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More than 120 cross LoC in Poonch
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5 infiltrators killed
Srinagar, August 28 A defence spokesman said the troops of 7 Para noticed suspicious movement near Jabbe, 10.5 km west of Sona Pindi Gali on the LoC fence today, and challenged the individuals who opened fire on the troops. Four bodies of the militants were recovered during searches of the area. Another militant who had managed to escape to a nearby forest was also killed, the spokesman added. The recoveries made from the spot included four AK rifles, 16 AK magazines, 342 rounds of AK ammunitions, 10 UBGL grenades, a radio set, a map with infiltration-route marked and a wire cutter, the defence spokesman said. Elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, the police recovered the body of a teacher Mohammad Yousuf Kallas of Nasarpora Keller from the Dunadoo forest area of Pulwama district. He had been kidnapped by militants from his house on last night. A letter of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit without a stamp had been recovered from the pocket of the deceased, the police said. |
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Ancient Chhota Amarnath opens
Srinagar, August 28 The festival is an attempt to revive the temples of this tehsil as well as the old brotherhood between Kashmiri Pandit’s and Muslims, said secretary of the Devesthan Prabandhak Committee M.K. Tikko. Noorul Amin, a local resident in the area, expressed happiness while welcoming a group of Kashmiri Pandits visiting the shrine. Remembering the good old days, he narrated past experiences when members from both communities used to work for the festival. Pyariji, wife of famous poet and writer Mohan Lal Ash of Bijbhera, could not hold her tears after reaching the shrine. She met a large number of local people with whom her family had stayed with before they migrated from the state at the peak of militancy. Local MLA A.R. Veeri said the occasion served as a platform for interaction between Muslims and Hindus after a long gap. |
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Amarnath yatra concludes
Srinagar, August 28 Nearly three lakh pilgrims visited the ice lingam of Lord Shiva during the past two months, since the annual pilgrimage began on July 1. It concluded with Chhari Mubarak, the holy mace of Lord Shiva, led by mahant Deependra Giri, reaching the cave shrine early this morning and offering the puja along with a contingent of sadhus. The mahant at the head of the holy mace of Lord Shiva had left Dashnami Akhara on last Thursday. Chief executive officer, Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), Arun Kumar was among the first devotees who offered prayers in the cave shrine and prayed for universal brotherhood and peace and tranquility in Jammu and Kashmir. Madan Mantoo, director of the shrine board, said 2,96,869 pilgrims performed the pilgrimage, of whom 1,19,757 trekked the traditional route of Pahalgam, 1,53,712 came from the forward base camp of Baltal and 23,330 by helicopters from Srinagar and Baltal this year. The numbers were slightly higher than the last year’s figures, Mantoo added. Mantoo said 42 pilgrims died due to natual causes during the yatra this year against 46 in 2006. This year the yatra started on July 1, a day later than the scheduled date due to bad weather. |
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Visually challenged girls tie rakhis to soldiers
Jammu, August 28 The function was organised by the Army and attended by officers and jawans of an infantry brigade. The girls were taken to forward posts manned by the Army and the BSF, where they tied rakhis to soldiers deployed on the international border. On behalf of the Army Wives’ Welfare Association (AWWA), Jyotsna Sandhu, gave away gifts to the girls and thanked them for their kind gesture. |
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More than 120 cross LoC in Poonch
Rajouri, August 28 A total of 61 civilians from the Indian side, including 29 residents of Jammu and Kashmir, crossed the LoC and entered POK to meet their relatives who got separated from them during the partition. The sources said 62 persons from the Pakistan side, including 36 fresh visitors from POK and an equal number of Indian visitors on their way back after meeting their relatives, reached this side last evening after the LoC was opened. |
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