Rehan Showkat
Srinagar, Oct 14: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) constable and a Special Police Officer (SPO) deserted their respective units along with two AK-47 rifles and one magazine in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said on Wednesday.
Official sources told GNS that the SPO Altaf Hassan (Belt No. 1197 /SPO) son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat of Qazipora Chadoora, who was posted in SOG Camp Chadoora, went missing along with two AK-47 Rifles and three magazines.
A police officer said that a case has been registered and further investigations are underway.
SSB trooper ‘absconds’ in Chadoora
Meanwhile, a SSB trooper “absconded” along with a magazine of his service rifle from a camp at Nagam Chadoora, officials said.
They said Commandant of the 14th battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has made a communication to police station Chadoora that the constable identified as Altaf Hussain (110734231) son of Alam Din of Rehan Koteranka Rajouri has absconded from the unit at Nagam at around 2115 hours on October 13.

The Commandant has sought registration of the FIR in connection with incident. A police officer said that a communication has been received for FIR regarding the incident. (GNS)

London, Oct 14: The case of a man in the United States infected twice with Covid-19 shows there is much yet to learn about immune responses and also raises questions over vaccination, scientists said on Tuesday.

The 25-year old from Reno, Nevada, tested positive in April after showing mild symptoms, then got sick again in late May with a more serious bout, according to a case report in the Lancet Infectious Diseases medical journal.

The report was published just hours after US President Donald Trump, who was infected with Covid-19 and hospitalised earlier this month, said he believes he now has immunity and felt “so powerful”.

Scientists said that while known incidences of reinfection appear rare – and the Nevada man has now recovered – cases like his were worrying. Other isolated cases of reinfection have been reported around the world, including in Asia and Europe.

“It is becoming increasingly clear that reinfections are possible, but we can’t yet know how common this will be,” said Simon Clarke, a microbiology expert at Britain’s Reading University.

“If people can be reinfected easily, it could also have implications for vaccination programmes as well as our understanding of when and how the pandemic will end.”

The Nevada patient’s doctors, who first reported the case in a non peer-reviewed paper in August, said sophisticated testing showed that the virus strains associated with each bout of infection were genetically different.

“These findings reinforce the point that we still do not know enough about the immune response to this infection,” said Paul Hunter, a professor in medicine at Britain’s University of East Anglia.

Brendan Wren, a professor of vaccinology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said the Nevada case was the fifth confirmed example of reinfection worldwide.

“The demonstration that it is possible to be reinfected by SARS-CoV-2 may suggest that a Covid-19 vaccine may not be totally protective,” he said. “However, given the (more than) 40 million cases worldwide, these small examples of reinfection are tiny and should not deter efforts to develop vaccines.”

Sputnik

Skolkovo (Russia), Oct 14:  Russia is expected to boost its monthly coronavirus vaccine production to 1.5 million doses in December, 3-3.5 million doses in January and up to 15 million doses in the spring, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Wednesday.

“We plan to produce 800,000 doses in November, 1.5 million doses in December, 3-3.5 million doses in January, and then the several-fold growth will follow. We will be capable of producing 15 million doses monthly in the spring of the next year,” Manturov said, specifying he was talking about the Sputnik V vaccine.

Nasir Azam
Srinagar, Oct 14: In a significant political development, National Conference president and three-time Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah has convened a meeting of signatories of Gupkar declaration on Thursday afternoon at his residence.
Talking to media persons after meeting Mehbooba Mufti, who was released last evening, at her Gupkar residence here, National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said that she has accepted invitation for attending the meeting of signatories of Gupkar Declaration tomorrow.
“She has kindly accepted Farooq sahib’s invitation to join a meeting of the Gupkar Declaration signatories tomorrow afternoon, “Omar said.
The meeting is being held two days after PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was released from 14 months detention- six months under the Criminal Procedure Code and eight months under the Public Safety Act. Hours before abrogation of the Article 370, the Central government detained all top mainstream including Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Sajad Gani Lone. They were kept in detention for period ranging between seven months to 14 months.
Gupkar declaration is a resolution passed by National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, Congress, Peoples Conference and some smaller parties on August 4, 2019 to defend J&K’s special status.
The signatories of the resolution met on August 22 this year and vowed fight for restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir as it existed pre-August 5, 2019, saying the measures taken were “spitefully shortsighted” and “grossly unconstitutional”.
The parties reiterated that they are bound, wholly, by the contents of the ‘Gupkar Declaration’. (KNO)

Mubashir Aalam Wani

Srinagar, Oct 14: A day after her release, the incumbent parliamentarian Dr Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah met the former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief at her Gupkar residence.

Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone and PDP leaders including former minister Abdul Rehman Veeri, Khursheed Aalam and others also met Mehbooba Mufti.

Abdullahs this afternoon visited Gupkar residence of Mehbooba Mufti where the duo inquired about her health condition after being released from 14-month-long detention.

Soon after coming out from her residence, Omar spoke to the media about the meeting and said it was aimed to inquire about her well-being after being released from over one year long detention.

He said that they also invited her for an All Parties meeting on Gupkar declaration tomorrow at 04:00 PM at Dr. Farooq’s Gupkar residence.

Omar tweeted that Mehbooba has accepted his father’s invitation to jin a meeting of Gupkar Declaration signatories’ tomorrow.

“My father and I called on Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba this afternoon to enquire about her well-being after her release from detention. She has kindly accepted Farooq Sb’s invitation to join a meeting of the Gupkar Declaration signatories’ tomorrow afternoon (Thursday),” Omar tweeted.
Sajad Gani Lone, former minister and PC chairman also met Mehbooba Mufti at her house while Naeem Akhtar was also present on the occasion.
Many PDP leaders also met the party chief today and inquired about her well-being.

Veeri while talking to KNO said that several party leaders met the president today at her Gupkar residence and inquired about her well-being. “Nothing was discussed today. But the leaders met her only to inquire about her well-being,” he said.

Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday evening revoked Public Safety Act (PSA) detention of Mehbooba Mufti and released her from 14-month-long decision. The release of Mehbooba was welcomed by all the mainstream political party leaders.

Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Oct 14: BJP on Wednesday said if Abdullahs and Mehbooba Mufti stoke any kind of trouble in valley on Article 370, they should be ready to bear its serious repercussions then.
BJP J&K chief Ravinder Raina termed Gupkar Declaration as “anti-national” and “Pakistan sponsored” agenda.
He said Abdullah’s and Mehbooba Mufti during a fresh meeting have reportedly decided to carry forward the mission of Gupkar Declaration which BJP will never ever allow.
He said people of Jammu and Kashmir have already thrown the declaration into dustbin as Article 370 was proved a discriminatory law for the local people.
“Politicians like Abdullah’s and Mehbooba Mufti are trying to cover their crimes. In pretext of Gupkar Declaration they are planning to stoke trouble in valley. BJP want to make it clear here anyone whosoever will try to create disorder won’t be left unpunished”, Raina warned.
“Abrogation of Article 370 has become history now and no political party or a person can undo the decision” he said adding the law had given birth to numerous problems in J&K particularly pampering militancy and separatism.
Talking tough against the signatories of Gupkar Declaration, Raina said that these politicians wish to bleed Kashmir further for their vested interests however BJP will never allow them to do so.
He warned Abdullah’s and Mehbooba Mufti to desist from chalking out any troubled strategy against the decisions taken on August 5, 2019, saying it would have serious aftermath for the trio. (KNS)

Precious Kashmir News
Srinagar, Oct 14: Traffic Police on Wednesday issued an advisory imposing restrictions on vehicular movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on all Fridays from October 16 to November 30, citing maintenance of the highway as a reason.

Additional Director General of Police Traffic J&K, Srinagar in an advisory said that in connection with the maintenance of NH-44, vehicular movement has been barred on every Friday starting from October 16, 2020 to November 30, 2020. He also said that routine advisories with regard to traffic movement other than Fridays shall be issued on daily basis.
“Security Forces are advised/requested not to ply against advisory/traffic plan in view of Road maintenance on the days mentioned in the order”, the order reads.
For Mughal road, the advisory reads that subject to fair weather and good road condition only load carriers carrying essential supplies shall be allowed on Mughal Road on these days. “Moreover, no passenger vehicle or pedestrian shall be allowed on Mughal road,” the advisory reads.
Advisory further said that people are advised not to undertake journey on NHW-44 on mentioned days, in case of any emergency they have been asked to contact Traffic Control Units of the respective destinations.