.00JAMMU, SATURDAY, JUNE 13 , 2020
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CMYK
The J&K Police Head-quarters has ordered thepromotion of 28 Sub-In-spectors (SIs) of telecomwing of police to the nextrank of Inspectors.
The promotees are: Gur-preet Singh, ShivenderSingh, Avineet Sharma,Saadut Ali, Sunny Sharma,Ankush Sharma, Aadil ShafiNajar, Harinder Jeet Singh,Karamdeep Singh, NaseerHussain, Samerjeet Singh,Raghuraj Singh, Gul Adil,
28 Telecom SIspromoted
The government todayannounced a special TAof Rs 25,000 per darbarmove employee of J&K.A government order No645-JK(GAD) issuedhere said: "In continua-tion to the June 8, 2020government order No626-JK(GAD), it is here-by ordered that theSpecial Move TA at a uni-form rate of Rs 25,000shall be paid per moveemployee."The TA of Rs 25,000would be drawn and dis-bursed in advance, theorder said.
Special TA of Rs25,000 per move
employee
The School Education De-partment has ordered thatall government and private(recognised) schools up tohigher secondary levelfalling fully in summer zoneof Jammu Division shall ob-serve summer vacationsfrom June 15 to July 15,2020 and those falling un-der winter zone areas ofJammu Division with effectfrom July 6 to July 15, 2020.
The order says that
Summer vacationsannounced,
teachers to remainavailable online
Cont. on P6
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Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
Two persons were today ap-prehended by police from atruck, which was parkednear Kunjwani Bye Pass atGangyal here, along withheroin worth Rs 20 lakh.
Official sources said ateam of Gangyal police sta-tion, while on patrollingduty at Kunjwani Bye Pass,found a truck parked by theroad side suspiciously.
Cops found two personssitting in the truck. Theirsearch led policemen to therecovery of 400 grams ofheroin worth Rs 20 lakh,
NEW DELHI, JUNE12: An Indian was killedand two others injured infiring by Nepal police in Bi-har's Sitamarhi near the In-dia-Nepal border today.The incident took place atLalbandi-Janki Nagar bor-der, Mohoba village, underSonebarsha police station ofthe district.
An Indian national, Laa-gan Yadav (45), has beentaken into custody by theNepal border police, offi-cials said.
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
Police today said that thetwo Hizbul Mujahideen(HM) terrorists, who onJune 9 shot dead sarpanchAjay Pandita in Anantnagdistrict of Kashmir, havebeen identified.
"A massive hunt has beenlaunched to bring to justicethe two HM terrorists in-volved in the killing ofsarpanch Ajay Pandita," apolice spokesman said.
He said DGP DilbaghSingh, during his visit tosouth Kashmir on Thurs-day, was informed that twoterrorists of HM involved inthe killing of Pandita hadbeen identified.
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
A terrorist of the pro-scribed Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) outfit, which operatesfrom Pakistan, has been ar-rested by security forcesfrom Khojpora village ofZainapora in Shopian dis-trict of the valley.
Acting on a specific inputabout the presence of a ter-rorist at Khojpora Reban,security personnellaunched a search operationin the village this morning,official sources said.
During searches, forcesapprehended a terroristwho had joined LeT re-cently, the sources added.
The arrested terrorist was
NEW DELHI, JUNE12:The total number ofCOVID-19 cases in Indiahas increased to 2,97,535with the highest number of10956 new cases reportedduring the last 24 hours,making it fourth in the listof most affected countries.
India surpassed the UK inthe Coronavirus tally witharound 2.98 lakh cases.
While there are around2,97,535 people infected inIndia, the number of in-fected in the UK is2,92,860, but the number of
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
While Rajouri dis-trict of Jammu divisiontoday recorded firstCOVID-19 death, tak-ing the toll to 53 inJ&K, 156 new positivecases - Jammu division- 88, Kashmir - 68 -took the number ofpeople infected withthe disease in the UT to4,730.
Official sources said a65-year-old man from Sial-sui village of Kalakote, Ra-jouri, died at GMCH here.He was referred to GMCH,Jammu, six days ago withsome injuries. However, helater tested positive forCOVID-19.
It was the first COVID-19death in Rajouri district,the sources added.
With this, 17 people have
lost their lives due toCOVID-19 in one week and37 in 23 days in J&K.
Of the total 4,730 cases,2,591 are active positive(Jammu division - 738,Kashmir - 1,853), 2,086have recovered (Jammudivision - 353, Kashmir -1,733) and 53 have died(Jammu division - 6, Kash-mir - 47).
Jammu district todayrecorded 8 cases, Ramban- 21, Kathua - 26, Udham-pur - 0, Samba - 14, Poonch- 12, Doda - 3, Reasi - 1,Kishtwar - 1 and Rajouri -2, according to official me-dia bulletin on coron-avirus.
Jammu district now has261 cases (141 are activepositive, 117 have recov-ered, 3 have died), Udham-pur - 153 (115 are activepositive, 37 have recov-
ered, one has died),Samba- 83 (55 are active,28 have recovered), Ra-jouri - 60 (47 are active, 12have recovered, 1 hasdied), Kathua - 149 (90 areactive, 59 have recovered),Ramban - 193 (156 are ac-tive, 37 have recovered),Reasi - 24 (13 are active, 11have recovered), Kishtwar- 22 (18 are active, 4 haverecovered), Doda - 49 (28are active, 20 have recov-ered and 1 has died) andPoonch - 103 (75 are active,28 have recovered).
In the valley, Srinagar to-day recorded 5 cases,Anantnag - 1, Kupwara - 5,Shopian - 38, Baramulla -7, Kulgam - 2, Bandipora -0, Budgam - 6, Ganderbal -0 and Pulwama - 4.
Srinagar district now has502 cases (334 are active,156 have recovered and 12
have died), Bandipora -233 (59 are active, 173 haverecovered, one has died),Shopian - 478 (249 are ac-tive, 225 have recovered,four have died), Baramulla- 504 (330 are active, 164have recovered and 10have died), Anantnag - 483cases (140 are active, 338have recovered, 5 havedied), Kupwara - 381 (105are active, 273 have recov-ered, three have died),Ganderbal - 59 (23 are ac-tive, 36 have recovered),Budgam - 220 (111 are ac-tive, 107 have recovered, 2have died), Kulgam - 570(334 are active, 228 haverecovered, 8 have died)and Pulwama - 203 (168are active, 33 have recov-ered, two have died).
Srinagar is presently theworst affected district in
NEW DELHI, JUNE12:In the wake of ongoingborder standoff betweentroops of India and Chinaalong LAC, Defence Minis-ter Rajnath Singh todayheld a meeting with Chief ofDefence Staff, Gen BipinRawat and the services
chiefs to review the situa-tion in eastern Ladakh,where China has created amajor military buildupalong the Line of ActualControl (LAC).
This was the secondmeeting between the de-fence minister, CDS andservice chiefs - Army chiefGeneral Mukund Naravane,IAF chief Rakesh KumarSingh Bhadauria and Navychief Admiral KarambirSingh - on the Ladakh situa-tion within a week. The lastmeeting was held on June 8.
As per sources, the de-
fence minister, CDS andservice chiefs discussed thelatest assessments on-ground situation done afterthe two recent meetings ofcommanders of both sides.
Sources say while Chineseand Indian armies havepulled back their troopsfrom the disputed areas,both forces still have a con-siderable presence in the re-gion.
On June 6, India andChina had held militarytalks at the level of Lieu-tenant General to resolve
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
Justice Javed Iqbal Wanitoday took oath as a judge ofthe common high court ofthe Union Territories ofJ&K and Ladakh in Srina-gar.
He was administeredoath of office by Chief Jus-tice Gita Mittal at the Srina-gar wing of the high court at11 am.
On this occasion, JusticeAli Mohammad Magreyand Justice Deeraj SinghThakur were also presentwhile other sitting judgesjoined the oath ceremonythrough video conferenc-ing. The oath ceremony was
live streamed on the inter-net through webcast also.
On account of guidelineswith regard to measures forcontainment of COVID-19pandemic in the country is-sued by the Government of
India and the Governmentof Union territories ofJammu & Kashmir andLadakh and in order toavoid gathering as well as tomaintain social distancing,
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
Asserting that RSS be-lieves in 'Sewa ParmoDharma', senior BJP leaderand ex-deputy CM Kavin-der Gupta today said everyvolunteer has the responsi-bility of serving society dur-ing natural calamities andpandemic.
Speaking to various dele-gations, who called on himfrom different areas fallingunder Gandhi Nagar con-stituency, and newly ap-pointed office bearers ofBJP, he said serving the
needy was the greatest ser-vice to humankind.
Delegations from Bhore,Bandu Rakh, Raina Colony,Shastri Nagar, Nanak Nagarand Bathindi areas thankedKavinder for the servicesrendered by him and BJP
volunteers in every sectorduring COVID-19 pan-demic.
They lauded the roleplayed by Gupta during theongoing pandemic as he re-mained in the areas where
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
A day after Naik Gurcha-ran Singh was martyred inunprovoked Pak shelling inNowshera sub-sector of Ra-jouri, Pakistan today againheavily shelled LoC fromPoonch to Uri, targeting for-ward Indian positions andhamlets, resulting in thedeath of a woman and criti-cal injuries to two others.
Official sources said Pak-istan started shelling for-ward Indian posts and bor-der villages in Hajipeer areaof Kashmir's Uri district atabout 8 am.
As some shells explodedin Uri's Batha Gram village,a woman, who was identi-fied as Akhtar Begum (40),wife of Zahoor Ahmad, andtwo others sustained severesplinter injuries. While thewoman died later, the in-jured were admitted to hos-pital, the sources added.
The heavy shelling causedpanic in the villages ofBatha Gram, Torna, Hath-langa, Churanda and Go-hallan along the LoC at Uri.
India retaliated strongly.Casualty, if any, on the Pakside was not immediatelyknown, sources said.
Pakistan also heavilyshelled Kirni and Qasba ar-eas of Poonch in Jammu,targeting forward Indianposts and villages.
"Pakistan initiated un-provoked ceasefire violationby firing with small armsand intense shelling withmortars along the LoC inKirni and Qasba areas ofPoonch at about 4.15 pm,"Defence Spokesperson, LtCol Devender Anand said.
India retaliated befit-tingly, he added.
Yesterday, Naik Gurcha-ran Singh was martyred inNowshera area and cop Na-mitullah, son of Faiz Alam,
was injured at Rajdhani,Manjakote.
On May 8, one Nissar Aliwas injured and two houseswere damaged in Pakshelling at Qasba in Poonch.
On May 1, three jawansand two girls were injuredin Pak shelling along LoC inUri sub-sector of Baramullain Kashmir.
On April 30, one GulfrazAhmad (18) was killed andanother injured critically af-ter Pak shells hit their Tainhamlet in Mankote area ofPoonch.
April 15, MohammadRafiq, son of Ali HayderKhan and Sania Shabir (13),daughter of MohammadShabir, both residents ofKhorinar, Rajdhani, wereinjured in Pak shelling inManjakote area of Rajouri.
On April 13, three per-sons, including a minor boyand a woman, were killed
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
Asserting that vigil is notto be lowered at any cost inview of the emerging situa-tion in Jammu and Kash-mir, DGP Dilbagh Singhtoday said that despite re-cent successes in Counter-Insurgency (CI) opera-tions, serious securitychallenges were still there.
Greater synergy and con-sistent drive against ene-mies of peace is paying divi-dends and yielding goodresults. Such efforts mustcontinue to ensure thatpeace is maintained andsafeguarded against the on-slaughts of elements op-posed to a peaceful environ-ment in Jammu and
Kashmir, Mr Singh saidduring his day-long visit tosouth Kashmir district s ofShopian and Anantnag onThursday.
A police spokesman saidthat accompanied by In-spector General of Police,Vijay Kumar, the DGP wasreceived by SSP Shopianand other police officers
and a guard of honour by apolice contingent was pre-sented as he arrived at Dis-trict Police Lines Shopian.
The DGP chaired a secu-rity review meeting and alsointeracted with the Jawans.The security review meetingwas attended by DIG SouthKashmir Range Atul Goyal,SSP Shopian AmritpalSingh, ASP Shopian ArifAmin, DySP Ops Keller Ma-jid Ali, DySP Ops ZainaporaUmer Amin, DySP OpsImamsahib Touseef Ahmadand DySP DAR Nisar Ah-mad.
Addressing the meeting,the DGP commended thetireless efforts of the DistrictPolice and Security forces in
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
With COVID-19 stillshowing no signs of reced-ing, a total of 2,30,505 peo-ple had been put undermedical observation in theUT of J&K till this evening.
According to the dailyMedia Bulletin on NovelCoronavirus, 2,30,505 peo-ple were under medical ob-servation in J&K, 41,964under home quarantine (in-cluding facilities operatedby government), 2,591 inhospital isolation, 31 in hos-pital quarantine and 55,738under home surveillance.1,30,128 people had com-pleted their mandatory sur-
veillance period and re-turned homes.
"Of the total samples sentfor testing, the governmenthad till this evening re-ceived 2,54,059 results. Ofthem, 2,49,329 have testednegative and 4,730 havetested positive. Globallycoronavirus has impactedseveral lives and is steadilyincreasing its reach," thebulletin said.
Advising people to avoidgoing to crowded places, thegovernment today calledupon them to not take coro-navirus lightly and strictlyfollow social distancingwhen they go out of homes.
The government asked
people to maintain socialdistancing, saying it is keyto prevent the spread ofCOVID-19 from those whoare infected to those whoare not infected.
People have also beenasked to avoid close contactwith anyone who has feverand cough. In case anyonedevelops fever, cough anddifficulty in breathing, seekmedical advice promptly,reads the bulletin.
The bulletin asked peopleto take basic precautions forpersonal hygiene, frequenthand washing with soap &water, observing coughing& sneezing etiquettes and
Himalayan Mail News JAMMU, JUNE 12
For the implementationof initiatives, schemes andrelief measures under AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan inthe Union territory ofJammu and Kashmir, theUT administration todayconstituted a Task Force,comprising a chairpersonand six members, on BankFinance, Credit Revival andGrowth.
As per an order issued byGAD, Financial Commis-sioner (Finance) will be the
Task Force chairman whilePrincipal Secretary of Agri-culture, Horticulture, SheepHusbandry and Coopera-tive Department, PrincipalSecretary of Housing & Ur-ban Development Depart-ment, I&C Commissioner,secretary of Department ofRural Development & Pan-chayati Raj and representa-tive of J&K Bank and StateBank of India will be itsmembers.
The initiatives to be im-plemented by the TaskForce include Rs 500 per
month for women havingJan Dhan Account for next3 months, increase in limitof collateral free lendingfrom Rs 10 to Rs 20 lakh forWomen Self Help Groups,disallowing global tendersup to Rs 200 cr with neces-sary amendments of Gen-eral Financial Rules, MSMEreceivables from govern-ment and CPSEs to be re-leased in 45 days, extensionof up to six months to con-tractors- partial release ofbank guarantees by the
2 held withheroin worth
Rs 20 lakh
1 Indian killed, 2injured in Nepalpolice firing on
border
'Sewa Parmo Dharma' integralpart of our culture: Kavinder
COVID-19: Indianow 4th worst-hit
country
ANB Abhiyan: Govt forms Task Forceon Bank Finance, Credit Revival
Rs 500 per month for women having Jan Dhan Account for next 3 months
nCoV: 2,30,505 under observationin J&K, 2,49,329 test -ve
LeT terroristheld with pistolJaved Iqbal Wani takes
oath as HC judge
Def Min, CDS, service chiefs discussLAC situation as India-China
Maj Gens meet again
'2 HM terroristsinvolved in sarpanch's
killing identified'
Vigil not to be lowered; despite recentsuccesses, security challenges still exist: DGP
Pak again heavily shells LoC;woman killed, 2 injured at Uri
1st Covid death in Rajouri distt, toll 53 inJ&K; 156 new cases take UT tally to 4,730
Jammu Divn reports 88 cases, Kashmir 68
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