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Voter card scam
2 Hizbul ultras killed, arms seized
Hurriyat factions decry all-party meeting on refugees, delimitation
2 TA jawans booked for rape of minor
Indo-Pak talks will pay off, says Soz
Jairam in valley to explore export potential
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4 surrendered militants, 6 cops among 15 hurt
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5 revenue officials quizzed
Shariq Majeed Tribune News Service
Rajouri, May 12 The counter-intelligence wing of the criminal investigation department (CID) is investigating the missing of 64 EC I-card from the office of tehsildar Thannamandi in which they are questioning five officials,including a retired revenue officer identified as Muhammad Latief Wani (retired naib tehsildar), Mehmood-ul-Hassan (the then election assistant, Thannamandi) at present posted election naib tehsildar, Poonch, Yasir Qureshi (then junior assistant), Ghulam Nabi (then girdawar) and Muhammad Shafi (girdawar). The EC I-card scam came to the fore after two of these cards bearing serial Nos. JK 83-095786 and JK 83-095801 were seized from Pakistan-based Lashkar militants Abdul Majeed and Mohammad Jameel arrested from here. The duo from Karachi had revealed that a local guide in alleged connivance with some revenue officials managed EC identity cards for them. During investigation,the police had discovered that another 62 voter ID cards are also missing. Sources said even the previous deputy commissioner in his report had mentioned that 64 EC I-cards were missing and these might have been procured by some foreign militants to become de facto citizens. But the DC's report submitted to the Election Commission had failed to identify the black sheep in the Revenue Department responsible for providing the cards to the militants, the sources added. Deputy commissioner, Rajouri, Sheikh Rafiq, who also is district election officer, confirmed that five revenue officials had been called by counter-intelligence wing of the CID for questioning in the fake voter I-card scam.
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2 Hizbul ultras killed, arms seized
Srinagar, May 12 Acting on specific information troops of 52 Rashtriya Rifles launched a search in Tarazu near Sopore where the hiding militants opened fire leading to the encounter. Two militants ,including a district commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, Ishitiyaq Ahmed Peer and Nadeem, believed to be a foreigner, were killed in the encounter. One AK 47 rifle with one magazine and two rounds of ammunitions and one Chinese pistol with one magazine and two rounds and one Nokia mobile phone have been recovered from the site of encounter. The security forces recovered gunny bags containing a large quantity of arms and ammunition at Buhinar in Kupwara district,the police here said. The recoveries made included one Pika gun, five AK 47 Rifles, two pistols, three under- barrel grenade launchers, four radio sets of various types, 1415 rounds of AK ammunitions, 141 rounds of Pika belted ammunition, three pistol magazines and other administrative stores. The Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from a house at Paridar, Kokarnag in Anantnag district. The recoveries were one UBGL, 14 UBGL shells, two IED Circuits, four Batteries, one wireless set, three anti-personnel mines, 250 rounds of AK 47 ammunition and two detonators. |
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Hurriyat factions decry all-party meeting on refugees, delimitation
Srinagar, May 12 A spokesman of the moderate Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said the mainstream political parties were making a futile attempt to sabotage the dialogue process to resolve Kashmir through round-table or all- party conferences. This was also an attempt to divert the attention of people from the real issues of Kashmir, he added saying the APHC believed in a meaningful dialogue with the involvement of the representatives of Kashmir. Hardline APHC chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani alleged granting permanent resident certificates to non-state subjects was aimed at changing the demography of the state and planned on the Israeli pattern to bring down Muslim majority population to a minority. Blaming the ruling Congress for playing a significant role in this direction, Geelani alleged National Conference and PDP leadership had also been playing to the tune of the central leadership. Their slogans of autonomy and self-rule were tactics to play vote politics, he added. He added dividing the people of Jammu and Kashmir on communal and regional lines was also part of politics of union leaders. PDP patron and former Chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had expressed inability to attend the meeting, he deputed his senior party colleague and PDP Legislature Party leader and agriculture minister Abdul Aziz Zargar to attend the conference. On the delimitation of seats for the state’s Legislative Assembly, Zargar said the PDP ,in principle, had agreed to the need for fresh proportionate delimitation of the seats. But this issue would have to be viewed in the backdrop of certain developments at the national level and within the state, he said. In recognition of certain concerns and apprehensions, Parliament of India put a moratorium on the delimitation of the Lok Sabha till figures of the first census taken after 2026 are published. The state followed suit and the state’s Constitution and the J&K Representation of Peoples Act (1957) were amended by the state legislature, he stated. He said the party had supported 25 per cent increase in the assembly seats in all three regions, proportionate to the present number of the constituencies. This is in tune with the decision taken on the subject by the state cabinet in July last year he said. "As regards the normal delimitation such a measure should form the part of the delimitation process and not taken up in isolation. Doing so independent of overall delimitation would in our opinion result in more problems than the solutions", he said. |
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2 TA jawans booked for rape of minor
Rajouri, May 12 Residents said Shamima (name changed) of Alam Din of Chingus was grazing cattle in a field when two soldiers of TA caught and raped her. Residents claimed that the girl had bruises all over her body. Angry villagers chased the jawans, but they fled in nearby forests. The police identified the duo as Bagh Hussain son of Muhammad Bashir and Muhammad Saghir son of Bashir Ahmed. It said a case of rape had been registered against the accused at Chingus police station. Defence spokesperson Col S.D.Goswami told The Tribune that charges like rape are handled by the police. "The case will be handled by the police and we will extend it full cooperation.In the meantime the Army is also ascertaining the facts of the case", he said. Last month two soldiers of TA, posing as militants, had allegedly tried to molest women of the family of Muhammad Ayoub at Dudhasan Bhalla in this district. |
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Indo-Pak talks will pay off, says Soz
Srinagar, May 12 Addressing meetings at various places in Kupwara district today, Soz said the dialogue process initiated by the central government was meant for all and doors are open for all shades of opinion to participate in it. The minister hoped the peace process would ensure the restoration of glory of the people of the valley. |
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Jairam in valley to explore export potential
Srinagar, May 12 An official spokesman said ways and means for enhancing and utilising the export potential of the state would be explored. After arrival, the minister visited J&K Bank corporate office and met senior executives of the bank. J&K Bank chairman Haseeb Draboo apprised the minister of various aspects of the state’s economy and discussed measures to boost exports from the state and to improve the economy. The minister also interacted with members of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries. The minister will meet the Chief Minister and senior government officers. |
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4 surrendered militants, 6 cops among 15 hurt
Jammu, May 12 Four surrendered militants and six police personnel were injured when their vehicle fell into a drain near Prem Nagar in Doda yesterday. They were on their way from Gandoh to Jammu. A police team rushed to the site and took them to Doda hospital where their condition is stated to be stable. The surrendered militants had laid down arms about one-and-a-half months ago and were being brought to the joint interrogation centre (JIC) here for questioning, the sources added. Five persons, including three women, were injured in different road mishaps in Udhampur and Jammu. The injured were admitted to different hospitals, they added.
— PTI
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