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PDP workers are ‘real mujahideen’, says Mehbooba!

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Suhail Khan

Srinagar, March 17 : PDP chief and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday extolled her party workers as “real mujahideen.”
Addressing a large gathering in Kupwara district, Mehbooba said even though a PDP worker “may not have a gun or stone in his hands, you are the real mujahid.”

“Your contribution to the society is far greater than the contribution of workers of other parties that have been around for decades,” she said.

Mehbooba said every Kahsmiri should feel proud of PDP as every single worker of the party is an ” asli mujahid.”

She said the PDP was only the party which gave “relief to Kashmiris from POTA, task force, and set up universities and colleges.”

The party also realised the “dream of opening Muzaffarabad- Srinagar route,” she said.

She said the PDP believed in acting as “a bridge between Pakistan and Kashmir so that every Kashmiri will have excess to anywhere he wants to go whether it is Afghanistan or Iran.”

She said her father Mufti Saeed’s tenure as chief minister was a “success due to opening of traditional routes linking Kashmir to rest of the world.” (GNS)

One dead, four injured in landslide in JK’s Ramban

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Banihal (J-K), Mar 17 (PTI) A 33-year-old man was killed and four others were injured Sunday when a landslide struck a remote village in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

A group of labourers was on way to Banihal on foot when they came under the landslide at Khari-Mahoo road near Aarmarg in the morning, a police official said.

He said the locals pulled out the body of Mohammad Qasim Gujjar, a resident of Aarmarg, from the debris, while four others injured were shifted to hospital.

Differently abled teenager reunited with family in Jammu

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Jammu, Mar 17 (PTI) A differently abled teenager, hailing from Madhya Pradesh and found roaming here, was reunited with his family, police said on Sunday.

The 15-year-old boy was found by a police patrol team at Bishnah main bazar on the outskirts of Jammu city Friday.

He disclosed his name as Shubham but was unable to disclose his full particulars, a police spokesman said. 

The police, however, following painstaking efforts, was able to find that the boy originally belonged to Madhya Pradesh and was living with his family at Angurabad area of Pathankot in Punjab before getting lost. 

He was handed over to his family after completion of legal formalities Saturday, the spokesman said.

Father-son duo among 12 drug peddlers held in J-K

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Jammu, Mar 17 (PTI) Twelve alleged drug peddlers, including a father-son duo, were arrested along with huge quantity of contraband substance in separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday.

Manzoor Hussain and his son Waqar Ahmed were arrested after 2,334 intoxicant tables and capsules were recovered from them during vehicle checking at Salani bridge in Rajouri district Sunday, a police spokesman said.

The duo was travelling in a bus which was on way to Rajouri from Jammu. 

Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Yougal Manhas termed the arrest of the duo as a “major success”.

“The authorities are going to take more stern steps against people involved in drugs and narcotics peddling in Rajouri district in days to come,” he said.

Bahar Ahmad Dar, a known drug peddler, was apprehended along with two kilograms of charas at Darpura Rallu link road near Banihal in Ramban district on Saturday, the spokesman said. Dar is a habitual offender and was involved in as many as four FIRs, he added.

“A dossier has already been submitted to district magistrate for his detention under the Public Safety Act,” the spokesman said.

He said two drug peddlers – Azad Ahmad Bhat of Pulwama and Adil Ahmad Padder of Anantnag – were arrested after police recovered one kilogram of charas from their possession during checking of a three-wheeler at T-Chowk in Banihal Saturday evening. 

Sahil Sharma of Bishnah and Raj Kumar of Nanak Nagar were arrested along with 6.5 grams of heroin during checking at Jinder Melu in the R S Pura area on the outskirts of Jammu, the spokesman said.

He said three more drug peddlers, Jagmeet Singh and Princepal Singh, both residents of Simbal, and Jagjeet Singh of Punjab, were arrested after two grams of heroin and 11 kgs of poppy straw was seized from their possession at Miran Sahib and Channi Himmat areas of the city.

Two more drug peddlers, Abrar Ahmad and Haroon Ahmad, were arrested during separate raids in Doda district, the spokesman said.

All the arrested persons were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he said.

Poll alliance with Congress only after seat sharing agreement: Omar

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Nadeem Nadu

Srinagar, March 17 : The National Conference is open to a pre-poll alliance if the Congress agrees to its seat sharing arrangement for
for upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

“Yes, we recieved an offer from Congress but we have been very clear on taking forward any alliance plans only if our candidates are to contest all the Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir, ” he told reporters at Dak Banglow Anantnag on the
sidelines of a party function on Sunday.

Omar said by not holding simultaneous polls in Jammu and Kashmir, people were beong denied a chance to elect their representatives.

On former IAS officer Shah Faisal launching his party, Omar said , “It remains to be seen if Shah Faesal and his party will have anything new to offer,” he said .

He said as Chief minister he never felt the need to ban Jamaat-e-Islami.

“Omar said it was pointless to expect any progress on resolution of Kashmir issue till elections were held both at the Centre and State levels. (GNS)

Minor dies after slipping into water stream

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Mohammad Younis

SOPORE, March 17: An eight-year-old boy died while falling into water stream near a playground at Doabgah Sopore in Baramulla district.

The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Raza Sumji son of Javed Ahmed Sumji of Doabgah area of North kashmir’s Baramulla district.


Reports said, some children living near vicinity of government higher secondary school Doabgah were playing in a playfield of the school on Sunday morning when one of them slipped into a nearby water stream.

The boy is said to have died on the spot.

After hue and cry the locals assembled at the spot and fished out his body.

PSO of former MLC injured in accidental fire

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Nadeem Nadu

Srinagar, March 17: A personal security officer (PSO) of former MLC and senior National Conference leader Bashir Veeri was injured critically after his service rifle went off accidentally at Dak Bungalow in Anantnag area of South Kashmir on Sunday.

Official sources told GNS that the PSO Jahangir Ahmad was injured after bullet hit in his chest while he was cleaning service rifle.

Jahangir was immediately shifted to district hospital Anantnag for treatment.

A senior doctor Dr Abdul Majid Mehrab Medical Superintendent at DH Anantnag confirmed the incident and said that Jahangir was shifted to 92 Army’s 92 Base Hospital for specialised treatment.(GNS)

Residential house gutted in Uri fire mishap

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Samaniya Bhat

Uri Mar 17 : A residential house was damaged in a fire mishap in north Kashmir’s Uri on Sunday.

Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said a residential house of Iqbal ahmad Mirza son of Mohammad Bakish Mirza was damaged in a fire that broke out early morning of Sunday in Prinpilla area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Reports added locals, with the help of fire tenders managed to douse the flames and put fire under control.

In the mishap residential house was damaged, however no loss of life or injury was reported in the fire incident.

The cause of fire could not be ascertained immediately.

Meanwhile police took cognizance of this fire mishap.

Father killed, Son, daughter critically Injured in Uri road mishap

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Samaniya Bhat

Uri Mar 17: In a tragic road mishap a 43 year old man died on spot while his son and daughter critically injured in north Kashmir’s Uri on Sunday.

Reports reaching Kashmir Despatch said a four wheeler chasis private car met with an accident at Prinpilla mode when the driver lost Control on his speed and vehicle fell down into Nallah.

In the mishap 43 year old Anayat Awan died on spot while his son Ashar Awan and daughter Muskaan Bano received serious injuries and were rushed to local Sub District Uri Hospital where the doctors referred both Brother and sister to District Hospital Baramulla in critical condition.

Meanwhile police has taken cognizance of this road mishap.

Pakistan to be part of India after 2025: RSS leader Indresh Kumar

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Senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Saturday said Pakistan would be a part of India after 2025. Addressing a gathering here on the subject of ‘Kashmir-Way Ahead’, the Sangh national executive member said, “Aap likhkar lijiye 5-7 saal bad aap kahin Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sialkot mein makan kharidenge aur business karne ka mauka milega (You can take it down that five-seven years later, you will get a chance to buy a house or do business somewhere in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi and Sialkot).”

Kumar added, “47 ke pehle Pakistan nahin tha. Log ye kehte hain 45 ke pehle woh Hindustan tha. 25 ke baad fir se woh Hindustan hone wala hai (There was no Pakistan before 1947. People say it was a part of Hindustan before 1945. It will again be a part of Hindustan after 2025).

Hoping for an “Akhand Bharat” where borders were like the European Union, the RSS leader implied that Delhi had ensured that Bangladesh had a government favourable to it.

Bharat sarkar ne pehli bar Kashmir mein tough line di hai. Kyunki sena political willpower par act karti hai. Ab willpower politically change ho gayi. Isliye hum ye sapne leke baithe hain ki Lahore jaa kar baithenge aur Kailash Mansarovar ke liye ijajat China se nahin leni padegi. Dhaka mein hamne apne haath ki sarkaar banayi hai… Ek European Union jaisa Bhartiya Union of Akhand Bharat janma lene ke raste par ja sakta hai (The Indian government has taken a tough line on Kashmir issue for the first time. This is because the Army acts on political willpower, and now, the political willpower has changed. So, we have dreams of settling in Lahore and not needing permission from China to go to Mansarovar. We have ensured a government in Dhaka of our liking… A Bharatiya Union of Akhand Bharat on the lines of European Union can take shape),” the RSS leader said.

Claiming that Opposition leaders were themselves surprised about the stand taken by their parties post-Pulwama attack, Kumar called for laws against “traitors” so that there is “no Naseeruddin, Hamid Ansari or Navjot Sidhu”.

“Sena ki taarif karte-karte proof maangne lagte hain aur Modi ka virodh karte-karte ‘I love you Pakistan’ kahne lage. Aise gaddaron ke liye, chahe JNU mein padhen ya Maharashtra mein, desh ko naya kanoon laana hai. Toh fir naa Naseeruddin chalega, naa Hamid Ansari chalega aur naa hi Navjot Sidhu (While praising the Army, they start seeking proof. Opposing Modi, they start praising Pakistan. We need a new law for traitors such as this, whether they are studying in JNU or are in Maharashtra. Then there won’t be a Naseerudddin, Hamid Ansari or Sidhu).

He said he could understand why China was backing Pakistan. “We knew China wanted to grab Pakistan internationally. China supported Pakistan because we won a battle against it without the gun. We removed China from Doklam. While the world knew China as unbeaten, we defeated it, which is why it is angry.”

The patron of the Muslim Rashtriya Manch, an RSS-supported organisation, Kumar questioned the special status for Jammu & Kashmir. The Constitution talks of one country, one citizenship and one flag, he said. “If it is applicable to all the states, why is there a separate constitution, flag and citizenship for Jammu and Kashmir. The entire country is open to all Kashmiris, then why is Kashmir not open to all Hindustanis? And if Mumbai is open to all Kashmiris, then why is Kashmir not open to all Mumbaikars? It is communalism, fundamentalism, murder of democracy and injustice.”

The Mumbai event where Kumar spoke was organised by the Maharashtra chapter of the ‘Forum for Awareness of National Security’, headed by former state DGP Pravin Dixit, along with the Savarkar Strategic Centre of the Swatantryaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak.

Courtesy The Indian Express