DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2016 (PAGE 11) From page 1 Lt Col among 7 security personnel, 5 militants killed; another seriously injured Cook gave vital info; cops ignored Dr Jitendra announces Radio Station for said, adding they were not of Pakistan-based terrorist group, hospital after yesterday’s terror The terrorists were carrying eller friend, Rajesh Verma, were I could sense they were young aware as to how many mili- believed to be Jaish-e- attack taking the toll of security Under Barrel Grenade abducted on Thursday late men," said Gopal. Udhampur, projects worth Rs 27 cr night. And on Friday early Neither Gopal nor Singh (in tants were still present inside Mohammed, behind the strike at personnel to seven. Launchers, 52 mm mortars, AK Under the Deen Dayal the achievements of the coali- morning, at around 2 a.m., his purported disclosure to the the air base. Unconfirmed the IAF base in Pathankot. Lt Col Niranjan, a member rifles and GPS machine. Upadhyay Jeevan Jyoti Yojana tion Government said that Gopal and Singh were freed. police) could remember the reports, however, suggested A team of NIA was at the spot of the NSG’s Bomb Disposal Defence sources said the ter- (DDUJJY), Dr Jitendra said, 20,000 kanals of forest land Gopal alleged that not only routes they were driven on in the that at least two militants were yesterday as per the standard oper- Squad, was killed while he was rorists sneaked into the nearly 100% target for rural electrifica- were retrieved by his Ministry was the vital information he hijacked car but it was a dense still fighting inside the air ating procedure and today the defusing the grenade at the site 2000-acre air base through a tion of entire Udhampur District which was under the illegal shared with the police immedi- forest close to the base where base, lobbying grenades and Government decided to hand over of the terror attack as part of forested area where they were will be achieved by March occupation of land mafia in the ately after he was freed ignored they were eventually dumped. resorting to firing on the secu- the case to the NIA after taking the combing operations that confronted by the Quick 2017. In addition, he said, from State. He said no leniency will but also he was brutally tortured The assailants drove away with rity personnel including concurrence from the Punjab continued throughout the Reaction Team of Garud com- his MPLAD fund, he had earlier be shown to mafia groups who by the Punjab Police. Verma still inside the boot. Special Force (para comman- Government, official sources said. night. Four other security men mandos. They managed to go up allocated Rs. 20 lakh for build- have captured the forest land in On their way from Pathankot Gopal then heard his senior's dos) of Army, NSG, IAF and The mandate of the NIA probe to 400 metres but were still 700 ing a community hall in the city the State how influential they to Gurdaspur, the ordeal of the voice: "Madan let's try and get Punjab Police personnel. will include entry of the militants List of 7 metres away from the area where and also an additional equal may be. trio started at Kolian area where out of this forest." It was Singh Sources said out of these into India, killing of a taxi driver the IAF aircraft fighters were sta- amount for building of foot He also highlighted the Ladli martyrs Gopal and others were signalled who managed to free himself two militants, one was killed Ikagar Singh, kidnapping of tioned. bridges in the rural areas for Beti and Aasra schemes tonight and another injured. Superintendent of Police-rank A route often used by drug to stop by five men dressed in first and he freed Gopal. Corporal Gurusevak (Garud) convenience of villagers and launched by the Government Refusing to take questions, officer of Punjab Police, who was smugglers was apparently fol- Army fatigues and carrying "The darkness, dense bushes LNK Phoolwant Dhamoon said they will display later released and entry into the lowed by terrorists to infiltrate assault rifles. They already had and tall grasses made it Sub Fateh Singh bodies of slain militants to the IAF campus, the sources said. into the border State of Punjab another vehicle which they had extremely difficult for us to nav- Sep Sanjeev Kumar media only after the entire oper- They said the investigators and unleash the deadly attack on obtained after murdering a taxi igate out of the forest. When we Sep Jagdish Chand ation was complete. He said the will also try and ascertain the con- an IAF base in Pathankot. driver. eventually did, after walking for Sep Mohit Chand IAF’s all “vital assets’’ inside the spiracy that was hatched on the As the initial inputs suggest, It was nearly midnight and two hours and even encounter- Lt Col Niranjan- NSG air base, targeted by the mili- Pakistani soil by the terrorists and the terrorists, who carried out the they were on a isolated stretch ing a canal, we were in a vil- tants, were safe. There is no if possible find out the state and pre-dawn attack yesterday, had when the uniformed men lage," said Gopal. threat to the assets, he added. non-state actors in that country. were also injured in the blast. infiltrated through tributaries of stopped them. Villagers helped Singh to The Air Commodore said the As per the Standard Sources said Niranjan, a resi- river Beas in Pathankot in "Verma was driving the SUV contact his seniors. "He called operations were at mature stage Operating Procedure, an NIA dent of Kerala, was killed while Bamiyal village, located close to with Singh sitting next to him up Gurdaspur SSP Gurpreet and will continue till the air base is team is rushed to the site of ter- trying to retrieve the grenade the International Border. while I was in the middle pas- Singh and told him that those cleared of all the intruders or ter- ror strike so that they can share from the body of a dead terrorist. They are believed to have senger seat. In a flash, we were who had kidnapped us could be rorists. their expertise as well as have Three members of the infiltrated into India during the overpowered with Verma being militants," recounted Gopal. “The operations are at a first-hand information about Defence Security Corps (DSC) intervening night of December the first one to be forcefully He added that his hope of mature stage. Operations will con- the case, the sources said. succumbed to injuries in the hos- 30-31. evicted and stuffed inside the police rushing him to safety was BJP leaders during a rally at Udhampur on Sunday. The NIA may also question or pital here during the night. The terrorists, according to boot," said Gopal. immediately dashed when they tinue till the air base is cleared of school going children. and asked the people to take full seek custodial interrogation of a Four attackers, a Garud com- official sources, crossed over "They dragged Singh out of were taken to the Sadar police all the militants. Presently, the Responding to a demand by advantage of these schemes. sacked IAF personnel Ranjith KK, mando and three DSC were near Shakargarh in Pakistan to the car and sandwiched him station in Pathankot. operations were on,’’ he added. MLA Chenani, Dina Nath Minister of PWD Sunil a Leading Air Craftman (LAC) killed yesterday when heavily- Bamiyal village and later between the front and middle "I was repeatedly assaulted Sources said the intermittent Bhagat, Dr Jitendra Singh Sharma in his address firing and explosions continued to with IAF posted at Bhatinda, who armed Pakistani terrorists had changed into Army fatigues seats, something they did to me even as I kept insisting that announced the setting up of a announced some road projects be heard from inside the air base was arrested by Delhi Police for attempted to storm the base, trig- before seizing a private taxi. as well. Two of them sat on us whatever I had told them was Panchayat Ghar at Chenani at for the Udhampur and highlight- here during the day, which indicat- allegedly supplying information to gering a day-long gunbattle at the The taxi driver, according to after tying up our limbs, taping true. My fears were proved right the cost of Rs. 1 crore which ed various achievements of the ed that the holed-up militants, ISI, the sources said. airbase, barely 35 kilometers information, was changing his our eyes and gagging our when the base was attacked but will include community hall, Government at Delhi and in the whose number could be two The Punjab Government had from the Indo-Pak border. tyres when the terrorists kid- mouths," he added. the local police as well as some sports stadium, children com- State. He said some of these (though exact number of the mili- in July refused to hand over Among those battling for napped him and took his vehicle Two of the attackers then sat intelligence officers kept tortur- plex and other facilities. projects included AIIMS, IIT, tants hasn’t been ascertained so Dinanagar police station terror their lives in the hospital are 8 for a distance before they killed over the duo. Gopal recalled the ing me even after the gun battle Meanwhile, the Kendriya IIM, IHM, bridges on rivers like far), continued to lob grenades and attack in Gurdaspur district attack DSC personnel and a Garud him after his car again broke attackers talking to each other started. This is all I get after Vidyalay a at Chenani has been Ravi, Bio Technological Park, open firing from automatic to the NIA. The Dinanagar attack commando. They were undergo- down. but is fairly certain that the lan- serving this force for 40 years," upgraded from March last year KVs etc. weapons aiming the direction of had taken place on July 27, 2015. ing treatment in the Military They later kidnapped guage used by most of them said Gopal, a Class IV staff of and the first batch of Class XI He said both Central and security personnel. Days later, two militants had Hospital, Pathankot and condi- Salwinder Singh, a "wasn't Punjabi". Punjab Police, who got an will appear for exam in March State Governments are working Sources in the day were sure struck at Narsu, Samroli in tion of some of them was still Superintendent of Police-rank "Only one of them uttered extension after retiring last year. this year. As far as the roads in hard for equitable development that there were tow more militants Udhampur district (on August 5) critical. few words in broken Punjabi, officer, who was shunted out Chenani Assembly segment are of all three regions of the State. inside the IAF campus as firing on Jammu-Srinagar National The official said the operation which is why I could not com- from Gurdaspur to take charge as concerned, Udhampur-Goldie BJP MLAs R S Pathania and was coming from two different Highway. This case was being will end only after a thorough Assistant Commandant of 75th prehend much. From the voices, directions but didn't rule out the investigated by the NIA, which search, going on inside the IAF and Chenani-Palangat roads will Dina Nath Bhagat as well as battalion of Punjab Armed be constructed from CRF, he Party secretary Pawan Khajuria possibility of more. was ready with the chargesheet. base and nearby areas, was com- Police, at Kolian village. Govt misses few targets in IT; succeeds They added that there was Sources said the intercepts pleted and remaining militants added. also addressed the rally. There were three occupants in For Ramnagar, Dr Jitendra Later, talking to reporters at huge number of NSG, Army, IAF have revealed that Jaish-e- were eliminated. the vehicle when it was hijacked and Punjab Police personnel Mohammed (JeM) team of mili- Various security agencies, partially to attain some goals Singh announced setting up of a the sidelines of rally Dr Nirmal by five militants which included Degree College at Majalta for Singh said Pakistan's intelli- inside and outside the air base tants, which attacked Pathankot air including the Army, Indian Air Singh’s jeweller friend Rajesh in J&K. J&K is among the few adding that these centres have positioned to neutralize the base was led by one Nazir. The Force, Central forces and Punjab States, which are following been instrumental in taking which the State Government gence agency ISI and its army Verma and the driver. had agreed to send a proposal were responsible for the attack remaining militants. team leader was being called by Police were involved in the joint While the terrorists slit the National Population Register Government services to the the name of Nazeer by their han- operation. which would be further pursued on the Air Force base in Sources indicated that the throat of other two, the police (NPR) for enrolment of citizens. remotest part of the State and dlers from across the border in A large cache of arms and at the Union HRD Ministry. A Pathankot in which seven secu- remaining militants had secured officer, who is facing charges of Out of total population of 12, are acting as the e-hands of the Pakistan. ammunition have already been community shed in Ramnagar rity personnel were killed. their positions inside the air base, alleged breach of discipline, was 541, 302, 10, 943, 113 have Government Departments. The militants were in posses- recovered during the sanitisation town has already been sanc- "The entire atmosphere is which was the reason that the released later and the vehicle was been digitized by the Census “We have started the encounter had prolonged to sec- sion of heavy arms like AK rifles, and search operations. automation of State Assembly tioned from the MPLAD fund, being vitiated by the ISI, the abandoned at Tajpur village, a Department, while 8, 067,190 ond day. It had started at 3.30 am Insas weapons, Under Barrel IAF helicopters were also being at Jammu as well as he informed. (Pakistani) army and the sepa- place which is 2 km from the have been enrolled at yesterday with militants storming Grenade Launchers (UBGLs), 52 seen flying over the base and Srinagar, besides automation of Addressing the rally, Deputy ratist groups and their hench- IAF’s Pathankot air base. NPR/Aadhaar Camps across the the air base. mm mortars, Global Positioning nearby areas to assist the ground the prisons, which will automate Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh men who have done this The area from where the State and out of which 64,40, Meanwhile, the Union Systems (GPS) etc, which have forces in the operations. the processes and functions of announced Rs 25 crore Solid (attacked the Air Force base)," terrorists crossed over has a 097 have been issued Aadhaar Ministry of Home Affairs been recovered from their posses- In the wee hours yesterday, the prison department. We have Waste Treatment Plant for Mand Singh told reporters on the side- thick foliage of elephant grass Cards. Further, in order to facil- (MHA) has handed over investi- sion. This was for the first time the group of terrorists in Army almost completed computeriza- Udhampur. He also announced lines of a function here. which provides an automatic itate the enrolments, 193 gations of Pathankot terror when the militants had come with fatigues had attempted to storm Permanent Enrolment Centres tion of the Public Distribution Rs 1.50 crore for Udhampur Prime Minister Narendra attack to National Investigating mortars and UBGLs, which indi- the base with the obvious intent cover for them, they said. System. We are also in the pro- Municipal Council for purchas- Modi had taken a daring step by A tributary of river Beas (PECs) have been established in Agency (NIA). However, the cated that their intentions were of destroying MiG-21 fighter jets the State. cess of automating the work of ing JCB, tippers etc to equip it visiting Pakistan last month, NIA was yet to register First very much clear—to destroy vital and MI-25 attack helicopters enters into Pakistan from this Jammu Development Authority. with basic infrastructure and Rs however, the forces who don't village and this route is popular When contacted, Minister Information Report (FIR) in the assets of the IAF at the air base. housed there. for Information & Technology, We have established Wi-Fi in 50 lakh for construction of lanes want peace vitiated the atmo- case. The NIA team will visit the Earlier in the day, a fresh The attackers were believed with drug smugglers to enter Secretariat and are in the pro- and drains for the town. Out of sphere, he said. India. Mr Ansari said that the spot to start investigations only grenade blast ripped through the to have infiltrated from Pakistan. Government is committed to cess of creating Wi-Fi zones in Rs 80,000 crore announced "Whatever the issue is, it has after the FIR is registered. Air Force base here this morning achieve major targets in IT and Tourist locations of our State. under PM package, Dr Nirmal to be resolved through dialogue. The NIA mandated to probe claiming the life of an NSG com- CM put on ventilator in AIIMS the efforts were on to make Work on a series of Projects is Singh said sufficient amount has Prime Minister Narendra Modi mando, as three other security been earmarked for power and took a big daring step, a major terror cases, will register a case early recovery of Mufti Sayeed. developed uneasiness following Jammu and Kashmir a digital under process and it will take men succumbed to injuries in a road sector in the State and diplomatic step...While on his tomorrow to probe the conspiracy Mufti was flown to New six hour long tour to Srinagar to hub and provide a helping hand some time to complete the every region will get its due way back from Afghanistan, Delhi and admitted in the inspect developmental works to Govt of India’s ambitious same,” informed the Minister. share. (he) went to Lahore and attend- Foreign Secys to draw AIIMS on December 24 after he going on in the City. journey of transforming He further said that his Country into a digital State. He Government is on a mission to Dr Nirmal Singh announced ed the marriage ceremony at the roadmap for talks said, the State Government had complete all the projects that Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jyoti house of Pakistan Prime CBSE exams from March 1 promised in the budget session Yojana will be launched from Minister Nawaz Sharif," he said. is "visible improvement" in remained committed to partner aimed at setting up of 1109 of the exams for standard XII candidates will begin on March 2015, adding that nothing can be this year to cover all uncovered "That (the visit) sent a mes- relations with India and India in tackling terrorism. Khidmat Centres in the State, students, those in X will be fac- 2, with Science, theory and achieved overnight and let time areas in power sector. The PDD sage, but the entire atmosphere Afghanistan. The attack came just a week under the Centrally Sponsored ing the exam on Dynamic practical, examination. do the talking. has placed order for procure- is being vitiated by the ISI, the Aziz asserted that economic after Prime Minister Narendra Scheme and has succeeded in Retail, Information Technology, Last year, a total of ment of equipments. army and the separatist groups revival, peaceful neighbourhood Modi made an unscheduled visit establishing all these Centres, Security, Auto Technology and 10,40,368 students had He also said that Municipal and their henchmen who have and non-interference in affairs of to Pakistan and met Prime International Tourism. appeared for class XII examina- elections which will be held in done this," he said. other countries is the cornerstone Minister Nawaz Sharif with an JeM plans attacks in Delhi The examination for the tion and a total of 13,73,853 stu- March this year will likely be The Central Government of Pakistan's foreign policy. aim of improving ties. vital to counter terrorism. unit has been asked to form a main subjects for standard X dents for class X. (PTI) contested on party symbols was reviewing the situation and Aziz' remarks came as The process of resumption of Report anything amiss no. 100 strategy in connection with while the Panchayat elections will take further steps keeping Pakistani militants attacked an Air talks was set in motion after a or helpline 1090," he tweeted. potential threats to VIPs in the are likely to be held in May. Dr in mind the interests of the peo- Force base in Pathankot yesterday. meeting between Prime Black topped surface starts damaging According to a senior police national capital. Singh asked the party workers ple of the country, he said. In a pre-dawn attack, a group Ministers of India and Pakistan official, Bassi today held a "We have given instructions to gear up for these elections Appreciating the role played of heavily-armed Pakistani terror- in Paris on November 30 on the just in month; Bukhari orders recovery meeting with its top brass and to put up barricades and round- from today and highlight the by the security forces, Singh ists, suspected to be belonging to sidelines of Climate Change were released for the mainte- Kumar Bhagat when contacted the department sought help of the-clock checking is being con- developmental projects said that they played a com- Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit, struck Conference. nance of this road, in 2013-14 said that all the payment of the Central Paramilitary Forces in ducted. Officers' leave have launched by the Party in the mendable role in containing the at the Air Force base in Punjab, The meet was followed by Rs 14 lakh, in 2012-13 Rs 11 contractor worth Rs 5 crore has providing security, especially been cancelled. Counter-terror- State. attack. leading to a fierce gun-battle. the National Security Advisers' lakh and during 2010-11 just Rs been released in favour of their around vital installations in the ism measures have been put in Dr Singh also announced "Yesterday's incident...I Pakistan has condemned the meeting in Bangkok a week later one lakh while no funds were agency. " Nearly 30 mm black city, said a senior police official. place. Security around railway that there will be no compro- must say that our security Pathankot terror strike and following which External Affairs made available during 2011-12. top layer has been laid on this 10 "We have inputs regarding and metro stations has also been mise on corruption and the forces, the Army, the Punjab asserted that building on the Minister Sushma Swaraj visited He claimed that due to meager kms road by the contractor and two Jaish-e-Mohammad key beefed up," Joint Commissioner deadwood will not be tolerated Police have done a wonderful goodwill created during the Pakistan to attend the Heart of funding, it is not possible to some surface got damaged in members who have sneaked into M K Meena told reporters. in the administration. He said job, the three men who laid recent high level contacts, it Asia Conference. (PTI) maintain this 14 kms road under short time and he was asked to Delhi and are suspected to be He, however, refused to already some corrupt officials down their lives for the nation the control of R&B. go for the repair and several planning high-profile attacks or comment on the specific inputs have been shown the door and as the terrorists neutralized by J&K fails to harness solar power despite Chief Engineer, PMGSY patches have been repaired. We hostage crisis. received. other non performing officers the security forces were fully Jammu, Hamid Sheikh said that have asked him to repair dam- "We have also got a few Earlier in the day, the Delhi- have also to face the same equipped," he said. having 2nd highest potential in country on this10 kms road, Rs 5 crore aged road and he is doing the additional companies of Lucknow Shatabdi was halted action. He further said that the inci- job," Mr Bhagat said. paramilitary forces to increase for searches at Ghaziabad and He said the Government is dent sends a message to whether establishment of pro- Energy Development Agency, has been spent. He said the work Minister for R&B, Mr security following the alert," the movement of several other on the job to construct the Delhi, Pakistan and the agencies there jects would be financially viable", which function under the was allotted in July 2011. The Bukhari, however, told the official said. trains disrupted after Northern Amritsar and Katra corridor that the Indian security agencies sources said, adding "moreover, administrative control of contracting agency owned by Excelsior that department The national capital was Railways was alerted about a along Dhar road as the present won't let their nefarious designs there is no decision as to what Science and Technology 'Vaids' had to conduct widening would make recovery from the already put on high alert yester- possible bomb threat to trains National Highway is in a vul- succeed in India. would be the modus operandi to Department, are lying non-func- and other allied works like contractor. He said that day in the wake of the plying between Delhi and nerable condition. In this regard "So this sends a message to evacuate power out of the Ladakh tional during the past quite long macamadization, blacktopping, whosoever, is responsible for Pathankot terror attack. Kanpur. a meeting will be held soon Pakistan and the agencies in region for consumption in other time for varied reasons. "There including repair of pulis/ cul- wrong done, would not be Security was significantly "We received a call from the between Defence Minister, Pakistan that are doing this, that parts of the State as well as coun- are also a large number of verts, retaining walls, breast spared even amongst his staff. heightened at the airport, rail- railway control room in the Manohar Parrikar, Surface such type of actions won't suc- try as for the same special trans- plants, which got damaged dur- walls, management of road Mr Bukahri said that he has way stations, bus stands and morning in which they said that Transport Minister, Nitin ceed here. mission lines are required to be ing the devastating floods of 'shoulders' etc. He said due to directed Chief Engineer to ini- other vital installations in the they had received information Gadkari, Railway Minister, "This is clear message to laid". September 2014 but have not delay in the forest clearance, the tiate action for effecting recov- city. about a potential bomb threat on Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister them that as far as our security is "Similarly, nobody knows been repaired till date", sources construction of the road was also delayed. He said nearly Rs ery and hold detailed inquiry Vigil was also heightened in a train plying between Delhi and of State in PMO Dr Jitendra concerned, there is no compro- whether Solar City for Leh, added. fixing responsibility on the 27 lakh compensation was also several areas, including popular Kanpur," a senior police official Singh and him to finalize the mise on it. And we also agree which was also sanctioned by A large number of plants, concerned staff and other peo- given to the Forest department market places, in south Delhi, said. project. that all the issues can be the Union Ministry of New and which were installed on Sub- ple. as nearly 200 trees had to be central Delhi and the VIP move- A search operation was Addressing the rally, Forest resolved only through dia- Renewable Energy would see District Hospitals, Primary Regarding completion of felled during widening exercise. ment zone in Lutyens' Delhi. launched across all railway sta- and Social Welfare Minister logue," he said. light of the day as the process Health Centres and remaining 14 kms portion of Replying to a question, the Sleuths of Crime Branch and tions in the city covering all Bali Bhagat while highlighting for preparation of Detailed Community Health Centres this road, Minister said that this Chief Engineer said that as per special cell of Delhi Police were trains on the said route, the offi- Project Reports (DPRs) has yet besides some educational insti- road would be completed soon agreement, it is responsibility of also roped in, and the security cial added. (PTI) not been initiated", sources dis- tutions in different parts of and the funds for it are being PM briefed on terror attack the contractor to maintain the closed, adding "all the con- Kashmir valley have also been released shortly. It has been road in case of any default or Garud commando family in shock other officials," the PMO tweet- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on cerned authorities of the State lying dysfunctional because of decided to complete this road damage caused to the road. information about Gursewak's Bhagat Singh was his icon," Sucha ed as the meeting began. his birthday with an aim of particularly Science and the failure of the concerned under PMGSY and project has Moreover, there are two agen- martyrdom from his elder son said. During the meeting, Doval is improving bilateral ties between Technology Department have authorities of the State to take already been okayed. Mr cies appointed for quality assur- who is an officer in the Army Haryana's Heath Minister Anil understood to have given a the two countries. Sharif was in failed to regularly follow the up their repairs with the con- Bukhari said that he would per- ance. They must do their job detailed account of the attack Lahore for the wedding of his developments vis-à-vis these cerned authorities of the Union sonally visit this remote area of and asserted that he was proud Vij visited Gursewak's residence well. Mr Sheikh said that he which has been going on since granddaughter. three important projects with Ministry, whose intervention is Machhedi and Lohai- Malhar that his son had laid down his this afternoon to console the family. would hold an inquiry into the the wee hours of yesterday. Earlier during the day, the Union Ministry as a result otherwise imperative to put along with DyCM who repre- life for the country. Meanwhile, Deputy matter and take action in this At the meeting, the implica- Defence Minister Manohar of which uncertainty contin- pressure on channel partners sents Billawar and MLA Bani Gursewak, who was Commissioner Ashok Sangwan regard. He said the contractor tions of the attack on relations Parrikar briefed Prime Minister ues to prevail". and manufacturers. within one month. He said better described as an intelligent and said that the body of the martyr would be asked to complete the with Pakistan are also believed Modi on the latest situation at What to talk of these major "All this clearly indicates connectivity to these far- flung bright youth, by his father, had would be cremated with full remaining works, if any left. to have been deliberated upon. the Pathankot air base. Both projects, even those small that J&K is not initiating steps to areas including Billawar- Bani cleared the Air Force exam in the state honours. (PTI) Executive Engineer, The attack took place merely were present at a HAL function plants, which were installed harness the solar power poten- road via Katli will be his priori- first attempt. PMGSY Billawar, Pawan a week after Modi made a sur- in Tumakuru in Karnataka. through Jammu and Kashmir tial", sources remarked. ty in district Kathua. "Legendary freedom fighter prise visit to Lahore to greet