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Mufti gives job letters to 315 Budgam youths 10 Bangladesh nationals held in Jammu
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65 pc polling in J&K gurdwara
elections Jammu, October 30 The polling was brisk in Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri and Udhampur districts. The localities of Simbal Camp, Chatha, Miran Sahib and Ranbirsingh Pura witnessed a heavy turnout. Long queues were seen outside the polling booths. Nearly 40 per cent of votes had been cast in the two polling booths at Govindpura by noon and many people were waiting for their turn to cast the vote. Reports said the polling was equally brisk in the Kud and Batote townships on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. There was enthusiasm among the Sikh electorate in the Kashmir Valley where they turned out in groups to cast their vote. Each of the 12 districts in the state voted to elect 11 members of the committee each. However, there was no polling in Poonch district where all 11 members backed by Dera Nangali Sahib have returned unopposed. As many as 42 members have been elected unopposed in the six districts of Jammu division. Nine members each in Udhampur and Doda districts have won unopposed. The main contest for the remaining seats is between the candidates backed by the Dera and the Shiromani Akal Dal which has put up 14 candidates in Jammu division. |
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Militant among 3 killed in J&K Srinagar, October 30 An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with troops of Rashtriya Rifles at Khaipora village in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, they said. An AK assault rifle and some ammunition were from the militant whose identity and group affiliation were being ascertained. The police found the bullet-riddled body of 25-year-old taxi driver Rayees Ahmad from Ratnipora in Pulwama district of South Kashmir this morning, Malik, a resident of Vailu, was abducted and later killed by militants. Unidentified militants also abducted and later shot dead a youth, Abdul Qayoom Bhat at Manzseer village in the Sopore area of Baramula distirct in north Kashmir, the sources said. Bhat, a resident of Wagoora, was shot in the head by his abductors causing his instant death. Militants also shot at and injured one Mufeed Ahmad Khan inside his house at Momin Mohalla in Anantnag district last night. Khan was shifted to hospital where his condition was stated to be serious. Two militants, Faried Ahmad Sheikh and Riyaz Ahmad Dar, were arrested by the Army during search operations at Laridura in Baramula district. Two AK assault rifles, seven magazines, 210 rounds, a pistol, its one magazine, 15 rounds, four hand grenades and a wireless set were seized from the captured militants who were associated with Kashmir Freedom Force, a lesser-known outfit which recently claimed responsibility for the grenade attack on the BSNL headquarters which left one civilian dead and three others injured on Tuesday. Troops of Rashtriya Rifles unearthed a militant hideout during search operations at Brakpora in Anantnag last night. A self-loaded rifle, its two magazines and 20 rounds of ammunition were seized from the hideout, they said. JAMMU: Security forces averted a major tragedy by detecting nearly 30 kg RDX-laden improvised explosive device (IED) in Doda and seized a huge quantity of arms and explosives from two militant hiedouts in Rajouri and Poonch districts in Jammu and Kashmir last evening, official sources said here today.
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BJP against aid to surrendered ultras Jammu, October 30 The BJP spokesman, Prof Hari Om, in a statement here today criticised the proposed policy which aimed at general amnesty to the militants and self-employment opportunities for which bank loans would be arranged by the government. He said the policy would only further complicate with situation. The scheme was fraught with dangerous ramifications as it had the potential of promoting the Pakistani cause in Kashmir at the cost of hard-earned public money. He said the Centre’s liberal financial aid to the Mufti-led coalition government was not for pampering those who were involved in subversive and anti-national activities. |
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Mufti gives job letters to 315 Budgam youths Srinagar, October 30 This is part of a drive launched by the coalition government to hand over appointment letters to the newly selected teachers at public meetings in a transparent manner. In all, 30,000 teachers are being recruited, of which nearly 7,000 have already been engaged. On the occasion, he also provided financial assistance amounting to Rs 7.5 lakh to 20 homeless families of eight blocks in the district for the construction of houses under the Indira Awas Yojna. He also provided cheques of Rs 6 lakh as loans to 12 beneficiaries identified under the Swran Gram Sevik Yojna. —
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10 Bangladesh nationals held in Jammu Jammu, October 30 Eight of them were apprehended at the Badyal Brahmna BOP while trying to cross over to Pakistan via the international border, they said, adding that two others were taken into custody at the Makwal BOP when they were moving suspiciously towards the border. After preliminary questioning they would be handed over to the police for further investigation. —
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About 65 per cent polling was recorded for elections to 132 seats of the district Gurdwara Parbandhak Committees in Jammu and Kashmir today.
