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LeT militant killed in Kashmir
IAF to regulate flights to Amarnath shrine
Theft in Durganath temple
Vaishno Devi pilgrim dead
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LeT militant killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 24 LeT militant Naziq, alias Abu Osama, of the Rahimyar Khan area of Pakistan was killed in a gunbattle at village Lalpora-Dardpora village in Kupwara district late last night, the sources said. An AK rifle, a hand grenade, five magazines and 63 cartridges were seized from the slain militant, the sources said. They said militants shot at and injured PDP activist Ghulam Ahmad Najar in the Qazigund area of Anantnag district last night. Najar was shifted to hospital by his family after militants fled the scene, the sources said. In another incident in the same area, the sources said militants shot at and injured a woman, identified as Naseema Begum early today. Begum was shifted to hospital, they added. The sources said troops of 42 Rashtriya Rifles seized 2,539 cartridges of AK rifle, 42 PIKA rounds, 111 pistol rounds and two rockets from a militant hideout during search operations at Vizbal in the Tral area of Pulwama district. — PTI
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IAF to regulate flights to Amarnath shrine
Jammu, June 24 It is learnt that the state government tried its best to scuttle the move of the SASB to introduce helicopter services during the current pilgrimage but the Governor Lt. Gen. S.K. Sinha (retd.), did not relent. The government had withdrawn permission to the Jagson airlines to begin its helicopter flights on June 21 when the Governor was scheduled to fly to the shrine to mark the beginning of the two month pilgrimage and also inaugurate the helicopter service. However, the Governor went ahead with his programme and flew the shrine. The state Tourism Department announced its own helicopter service and the Tourism Minister, Mr. G.H. Mir, inaugurated the flight on June 21. In the meantime, the state Civil Aviation Department is learnt to have claimed that it would regulate the flights to the shrine. However, following the intervention of the Governor, a meeting was held in Srinagar and it was decided that the IAF would regulate the flights as it had the necessary infrastructure for the purpose. The SASB has also engaged a private helicopter at Baltal for emergency.
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Theft in Durganath temple
Srinagar, June 24 The temple’s cash safe, used for collecting donations from devotees, was broken open by the thieves who also took away jewellery from the idol, the sources said. The temple administration put the amount of stolen cash at Rs 20,000 and the value of jewellery at Rs 10,000. The temple is located near the high security zone of the Gupkar road where top leaders of the state, including former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, National Conference President Omar Abdullah and many ministers of the state government reside. According to initial investigation, the thieves were from outside the valley and had entered the temple on the pretext of paying
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Jammu, June 24 Identified as Shanti Devi of Rohtas Nagar in New Delhi, the pilgrim died near Vaishnodevi Bhavan, they said. According to doctors, the death occurred due to a cardiac arrest, the sources said, adding the body had been handed over to her family members. — PTI
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