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NC for immediate disbanding of militia

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Demanding imme-diate disbanding of Village Defense Commi� ees (VDCs), opposition National Conference on Thursday said the State Government would be squarely responsibly for loss of inno-cent lives at the hands of VDC mem-bers if it fails to do so.

KHALID GUL

Bijbehara (Anantnag), Dec 24: A Deputy Superin-tendent of Police was criti-cally injured in a militant attack in this South Kash-mir town on Thursday, police said. The personal security guard of the police official was also wounded in the attack.

The incident took place in the busy Goriwan market of the town at around 12:45 PM.

“Pistol borne militants, reportedly two in number, fired from a point blank range at a police party headed by sub divisional police officer (SDPO), Bijbe-hara , Irshad Ahmad Rather in the Goriwan market,” said a police official.

He said that DSP, Irshad received three bullets and was immediately removed to Sub District Hospital, (SDH) Bijbehara along with

his personal security guard identified and as Tanveer Ahmad- a Special Police Officer (SPO).

“The DSP had sustained bullets in chest, abdomen and leg and has been shifted to 92 Army base hospital in a critical condition,” said a doctor in SDH, Bijbehara.

He said Tanveer- SPO had sustained bullet injury in leg and he too is being treated at base hospital.

According to police offi-cial, “The DSP was making some purchases from a hosiery shop when the mili-tants fired towards him. The police men accompanying him retaliated firing sever-al rounds but the militants managed to flee”.

He said that several other police parties during that period were escorting a Milad procession in various markets of Bijbehara.

ARSHAD HUSSAIN

Srinagar, Dec 24: Struggle and Say-eeda have become synonymous for this widow who has lost nine mem-bers of her family to the Kashmir conflict.

Life for Sayeeda continues to be thorny while she fights all odds with a hope for survival.

The daughter of once a well-to-do family, Sayeeda today is living in a miserable condition in her ram-shackle dwelling comprising 7 ft x 4 ft ground- and 6 ft x 3ft first-floor in Darish Kadal, Safa Kadal, here.

This small dwelling hardly suffi-cient to accommodate a single person is all that belongs to her yet she tries to salvage it for her only hope- Mohsin Dar, the 11-year old boy whom she has

adopted as son.The ground floor was submerged

in 2014 floods with dampness still

visible on walls and stink emanating from damaged flooring forcing her to shift to the upper portion of her ‘house’ where she has dissected it into a makeshift kitchen and a living place for her and Mohsin who is is studying in 5th standard at Islamic Interna-tional School Peerbagh where he has been enrolled on scholarship scheme.

“With no one around me, a rela-tive some 11 years back handed over a newborn child of my distant cousin to me. The neighbours then suggested me to live my life for this boy which I am doing,” affirms Sayeeda Begum, who recalls her age as 70.

With no means to survive particu-larly during harsh winters, Sayeeda recently rushed to a charity organiza-tion in the city for some help. But as

Vested interests promoting fake variety of Sufi sm: Prof SozAccuses PM Modi of championing this cause

Eid-e-Milad celebrated with religious fervor in JKIslamic scholars for observing this occasion as ‘Peace Day’

After losing 9 of her family, Sayeeda fi ghts lonely battleDesperate widow says ‘I am Hurriyat and Hurriyat is me’

VDC TERROR

Now, VDC member kills mother, minor son in Rajouri3 killings in less than a week

MUDDASIR ALI

Jammu, Dec 24: In a grue-some incident, a mother and her minor son were murdered by a member of Village Defense Com-mittee (VDC) in Rajouri district here. This came less than a week after a political worker of opposi-tion National Conference was killed by another VDC member in the district.

Shamima Akhter (36) and her 4-year old son Tawheed Ahmad of Samote village were killed by the VDC member Mushtaq Ahmad in their house at around 10 AM today.

Sub-Inspector Budhal Police Station Sajid Iqbal said the VDC member, a barber, from Deevan

STATE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE SQUARELY RESPONSIBLY FOR LOSS OF INNOCENT LIVES AT THE HANDS OF VDC MEMBERS IF IT FAILS TO DISBAND THEM

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Encounter at BandiporeUnidentifi ed body lying on ground: DIG

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: An encounter started at Gujjar Pati, near Dudwan area of north Kashmir’s Bandip-ore district late on Thurs-day evening.

Sources in the Army said that on a tip-off, a search operation was con-ducted in Ajas and other adjoining areas including Dudwan ridge, which is a forest area. “In the evening, there was some firing. The operation is in progress. The firing has stopped due to the darkness,” an army source said.

“The operation will be resumed tomorrow. Army’s 13 RR and Special Operation Group of Police (SoG) is on the job.”

MUDASIR YAQOOB

Srinagar, Dec 24: Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), the birth anniversary of Proph-et Muhammad (SAW), was Thursday celebrated across the state.

Thousands of devotees thronged the Hazratbal shrine housing the relic of the Prophet (SAW) of Islam. Amid bone-chilling cold, they had a glimpse of the holy relic.

The devotees got emo-tional and raised their hands for prayer reciting Quranic verses while having the glimpse of holy relic.

Wakf authorities had made special arrangements for the devotees. The devo-tees also hailed the traffic arrangement.

“We pressed into use

around 650 more vehicles to ferry the devotees. Around 40 volunteers were on different routes and we made special route plan for smooth traffic movement,” said SP Traffic city, Maqsood-u-Zaman.

Besides private and public

transport, State Road Trans-port Corporation (SRTC) had made arrangements for fer-rying devotees. Divisional administration had made arrangements of security and other necessary facili-ties.

Various religious, social, business and political orga-nizations had erected ban-ners on roads and shops greeting people on the occa-sion while local traders in Hazratbal market had deco-

‘Chief Minister absolutely fi ne’ Bijbehara militant

attack: DSP critically injured

Christmas today

Vohra, Muftis, Abdullahs, others

greet people

MUDASIR YAQOOB

Srinagar, Dec 24: Christmas, the birth-day of Jesus Christ (AS), would be celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety across the state on Friday.

YOGESH SAGOTRA

Basohli, Dec 24: Govern-ment of India will invest heavily in the construction of all-weather roads and some new tunnels to provide round-the-year connectivity to Army for its easy mobili-zation in ‘adverse’ areas of Jammu and Kashmir.

This was disclosed by Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar, while interacting with media after inaugurat-ing strategically important 592 meter long North India’s first cable suspension bridge ‘Atal Setu’ on Ravi River at

Basholi in Kathua district situated on Dunera - Basholi - Bhadharwah road.

“The need of the hour is to provide all-weather con-nectivity to the areas affect-ed by snowfall in winters,” Parrikar said.

“Right now BRO (Border Road Organization) is work-ing on a plan to construct 20-25 new tunnels for which a survey is yet to be conduct-ed,” he added.

“The idea behind opening of new routes is to provide better access to the Army throughout the state, with-

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Senior Congress leader and former union minister, Prof Saifuddin Soz, today said some vested interests were promoting “a fake variety of Sufism in the country” to cause disrup-tion in the society, even as accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of champi-oning this “cause”.

Jammu, Dec 24: Chief Minister, Mufti Muham-mad Sayeed, Thursday, proceeded to New Delhi for consultation and health check up at the All India Institute of Medical Sci-ences (AIIMS).

‘GoI plans to construct 20-25 tunnels on strategic roads in JK’Idea behind opening new routes is to provide better access to Army: Defence Minister

VDCs created to suppress Jammu Muslims: Hurriyat (G) Govt setting dangerous trend: CongressSrinagar, Dec 24: The Congress party today a� acked the Government for “se� ing a dangerous trend” by allow-ing misuse of the service guns by the VDC members.

“The irony is that government is watching silently. We demand strict action for the culprits,” said Congress leader Aijaz Khan.

THE STATEMENT BY DEPUTY CM VINDICATES OUR STAND THAT MUFTI MUHAMMAD SAYEED IS JUST A SHOW BOY AND THE STATE IS ACTUALLY RULED BY NIRMAL SINGH

HURRIYAT (G)

CRIMES COMMITTED

Murder | Abduction | Rape | The� | Rioting | Domestic violence

roads in JK’

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CASES AGAINST VDCs IN JAMMU

PROVINCE

DODA

67 KISHTWAR

27 REASI

23UDHAMPUR

19RAJOURI

16

RAMBAN

13KATHUA

11POONCH

10JAMMU

5SAMBA

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Disband VDCs, disarm its members: KCSDSSrinagar, Dec 24: Kashmir Centre for Studies and Development Stud-ies (KCSDS), a civil society group, today demanded immediate dis-arming of VDC members and disso-lution of VDCs.

Srinagar, Dec 24: Hurriyat Confer-ence (G) today alleged that the Village Defense Commi� ees (VDCs) were a “military mafi a of the selected communal forces” created to sup-press the Muslims living in Jammu division.

“VDCs are a military mafi a of the selected communal forces, terror-ist members of which are involved in murders, robbery, kidnappings, rapes, drug trade and other serious

off ences,” Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar said in a statement.

He said reckoning these “crimi-nals with the political party is a non-sense thinking and it is an a� empt to hide the criminal face of these communal forces which is in no way acceptable to us.”

Expressing shock over the refusal by the BJP leader and deputy chief minister Dr Nirmal Singh to disband the VDCs, the Hurriyat said:

“The statement of Nirmal Singh vin-dicates our stand that Mu� i Muham-mad Sayeed is just a show boy and the state is actually ruled by him (Nirmal Singh).”

“Due to the terror of this force, hundreds of aff ected people are scared to open their mouth against them. The purpose of the creation of the VDCs was that the Muslims of Jammu division will be suppressed

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