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News In Brief

On the day of Eid the Holy Prophet (SAW) used

to return by a different route from the one he had

taken when going out.--Hadith

3 KAS Officers Shifted SRINAGAR: The government on Monday transferred three KAS officers and assigned Navin Kumar Choudhary (IAS) charge of another department. According to separate orders, Navin Kumar Choudhary (IAS), Principal Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department, holding additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Information Technology Department, has been asked to hold the charge More On P8

High Speed Winds Hit Jammu, Minor Killed JAMMU: A minor was killed and his mother injured when a tree fell on them as high speed winds slapped the region disrupting power and water supplies, officials said Tuesday.A maximum temperature of 40.1 degrees Celsius was registered in Jammu region, a Meteorological (MeT) Department official said.On Tuesday, low-intensity winds hit some parts areas of the region, he said. A nine-year-old boy was killed and More On P8

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No Train Services On EidSRINAGAR: Train services in Kashmir valley will remain suspended tomorrow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and the day after, railway authorities said today.An official said the service would remain suspended on June 5 and 6 between Banihal and Baramulla. “Due to apprehension, threat of damage to railway property and assets, in view of past incidents during Eid ul Fitr 2018, More On P8

Kashmir Observer extends Eid greetings to its esteemed readers. KO offices will remain closed on account of Eid for two days.

Next issue will hit the stands on Saturday, June 08.

Amit Shah Keeps Kashmir Focus, Delimitation Crops Up

Unlike last year when we celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr in the

throes of months of social and political turmoil, this year the festival has followed a relatively peaceful period. The social peace in Kashmir has uneasily held despite many developments threatening to disrupt it. However, the security situation has continued to be grim. Until May, armed forces have killed over 100 militants, most of them local youth from South Kashmir. The ever rising violence highlights one basic aspect of the Valley situation. That is, militancy despite increasing number of killings is far from being vanquished. And that the new government at the centre will have to embark on a meaningful political intervention to address the situation.More than an occasion of joy, Eid in Kashmir is a time for reflection. And of mourning too, for the thousands who have died over the past three decades. Eid is inherently also about joy and celebration but there is nothing routine about this joy. The festival is about a spiritual renewal and a sense of fulfilment. In Kashmir and of course in other troubled spots of the world Eid assumes a meaning that runs even deeper. It is a very solemn occasion for individual and collective reflection and remembrance. It is also about our obligation towards our society. We not only inherit the tragic fallout of the trouble over the past three decades but also continue to live this reality in the present.This year too many a violent incident took place leading to loss of many lives. Sadly, our Eids are no occasions for a community level effort to help out the people who have lost their loved ones to the violence. This Eid is little different. We celebrate Eid and God showers us with his blessings but we are forgetful in our joy. As always we succumb to an unbridled consumerism. We are generally bereft of the concern for the poor and the people who have suffered.On this Eid, there is an urgent need to reflect about our failures as a community. It is incumbent on us that while we go about celebrating Eid or any other festival, we also remember thousands of the victims of ongoing turmoil and contribute in a material way to lessen their misery.

Mehbooba Terms It ‘Distressing’; Omar Says Why Single Out J&K When Delimitation Bar Across India Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI: Home Minister Amit Shah has hit the ground running, as expected. With a catalogue of review meet-ings, Shah has many crucial things on his agenda includ-

ing redrawing the delimi-tation of constituencies in

Jammu and KashmirOn Tuesday, he was given a

detailed presentation on the situation in Jammu and Kash-mir, where the BJP has been pushing for carrying out a de-limitation exercise for getting more seats for Jammu region in the state assembly.

The home minister was briefed about the ground situ-ation in the sensitive state, which has been hit by mili-tancy for the last three decades and security arrangements be-ing in place there, officials said.

Shah was also told about the security arrangements being made for the annual Amarnath yatra, More On P8

When SC Upheld Freeze On Delimitation In J&K Till 2026

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court on November 9, 2010 upheld the freeze imposed by Jammu and Kashmir government on delimitation of assembly constituencies in the state till 2026 and dismissed the plea that it violated the “basic structure” of the Constitution.Rejecting J&K Panther’s Party chief Bhim Singh’s argument that it deprived Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes the right to represent the Valley, the apex court in a judgement had said that courts cannot interfere in matters of delimitation as there was an express Constitutional bar on such interference. By an amendment to Jammu and Kashmir Representation of More On P8

The Joy of Eid is in Sharing

Kashmir Celebrates Eid TodaySRINAGAR: Muslims across Jammu and Kashmir would celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the festival of thanksgiving, on Wednesday to mark the culmina-tion of the holy month of Ramazan.

The moon was sighted in the re-gion and soon Kashmir's Grand Mufti took to radio and television to announce Eid on Wednesday.

The central Ruet-e-Hilal Com-mittee of Pakistan announced Eid on June 5 after testimonies were received from different parts of the country. Likewise in New Delhi Shahi Imam Ahmad Bukhari too an-nounced moon sighting.

Thousands of people are expected to attend congregational Eid prayers in Eidgahs, Masjids and Shrines across the State where scholars and clerics would throw light on the significance of the festival of thanksgiving.

The biggest gathering of devotees is expected at historical Jamia Mas-jid Srinagar and Hazratbal shrine on city outskirts.

Chairman of Hurriyat More On P8

Masarat Alam Shifted To DelhiSent to 10 Day Remand along with Shabir Shah, Asiya Andrabi NEW DELHI: Continuing its crackdown on Hurriyat Conference leaders in Kashmir, the NIA on Tuesday took custody of Masarat Alam Bhat along with Shabir

Shah, chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party and Asiya More On P8

Army Chief Reviews Kashmir Situation JAMMU: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat Tues-day reviewed the security situa-tion in Jammu and Kashmir and exhorted troops to remain vigi-lant against the nefarious designs of anti-national elements.

General Rawat had accompa-nied Rajnath Singh on his first official visit as Union More On P8

‘Targeted Action Against 10 Top Militants Soon’SRINAGAR: Security agencies have prepared a list of 10 most wanted militants in Jammu and Kashmir, that includes top commander of Hizbul Mujahideen More On P8

EC To Announce J&K Poll Schedule After Yatra

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Tuesday said it will announce the sched-ule for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the Amarnath Yatra, which be-gins next month.

In a statement, the poll panel said it has unanimously decided that "holding of As-sembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir shall be consid-ered later in this year".

The Commission said it will keep monitoring the situation in the state regu-larly based on inputs from all necessary quarters, and will announce the election sched-ule after the conclusion of the Amarnath Yatra.

The yatra usually runs from July 2-August 15.

The J&K assembly’s six-year term was to end on March 16, 2021, but was dissolved in June 2018 after a ruling coalition between the Peoples Demo-cratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party fell apart.

As mandated by the Consti-tution, the state was brought under the President’s Rule on December 19, 2018, which will have to be extended for a pe-riod of six months on May 19, 2019, or till an elected govern-ment is put in place, which-ever is earlier. More On P8