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Sunday,
September 28, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Two
soldiers, 4 militants among Army
Havildar killed in Pak shelling It’s a
free-for-all on Jammu roads Navratra
festival begins at Katra
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BJP high
command favours Nirmal Singh as state chief Artillery
observes Gunners Day
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Two soldiers, 4 militants among 8 killed Srinagar, September 27 Three militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, one of them a Pakistani, were killed in an exchange of fire with the joint operations group of the Army and the BSF at
Watlipora, Tangmarg, in Baramulla district last night. They were Ramiz Afghani from Pakistan and two locals — Khalid and
Dilawar. A foreign militant, Abu Baker of Al-Badr, outfit was killed in an encounter with security forces at Trehgam in Kupwara district, the police here has said. Militants shot a former militant, Manzoor Ahmad Ganai alias
‘Kanna’, at Dachan, Beerwah, in Budgam district last night. A security force jawan and a civilian were injured in an exchange of fire between the security forces and militants at
Wagoora, Kreeri, in Baramulla district yesterday. A report from Baramulla says two soldiers were killed when troops of 10 Sikh and 5 Para conducting a massive search operation in the woods of Gurez Sector since yesterday morning were engaged in an encounter with militants last evening. The soldiers included an officer, Kanwardeep Singh, and Naik Joginder Singh of the Sikh Regiment. The operation was on when last reports came in. Militants shot Gaffar Bhat of Kapran in Pulwama district. |
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Army Havildar killed in Pak shelling Jammu, September 27 The Pakistani troops fired mortar shells in the
Romlidhara, Kalsian, Laam, Jangard, Chowki Chora, Krishnagati, Balnoi and Bhawani areas in the districts targeting locations, border fencing and civilians. Army Havildar Suresh Kumar, member of a patrol party, was killed when two shells exploded close to the squad. The Indian troops retaliated and heavy exchange of shelling was on when reports last came in. The Border Security Force and the Pakistani Rangers exchanged small-arms fire along the international border in the RS Pura, Ramgarh and Samba areas of Jammu frontier. No casualty was reported.
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It’s a free-for-all on Jammu roads Jammu, September 27 Traffic police personnel remain silent spectators to the chaos caused due to jams at important intersections. They come into action only when some high dignitary or the Governor and the Chief Minister are on the move and under normal circumstances they turn a blind eye to the problem on the road. Their whistles can also be heard when the vehicle of some senior police officer passes by. The high court has repeatedly been issuing orders to the authorities to take steps for streamlining the flow of traffic on the roads, but there is hardly any implementation of such directives. Not only the matador drivers, but young motorists in general and two-wheeler riders too hardly observe any traffic rules as they drive the vehicles rashly. Although the high court in a recent order fixed a speed limit of 30 km for passenger vehicles, the matadors are generally running on the roads at a frighteningly high speed. The authorities have so far failed to get speed governors installed on the vehicles. The matadors have become the cause of a number of mishaps in the town. The matador operators suddenly stop in the middle of the road to pick up a single passenger there by putting the vehicle following them at risk. The traffic police has become ineffective as the motorists do not obey their signals. It is virtually a free-for-all as the traffic is allowed to flow to the main roads from the intersections without anyone to regulate it. The Bikram Chowk, Kachhi Chawni, Palace Road, Canal Road and the roads hitting the main highway outside Gandhi Nagar are examples of traffic mismanagement. There is also no control of traffic on the Jammu — Pathankot highway between Satwari and the bypass. The situation is horrible on the road leading to the old Secretariat where the District Courts and some important offices are located. The roads in the posh residential colony of Gandhi Nagar are allowed to get converted into a highway after 7 pm as trucks coming from the Transport Nagar are allowed to follow the route. Moreover, the skeleton strength of traffic policemen vanishes from the roads by that time. According to estimates, not less than 600 vehicles are added every month on the roads here. One vehicle manufacturing company was selling about 340 cars here every month. With many commercial establishments coming up in the residential colonies of Gandhi Nagar and Trikuta Nagar, there is a traffic jam on the roads throughout the day as vehicles remain parked on the roads. Army trucks also remain parked outside the banks in Gandhi Nagar. The growing number of Vaishnodevi pilgrims and tourists are fleeced by auto-rickshaw drivers who do not go by the meter or the rates fixed by the government. There is no one at the auto-rickshaw stands to whom they can complain. The local residents have also to pay the tariff according to the whims of the operators who have a strong lobby among the political bosses and the police. |
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Navratra festival
begins at Katra Jammu, September 27 About 2000 people participated in the procession which was taken from shrine’s board office to Ragunath mandir in the town, official sources said, adding that several decorated tableaux formed the part of the procession. Earlier, the Governor, Mr S.K. Sinha, paid
obeisance at Vaishnodevi shrine and took stock of the facilities being provided to pilgrims visiting the shrine. The Navratra festival committee has organised several programmes during the ‘Navdurgotsva’, including a devotional song competition at the Chinta Mani mandir complex, traditional wrestling competition, and a Chandi Yagya by renowned priests.
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BJP high command favours Nirmal Singh as state chief Jammu, September 27 Since the date for holding the election for the post of the party president has been fixed for October 12, the BJP leadership is engaged in completing the organisational elections by the first week of next month. As far as the Jammu region is concerned, the BJP has to elect presidents of 37 Mandals and six districts. Against this, the Kashmir Valley, where the base of the BJP is marginal, has been converted into one district where the provincial President is to constitute members of the provincial committee. The case is similar to that of the Ladakh region. According to senior BJP leader, the party high command has already cast its dice in favour of Dr Nirmal Singh, who has been functioning as the president of the BJP state unit for the past over five months. The formality of electing him as the party chief will be confined to proposing his name at a meeting of members of the electoral college by a member which has to be supported by others. “No question of a contest,” said a senior BJP leader. “We have been keen to elect the mandal and district presidents as per the wishes of the majority to avoid infighting and consequent dissidence,” he said. The BJP leader said since there was no provision for nominating a person for the post of the party chief, the election was being held under a consensus. |
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Artillery
observes Gunners Day Jammu, September 27 While greeting the jawans and officers of the regiment, Lieut-Gen Hari Prasad, GOC-in-C, Northern Command, and Brig K.S. Budhwar said the artillery guns had performed well not only in the Kargil sector but also during the 1962 conflict with China in the Chusul area of Ladakh and in the 1971 war with Pakistan. During the 1971 war, the regiment was awarded two Mahavir Chakras and 49 Vir Chakras. |
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