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Wednesday,
April 2, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Congress worker, 6 ultras shot
Mufti to
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Clinic opened for
ex-servicemen Permits of old transport vans to be cancelled Kriya of Nadimarg victims today
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Congress worker, 6 ultras shot Srinagar, April 1 The police here said unidentified gunmen shot dead Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh, a Congress worker, in his village near Kreeri in Baramula district last evening. Three militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter with the security forces at Nawbugh Kund village near Qazigund in Anantnag district yesterday. Three AK rifles, five magazines, 45 rounds and three hand grenades were recovered from the site of encounter. One militant was killed in an encounter with the ITBP at Kapran Dooru in Anantnag district last night, the police here said. One AK rifle, 149 rounds, eight hand grenades, one wireless set and a pouch were recovered from the slain militant. Two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen and an SPO were killed in an exchange of fire at Kulna Palmar in Doda district of the Jammu region. Two other police personnel were injured in the encounter. Two AK rifles, three magazines and 27 rounds were recovered from the site of encounter. The police and security forces busted a hideout of Al-Badre outfit in the Ganderbal area of Srinagar district today. The seizures made from the hide-out included a sniper rifle, one AK rifle, four magazines, 211 rounds, one UBGL, 11 UBGL grenades, six hand grenades, one smoke grenade, one RPG rocket, a wireless set three blankets and some ration. Three militants surrendered before the security forces in Baramula, Budgam and Doda districts. Meanwhile, a civilian was killed, while 12 others including a policeman, were injured in a grenade explosion at Mattan Chowk in Anantnag town this evening. The grenade aimed at a vehicle of the security forces missed the target and exploded on the busy market place, reports received here said. One civilian died on the spot while over 10 others sustained injuries. Meanwhile, a major tragedy was averted this morning when alert policemen detected an IED near a bus stand in north Kashmir’s Baramula district, official sources said here. A police patrol party detected the improvised explosive device planted by militants near Khanpora bus stand at 8.30 am and immediately pressed a bomb disposal squad into action. The IED was successfully defused by experts. |
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Mufti
to inform Centre on security Jammu, April 1 At yesterday’s high-level meeting in Delhi, it was decided to deploy multi-tier forces on the LoC. The Mufti was not the first to make this demand, but the former National Conference government had also made this demand. Even senior state police officials had stressed the need for checking the ingress of Pakistan-trained militants. In addition to this the Mufti wants economic package for poor masses who were lured into militancy with money bags. The Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, has said “mistakes will not be repeated in Kashmir”. Isn’t the Centre repeating the mistake by forcing the Chief Minister to reverse his people-friendly policies? ask sources close to the Mufti. |
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Nangali Sahib
bicentenary function Jammu, April 1 The 200-year-old gurdwara is located near the Line of Control between India and Pakistan in Poonch district. The dera building standing on a thin rock on the bank of Darungali is also known for spiritual powers. Founder of the dera Sant Bhai Pheru Singh was baptised by Guru Gobind Singh on Baisakhi of 1699, birthday of the Khalsa Panth at Anandpur Sahib. A meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Eijaz Iqbal, finalised arrangements for the celebrations. Mahant Manjit Singh is looking after the dera which has set up an engineering college, a degree college and a public school at Jammu and youth hostels and hospitals at various places. |
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Clinic opened for
ex-servicemen Srinagar, April 1 The clinic known as ex-servicemen contributory health scheme (ECHS) was inaugurated under the health care scheme for the ex-servicemen is part of the nationwide scheme formally launched today. Brig Devavarm, Station Commander, inaugurated the clinic, at BB Cantonment here. Brig Devavarm announced that work on an ‘augmented armed forces clinic’ would start in Srinagar very soon. He said by the time it starts functioning, all its services would be temporarily extended by the 92 base Hospital. With the completion of this hospital, all specialised services would be made available to ex-servicemen under one roof, Brig Devavaram said. |
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Permits of old transport vans to be cancelled Srinagar, April 1 All such vehicles would be seized and reduced to junk, the Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Kashmir said here yesterday. The Matadors bearing model “F305/307” would be replaced by Swaraj Mazda mini-buses, it said, adding the decision would help reduce traffic jams, apart from checking air and sound pollution in the city.
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Kriya of Nadimarg victims today Srinagar, April 1 Besides a company of the Central Reserve Police Force 24 Jammu and Kashmir police personnel have been deployed in the village. Senior police, security and civil administration officers have been visiting the village since the massacre. |
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