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August 10, 2002, Chandigarh, India  
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ID cards: coercion at work?
Four Pakistani intruders killed Anti-India songs to motivate ultras |
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| Allow displaced families to vote, say Akalis Jammu, August 9 The state unit of the SAD has suggested to the Chief Election Commission that displaced families of the Partition be allowed to exercise their right of franchise.
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cards: coercion at work? Srinagar, August 9 Two districts each in the three provinces of the state are going to the polls in the first phase on September 16. These include Baramula and Kupwara in Kashmir, Leh and Kargil in Ladakh and Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu. Over 30,000 staff members would be engaged in poll-related activities. Additional troops have been requisitioned by the government from the Centre in this regard. The forces with reach by the middle of this month, a senior police officer told TNS. The elections would be different this time to make the process transparent, said Mr B.S. Jamwal, Deputy Electoral Officer. Computerisation of electoral rolls, electronic voting machines, identity cards and issuance of voter slips on the door-steps were some new features. However, there have been complaints against the police and security forces which are reportedly coercing people to get identity cards made. The Hurriyat Conference has alleged that the SOG had launched a campaign for making identity cards on payment. However, Mr K. Rajendra Kumar, IGP (Kashmir range), claimed that there was no truth in these complaints. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Abdul Hameed, clarified that those without an electoral identity card would not be restrained from exercising their franchise. JAMMU: Worried of the possibility of a poor voter turnout, the authorities have started “coercing” voters to get identity cards made. As a result of poor response, the date for filing application was extended from July 15 to August 25. So far, more than three lakh applications have been received from the state out of which not more than 30,000 are from the valley. Instructions were reportedly issued to the security agencies to seize all identity cards issued earlier by the District Magistrates or other government agencies and pressure people to apply for electoral identity cards. As a result of these measures, sources claimed that within three days, over 45,000 applications were received from the valley. |
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Four Pakistani intruders killed Jammu, August 9 One militant was killed in an encounter in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district last evening, the sources said, adding that the slain militant has been identified with Harkat-e-Islami (HeI) outfit and belonged to the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Two ultras were killed in separate incidents at Salotri village near Poonch town in during the period. Meanwhile, a militant hailing from Khaneter village in Poonch district has surrendered before the police authorities during the period. Srinagar: Four Pakistani intruders were killed when troops foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of heavily-armed militants in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district in north Kashmir today, Defence sources said. The troops noticed the militants near the Line of Control in the wee hours attempting to sneak into the valley from across the border, the sources said adding that an ambush was laid and the militants were asked to surrender. But the militants opened fire in a bid to escape. The troops retaliated and the militants were killed in the exchange of fire, they said. Two AK assault rifles, four pistols, 50 under-barrel grenade launchers, two RPG rockets and over 3,000 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the militants.
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Anti-India songs to motivate ultras Mendhar (LoC), August 9 Most of the anti-India songs, being transmitted by terrorists through high-frequency wireless sets, are in Punjabi and urge Muslim youth to join jehad. More than 40 such audio cassettes were seized from terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad who were killed in an encounter with the security forces here yesterday. A pocket tape recorder was also recovered from their possession. A recorded wireless message, asking them to go ahead with their mission without fearing death, was also found. A senior military officer said the terrorists connected the cassette player with the wireless sets to transmit messages to their men in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The involvement of a 14-year-old boy in yesterday’s terrorist operation has added a new dimension to militancy. Army personnel confirmed that it was for the first time that a boy of such young age was involved in terrorist activities, adding that the boy was carrying an AK-56 and logistics. Terrorist organisations were also indulging in a poster war against India. Reports indicate that the ISI, harbouring terrorists in more than 25 camps along the international border and the Line of Control, was worried due to the growing rivalry among terrorist outfits. It is learnt that differences have developed among the Al-Qaida, Lashkar-e-Toiba, Hizbul Islami, Hizbaul Mujaheedin and other outfits over Afghan terrorists who have outnumbered Pakistani militants. Afghans constitute 50 per cent of the terrorists, Pakistanis 45 per cent and the remaining are from other Islamic countries. With the elections approaching near the terrorists are likely to step up their activities. During the past seven months, the terrorists have killed 100 persons in nine incidents. However, 282 civilians have been killed so far against 297 last year. There were unconfirmed reports of terrorists belonging to the Al-Qaida having infiltrated from the Surankot sector. On the other hand, there were reports of Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists becoming restive as they were facing acute shortage of finances and logistics. |
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Allow displaced families to vote, say Akalis Jammu, August 9 In a communication to the Chief Election Commission, the president of the unit Mr Jagdev Singh, has said that these displaced families from across the border permanently living in various states of India, were denied the right to cast their votes in the assembly poll in Jammu and Kashmir. Most of them had migrated to India from that portion of the undivided state that is under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. Mr Jagdev Singh has also demanded that the Election Commission should issue a White Paper on the antecedents of all candidates in the fray during the ensuing Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir so that voters could determine their credibility and vote accordingly. In a statement issued here today, he appreciated the stand taken by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, in cancelling the recent petrol station and LPG and kerosene depot allotments. |
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