Handwara, Jan 28 : An assistant director of protection force died in a road accident mishap in North Kashmir’s Handwara Village.

Reports said that an army vehicle hit with a private four wheeler vehicle at Chogul village on Monday afternoon resulting in on spot dead of officer who was driving the car.

The deceased officer identified as Aijaz Rasool of Model town Sopore.

Meanwhile soon after this news spread in the area scores of people including women came out to register their protest against local army camp and demanded strict action to the army driver.

Meanwhile despite repeated attempts police was not available for commits.

Sajjid Raina

Sumbal : Protest erupted in north Kashmir’s Sumbal village of Bandipora on Monday against the arrest of a local youth by Dehli police.

Reports said scores of people including trade body hit the streets and demanding release of the local youth Hilal Ahmad.

The protestors later appealed Governor Satya Pal Malik to intervene into the matter.

Hilal was arrested on January 23 by a joint team of special cell of Dehli police, Sumbal police and a unit of army from his home and shifted him to Delhi.

Meanwhile a complete shutdown is being observed in Sumbal Bandipora against the arrest of local youth by Delhi police.

Skinder Gulzar

Shopian, Jan 28 : Forces on Monday launched searches in Shopian’s village of southern region of Kashmir.

Reports said that a joint team of army’s 34 RR, Special Operation Group of Police and CRPF selaed Kadgam village of Shopian and conducted door to door search operation in the area.

Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants movement in the area search operation has been launched.

Baramulla, Jan 28 : A police head constable shot himself dead with his service rifle in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday.

Reports reaching GNS said that a head constable Mohammad Shafi Mir (46) son of Mohammad Ismail Mir resident of Sadoora Anantnag who was posted at District Police Line (DPL) Budgam shot himself dead with his service rifle on Monday morning.

SP Budgam Amod Nagpure told that cop committed suicide by firing upon himself at DPL Budgam today early morning.
Reasons are being ascertained, officer said.(GNS)

Srinagar, Jan 27 : While government has announced to pay month’s salary to employees who performed election duty but it has come to fore that some employees have been selected among the beneficiaries who did nothing for poll related work.

“It is only to please and give benefit to those employees like I/C Administrative Secretary RDD etc etc,” Ghulam Rasool Mir, J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee Chairman Ghulam Rasool Mir said in a statement issued here to GNS.  

“This is loot of State exchequer. It would have been better to release timely wages in favour of Casual Labours or Daily wagers who work day and night to serve public,” he said, and called it injustice.

“This is unfortunate state where favouritism is being encouraged and state exchequer is drained to benefit blue eyed and Influenced persons,” he said, adding, “We had great expectations from Governor and most Hardworking Chief Secretary but here it seems they are being mislead.”

The favouritism would never have been exhibited during such great administrators, he said.

“We were blaming politicians but same bad, more than that, is now happening when everything lies in the hands of bureaucracy.”

 Most employees particularly Casual Labours and DRWs are suffering for salary and wages for the last many months and even for years, he said. “Here our authorities are enjoying double salary and special awards who did nothing special in their departments while Casual Labour is working hard even during winter season,” he said, adding, “Take a view of RDD or Housing and Urban developed department where mostly casual employees are without wages and some have been terminated because in the name of closure of schemes.”  (GNS)