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Government re-designates top posts in police serviceSrinagar, Oct 12: For offi-cers of the police service, the government on Thurs-day re-designated the post of inspector general as commissioner and deputy inspector general as addi-tional director or director.

According to an order issued by the Home depart-ment, the post of IGP human rights has been re-designated as commis-sioner, investigations and human rights.

Mir appointed ICSrinagar, Oct 12: Former commissioner secretary, Revenue, Muhammad Ashraf Mir was on Thurs-day appointed as state information commissioner.

A government spokes-man said that Governor NN Vohra appointed Mir and his appointment will take effect from the date he assumes the charge.

Militancy outcome of ‘indoctrination’: GoC Sandhu‘Stone-throwing, family backgrounds, friendship major reasons why youth pick up arms’

Be agents of change: PM to GovernorsNew Delhi, Oct 12: Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi on Thursday said that Gov-ernors can become catalytic agents for change in the society while upholding the sanctity of the Constitution.

249 Gujjar families in Jammu stare at third ‘forced’ migrationDemand adequate compensation, proprietary rights of land at alternative site

YOGESH SAGOTRA

Jammu, Oct 12: During the past four decades, scores of nomadic Gujjar families have been asked by the state government to relocate from the places where they had just begun to settle down. Now, they have again been asked to vacate a settlement.

As many as 249 Gujjar families face eviction from Rakh Barotian in Vijay-pur, Jammu, where they have been living since 1999 on state land, which many believe has deliberately been chosen for building an AIIMS hospital.

By 1980, many Gujjar families permanently settled in border villages of Ballad, Chajwal, Chak Parthyal,

Kajayal Kurada in Ramghar area of Samba district.

However, in the early 80s, the government settled refu-gees from Pakistan in their villages after asking them to vacate the lands.

“The government had then promised us suitable cash compensation and adequate land. That is why we moved to another part of

Ramgarh, near the Interna-tional Border,” the Gujjars recall.

However, after Kargil war broke out in 1999, the army asked the Gujjars to vacate the villages.

The residents said that barring clothes they had on, they could take nothing along during the migration.

Lawyer Designation

Supreme Court lays down normsNew Delhi, Oct 12: The Supreme Court on Thurs-day laid down guidelines for itself and 24 High Courts to govern the exer-cise of designating lawyers as seniors and ordered setting up of a committee headed by the Chief Jus-tice of India, which would be assisted by a secretariat.

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, Oct 12: The army on Thursday claimed that “stone throwing, family background and a friend’s affiliation with militancy” are “three major factors that “contribute largely towards

making of a militant in Kashmir.”

“There are many reasons why a person joins militan-cy. Some of the case stud-ies we have done suggest that initially, a militant as part of a group starts stone throwing. Then he becomes

more aggressive and starts identifying with the cause,” general officer commanding of army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps, lieutenant gen-eral JS Sandhu told Greater Kashmir on the sidelines of an informal chat organised

M E D I A A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E

Nominated ‘without consent’, veteran journalist slams Govt

Srinagar, Oct 12: Veter-an journalist Muhammad Sayeed Malik on Thursday expressed dismay over his nomination as a member of the Media Advisory Committee formed by the government recently, saying his inclusion into the panel was “without my prior consent.”

Malik strongly reacted to the announcement of the committee made by the government on Wednesday.

Srinagar, Oct 12: With both the government and the police under fire over rising incidents of braid-chopping across Kashmir, the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday claimed that such incidents were “attempts to create a mass hysteria and undermine the dignity of women in the state.”

She said that the govern-ment will take steps to “find

the motives behind the braid chopping attacks.”

“Braid chop-ping incidents are attempts to create mass hys-teria and under-mine the dignity

of the women in the state,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter.

Mehbooba’s remarks

come amid a massive public outcry and protests over ‘growing’ incidents of braid-chopping across Kashmir. Police have spe-cifically come under sharp criticism for failing to crack the case despite admitting that at least 100 incidents of braid-cutting have taken place in Kashmir the past few weeks.

Braid-chopping attempt to create mass hysteria: CM

Restrictions in Srinagar areas todaySchools, colleges to remain closed; KU suspends class work, but exams as per schedule Srinagar, Oct 12: The government on Thurs-day decided to impose restrictions in Sri-nagar areas on Friday and also ordered clo-sure of all educational institutions as a “pre-cautionary measure.” The joint separatist leadership has called for protests after Friday prayers against rising incidents of braid-chopping across Kashmir.

‘Will take steps to find motives behind attacks on women’

Ex-Law minister Sheikh Maqbool passes awayNaeem Akther condoles demise

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Oct 12: Former law and parlia-mentary affairs minister Sheikh Muhammad Maq-bool passed away here on Thursday. He was 90.

Maqbool was a close associate of National Con ference fou nder late Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah and was part of ‘mahaz rai-shumari movement.’ Starting his political career after participating in the town area elections in 1973, Maqbool was elected ward member from Khawja Bagh ward here. Later, he was elected as chairman of the Town Area Commit-tee Baramulla.

2 girls injured in Pulwama blastBeauty parlour was the target: SSP

NC convention on October 29, Omar may be next party president

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 12: A ‘mega’ convention of National Conference delegates here later this month may vote for election of Omar Abdul-lah as the party president, a source said on Thursday. The incumbent president Farooq Abdullah may take the role of the party patron.

The source said that the National Conference is hold-ing the delegates’ convention after more than one-and-a-half decade here on October 29. The program, likely to be held at Indoor Stadium,

would see p a r t i c i -pation of d e l e g a t e s from across Jammu and Kashmir.

As per its consti-tution, the N a t i o n a l Conference

has already held elections to different positions includ-ing block, zonal, district and provincial presidents. But the election to the top posi-tion of the president is yet to be conducted.

“It will be a mega event where the party leaders will deliberate upon the prevailing situation in J&K and also discuss ways to strengthen the party at grassroots. However the convention holds signifi-cance as all delegates who vote to choose the presi-dent will participate in the event,” said the source.

A senior party leader said that if everything goes according to the plan, Omar will be chosen the next pres-ident of the party during the program.

Masked gunmen loot bank in Bijbehara, police blame militants

KHALID GUL

Anantnag, Oct 12: Masked gunmen on Thursday looted a bank in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district and decamped with around Rs 5 lakh, police said.

“Three to four gunmen barged into the J&K bank branch at Marhama village at Sangam Bijbehara this afternoon and ran away with cash,” a police offi-cial said.

A bank official said the gunmen looted Rs 5,00,889.

Soon after the incident, the government forces cordoned off the area and launched searches to nab the gunmen.

KEG endorses Muhammad Sayeed Malik’s statementSrinagar, Oct 12: Kashmir Editors Guild on Thursday said that veteran journalist Muhammad Sayeed Malik’s resentment to the govern-ment-appointed panel on media advisory was a state-ment of facts and the fraternity backs him for his stand.

In a statement, the KEG appreciated Malik for his clarity wherein he categori-cally pinpointed the loop-holes in having such a model for media management by the government.

WHEN WE SETTLED IN THIS PLACE NO ONE HAD IMAGINED THAT IT WOULD DEVELOP LIKE THIS AND NOW THE LAND MAFIA AND PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNMENT ARE EYEING IT. THERE ARE 1600 KANALS OF LAND IN THIS PLACE. ACCORDING TO THE PLAN AIIMS NEEDS ONLY 700 KANALS

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Fresh incidents in Srinagar, Kangan2 men beaten in Ganderbal

6 rumour-mongers arrested: Police

Srinagar, Oct 12: Fresh incidents of braid chopping were reported from Batamaloo, Palapora Noorbagh and Umarhair locali-ties in Srinagar, while another incident was reported from Kangan area of Gander-bal on Thursday.

The braid chopping incident in Bata-maloo made a large number of men and women hit the streets in protest, a wit-

ness said. People also took to streets at Palapora

Noorbagh against a braid cutting incident in the area, another witness said.

In Nowgam, the police resorted to tear-gas shelling to disperse the protesters who were demanding action against the braid choppers, reports said.

SHOWKAT DAR

Pulwama, Oct 12: Two girls sustained injuries after unknown persons lobbed a grenade towards a beauty parlour in Pulwama district on Thursday.

A witness said that the device exploded outside the beauty parlour with a bang, causing minor injuries to two girls.

The injured girls were

treated at district hospi-tal Pulwama. The blast created panic in the town, with people seen running for safety, the witness said.

Senior superinten-dent of police Pulwama Chaudhary Muhammad Aslam said that two girls sustained minor splinter injuries in the attack. “Beauty parlour was the target,” he said.

YOGESH SAGOTRA

Jammu, Oct 12: An army soldier and a civil-ian porter were killed while six others sus-tained injuries during exchange of fire between the India and Pakistan armies near Line of Con-trol in Poonch district on Thursday, an official said.

“The Pakistan army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms and automat-ics from Krishnagati area along the LoC,” an army spokesman said.

He said that the Army retaliated strongly and effectively. “Firing con-tinued till late in the afternoon.”

Porter, soldier killed as Indo-Pak armies trade fire on LoC

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