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Governor visits shrine at Tulmulla, reviews arrangementsHoliday to be observed in Kashmir tomorrow: Govt: Nirmal, Akther, Veeri, Matoo also take stock of facilities for devotees

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 31: J&K governor N N Vohra visited Mata Kheer Bhawani shrine at Tulmulla, Ganderbal and prayed for peace and well-being of people. He extended his greetings to the people, particularly Kashmiri Pan-dits, on the occasion of ‘Jyes-tha Ashtami’.

BB Vyas, chief secretary; Baseer Ahmed Khan, divi-sional commissioner, Kash-mir; Tariq Hussain Ganai,

deputy commissioner Gan-derbal; Fayaz Ahmad Lone, senior superintendent of police Ganderbal, repre-sentatives of Dharmarth Trust and several members of Kashmiri Pandit commu-nity received the governor on his arrival at the shrine.

“The governor discussed with chief secretary and other officers the arrange-ments made by the district administration and the Dharamarth Trust for the

Unknown persons decamp with ATM in Anantnag town

KHALID GUL

Anantnag, May 31: U n k n o w n p e r s o n s decamped with an Auto-mated Teller Machine from south Kashmir’s Anantnag town last night, police said on Wednesday.

“Unknown persons pulled out and later took away the ATM of the State Bank of India along with Rs 2.96 lakh cash from Acha-bal Adda locality of the town,” a police official said.

No class work in colleges, higher secondary schools today: GovtSrinagar, May 31: Class work in degree colleges and higher secondary schools in central and south Kashmir districts shall remain suspended on Thursday, a government spokes-man said.

Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Farooq Ahmad Lone said there will be no teaching activity in degree colleges and higher secondary schools in Srinagar district on Thursday. But, he said, the staff has to remain present.

Meanwhile, district administration Budgam ordered sus-pension of class work in higher secondary schools and colleges in the district on Thursday.

‘No dialogue until India accepts JK a disputed territory’Geelani asks mainstream parties to repent for ‘wrongdoings’

JKLF chief Yasin Malik released on bailSrinagar, May 31: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik was released on bail from Sri-nagar Central Jail on Wednesday.

Transfers in lower-rung administrationSrinagar, May 31: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered sev-eral transfers in the state administration.

According to an order, Kacho Turab Shah, assis-tant commissioner Reve-nue, Kargil, is transferred and posted as project offi-cer, Wage Employment (ACD) Kargil against an available vacancy.

Pakistan condemns ‘atrocities by forces’ in KashmirCivil-military leadership vows diplomatic support to Kashmiris

SAJJAD HUSSAIN

Islamabad, May 31: Paki-stan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday chaired a high-level meet-ing to discuss key security issues with civilian and military officials who con-demned the “atrocities” by forces in Kashmir.

Srinagar, May 31: Rejecting bilateral dia-logue on Kashmir, the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Wednes-day said there would be no talks “until India accepts Jammu and Kashmir as a disputed territory.”

“We’ll never beg for talks. The authorities in New Delhi are irrational. They are follow-

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, May 31: Life limped back to normal in Kashmir on Wednesday after three days of shutdown and curfew-like restric-tions following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen com-mander Sabzar Ahmed Bhat and his close aide Faizan Ahmed in an encounter in Tral on Saturday.

There were no restrictions anywhere in the Valley, offi-cials said, even as shops, gov-ernment and private offices, fuel outlets and business establishments opened in the morning. Public and private transport also plied normally throughout the day.

Reports of restoration of normalcy also came in from other districts of Kashmir, except Pulwama where mar-kets were closed after forces resorted to teargas shelling on stone-throwing protesters.

A chemist was injured after an explosive device went off while he was trying to throw it out of his shop in Pulwama, witnesses said.

They said minor stone-pelting protests erupted in the town early in the day following which govern-ment forces fired shells—one

of them landing inside the shop of the chemist, Ghulam Mohiudin Sheikh. “He tried to throw the shell out of his shop, but it exploded in his hand,” the witnesses said. He was rushed to district hospital.

Curfew-like restrictions were imposed on Sunday in districts of Anantnag, Pul-wama, Kulgam and Shop-ian and areas falling under seven police stations in Sri-nagar following the killing of Sabzar Bhat, the successor of popular Hizbul Mujahideen

Transport, businesses resume in Kashmir after 3 daysFresh clashes in Pulwama; Chemist injured after shell explodes in his hand; Srinagar-Jammu highway re-opens partially; Mughal Road still closed

Kashmir resolution article of faith for PDP: Sartaj Madni

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar , May 31: Resolution of Kashmir issue is an article of faith for the Peoples Dem-ocratic Party and con-

stitutes the core of party patron Mufti Muham-mad Sayeed’s vision, said PDP vice-president Sartaj Madni.

4 cops injured in Sopore grenade blastGunmen fire upon PDP worker, his relative at Baramulla

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, May 31: Four policemen were wounded when suspected militants attacked a police party in Sopore on Wednes-day, even as unidenti-fied gunmen shot at and injured a worker of ruling Peoples Democratic Party and his relative in neighbor-ing Baramulla, police and reports said.

Officials said suspected militants hurled a grenade at a police party in Sopore town at around 4 pm, result-ing in injuries to four police-men.

He said the injured cops were rushed to a hospital.

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14 JK candidates qualify UPSC-2016 examination

SYED RIZWAN GEELANI

Srinagar, May 31: At least 14 candidates from J&K have qualified the Union Public Service Commission-2016 examination whose result was declared on Wednesday.

Dr Bilal Mohiudin Bhat, a resident Unsoo Wahipora in north Kashmir's Handwara area has bagged the 10th position in the IAS examina-tion. Bhat has earlier quali-fied the Kashmir Adminis-trative Service examination in 2013 and later qualified the IFS in 2014. He joined as DFO in Forest Department Lucknow and is presently

working there.Meanwhile, Nandini K R

has topped the UPSC Civil Services examination. She has a BE in Civil Engineer-ing from MS Ramaiah Insti-

tute of Technology, Ban-galore. She is followed by Anmol Sher Singh Bedi and G Ronanki who have got the second and third positions,

Bilal Mohiuddin, a resident of Unsoo Handwara, bags 10th position in IAS

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Bisma Qazi from Rambagh Srinagar, secures 115th rank

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