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| BLOODY SUNDAY CLAIMS 15 LIVES | | Samba’s Kaili Mandi turns into battlefield, 2 ultras among 7 killed | | | EARLY TIMES TEAM
Samba | May 11
• Group of militants after crossing IB were hiding in village for two days
• BSF had denied infiltration but it proved fatal, even search was not launched
In a grim reminder of the pre-2002 era of violence and trouble along the border area, a group of militants struck with impunity in a village of warriors and fighters of this district triggering off a day of bloodshed and mayhem. At end of the day, the death toll mounted to seven including a senior political leader and his wife, a photojournalist, a soldier and militant.
In the ensuing gun battle which continued for nearly seven hours an Army Major and a Superintendent of Police sustained injuries while fighting with militants. Even though many previous lives were lost but the joint operation earned accolades for safe rescue of the civilians taken hostage by the militants.
A group of heavily armed militants, who believed to have infiltrated late Thursday night through the International Border in Samba sector, barged into a house in Kaili Mandi area in the wee hours of this morning and kill... | |
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| Sodhi skipped life’s last breakfast to attain martyrdom | | OBITUARY | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 11
When the news flashed out early this morning that senior photojournalist Ashok Sodhi has been killed in Samba encounter, many could not believe for Sodhi was usually a late riser and it was unexpected having him there so early in the morning. It was perhaps the last call which took Sodhi away, not only away to Samba but far away and for ever.
Ashok Sodhi’s name, unfortunately, is now in the list of among some 20 journalists who lost their lives while discharging their professional duties in the field or in their offices in nearly two decades of turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir.
The happy-go-marry kind of Sodhi died as a martyr fighting his professional ... | |
| | | | 8 soldiers dead in mishap | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 11
While entire attention today remained on the incident of militant violence in Samba district, there was let up in the killings in hilly roads of Doda region.
Eight soldiers of Rashtriya Rifles were killed on Sunday when the army vehicle they were travelling fell into Chenab river in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
A vehicle of Rashtriya Rifles on its way to Doda town skidded off the road and rolled into the river at Ghat area in the afternoon, officials have said.
Three jawans died on the spot and two were injured critically and later died in the hospital. Three others drowned in the river and their bodies were yet to traced, they added.
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| | | | In solidarity, Jammu shuts today | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 11
In solidarity with those innocent people who lost their lives in Samba encounter and to lodge a protest against the incident of barbaric violence, the winter capital city of Jammu will observe a peaceful shot down on Monday.
Major political parties including the BJP, National Conference and Panthers Party have endorsed the shut down call. The call was initially rolled out by BJP.
Being the first to protest, Bhartiya Janta Party has given a bandh call to protest against government failure to curb militant activities in the state. BJP president Ashok Khajuria in a statement issued here said that coalition government's soft policies towards militant in... | |
| | | | J&K to have campus of Tribal University | | One region to get CU, other IIM | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | May 11
In an act of perfect regional balance, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has ensured that both Jammu and Kashmir regions get one prestigious institute each –Central University (CU) and Indian Institute of Management (IIM)–which have already been announced by the central government. However, this has to be seen as which region gets campus of the upcoming National Tribal University.
In Chief Minister’s meeting with Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh it has been decided that Jammu and Kashmir will get a campus of the upcoming National Tribal University and work on the already proposed Indian Institute of Management and the Central Un... | |
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