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Migrants lock officials in room
Ahead of winter, infiltration on the increase
Exiled for ever, Pandits launch long march
Jawan dies in grenade blast
Plane wheels catch fire, Haj flight delayed
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36 shops damaged at Sonamarg
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Migrants lock officials in room
Udhampur, November 12 Decision of the Relief Department on fresh registration of all displaced families, flared anger among migrants. This afternoon some officers of the department reached the camp and started registration of the displaced people. As these officials asked ‘awkward and unnecessary’ questions, the displaced people resorted to shouting slogans against the authorities. Some migrants even tried to manhandle the officers who took shelter in a room. As the officers entered the room, they were locked by the enraged migrants. Hundreds of migrants gathered outside the room where officers were locked. Senior police and civil officers reached the spot and pacified the agitating migrants. President of the Migrant Action Committee Balwan Singh blamed the authorities for this episode and regretted despite assurances by the deputy commissioner, relief authorities had been befooling the helpless people by putting ‘complex’ conditions. Balwan Singh said it was mockery the officers deputed by the department were not even aware of the status of these migrants. "Shockingly head of the team of officers asked migrants when they had left their native place from the Kashmir valley", he pointed out, adding, "these migrants are from Jammu region, but authorities who have been deputed to conduct the registration were not even aware from where they have come". The state government on October 30 announced relief for these migrants. The relief included Rs 400 per person per month, subject to maximum of Rs 1,600 per family, 9 kg of flour, 2 kg of rice and 10 litres of kerosene per family per month. Even after 13 days the authorities failed to release relief for these families. Anger ran high among these camp dwellers as the authorities had been adopting very lengthy and complex procedure to register them as migrants for relief.
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Ahead of winter, infiltration on the increase
Jammu, November 12 According to intelligence sources, Pakistani intelligence agency ISI is planning to send a maximum number of Pakistani-trained militants to carry out militant activities, before snowfall closes all passes on LoC. Infiltration almost stops after the snowfall on the passes along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. “The infiltration from across the border is still going on and the number of infiltration attempts increase ahead of the snowfall,” Lt Col A.K. Mathur, PRO of the Srinagar-based 15 Corps, told The Tribune over telephone. “The infiltration attempts ahead of the snowfall have increased in areas where no snowfall has been recorded yet,” he added. Cross-border infiltration on certain points had stopped after the closure of those passes following heavy snowfall there, he said. “We have now increased vigil on the lower reaches where there is no snowfall, but we know militants have been using lower reaches to cross over to this side It is because of the increased vigil by the Army on the LoC in the state, almost all infiltration bids so far were foiled,he said. “The Army eliminated 28 infiltrators during month of Ramzan,” he said. “Since October 1, we have gunned down 18 infiltrators by foiling eight infiltration bids, the major bid in which we killed six infiltrators in one night,” he said. In the south side of the Pir Panchal range, the Army has so far eliminated 17 infiltrators , said the PRO.
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Exiled for ever, Pandits launch long march
Srinagar, November 12 The nine-member delegation, with focus on issues, including displacement and human rights situation confronting the community, and its demand for homeland in Kashmir, is being led by Ashwani K. Chrungoo, president of the organisation. It began from Sheetalnath, on banks of the Vetasta or Jhelum near the Hanuman temple, Amirakadal and the office of the UNMOGIP. On the first day,Panun leaders handed over a copy of the "Kashmir Documentation: Pandits in Exile" to UN officials here yesterday. Describing it as "political pilgrimage", the president of the Panun Kashmir Movement (PKM) Chrungoo held the government of India responsible for whatever happened in Jammu and Kashmir for At a press conference here this morning, Chrungoo said the Central government and other factors were responsible for the migration of the Pandits with the eruption of militancy 18 years ago. He said, "We will continue our struggle for homeland to resettle in Kashmir". He added that the organisation supported any political party, world opinion and human rights bodies for peace in Jammu and Kashmir. Chrungoo said the PKM had boycotted all Assembly elections since migration of the community from the Kashmir valley. Options on participation in the next year’s Assembly elections were, however, open,he added.The yatra was not launched with an eye on the next elections, but the idea had been nurtured for 10 months. "The yatra has no connection with the elections", Chrungoo commented. Other members of the PKM and its delegation are H. L. Jalali, vice-president, and S. N. Dulloo, chairman, Human Rights Committee, were also present on the occasion. Other issues of the yatra include Kashmir issue and terrorism, exodus and displacement of Pandits and other minorities of Kashmir and their present status.
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Jawan dies in grenade blast
Udhampur, November 12 According to reports, jawan Bhim Kachhap of 4 RR, who was on the duty at Sartingal post, received severe injuries when a grenade exploded near his feet. The soldier then died. Tension gripped in the camp as other soldiers presumed this incident as attack by militants. Soldiers rushed to the spot and found jawan Bhim Kachhap lying on the ground with severe injuries. Defence spokesman Colonel Goswami identified the dead as a resident of Ranchi, Jharkhand. He said the jawan lost his life when a hand grenade by accident fell near his feet and exploded.
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Plane wheels catch fire, Haj flight delayed
Srinagar, November 12 None was injured by the fire as the plane had only crew members at the time of the incident. The aircraft was later parked away from the main runway to allow other flights to the airport. The damaged wheels were replaced after experts were flown in here. The flight carrying 215 pilgrims, including 112 men and 103 women, later took off at 6-35 this evening. This was for the second consecutive day today that the Haj flights were delayed from here. There was a delay of nine hours in the departure of the flight yesterday, as it landed here behind scheduled time. The departure of Haj flights each carrying 213 pilgrims began from here yesterday to carry the devotees for Haj from Jammu and Kashmir. In all 8,130 Haj pilgrims are scheduled for this year’s Haj pilgrimage from Jammu and Kashmir. All pilgrims will be carried to Jeddah from here by the daily special flights for one month, which began here yesterday. Arrangements have been made for one Haj flight daily for the first 18 days, while two flights will be operated for the remaining days of the month, officials here said.
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36 shops damaged at Sonamarg
Srinagar, November 12 Another shop was gutted in a fire at Rawalpore, near here, yesterday, the police said. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has asked the government to provide adequate relief to the affected persons. She said for most of them the shops were the only source of income and the government must provide them adequate assistance for rehabilitating their business.
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