Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2019-21 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 12 SPORT 15 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL LISTEN WITHOUT TRUMP EX-AIDE MANAFORT IS AUSTRALIA BEAT INDIA BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR PREJUDICE HARDENED CRIMINAL: MUELLER IN 1ST T20 CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 54 LUCKNOW, MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ACTING PIPS GLAMOUR: KRITI} SANON } 13 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com Forces in a fix after DSP, jawan lose life fighting terror outfits hide terror Attain martyrdom after neutralising 3 JeM terrorists in Kulgam gunfight MOHIT KANDHARI n JAMMU (DGP) Dilbagh Singh, along interns net info with senior officers, offered flo- Deputy Superintendent of ral tributes to the martyr. He is Earlier youths used to declare online intent to AJ&K Police, heading survived by his wife Sarla Devi counter terrorism wing in and six-year-old son Arya. join jehad helping forces to keep tab on them Kulgam, and one Army jawan Large number of local residents attained martyrdom after neu- and senior State Government RAHUL DATTA n NEW DELHI fence came to notice in January tralising three Jaish-e- officials visited his home to pay this month, officials in the Mohammed (JeM) terrorists in condolences. ith the terror recruits security establishment fear a fierce gunfight in south MoD spokesman in Wgiving up the practice of many more misguided youths Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Srinagar said, “Three terrorists publically declaring their intent may have joined tanzeems and Sunday. According to police, a were killed and one Army to walk the path of jehad, kept them out of the scrutiny 2011 batch officer Aman jawan also sacrificed his life in security forces are facing a of the social media. Thakur was leading from the the operation, which is still new challenge in the Kashmir The reason for the terror- front when he received bullet going on”. An Army Major Valley in tracing local youth ist organisations evading the injury in his head and later suc- and two soldiers were also joining terrorist tanzeems security radar was the relentless cumbed during encounter in injured in the encounter, offi- (organisations). operations by the security Turigam Yaripora area of cials said, adding that a non- Earlier, under pressure from forces last year resulting in the Kulgam. commissioned officer, DSP Operations Aman Thakur PTI tanzeems, the new recruits used elimination of more than 270 Police said, “The police Havaldar Sombir, succumbed to upload their photographs dis- terrorists. Many of those killed officer was heading the to his injuries subsequently. er and he led Sunday’s opera- Senior police officers shoulder the coffin of DSP Aman Thakur after wreath laying ceremony who was killed during an playing weapons on the social were new recruits and died counter-terrorism wing of The other injured persons, tion himself.” encounter with terrorists at Trigam Village of Kulgam of South Kashmir in Srinagar on Sunday PTI media platforms. The high attri- within ten to 15 days of pick- Jammu & Kashmir Police in including the Major, are out of Thakur was posted as the tion rate amongst their ranks last ing up the gun, sources said. Kulgam for last one-and-a- danger. DSP (operation) in Kulgam, a service only last month. used tear smoke shells to dis- the State police started a cordon year has made the terrorists Moreover, the survival rate of half year and had played an Three terrorists were also terrorist-infested area of south Meanwhile, a large number perse protesters. and search operation in now wary of social media, mak- the new recruits is now not instrumental role in killing killed in the encounter. DGP Kashmir, two years ago. of local residents in the area The Army’s Rashtriya Turigam after being tipped off ing it difficult for the agencies more than six months due to terrorists in the area”. Singh said, “It is an unfortunate He was awarded the DGP’s stepped out of their homes and Rifles, Central Reserve Police about the presence of ultras to keep tabs on the new entrants. poor training and pressure of Jammu & Kashmir incident, in which we have lost Commendation Medal and tried to disrupt the anti-mili- Force (CRPF) and the Special there. While only three cases of security forces, they added Director General of Police a brave officer. He was a fight- Certificate for his exemplary tancy operations. Policemen Operations Group (SOG) of Continued on Page 4 local Kashmiris jumping the Continued on Page 4 CAPSULE Protesters torch Arunachal Dy CM's BANGLADESH FOILS GST relief for homebuyers PLANE HIJACK ATTEMPT Dhaka: Bangladesh security Tax rate for under-construction house over residency certificates officials on Sunday foiled a hijacking attempt of a Dubai- properties reduced to 5%; move to PTI n ITANAGAR bound plane, which made an emergency landing at a coastal give boost to real estate sector efying curfew, agitators city in the country following the Dallegedly set ablaze the incident, officials said. Security PNS n NEW DELHI lowering of GST tax rates on private residence of Arunachal forces stormed the plane and under construction housing Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister detained the lone hijacker and our dream home may properties from the existing 12 Chowna Mein and ransacked evacuated all the passengers Ybecome more affordable per cent to 5 per cent without the office of the Deputy safely. and cheaper as the Goods and input tax credit. “The council Commissioner here on Sunday P12 Services Tax (GST) Council on also cut GST rates on affordable to protest against recommen- Sunday slashed tax rates on housing to 1 per cent from the dations to grant permanent DELHI GOVT TO RAISE MSP under-construction housing current 8 per cent and expand- resident certificates to six com- FOR WHEAT, PADDY CROPS properties to 5 per cent with- ed the scope of affordable munities, police said. New Delhi: The Delhi out input tax credit, from the housing to those costing up to A large number of people Government has finalised a existing 12 per cent ahead of `45 lakh and measuring 60 sq Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Finance Ministers of Delhi, Bihar and marched through streets here Security personnel patrol a street during restrictions imposed after a mob went on a mechanism to raise MSP for national polls due by April- metre in metros and 90 sq Himachal Pradesh at the 33rd GST Council meeting in New Delhi on Sunday PTI damaging public property and rampage during a protest against the move to grant permanent resident certificates wheat and paddy crops based on May. GST rate on affordable metre in non-metro cities” vehicles after a person who was to six communities living in the State in Itanagar on Sunday PTI the recommendations of the housing projects too has been explained Jaitley. The new tax tax is levied in cases where This was not the case earlier. injured in police firing on Swaminathan Committee report, lowered from an effective 8 per rates will come into effect from completion certificate has been “This (GST reduction) deci- Friday succumbed to injuries at the road leading to the Itanagar and Naharlagun. All officials said on Sunday. cent to 1 per cent. April 1, 2019. Homebuyers of issued at the time of sale. sion will certainly give boost to a hospital, police said. Naharlagun railway station as markets, petrol pumps and Currently, 12 per cent GST metropolitan cities Bengaluru, However, builders will not be construction sector,” Jaitley said. The protesters set ablaze a result many passengers, shops were closed and most of SONAKSHI AMONG FIVE is levied on payments made for Chennai, Delhi NCR (limited able to claim input tax credit Bihar Deputy Chief Minister the private residence of the including patients, were held the ATMs in the state capital BOOKED FOR CHEATING under-construction property to Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, (ITC) under the new GST rates. and Finance Minister Sushil Deputy Chief Minister at Niti up at the station since Sunday were out of cash, police said. Moradabad: Bollywood actress or ready-to-move-in flats Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, The council, headed by Kumar Modi took to Twitter Vihar here and ransacked the morning. Over 60 vehicles, including Sonakshi Sinha and four others where completion certificate Faridabad), Hyderabad, Jaitley, decided on cutting tax and said the GST rate for afford- office of the Deputy An indefinite curfew was many police vehicles, were set have been booked for allegedly has not been issued at the Kolkata and Mumbai (whole of rates on under-construction able housing was reduced from Commissioner of Itanagar. clamped in Itanagar and ablaze and over 150 vehicles cheating an event organiser here, time of sale. However, GST is MMR) will benefit from it. housing property after due 8 per cent to 1 per cent and for They also set on fire a large Naharlagun on Saturday as were damaged by the protest- police officials said. P6 not levied on buyers of real “This will be a major step consideration to reports of a non-affordable from 12 per number of vehicles parked in protesters resorted to stone ers since Friday, they said. estate properties for which in our efforts to give ‘boom’ to Group of Ministers (GoM) on cent to 5 per cent without ITC. the compound of the DC’s pelting in which 35 people, On Saturday, the agitators AF OPENS NEW EXPORT completion certificate has been the real estate sector and mak- real estate sector. In both the “Definition of affordable office.