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Troop pull-out not feasible: Gen Panag Jammu, April 4 He also ruled out repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act
(AFSPA) until terrorism was wiped out of here. Panag, who was delivering keynote address at the two-day national seminar on "J&K and the region-strategic opportunities and challenges" in Jammu University. This is for the first time that Panag has opened his mind in public after taking over as the Army commander of the Northern Command. There was no reason for the Army to return to the barracks when about 1,500 terrorists, about 40 per cent of them foreigners, were present in the Kashmir valley and the terrorist training infrastructure was intact in Pakistan. He said, "We are not an occupational Army, but we are here to restore
peace”. Panag said although the situation was to a large extent under control, but the terrorists might try to interfere in the peace and political process incase troops were withdrawn. Referring to the demand of repeal of the
AFSPA, the GOC-in-C made it clear that at the time when the Army was fighting insurgency and terrorism, it has to be deployed in a larger number and longer period and as such special powers were a legal cover for it to perform such duties. He said the human rights record of the Indian army is the best in the world. The Governor S.K.
Sinha, made it clear that Kashmir will not be demilitarised. He suggested that the media should voluntarily take some steps in the direction while keeping the national interest in
mind. Arunachal Governor S.K. Singh, said instead of bits and peices, we have to find a comprehensive solution. VC Amitabh Mattoo stressed the need for consensus on core issues.
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Green Governance: Army gets first prize Jammu, April 4 Operation Green Ladakh, which was launched in April 2005 by the Trishul division to increase the green cover in the Ladakh region and to safeguard the habitat, is now paying rich dividends. Under this massive and impressive drive, 44,500 trees, including various fruit trees, have already been planted and another 1 lakh trees are to be planted in an attempt to alter the face of mountainous desert terrain of Ladakh. Being conscious of the fact that such a drive cannot succeed without the willing and active participation of the local populace, the Army has presented an excellent model of public partnership with the government. Under Operation Sadbhavana, incentives in the form of green houses, micro hydel projects, bore wells and hand pumps were provided to local communities. Regular interaction was made with the village sarpanch, elders and women. People are being educated through Adult Literacy Centres (ALCs) and similar organisations. Major- Gen. A.K. Lal thanked the BNHS for recognising the efforts of the Army.
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Singh deplores PDP Srinagar, April 4 He has urged UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to
hold an urgent meeting of the coalition partners to settle the issue
saying that the CMP had been hijacked by the PDP. Bhim Singh, whose party is one of the constituents of the ruling coalition, has also called for an emergency delegate session of his party on Monday next to decide the next line of action. Addressing mediapersons here today, the Panthers Party chief urged the UPA chairperson to call the meeting of all coalition partners and all those who were present in the meeting in 2002 when the CMP had been signed. He blamed the Mufti for promoting the BJP agenda to demolish the secular forces, bringing the anti-women and Panchayat termination Bills that were not a part of the CMP. The
PDP then started a tirade against the Army to project the agenda of the
President of Pakistan, with an intention to browbeat the Centre and
exploit the innocent Kashmiris, Bhim Singh stated. He added that former
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as chairman of the Unified Command
for three years had never raised such issues. He added that the PDP’s
allegation against the Army, that they were occupying private houses,
schools and orchards was totally absurd.
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DCs of 8 new dists appointed Srinagar, April 4 With the creation of new districts, the Kashmir valley now has 10 districts with the inclusion of Shopian and Kulgam in south Kashmir, Ganderbal in central and Bandipore in northern Kashmir. Appointment of the new Deputy Commissioners was approved by the state cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in Jammu on Saturday. Sheikh Mushtaq took over the charge of District Development Commissioner, Bandipora on Monday. He had been working nodal officer of the newly created district. Besides district officers, prominent persons were present on the occasion. Later, he addressed a joint meeting of district officers and prominent citizens of the district and reviewed progress of development works. District Development Commissioner for Kulgam, Latief-u-Zaman Deva also took over on Monday and after assuming the charge, he convened a meeting of officers to review development activities in the district. According to the government orders, G. M. Bodha has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal, while Abdul Hameed has taken over DC Shopian.
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Parents seek CM’s intervention Srinagar, April 4 The police action had been taken after clashes between students of Ghousia Engineering College, Bangalore, two days ago. The parents and family members expressed concern over the attitude meted out to their wards following the clashes between different groups of students. Meanwhile, the opposition National Conference leader and former minister, Ali Mohammad Sagar has sought Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s intervention to seek the early release of the students. |
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Omar seeks steps for peace process Srinagar, April 4 He appealed to both nations to talk to "supreme commander" of Hizbul Mujahideen, Syed Salahauddin on the issue of troops-cut in the state. The MP and opposition NC chief was addressing a public meeting at Tulamulla in Ganderbal district, about 35 km from here, today. He said Kashmiris being the basic party to the dispute would be the biggest beneficiaries of any outcome of the peace process. |
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