Omar, Sajad , others condemn Babar Qadri’s killing
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Srinagar, Sep 24: Prominent Srinagar lawyer, advocate Babar Qadri was shot dead by gunmen here, while a CRPF officer was killed in a militant attack in Budgam district and a militant was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Pulwama district, officials and reports said on Thursday.
Quoting officials news agency KNO said that advocate Babar Qadri was fired upon by the unknown gunmen outside his residence in Hawal area.
The Advocate, who is survived by two minor daughters and his wife, was shifted to SKIMS where he was declared brought dead. The body was later handed over to the family for last rites.
Meanwhile, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah in a tweet condemned his killing and termed it as tragic. “The assassination of Babar Qadri this evening is tragic & I unequivocally condemn it. The sense of tragedy is all the more because he warned of the threat. Sadly his warning was his last tweet,” Omar tweeted.
Former minister and Peoples Conference (PC) president, Sajad Gani Lone in a tweet said that one more Kashmiri falls to bullets. “Sad news. Advocate Babar Qadri assassinated. One more Kashmiri falls to bullets. Yet another victim of conflict. My thoughts with the family,” Sajad Lone tweeted.
Apni Party vice president Ghulam Hassan Mir also condemned the killing . “The killing of a young and promising lawyer who represented members of the poorest, most marginalized parts of Kashmir at all the forums available to him, including many of the victims of conflict and their families, has a devastating impact on access to justice in Kashmir,” he said in a statement.
Mir observed that by silencing a lawyer, many victims of the conflict are also silenced. “We have been reiterating this fact that violence begets violence and use of guns will never achieve anything,” Apni Party senior vice president remarked.
Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman Altaf Thakur also condemned Advocate Babar’s killing.
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) strongly condemned the killing of Qadri and urged the government to ascertain the identity of killers for exemplary punishment.

CRPF officer killed in militant attack
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed on Thursday morning by militants in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
They said militants shot at and critically wounded a CRPF Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) at Wadipora Keisarmullah Chadoora in Badgam district this morning. Militants also snatched the weapon of the officer before escaping from the spot, they said.
Later injured was rushed to 92 Base hospital where the ASI, identified as Bodle, a resident of Nagpur succumbed, they said.
CRPF man killed in militant attack at Wadipora, Budgam, riffle snatched too
While talking to the reporters on the sidelines of the wreath laying ceremony of the killed CRPF officer, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said that attackers came on a motor bike. “They will soon be tracked down and punished accordingly,” he said.

Militant killed in Pulwama encounter
A militant was killed in an encounter with the security forces which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, police and defence ministry spokespersons said this afternoon.
Police spokesperson said the operation concluded without any collateral damage.
He said on a tip off about the presence of militants, Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police, CRPF and Rashtriya Rifles (RR) launched a CASO at village Machhama , Tral, in Pulwama district this morning.
However, when the security forces were moving towards a particular area in the village, militants hiding there opened fire, he said adding the fire was retaliated ensuing in an encounter in which an unidentified militant was killed.
Police said slain militant was identified as Irfan Ahmad Dar belonging to Al-Badr.
Defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said a joint operation was launched this morning based on the inputs by police at Machhama Awantipora in Pulwama.
Area was cordoned off and multiple announcements were through public address system to militants to surrender.
But, he said, militants lobbed grenades on Security forces in return fire was returned. A militant was killed, he said.
Colonel Kalia said one pistol one magazine and five rounds of ammunition were recovered from the slain militant who was earlier apprehended on August 4 by police for lobbing grenade at naka party at National Highway near Charsoo in April 2019. However , he was later released on April 20, 2020 and had gone missing on August 29 and joined militancy.

Gunfight rages in Sirhama
Meanwhile, another encounter broke out between militants and security forces at Sirhama area of Anantnag district. “Lights have been installed and cordoned layers tightened,” a police official told KNO.

Death toll at 1088; total cases 68614
Nadeem Nadu
Srinagar, Sept 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported 24 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, while 1104 more people tested positive for the virus across the Union Territory, officials said.
They said that the fatality count due to COVID-19 in J&K has mounted to 1088, while 68614 people have got infected till date.
While giving the details of the causalities the officials said that among the victims, fourteen were from Jammu division and ten were from Kashmir.
They said a 70-year-old woman from Bemina Srinagar, a 65-year-old woman from Chanapora and a 72-year-odl man from Nishat Srinagar died at CD hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the COVID-19 patients.
Seven of the deaths were reported at SKIMS Soura including a 46-year-old man from Batmaloo Srinagar, a 60-year-old woman from Malabagh Srinagar, a 68-year-old man from Fateh Kadal Srinagar, an 80-year-old from Noorpora, Tral, a 70-year-old man Tral, a 70-year-old from Tangmarg and a 60-year-old from Bandipora.
Among others, the deaths from Jammu division include a 78-year-old man from Samba, a 60-year-old woman from Nanak Nagar, a 62-year-old man from Satwari, a 66-year-old woman from Vijaypur, a 38-year-old from Khada Mana Samba, a 70-year-old from Gorkha Nagar, a 54-year-old from Jammu and a 30-year-old from Majalta Udhampur, a 22-year-old youth from Flora Nagbani in Jammu and 25-year-old from Sindra in Doda, a 38-year-old woman from Darhal and 64-year-old man from Jabba Nowshera.
With these deaths 1088 people have succumbed to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir—804 from Kashmir Valley and 284 in Jammu.

J&K reports 1104 fresh cases
Meanwhile, J&K reported 1104 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 68614.
Official sources told GNS that 624 cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 480 from Kashmir Valley.
Among the cases, Srinagar reported 194, Budgam 49, Baramulla 72, Pulwama 33, Anantnag 24,
Bandipora 20, Kupwara 42, Ganderbal 28, Kulgam 11, Shopian 7, Jammu 242, Rajouri 49, Udhampur 49, Kathua 36, Doda 54, Samba 37, Poonch 44, Ramban 38, Reasi 36 and Kishtwar 39.
A number of these cases were confirmed at CD and SKIMS diagnostic labouratories, officials said.
The CD cases include male (21) from B.B. Nowgam, male (62) from Bijhama MBLA, male (44) from Khanpora Bla, female (55) and male (37) from Khawaja Bagh Bla, male (27) from Drangbal Bla, male (26) from Uplona Camp, male (53) from Kargil, male (50) from Khanyar, male (14) from Banihal, female (NA) from Botshah Mohalla, female (55) from Bemina, female (38) from Seer Hamadan, female (26) from Balhama Srg, two females (35, 08) from Barsoo, male (50) and female (45) from Sonwar, two males (75, 16) from Sharshali, female (40) from Taeh Kadal, male (25) from Pulwama, female (35) from Puchal, male (30) from Dalipora, female (58) from Tengpuna, female (55) from Inder, female (35) from Laribal Kakapora, female (52) from Srinagar, male (28) and female (22) from Noorpora, two females (50, 30) from Lalgam, male (37) from RR Panzgam Red Zone, two males (70, 35) from Drusoo, two males (28, 23) from Washbugh, male (60) from Saloosa, female (59) from Bijhama, female (38) from Baramulla, male (44) from Delina, male (52) from Baramulla, male (18) from Kanispora, male (24) from Sangrama Baramulla, male (43) from Jamia Masjid Baramulla, male (27) from Janbazpora Baramulla, male (27) from Bombay Sopore, two males (35, 30) from DPL Baramulla, male (33) from Singpora Baramulla, male (25) from Chandoosa Baramulla, male (48) from Delina Baramulla, female (50) from Chandoosa Baramulla, male (61) from Pattan Baramulla, male (24) from Old Town Baramulla, male (65) from Pattan Baramulla, female (25) from Khawaja Bagh Baramulla, male (30) and female (30) from Delina Baramulla, two females (62, 34) from Bemina, sixty three males (35, 38, 23, 47, 36, 26, 31, 33, 32, 28, 24, 29, 22, 47, 37, 29, 32, 26, 38, 29, 30, 29, 39, 40, 34, 26, 29, 36, 49, 35, 45, 23, 38, 28, 27, 29, 39, 40, 40, 32, 24, 23, 33, 45, 29, 30, 24, 47, 38, 29, 28, 29, 23, 20, 29, 21, 45, 39, 38, 23, 24, 21, 28) from BB Cantt Srinagar, female (50) from Habak Naseem Bagh, male (60) from Budgam, female (50) from Batwara Srg, male (29) from Sopore Srg, male (45) from Budgam, male (45) from Humhama, male (20) from Qamarwari, male (32) from Harwan, female (45) from Indranagar, female (NA) from NA, two females (NA, NA) from Rawalpora, male (48) from Rainawari, female (65) from Chanapora, male (65) from NA and three females (63, 46, 60) from NA, male (20) and female (26) from Hawal, female (32) from Jawahar Nagar, male (20) from Parimpora, two females (38, 70) from Chattabal, male (38) from Sonwar, female (45) from Hyderpora, female (33) from Sanatnagar, male (38) from Pampore, three males (28, 34, 34) from Illahibagh, two females (29, 26) from Qamarwari, male (23) from Solina, male (55) from Bemina, female (24) from Ganderbal, male (30) from Kupwara, male (85) from Sopore, male (39) from Handwara, female (55) from Kupwara, male (45) from Rainawari, female (55) from Dalgate, male (68) from Shahgund Bandipora, male (27) and female (29) from Humhama, female (90) from NA, male (21) from Alamgiri Bazar, male (32) from Hawal, female (50) from Handwara, three males (NA, NA, NA) from Bemina, male (70) from Alochibagh, male (60) from Pattan, female (70) from Malangpora Awantipora, male (80) from HMT, male (70) from Balhama, male (38) from Illahibagh, male (80) from Chattergam, male (60) from Budgam, female (26) from Srinagar, female (65) from Shopian, male (72) from Handwara, female (40) from Maisuma, male (65) from Tangmarg, male (48) from Pulwama, male (NA) from Gulabagh, male (31) from Sanatnagar, male (27) from Batapora, female (50) from Khanyar, female (27) from Budgam.
SKIMS cases
The Anantnag cases include female (30) from Kp Road Anantnag.
The Srinagar cases include female (40) from Baghi Mehtab, male (65) from Sanatnagar, male (35) from Tangpora Bypass, female (34) from Qamarwari, male (42) from Khanyar, female (60) from Nigeen, male (01) from Saidpora Eidgah, male (24) from Nishat, female (52) from Buchpora, male (70) from Nowshera, female (55) from Ahmadnagar, male (57) from Srinagar, male (38) from Kanipora, two females (55, 31) and male (26) from HMT Umerabad, female (20) from Bemina, male (32) from Harwan, male (40) from Eidgah, male (60) from Rajbagh, male (56) from Trc Srg, male (30) from Ahmadnagar, male (27) from C/O Skims Soura, male (49) from Harwan, female (65) from Chanapora, female (30) from Habak, female (32) from Nowgam, female (50) from Buchpora, female (58) from Shivpora, female (60) from Zoonimar, male (67) from Saidpora Eidgah, female (75) from Buchpora Srinagar.
The Kulgam cases include female (80) from Dadihama Nehama Kulgam.
The Pulwama cases include male (38) from Batnoor, male (28) from Nehama Pampore Pulwama.
The Budgam cases include female (34) from Isgander Bawere, male (60) from Hardu Surish, female (26) from Nunner, male (50) from Chaira, male (36) from Sehpora, two males (40, 38) and female (38) from Narbal, female (28) from Watamagam, male (26) from Zinpanchal, male (25) from Nagbal, male (30) from Gundshams, three females (17, 16, 45) from Colony Budgam, female (60) from Nowgam Chadoora, male (23) from Kralpora Chadoora, female (75) from Panzan Chadoora, female (16) from Sogam Chadoora, female (55) from Wagam C Hadoora, two females (50, 14) from Sheikh Mohalla Mochoowa, male (18) from Old Chanapora, male (07) from Qamarwari, male (31) from Kanihama, female (30) from Rakhshalina, male (65) from Beerwah, female (62) from Chadoora Budgam.
The Kargil cases include female (75) from Saliskote Kargil.
The Baramulla cases include male (70) from Tangmarg, male (65) from Sopore, male (55) from Singhpora, male (65) from Sopore Baramulla.
The Ramban cases include female (65) from Kohobagh Ramban.
The Rajouri cases include female (50) from Budul Rajouri.
The Ganderbal cases include female (50) from Manasbal Ganderbal.
The BSF cases include seventeen males (39, 54, 50, 26, 38, 29, 29, 28, 33, 42, 35, 36, 30, 45, 23, 46, 29) from Ch BSF Humhama Srinagar.
The CRPF cases include three males (32, 53, 54) from 115 Bn Crpf Zakura Srg, two males (34, 29) from Gc Crpf Rambagh Srg, male (29) from 6 Rr Niyari Kupwara, male (23) from 528 Asc Bn Niyari Kupwara, male (34) from 628 Eme Bn Niyari Kupwara, two males (44, 39) from 28 Dou Niyari Kupwara, two males (40, 23) from 428 Fh Niyari Kupwara, three males (35, 29, 27) from 59 Engr Regt Niyari Kupwara, male (39) from 628 Eme Bn Niyari Kupwara. The BB Cantt cases include six males (36, 53, 39, 28, 38, 32) from BB Cantt Srinagar.
Meanwhile, 1549 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals— 960 from Jammu Division and 589 from Kashmir Valley. (GNS)

New Delhi, Sep 24: India’s Coronavirus cases crossed 57 lakh-mark, while over 46 lakh people have recovered from the pandemic, pushing the national recovery rate to 81.55 per cent, according to the data of Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
As many as 86,508 new cases in the past 24 hours added to the total cases of 57,32,519, as per to the updated data.
In fresh signs of a slowdown in the contagion, India has begun to report more coronavirus recoveries each day than new patients.
Patients cured till date now stand at 46,74,987 with the 87,374 fresh recoveries.
The recovered cases exceed the 9,66,382 active cases by more than 37 lakh.
Maharashtra, which remains the state hardest hit by the pandemic, also leads recoveries with more than 20,000 patients having recovered in the past 24 hours. Andhra Pradesh contributed over 10,000 single-day recoveries, the data shows.
The active caseload now accounts for merely 16.86 per cent of the total positive cases.
Seventy-five per cent of the 86,508 COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours in the country are concentrated in 10 states and Union territories, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Chhattisgarh.
The number of novel coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu goes up to 5,63,691, with the State recording 5,692 new infections while 66 more fatalities related to the virus took the death toll to 9,076.
Andhra Pradesh reported 7,855 fresh cases in a period of 24 hours while 52 more patients died taking the death toll to 5,558.
Kerala breached the 6000-mark as its daily count reached to 6,324 in the last 24 hours.
Uttar Pradesh saw a decline in daily Covid-19 positive cases with 4674 cases down from previous 5000-mark.
The fatalities have now reached 91,149 after 1,129 more people lost their lives to the contagion during the period.
A total of 91,149 deaths have been reported so far in the country including 33,886 from Maharashtra followed by 9,010 from Tamil Nadu, 8,266 from Karnataka, 5,506 from Andhra Pradesh, 5,299 from Uttar Pradesh, 5,087 from Delhi, 4,544 from West Bengal, 3,367 from Gujarat, 2,990 from Punjab and 2,077 from Madhya Pradesh.
Globally India, United States and Brazil have reported around 54 per cent of the over 3.11 crore coronavirus cases, according to the Johns Hopkins University data.
The US has reported the highest number of cases at over 71 lakh, followed by India at nearly 57 lakh and Brazil at over 46 lakh.