daily Vol No. 52 No. 308 JAMMU, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016 REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 14 Pages ` 4.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 6 Pak posts destroyed, 5 troopers eliminated Bid to torch 2 schools foiled Army launches Op ‘School Chalo’ People likely to get respite AWANTIPORA/NEW DELHI, Nov 6: LoC erupts again: 2 Army jawans killed; After ‘Operation Calm down’ in South Kashmir, Army is now focussing on another operation — ‘School Chalo’, under which it from shutdowns as identifies areas and provides students with free coaching and make them participate in extra-curricular activities. 4 security personnel, woman injured “We know we have to deal situation on the internal front and separatists call meeting we are doing that with desired results. But simultaneously during Fayaz Bukhari “All the forums among my interaction with locals, I felt they were worried about the stud- *Two major infiltration attempts foiled in Poonch whom traders, educationists, ies of their children, but at the same time anxious about their secu- Sanjeev Pargal and firing, troops spotted two big fully thwarted both the infil- and Sabjian sector, both in SRINAGAR, Nov 6: The transporters, civil society rity. That is where I asked my boys to work out a plan for provid- groups of militants infiltrating tration attempts despite open Poonch district using 120mm three separatist leaders who members, religious, social and ing education to students,” says Major General Ashok Narula, JAMMU, Nov 6: After a into the Indian territory in support to the militants by and 82mm mortars. Indian side have been calling for protests political organizations ,bar General-Officer-in-Command of ‘Victor Force’. lull of three days, Line of Krishna Ghati sector. Troops Pakistan army. All militants responded very effectively. and shutdowns in Kashmir association and people from The Army had launched Operation ‘Calm Down’ in August- Control (LoC) erupted again since the killing of militant other walks of life have been September to clear different parts of the Valley of militants and in wee hours of this morning commander Burhan Wani in called on Tuesday, Nov 8 at protesters using minimum force. with Pakistani forces resuming July this year, have called for a 10.30 am at Hyderpora to With educational institutions remaining closed for about five heavy mortar shelling and try- meeting on Tuesday during jointly deliberate and discuss (Contd on page 11 Col 1) ing to push militants into which they may decide respite future course of action,” a Indian territory at two places from daily strikes. joint statement issued by Over Rs 1.5 cr CT scan machine in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed these leaders reads. of Poonch district in which two Ali Shah Geelani, Hurriyat (M) Sources said that the sepa- lying defunct in CD Hospital Army jawans were killed and chairman, Mirwaiz Molvi Umar ratist may decide to give some Govind Sharma five others including four secu- * Pic on page 5 Farooq, and relaxation after calling for 4 rity personnel and a civilian chairman of month long strike and protests JAMMU, Nov 6: Worth over Rs 1.5 crore, the CT scan woman were injured while as JKLF chief, Mohammad Yasin which paralysed life in Kashmir. machine of 200-bedded Chest Disease (CD) Hospital, an associat- * Watch video on Malik today held a meeting at In the meantime, an attempt ed hospital of Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, the residence of Geelani for the to torch Govt Middle school www.excelsiornews.com has been lying defunct for the last about two months causing much first time in four months and dis- Kishwan in Trehgam area of dis- hardship to patients but administration of the hospital is sleeping troops launched major counter cussed the situation in Kashmir. trict Kupwara was foiled today. over the issue. offensive in which seven These leaders have been Police said that miscreants tried The machine was purchased from a Mumbai based company Pakistani posts were decimat- issuing strike and protest pro- to set ablaze the school but time- Siemens Limited and was installed in the hospital way back in year ed and five Pakistani troopers grammes for last four months ly action by the locals saved the 2012 to decrease the load on CT scan machine of Government were killed opposite KG sector. but they met for the first time schools. Medical College and Hospital and provide this facility to the visit- The two infiltration attempts today. The leaders rejected any And in Hajjan area of ing patients in the hospital itself. by the militants, which were economic package and stressed Bandipara district, Government As per hospital sources, with the machine lying defunct for last aided and abetted by the for political resolution of Jammu Higher Secondary School Hajjan (Contd on page 11 Col 1) Pakistani troops in KG sector, A shell fired by Pakistan forces explodes in Mandi area of Sabjian sector in Poonch on Sunday. and Kashmir issue. was partially damaged as miscre- were thwarted successfully by More pics on page 4. They said that the ants torched it this evening. The Worst traffic jam on Akhnoor Road the troops. All militants, who challenged the militants but as fled back to PoK. Another Army jawan attained Government is squeezing and miscreants set the school afire Excelsior Correspondent were trying to sneak-in into the they kept on moving towards Later, Pakistan army started martyrdom in the exchange of denying the political space to but locals doused the flames dur- Indian side under covering fire Indian side, Army personnel heavy mortar shelling and firing shelling while four others includ- them. The leaders called for a ing which one room of the JAMMU, Nov 6: The cops ‘in blue'’ were found missing as the by Pakistani troops, retreated to from their forward posts retaliat- at Sagra, Balnoi and surrounding ing two Army personnel, a BSF meeting of different forums to school was damaged. worst traffic jam on Canal and Akhnoor Road for about two hours Pakistan occupied Kashmir ed, leading to heavy exchange of villages of Krishna Ghati sector discus the situation in Kashmir. (Contd on page 4 Col 1) (Contd on page 11 Col 1) gave the people moments of tension and agony this evening. (PoK). gunbattle in which an Army As the cavalcade of the VIP- Dr Farooq Abdullah left the Sources told the Excelsior jawan was injured, who subse- ‘Politicians exploiting, dividing people for vote bank’ venue of function, Abhinav Theatre at around 5.25 pm today, the that Pakistan resumed heavy quently succumbed to his cops on duty also disappeared on the entire route and the traffic shelling using 120mm and injuries. jam started accumulating all along. Right from Jewel Chowk up to 82mm mortars in Krishna Ghati The martyr has been identi- India, Pak must understand people Canal Road, Shakti Nagar Pulli and Akhnoor Road up to BSF sector at about 4 am today target- fied as Sepoy Gursevak Singh, Campus area at Paloura, hundreds of vehicles were trapped in the ing forward Army posts and 24, son of Balwinder Singh R/o worst ever traffic jam. civilian areas. Subsequently, Warana, Lalpur in Tarn Taran on both sides want peace: Farooq Even on the second road across the canal, another jam was cre- they extended shelling to Sabjian area of Amritsar district in borders have been left to suffer. to this undeclared war. said shelling for the last few ated as people started using that route after spotting traffic conges- sector in Poonch. Punjab. Gopal Sharma The innocents are facing "It is true that both Pakistan weeks has created fear psychosis tion at main road. All the links between Talab Tillo and Akhnoor Under the cover of shelling Troops, however, success- JAMMU, Nov 6: Former shelling and unprovoked firing and India will not fight war but among the border people, result- roads were also choked and worst ever traffic chaos was witnessed Chief Minister and National both the neighbouring countries ing in their dislocation from (Contd on page 4 Col 6) Railways suffer Conference president Dr are making their own people homes and hearths. The people Farooq Abdullah today said fools by resorting to unprovoked of the border belt are facing the Huge militant supplies recovered that India and Pakistan must firing. Entire border has been brunt of shelling and it is hoped Excelsior Correspondent Rs 360 cr losses understand that the people on disturbed and the people are that India and Pakistan would Excelsior Correspondent kilometers long rail line is sus- both sides of the borders want paying the price. They have left get engaged in meaningful dia- SRINAGAR, Nov 6: A day after security forces killed a mili- pended since July 9 after wide- peace and prosperity and that their homes. The innocents liv- logue bringing an end to the hos- tant in Shopian forest area in South Kashmir, militants’ plan to set- war or the ongoing bloodshed SRINAGAR, Nov 6: With spread protests and violence ing along borders have nothing tilities. * Pic on page 4 tle in forests during winter was foiled today as unrest in Kashmir completing raged across Kashmir in the in view of shelling on both to do with the politics. They Referring to the situation huge quantity of supplies of militants were four months, the train services wake of killing of militant com- sides in no way is going to only want food at least twice a in Kashmir, Farooq said the recovered from their hideout. in Kashmir continued to mander Burhan Wani. During serve any purpose. day and peace and nothing else.