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2 Jaish militants among nine killed
Mufti lauds Army’s role in peace process
Hold talks with Hurriyat: Omar to Centre
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Two constables suspended for beating up SHO
Assembly session on September 26
Mumbai tourist donates Rs 1 lakh to Leh hospital
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2 Jaish militants among nine killed
Srinagar, August 22 Security forces also averted two major blasts , busted a JeM hideout while two ultras surrendered in the Kashmir valley overnight. They said security forces, on a tip-off, cordoned a village at Pulwama in south Kashmir district of Anantnag late last night. As the troops were sealing the village, militants attacked them with hand grenades and automatic weapons. Troops retaliated and in the fierce gunbattle, two militants, including a commander, were killed. Two AK rifles and other arms and ammunition were recovered from the militants, they said. The sources said one the slain commander was identified as Ghulam Mohammad Rather, alias Bashir. He was allegedly involved in the car bomb blast near Nishat on the bank of the Dal Lake on June 25 that left nine soldiers dead and 17 others wounded. They said security forces also gunned down two Hizbul Mujahideen militants at Anantnag in south Kashmir last night in an encounter. A report from Jammu said that an old man and his two sons were killed by militants at Pehra near Dharamsal in Rajouri district last night, police said today. SSP (Rajouri district) J P Singh told UNI that three militants struck at Pehra at about 11.30 p.m. and forced three to four families to come out of their houses. He said the militants segregated Alam Din (70) and his sons Mohammad Ishaq (30), a village Defence Committee member, and Mohammad Shaheen (28) from others and shot them dead. The militants later fled from the spot. Mr Singh said a massive operation has been launched in the area to nab the militants. Sources said security forces averted a major tragedy when they detected and defused a 20-kg powerful improvised explosive device (IED) planted by militants to target security forces at Khudwani Kulgam in south Kashmir today. A BSF spokesman told UNI at Jammu that security personnel came across a landmine at Nikowal, about 25 km from here, during routine patrolling. He said the landmine was later defused. A youth was killed and two others were wounded in a landmine blast near the Line of Control in Nowshera sub-sector in Rajouri district two days back. Security forces busted a hideout of JeM at Zagibal Tral in Pulwama and recovered one grenade and other arms and ammunition last night. However, no one was arrested, they said adding that two militants surrendered along with arms and ammunition at Kokernag in Anantnag district. Militants kidnapped and later killed a driver Maroof Ahmad at Hafshirmal in Pulwama while body of one Mohammad Ashraf was recovered from Ramban in Doda district last night.
— UNI
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Mufti lauds Army’s role in peace process
Srinagar, August 22 Addressing a rally of ex-servicemen at the J&K Light Infantry Regiment Centre here today, the Chief Minister said the efforts of winning the hearts and minds of the people of the state got support from all quarters. He appreciated the Army and paramilitary forces which understood his point of view of addressing the root cause of the discontent. The Mufti held that his efforts of building a consensus for dialogue yielded results, which led to a changed scenario in the state. He said walls of hatred were being dismantled and an era of friendship dawning on the horizon of the sub-continent. Mufti Sayeed said the path of dialogue and reconciliation adopted by the leadership of India and Pakistan was the way forward for the people of the state, which already had started benefiting Jammu and Kashmir. He said people had realised that violence had no relevance to settle issues that could only be addressed through dialogue. He said Kashmir, which once used to be a bone of contention between the two countries, was becoming a bridge of friendship. Asking the Sainik Welfare Board to play its role the Chief Minister said given the enormity of sufferings Jammu and Kashmir needed its services the most. He asked the Director of the Board to co-ordinate with the Social Welfare Department for better implementation of schemes aimed at the welfare of the ex-servicemen. He said the government empowered the local bodies and suggested the ex-servicemen to participate in their functioning. Speaking on the occasion, GoC, 15 Corps, Lt-Gen S.S. Dhillon said the Army was taking several initiatives for the welfare of ex-servicemen. He said the children of ex-servicemen were being given preferential treatment in all 16 colleges run by the Army in the country and recently the Ex-servicemen
Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) had been launched to take care of all health-related issues of the ex-servicemen. He said the Army wanted not only the recruitment of jawans, but officers from the state and asked the ex-servicemen to play their role in training and educating younger generation for this. Earlier, the Director, Sainik Welfare Board, Brig K.S. Kotwal, enumerated the steps taken for the community. He said recently the Chief Minister laid the foundation of a Rs 4.5-crore Sainik Bhavan in Srinagar. He said the state government
spents Rs 1.30 crore annually on the pensions of world war II veterans and retired personnel of the JK militia. The rally was attended by 700 ex-servicemen and 100 widows of servicemen. It was jointly organised by the Director, Sainik Welfare Department, 31 Sub-Area and J&K Light Infantry Regimental Centre. There are 8000 ex-servicemen in the valley, with 3700 in Baramula and the Kupwara area and 4300 in Srinagar, Budgam, Kulgam and Anantnag. J&K Light Infantry with 15 battalions, J&K rifles 20 battalions, Ladakh Scouts 5 battalions, and J&K LI TA three battalions recruit maximum youth from the state and approximately 2000 are recruited from the state every year in the Army.
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Hold talks with Hurriyat: Omar to Centre
Srinagar, August 22 “The Centre should immediately hold talks with the Hurriyat leaders without any pre-conditions,” Mr Abdullah said here. The former Union minister said the resumption of the stalled talks between the Centre and the Hurriyat Conference would pave the way for restoration of permanent peace in Jammu and Kashmir. Mr Abdullah’s statement is seen as a major shift in the NC’s stand as the party had earlier strongly opposed any talks between the Centre and the separatists, including the Hurriyat Conference. Both Mr Abdullah and his father and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah had openly expressed displeasure and opposed any such dialogue process at various forums when the NC was in power in the state.
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Two constables suspended for beating up SHO
Jammu, August 22 Constables John Mohd and Khaleel Mohd were put under suspension by the Superintendent of Police, Ramban, Mr Gareeb Dass, for allegedly beating up their immediate senior, SHO Farooq Ahmed Mir, at Banihal police station in the district on Saturday, the sources said. The duo had beaten up Farooq and torn his uniform, they said. Police sources said inspector Farooq took charge as SHO, Banihal, on August 19, and former SHO Wazir Mohd also reached Banihal police station and told Farooq that he had been restored as SHO by a senior police officer. As Farooq refused to leave the chair since he had a valid order regarding his posting, the PSOs of Wazir Mohd allegedly thrashed and forced him to leave the police station, they said.
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Assembly session on September 26
Srinagar, August 22 An official spokesman said here that the meeting of the Legislative Assembly would begin on September 26 at 9.30 a.m. as per the bulletin issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Similarly, as per the notification issued by the Legislative Council Secretariat. |
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Mumbai tourist donates Rs 1 lakh to Leh hospital Chandigarh, August 22 Three tourists from Australia, the Netherlands and Switzerland, without proper acclimatisation, were undertaking adventurous journey against the advice of their guides. Identified as Bruce Ritchie, Gijs Remments and Jeamette, they were admitted with “alteration in the cognitive elements”. These serious implications could be fatal or lead to irreparable brain damage if not treated adequately and in time, a statement issued here said. Initial medical treatment was followed by all necessary investigations and laboratory tests. The doctors had difficulty treating the lady patient, as she was not in her senses and was unable to communicate. A few days earlier, a 65 year old diamond merchant from Mumbai, Bipin Mehta was brought to the hospital by his wife and mother-in-law after he began suffering from severe breathlessness. His oxygen satiation was only 35 per cent and he was diagnosed as a case of high altitude pulmonary oedema. He was saved only because of timely
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