+ 25 years of publication + 3 Days’ Forecast Jammu www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com Date Min Temp Max Temp Weather Jan 10 6.0 16.0 Generally cloudy sky Jan 11 7.0 17.0 Mainly Clear sky Jan 12 7.0 13.0 Mainly Clear sky Srinagar Jan 10 -2.0 3.0 Generally cloudy sky Jan 11 -1.0 2.0 Light snow Jan 12 -1.0 1.0 Partly cloudy sky Vol No: XXIV Issuethe No. 11 12.01.2019 (Saturday)northlines Daily Jammu Tawi Price 2/- Pages-12 Regd. No. JK|306|2017-19 Governor attends Oath Ceremony of Sarpanches Army major, soldier martyred Asks for playground in every village 'Ready for Assembly in IED blast in Nowshera Polls in JK' NL CORRESPONDENT succumbed to injuries. In alerted against IED blasts another incident, and attacks by the border JAMMU TAWI, JAN 11: Jammu resignation, Mr Malik said he RAJOURI, JAN 11: An Army terrorists lobbed a action teams (BATs) of the and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal himself was a government major and a soldier were grenade at CRPF platoon Pakistan Army. Also on Malik on Friday said the employee and did not wish to killed in an IED blast at near Lal Chowk, Srinagar Friday, an Army porter was administration was ready for comment on the matter. Nowshera sector in on Friday evening. No loss critically injured when assembly elections in the state The Election Commission (EC) Rajouri district of J&K, an of life or injury was Pakistani troops continued and a call in this direction should had in November last said fresh official was quoted by reported from the attack. ceasefire violations for the be taken by the Election elections in Jammu and Kashmir news agency. An Earlier today, a Junior fourth consecutive day Commission and New Delhi. would be held within the next six improvised explosive Commissioned Officer along the LoC in Rajouri "Whenever, they (EC) tell us, months, even as the body did not device was planted by (JCO) and a soldier were and Poonch districts of we are ready for the polls (to rule out the possibility of holding suspected militants in injured in an IED blast Jammu and Kashmir, assembly)," he told reporters the state polls before the Lok foot-track along the LoC to along the LoC in Jammu prompting the Indian after the oath-taking ceremony Sabha polls due this year. target Army soldiers and Kashmir's Rajouri Army to retaliate, officials of sarpanch of Jammu region. "The Jammu and Kashmir patrolling the borderline in district. An improvised said. Pakistan troops On IAS officer Shah Faesal's assembly polls P02 Laam belt of Nowshera explosive device was resorted to firing and sector of Rajouri district, planted by suspected shelling along the LoC in Development and Panchayati Raj, officers from Civil and Police were they said. The blast terrorists in foot-track forward areas in here today. Khurshid Ahmad present on the occasion. resulted in injuries to two along the LoC to target Nowshera and Poonch NL CORRESPONDENT ceremony function of the newly Ganai and K. Vijay Kumar, Governor congratulated the soldiers, including a major, Army soldiers patrolling sectors, critically injuring elected Sarpanches of Jammu Advisors to Governor, Umang Sarpanches on being elected as the officials said, adding the borderline in Laam an Army porter, they said. JAMMU TAWI, JAN 11: Governor Division, organized by the Narula, Principal Secretary to representatives of their they were rushed to a sector of Rajouri district. He has been hospitalised, Satya Pal Malik attended the Oath Department of Rural Governor; and many senior respective P02 hospital where they Army soldiers have been the officials P02 Army to deploy advanced India allows Pakistan Army Chief vouches for 'Artificial Intelligence' in armed forces sniper rifles for troops at LoC to inspect Indus Basin NL CORRESPONDENT artificial intelligence and big data analysis in our New Delhi, Jan 11: system. We cannot leave powers. "The rifles should NL CORRESPONDENT Jammu and Kashmir in originally scheduled for Stating that the next these and confine to our arrive soon," said an Chenab, calling it violative October 2018 but was revolution in military glossary of military officer. The larger "capital NEW DELHI, JAN 11: India of the Indus Waters Treaty postponed because of the system would be defined terms." (IWT) while India elections of local bodies in procurement" of 5,719 new has given green signal to by technology and He also added that the dismisses the objection as Jammu and Kashmir. 8.6mm sniper rifles to Pakistan to visit the Indus innovations, Indian Army issue must be addressed Basin, including Ratle, baseless. The PIC is an in significant manner and equip all the 382 infantry Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on + Lower Kalnai and Pakaldul "Pakistan and India have established mechanism also identified what + battalions in the over 12- Friday said vouched for lakh strong Army - each hydro projects, on the been into the Indus water under IWT to promote aspects of artificial incorporation of Artificial unit is authorized 10 Chenab river. treaty dispute for ages. cooperation in intelligence we need to Intelligence (AI) in armed + sniper rifles - will however Sources told informed Due to our continued development of Indus incorporate as support so + take another couple of that Commissioners on efforts, there's a major Water Systems. The IWT forces after some of that they can support our NL CORRESPONDENT with Pakistan. The new years. Sniping is posing a both sides agreed to breakthrough that India signed with World Bank India's adversaries systems and thus improve sniper rifles, Beretta's .338 major operational undertake the tour during has finally agreed to our mediation after nine years spending huge money on our future over fighting + New Delhi, Jan 11: The Lapua Magnum Scorpio challenge for Indian troops the 115th meeting of the request for inspection of of negotiations mandates such technology. capabilities. "This is + Army has gone in for an TGT and Barrett's .50- along the 778-km long LoC, Permanent Indus Waters Indian projects in Chenab the PIC to meet at least Addressing the Army where we are looking for. emergency purchase of a calibre M95 guns, which with Pakistan Army Commission (PIC) in basin," wrote Faisal Vawda, once a year alternately in Technology Seminar here, This is where I think we Pakistani Federal Minister very small number of have an effective kill range soldiers equipped with Lahore in August 2018. India and Pakistan. Under Gen Rawat said, "We have need the support of the + for Water Resources on Article VII of the Treaty, + advanced sniper rifles, from 1,500 to 1,800 metres, modern Remington Pakistan objects to identified technologies industry," he added. Twitter. both the Commissioners with longer ranges as well are being purchased under modular sniper rifles as designs of Pakal Dul that need to be Expressing concern However, an Indian are mandated to as modern telescopic the Northern Army well as better training. But (1000MW) dam and Lower incorporated but what we over current status of AI official source clarified undertake, once in every sights, for troops deployed Command chief's it's the infantry soldiers Kalnai (48 MW) project now need to address is here, the army chief said, that this tour was five years, P02 along the Line of Control emergency financial deployed P02 under construction in how we can incorporate "As of now P02 ‘Omar always guided me’ Shah Faesal’s won’t join Hurriyat Fresh avalanche Snowfall in JK, Highway closed; but will contest upcoming polls warning issued in JK flight operations normal Adil Ahmad governance.. Hurriyat NL CORRESPONDENT also serves as one of the base camps improvement in the weather and the does not give me that for the annual Amarnath yatra, road is cleared off the snow. Srinagar, Jan 11: Shah opportunity because they Srinagar, Jan 11: Most parts of received 11.4 mm of snow, while the However, the flight operations at the Faesal, an IAS officer, who don’t believe in electoral Kashmir, including the plains, famous ski-resort of Gulmarg Srinagar airport here took place topped the UPSC exam in politics,” Faesal told a received fresh snowfall on Friday recorded 3.4 mm of snow. The normally, an official at the airport 2010 and the first to do so press conference at a local official said while the plains of the said. from Jammu and Kashmir hotel, here. which led to closure of the Srinagar- Jammu national highway, the only alley received light snowfall, there Meanwhile, the minimum Friday said that he won’t He said that people are reports of moderate snowfall in temperature at Srinagar settled at join the Hurriyat instead would know all-weather road-link connecting the the higher reaches of the state. minus one degrees Celsius fight the upcoming polls. representative character valley with the rest of the country. The fresh snowfall led to closure Thursday night, down from the He said that he would of Hurriyat if they fight the The MeT Office has forecast of the Srinagar-Jammu national previous night's low of minus 0.3 take decision whether to elections. “We don’t know ORRESPONDENT intermittent light precipitation for NL C He said in view of the highway, the Valley's all-weather degree Celsius, the MeT official said. join any existing whether they (Hurriyat) the next 24 hours. inclement weather and road link connecting Kashmir with He said Qazigund, the gateway mainstream party or will win or not. It is wrong Srinagar, Jan 11: A snow prediction, Kashmir, including plains of the the rest of the country.