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Muzaffarabad bus service ‘a gift from heaven’
2 militants among 5 killed in J&K
BJP rejects Cong suggestion on control of state
Medicos’ strike hits medical services
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Muzaffarabad bus service ‘a gift from heaven’
Jammu, June 8 Mr Tandon treats the opening of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road for bus services as “a gift from heaven” for him. Since 1947, he had lost trace of his relatives who had not migrated to Jammu at the time of the Partition. And when Mr Khalid Hussain, a retired senior government officer and a poet, travelled by the first bus that left Muzaffarabad for Srinagar on April 7 to reach Jammu, Mr Tandon met him and informed him about his (Tandon’s) ancestors. Mr Jagdish Raj Tandon told mediamen in Jammu today that “I belonged to the families who were one of the two richest in Muzaffarabad at the time of the Partition.” “I vividly remember a flag would flutter on the rooftop of our mansion, indicating that the house belonged to a millionaire.” He said: “In 1947 my father, Hari Chand Tandon, migrated to Jammu along with his six children. Some of our cousins and uncles did not migrate.” He said those who had not left Muzaffarabad included Kanshi Nath, Mohan Lal and Mangat Ram Tandon all of them in the under-15 age group at that time Jagdish Raj said: “All these three relatives got converted to Islam. Kanshi Nath became Sheikh Ghulam Rasool. Mohan Lal was christened as Sheikh Abdul Roohid and Mangat Ram became Mangatullah Khan.” He said: “I gave all these details to Khalid Hussain.” Mr Khalid Hussain, on his return to Muzaffarabad, contacted Pakistan-occupied Prime Minister, Sardar Sikender Hayat Khan who succeeded in tracing out the separated relatives of Mr Jagdish Raj Tandon. A senior functionary of the “Azad” Kashmir government has informed Mr Tandon that he was welcome to Muzaffarabad for meeting his relations. Mr Tandon said: “I have received information from the Kashmir government authorities suggesting me to fill the application form for securing travel documents for visiting Muzaffarabad by the next bus.” He said: “I am excited that I am going to meet my relations who are as good as my sons. It does not matter they have adopted Islam.” “How does it matter that they are now Muslims. They are my children and I will hug them the moment I see them, he said.” Mr Tandon said: “Another purpose of my visit to Muzaffarabad was to convey the message of peace. I wish to tell people across the border that we want peace and we are not for conflict.” He said: “When I reach Muzaffarabad it will be realisation of my five-decade-old dream. Though my cousins and uncles are no more and my father is also dead, I wish to meet those kids whose parents were my blood relations. Mr Tandon plans to travel to Muzaffarabad along with his son and sister. “I wish to see the condition of the mansion where I was born years before the Partition and being old I do not want to take the risk of travelling alone,” he said. |
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2 militants among 5 killed in J&K
Srinagar, June 8 One militant and a security force jawan were killed and 2 security forces personnel were injured in an exchange of fire at Katari Galla in the Kalakote area of Rajouri district in Jammu region today. One AK-56 rifle, four magazines, 20 rounds and two hand grenades were seized from the site of encounter, the police here said. An unidentified militant was killed while two security personnel were injured in an encounter at Ajas near Bandipore in Baramula district of North Kashmir, yesterday. The encounter ensued when militants fired upon the police post, Ajas, a police spokesman said. One AK rifle, three AK magazines, 139 rounds, one cell phone, a wireless set and some currency were recovered from the slain militant. An unidentified beheaded body was recovered at Deedarpora, Kralagund, in Kupwara district today. The police recovered a bullet-riddled body with torture marks from Zainapora area of Pulwama district today. Further details were being ascertained. |
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BJP rejects Cong suggestion on control of state
Jammu, June 8 In a statement here, Dr Nirmal Singh said the suggestion of the Congress minister had vindicated the BJP’s stand that the Congress-led UPA government had decided to hand over Jammu and Kashmir to Pakistan on a platter. He said the UPA government had already caused enough damage by giving parity to Pakistan with India on the Kashmir issue. Pakistan had already said that the entry of Kashmiri separatists in Pakistan without Indian passports was the recognition by both India and Pakistan of the disputed status of Kashmir. Dr Nirmal Singh said that instead of administering a snub to Gen Pervez Musharraf, the External Affairs Minister, Mr Natwar Singh, declared in Hong Kong the same day that more confidence building measures were in the offing. The BJP chief asked the Congress leaders of the state to make their stand clear on Kashmir.
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Medicos’ strike hits medical services
Jammu, June 8 The junior doctors are demanding parity in the stipend being paid to them. The teachers of the medical college today extended support to the striking doctors and have urged the government to immediately accept their demand. The Medical Teachers Association has condemned the apathetic attitude of the government in the matter. Meanwhile, Dr Arshad Bhat, president of the Junior Doctors Association, has threatened to intensify the strike in case their demand was not met. He said that barring the casualty wing, all other services in the hospital have come to a grinding halt.
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