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Pulwama Gunfight: One militant killed in brief exchange of firing

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Qayoom Khan

Srinagar, Feb 6 : A militant has been killed in a brief gunfight at Chakoora area of Litter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday.

Reports reaching GNS said that that a joint team of army, CRPF and SOG cordoned off Chakoora area of Litter.

Soon after the joint team of forces fired several gunshots amid the cordon leading to an encounter, they said.

In the brief exchange of firing, one militant was killed and was body was recovered from the encounter site along with a weapon, they said.

Sources said that one more militant has escaped from the site.

A senior police officer also confirmed that the gunfight broke out between the militants and the government forces in the area and said that one militant was killed.

He said that the area is still under cordon to trace out the remaining hiding militants.

He said that the cordon-and-search operation was launched in the village following specific information about the presence of some militants. (GNS)

Governor’s remarks against Mehbooba prove that anti-India sentiment is strong on the ground : Er. Rasheed

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Governor’s remarks against Mehbooba prove that anti-India sentiment is strong on the ground : Er. Rasheed

Kupwara 06 February: Reacting to Governor Satpal Malik’s statement that Mehbooba Mufti’s speaking about atrocities of security forces is an attempt to regain her last ground and come again to power, AIP President Er. Rasheed has said that Governor’s statement is a confession that the anti-India sentiment is very much deep rooted and New Delhi’s own people can’t survive by openly supporting its aggression. In a statement issued today, Er. Rasheed said “While Governor is crossing his constitutional and moral domain by criticizing political parties, but his statements often expose the harsh ground realities. It is not job of the Governor to ask PDP, NC or someone else to dictate what to say and what not, however regional parties should take a lesson from Governor’s continuous political statements and understand that when New Delhi needs Kashmiris it doesn’t hesitate begging before them but once its purpose is served they are thrown to dustbin. If Governor himself feels that Mehbooba Mufti has to use anti-India posturing and speak about security forces, then it should not be difficult for anyone to understand that not only militants but pro-resistance leaders are enjoying mass support. It is shameful that rather ordering an enquiry into the brutal assault against Tawseef Ahmad Wani a youth from Pulwama by Major Shukhla of 44RR, Governor has tried to divert the attention by taking jibe at Mehbooba Mufti  and has also down played the incident, which is shameful”. Er. Rasheed added that what Mehbooba Mufti and Omer Abdullah are facing today at the hands of New Delhi, even Kuka Parray, the renowned counterinsurgent, would have also faced the same heat, allegations and humiliation at the hands of New Delhi, had he been alive. He said “New Delhi has been using people and throwing them and has a record of fake and broken promises. Mehbooba Mufti must herself introspect and find the answers that those who were praising her till yesterday are now giving her humiliating sermons only to ensure that atrocities on Kashmiris are not taken seriously by anyone. However Governor needs to know that by giving cover up to atrocities on innocent Kashmiris, he is just proving the Himalayan fact that for New Delhi every Kashmiri whosoever he may be is of doubtful integrity”.

Gunfight rages in Pulwama village

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Gunfight rages in Pulwama village

Pulwama, Feb 06 : A gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama village on Wednesday evening.
Reports said that a joint team of army’,s 55 RR,Sog Pulwama and CRPF cordoned off Cakoora Pulwama.
While the forces intensified searches towards suspected house the hiding militants fired upon goverment forces triggering an gunfight.
An official said that contact has been established with the hiding militants after having credible input about presence of some militants in the area.
As this report was filed intermittent firing was going on. GNS

Paramilitary trooper injured in Kulgam grenade explosion

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Paramilitary trooper injured in Kulgam grenade explosion

Qayoom Khan

Srinagar, Feb 6 : A paramilitary trooper was injured after suspected militants lobbed a grenade on CRPF camp at Laroo area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday.

Official sources told that some militants hurled a grenade on CRPF camp of 18 Battalion at Laroo area resulting in injuries to one paramilitary trooper.

The injured was taken to nearby hospital for treatment they said.

A police also confirmed the attack and said that one CRPF man suffered splinter injuries.

Following the incident government forces launched a hunt to nab the assailants. (GNS)

NHPC distributes Aids and Assistive devices to differently abled under CSR-SD scheme

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NHPC distributes Aids and Assistive devices to differently abled under CSR-SD scheme

NHPC, India’s premier hydropower company provided 395 Aids and Assistive devices to 202 people with disabilities (PwDs) from Baramulla District, J&K. The aids and assistive devices included 6 joy stick wheel chairs, 8 tricycles, 67 wheel-chairs, 13 CP wheel chairs, 122 hearing aids, 13 MSIED kits, 3 smart canes, 46 crutches, 54 walking sticks, 10 rollator, 1 cervical collar, 9 artificial limbs and 42 callipars at a total cost of Rs 22.45 lakhs. The various Aids and Assistive devices were distributed by Hon’ble Member of Parliament Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig at a ceremony held in Dak Bungalow, Baramulla on 6th February 2019.

Dr. Nasir Ahmad Naqash, DC, Baramulla and Shri Manoj Kumar, Chief General Manager, Uri-I Power Station, NHPC Limited, Shri B.P. Rao, General Manager (CSR&SD), Corporate Office NHPC, Shri M. Kannan, General Manager (E&C), Uri-II Power Station and Shri Manish Sahai, General Manager (Civil), Uri-II Power Station were also present on the occasion alongwith other senior officers from NHPC and State Administration. The programme was organized under the CSR&SD scheme of NHPC which is currently being implemented under the active initiative of Shri N.K. Jain, Director (Personnel) NHPC.

NHPC will not only provide Aids and Assistive Devices to the PwDs, but has further envisaged executing an integrated CSR project wherein Skill development training will be given to the eligible beneficiaries including other PwDs (Persons with disabilities) as per their needs, aptitude and requirements through NHFDC (National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation). Further NHFDC would also identify entrepreneurs amongst the PwDs and finance their entrepreneurial ventures with soft loans.

The beneficiaries had been identified by NHPC after conducting assessment camps in association with ALIMCO (Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India). NHPC is also implementing a nationwide Skill Development Training programme for 1000 nos of PwDs in association with NHFDC.

Hon’ble Member of Parliament Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig lauded NHPC for taking such humane initiatives for the benefit of the differently abled. He further praised NHPC for their contribution in the development of hydropower and working in tough and difficult conditions in the remotest corners of the country. Earlier Shri Manoj Kumar, Chief General Manager, Uri Power Station welcomed Hon’ble MP Shri Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Dr. Nasir Ahmad Naqash, DC, Baramulla and other dignitaries including Shri Zaved Hassan Baig, former MLA, Baramulla, Shri Imtiaz Hussain Mir, SSP, Baramulla, Shri Farooq Ahmad Baba,,ADC, Baramulla and Shri Bashir ul Haque Chaudhary, SDM, Uri. Shri Kumar apprised the gathering about NHPC’s current achievements in the field of hydropower development and also highlighted its various initiatives being taken in the field of CSR-SD.

Hindu temple vandalised in Pak, PM Imran Khan orders swift action

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Hindu temple vandalised in Pak, PM Imran Khan orders swift action

Islamabad/Karachi, Feb 6 (PTI) A Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakistan’s Sindh province by miscreants who set the holy books and idols on fire, drawing a strong reaction from Prime Minister Imran Khan who ordered swift and decisive action against the perpetrators.

The incident happened last week in Kumb, a town in Khairpur district. The unidentified assailants fled the after vandalism. 

Khan Tuesday night took to Twitter to call upon the provincial authorities to take swift action against the culprits.

“The govt of Sindh must take swift and decisive action against the perpetrators. This is against the teachings of the Quran,” Khan said.

The community has approached the police to register a case against unidentified persons. 

There was no caretaker at the temple because the community felt that it was safe enough, since it was surrounded by their houses. 

After the incident, the Hindus in the area held a protest in the city, Samaa TV reported.

Rajesh Kumar Hardasani, the adviser of the Pakistan Hindu Council, has demanded the formation of a special task force for the security of Hindu temples. 

“This action has caused unrest among the Hindu community. These types of attacks are done in an attempt to disturb religious harmony across the country,” he said.

Police said that they were hunting for the attackers but so far no arrest was made. Nobody or group took responsibility of the attack.

Hindus form almost two per cent of the 220 million population in Muslim-majority Pakistan. Most of the Hindus live in Sindh province.

They often complain of harassment by the extremists.

Yogi govt got rid of goons, mafia in UP: Shah

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Yogi govt got rid of goons, mafia in UP: Shah

Aligarh (UP), Feb 6 (PTI): BJP president Amit Shah Wednesday claimed the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has dramatically improved after the Yogi Adityanath government took over.

Earlier, policemen were afraid of goons, Shah said in an apparent dig at the previous Samajwadi Party government.

The state has now been rid of goons and the land mafia, he told booth-level Bharatiya Janata Party workers ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Shah said nobody believed him when he said last time that the BJP will win 70 of the 80 parliamentary seats in the state.

He praised party workers for making that possible in the 2014 elections.

In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP now faces a challenge from the recently formed Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance.

Class 8 student abducted, raped in UP

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Class 8 student abducted, raped in UP

Deoria (UP), Feb 6 (PTI) A class 8 student was allegedly abducted and raped by three youths in Deoria district, police said Wednesday.

The minor was abducted from her home on Monday night when she was sleeping with her siblings and later taken to a nearby agriculture field and raped by the youths, Superintendent of Police (SP) N Kolanchi said.

Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, an FIR was registered against the three youths, the SP said, adding that two of the three accused were taken into custody.

Boniyar Youth death : Police confirms death as suicide

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Boniyar Youth death : Police confirms death as suicide

In a statement Police today said that this is in reference with death of one Azim Nazir S/O Nazir Ahmad Khan R/O Uranboa Boniyar at Azad Gunj Baramulla in which case FIR No 207/2018 was registered in police station Baramulla and accordingly a Special Investigation Team of police (SIT)was constituted to investigate the matter. The team has thoroughly investigated the matter,collected the evidence and questioned 32 people regarding this.

It was revealed during the course of investigation that the deceased was in relationship with a girl (name withheld) from Rajasthan and the couple had recently broken up which the deceased was unable to come to terms with. Unable to bear the shock as an extreme measure he hanged himself.

The electronic,circumstantial, medical and forensic evidence also established the hanging by rope. Also the statements of witnesses who had knowledge of the circumstances and events there of,recorded before the Hon’ble court substantiated the same.
Moreover the injuries in eye and ear were also established by medical and forensic experts to have been got inflicted after the death,most likely by rodents. Accordingly matter has been closed as case of suicide.

Over 1000 MT of garbage scattered on Srinagar roads

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Over 1000 MT of garbage scattered on Srinagar roads



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SRINAGAR, Feb 6: The tussle between Mayor and Deputy Mayor has virtually turned the City into a cesspool as the heaps of garbage could be seen scattered in almost all the localities within the municipal limits in Srinagar. 

Sources in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) told Kashmir Despatch that over 1000 Metric Tons of garbage is lying speckled mainly on road sides in Srinagar as the employees of SMC are on two day strike.

            “The Mayor and Deputy Mayor have no time to attend to the basic problems faced by the people especially sanitation issues. The normal work in SMC has been paralyzed by the power struggle of the Mayor and Deputy mayor coupled with the employees’ agitation,” a top officer of the SMC told Kashmir Despatch on the condition of anonymity.

Official sources in sanitation section of SMC revealed that          approximately around 500 Metric Tons of solid wastes are recovered from Srinagar on daily basis. “Since the employees of SMC on are two day strike, around 1000 Metric Tons of garbage mainly solid wastes lie scattered in different colonies of Srinagar,” sources told Kashmir Despatch.

Pertinently, the employees of SMC are on two-day strike protesting for redressal of their grievances. “There are around 400 employees who have been appointed by successive government in J&K who demand their regularization and salaries from internal resources. These employees are supported by around 4500 other colleagues working in SMC. These all employees work in sanitation section of SMC. Since they are on strike and the Mayor and Deputy Mayor are busy in their trivial political tussle, the inhabitants of Srinagar city are forced to bear the brunt,” sources in the SMC revealed.

With heaps of trash in the streets, the residents of many colonies are up in arms against the functioning of the SMC particularly its Mayor and Deputy Mayor who are always seen engaged in verbal duel against each other.

“There is no regular cleaning of roads, streets and collection of municipal garbage. Garbage piles have turned the roads into stinking dump-yards,” said Waseem Ahmad a resident of Gangbug.

Piles of the garbage can be seen lying unattended on all the busy squares of the city including Lal Chowk, Jehangir Chowk, Batmaloo, Maisuma and Dalgate. Garbage from all the 35 Wards has not been lifted, sources told Kashmir Despatch.

At Clock Tower, foul smell emanating from the unattended pile of garbage is bothering both shopkeepers and passerby.  “This is the heart of the city and a prime location. SMC should lift the garbage from here,” Abdul Rashid a shopkeeper in Lal Chowk said.

It is pertinent to mention here that SMC has been gripped by allegations and counter allegations ever since the Corporator, Shaheena Bhat, accused SMC Mayor of sexual harassment.  The Mayor has termed the charges as ‘baseless’.

However, the employees of the SMC said they have nothing to do with the political infighting between Mayor and Deputy Mayor and want SMC to function the way it was before the municipal elections.

Residents in many colonies of Srinagar like Shah Anwar Colony, Baghat, Barzulla, Rambagh, Eidgah said that a power game between Mayor and his Deputy is taking a toll on the civic issues of the people in Srinagar.

“They have dragged the entire Srinagar city into their power game. People are suffering and they are fighting for power and funds. Instead of cleaning the roads their filthy relationship is turning the city dirtier,” said Showkat Ahmad, a resident of Budhsha Nagar.

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