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Ganderbal blast accused arrested
Srinagar, July 25
The police has arrested one person responsible for the two blasts in the Ganderbal area, near here, during the past two months in which two persons were killed and 10 others, including five Amarnath yatris, injured.

Six injured in Kashmir blast
Srinagar, July 25
Six persons were injured in a grenade blast at Narabal on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road today, official sources said.

Kalam to visit J&K from July 28
Srinagar, July 25
Arrangements are being made for the visit of the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who is paying a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from July 28. During his visit, the President would be visiting Ladakh and Kashmir divisions, this being his second visit to the frontier cold desert region of Ladakh.

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Ganderbal blast accused arrested
Tribune News Service

Srinagar, July 25
The police has arrested one person responsible for the two blasts in the Ganderbal area, near here, during the past two months in which two persons were killed and 10 others, including five Amarnath yatris, injured.

The “drug addict” is being interrogated and the police is looking for a militant of Lashkar-e-Toiba behind the attacks in the area, a senior police officer told The Tribune here today.

“We have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh and a job for anyone giving information about the militant,” the police officer said. The militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, for whom the reward was announced in the area, has been identified as Bashir Ahmad.

According to the police officer, a “drug addict”, Fayaz Ahmad Dar of Butwani, Ganderbal, about 25 km from here, was arrested following sustained investigations into the twin blasts. “He wanted money and landed with the militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit who made the payment to him”, the officer disclosed. He added that Fayaz was given Rs 2,100 and two grenades for lobbing at the security forces.

The two blasts took place at Beehama Chowk, Ganderbal, on June 21 and July 15. Five yatris from Rajasthan were injured when a grenade was lobbed on their vehicle on June 21. The pilgrims were returning here after “darshan” at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath.

Two others were killed and five injured, all of them locals, when a grenade was lobbed towards a security picket in Beehama Chowk on July 15. One of the civilians died on spot while the other succumbed to his injuries in hospital next day.

Six injured in Kashmir blast

Srinagar, July 25
Six persons were injured in a grenade blast at Narabal on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road today, official sources said.

They said militants hurled a hand grenade towards the security forces at Narabal Chowk, about 15 km from here, on the highway. However, it missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside, causing injuries to six persons. The injured were hospitalised.

Baramula: The security forces foiled an infiltration bid when they gunned down three Pakistani intruders in the Gurez sector of North Kashmir on Tuesday, official sources said.

Sources said troops noticed some suspicious movement at Bagtoo near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Gurez sector early this morning.

When the troops challenged them and asked them to surrender they opened fire, sources said, adding that the fire was returned effectively and in the fierce encounter three militants were killed.

Some arms and ammunition were also seized from encounter site, sources said. — UNI

Kalam to visit J&K from July 28
Tribune News Service

Srinagar, July 25
Arrangements are being made for the visit of the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who is paying a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir from July 28. During his visit, the President would be visiting Ladakh and Kashmir divisions, this being his second visit to the frontier cold desert region of Ladakh.

Dr Kalam has already visited the three regions of the state in June 2003, while he visited the border areas following the devastating earthquake of October 8 last year.

The President is scheduled to address a joint session of the state legislature on July 28. He will also attend a function to mark the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on July 29. on the completion of 75 years.