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| Friday, January 5, 2001, Chandigarh, India   
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Two Pak militants killed
Hurriyat visiting Pak with ‘govt agenda’ |
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| 111 women in fray for village poll Out-of-turn promotion for 9 cops Court tells BJP to hold election
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| Two Pak militants killed SRINAGAR, Jan 4 (PTI) — Five persons, including three militants and a counter-insurgent, were killed in separate incidents in the Kashmir valley since last evening. Two Pakistani militants belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit, Mohammad Ramzan and Syed Ali Shah, were killed when a police party accompanying them was fired upon by militants at Magam forest in Anantnag district in south Kashmir early today. The militants, arrested by the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the local police yesterday, during questioning admitted having concealed arms in the forest. When the police, assisted by the BSF, reached the forest, the militants opened fire. The two captured ultras tried to escape but were killed. Sources said search parties later recovered two pistols, some grenades and ammunition from the site. An unidentified militant was killed in retaliatory fire by the Army at Daribal-Zarigund near Wakoora in Ganderbal area on the outskirts of Srinagar late last night, an official spokesman said. Militants shot dead an Ikhwani, Ghulam Ahmad Ganai inside his house at Zadoora in Pulwama district of south Kashmir last evening. A civilian, who was injured in a grenade explosion at Nowhatta in downtown Srinagar on Tuesday succumbed to his injuries in hospital here last night. The situation at Magam in central Kashmir continued to be tense following the killing of two former Hizbul Mujahideen militants by the Special Operations Group allegedly while in custody. Local residents, who blocked the main road for the second day today, alleged that the former militants were picked up from their houses and later killed at Mirgund. The curfew was relaxed for two hours in Kishtwar town today following improvement in the situation. According to official sources, the situation was normal and no untoward incident was reported during the relaxation period from 1200 hours to 1400 hours. An indefinite curfew was imposed in Kishtwar town in Doda district on Tuesday when people turned violent after the Jama Masjid there was gutted in a major fire. The cause of the fire was being ascertained. Two persons, including a hardcore militant, were killed and a large quantity of arms and explosives recovered in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu. A militant, identified as Rashid, alias Abu Javed, was killed during an encounter with the security forces at Gambhir Mugla area of Poonch district. A security force personnel, who was injured during the encounter, later succumbed to his injuries. The Special Operations Group of the police during search operations in Tanda area of Rajouri district recovered a huge quantity of arms and explosives and arrested two persons. In another incident, two armed militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen barged into the house of a village defence committee (VDC) member in Kathua district and took away his service rifle and cartridges. |
| Hurriyat visiting Pak with ‘govt agenda’ SRINAGAR, Jan 4 (UNI) — The Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief, Ms Asia Indrabi today accused the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) of going to Pakistan to get the central government’s agenda implemented. “They have no agenda of their own for holding talks with various militant organisations and the Pakistan government on Kashmir”, she told a crowded press conference here. Asked about the government agenda, she said the government wanted the militants to announce a ceasefire so that it could come out of the present situation. She accused the government of not being sincere about resolving the Kashmir issue. For a lasting solution it should accept the disputed character of Jammu and Kashmir and make Pakistan a party to it. Until the people of Kashmir are given the right of self-determination and tripartite talks held no lasting solution is possible, she added. She said, “We will not allow the divison of Jammu and Kashmir at any cost. Kashmir has to merge with Pakistan and that is the only lasting solution to this 53-year-old problem.’’ About the Hizbul Mujahideen, she said its leaders were giving conflicting statements. She also condemned senior Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone’s remarks on the presence of foreign militants in the state. |
| 111 women in fray for village poll JAMMU, Jan 4 (UNI) — Of the total 7356 nominations filed for the panchayat elections, 111 are women candidates who have filed their nominations for Poonch, Rajouri and Kupwara districts. The elections are to be held for 302 panchayats and sarpanch constituencies of Poonch, Rajouri and Kupwara districts. Of the 111 women candidates, 14 have filed nomination papers for sarpanch constituencies and 97 for panch constituencies. According to the election authorities, of the total of 353 candidates, 163 in Mendhar and Balakote blocks and 182 in Sunderbani, Kalakote and Nowshera blocks were declared winners unopposed after withdrawal of nominations. The remaining eight candidates were elected unopposed from Poonch district. Nomination papers for Billawar and Lohai Malhar blocks of Kathua district can be filed from January 4 to 6 which will be scrutinised on January 8. Votes in these blocks will be polled on January 24 and counted the same day. For Bani and Basohli blocks of the districts the filing of nomination papers will be on January 8 and 9. The Ghagwal, Hiranagar, Kathua and Barnoti blocks nomination papers will be scrutinised on January 4 and polling held on January 21. The votes will be counted the same day. |
| Out-of-turn promotion for 9 cops KATHUA, Jan 4 — The J and K police chief, Mr A.K. Suri, today accorded out-of-turn promotions to eight constables and a Sub-Inspector for bravery in anti-militancy operations. Those promoted are SI Sukhdev Singh, Bulvinder Singh, SGC Manzoor Ahmad, Sanjay Kumar, Mohammad Iqbal, Pawan Kumar, Naseeb Singh, Joginder Singh and Bhoopinder Singh. A sum of Rs 3000/- each was presented to Mohammad Sadiq, Mohammad Hussain, Manohar Singh, Pradeep Kumar, SPO Umesh Kumar, SPO Kartar Chand and SPO Himmat Singh for their participation in anti-militancy operations. The DGP also presented a cash reward of Rs 10,000 each to Des Raj, Joginder Singh, Pradeep Kumar, Mohinder Kumar and Rajinder Kumar, Rs 5000 each to Dwarka Dass, Manohar Singh, Ashok Kumar and Mohammad Sadiq, Rs 2000/- to SI Shiv Kumar and Rs 1800/- each to ASI Bhushan Kumar, Liaqat Ali, Rakesh Kumar and Santosh Kumar. All these awardees took part in an operation at Lakhri village on August 12, 2000. Addressing recruits of the Police Training School here, the DGP stressed on the need for a change in the mindset of policemen. “It is the sufferer who approaches you for relief. Extend him sympathy and provide him relief so that when he leaves you, he should go hailing not bewailing,” the DGP advised his men in uniform. The DIG, Kathua Range, Mr S.P. Vaid, the SSP, Kathua, Mr Manohar Singh and the Principal, PTS, Kathua, Mr Sham Lal, were among other senior officers who attended the meeting. JAMMU, Jan 4 — Delay in holding the election for the post of president of the state unit of the BJP has become an issue with a party supporter, Mr Som Nath, seeking a court order for filling the post through election. The First Civil Subordinate Judge, Mr Puneet Gupta, in whose court Mr Som Nath filed a petition, challenging the delay in holding the election, has directed the BJP President, Mr Bangaru Laxman, and other functionaries of the party to hold the election as per the constitution of the party. The court has restrained the party plan to nominate the president. In his order, Mr Gupta has said the election “shall be conducted in accordance with the constitution of the party”. He, however said the order was “subject to objections of the other side” and directed that a copy of the order be sent to the defendant. The state unit of the BJP is a divided house with one group wanting the party president to be nominated and the other seeking election to the post. The election is overdue by six months. |
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