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2 militant hideouts busted, grenades seized
NC, PDF agree on holding talks with Salahuddin
Dul Hasti power project awaits commissioning
Every citizen has stake in peace: Azad
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49th Hussain Day held
Jammu, April 8 Religious harmony, humane approach and introspection were some of the aspects of life propagated by a cross-section of intellectuals on the occasion of the 49th Hussain Day marked at Peer Mittha here today.
Rs 300-cr plan to develop Wullar lake
Army lights 12 remote hamlets
Truck carrying cattle seized
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2 militant hideouts busted, grenades seized
Srinagar, April 8 Acting on a tip-off, the police recovered three hand-grenades, a stick grenade, three AK magazines, 90 rounds and an anti-personnel mine from a militant hideout during search at Dardpora forest in the Kralpora area of Kupwara district last night, the spokesman said. In another operation, he said, the police recovered three IEDs, four detonators, two SLR magazines, a wireless antenna and eatables items and utensils from a hideout at Burnala in Gandoh sector of Doda district yesterday. Jammu: Six Bangladeshi nationals were killed and two others injured in firing by the BSF early today. They were attempting to cross over to Pakistan via the international border in R S Pura sector, a BSF officer said. BSF jawans intercepted eight Bangladeshis attempting to cross over to Pakistan along the international border at the Nokowal-Bhutwal border out-post in R S Pura belt 40 km from here, additional deputy inspector general BSF (Intelligence Wing) A.S. Chauhan told PTI. As the Bangladeshis did not heed warnings and crossed the zero line towards Pakistan, troops opened fire resulting in the death of six Bangladeshis and the arrest of two, he said. The bodies have been recovered from the border line and have brought to a hospital in R S Pura, he said. In a separate incident, 10 more Bangladeshis were arrested from the Arnia area of R S Pura when they were trying to cross over to Pakistan early today, he said. They were later handed over to the police for investigation, he added. A Pakistani national, who was arrested five days ago for infiltrating into Jammu and Kashmir through the international border was today handed over to the Pakistan rangers by the BSF in the R S Pura belt of Jammu district, officials said. During a border contact meeting between the two sides, 45-year old Khamid was handed over by the BSF to the Pak rangers at Abdullian border outpost in R S Pura belt. Khamid had crossed into Indian territory and was arrested by the BSF on April 4, they said. Khamid was repatriated as nothing incriminating could be recovered from his possession.
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NC, PDF agree on holding talks with Salahuddin Srinagar, April 8 These include the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference, ruling coalition partners, the PDP and the Peoples Democratic Forum (PDF) and the opposition National Conference. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has hailed what she called NC’s change of heart on the issue of holding talks with the Pakistan-based supreme commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, Syed Salahuddin. She said the National Conference had been trumpeting that the PDP-advocated separatist agenda "when we called for the inclusion of the Hizbul Mujahideen in the dialogue process. It is now vociferously raising the same demand", said Mehbooba Mufti while addressing a public meeting in the Tangmarg area of Baramula district near here today. Opposition National Conference president Omar Abdullah had late last week strongly advocated the demand for holding talks with Syed Salahuddin for finding an everlasting solution to the Kashmir problem. His stand was welcomed by the Hizbul Mujahideen and the like-minded organisations for it would be the only way out along with taking into consideration the viewpoints of other separatist and mainstream political parties. Minister for Transport Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, who is heading the vibrant Peoples Democratic Forum, constituent of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, had also expressed similar views yesterday. He has demanded the inclusion of all separatist political and militant organisations in the dialogue process at a time when India and Pakistan were engaged in the process for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir problem.
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Dul Hasti power project awaits commissioning
Jammu, April 8 Official sources said despite announcement by the NHPC that the Prime Minister had been requested to inaugurate the prestigious project no date had been fixed for his visit to Kishtwar. According to the NHPC authorities,"We have carried out successful trial run of two of the three turbines which generate 260 MW of electricity. The trial run for the third turbine was to be carried out within a day or two so that by the middle of April the project was able to generate 390 MW of electricity." The first trial run of one turbine was carried out on March 17 followed by trial run of the second turbine on March 24. The authorities said Jammu and Kashmir was entitled to receive 12 per cent of the total electricity generated from the project, which came to 50 MW, free of charge and the remaining 340 MW were to be diverted to the northern grid. The project will have the capacity to generate 85 to 95 lakh units of electricity per day which could yield a revenue of Rs 2.60 to Rs 2.80 crore a day. State power development department engineers said here today that the commissioning of the project would not only ease power shortage in the state, but also help "us" in purchasing additional power from the northern grid with less transmission and distribution losses. The engineers said it took over in 1991, but left the work in 1994 unfinished because of militancy related violence and technical difficulties the French experts faced in boring
tunnels. In 1997, the work was handed over to JP Industries which was to complete the project in 2003, but it took four more years. The project has finally been completed at a cost of Rs 4,960 crore when in 1983, at the time of its foundation laid by late Indira
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Every citizen has stake in peace: Azad
Jammu, April 8 The Chief Minister, while addressing a gathering at Gurah
Slathian, said the state had witnessed much bloodshed during 18 years of militancy. Azad said the state had to take every safequarding step and keep the situation under control. We can not give any chance to terrorists to take advantage, he added. He said Gurah Slathian was the place where great soldiers were born and rendered stupendous service to the nation. “Renowned generals, officers and Army personnel from this belt have served with distinction in the Army and many of them have also attained martyrdom while defending the country,” he added. The Chief Minister said earnest and sincere efforts were afoot to achieve this goal and referred to roundtable conferences which resulted in constitution of working groups to
address all issues.
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49th Hussain Day held
Jammu, April 8 Justice Hakim Imtiaz Hussain of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, addressing a gathering on the occasion, said the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain nearly 1,400 years ago at Karbala in the present-day Iraq taught people restrain, firmness and tolerance as the means to fight injustice against humanity. "Imam Hussain's martyrdom, along with the six-month-old infant, in that era has its overall impact on the present society as well, cutting across the religious lines," Justice Imtiaz Hussain said, appreciating that people had gathered on the occasion here from other religions as well. "The martyrdom of Hussain signifies brotherhood and human bondage among the people of different religions," he said. J and K agriculture minister Abdul Aziz Zargar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) said it was unfortunate that crime against humanity was contunuing in the form of warfare in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq under "the dictatorship of the United States in this unipolar world". "Weak nations are being curbed in one or the other form," he said. Rafeeq Masoodi,secretary of the Jammu Cultural Academy, said it was the duty of the clerics and other academicians to present their respective religions in the right perspective. "Islam is being misunderstood and Muslims themselves are responsible for this," he said, adding that a truly religious person would have a human approach beyond his physical identity. Also giving a call for Shia-Sunni unity, he said the onus for this lay on clergymen and religious scholars. The 49th Hussain Day was organised by the Hussain Day Committee headed by its convenor Khurshid Kazmi. |
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Temple reopens after 18 years
Srinagar, April 8 Worshippers reached the 700-year-old Mangleshwar Temple dedicated
to Lord Shiva at Baba Demb where a ‘havan’ (fire sacrifice) was organised for peace. Surinder Kumar, who was looking after the management of the shrine said, “It is due to the joint efforts of Pandits and Muslims that the temple has been reopened for regular prayers.” He also lauded the Jammu and Kashmir
Government for providing facilities to repair the temple. A body will also be established for managing the affairs of the temple. Authorities have also made adequate security arrangements at the
temple. A police team has been deployed at the entrance of the temple. — PTI |
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Rs 300-cr plan to develop Wullar lake
Srinagar, April 8 Peoples Democratic Forum leader Usman Majid said the plan had been submitted to the Centre for approval. Addressing a public meeting at Bandipora, 55 kms from here today, he said the state government had sanctioned six more water supply schemes. — PTI
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Army lights 12 remote hamlets
Jammu, April 8 Rashtriya Rifles II-Sector commander Brigadier K S Rana, said “It is a gift to the people of these remote villages, who will have a change of life with solar lighting system.” The 9 Rastriya Rifles has also provided a state-of-the art sedimentation plant for supply of clean drinking water to Buna Devsar block headquarter. Col. R Mahajan said the plant would provide clean drinking water to the over 4,000 population in the area. — PTI |
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Truck carrying cattle seized
Jammu, April 8 Police intercepted the truck, on its way from Rajouri to Jammu, at Lamberi area of Noushera belt and rescued nine bovines, the sources said. Mohmmad Iqbal, a suspected cattle smuggler who was driving the truck, was arrested, they said.
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