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| Three more bodies exhumed | | SIT now have information regarding 12 more | | | Srinagar, Feb 03
While three more bodies were exhumed – two from Ajas and one more from Kangan – and DNA samples for testing taken before handing over the bodies to the victims' families, police today arrested the former SSP Ganderbal, Hans Raj Parihar, and the former DySP operations, Bahadur Ram, in Srinagar. Meanwhile, massive anti police protests took place at Ajas. At Kangan, protesters stopped exhumation demanding media presence while exhumation went on.
With the latest arrests, the number of policemen arrested in the innocent civilian cases has gone up to ten. Police sources, however, say that two civilians have also been arrested in this connection and it is on their identification that graves across the whole belt ranging from Bandipora to Kangan are being opened for exhuming bodies.
Police sources said that the special investigation team now had information regarding 12 such graves in which innocent civilians killed in fake encounters and branded as foreign militants lay dead. Fearing that some vested elements may try to shift bodies from graves, police has secured a... | |
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| Furious is Sonia Gandhi camp | | Campaign against Rahul Gandhi termed as 'nasty' | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB. 3: In the absence of any specific guidelines from Sonia Gandhi on how to go about it, the Congress leaders are left with no choice but to decline to comment on the issue arisng from what is termed as "perverted and nasty" campaign against Rahul Gandhi. Two developments are worth taking note of--first, Sonia Gandhi does not want to come out in the open in defence of her son, and, second, most Congress leaders are of the view that it is too hot an issue to comment upon.
Political observers attach much importance to a cyber campaign against Rahul Gandhi ahead of crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, where he is going to be the Congress party's star campaign... | |
| | | | Kashmiri Pandits await Delhi's decision | | J&K CM alone can have things done | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 3 Much-talked-about members of the community of Kashmiri Pandits may differ with one another on several issues, but they seem united on one thing--that is, to continue to build pressure on the government of India in support of their demands, particularly the one calling for a separate census for the entire community within and outside the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The list of demands also include (a) the need for fresh registration of Kashmiri migrants and (b) further increase in the monthly financial assistance to the 'uprooted' migrants. The list of demands is already with the Union Home Ministry. And different communications from different Kashmiri Pandit... | |
| | | | SSP, DySP arrested in Padder’s missing case | | | | Jammu, February 03
Jammu and Kashmir Police today arrested former senior Superintendent of Police Ganderbal, Hans Raj Parihar and Dy. SP Bahdur Ram in the Abdul Rehman Padder missing case under section 364, 302-RPC. With the arrest of these two senior officers the total number of policemen has gone up to four as ASI Farooq Ahmed of Ganderbal police and Farooq Ahmed Padder posted in District Police Lines Srinagar have already been arrested. This is in the background of Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad’s announcement that the guilty cops in Mr. Padders’s case of whatsoever rank are positioned, will be booked and brought to law for punishment.
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| | | | Nine IPS Officers (J&K Cadre) Given JA Grade | | | |
Srinagar, February 02
State Government has accorded sanction to the placement of nine IPS Officers of 1998 batch in the junior administration grade with effect from January 01, 2007.
The officers who benefit from Govt. Order No. Home-37(P) of 2007 dated 01.02.2007 are Shri. R.P Rasrotra, Parminder Singh, Showkat Ahmad Malik, Javed Reyaz, Syed Ahfadul Mujtaba , Showkat Hussain Kanth, Ab. Hameed, Mushtaq Ahmad Sadiq and Shakeel Ahmad Beigh.... | |
| | | | LeT Militants arrested in Sopore | | | |
Srinagar, February 02
In a successful operation, Sopore Police has arrested two LeT Militants wanted in number of militancy related incidents.
Two LeT militants namely Mohammad Rafiq Zaqi @ Janbaz, son of Mohammad Sultan Zaqi, resident of Baba Yousuf Sopore and Sajad Ahmad Daga, son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Daga, resident of Khushal Mattoo Sopore have been apprehended by Sopore Police.
Both the militants were wanted in several militant activities. Rafiq Zaqi @ Janbaz is a category “C” militant and is one the Salfi group members of LeT. Pertinent to mention here is that Salfi Group Commander was eliminated on 1st of January, this year
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| | | | Exhumed the body of Nazir Ahmad Deka in presence of his wife. | | | |
Srinagar , Feb 02
After the exhumation of Padder's body yesterday, the special investigation team assisted by forensic experts from Chandigarh today exhumed the body of Nazir Ahmad Deka in presence of his wife. Deka was allegedly killed in February 2006 in a fake encounter after he was picked up from Lal Chowk area while selling Itter.
While forensic experts took DNA samples from Deka's body and his one year old son to biologically ascertain that body was that of Deka, thousands of people today protested near the site of exhumation while demanding that killers be punished. Deka's body was later sent to his native village Desu in Kokernag area of Anantnag district for burial.
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| | | | India's important decision, at last | | Jinnah House in Mumbai to be cultural centre | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 2
The government of India has, at last, decided to restore the much-taled-about Jinnah House in Mumbai into an international art and cultural centre. In plain language, Jinnah House, the home of Pakistan founder, Mohammed Ali Jinah, in Mumbai's Malabar Hill will be finally restored into a cultural centre for the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
After more than 20 years of leaving the house that Jinnah built in 1936 to a state of ruin, the Indian government has decided to restore the one-hectare property into an international art and cultural centre. The government proposes to ready it for inauguration by August 15, when India celebrates... | |
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