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Tuesday,
February 4, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Infiltration bid, 2 ultras
killed ‘Talks to resolve Kashmir issue soon’ Firing by Pak troops in
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JKLF: no strike on Bhat’s death
anniversary Nitish assures jobs in lieu of land
acquired 20 unauthorised
structures demolished Demolition drive against illegal
constructions in
Jammu. — photo by Sarbjeet Singh 
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Infiltration bid, 2 ultras killed Jammu, February 3 A group of militants infiltrated into the Balakote area of the district around 8 am under the cover of shelling by Pakistani troops, but were engaged in an exchange of fire by the security personnel in which two of them were killed, they said. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the state, a militant was killed and five persons, including a constable, were injured during the past 24 hours. An official spokesman said four persons were injured when militants hurled a hand grenade towards a security force vehicle at Wazir Bagh in the city today. However, the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside. Militants also shot at and wounded a constable, Ashiq Hussain at Vilgam village in the frontier district of Kupwara last evening. The security forces killed a militant during an encounter at Phagwari Gali village in Poonch district of the Jammu region today.
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‘Talks to resolve Kashmir issue soon’ Srinagar, February 3 Addressing the first meeting of the Srinagar Citizens Council here last evening, Mr Sayeed said tackling the Kashmir situation was a big challenge that had to be met through collective efforts of the government and the people. However, it would take some time to pursue all these matters, he said. The Chief Minister said all pledges made by his government in the Common Minimum Programme would be fulfilled. Efforts are being made by his government to revive tourism in the state, the Chief Minister said. Mr Sayeed promised best-possible medical treatment to detained Hurriyet Conference senior leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The council alleged that the authorities in the Ranchi jail were not providing proper treatment to Mr Geelani despite recommendations by doctors that he should be shifted to AIIMS, Delhi. Shortage of power being faced by the state will ease as the Northern Grid has restored the supply it had suspended in view of the extreme winter conditions in parts of the country, Chief Minister said. He said a theme park was proposed to be set up at Badamwari and a park at Chhatabal. He said the government was planning to launch a literacy programme and implement handicrafts promotion scheme to provide employment to the unemployed youth in cities.
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Firing by Pak troops in
Jammu division Jammu, February 3 Pakistani Rangers, using light and medium machine guns, targeted areas near border outposts of Nikowal, H.S. Way, Khurd, Karotna in the R.S. Pura sector and adjoining Arnia sector since last evening, they said, adding there was no loss of life or damage on the Indian side. Troops from across the IB have been resorting to firing, usually from dusk to dawn, to disrupt the fencing work undertaken to check infiltration. The BSF, has undertaken fencing along 187.5 km long IB from Paharpur to Akhnoor in the Jammu division, and will be completing 87 km of fencing by June-end this year, the sources said. As Pakistani agencies have been facilitating infiltration of armed insurgents through vulnerable areas along the IB for out terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, the government had decided to fence the IB along Jammu division on that of the pattern in Punjab, the sources said. Initially, the fencing was undertaken by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) but later it was taken over by the BSF despite heavy firing from across the border. The fencing along the remaining portion of IB is expected to be completed in the next two years, the sources said.
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JKLF: no strike on Bhat’s death
anniversary Srinagar, February 3 This decision was taken in view of the Eid-ul-Zuha being celebrated on February 12, a spokesman for the JKLF said after the day-long meeting at its Maisuma headquarters here today. He said there would be no strike on that day. However, seminars and blood donation camps would be held by the members of the JKLF throughout the globe. He said during the seminars and other public meetings, the JKLF would demand that they be allowed to bring back the mortal remains of Maqbool Bhat to Srinagar from the Tihar Jail. Mr Bhat who was hanged to death in the Tihar jail in 1984 was later buried within the jail premises.
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Nitish assures jobs in lieu of land
acquired Srinagar, February 3 Distributing compensation cheques amounting to Rs 12.37 crore among 449 farmers of Anantnag, Pulwama and Budgam district at public meetings in Khannabal and Beerwah, the minister, during his first visit to the valley in connection with the ongoing railway project, announced that the Railway Ministry would set up computerised reservation counters at every district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Nitish Kumar also responded to the Chief Minister’s desire to have specially designed railway stations in keeping with the valley’s scenic beauty and assured him that whatever designs the state government wanted would be adopted by the Railways. He asked the railway authorities to get in touch with the state government in this regard. |
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20 unauthorised
structures demolished Jammu, February 3 A similar drive has already been launched in Srinagar also. The police encircled the Satwari and Nai Basti areas in the morning and the structures were razed in the presence of senior officers. The drive will go on till the encroachments were cleared in the area, an officer said. |
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Jammu, February 3