Police today claimed to have arrested three newly recruited Hizb militants in Srinagar. In a statement Police said that it arrested three newly recruited HM militants, who were involved in shooting SPO Romaan ( at Chanpora) and various grenade throwing incidents in Srinagar & Jammu cities.

SSP Srinagar Dr M Haseeb Mughal-JKPS flanked by SP South city Dr G V Sundeep Chakravarthy-IPS, SP Hazratbal Sudhanshu Verma IPS and SDPO Sadder Shabir Khan-JKPS in a Press conference at DPO ,Srinagar said that the arrests were made after series of human and technical investigative techniques by the Police.

SSP Srinagar said that the militants identified as Rasheed Lateef Mir ,Asif Iqbal Dar and Shahid Hassan Dar , were arrested from Barzulla and Soura area of the Srinagar city.He also said that Junaid Shehrai, HM commander tasked the militants to carry out terror events.
The officer also claimed to have recovered
1 Grenade , 15 AK 47 rounds ,2 Pistol rounds and a flag.

The attack on SPO at Chanapora was carried on 27/3/2019 resulting in injuries and grenades were thrown in Jammu(December) & Srinagar (January).
Subsequently FIR’s U/Secs of RPC, Arms Act ,UA(P)
were lodged at respective Police stations.Further investigation is in progress.

Bandipora, 23 July: With a view to constructively engage the youth of the area of responsibility, Bandipora Army camp organised a volleyball tournament at Bapora Company operating base wef 09 Jul 2019 to 23 Jul 2019.

The fifteen days long Volleyball Premier League organized by Army’s 14RR at Bapora village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora District concluded on Tuesday. The final match was played between the Subline Chitteybandy and Hassan Sports Bapora. Both the teams showcased their immense talent but Subline Chitteybandy  performed better and won the final match.

Army organised Capt Vishal Bhandral Memorial Volleyball Premier League- 2019 with an aim to build a strong bonding between the Youth of Kashmir and Indian Army through sports.

The tournament that had started on July 06 received an overwhelming response of over 20 teams from various villages under the 14RR. Besides, cash prizes, sports kits etc were awarded to the players by Commander Brigade Vivek Narang, who attended the event as the Chief Guest. 

          An official said 20 teams participate in the tournament.    
 
The champion team and the runners up team were awarded cash prizes of Rs 15000 and Rs 10000 each and best player 3000 by commander 05 Sec. The event was also attended by Commanding Officer 14RR, company commanders and a large number of village elders of nearby villages. Tea and refreshments were provided at the end during which youths and Army personnel interacted on various local issues.

All the villagers and youth were appreciative of the efforts being put in by Army in the region and requested for more such events in future too.

Srinagar, July 23: Ahead of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Jammu & Kashmir which is scheduled for the 26th of this month, Jammu & Kashmir People’s Movement has appealed to the President to pass an ordinance to implement EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) category for competitive exam aspirants from Jammu & Kashmir.

JKPM General Secretary Shehla Rashid in a statement said that, “The talented youth of J&K who have qualified NEET exam on a national level are being deprived because of the non-implementation of EWS Act in J&K.

The career of hundreds of students is at stake because the 103rd Amendment Act has not been extended to Jammu & Kashmir state in the absence of State Assembly.

Students who have cleared exams under the EWS category should not have to suffer because of the prevailing political conditions in the state. It is, therefore, the duty of the Central Government to ensure that the EWS category is implemented without any delay, so as to save the future of hundreds of deserving students.”

The Parliament of India passed the 103rd Amendment Bill which provides up to 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections belonging to the General Category on 10th of January, 2019.

It received assent from the President of India on 12th January, 2019. It came to force as an Act on the 14th of January, 2019.

However, the same has not been extended to Jammu & Kashmir state, in the absence of a State Assembly. Voicing support for the students awaiting the implementation of the Act in the state, Shehla Rashid said that, “Numerous students meet us on a daily basis, and their fate hangs by a thread, as there is no clarity on the implementation of the Act.

JKPM appeals to the President of India to address this issue on his visit to J&K.”

The body of a man was recovered from an orchard in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday.

Reports said that the body of Nazir Ahmad Bhat (40), son of Late Gh Qadir Bhat, resident of Wopzan- Herpora, was found today in an orchard in Wopzan.

Bhat was reportedly a farmer by profession.

His body was taken to a hospital for post mortem, said an official.

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SRINAGAR, July 23: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has raided the residence of Shabir Ahmad Makroo, a trader affiliated with LoC Trade at Nund Reshi Colony B, Bemina Srinagar, this morning.

Sources said that the raid started at around 9:30 am and was on, when this report was filed. The raid is related to some inputs regarding cross LoC trade.

Eyewitnesses said that the CRPF contingents laid cordon of the area in wee hours and the police escorted the team of NIA who raided the residence of Makroo. The house was searched for incriminating documents, sources in police said.