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Dr Abdullah’s
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8 ultras killed, 5 of family hurt in blast Srinagar, October 16 The Army has apprehended two suspects, including a woman, from Pulwama district and seized a pistol from their possession. Two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in an encounter with troops at Belau in Pulwama district today, a defence spokesman said. He added that two suspected militants, including a woman, Mubeena, were also apprehended from the area from whose possession one pistol was seized. They were being questioned. Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces at Gariakhar in the Handwara area of Kupwara district, a defence spokesman said. A militant was killed in an exchange of fire with troops at Aloosa, Bandipora, in Baramula district, the spokesman added. Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces at Drangyari, Chowkibal forests, near the LoC, in Kupwara district this morning. Those killed were identified as Abu Rashid and Abu Hassan. Two AK rifles, eight magazines, and six hand grenades were seized from the site of the encounter, the police said. The encounter ensued when a joint ambush party of the police and security forces was fired upon by the hiding militants in the wee hours of the morning. One militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, Abdul Rashid, alias Akash, from Tarzoo, Sopore, was killed in an encounter with security forces at Thindma in Baramula district yesterday. The security forces held a suspected militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen, Ghulam Mustafa Wani, alias Zafar, from Kreeri, Pattan area of Baramula district, and seized a pistol with one magazine and a hand grenade from his possession. An Army camp was attacked in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours. Official sources said militants lobbed grenades and opened fire on an Army camp at Sonarwani Bandipora in north Kashmir last night. Security forces retaliated and in the ensuing exchange, which lasted for more than two hours, six houses were damaged. JAMMU: A major tragedy was averted when a powerful improvised explosive device, timed to explode this morning, accidentally went off last night in the Banihal area of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir, badly damaging a shop. The IED, planted in the shop of Ashok Kumar allegedly by Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, was timed to explode at 11.30 a.m. today, but went off last night due to some fault, official sources said. Nobody was injured in the incident, the sources said today. |
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Jammu, October 16 Indian troops retaliated as Pakistani forces shelled and fired on Bhawani, Laam, Kalisan, Jhangar and Rumlidhaara areas of Naushera sector last night, they said. One girl was killed and four women and two jawans were injured in heavy shelling at separate places in Naushera sector.
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Dr Abdullah’s return to valley enthuses NC workers Jammu, October 16 NC activists have been feeling demoralised since November last when their government lost power to the coalition and Dr Abdullah spent most of the time abroad. His son and president of the NC, Mr Omar Abdullah, has not been able to play the role of an effective opposition and his organisation was on the verge of splitting. Senior NC leaders believe that the split might be averted with Dr Abdullah again taking interest in the organisation. There was enthusiasm among NC activists when Dr Abdullah reached Srinagar to address them. Some legislators of the NC were disappointed with the leadership of Mr Omar Abdullah and reports of their leaving the party were in circulation for the past few days. Dr Abdullah, with his experience of July 1984 when he was thrown out of power because of the split in the NC that was allegedly engineered by Mufti Sayeed who was president of the PCC at that time, is learnt to have rushed back to do fire-fighting and prevent the party from breaking further. Many leaders, including some former legislators, of the NC have already left the party to join the PDP of Mufti Sayeed. The NC leadership was keeping an eye on Mr Dillawar Mir, MLA, who has been expressing annoyance over the role of the party leadership as an opposition. He told The Tribune over telephone that he expected that the NC would get rejuvenated with the return of Dr Abdullah and his grievance will be redressed when the party plays a proactive role in the state. Mr Mir was among the legislators who had left Dr Abdullah in 1984 and supported his brother-in-law, Mr G.M. Shah, to form the government which was also backed by the Congress. The NC has been accusing the Mufti of again trying to break the party as he was in power now. During the past few days the Mufti has given a series of blows to demoralise the NC rank and file. First of all the state government took over the prestigious Sher-I-Kashmir Medical College Institute at Srinagar which was headed by Dr Abdullah and then came the turn of the Muslim Auqaf Trust (MAT) which was also controlled by the Abdullahs. A close relative of the Abdullahs, Mr Mohiuddin Shah who was a minister in the NC Cabinet, has been booked in a case of alleged misuse of power and the vigilance organisation has registered a case against the Chief Secretary of that regime and a close aide of Dr Abdullah, Mr Ashok Jaitley. To Cheer up the NC cadres, the party leadership has from time to time been giving an impression that the Mufti government will fall soon. They have alleged that the Mufti had withdrawn the security cover of most of the NC leaders to demobilise them particularly in the Kashmir valley. |
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Geelani dissolves
Hurriyat executive committee Srinagar, October 16 The decision to amend the constitution was taken after a five hour long meeting of the breakaway Hurriyat group, a spokesman of the splinter Hurriyat group said here. This move gives powers to every constituent in the breakaway group in the decision making unlike the other faction of the amalgam headed by Maulana Abbas Ansari, where decision making rests with seven member executive committee. The spokesman said there would be no change in the objective and aims of the Hurriyat that is to “work for peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue...”
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Commonwealth team in J&K Srinagar, October 16 "We do not involve ourselves in the domestic politics of the countries we visit. We don't comment on individual situations of any country," Mr Marshall, who arrived here on a four-day visit to the Kashmir valley leading a four-member delegation, told reporters here. The Secretary-General paid homage to those who had lost their lives in the suicide attack on the state Assembly in October, 2001 in which 45 persons were killed.
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10 Bangladeshi
nationals held Jammu, October 16 |
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Student attempts immolation Jammu, October 16 |
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