Teenager Killed in Kashmir, Toll Reaches 69
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SPORTS NEWS PAGE 9 ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PAGE 10 K K NATION NEWS PAGE 7 M M TERI Ends Its Last Azhar Ali faces Shruti Haasan’s Y Y C C Major Association criticism after opens up about her With R.K. Pachauri ODI series loss spat with Gautami DAILY Price `2.00 Pages : 12 JAMMU THURSDAYGlimpses | SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 | VOL. 31 | NO. 241 | REGD. NO. : JM/JK 118/15 /17 | E-mail : [email protected] of | epaper.glimpsesoffuture.com Futurewww.glimpsesoffuture.com No plans to Teenager killed in Kashmir, toll reaches 69 replace Guv Vohra New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) Danish succumbed to injuries Jammu and Kashmir while being shifted to a hospi- Miscreants torch house of PDP leader Governor N N Vohra, a UPA tal in Sopore town. With this government appointee, is death, the toll in the ongoing Srinagar, Aug 31 unlikely to be removed in unrest in Kashmir has gone the immediate future, a top up to 69. The fresh clashes oc- Miscreants torched the police quarter and residential government functionary curred even as authorities house of the ruling party People’s Democratic Party leader said today. "There is no plan lifted curfew from all areas of and incumbent Rajya Sabha member Nazir Ahmed Lawey to remove the Governor of Kashmir today after 53 days. in Hanad Chawalgam village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam Jammu and Kashmir," he "There is no curfew any- district. Nazir Ahmad Laway is the Member of Parliament said, scotching rumours in where in Kashmir today. It representing the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Rajya this regard. Vohra, a former has been lifted even from the Sabha. He was elected to Rajya Sabha from state of Jammu Union Home Secretary, was two police station areas in and Kashmir on the ticket of PDP in February 2015. Reports appointed as JK Governor Srinagar - M R Gunj and said that miscreants before setting the residential house of in 2008 by then Manmohan Nowhatta - the only places in Laway on fire attacked Jammu and Kashmir Bank Singh government. He was the Valley where the curbs Building that was open that time. They pelted stones on the given a second term in 2013. were in place yesterday," a po- Bank and smashed the window panes of the building. There have been specu- lice official said earlier. Witnesses added that the miscreants tried to set the Bank lation that Vohra may be re- He said the improvement building on fire, however, they were informed that the placed soon as unrest in in situation across Kashmir building belong to local Auqaf Committee as a result pro- Kashmir Valley has been prompted authorities to lift testers marched towards the residential house of PDP continuing ever since the curfew. Security forces have leader. “Laway puts up in a government quarter at Kulgam killing of Hizbul been deployed in strength in and he was not present in his house at the time of attack. Mujahideen militant sensitive areas of the Valley to Sensing trouble the security guards in defense fired some Burhan Wani on July eight. maintain law and order, the shots in air; however they were overpowered by people and 69 people have lost their official said. Greater move- beaten up. They managed to escape from the scene while lives in the turmoil. A num- ment of vehicular traffic and the protesters sprayed petrol and set the police quarter and ber of names, including that people was observed in major newly constructed house on fire. The protesters also ran- of a former Union Home areas of the Valley, the official sacked another house of Laway and even set a parked Protesters throwing stones on police during a clash in Srinagar. Secretary and a retired said. In Srinagar city, where Scooty on fire,” Advocate Airaz Laway, the nephew of Nazir army General, were doing tween security forces and vio- in the ongoing unrest in the forces allegedly opened fire at Srinagar, Aug 31 authorities lifted the curfew Ahmed Laway, an eyewitness said. Confirming the inci- the rounds as the possible lent protesters in Sopore area Valley to 69. Danish Manzoor stone-pelting protesters in on Monday, private cars and dent, a police official said that investigation has been start- successor of Vohra, who A 15-year-old boy was of north Kashmir Baramulla and six other persons sus- Lodora in Sopore area, a po- auto-rickshaws were seen on ed and efforts are on to identify those responsible for arson. killed today in clashes be- See No Plans on page 11 district, taking the death toll tained injuries when security lice official said. He said See Teenager on page 11 News Digest Alleged Hushing up of Over 80 kg Chatta Sunjwan Land Scam gold missing: Two people arrested CVC wants with contraband items File status of stock taking in Samba departmental Jammu, Aug 31 (PTI): New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) In separate incidents, two peo- ple were arrested and contraband action against The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has See Two People on page 11 sought a report from the revenue officials Customs over mysterious Govt headmaster, disappearance of gold from its vaults at international teacher arrested for JNF Service airport here and directed it Jammu, Aug 31 to carry out a detailed stock outraging modesty of In the much publicized Public Interest taking exercise at all its Litigation (PIL) highlighting alleged hushing warehouses to check fur- female teacher in Billawar up of Chatta Sunjwan land scam, a Division ther loss. Official sources GOF Staff Reporter Bench of the State High Court comprising First said today that the anti-cor- Jammu, Aug 31: Puisne Judge Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar ruption watchdog took cog- nisance of media reports Police today claimed to have ar- and Justice B.S. Walia directed the Senior AAG and sought the report on the rested a head master and a teacher S.S. Nanda appearing on behalf of the Revenue Department to submit the status report in matter. The CVC has asked See Govt headmaster on page 11 terms of Division Bench order dated July, 29, the Customs department to 2016 with regard to the outcome of the re-check the gold kept in all Departmental inquiry initiated against two of- the vaults to ensure there is VDC member injured with ficers namely Mohd. Iqbal Zargar the then no foul play, they said. Gold Patwari Halqa Sunjwan presently Naib- worth at least Rs 25 crore bullet injury in Rajouri Tehsildar Thathri and Mohan Singh Patwari A sculptor gives final touch to idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chathurthi festival in Jammu. GOF Photo seized from smugglers has GOF Staff Reporter then posted in Sunjwan area. mysteriously disappeared Jammu, Aug 31: When this PIL came up for hearing from customs vaults at Muslim delegation Indira Gandhi A Village Defense Committee Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed with CPEC will not affect China's International Airport here. (VDC) volunteer today wounded Advocates Rahul Raina and Suraj Singh ap- pearing for the petitioner drew the attention of to visit Kashmir soon The Finance Ministry has See VDC Member on page 11 the Court towards the fresh status report filed already recommended CBI by Crime Branch Jammu wherein it was sub- stand on Kashmir: Beijing New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI): probe into the matter, the mitted that some more persons acquainted A delegation of promi- sources said. A huge haul of Two smugglers arrested with the matter have been summoned for ques- mechanism has been put in sue," she said reacting to nent Muslim leaders will over 80 kg gold, both in form From K J M Varma place by both the countries for Pakistan Prime Minister visit Jammu and Kashmir of bullion and jewellery, has tioning besides some more records are to be Beijing, Aug 31 (PTI) with heroin in Gandhi Nagar collected in order to ascertain as to how and the project to move ahead, she Nawaz Sharif's comments that soon as part of an unofficial gone missing from the cus- GOF Staff Reporter why the nature of the land with regard to the The China-Pakistan said. Asked about objections the project not only has eco- initiative to help bring toms warehouse. In all the Jammu, Aug 31: ownership was changed. The status report fur- Economic Corridor does not raised by India over the CPEC nomic value but also strategic peace in Kashmir Valley, cases, it was replaced with Police today claimed to have ar- ther says that record pertaining to subject land alter China's long-standing as it passes through the disput- importance with far reaching which has been witnessing non-precious yellow- rested two persons with heroin in as sought by the investigating agency has not Kashmir policy that the issue ed region of PoK, she said, "We significance. Chinese officials, unrest for more than 50 coloured metal, they said. should be resolved bilaterally are well aware of these con- media and strategic scholars days. The Muslim leaders of The seized gold was val- See Two Smugglers on page 11 been sufficiently provided by the revenue au- thorities and some record is still awaited. between India and Pakistan, cerns but as has been said be- have become vocal in last two various parts of the country ued at Rs 25 crore as per cur- Besides the officers/ officials who had re- Foreign Ministry said today, fore, this CPEC is a platform weeks in airing Beijing's deter- had met Union Home rent market rates, the Thieves steal 8 ACs from mained associated with the conduct of en- as it pushed for the early com- for long term development." mination to push ahead with Minister Rajnath Singh on sources said.