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Weather threat to yatra again
Cong man elected to RS
Sex racket: CBI raids to trace Sethi
2 militants among 7 killed in J&K
Army holds mela in remote
Ladakh village
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Hurriyat’s no to Azad’s offer on working groups
Rapist gets 10 years’ jail
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Weather threat to yatra again
Srinagar, June 15 A fresh batch of over 4,500 yatris left Pahalgam-Chandanwari today on the 32-km-long trek between Chandanwari and the holy cave shrine of Amarnath. A spokesman of the Amarnath Shrine Board said here that another batch of 84 pilgrims went to the holy cave by helicopter services. He added that 1,838 pilgrims returned to Pahalgham this morning after paying obeisance at the cave shrine. Meanwhile, heavy rains at various places along the track to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath have once again threatened suspension of the pilgrimage from both Baltal and Pahalgam routes. Official sources today said heavy rainfall was recorded this afternoon at several places on way to the holy cave shrine from both Baltal and Pahalgam tracks, making them slippery and dangerous for trekking by the pilgrims. Another report said light snowfall was received within the periphery of the holy shrine. After remaining suspended for three consecutive days due to landslides triggered by heavy snowfall and incessant rains at several places along the track to the holy cave shrine, the two-month-long Amarnath pilgrimage resumed only yesterday following improvement in weather conditions. Meanwhile, a batch of over 350 sadhus arrived in Pahalgam from Jammu today, while no convoy was allowed on the fourth consecutive day today. This step was taken in order to avoid any rush of pilgrims at the halting stations along the high mountainous route to the cave at the height of 3,952 metres from sea level. Meanwhile, the Governor, Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, who is also Chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board, took stock of the arrangements for the pilgrims during his visit to Sheshnag on Pahalgham-holy cave route. He interacted with the officers at Sheshnagh and was briefed about security and other arrangements. He was told that 534 tents had been pitched and another 316 would be erected in next few days. These would accommodate about 6,000 to 8,000 pilgrims at this destination.
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Cong man elected to RS
Srinagar, June 15 He secured 58 votes against 25 polled by National Conference candidate Mohammad Yusuf Taing. The result was declared at the Assembly Secretariat where the polling took place, by its Secretary,Mr Mohammad Iqbal Ganai, who was also the Returning Officer. In all, 83 of the 87 members of the House cast their votes. The seat had fallen vacant following the election of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to the Assembly from Bhaderwah in Doda district in April. After the declaration of the result, Mr Azad felicitated Choudhary Mohammad Aslam. He was the candidate of the Congress, the PDP and other coalition parties. Mr Azad hoped that he would represent the state in a befitting manner as he possessed vast political
experience, having been the Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and a minister, besides having held various party positions.
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Sex racket: CBI raids to trace Sethi
Srinagar, June 15 Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Srinagar, Mohammad Yousuf Akhoon has given Sethi time till July 16 to appear before the court and has directed that in case he fails to do so, his property will be attached. Official sources said here today the raids were conducted after Sethi was declared a proclaimed offender by a local court yesterday for his failure to appear before the CBI for questioning. They said the agency conducted raids at several places in both Jammu and Srinagar to trace the lawyer. It might raid several places in Delhi also, they added. Sethi was named by a teenaged victim of the sex racket as one of those who had allegedly raped her. — UNI
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2 militants among 7 killed in J&K
Srinagar, June 15 Militants detonated a powerful IED planted in a scooter on the Srinagar-Uri highway at Baramula this afternoon, official sources said. Offices of a number of senior security officers are located in the area. A Beacon official, a women and a child were injured in the blast. They were admitted to the district hospital. Sources said unidentified gunmen shot dead Pervez Ahmad Bhat, manager of a petrol pump, at Laroo in Anantnag last night. Gunmen later killed a former militant Azad Ahmad Dar at Mirpora. Sources said a surrendered militant Abdul Rashid Khan, who was shot at and wounded by militants at Sopore in Baramula district, died in the hospital this morning. Another person wounded in a shootout at Kupwara two days ago also died in the hospital. Militant shot at and wounded Bilal Ahmad, a former ultra, at Safa Kadal last night. He was admitted to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura in a critical condition. An official spokesman said the security forces gunned down two militants of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in two different encounters at Gathak Nallah and Malai Top Surrando in Doda district late last night. Two AK rifles and other arms and ammunition were seized from the slain militants. He said militants entered the house of Abdul Ahad and later killed him by slitting his throat.
— UNI
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Army holds mela in remote
Ladakh village
Chandigarh, June 15 The sadbhavna mela included everything. Schoolchildren from the Army Goodwill School, Bugdang, as also from the government school and primary school of Budang, presented a cultural show. A heritage stall was put up by the villagers depicting the tools used and thedresses worn by the locals in ancient times. A medical camp complete with x-ray machine, dental chair and a mobile lab was organised, where 138 persons were given treatment. A veterinary camp for the village animals was also organised. To top it there was also a sports meet for the villagers. Prizes were given to those shining in the competitions by the President of the Army Wives Welfare Association, Siachen Brigade. Food was served to all those who participated in the mela. The mela was part of the Army-civilian cooperation programme. |
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Hurriyat’s no to Azad’s offer on working groups
Srinagar, June 15 “It is an administrative matter. We have nothing to do with it,” well-placed sources in the Hurriyat Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said. They said the formation of the five working groups was a matter between the Centre and the state. Mr Azad had yesterday said the HC was welcome to send its representatives.
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Srinagar, June 15 The court of the Principal Sessions Judge in Budgam convicted Bilal Ahmad Misgar for raping a Class VIII student in February, 1998, after abducting her from the Natipora locality. Misgar was also sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for abducting the girl, and both sentences will run concurrently. He was taken into police custody in February, 1998, following a complaint filed by the girl’s father, who said his daughter was abducted and raped by Misgar. The father had said that his daughter was abducted when she was on the way to her tutor’s house. The police registered a case against Misgar and filed a charge sheet before the court on February 24, 1998.
— PTI
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