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2 LeT commanders among 10 ultras shot in
valley Rambira project scam: two IFS officers
attached J&K Cabinet meeting put off
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2 LeT commanders among 10 ultras shot in
valley Srinagar, January 30 Elsewhere, five persons, including four militants, were killed in separate incidents of violence in the Kashmir valley during the past 24 hours. The police here said a joint party of the police and security forces launched searches in Kumhar Mohalla, Sogam, in Kupwara district yesterday. The encounter started when the militants, hiding in the house of Mohammad Ahsan Lone, opened fire on the search party. It continued for several hours, resulting in the death of six militants. A local militant, Farooq Ahmad Lone, was also apprehended during the operation. Seven AK rifles, 16 magazines, 166 rounds, two UBGLs, six handgrenades and three wireless sets were recovered from the site of encounter. The house in which the militants were hiding was gutted in the encounter. Another report, however, said those killed belonged to the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen outfit. Till the reports last came in searches were going on in and around the site of the encounter. With the killing of three more militants in the encounter at Panzla in Baramula district the death toll has gone up to four. A residential house was also gutted in the exchange of fire. A civilian was killed in an encounter between militants and security forces at Beerwah in Budgam district today, the police said. The encounter started when militants opened fire on the patrol party. The militants later managed to flee. However, villagers, who took to the streets, alleged that the security forces had killed the civilian without any provocation. The security forces arrested two Hizbul Mujahideen militants Aijaz Ahmad and Altaf Ahmad at Wonagam Bandipora while another militant Pervez Ahmad was arrested along with one grenade at Rafiabad last night. Jammu: The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir busted four hide-outs from Doda, Jammu, Rajouri and Poonch districts and recovered nearly one tonne of ration, 22 kg of explosives and 30 explosive devices last night, official sources said on Friday. The security forces busted hide-out in Doda district and recovered 5 kg of high-grade explosives and 150 kg of ration last night, the sources said. Troops busted a high altitude hide-out in Mendhar forest area of Poonch district last night, and recovered six handgrenades, four detonators, 800 kg of rice, 100 kg of atta and a 500 lt tank filled with kerosene, they said. |
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Rambira project scam: two IFS officers attached Jammu, January 30 The project chief, IWDP, Mr M.A. Kawoosa, and the Director, State Forest Research Institute (SFRI), Mr S.S. Bali, were attached with the office of the financial commissioner, Forest Ministry, after registeration of FIRs against them along with seven officials in the multi-crore scam, a top official of the Forest Ministry said here today. Mr Kawoosa and Mr Bali would remain attached till the Vigilance Bureau completes its probe, the official said, adding that five more officials, including an IFS officer, had already been attached with the Forest Department on January 20. Consequent upon these attachments, several transfers and postings had also been ordered in the Forest Ministry, he said. The ministry had already constituted a committee under the chairmanship of chief conservation official to review all the executed works. —
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J&K Cabinet meeting put off Jammu, January 30 The meeting was to settle the issue pertaining to the appointment of the Chairman of the Public Service Commission and the chief of the Electricity Regulatory Authority. This matter could not be decided during the January 25 Cabinet meeting because the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Mangat Ram Sharma, walked out of the meeting in a huff when the Tourism Minister, Mr G.H. Mir, opposed the choice of candidates for the two posts made by Mr Sharma. Mr Sharma had favoured Mr K.B. Pillai for the post of Chairman of the PSC and Mr J.A. Khan for the post of Chairman of the Electricity Regulatory Authority. Mr Mir wanted the posts to go to local serving or retired officers. Since the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, is in Mecca as head of the Indian Haj delegation, Mr Sharma had been authorised to chair the Cabinet meeting. Official sources said Mr Sharma wanted all Cabinet ministers to approve his choice. The sources said Congress ministers were divided over the matter. A senior Congress leader told this correspondent that if Mr Sharma had to stage a walkout from the Cabinet meeting, he should have done it on vital issues like non-implementation of the Wazir Committee report, delay in setting up the Delimitation Commission and the Finance Commission. Behind-the-scenes efforts are on to pacify Mr Sharma and the Cabinet meeting is likely to be held here tomorrow. |
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