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10 militants shot in J&K Srinagar, February 6 Five militants were killed and their hide-out busted in an encounter at Damhal Hanjipora in Anantnag district today. Acting on specific information the police and the security forces launched a joint operation at Tragpathri where a hide-out was busted and militants were engaged in a firefight, a police spokesman said here. Four AK rifles, one pistol, three wireless sets and a large quantity of ration were found from the site, A foreign militant Abdul Wahid Afridi, belonging to the Laskhar-e-Toiba and a civilian were killed in an encounter at Kanabal in Handwara area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir. One AK rifle, two magazines and some incriminating documents were recovered from the slain militant. The civilian killed in the cross-fire was identified as Mohammad Akbar. The BSF here today arrested a top militant of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, Mohammad Ashraf Mir of Batamaloo, here last evening. One rocket launcher with a booster, one wireless set, four grenades, eight audio cassettes were recovered from him. A group of militants entered the house of a National Conference worker, Mr Ghulam Mohiuddin, at Khanabal Handwara in north Kashmir last night and opened indiscriminate firing on the inmates. Mr Mohiuddin escaped unhurt but his guest Mohammad Akbar, who was critically wounded, was shifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. However, the security forces in the nearby camp returned the fire and killing a foreign militant, Waseem Bhai. One AK rifle and other arms and ammunition were recovered from him. Two Lashker militants were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Hajwag area of Doda district. Three houses in which they had forcibly taken shelter during the encounter were gutted, the sources said. Security personnel shot dead a militant when he tried to infiltrate into Bhimber Gali sector of Rajouri district. Militants shot dead a counter insurgent Ikhwan leader Tashooq Ahmad Dar near his house in Awantipora area of Pulwama district last night, the sources said. A suspected militant Abdul Hamid Khan was arrested during search operation at Limber-Uri in Barmula district, they said. In Udhampur district, militants fired upon a village defence committee member, Mohammad Sharief, in his house at Reasi, injuring him. In another incident in Handwara, the sources said a mentally challenged woman was killed when the security forces opened fire on observing suspicious movement near their camp in the wee hours today. The woman received serious injuries and later died at a hospital, the sources said. Meanwhile, a highly decomposed body of a person was recovered by the police from Rajpora forest in Pulwama district of south Kashmir today, the sources said. JAMMU: Security forces on Thursday gunned down a commander of pro-Pakistani militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen in a pre-dawn operation in Surankote forest area of Poonch district, official sources said today. Sources said the troops cordoned off an area in Surankote hills in Poonch district late on Wednesday and launched a search operation there. Around 2 a.m. an encounter took place in which one ultra was killed, the sources said, adding that he was later identified as Zahir-ul-Islam of Pakistan. The encounter was still on when reports last came in from the area. |
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Pak UAV shot
down Jammu, February 6 The Italian made UAV was reportedly collecting the data on the deployment of armed forces on the Indian side of the Line of Control and was flying 400 metres inside Indian territory. It was shot down at 2 p.m. A sentry on duty at the border shot down the UAV. It has been brought to the headquarters of the 16 Corps at Nagrota. This is the third Pakistani UAV have been shot down by Indian forces in a year. UNI Adds: Army displays the wreckage of the Pakistani unmanned aerial vehicle UAV. “The wreckage of the UAV was scattered over a large area along the LoC and during the search of the area, it was confirmed to be that of the downed Pakistani UAV,’’ the spokesman said. “The UAV had entered about 400 metres inside the LoC on the Indian side,’’ Lt-Col Rathore said. Its debris, which included one wing, engine Assembly, a frame and transmitters, was also shown to the reporters. Earlier, two Pakistani UAVs violated the Indian airspace in the Mendhar area of Poonch sector on December 31 at around 12.15 hours and flew for 15 minutes and managed to cross back into the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, escaping Indian fire. |
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Mufti to campaign for Cong in HP Jammu, February 6 An aide of the Mufti said here today that so far there was no programme of the Chief Minister to visit Himachal. On the other hand, the Congress high command has ordered all party legislators and ministers here to visit Himachal when duties were assigned to them. It is learnt that even the Congress was not very keen on involving the PDP in the campaign as it might prove counter-productive. The BJP is accusing the Mufti and his PDP of being soft towards the terrorists and releasing some of them. However, some PDP activists might be asked to tour Himachal areas where Muslims reside. There is no constituency in Himachal where the Muslims could play a decisive role. Their number is good around Paonta Sahib, Chamba and Bilaspur. Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma, is in demand in Himachal because of his being a Brahmin. It is learnt that many Congress candidates have requested him for campaigning in their constituencies. There was hardly any Brahmin leader of stature in the Congress party in Himachal after the death of Pandit Sant Ram. HVC leader, Sukh Ram, was expelled from the party following seizure of money from the party following seizure of money from his residence at Mandi by the CBI. His reinduction in the party failed because of his ‘tainted’ image following his conviction by a court. Congress candidates were keen on the visit of Mr Mangat Ram Sharma because he had toured Himachal extensively during recent organisational elections when he was the party observer. Moreover, Mr Mangat Ram Sharma is familiar with the Himachal areas as he had campaigned there previously for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Many other ministers and legislators might be deputed for the campaign particularly in the Kangra and Chamba districts adjoining the Jammu region and are alike culturally and linguistically. Particularly the Rajputs have traditional links with the Kangra area and the legislators of the community are being asked to camp there. It is not yet certain whether the Panthers Party, which is also sharing power in Jammu & Kashmir send its activists to the adjoining state for campaigning for its alliance partner. |
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Dr Mir made Srinagar medical college principal Jammu, February 6 Following Dr Mir’s out of turn promotion, five doctors senior to him, in the Jammu Medical College have been given the pay scale of the principal. They are, Dr Jatinder
Arora, Dr D.B. Sharma, Dr A.K. Sadhu, Dr R.N. Bargotra and Dr Vijay Gupta. Dr Bargotra retired two months ago. The Cabinet approved the promotion of Mir Gulzar Mohammad and Mr
P.K. Jalpuri, as Chief Engineers from October 1, 2001 and October 2002 respectively. Mr
M.M. Makdoomi, Deputy Director, Archieves, has been promoted Director,
Archieves, Archaeology and Museums. The Cabinet also decided to set up development authorities for
Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Patnitop for development of these resorts. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed would head these authorities. Each authority shall have nine members with the Deputy Chief Minister as vice-chairman. Other members of the authority would be the Tourism Minister, the Financial Commissioner, Finance, the Principal Secretary, Planning and Development, the Commissioner/Secretary, Tourism, Divisional Commissioner concerned and the Deputy Commissioner concerned. Besides the Chief Executive Officer of Development Authority. The authority has been empowered to co-opt any member. To make the authorities more effective separate allocation would be made for the authority concerned specifically for the development of the tourist places. The authority shall prepare five-year perspective plans for the development of the areas. |
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POSTING/TRANSFERS Jammu, February 6 Mr Amit Kushari, Principal Secretary, Higher Education, shall now be Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports Department; Ms Sonali Kumar Commissioner/Secretary, Technical Education, Youth Services and Sports Department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner/Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department; Mr Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai, Commissioner/Secretary, Tourism Department has been shifted to the Agriculture Production Department; Mr Najamus Saqib, has been posted as Secretary, Tourism Department on being recalled from the Centre, where he was on deputation; Mr Masaud Samoon, has been posted as Special Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Mr Dheeraj Gupta, Special Secretary, Power Development Department shall hold the additional charge of Managing Director, Power Development Corporation till further orders; Mr Hirdesh Kumar, S.D.M. Reasi, has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, with an additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Patnitop Development Authority; Ms Sarita C. Chauhan, has been posted as Joint Director, Industries and Commerce, Jammu; Mr M.Y. Qureshi, Special Secretary, Education Department, has been posted as Special Secretary, Social Welfare Department; Mr A.K. Raina, Special Secretary, ARI and Trainings Department has been posted as Director, Local Bodies, Jammu; Ms Sunita Sharma, Special Secretary to Chief Minister, has been posted as Special Secretary, ARI and Trainings Department; Mr K. Mohinder Singh, Director, Local Bodies, has been posted as Additional Commissioner, Jammu; Mr Harbans Lal, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, has been transferred as Director, Land Records, Jammu relieving Director, Tourism, Jammu of the additional charge; Mr B.L. Bhat, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department and; Mr Farooq Ahmed Peer, Special Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, has been posted as Special Secretary to Government, Rural Development Department. |
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Revert employees from Kashmir, says Jammu morcha Jammu, February 6 In a joint statement here today, Prof Virender Gupta and Mr Tilak Raj Sharma, co-chairman and general secretary of the morcha, demanded that the existing strength of 8 per cent Jammu employees in the state secretariat should immediately be increased to 50 per cent to remove disparity. They added that the employees belonging to Kashmir posted in the Jammu region should be reverted and fresh recruitments be made from the region to fill the vacant posts. They also sought fresh electoral rolls and the implementation of the recommendations of the Wazir Commission. |
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JKLF chief, 7 other activists detained Srinagar, February 6 Official sources said Mr Malik and hundreds of his supporters took out a procession from the JKLF headquarters at Maisuma, near here, today demanding that they be allowed to bring back the mortal remains of its founder chief Mohammad Maqbool Bhat from Delhi’s Tihar jail. Mr Bhat was hanged to death and buried within the Tihar jail complex on February 11, 1984. However, when the processionists, holding banners in support of their demand, reached the Budshah chowk the police swung into action and resorted to lathicharge. But when it had no affect, the police burst teargas shells and later detained Malik, along with seven others, including JKLF vice-chairman Javid Ahmad Mir. Business and transport activities came to a halt in the area after the incident. The JKLF has decided not to give any hartal call on February 11, the 19th death anniversary of Maqbool Bhat.
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Annual Plan formulated Jammu, February 6 The Plan focuses on power, information technology and horticulture sectors where the allocations are proposed to be increased substantially. The Plan also seeks to allocate more for the reconstruction of destroyed bridges. The Chief Secretary, Dr Sudhir S. Bloeria, who announced the decisions, said in another decision the Cabinet decided to transfer the administrative control of trade agencies from the General Administration Department to Hospital and Protocol Department. |
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Protest by shopkeepers Jammu, February 6 The protesters assembled on the Jammu-Pathankot Highway at Satwari in Jammu and raised anti-government slogans, demanding an end to the drive. The protesters later dispersed, the sources said, adding that the traffic on the highway resumed after an hour. As many as 400 shops, illegal structures and hoardings were razed to ground by the Jammu Municipality and the Jammu Development Authority in different parts of the city in the past three days.
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