Jammu: Pakistani Rangers opened fire on border out posts (BoPs) along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, sources said on Tuesday.
BSF troops guarding the border retaliated, resulting in exchanges, the sources said.
They said Pakistani Rangers fired from machine guns at forward BoPs of Chandwa and Karol Matraya in Hiranagar sector on Monday night.
There were no casualties in the firing.
Srinagar: Sajad Ahmad Mir alias Haider alias Jaja, a Lashker-e-Toiba commander, rated among top ten militants in Kashmir and top most in north Kashmir by Director General of Police Dilbag Singh, was among the militants killed in Kreeri Baramulla.
“He had joined militancy in 2016 winters and used to work on same pattern as that of Burhan Wani.
He was active in north Kashmir.
If Burhan Wani turned many to become militants in South Kashmir, he spared no efforts in north Kashmir.
So far we have arrested atleast 20 militants recruited by him apart from many Over Ground Workers (OGWs),” he said.
Flanked by the IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, the top police officer of Jammu and Kashmir said Sajad had a history of militant related records since 2016. “He was involved in planning and executing several attacks in the area including civilian atrocities and attacks on security establishments. Moreover, he was also involved in recruitment of youth in militant ranks,” he said, according to GNS correspondent. . “He was brain behind the killing of Waseem Bari (BJP) and his family member in Bandipora. He was also involved in an attack on CRPF party at Sopore resulting in killing of one personnel and injuries to four other personnel,” he said, adding, “he was also involved many other attacks including the killing of civilians namely Eid-ul-Amin Mir alias Nazir Budoo (tower guard) R/o Behrampora Sopore, Gh Mohi ud Din Sheikh of Bomai and Mushtaq Ahmad Mir of Harwan Sopore besides firing onthe family of a fruit merchant namely Haidullah Rather at Dangerpora Sopore inwhich 4 family members including a three year baby got injured.”
He was also involved in firing on a non local labour namely Mohammad Shafi Alam near Noorbagh Bypass inorder to “terrorise the non local labourers”, the DGP said.
Moreover, he was also involved in setting ablaze two Maruti cars at Reban Sopore and Warpora Sopore to terrorize transporters for observing complete shutdown, the top police officer said.
Regarding the other militant Anayatullah Mir, the DGP said, he was recruited by Sajad in March this year and was also involved in threatening and harassing civilians in Pattan area and transporting of foreign militants from Northern Kashmir to Central and Southern Kashmir parts.
“Today’s operation no doubt started with the killing of 3 jawans but police, CRPF and army in a very successful operation killed the top commander. His death will save many lives and it will prove as a sign of relief for the families,” he added. (GNS)
Kulgam: A CRPF man was injured after militants attacked a CRPF camp at Nehama area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said.
They said that militants fired at the CRPF camp at Nehama indiscriminately leaving a CRPF man injured. “The injured CRPF man was shifted to hospital where his condition is stable,” an official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO)
He said that entire area has been cordoned off and a massive search operation launched to track down the attackers—(KNO)
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 422 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infected persons to 28,892, even as six COVID-19 patients died during the last 24 hours in the Union territory, officials said.
Six persons, who were COVID-19 positive, have died over the past 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir,” the officials said.
They said all the deaths were reported from the Kashmir valley.
With the fresh deaths, the death toll of coronavirus infected persons in the UT has risen to 548 of which 507 were from the valley and 41 from the Jammu region, they said.
Meanwhile, the UT recorded 422 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infected persons to 28,892, the officials said.
While 81 of these new cases were from Jammu region, 341 people were from the valley, they said.
There are now 7,048 active cases in the Union territory, while 21,296 patients have recovered from the infection, they added.
The cases detected on Monday included 55 persons who had returned to the UT recently.
The officials said Bandipora district in north Kashmir recorded the highest of 49 new positive cases followed by 46 in Kupwara district.
Leh: Five more patients died of coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll due to the disease in the union territory to 14, officials said on Monday.
Kargil district recorded four new deaths, while one COVID-19 patient breathed his last in Leh, the officials said.
So far, Kargil has reported eight deaths due to the disease and Leh six.
As of Sunday evening, the number of cases in Ladakh stood at 1,948, of which 1,005 infections were in Kargil and 943 in Leh, the officials said.
They said 70 per cent of the total patients have been cured of the disease and subsequently discharged from hospitals.
The union territory now has 578 active COVID-19 cases — 350 in Leh and 228 in Kargil district.
Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have said that annual examination for 10th, 11th and 12th will be held in month of November 2020.
In a notification issued by Director Academics Dr Farooq Ahmad Peer has said that there will be 30 percent syllabus relaxation in annual examinations of 10th, 11th and 12th classes which is scheduled to be held in November 2020.
“It is notified for infomation of all the concemed that, in view of prevailing Covid-19 Pandemic, the following concession shall be awarded to the students of classes 10th, 11th and 12 Annual, Regular appearing in the forthcoming Examinations likely to be held in the month of November 2020 in Kashmir Division and Winter Zone areas of Jammu Division while in March 2021 for Summer Zone Areas of Jammu Division, as onetime measure, reads an official order while adding that the students appearing in these examinations shall have to attempt only 70% marks from the question papers which shall be treated as 100% at the time of evaluation and he score of students attempting less than 70% from the question paper shall be raise proportionately.
The students should note that question papers will be set from the entire syllabus
prescribed for the session, the order adds.
Mentioning that instead of attempting all the questions the student has to attempt only 70% questions, thus there is resultant concession of 30%
“Explanation: For students appearing in subjects having no practical courses, the
question paper is of 100 marks and the student has to attempt questions with a total of 70 marks, while for all such subjects which have both theory and practical components the concession will apply to theory part only.
For example in Physics, Chemistry and Biology that have a practical component of 30 marks and theory question paper of 70 marks, the students shall have to attempt 49 marks out of 70 marks only, which will be treated as 100% (70 marks)
For other papers having different marks scheme for theory papers the student shall have to attempt 70 of marks allotted to the theory paper and for further clarification, queries can be mailed to [email protected], It adds. (PTK)
The J&K police on Sunday filed cases for uploading communally sensitive videos online and beating up of a local resident by cow vigilantes, as the political parties demanded action against those seen in them.
“An incident involving a video of communally sensitive nature has gone viral on social media which seems to have been maliciously posted to create communal tension. Cognizance has been taken and investigation into the matter has started in the Pacca Danga police station, Jammu, to ensure strict action,” said IGP, Jammu, Mukesh Singh, in a statement.
“Satpal, the main speaker in the viral video, and Deepak, who circulated the video, have been arrested,” IGP Singh told The Hindu.
An FIR under Section 153A and 295A have been lodged against them.
Mr. Singh requested people “not to fall prey to the agenda of anti-social elements”. “Sharing and posting of such content in punishable offence. We assure strict legal action against such accused who have created or shared such content,” he said.
Guftar Ahmed, spokesman of the Gujjar Bakarwal Youth Welfare Conference J&K, said two incidents took place in Jammu’s Reasi in the past 24 hours. In one incident, some hate mongers almost lynched Muhammad Asghar, he said.
According to locals, Asghar was attacked by a group of cow vigilantes while he and his son were heading for a pastureland with their cattle.
“Will the government please come out with a response? Has any action been taken as it appears that someone in khaki uniform was on spot?” Peoples Democratic Party leader and ex-Minister Naeem Akhtar said.
Senior SP, Rashmi Wazir, said two FIRs have been lodged in a case where Asgar’s son “hurt the sentiments of a community by injuring a cow with a sharp-edged object” and “another in a case where people attacked Asghar”.
Indu Chib, deputy commissioner, Reasi, also tweeted, “I will not allow anyone to disturb peace of my district. Anyone forwarding this video on social media shall be booked as well.”
With inputs from The Hindu
Srinagar: Two CRPF jawans and a policeman were killed in a militant attack in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said.
Militants attacked a security forces party at a ‘naka’ in Kreeri area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir this morning, a police official said.
He said two CRPF personnel and a special police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir police were killed in the firing.
Security forces have cordoned off the area and a hunt has been launched to nab the militants.
Srinagar: According to the reports from AccuWeather, a U.S. based weather forecast channel, light to moderate rain is forecasted for Srinagar, J&K starting from 5th September 2020 onwards.
– Agencies
Srinagar: An SPO was killed, and two CRPF personnels were injured after suspected militants on Monday morning attacked joint Naka party in Kreeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon the Naka party. The fire was retaliated by forces triggering an brief exchange of firing.
During exchange of firing one SPO identified as Muzaffar Ahmad was killed and two CRPF troopers were injured and subsequently shifted to nearby hospital, the officer said.
The officer further said that there are chances of encounter as the militants have been surrounded by forces.
Further details awaited (GNS)