| | 4 army men, militant killed in Tral gunfight | | Major operation launched in forest area after encounter | | | SRINAGAR, May 24 : Four army men and a militant were killed in an encounter in Tral area of south Kashmir today.
Reports and police officials said the encounter started after the militants opened fire on the patrolling party of 3 RR around 6 AM in the morning in the forest near Buchoo village of Tral.
“On the input about the presence of militants in the village the army men rushed there and started search operation. As the forces were busy laying cordon around the village and the nearb... |  | |
| | | JKLF’s 48-hour long hunger strike begins | | People from different walks of life take part | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Large number of people from different walks of life today joined
JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik in his 48 hour long hunger strike against the human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.
They included political and social leaders, doctors, journalists, traders, human rights activists, students and family members of those killed, prisoners, and missing persons. The hunger strike started around 3.00 PM near the JKLF headquarter at Maisuma here. Prominent among those who ... | | |
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| | Hizb owns responsibility | | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen has claimed responsibility for the attack on army in Tral, reports a local news agency, KNS.
“The operation was carried out by five member squad of the outfit among whom four have reached to their hide outs safely. This was a five member guerilla squad who killed five army men and wounded seven others. We also lost one Mujahid,” Hizb spokesman Baleg- ud-Din told KNS over phone. He also paid tributes on behalf Hizb supermo and operational commander to Saif u... | | |
| | Implementation of Food Safety Act | | Appoint full fledged Commissioner Food Safety: HC | | Govt asked to file report on infrastructure, manpower in food testing labs | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Asked the government to appoint full-fledged commissioner food safety, the High Court today directed the authorities to file within two weeks, the status report on infrastructure and manpower available in food testing laboratories in the state.
A division bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Husnain Masoodi that heard the matter, passed the directions. On April 6, the court had asked the Chief Secretary to constitute relevant committees wh... | | |
| | | Summer vacations in Jammu division from May 29 | | | | SRINAGAR May 24: Giving relief to the students from the scorching heat, the Government has ordered rescheduled of summer vacations in Jammu division from May 29 , 2013 in place of June 3,
As per a Government order issued here today, all Government Institutions including recognized private schools up to higher secondary level falling in summer zones of Jammu division, shall observe summer vacations from May 29 to July 18.
According to an official handout issued here today, Deputy Chief Mi... | | |
| | | Khan leads Indian team at Thimpu SAARC meet | | | | THIMPU (Bhutan); May 24: A 3-day conference of SAARC chief justices and 12th conference of SAARC Law commenced here today.
The 15-member Indian delegation comprising judges, lawyers and law teachers is headed by former chief justice of J&K, Justice BA Khan. The conference will discuss and deliberate upon availability of constitutional guarantees to children in SAARC countries and challenges in its enforcement.
SAARC Law is an association of judges and lawyers formed in 1990 to bring together... | | |
| | | BSF jawan injured in accidental firing | | | | JAMMU, May 24: A Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was injured in accidental firing when he was patrolling along the Indo-Pak border in Arnia belt of Jammu district.
Naresh Kumar was allegedly under the influence of liqour while on duty late last night when the incident occurred, an officer said today.
Police has registered a case and started investigations.... | | |
| | | Police detains Pak returnee, family in Surankote | | | | POONCH, May 24: Security personnel today claimed to have detained one former militant along with his family while he was returning home via Nepal border in Surankote tehsil of Poonch.
According to official sources, “Nazir Hussain son of Mohammad Bashir of Marote in Surankote tehsil was detained by police along with his wife and three children near Jogi Morh in Surankote tehsil of Poonch. Nazir was travelling in a passenger bus when he was asked to alight along with his family.
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| | Mirwaiz punctures NC’s efforts for unity with AAC, rules out pact with Omar | | ‘Join Hurriyat if you are sincere with people’ | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M), today punctured the efforts of National Conference (NC) for unity with his party Awami Action Committee (AAC) saying that people will never forget the atrocities and suppression by the ruling party.
Addressing the people at Jamia Masjid here, he ridiculed National Conference for paying tributes to “martyrs” and talking about unity. “This is nothing but political opportunism by the ruling party to mislead the people,” Mir... | | |
| | | MEJAF rejects transfer of DHS an eyewash | | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Terming the transfer of director health services, Jammu as an ‘eye wash’ Medical Employees Joint Action Forum (MEJAF) today said the state government was camouflaging the inquiry process with an intention to shield the culprits.
“Transferring an officer is just to befool the public and we fully understand the designs of the government, therefore wont’ allow it to sit on the enquiry.” Chairman of the MEJAF Dr. Nisar ul Hassan told KNS on Friday. He added that MEJAF outrightly ... | | |
| | | Shabir under house arrest | | | | SRINAGAR, May 24: Shabir Ahmad Shah, president of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) was placed under house arrest today.
His party spokesman said Shah was barred from offering the funeral prayers of Maulvi Hilal Ahmad.
“To prevent the party president from attending the funeral prayers of Hilal Ahmad of Pattan, a large contingent of police put him under house arrest,” spokesman said.... | | |
| | | 2 injured in Akhnoor blast | | | | JAMMU, May 24: Two persons were injured in a mysterious blast in Chanaraki area of Akhnoor on Friday afternoon.
According to official sources, two individuals identified as Swaran Kumar and Nek Ram were tampering with scrap material near Army firing range when a mysterious blast took place.
Both the injured were rushed to the Government Medical College hospital for medical treatment, official sources said.... | | |
| | | HC directs PDD not to charge power tariff | | | | JAMMU, May 24 (JNF): High Court (HC) today directed Power Development Department (PDD) not to charge electricity bills from residents of Jagti Township Nagrota.
A petition has been filed by residents of Jagti Township Nagrota (Kashmiri Migrants Colony) seeking direction to respondents to utilize SRE (Security Related Expenditures) provided by Government of India towards adjustment of electricity bills of the petitioners who are migrants from valley.
Justice Tashi Rabstan of State High Court a... | | |
| | | Pak woman held at IB | | | | JAMMU, May 24: Border Security Force (BSF) today nabbed a Pakistani woman from Indo-Pak border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district.
Official sources said that BSF today nabbed a Pakistani woman who was moving near Indo-Pak border in Ramgarh sector of Samba district under suspicious circumstances.
The arrested woman has been identified as Rashida Begum of Pakistan.
It was learnt that the woman crossed the IB in the morning and she was nabbed soon after she crossed over to Indian side.
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