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Seven militants die in Gurez encounter
Involve people of J&K
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Amarnath yatra remains suspended
7 held for robbing pilgrims
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Seven militants die in Gurez encounter
Srinagar, July 14 Elsewhere, at least six militants have been killed in separate incidents in Kashmir valley since yesterday. A defence spokesman here said that glacier, high altitude and incessant rains made the operations slow. The militants, in a life-saving bid, dispersed in small groups, he added. The troops, in sustained operations kept the pressure on the terrorists, keeping them on the run. The spokesman said that so far seven bodies of terrorists had been recovered and the operation was in progress. The infiltration bid was part of a larger plan from across the LoC, the spokesman stated. He added this was the 14th infiltration attempt made by militants since April this year resulting in the elimination of 52 terrorists. The terrorists in the Gurez infiltration attempt were spotted by the troops of the 20 Punjab near Kabuli Gali. Three separate encounters between militants and the security forces led to the killing of at least six militants of different outfits, according to the defence spokesman. Two infiltrating militants were killed near the LoC in Kupwara area today. They were identified as Munir from Baramulla and Sheikh Ahmad from Soura, Srinagar, both belonging to the Islamic Front. A large quantity of war-like stores and weapons recovered from their possession included two AK47 rifles, six AK magazines, 127 rounds, 40 sticks of explosives, 6 kg RDX, 20 Chinese grenades, eight firing devices, five detonators and four electric detonators. In another encounter, the Army claimed to have killed three militants in Sheikhgund, Kulgam, Anantnag district in an operation based on a specific information. Those killed were identified as Abu Lukman from PoK, Battalion Commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit, Ab Rashid Dar from Nayidpura and Mohammed Yusuf Dar from Sopore, all of them belonging to the Hizbul Mujahideen. A militant of the Al Badr outfit was killed in an encounter with security forces in Fidarpora in the Chatussa area of Baramula district. Meanwhile, a senior PDP leader Reyaz Ahmad Nagoo escaped unhurt when militants opened fire on his house in Baramulla district, official source said today. A group of militants opened fire on the house of the Municipal Councillor at PDD colony near Rangwar Chowk in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district last evening. Police guards posted there fired in retaliation and the ultras fled the scene after a brief gunbattle, the sources said, adding that Nagoo escaped unhurt in the attack.
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Involve people of J&K
in talks, says Omar
Srinagar, July 14 He cautioned the APHC leadership against moving ahead without any agenda for talks with the Central Government, which had not even recognised the autonomy demand of his party. Mr Omar Abdullah urged the Government of India to talk to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to find a solution to the problem. The former Union minister was talking to media persons at the party headquarters here this afternoon, a day after paying tributes to the martyrs of July 13, 1931, at Mazar-e-Shohda here yesterday. Announcing reorganisation of the district committees of the National Conference, Mr Omar lashed out at the alleged failures of the Mufti-led coalition government in the state. He criticised the government on the alleged failures on various fronts, including security and rampant corruption. Mr Omar took strong exception to the absence of the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, at the unified command meeting held by the Union Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, here on Sunday last. He said that it was a serious and deliberate attempt on the part of the Chief Minister to stay away from the important meeting that reviewed security scenario in the state. It was to highlight various alleged failures of the coalition government that he submitted a memorandum to the Governor here recently. Pointing to the recent visit of the Hurriyat leaders to PoK and Pakistan, Mr Omar claimed that they had returned “empty-handed”. He questioned the Hurriyat leadership as to what did it expect from New Delhi, adding that there was nothing that the Central Government could offer to the APHC leadership. Mr Omar held that the Government of India had failed in delivering on the autonomy demand of the National Conference, which had been passed by the state legislature. Claiming that Indo-Pak agreements on Kashmir did not help in resolving the issue, Mr Omar said that there was no solution possible without the involvement of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Pointing towards the idea of the united states of Kashmir floated during the APHC’s Pak visit, Mr Omar said if that was beneficial, the NC would withdraw its autonomy demand. Referring to his party’s demand of autonomy, Mr Omar Abdullah said that it was the only “clear agenda” that was being discussed. |
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Amarnath yatra remains suspended
Jammu, July 14 The authorities did not allow today any vehicle to proceed towards Pahalgam and Baltal for undertaking the pilgrimage as many pilgrims were already stranded at Pahalgam and Baltal, official sources said here. However, the authorities allowed 5,000 pilgrims to trek onwards to the cave shrine from Baltal and 4,320 others from Pahalgam as weather was good at these places. Small batches of pilgrims were also allowed from Pahalgam and Baltal yesterday to proceed onwards to the cave shrine as several hundred pilgrims were stranded at different places en route the shrine. Srinagar: Meanwhile, a 27-year-old pilgrim died of heart failure at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath on Thursday, taking to 11 the death toll in the ongoing annual pilgrimage, official sources said. Tilak Raj, a resident of Punjab, died due to cardiac arrest at the cave shrine.
— PTI |
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7 held for robbing pilgrims
Jammu, July 14 After their interrogation, five others were picked up from the Krishnanagar area in Jammu.
— PTI |
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78 passengers of ‘Karvaan-e-Aman’ cross sides
Srinagar, July 14 Two specially-designed 19-seater Ashok Leyland Stag buses, carrying 12 fresh and as many returning passengers, left from the Satte Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) terminal at Parimpora in the city outskirts this morning for Muzaffarabad, the sources said. Similarly, three buses from across the Line of Control (LoC) arrived here with 24 fresh and 12 returning passengers. The passengers who had come on the previous seven vehicles went back to Muzaffarabad after visiting their relatives in Kashmir, Poonch and Rajouri districts. From the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) side, the buses also arrived at the Kaman Bridge, now known as “Aman Setu’’, this afternoon, the sources added.
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4 of family killed in house collapse
Jammu, July 14 According to the police, two other family members were injured.
Those killed have been identified as Kaushalya Devi (60), Pooja (20), Nisha (22) and Nikhil.
All the four got buried under the debris and died.
In another incident, four houses collapsed at Nubra village of Ladakh. At least 35 head of
cattles perished in a landslide in the area. |
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