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  • Militant associate arrested with 5-6 Kg IED in Pulwama, major tragedy averted: Police

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    Srinagar, May 07 : Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have averted major tragedy by arresting a militant associate along with 5 Kg Improvised Explosive Device in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.

    Kashmir zone police in a Tweet, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) informed that based on the disclosure of apprehended militant associate 5-6 Kg IED was recovered, thereby a major tragedy was averted.

    Police said a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation has been taken up.

    “Pulwama Police averted a major tragedy by apprehending a #terror associate Ishfaq Ahmed Wani R/O Arigam #Pulwama and recovering an #IED (approx 5-6Kgs) on his disclosure. Case registered and investigation started,” police tweeted—(KNO)

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )

  • Arms And Ammunition Seized From House In Pulwama, 1 Arrested- Details Here – Kashmir News

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    Arms And Ammunition Seized From House In Pulwama; 1 Arrested

    Srinagar, May 5: Security forces have arrested a person after seizing arms and ammunition from his house during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday.

    A search operation was carried out in the Lurgam area of Tral on Thursday, they said.

    During the searches, a Kalashnikov rifle, two magazines, and 56 bullets were seized from the house of Bashir Ahmad. He has been arrested, officials said, adding a case has been registered and investigations were underway.–(PTI)


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  • Div Com Kashmir reviews progress on Special Summary Revision in Pulwama & Shopian at Circuit House Pulwama

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    Pulwama, May 2 (GNS): In order to review the progress achieved under ongoing Special Summary Revision-2023 of Electoral Rolls in District Pulwama and Shopian, a meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Biduri, who is also the Electoral Roll Observer at Circuit House Pulwama.

    Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Basharat Qayoom, who is also District Election Officer (DEO), Pulwama and Deputy Commissioner Shopian, Faz Lul Haseeb (DEO), Shopian were also present on the occasion.

    The Div Com took a detailed review of the progress achieved in the twin Districts under ongoing SSR-2023 and sought details about the number of fresh applications received, as well as the number of claims and objections.

    Div Com emphasized upon the concerned Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) to conduct revisions according to guidelines of ECI as per notified schedule and expedite the process for achieving targets. He also asked them to ensure timely disposal of claims and objections.

    Pertinently, the date for filing claims and objections regarding the Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls has been extended to May 6, 2023.

    The Div Com also enjoined upon the concerned EROs and AEROs to complete the revision of the special summary with 100 percent enrolment of eligible voters, including the addition of new voters and deletion of duplicate voters, within the extended date.

    He stressed for organising special outreach programmes for young eligible electors particularly in educational institutions of the District, as well as door-to-door campaigns for achieving set targets.

    The Div Com further asked the EROs and AEROs to remain proactive to build awareness and activate all their resources for successful conduct of all SVEEP programmes across all Assembly segments of the twin district Pulwama and district Shopian with focused attention to ensure 100% registration of all eligible and ensure no elector is left unregistered keeping in view the limited time period to conduct the exercise.

    Div Com also emphasised on holding meetings with registered political parties and attaining the target of EP ratio.

    During the meeting, the Div Com was informed that as many as 397614 voters are already registered in 4 Assembly segments of the district Pulwama with 197628 male and 199973 female electorates. He was further informed that a total of 469 polling stations have been designated in Pulwama.

    Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers(AEROs), Deputy District Election Officers, officials from District Election Offices of twin districts and other concerned were present in the meeting.

    Later, Div Com held an interactive meeting with recognized Political Parties of district Pulwama including NC, BJP, PDP and Apni Party on a broad range of issues concerning various matters pertaining to elections.

    Div Com said that political parties are initiators of reforms and act as agents for mobilizing people and electors, enabling them to express their political choice and we consider political parties as the most important stakeholders in its endeavour to strengthen electoral democracy.

    On this occasion, political parties also put forth some issues with regard to elections for quick redressal.

    Div Com heard them patiently and assured that all their genuine issues would be looked into and directed the concerned for early redressal of their vital issues.(GNS)

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    ( With inputs from : thegnskashmir.com )

  • PM should answers issues raised by ex-Army chief over Pulwama attack: Gohil

    PM should answers issues raised by ex-Army chief over Pulwama attack: Gohil

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    Jaipur: Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should break his silence and answers the issues raised by former Army chief General (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury over the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

    “Gen (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury said the biggest responsibility for the martyrdom of soldiers in Pulwama rests with the government. The National Security Advisor, who advises the prime minister, is also guilty of lapses in security,” Gohil, a Rajya Sabha MP, said.

    He said the prime minister’s “silence” despite the reported allegations of former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik over the Pulwama attack and the questions raised by Gen (retd) Roy Chowdhury raises many questions.

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    “In the national interest, a white paper should be issued on the Pulwama attack, with the government explaining how the attack took place, where the negligence was, what was the failure of intelligence, why jawans were refused aircraft, what security lapses occurred and what was the role of CRPF, NHA, NSA and PMO,” Gohil added.

    Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the terrorist attack on a convoy of security vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in February 2019.

    Malik, who was then governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has recently alleged intelligence failures and that the central government denied aircraft for the movement of security personnel.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • PM should answer issues raised by ex-Army chief over Pulwama attack: Gohil

    PM should answer issues raised by ex-Army chief over Pulwama attack: Gohil

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    Jaipur: Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should break his silence and answers the issues raised by former Army chief General (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury over the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

    “Gen (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury said the biggest responsibility for the martyrdom of soldiers in Pulwama rests with the government. The National Security Advisor, who advises the prime minister, is also guilty of lapses in security,” Gohil, a Rajya Sabha MP, said.

    He said the prime minister’s “silence” despite the reported allegations of former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik over the Pulwama attack and the questions raised by Gen (retd) Roy Chowdhury raises many questions.

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    “In the national interest, a white paper should be issued on the Pulwama attack, with the government explaining how the attack took place, where the negligence was, what was the failure of intelligence, why jawans were refused aircraft, what security lapses occurred and what was the role of CRPF, NHA, NSA and PMO,” Gohil added.

    Forty Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in the terrorist attack on a convoy of security vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in February 2019.

    Malik, who was then governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has recently alleged intelligence failures and that the central government denied aircraft for the movement of security personnel.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • 21 Officers Including DC Pulwama Transferred

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    SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday announced a major reshuffle in the administrative setup. The General Administration Department (Services) Civil Secretariat, Jammu, issued two separate government orders, transferring and posting officials with immediate effect.

    The Government ordered transfer of 21 officers including several Deputy Commissioners in the interest of administration with immediate effect.

    According to an order, Baseer-u-Haq Chaudhary, IAS,Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited.

    Sachin Kumar Vaishy, Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur, vice Kritika Jyotsna, IAS (UP:2014), who has been asked await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department.

    Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, Managing Director, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Poonch.

    Rakesh Minhas, Managing Director, SIDCO, holding additional charge of Managing Director, SICOP, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, vice Rahul Pandey, who has been asked to await further orders of adjustment in the GAD. Basharat Qayoom, Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama.

    Minga Sherpa, Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat. “He shall hold the charge of the posts of Managing Director, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation and Director, Information, J&k, in addition to his own duties, till further orders,” the order adds.

    Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag.

    Fazlul Haseeb, Director, Tourism, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Shopian.

    Abhishek Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, JaKeGA, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Samba

    Akshay Labroo, Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat, holding additional charge of Director, Information, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Budgam.

    Raja Yaqoob Farooq, Additional Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department, holding additional charge of the post of Managing Director, J&K Power Development Corporation Limited, has been transferred and posted as Director, Tourism, Kashmir.

    Anuradha Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, Samba, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, JakeGA.

    Inderjeet, Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, SIDCO. “He shall also hold the charge of the post of Managing Director, SICOP, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.”

    Shiv Kumar Gupta, Special Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority.

    Pankaj Magotra, Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K Power Development.

    Meanwhile as per a separate order, Krishan Lal Sharma, Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat.

    Naseem Javid Chowdhary, Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu.

    Ravi Shanker Sharma, Director, School Education, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department.

    Rifat Kohli, Registrar, J&K Special Tribunal, has been transferred and posted as Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Jammu.

    Ashok Kumar Sharma,  Director, Estates, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Director, School Education, Jammu.

    Rakesh Kumar, Special Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, has been transferred and posted as Registrar, J&K Special Tribunal.

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    ( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

  • ‘You played Holi with Pulwama martyrs..’: Owaisi lashes at Satya Pal Malik

    ‘You played Holi with Pulwama martyrs..’: Owaisi lashes at Satya Pal Malik

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    The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi took a dig at the former governor of Jammu & Kashmir Satya Pal Malik over his silence on the 2019 Pulwama attack-related security lapses during his tenure in the Union Territory (UT). Malik has recently alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to ‘stay quiet’ and used it while campaigning for the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign.

    In a video clip shared by AIMIM on their official Twitter handle, Owaisi remarked that Malik stayed silent to save his job. “What kind of love do you have for India Satya Pal Malik? To save your position, you played Holi (Hindu festival of colours) with the blood of our martyrs,” Owaisi said.

    In 2019, 40 CRPF soldiers lost their lives at Lethapora, Pulwama district when their convoy was hit by a vehicle filled with explosives. It was a suicide attack. Thirty-five soldiers were reportedly injured.

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    Attacking Malik, Owaisi claimed that the former J&K governor had failed in his duties and is now acting ‘truthful’ for political gains.

    “You should have come out and revealed the truth soon after the attack took place. But you did not utter a single word because you were in love with your position,” Owaisi alleged.

    Owaisi further alleged that Malik’s silence spoke volumes about how much the latter wanted Narendra Modi to come back to power in 2019. “When the Pulwama attack happened, the entire country condemned the attack including me. But you chose to remain quiet. Where did your so-called patriotism go then? You did not speak the truth at that time because you wanted Modi to win the Lok Sabha elections,” he said.

    In an explosive interview with The Wire, Satya Pal Malik made allegations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi knew about the security lapses in Pulwama attack but asked him to stay quiet. Malik also that Modi did not care about the state of corruption in the country. “Mein safely keh sakta hoon Prime Minister ko corruption se bahut nafrat nahin hain” (‘I can safely say the PM has no real problem with corruption’),” he told senior journalist Karan Thapar.

    His interview created strong reactions from Opposition parties and activists.

    Soon after the interview, Malik was summoned by the CBI for an alleged insurance scam. While many believed these were the aftershocks created by the interview, Union Home Minister Amit Shah maintained that there was no relation of the summons and Malik’s allegations against the BJP-led government.

    “According to my information, he (Malik) has been called a second or third time. An investigation is underway, some new information or proof must have come to light and he has been called for the third time. There is no truth in this that he has been called for speaking against us,” Shah said at the recently concluded Karnataka Roundtable organised by India Today.

    “Why is not the soul awoken when you are in power…the credibility of such remarks should be seen by people, journalists…if all this is true, why was he quiet when he was Governor..these are not issues of public discussion. I want to say to the people of the country that the BJP-led government hasn’t done any such thing which needs to be hidden. If some remarks are made for personal, political self-interest after leaving us, those should be evaluated by the people, media…,” Amit Shah had said.



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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • BJP cashed on Pulwama, Balakot air strike: CPI (M)’s Manik Sarkar

    BJP cashed on Pulwama, Balakot air strike: CPI (M)’s Manik Sarkar

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    Agartala: The BJP had “used” the 2019 Pulwama terror attack and the consequent air strike at Balakot in the neighbouring country to win the Lok Sabha polls that year, former Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar claimed on Sunday.

    Sarkar made the claim days after the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Satya Pal Malik, alleged that the Pulwama terror attack was a result of “systemic failure, involving gross security and intelligence lapses”.

    A terror attack was carried out in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir by a suicide bomber on February 14, 2019, resulting in the death of 40 CRPF personnel.

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    “Using the atmosphere, they (BJP) won the 2019 Lok Sabha election and it is Satya Pal Malik, who was the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir when the incident took place, is now speaking about it,” Sarkar said at a party programme here.

    Soon after the Balakot incident, the CPI(M) had expressed doubt and asserted that there was a “deep-rooted conspiracy” behind the incident before the general election held in April-May that year to overshadow other burning issues like unemployment.

    India’s warplanes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot on February 26, 2019, in response to the Pulwama terror attack.

    Expressing surprise over Malik’s interview, Sarkar said the Prime Minister, Home Minister and National Security Advisor are now “observing silence”.

    Former army chief Gen (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury has also raised concerns over the issue, he said.

    “After the former Governor gave the interview, I was thinking that he would be summoned by the CBI and it proved to be correct as he was asked to appear before the federal investigating agency on a case related to an alleged insurance scam,” Sarkar said.

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has asked Malik to answer certain queries in connection with an alleged insurance scam in Jammu and Kashmir.

    The CBI move comes barely a week after Malik gave an interview to “The Wire”, in which he made critical remarks about the BJP-led Centre, especially regarding its handling of Jammu and Kashmir where he served as the last governor before the erstwhile state was bifurcated into Union territories.

    Claiming that the country has for the first time experienced such a “reactionary government”, the CPI(M) politburo member said the BJP can be defeated if people come together.

    “In Tripura, 60 per cent of voters did not support them (BJP) in the recent Assembly elections. Political force, Tipra Motha which openly criticised the BJP, helped the saffron party to win the polls”, he said. 

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Telangana: AAP demands judicial inquiry into Pulwama Attack

    Telangana: AAP demands judicial inquiry into Pulwama Attack

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    Hyderabad: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday conducted a protest demanding that Supreme Court take the Pulwama attack as Suomoto and inquire into the issue with a sitting judge.

    AAP demanded action from the apex court based on comments made by the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik and former Army Chief Shankar Rai Chaudhary.

    AAP leader Diddi Sudhakar said, “On February 14, we paid tributes to the 40 Javans who were killed in the Pulwama attack ans demanded justice for their families. We also demanded for a probe against the forces behind the attacks”.

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    Sudhakar alleged that the tragedy happened due to the union home ministry’s decision not to airlift the CRPF soldiers.

    “Pulwama is a very sensitive area and it is located very close to the Pakistan boarder. After the incident, the former governor Satya Pal Malik called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was engaged in photography and videography at Jim Corbett Park,” he added.

    “The ex-governor, who belongs to the same party as the prime minister, revealed that Modi said ‘Tum Chup Raho Bhai’ telling him not to talk about this matter. On the same incident , former army officer Shankar Rai Choudhary also said in a magazine interview that if proper security measures had been taken that day, 40 brave soldiers would not have died,” added the AAP leader.

    He alleged that the sacrifice of the soldiers who died in the Pulwama attack was used by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to gain an advantage in the parliament elections.

    Sudhakar said, “What happened to the security agencies if 800 kg RDX was roaming in a jeep on the roads of Pulwama? All these things are done by the BJP leadership for advantage in elections, they tried to win votes while depicting Pakistan as a devil. The public noticed this and wanted to revolt”.

    The AAP leader said that the martyrdom of 40 army soldiers should not be wasted and those who risk the security of the country should not be tolerated.

    He stated that those who sacrificed their lives in the guise of patriotism should not be spared under any circumstances and the party will fight until a judicial inquiry is conducted by the sitting judge of the Supreme Court.

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    ( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

  • Two Pulwama residents died as boulder hits truck in Ramban

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    Srinagar,April 19: Two Pulwama residents have died when shooting stone hit their truck on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Digdole area of Ramban on Wednesday.

    An official told that due to incessant rains shooting stones hit truck Truck (JK13D-1730) near Digdole, Ramban after which both driver and helper got trapped in the truck.

    On getting information, police team along with QRT volunteers immediately rushed to the spot and started rescue operation.

    However, during rescue operation both were found dead in the truck, he said.

    The duo has been identified as Maqsood Ahmad son of Abdul Rehman Lone, a resident of Hall Mughalpora Pulwama and Naveed Ahmad son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar, a resident of Nikas Pulwama.

    Meanwhile, legal-medico formalities have been started after which bodies will be handed over to legal heirs.

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    ( With inputs from : roshankashmir.net )