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12 May-2019.Qxd C M C M Y B Y B Postal Regd No- JK/485/2016-18 Internet Edition : www.truthprevail.com, E-paper : epaper.truthprevail.com RNI No. JKENG/2012/47637 Truth Prevail 3 6 8 Fair and Fearless * Advisor Sharma reviews progress of work on Jammu projects * Here's what Shraddha Kapoor... * J&K Bank makes mockery of selection process for POs: Harsh * Div Com Jammu discusses opening of Wheat Procurement Centres * What are the signs of early-onset Alzheimer's? * Congress criminally misused Nation's resources : Jugal email : [email protected] VOL 8, ISSUE NO. 130 JAMMU & KAShMIr SUNdAy MAy 12, 2019 dAILy 8 PAGE re. 1/- Inside IAF adds more teeth as Boeing hands over first AH- Inside Islamic State Alleges Establishment of 64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter to India Balochistan: Gun Battle New Delhi : In a major sonnel will lead the opera - edge in any future joint oper - Underway in 5-Star boost, the Indian Air Force tionalisation of the Apache ations in support of land Hotel in Gwadar as 3 New Province in India After Clash in J&K (IAF) was on Friday formally fleet in the IAF," the IAF said forces," the IAF added. Terrorists Storm Place NEW DELHI/SRINA - "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria has nothing resembling actual the map of the ISIS handed over its first Apache in a statement. Additionally, the Defence GAR : Islamic State (ISIS) in April, where at one point it governance is absurd, but it 'caliphate'," added Katz. Guardian attack helicopter at "The helicopter has the Ministry in 2017 approved New Delhi : Three terror - claimed for the first time that controlled thousands of miles should not be written off," Sofi had been involved in Boeing production facility capability to carry out preci - the procurement of six ists are reported to have it has established a "province" of territory. said Rita Katz, director of the several terrorist groups in Arizona, USA. sion attacks at standoff ranges Apache helicopters along stormed a five-star hotel in in India, after a clash in ISIS has stepped up hit- SITE Intel Group that tracks Kashmir for more than a Air Marshal AS Butola and operate in hostile airspace with weapons systems from Pakistan’s Balochistan in Jammu and Kashmir decade before pledging represented the IAF and Gwadar and holding a num - between terrorists and allegiance to Islamic accepted the first Apache in ber of foreigners hostage security forces killed a ter - State, according to a mil - the ceremony. inside. rorist with alleged ties to itary official on Saturday As per details shared by A gun-battle is believed to the group. The terrorist and an interview given by the IAF, the addition of AH- have broken out between the organisation's Amaq News Sofi to a Srinagar-based 64 E (I) helicopter is a signif - terrorists and the security Agency late on Friday magazine sympathetic to icant step towards modernisa - forces, who are trying to announced the new ISIS. tion of IAF’s helicopter fleet evacuate the patrons to safe - province, that it called He was suspected of and it has been customized to ty. A security guard who tried "Wilayah of Hind", in a several grenade attacks suit IAF’s future require - to stop terrorists from enter - statement that also on security forces in the ments. It would have signifi - ing the hotel has been shot claimed ISIS inflicted region, police and mili - cant capability in mountain - dead, said ISPR (Inter- casualties on Army sol - tary sources said. "It was ous terrain. Services Public Relations, diers in the town of a clean operation and no The IAF had signed a military’s media wing). Amshipora in Shopian dis - collateral damage took multi-billion dollar contract As per preliminary trict of the state. place during the with the US government and reports, as many as 95 per The ISIS statement exchange of fire," a Boeing Ltd in September cent guests of the five-star corresponds with a police police spokesman said in 2015 for 22 Apache helicop - with threats from ground," it Boeing at a cost of Rs 4,168 have been moved to a secure statement on Friday that a the statement on Friday`s ters. The first batch of these said. crore for the Army. This will location by the armed forces. terrorist called Ishfaq encounter. helicopters is scheduled to be It said the ability of these be its first fleet of attack Never use foul language Ahmad Sofi was killed in an and-run raids and suicide Islamic terrorists. The military official said it shipped to India by July this helicopters, to transmit and choppers. Fuselages for this encounter in Shopian. ISIS' attacks, including taking "The world may roll its was possible that Sofi had year. receive the battlefield picture, Army order will be produced for any prime minister: statement establishing the responsibility for the Easter eyes at these developments, been the only terrorist left in "Selected aircrew and to and from the weapon sys - by Tata Boeing Aerospace Rajnath Singh new province, appears to be Sunday bombing in Sri Lanka but to jihadists in these vul - Kashmir associated with ISIS. ground crew have undergone tems through data networking Limited, a joint venture Rohtas : Amid the ongo - designed to bolster its stand - that killed at least 253 people. nerable regions, these are sig - Separatists have for decades training at the training facili - makes it a lethal acquisition. between Boeing and Tata ing political slugfest over ing after the group was driven "The establishment of a nificant gestures to help lay fought an armed conflict ties at US Army base Fort "These attack helicopters Advanced Systems in Prime Minister Narendra from its self-styled 'province' in a region where it the groundwork in rebuilding against the Centre. Rucker, Alabama. This per - will provide a significant Hyderabad. Modi`s comments on former prime minister late Rajiv Advisor Sharma reviews progress PM’s Attack on Rajiv Was ‘Reaction’ Gandhi, Union Home Highway reopens for stranded vehicles, Minister Rajnath Singh on to Insults by Congress : Gadkari Saturday said he never used no fresh vehicle allowed to ply on Jammu Master Plan-2032 New Delhi : Union ferences of opinion, which is foul language for any of Srinagar : The Srinagar- today after fresh landslides JAMMU, MAY 11 : present in the meeting. should be undertaken so that Minister and senior BJP understandable, but use of India's PMs, irrespective of Jammu highway continued to but was thrown open in the Advisor to Governor K.K The Advisor asked the parallel developmental leader Nitin Gadkari foul language was not good their political affiliations. "I remain closed for the vehicu - evening during which the rest Sharma today called for for - concerned officers to study progress can be achieved described Prime Minister for the democracy. never use foul language for lar movement on the third of the stranded vehicles was mulating a multi-pronged city development models throughout. Narendra Modi’s attack on “Matved hone chahiye, any prime minister irrespec - consecutive day on Saturday being allowed to ply. strategy for effective imple - implemented in states like During the meeting, Rajiv Gandhi as a “reaction” mann bed nahi (There should tive of the political party they while as the stranded vehicles The reports said that over mentation of Jammu Master Haryana, Punjab, others and Senior Town Planner present - to the “insults” that he has be difference of opinion but may belong to. Prime were allowed to ply. 3,000 vehicles were stranded Plan 2032 here today. take inspiration from them to ed a comprehensive Power been subjected to by the no ill will),” the Minister for Minister, President are not The highway was thrown at various places on the high - Chairing a high level make a custom plan best suit - Point presentation to apprise Congress and asserted that he Road Transport and individuals, they are institu - open this morning for the way. The businessmen espe - meeting here , the Advisor cannot be blamed for it. Highways, Shipping and tions," Singh said at an elec - cially mutton took detailed review of vari - Targeting the Congress for Water Resources said. tion rally here. dealers had said ous aspects and implementa - calling Modi a “chor” (a His attention was drawn to C M He appealed to the people that their 150 tion of Jammu city Master thief), he said it was “very the fact that even the Prime C M unfortunate” that such a lan - Minister has made certain Y B to work towards strengthen - trucks was stuck Plan, emphasizing that the y B ing the institutions of the on the highway, execution of the Master Plan guage was being used against remarks, like calling late President and the Prime that caused pauci - should focus on value addi - a person holding the post of Rajiv Gandhi ‘corrupt num - Minister. He said, "It is the ty of mutton here. tion to the city and its existing Prime Minister. ber 1’, which many feel does duty of every party and citi - The highway infrastructure network. In an interview to IANS, not behove his stature. zen to strengthen these insti - was closed due to The meeting was attended Gadkari said use of such lan - “This is action and reac - tutions because if these insti - landslides trig - by Principal Secretary guage against the Prime tion. When someone is using tutions start weakening, gered by rainfall Housing and Urban Minister creates a “bad a word, it is expected from democracy will weaken, and at Digdol area of Development Department, image” of the country, partic - the other person to respond in if democracy is weak then no Ramban district.
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