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Patch up move between 2 JKLF factions
Militant killed, bank looted in Kashmir
Army gives 1 lakh to jawan’s daughters
Proposal of joint control over Kashmir rejected
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Azad seeks additional power for J&K
Inter-university youth festival begins
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Patch up move between 2 JKLF factions
Jammu, November 30 The JKLF suffered a split when Mohammed Yasin Malik and Mr Amanullah Khan parted ways five years ago. It was during Mr Malik’s visit to Pakistan in June last that he had met Mr Amanullah Khan, his mentor years
ago. It was during the meeting that the two leaders agreed to unite in the interest of the organisation that had been a votary of independence for J&K and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Accordingly, two committees were constituted to prepare a unity draft plan. Committee constituted by Mr Khan had proposed that after the two factions united Mr Amanullah should be installed as the party’s constitutional supreme. Reports from across the border said that Mr Yasin Malik rejected the proposal with the result the unity moves did not succeed. According to these reports, efforts had not been given up but chances of unity were being considered bleak. Meanwhile, the APHC leadership is keen to be taken into confidence whenever Delhi and Islamabad started discussion on Pakistan’s proposal of settling the Kashmir issue through self governance in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairman APHC Molvi Umar Farooq, who is scheduled to meet Pakistan President, Gen Pervez Musharraf in Saudi Arabia, has said that during his meeting he would seek an elaboration on the self rule plan from General Musharraf. He said that since “we were not taken into confidence while dishing out the proposal we are keen to know the shape and contour of the self rule plan.” Another senior APHC leader said that, “If by self rule Pakistan wanted a fresh election to be held under the Indian agency, it is not acceptable.” |
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Militant killed, bank looted in Kashmir
Srinagar, November 30 A constable, Zahoor Ahmad, who had been injured, was hospitalised, he added. The militants managed to escape. Later, security forces conducted
searches in the area. However, no one was arrested. He said a group of four to five gunmen forcibly entered the Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Rajouri Kadal. The gunmen, after threatening the bank staff and customers, decamped with Rs 11.77 lakh. One of the gunmen was overpowered and later handed over to the police. A massive hunt was launched to nab the others, he added. The CRPF today averted a major tragedy when it detected and defused a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in the downtown this afternoon. Official sources said a patrol party of the CRPF during a routine search of vehicles at Parimpora found an IED fitted in a milk can. The vehicle was on way to
Srinagar from Handwara. A police spokesman said a woman and the driver of the vehicle were arrested for questioning. He said security forces gunned down a militant at Kokernag in south Kashmir today. The firing ensued after a search party was attacked by militants. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain militant, who has been identified as Noor Uddin Khoori.
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Army gives 1 lakh to jawan’s daughters
Jammu, November 30 He left behind his wife, Suman Lata, and two daughters, Anshu (11) and Shaveta (13), who were studying in the army school at Yol cantonment. Later, her in-laws shunned the family and their sole sustenance was the soldier’s family pension of Rs 4,500 per month. L/Nk Virender Singh belonged to Jhana village in Palampur of Himachal Pradesh, but now his family has shifted to Yol, near Dharamsala. Seeing the determination of the two girls, the 9 Corps Signal Regiment adopted Anshu to meet all expenses of her education. Later, the headquarters of the 9 Corps was requested to sanction one time education grant to each of the girls from the Adjutant-General’s branch in the Army Headquarters. Within a record time of 30 days the request was approved and the cheques were presented to the girls today. The GOC of 9 Corps, Lieut-Gen
P.K. Rampal, yesterday presented the cheques for Rs 50,000 each to the daughters of Virender Singh at a solemn ceremony at Yol cantonment. Senior officials of the Yol garrison, including Major-Gen
R.S. Mehta, Chief of Staff, were present. |
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Proposal of joint control over Kashmir rejected
Jammu, November 30 Mr Geelani said that the proposal of self-rule in both Kashmirs by the US-based Kashmir Study Group had been prepared to create confusion among the people. He said what would Kashmir get out of self-rule. Kashmiri Chief Ministers had been ruling Jammu and Kashmir since 1947, but the dispute had not been solved. He said the new theory was being circulated with a view to roping in the moderates and hand over power to them so that they sat quiet. Mr Geelani claimed that J&K was a natural part of Pakistan during partition of the country, but this part of the state was held back by India. The instrument of accession signed by the then Maharaja Hari Singh was a disputed document, he claimed. He reiterated that the only lasting solution for the Kashmir dispute was that India should honour its commitments in the UN and hold plebiscite in the state.
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Azad seeks additional power for J&K
Jammu, November 30 The power shortage has been caused due to a heavy reduction in the water discharge in the rivers. Against the requirement of 1800 MW of power, only about 950 MW was available here from various sources, including the northern grid, the Power Trading Corporation and local sources. Mr Azad asked state Power Minister Nawang Rigzin to rush to Delhi and meet Mr Sayeed and officers of the Power Department and expedite supply of the additional supply. |
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Inter-university youth festival begins
Jammu, November 30 The Governor, Lieut-Gen
S. K. Sinha (retd), inaugurated the festival that has been organised by Jammu University. It was perhaps for the first time in the past 16 years of terrorism that such a function has been organised here. More than 1000 participants from various universities assembled on the campus of Jammu University in the morning from where they marched to the Abhinav theatre, 3 km from there. En route, they presented folk dances of their respective places. Participants sitting on elephants and camels led the procession. |
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BJP plans dharna against govt failures
Jammu,
November 30 Announcing this here today, the state party chief, Dr Nirmal Singh, said the party’s fight would be intensified in case the government did not take steps to stem out corruption that was rampant in the state.
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