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daily Vol No. 55 No. 60 JAMMU, SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 REGD. NO. JK-71/18-20 18 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Rahul reviews 3 militants trapped in cordon Midnight migration from LoC villages J&K situation Excelsior Correspondent Woman, 2 children killed; Major JAMMU, Mar 1: Congress CRPF officer among 4 cops president Rahul Gandhi reviewed the post -Pulwama situation in Jammu and among 4 injured in Pak shelling Kashmir and the ongoing ten- martyred, civilian killed in clashes sion between India and Pakistan, in a meeting of senior 3 Pak army leaders from J&K held at the Excelsior Correspondent received injuries in his foot. A men among Union capital last evening. JAMMU, Mar 1:A Central youth Waseem Ahmad Mir, 21, AICC president, who was Reserve Police Force (CRPF) son of Mohammad Akbar Mir of 7 reported dead accompanied by Leader of Inspector was among four Opposition in Rajya Sabha cops martyred and eight oth- Jamat establishments Ghulam Nabi Azad and AICC ers including a Commandant general secretary Ambika Soni of the paramilitary forces sealed, over 30 Sanjeev Pargal (MP), Incharge J&K affairs of injured in the gun battle at (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Babagund Langate area of arrested JAMMU, Mar 1: A virtual Handwara in the frontier Excelsior Correspondent war like situation erupted Remnants of Pak Kupwara district today. A along the Line of Control SRINAGAR, Mar 1: A youth was killed in the clashes (LoC) in Poonch sector tonight missile found in day after Jamat-e-Islami was near the encounter site. with Pak army again using banned by the Centre, at least An operation was launched artillery fires and long range Reasi village two dozen activists of the last night by Army, police and A house extensively damaged in Mendhar sector on Friday. Excelsior Correspondent party were arrested in *Watch video on CRPF in Babgund village after -Excelsior/Rahi Kapoor JAMMU, Mar 1: Police overnight raids and over a www.excelsiornews.com specific input about presence of shelling and firing in Balakote, Mohammad Younis at Jhalas, along with civilians have recov- Troops during search operation at Handwara in Kupwara dozen establishments of the a group of militants hiding in the mortar shells in several for- Mendhar, Mankote and about nine kilometers from ered remnants of a missile fired district on Friday. (Inset) Two policemen martyred in the attack. party were sealed. village including a Lashkar-e- ward villages of Lower Nowshera sectors in Rajouri and Poonch in Lower Krishna by F-16 jets of Pakistan at vil- -Excelsior/Aabid Nabi The ban order of Central Toiba commander. Krishna Ghati sector, killing Poonch districts during the day Ghati sector, killing three lage Mamankote Mallas, ers were injured. The encounter broke out dur- Government said that it is of The militants fired on the three members of a family but opened up Lower Krishna members of his family on the Chassana in district Reasi. The martyred include CRPF ing midnight after the joint team opinion that the JeI is in troops during the searches lead- including a woman and her Ghati sector tonight targeting spot and injuring another. One As per a police handout, on Inspector of 92 bn CRPF and the of Army's 22 RR, 92 Battalion "close touch with militant ing to clashes in which a house two children, one of them just forward villages of Jhalas, more woman was injured in February 27 a mysterious policeman of SOG Handwara CRPF and SOG launched a cor- outfits and is supporting suffered major damage. As the nine month old and injuring Salhutri, Bera and surroundings, Salhutri. explosion seriously injured one Naseer Ahmad. don-and-search operation at extremism and militancy in firing stopped this afternoon, the four others including two civil- hitting civilian population with Indian Army immediately Bagh Hussain son of Ilam Din The firing stopped this Khanan Babagund in Langate. J&K and elsewhere". troops zeroed in towards the ians and two Army men, one of long range mortar shells and retaliated Pakistan's shelling and of Mamankote after which evening and the security forces Clashes broke out near the (Contd on page 6 Col 5) damaged house during which them a Major. At least seven artillery fires. firing. There were reports of Village Defence Committee put the operation on hold for encounter site between security the militants fired at them indis- persons including three army SSP Poonch Romesh seven casualties on Pakistan side (VDC) members alerted police. the night and will resume it in forces and youth. In forces Zaloora suffered critical bullet criminately, leading to martyr- troops have been killed on Angral, who reached the spot including three army personnel. A police party led by DySP the morning. Sources said that action, at least four youth were wounds in his abdomen and dom of four security force per- Pakistan side in retaliatory immediately, told the Two Army personnel were there are around 3 militants injured, three of them have suf- head. He later succumbed to his Reasi Nikhil Gogna after reach- sonnel while around seven oth- action by the Indian troops. Excelsior that a mortar shell hiding in the area. fered pellet injuries while one (Contd on page 6 Col 5) ing the spot saw that impact of (Contd on page 6 Col 3) Pakistani troops continued exploded inside the house of (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Provision kept for regularization of sub-vends to benefit liquor lobby Kundal posted Abhinandan returns, says as Ambassador Now, liquor vends to come up near to Tunisia happy to be back in country Excelsior Correspondent religious places, schools WAGAH/ATTARI, Mar 1: JAMMU, Mar 1: Puneet Roy Kundal, son of the soil and After a suspenseful wait an IFS officer of 1996 batch, Mohinder Verma Survey to be conducted for Benami ownerships lasting hours, Indian Air Force has been appointed as Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman JAMMU, Mar 1: Ambassador to the Republic of finally returned home on Incredible it may sound but it tional institutions, hospitals, SRO-128 dated February 25, here that maximum number of Tunisia. Friday night from his nearly is a fact that State public parks, nearest liquor 2019 and which will continue existing liquor shops in the State He was three-day captivity in Government has paved the shops/bars and in conformity till March 31, 2020, ‘unusual’ are in Jammu province and presently Pakistan, a major step way for opening of new liquor with the provisions of J&K relaxation has been given. Government has paved the way posted as towards defusing a near-war vends in the close proximity of Excise Act, 1958 and J&K The new policy states: for opening of large number of Minister, situation triggered by India's religious places, educational Liquor License and Sales Rules, “New liquor vends shall be at more vends by reducing the dis- Embassy of retaliation over Pakistan's institutions and hospitals by 1984. a minimum distance of 100 tance from 300 meters to 100 India in continued support for terror- giving ‘unusual’ relaxation in It was also mentioned that meters from the religious meters. Washington ism. the new Excise Policy, which the words and figures “100 places, schools, hospitals, This ‘unusual’ relaxation has (United Hoping to give a hero's wel- has been made applicable meters” appeared in SRO-157 nearest liquor shops and in been given on the pretext of States of America. come to Wing Commander from February 26, 2019. dated March 30, 2017 shall be conformity with the provisions arresting bootlegging and illicit Kundal, who happens to be Varthaman, thousands of Indians Wing Commander Abhinandan at Wagah border on Friday. In the Excise Policy 2018- substituted with the words and of the J&K Excise Act, 1958 distillation of liquor, which oth- the son of former Chief gathered on the border carrying 21 was shot down. civilian clothes -- a dark jacket 19, which was notified vide figures “300 meters” for the and Liquor License and Sale erwise is very rare phenomenon Secretary of J&K, BR Kundal, the tricolour and garlands since He finally emerged at 9.10 and khakhi trousers, walking SRO-240 dated May 29, 2018, it grant of licenses for operating Rules, 1984”. This has clearly in urban areas and confined only is expected to take up the new morning. But as the day wore on p.m(IST) at the Wagah check- proudly toward the gates that was mentioned that new liquor liquor shops at identified un- established that Jammu in rural parts of the State. assignment shortly. and night fell there was no sign post on the Pakistani side, separated his captors' country outlets of all types shall be at a served locations. province will be further flood- For determining un-served of the pilot, who was captured accompanied by Pakistani from his homeland. minimum distance of 300 meters However, under new Excise ed with liquor shops. and under-served areas, tehsil NC, PDP may move on February 27 by Pakistan fol- rangers, the Indian air attache Amritsar's Deputy from the religious places, educa- Policy 2019-20 issued vide It is pertinent to mention (Contd on page 6 Col 7) court against lowing a dogfight between the posted in the High Commission Commissioner Shiv Dular Singh two air forces in which his MIG- in Islamabad. He was wearing a (Contd on page 13 Col 5) Centre’s decision 2000 posts approved for Panchayats R&R plan for Excelsior Correspondent Pakal Dul PAFs India addresses OIC for SRINAGAR, Mar 1: The SAC orders promotion of National Conference and the approved PDP said today that they were Excelsior Correspondent first time, Pak boycotts mulling moving court against JAMMU, Mar 1: The State the Centre's decision to extend IAS, KAS, other officers Administrative Council (SAC) the 77th and 103rd Excelsior Correspondent The SAC approved promo- 31.08.2000, the SAC approved has approved the Rehabilitation Terrorism Amendments of the Indian tion of Baseer Ahmad Khan, promotion of Asif Hamid Khan & Resettlement (R&R) Plan for Constitution to Jammu and JAMMU, Mar 1: The State IAS to the Selection Grade of to the Selection Grade of the the Project Affected Families destroying lives, Kashmir in the absence of an Administrative Council (SAC) IAS w.e.f.