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Woman constable among five
killed 4 Pak bunkers
destroyed CM visits Sheikh’s
residence Index page: Mufti persuades Sonia to keep Omar out Rights forum
chief taken into custody 3,757 more pilgrims leave for cave
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2 government
officials held taking bribe Missing youth’s
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Woman constable among five
killed Srinagar, July 18 A militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad was killed in an encounter with the security forces at Warsun in Kupwara district and another militant was killed in an encounter at Lalad, Sopore, in Baramulla district yesterday. The security forces killed Ajaib-ud-din of Jaish-e-Mohammad at Sonabrari, Kokernag, in Anantnag district of south Kashmir. He was from Assam and one AK assault rifle, three magazines and four grenades were seized from him. Militants shot a constable, Inderjit Kaur, at Shariefabad, Tral, in Pulwama district when she was on her way to the office this morning. Mohammad Amin Bhat was shot near his house at Zainpora in Pulwama district. He was in the auxiliary police. A woman was injured in an encounter between militants and the security forces at Kanthpora in Kupwara yesterday. A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant, Javed Ahmad Awan, was arrested and a pistol seized from him during a raid on his hideout at Palpora in Pulwama district yesterday. An improvised explosive device (IED) went off in the Nerojal area of Rajouri district at 9.30 am today, but caused no casualty. The IED had been planted on a road to possibly cause civilian casualties. A jawan was injured when another explosion caused by an IED took place near a hillock in a Rajouri village this morning where the security forces had erected a tent. |
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4 Pak bunkers
destroyed Poonch (Jammu), July 18 Pakistani troops resorted to shelling in the Swajian area of Mandi sector from 7 am forcing the Indian troops to retaliate, they said. The exchange of shelling between the two sides continued upto 1 pm, they said. At least four Pakistani bunkers were destroyed in the shelling, the sources added. Casualty, if any on the Pakistani side, was not known, they said. There was no loss of life or damage to property on the Indian side, the sources added. —
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CM visits Sheikh’s residence Srinagar, July 18 He offered condolences to the bereaved family members of Mr Sheikh, popularly known as “Mehdi Hassan” of Kashmir. It was an emotional scene with Sheikh’s children and other family members and friends wailing. They demanded an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the death of Sheikh. The Chief Minister described Sheikh as a versatile singer and music composer who contributed enormously in popularising Kashmiri music in different parts of the country. He said the void created with the death of the talented artiste was difficult to fill and his efforts to enrich the cultural ethos of the state would be remembered for long. Mufti Sayeed said that he had already taken up the matter with his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh to ascertain the truth behind the death of Sheikh. Earlier, Director, Radio Kashmir, Srinagar, Rafiq Masoodi, apprised the Chief Minister about the feelings of Sheikh’s colleagues over his tragic death. Former Union Minister Omar Abdullah, in a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, urged him to hand over the case to CBI or conduct a judicial enquiry into the mysterious death . —
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Rights forum
chief taken into custody Srinagar, July 18 Official sources said a group of people led by Mr Untoo held a demonstration in front of the JKHRF office in protest against the alleged attrocities by the security forces and the police on civilians. However, when they tried to move towards Maulana Azad Road, the police took them into preventive custody. Mr Untoo said the PDP-led coalition government had failed to check human rights violations in the state. He alleged that custodial disappearance and killing in fake encounters, besides other atrocities, were going un-checked. Despite the government’s claims that the Special Operation Group (SOG) had been disbanded, personnel associated with the force were still operating in the valley, Mr Untoo said. The JKHRF chief said the government had failed to implement the Supreme Court orders which stated that relatives of a detainee must be informed within 24 hours after his or her arrest. —
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3,757 more pilgrims leave for cave shrine Jammu, July 18 The devotees, comprising 2,623 men, 831 women, 36 children and 267 sadhus, left in 250 vehicles from M A M Stadium, the main lodging centre for pilgrims in the city. The were escorted by police and CRPF vehicles and had crossed Batote by noon, they said adding the vehicles are likely to reach the base camps at Nunwan at Pahalgam and Baltal by evening. Reporters from Srinagar said 56,307 pilgrims had ‘darshan’ of the holy ice lingam of Lord Shiva in the cave shrine so far. Of these, 42,283 had returned and most of them had reached their destinations across the country, they said. The suspension of the yatra on July 16 due to inclement weather had increased the rush of devotees in Jammu city with long queues seen at the community kitchens installed for their convenience, they added. —
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officials held taking bribe Srinagar, July 18 He said the VO laid a trap on a complaint from Ghulam Ahmad Akhoon, a retired horticulture assistant that Mohammad Yosuf Yatoo, complier in the District Fund Office Pulwama is demanding Rs 10,000 for issuance of his final G P fund refund sanction. The VO caught Mr Yatoo red handed while accepting the bribe. On another complaint received from Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal of Soura indicating that Nazir Ahmad Lone, patwari of halqa Hajibal, tehsil Tangmarg, was demanding Rs 2,000 for transfer of land papers in the name of Iqbal’s wife. The VO laid a trap at Tangmarg and caught the patwari red handed. Later, Rs 2,000 was also recovered from him. —
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Missing youth’s
relatives held Srinagar, July 18 Official sources said relatives of Bashir Ahmed Sofi, were detained to maintain law and order in the area. They were released later. Mr Sofi’s relatives threatened to go on an indefinite fast if the government failed to give Sofi’s whereabouts in the next 72 hours. They criticised the healing touch policy of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Sofi, a resident of Khanyar area of downtown city, has been missing for the past two weeks and his kin alleged that he was arrested by security forces. —
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