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| LeT militant among 2 arrested in Doda, Kishtwar | | | |
Doda, June 06
Police today claimed to have arrested a close associate of Lashker –e-Tioba district commander, while a Over Ground Worker of Hizbul Mujahideen was apprehended from Kishtwar area.
An official spokesman said that police developed specific inputs about movement of LeT militants in Cheera area under police station Thathri. Based on these inputs a search operation was launched by police and 159 Bn of Territorial army today, the spokesman said.
He added that during the search operation the troops arrested one close associate of LeT district Commander Abu Jindal. The arrested militant has been identified as Muhammad Razaq son of Muhammad Sain of Marsonda Donadi. One hand grenade, two AK magazine and some rounds were recovered from his possession.
Meanwhile, our Kishtwar Bureau added that police apprehended Farooq Ahmed Waza son of Bashir Ahmed Waza of Abubakar Muhalla Kishtwar for his alleged links with HM militants.
Police claimed that Waza was apprehended on the disclosure of an HM militant, who was arrested recently. It was all... | |
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| ‘Education mafia' on surge in `Mini Kerala' of J&K | | In Govt schools, students being passed on sweet will of principal | | |
Bhaderwah, June 06
A student can be promoted to next class even if he fails to qualify examination. Seems shocking but its true! The authorities working under political patronage has made the functioning of government run educational institutions in Bhaderwah including conduct of examinations an affair of ridicule with students being passed at sweet will of the school principals.
If the sources ine government schools are to be believed `education mafia' is flourishing in Bhaderwah, popularly known as Kerala of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of its high literacy rate. The mafia, sources told News Agency of Kashmir, is working well under the patronage of some political heavy weigh... | |
| | | | Saudi deports 1000 Indians for overstaying | | | |
Dubai | June 6:
About 1,000 Indians, who entered Saudi Arabia on pilgrim visas and overstayed in the search of jobs, have been deported since Monday.
Officials at Passport Department have been struggling to find them room at the deportation centre in Jeddah, which is currently coping with the rush of illegal residents taking advantage of the amnesty, media reports said.
Saudi Arabia had issued a two-month amnesty, which began April 2, for those who have entered the Kingdom on Haj and Umrah visas and overstayed there.
The kingdom authorities have raised the issue of overstayers with Indian authorities expressing their concern over the rise in such cases.
Many illegal residents,... | |
| | | | Governor administers oath to Justice Alam | | | |
SRINAGAR, JUNE 6-
Governor Lt. General (Retd) S K Sinha administered oath of office to Mr Justice Aftab Alam as Judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court at Raj Bhavan here this evening.
Mr Justice Aftab Alam will be the acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, as per a communiqué issued from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which was read out by Registrar General of J&K High Court Mr Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar.
The proceedings started with Principal Secretary to Governor Dr Arun Kumar seeking the permission of the Governor for commencing the oath ceremony.
Mr Justice Aftab Alam has been transferred from Patna High Court to Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
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| | | | Kids forced to work too hard: Survey | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 6
Forcing children to labour hard can lead to a plethora of agonizing problems. This warning is contained in a survey report. And the report has found that feeling tired is not just a problem for adults but also a common phenomenon among children who feel exhausted by the burden of homework and extracurricular studies.
The survey, released the other day by market research company Horizonkey, said that 52 percent of children under the age of 12 attend extracurricular classes at the weekends. Ping Ping, for example, an eight-year-old girl from Beijing, said that she always feels tired. She said that she does not finish her homework un... | |
| | | | Pak-based jihadis announce return to past practice | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 6
A sensational report from Pakistan: Jihadis will not hesitate to revolt against the present regime led by Gen. Parvez Musharraf if it continued to implement Washington's policy against them.
The report has poured in at a time when there are dissonant voices within Pakistan military establishment which say that the permanence of the policy shift towards jihadis is not assured. More importantly, jihadi outfits and elemnts based in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have triggered by far the most significant development with the announcement to return to past practices in Jammu and Kashmir.
If a set of intelligence inp... | |
| | | | Rahul Gandhi is on forward march! | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 6:
Even as several Congressmen are opposed to what they term as "more-than-necessary importance" attached to Rahul Gandhi, the Congress supremo, Sonia Gandhi, is not prepared to sideline her parliamentarian son. In fact, Rahul Gandhi appears all set to launch early drive for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Even as the next general elections are still two years away, Rahul has got go-ahead signal from the Congress high command.
Undeterred by his failure to swings things in favour of the Congress party during the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi's office is working overtime to fix the shortcomings that caused the poll disaster... | |
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