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J&K claims 93
pc polio immunisation An adult literacy centre was today inaugurated by Major Gen Rakesh Dass, officiating GOC, at Shey village of Leh. Property worth Rs
25 lakh destroyed in fire Property worth Rs 25 lakh was destroyed in a fire that broke out in a shopping complex at Thatri town of Doda district late last night, official sources said here today. 
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SAARC summit: people wish it succeeds Jammu, January 5 “I have been watching television for the past three days hoping that at least India and Pakistan agree to enforce the ceasefire on the LoC permanently,” Kanwal said. These Pakistani women, now citizens of Jammu and Kashmir, yearn for soft borders so that “we are able to interact frequently and easily with our parents
across the LoC.” This is the sole aspiration of these women. One woman said “we had to secure intervention from the Chief Minister, Mufti Sayeed, for arranging tickets in the Delhi-Lahore bus as only four buses in a week leave for Pakistan when the waiting list is quite long.” Zeba, a student wanted that students from the two countries be allowed to meet one another and it will remove mistrust and hatred between the two sides. She has suggested “that schools be permitted to conduct inter-country trips.” Another woman, married to a Jammu youth in 1985, said “my parents have never been able to visit me because of the tedious visa and permit problems.” While these women pray for friendly relations between India and Pakistan, to facilitate easy travel, several thousand border migrants living in tents in Devipur village in Akhnoor sector wanted “the two sides to ensure trouble-free borders.” Des Raj and Roshan Lal,
dwelling in the camp, said “we have suffered tribulations since 1999 when heavy Pakistani firing and mortar shelling forced us to quit our ancestral villages.” They said “since then we have been living as refugees, we have abandoned farming and our children suffered on account of lack of basic facilities for education in the camps.” The two said recent ceasefire on the LoC had encouraged some of our migrant people to return to their villages and resume farming practices. Others are still apprehensive of the attitude of Islamabad. However, the
people’s mood in the Kashmir valley, which was upbeat three days ago, had turned into dismay after they learnt that during the SAARC deliberations both India and Pakistan avoided touching Kashmir issue. They still want the two sides to sit together and hammer out a solution to the problem. Nissar Ahmed, an intellectual, said “though we believe that without the settlement of the Kashmir issue peace may be a distant dream in the subcontinent, we, atleast, aspire for soft borders and improvement in trade and travel between the two sides.” Others wanted end to bloodshed even if the dialogue on Kashmir was to be opened after sometime. Hardliners among the separatists, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani have had no hopes on the SAARC deliberations saying that the Kashmir issue cannot be settled at the SAARC summit. These separatists want trilateral parleys where the three parties connected to the dispute, India, Pakistan and people of Kashmir, put their heads together and work out a solution. While majority of people in the Kashmir valley favour reopening of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road, those in the border areas in Jammu wish for peace on the LoC so that they no longer suffered death and destruction in their villages. |
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Jammu, January 5 Acting on specific information, the forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Mahore belt of Udhampur district last night, resulting in exchange of fire between the two sides killing two militants, they said. The security forces nabbed a Harkat-ul-Mujahideen militant in the Bhaderwah area of Doda this morning, the sources said. A radio set, two grenades, 3 kg gunpowder, 10 metre fuse wire, 1 kg phosphorus and an electric circuit were seized from him, they said. The forces busted two hideouts at Kalakot in Rajouri district and the Surankote area of Poonch last night. They seized one 303 rifle, 39 rounds of 303 ammunition, a 303 magazine, four rounds of AK ammunition, one detonator and a timer device. The security forces also apprehended an “over-ground worker” at Mendhar in Poonch district early today. Another hideout was busted in Khakri Top in Doda district last night and 3 kg of explosive, two grenades, one kg phosphorus, an electronic IED, 3 kg lead, photographs and some other articles were seized, they said. SRINAGAR: Militants attacked a police party with a grenade injuring two personnel in Anantnag district, official sources said today. The device exploded injuring constables Shabir Ahmad and Farooq Ahmad at Khannabal, 50 km from here, yesterday, the sources said. The police retaliated by firing at the militants who fled. Meanwhile, four militants were killed and another was arrested while three jawans were injured in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir during overnight operations. Security forces gunned down two militants each at Budhan and Jangna Bhalana last night. A huge cache of arms and ammunition, including four AK rifles, eight magazines, two wireless sets, two grenades, a pistol and money were seized from the slain ultras. A Special Police Officer was injured in an encounter with militants at Sokar Deeda last night. The militants, however, escaped, he said. At least two police personnel were injured when militants lobbed a hand grenade on a naka party at Lal Chowk in south Kashmir last evening. The injured were hospitalised. Militants also shot dead a released Hizbul Mujahideen militant at old market Tral in Pulwama district last night. Meanwhile, security forces arrested a militant along with an AK rifle, a magazine, 15 rounds, one pistol and Rs 6 in Pakistan currency at Singpora yesterday. Security forces also busted hideouts and seized two AK rifles, three magazines, 66 rounds, one UBGL and one hand grenade at Baramula and Seeri Morah in Rajouri today. Security forces busted hideouts and seized huge cache of arms and ammunition. In another incident, a girl was abducted by gunmen at Budhal in Rajouri district. Security forces were trying to trace her.
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BSF arrests Pakistani teenager Jammu, January 5 The teenager, identified as Sajjad Ahmed of Sialkote district in Pakistan, was arrested deep inside the Indian territory, the sources said, adding that he claimed to have crossed the border accidentally. Sajjad was arrested at the border outpost by the BSF troops and was sent to the interrogation centre, they said. However, nothing incriminating was found from his possession, the sources said.
— PTI |
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Army jawan commits suicide Srinagar, January 5 Sepoy Narinder Singh used his service rifle for taking the extreme step at the Chandul-Kunzar camp near Tangmarg, 45 km from here, they said. They said the cause for his taking such a step was not known immediately.
— PTI |
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Foreign funds sought for sewerage projects Jammu, January 5 These projects have been technically cleared and funds are being sought from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. This was stated at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mufti M. Sayeed to take stock of the progress on major development projects in the state. He stressed the need for raising institutional resources for the Rs 100-crore multi-facility commercial complex being constructed in the old yard of the State Road Transport Corporation in Srinagar. He discussed modalities for setting up branches of Delhi Public School in all districts and asked the Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, to ensure immediate transfer of land for construction of a Kendriya Vidyalaya near Pahalgam and also for a residential Army school. The Chief Minister stressed for augmenting drinking water supply schemes and said long-term sustainability of these projects should be ensured. |
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J&K claims 93 pc polio immunisation Srinagar, January 5 Kashmir division registered 94 per cent polio immunisation while Jammu province 91 per cent, an official spokesman said. This year 23 lakh doses of vaccine were made available to 8,535 booths for eradicating polio thereby ensuring cent per cent immunisation, he said. He said additional 150 transitory and monitory teams were deployed at railway station, bus stands, airport and other exist points to administer polio drops to the targeted group. As many as 350 mobile teams too had been deployed in far flung regions of the state to ensure that every child was immunised.
— PTI |
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Adult literacy
centre opened Jammu, January 5 Buddhist monks performed puja for the success and optimum utilisation of the literacy centre. The literacy centre has come up with the combined efforts of the Ladakh Scouts and the local inhabitants. Initially, about 58 men and women of the village will be taught. It also offers tailoring and knitting classes. |
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Property worth Rs 25 lakh destroyed in fire Jammu, January 5 The fire broke out following a short-circuit in one of the shops and later spread to the entire market complex around 11.45 pm, the sources said. Firemen doused the blaze after battling it for nearly two hours, the sources said, adding that at least eight shops were destroyed.
— PTI |
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