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| 14- Member HM module busted | | | |
BARAMULLA, June 7:
In a major breakthrough, Jammu and Kashmir Police busted a 14-member Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) module allegedly responsible for detonating Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) through mobile phones and killing of dozen of people, including a senior Congress leader, in North Kashmir.
After working for several weeks, the police arrested 14 HM militants from different parts of Baramulla and Sopore, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police for North Kashmir Dr Srinivasan told reporters here today..
He said special police teams were formed after receiving a tip off that a group of HM militants, responsible for causing blasts and attacking security forces and civilians were hiding in Baramulla and Sopore.
The North Kashmir Police Chief said raids were conducted in different parts during which 14 militants were arrested. Two pistols and large cache of arms and ammunition, besides huge quantity of explosives were recovered from their possession.
He said the militants, during questioning, admitted their involvement in triggering an IED blast on Baramulla National Hi... | |
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| Board of doctors constituted for conducting postmortem | | Death of a patient sparks off protest in GMC | | |
Jammu | May 27
Death of a patient admitted in the Government Medical College here for past several days sparked off strong protests against the negligence and insensitive behavior of doctors posted there.
The trouble started when Naresh Kumar, who was admitted in the hospital on May 23 after he suffered head injuries during a fall from house stairs, died here today for want of timely treatment. Crest fallen, hapless relatives gathered outside the emergency ward of the hospital and shouted slogans holding Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Health Minister Mangat Ram Sharma responsible for the negligent behavior of the doctors. They also gave vent to their ire against the hospital ... | |
| | | | Woman officers dominate in recently upgraded Sub District | | R S Pura takes lead in giving due rights to fairer sex | | |
Ajay meenia
JAMMU | MAY 27
Recognizing the constitutional rights of the women and to give them equal rights in all spheres, the Jammu and Kashmir State has made a good beginning and has posted nearly ten women to head various government departments.
R S Pura, a border town and one of the oldest tehsils in Jammu and Kashmir, has taken the lead in this behalf where nearly ten departments are headed by women, apart from a woman legislator.
This is perhaps, for the first time, when majority of the departments in a tehsil are headed by women. Whether it is the matter of education, development, delivering justice or any other sector, woman are first everywh... | |
| | | | Free media necessary for vibrant state: Musharraf | | | |
KARACHI, MAY 26
Facing flak for allegedly trying to subdue the media, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated his support for a free and independent press, albeit within certain "parameters."
The country is in the midst of a political crisis sparked by the suspension of the country's chief justice, and Musharraf's administration is accused by international media watchdogs, human rights activists and opposition parties of pressuring the country's media in the coverage of the turmoil.
Speaking at the launch of Pakistan's first English news channel "DawnNews" here last night, Musharraf said a vibrant, independent and free media is necessary for a country to be ranked as a... | |
| | | | Pak repatriates two Indians | | | |
AMRITSAR MAY 26
Two Indian prisoners were repatriated by Pakistan today.
The two Indian nationals were identified as Altaf Hussain Khan, resident of Srinagar, and Iqbal Karim, hailing from Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said here.
Both Altaf Hussain Khan and Iqbal Karim had gone to Pakistan on a valid visa on April 2006. They were arrested by Pakistani Rangers when they were trying to cross the Pakistan border for Iran
They were lodged in Kot Lakhpath Rai Jail at Lahore.
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| | | | Akal Takht to meet on Dera apology | | | |
CHANDIGARH, MAY 27
The Akal Takht tonight remained undecided about the apology by the Dera Sacha Sauda head on the alleged sacrilege of Guru Gobind Singh and said its high priests would meet shortly to decide its course of action.
"We have not received the document. Moreover the document (containing the apology) is unsigned... The five high priests will take a decision on the Dera's move," Akal Takht head, Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti said here.
He said "first, the apology letter must be signed by the Dera head than a meeting of the Sikh clergy will be convened to decide the next course of action."
Vedanti was reacting to one-page statement sent to the Akal Takht by the sect's ... | |
| | | | Dera chief apologizes to Guru Gobind Singh | | | |
SIRSA/AMRITSAR, MAY 27 Raising the possibility of an end to the standoff between Dera Sacha Sauda and Sikhs, the head of Sirsa-based religious sect Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, accused of blasphemy, tonight apologized to Sikh Guru Gobind Singh saying he had absolutely no intention to either imitate or replicate him.
In a brief statement to the media here tonight soon after expiry of the deadline set by Akal Takht, Sikhs' supreme spiritual and temporal body, for closure of Dera's centres in Punjab, the Dera said it has already expressed regret for the chain of events and "now in the best interest of peace and tranquility the Dera tenders an apology to Guru Gobind Singh".
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