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No. JK|306|2017-19 Panchayat Polls-2018: 3 militants, soldier killed in JK witnesses 71.3% voting in Phase-IV Kulgam, Tral encounters 82.4% electors exercise 2 CRPF men injured amid clashes franchise in Army's 1RR, CRPF and Jammu police who cordoned off division, 32.3% Redwani village following in Kashmir the inputs about the presence of militants division: CS there. compliments However, police said that the militants opened fire civil, police from a house they were administration hiding following which FILE PHOTO NL CORRESPONDENT Electoral Officer J&K, Bandipora 24.4%, forces retaliated, resulted Poonch 82.5%. in encounter. JAMMU, NOV 27 Shaleen Kabra, an Baramulla 62.4%, Budgam FILE PHOTO Kabra said in the Phase-I A senior police officer told overwhelming 82.4% 46.3%, Pulwama 0.6 %, of Panchayat Polls held on NL CORRESPONDENT Reserve Police Officer of Tuesday morning in that two militants affiliated In the Phase-IV of polling was witnessed in Kulgam 14.5 %, Anantnag 17 November 2018, 74.1% SRINAGAR, NOV 27 (CRPF) personnel Kashmir's Kulgam and with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Panchayat Polls held today, Jammu division and 32.3% 6.2 %, Kishtwar 82.3%, polling was recorded sustained injuries in two Pulwama districts. were killed in a gunfight overall poll percentage of in Kashmir division. Doda 84.6%, Ramban across J&K including At least three militants, separate gunfights that Police said that a joint who were identified as 71.3% was witnessed Giving district-wise 81.1%, Udhampur 78.9%, 64.5% in Kashmir division Army man were killed raged between forces and search operation was Ajaz Ahmad Makroo, son across the State. details, Kabra said that Kathua 80.7%, Jammu 85.2 and 79.4% in Jammu while as two Central militants in the wee hours launched by a team of of Late P02 According to the Chief Kupwara witnessed 56.1%, %, Rajouri 81.8% and division. In the P02 223 militants killed in 11 months 'New Delhi would've wanted a Sajad Lone NL CORRESPONDENT 2010 — was despite the fact Hizbul Mujahideen militant SRINAGAR, NOV 27 that the security forces had commander Manan Wani, Govt in J&K', reveals Governor halted anti-militancy Altaf Dar, Saddam Paddar, Surpassing last year’s operations during Ramzan. Sheikh Tauseef, Sameer Sajad Lone to form chief Mehbooba Mufti dissolved the Assembly to the state. militant death toll of 209, This year the security forces Tiger, Umar Majeed, Abbas government in the state. declared that she would stake prevent horse trading. He had While Abdullah, who is vice the security force have targeted the leadership of Bhat, Azad Baba, Mehraj Clearing the air, the Jammu claim to form government also claimed that the PDP did president of National killed 223 ultras in 2018 the militants, and in the Bangroo, Shakoor Dar, Eisa and Kashmir Raj Bhawan on with the support of the not have the numbers to form Conference (NC), said that he even as there is still process have killed many Fazili and Shakir Hassan Tuesday said that there was no National Conference and the government, citing that the compliments the Governor one month to go for Dar. pressure or intervention from Congress party. party had not submitted any "for not looking to Delhi and this year. Number surpasses “Big names have the Centre over the abrupt This sudden decision by the letter of support from the NC for not taking their Last year, the been targeted this dissolution of the state Governor had triggered a or the Congress party. instructions thereby stopping security forces had ‘Operation All-out’ figure year,” a senior assembly. political war of words in Malik abruptly dissolved the the installation of a launched an police officer "Had I looked at Delhi, I Jammu and Kashmir as well Jammu and Kashmir government of the BJP and its of 2017; ‘big names NL CORRESPONDENT ‘Operation All-out’ said. “There are a SRINAGAR, NOV 27 would have had to invite as in the national capital, with Assembly on the night of proxies," Peoples' Democratic to flush out the targeted this year’ few top names Sajad Lone to form rivals trading charges. While November 21 after the PDP Party (PDP) president Mufti militants who had left in the militant Days after dissolving the government. But I did not PDP, NC and Congress staked claim to form a termed Malik's step as managed to ranks.” Jammu and Kashmir want to go down in the history termed the decision by the government with the backing "unprecedented". strengthen their base big names such as Jaish-e- According to officials, of Assembly, state Governor as a dishonest man. I don't Governor as "undemocratic of arch-rival National The Governor had in his following the killing of Mohammad commanders the 223 militants killed, 130 Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday bother about the abuses now," and unconstitutional", the BJP Conference and the Congress. speech at the pre-convocation militant commander Burhan Mufti Waqas who the police were locals. triggered a fresh political row, said Satya Pal Malik. had backed Malik's decision, Mehbooba claimed the academic conclave at ITM Wani. The incident had claimed was the mastermind The successful operations suggesting pressure from In a dramatic development saying it was in the best support of 57 MLAs in the 87- University in Gwalior, earlier triggered a nearly five- of the Sunjawan attack near that led to the high number Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- last week, the Governor had interest of the state. member Assembly. during the day on Tuesday month-long unrest in 2016. Jammu, Mufti Yasir, Usman of killings indicate that the led NDA government in announced the dissolution of Launching a scathing attack Two former chief ministers of said that Sajad Gani Lone of The high toll of militants Hyder (nephew of Masood militants are facing the heat. Delhi. The J&K Governor has the Jammu and Kashmir on the Governor, former Jammu and Kashmir the Peoples' Conference (PC) this year — highest since Azhar), scholar-turned- However, P02 said that if he had listened to Assembly, soon after Peoples Jammu and Kashmir chief Mehbooba Mufti and Omar would have become chief Delhi, he would have invited Development Party (PDP) minister Farooq Abdullah had Abdullah on Tuesday praised minister of J&K had he sought called Malik a "slave of the Governor Satya Pal Malik for the opinion of New Delhi Centre". stopping Bharatiya Janata before dissolving the state NC to gain politically! Ladakh to get all weather Malik, however, rubbished all Party (BJP) and its "proxies" assembly last week. criticism, saying he had from forming government in "I want P02 JAMMU TAWI, NOV 27 power in the past and road via Himachal (KIP) before the Assembly election was held in 2014 From terrorist to a decorated NL CORRESPONDENT new road connectivity Project Vijayak to extend If the National Conference it was a congress-NC EH OV shall bring socio-economic the this connectivity to and the Congress form a coalition Government L , N 27 benefits for the local Leh. pre-election alliance it headed by Omar soldier, Naik Wani population besides Darcha lies 32 kms ahead would give moments of Abdullah. Ladakh region has got one providing a strategic worry to the BJP. Once the Another report said that more connecting axis with of Keylong on the Manali- NL CORRESPONDENT Lance Naik Wani, began his village. Draped in the advantage for the country. PDP joined this alliance it President of the NC,Dr the rest of the country, that Leh highway. The distance SRINAGAR, NOV 27 his career with the 162 Tricolur, he was given a This will be the third axis could be a clean sweep in Farooq Abdullah,may too an all weather road from Darcha to Padum is Battalion of the Territorial 21 gun salute. The 38 year to Ladakh region after the Kashmir valley and remain satisfied with giving more strategic 148 kms. Officials said He was a terrorist Army in 2004. A highly old soldier had been shot Srinagar-Leh and Manali parts of the Jammu another stint either in the advantage. connectivity between initially. However, he decorated soldier, he had and injured during an via Leh routes region. Lok Sabha or the Rajya The cold desert will now Padum and Darcha was realised that this entire received the Sena Medal operation at the Batagund Giving details of the And if the NC, the Sabha and allow his son, be accessible by a double achieved in October this exercise was a futile one. for gallantry in 2007. He village in Shopian on project, BRO officials said Congress and the PDP Omar Abdullah to lead a lanned motorable road year due to relentless He went on to become a had also received a bar to Sunday. He was evacuated that the initial trekking could promote grand coalition Government. In from Manali in Himachal efforts of BRO personnels highly decorated the Sena Medal in August to a hospital immediately, alliance for regaining any case the BJP may not Pradesh via Zanskar of path connected Jammu when machinery and men Armyman and on Sunday, this year.