SEC Sharma, Omar, Bukhari, Sajad others condemn

Jahangeer Ganaie

Kokernag, Dec 4: Gunmen on Friday shot at and injured a DDC Candidate in Kokernag belt of South Kshmir’s Anantnag district.
An official told KNO that a DDC candidate namely Anees Ahmad affiliated with JK Apni Party, who has filed his form as DDC candidate from Sagam Kokernag block, was shot at and injured in Sagam area. He said that he was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
A police spokesman in a statement said that at 12 noon, police received information about a crime incident at Sagam, Kokernag area of district Anantnag, where militants had fired upon a DDC candidate. “Senior police officers immediately reached the crime spot,” the spokesman said.
He said that preliminary investigation revealed that militants had fired upon an independent DDC candidate of Sagam constituency at Sagam, Kokernag in district Anantnag. “In this incident, he has received injuries in small finger of his left hand and minor injury on thigh. The injured was immediately evacuated to nearby hospital for the treatment of his injuries, where his condition is stated to be stable. He has been identified as Anees-ul-Islam Ganie son of late Fareed Ahmad Ganie resident of Sagam,” the police spokesman said.
He was allocated cluster accommodation in Khanabal and after end of scrutiny period he was properly informed by Police Station Kokernag on the evening of December 3, regarding the same. “Besides, he was instructed to get escort personnel for campaigning purpose which he did not take. Pertinently, all the candidates have already been instructed to inform us before going out for campaigning. The information regarding his movement was neither conveyed to PCR nor to concerned Police Station,” the police spokesman said.
In this regard, Police has registered a case vide FIR No. 149/2020 under relevant sections of law at Police Station Kokernag. “Investigation has been initiated and officers continue to work to establish the full circumstances of this crime. Area has been cordoned and search in the area is going on,” he said.
The police spokesman said that IGP Kashmir has once again requested all the candidates and vulnerable people to inform concerned PCRs or Police Stations as and when they are desirous of going for poll campaign or such movements so that appropriate security arrangements are accordingly provided to them.

SEC Sharma, Omar, Sajad, Altaf, Tarigami, Shah condemn attack
Meanwhile, State Election Commissioner K.K Sharma condemned the attack on a DDC candidate from Sagam constituency of Anantnag district Anees Ul Islam.
The SEC said that the candidate had been advised by police on 3rd December after scrutiny of nominations to get escort for campaigning which he unfortunately did not take. He further said that the candidate has suffered minor injuries and his condition is stable.
A case has been registered by the police and they have advised all the candidates to follow the security SOPs. SEC maintained and added that a security review of candidates is also being under taken.

Several politicians including the former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Friday condemned the attack on District Development Council (DDC) candidate in Kokernag area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Omar Abdullah in a tweet said that elections have always brought out the worst in those forces who have remained inimical to peace in Kashmir.

Former minister and Peoples Conference (PC) Chairman, Sajad Gani Lone, who is also the spokesman of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), in a tweet said that the attack on him is detestable to say the least.

Meanwhile in a statement Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari condemned the attack on Anees-ul-Islam Party’s contesting candidate for DDC elections.
Bukhari said such violent incidents add to the miseries and sufferings of people and cannot be condoned by anyone in civilized society across the world. “This dastardly attack on our contesting candidate is a manifestation of frustration among forces inimical to peace and rising popularity of the Apni Party among the people,” he said while urging the government to take serious cognizance of this incident and take all necessary security measures in this regard.

CPI (M) senior leader and former MLA Kulgam, M Y Tarigami in a statement issued here said that the attack on a DDC candidate at Kokernag area of Anantnag by gunmen is highly condemnable and such incidents have no place in civilized society.

Meanwhile, Awami National Conference (ANC) Senior Vice President, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah also condemned the attack on DDC candidate and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured.

Peerzada Waseeem
Baramulla, Dec 04: The polling booth in Boys Higher Secondary School in Kreeri saw a 115-year old woman casting her vote.
The old woman who was helped to the polling station by her relatives said she choose to vote for a better future for her family.
“I have been casting vote since my younger days. In past, I have voted for PDP, NC, Congress but they did not do any kind of development. This time I have voted in favour of a local candidate,” she said. “I will continue to vote till my last breath.”
“We want development as BJP did nothing in the last two years. They hurt our sentiments by scrapping Article 370. This time we will use our vote against BJP to keep them out of Kashmir,” she said.
Amid cold weather, hundreds of voters turned up in large numbers in north Kashmir’s Wagoora and Sangrama Baramulla district during the third phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls.
Total 13 candidates participated in the elections—(KNO)

Nasir Azam
Srinagar, Dec 4: The administration of Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has directed the district magistrates to clear all pending applications filed by banks and financial institutions for taking over physical possessions of mortgaged properties of defaulting borrow within a week’s time.
In a communique, Financial Commissioner Finance Arun Mehta has written to all district magistrates of the UT to dispose all pending applications filed under section 14 of Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act 2002 within a week’s time.
“All pending applications under section 14 of SARFEASI Act filed by various banks and financial institutions where time- limit of 60 days have already lapsed may be cleared within a week positively and a report in this ben shared with Finance Department so that the same is forwarded to the Department of Financial Service, Ministry of Finance, Government of India,” reads the letter.

The move comes after Centre intimated that applications filed under section 14 of the Act remain pending with district magistrates for more than 60 days.
The district-wise list of pending applications forward by the Union Finance Ministry as on 30-09-2020 has also been enclosed with the communique.
Under SARFAESI law, applications filed by the banks and financial institutions with the district magistrates for taking over physical possessions of mortgaged properties of defaulting borrowers are required are to be disposed within 60 days.
The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest Act was enacted in 2002. It allows banks and other financial institution to auction residential or commercial properties of defaulters to recover loans. (KNO)

New Delhi, Dec 4: India on Friday recorded 36,594 fresh nCoV cases during the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry update said.
The overall COVID case tally of the country has now surged to 95,71,559, the government data said.
There were 540 more deaths due to pandemic in the past 24 hours across the nation pushing the fatality count till date to 1,39,188.
Talking of the active caseload of Coronavirus, there was a dip of 6,861 since Thursday and presently, the nation is home to 4,16,082 active cases, as per the data.
Meanwhile, there were 42,916 COVID patients who were cured in the past one day , taking the total recoveries count till date past the 90 lakh mark, with the figure now at 90,16,289.
In percentage, active cases are now 4.35 per cent, discharged/cured at 94.20 per cent and the deaths due to COVID are 1.45 per cent of the total case count till date.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research , 14,47,27,749 cumulative samples have been tested till date for COVID 19.

Phase-I to cover all health workers: Director FWMCH&I
Precious Kashmir News
Jammu, Dec 4: The modalities for COVID– 19 Vaccination Programme were today discussed here at a divisional level meeting chaired by Director Family Welfare, MCH & Immunization J&K, Dr. Renu Sharma.
The meeting was attended by Chief Medical Officers, Deputy Chief Medical Officers, District Immunization Officers and District Mass Education & Information Officers.
Dr. Ravinder Pal, Surveillance Medical Officer, NPSP, WHO presented a power point presentation on the COVID vaccination.
The Director Family Welfare directed the Chief Medical Officers and Deputy Chief Medical Officers to submit the Micro-plan covering all the health workers for COVID-19 vaccination in the 24 hours.
The formats prepared by National Health Mission, J&K were discussed in detail and queries were taken from the attending Officers.
The Director Family Welfare exhorted the Officers to make all the necessary arrangements and workout the requirements with respect to manpower and logistics for vaccination of 87000 Health Care workers (from Public & Private sectors) across the UT of J&K in the Ist phase.