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People raid hotel, damage vehicles
Srinagar, March 9 Official sources said a large number of people raided Hotel Le-Meridian near Iqbal Park on the airport road this afternoon immediately after the Friday prayers were over. They alleged the hotel was being used for “immoral activities.” The agitators later damaged furniture in the hotel. They also damaged about half-a-dozen parked vehicles and set on fire another vehicle of the hotel owner before the police could reach there. About six persons, including a photo journalist, were injured in the stone pelting and police action. The raid on the hotel came five days after two militants outfits, Al-Badr and Al-Madina, imposed a ban on some cable channels in the valley. Dukhataran-e-Milat (DeM) chief Asiya Andrabi told UNI that they have no role in today’s raid on the hotel. It was a “spontaneous raid” by the people, she added. The DeM in the past had conducted massive raids on hotels and other places in the city which, according to them, were being used for immoral activities. A number of DeM activists, including Asiya, were taken in custody by the police for raiding the hotels last month. However, they were later released on bail. — UNI |
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Gnanpeeth award for Rahman Rahi Srinagar, March 9 The decision to grant him this award has been widely hailed in the valley, particularly in literary circles. Various prominent writers, poets, cultural organisations and political leaders have welcomed this award and described it as recognition not only to Rahman Rahi but also to the Kashmiri language and its people. Talking to this correspondent, Rahman Rahi said it was a great occasion and a great honour not only to him but to the people of Kashmir and the Kashmiris. He was told about this honour telephonically at his Srinagar residence this morning, that followed a beeline of callers from different walks of life. Rahi, born in 1925 in Srinagar, had been interested in poetic works in Urdu from his school days, he commented. He had started writing in different genres of Urdu since his early days and later switched over to Kashmiri, mainly poetry since 1949.
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Belgium offer to treat Geelani Srinagar, March 9 “We have received a communication from Saint Luc Hospital in Belgium offering to treat Geelani, who is suffering from cancer,” HC spokesman Aiyaz Akbar said. He said Van Caugh has said the hospital was fully equipped to treat such patients and they would be pleased to admit Geelani. Akbar said Van, in the communication, said the hospital would conduct tests on Geelani, if accepted the offer, from March 12 so that treatment could be started as soon as possible. Former cricketer-turned-chief of Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Pakistan Imran Khan has also offered to treat Geelani in Showkat Khanam Hospital, named after his mother in Lahore. Senior leader of the other faction of the Hurriyat Conference Shahidul Islam has offered a kidney to Geelani. The Regional Passport Office (ROP) in Kashmir today issued a passport to Geelani’s wife. “We have received the passport of Geelani’s wife this afternoon,” Aiyaz Akbar said. Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party (JKNPP) supremo Bhim Singh on Friday offered to bear all the expenses on the treatment of Geelani. Talking to reporters here, Singh said he would like to bear all the treatment expenses of the ailing Hurriyat leader. Mr Geelani (77) has been reportedly diagnosed with malignancy in his only kidney and needs immediate surgery. — UNI
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Militant killed
Srinagar, March 9 The SSP, Anantnag, said a tip-off was received that some militants were hiding at Dachan Yaripora village, Kulgam, in south Kashmir last evening. He said a police party was immediately rushed there and the area was sealed from all sides. However, as the police personnel were about to storm a particular house, they came under heavy fire from the militants. The fire was returned and in the fierce clash, which continued for several hours, a militant was killed. According to the SSP, the militant, identified as Sayar Ahmad, was involved in a number of militancy-related incidents in the area and was carrying a reward. He said a AK-47 rifle with UBGL and some magazines were recovered from the site of the encounter. An official spokesman said security forces busted a hideout at Kirpalpura. —
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