www.thenorthlines.com www.epaper.northlines.com Vol theNo: XXI|Issue No. 284 northlines| 30.11.2016 (Wednesday) |Daily | Price ` 2/-| Jammu Tawi | Pages-12 |Regd. No. JK|306|2014-16 Terror strike at fortified Nagrota! 2 officers, 5 jawans killed in attack; 3 militants eliminated Security under question as fidayeen penetrate highly protected zone NL CORRESPONDENT audit of all Army Jammu Tawi, Nov 29 installations. Now, the 3 militants killed in Samba Alert sounded in Vaishnodevi loopholes which the Two Army officers and five militants exploited will have Samba, Nov 29 Jammu, Nov 29 soldiers were killed when to be ascertained. Three suspected militants were killed in a gun battle Authorities on Tuesday sounded an alert and stepped up between them and the Border Security Force when they tried three heavily-armed Around 5:13 am, the three security in and around Katra, the base camp of Mata to cross the International Border into India in Samba’s Vaishnodevi cave shrine in Trikuta hills of Jammu and militants attacked an artillery militants targeted an Army Ramgarh sector on Tuesday morning. Kashmir's Reasi district. unit in the Nagrota area of unit of 16 Corps on the The suspected militants were hiding in a hut in Ramgarh’s "We have sounded an alert. Security has been beefed up Jammu, 3 km from 16 Corps Jammu-Srinagar national Fatwal. "Terrorists started lobbying grenades on BSF troops in Samba (J&K). Unable to move further, they were holed at Katra and other areas of the shrine after the terror attack headquarters, on Tuesday. highway which passes up in nearby hut," BSF Additional Director General Arun at army camp in Nagrota," a police officer of Reasi Three militants were also through Nagrota town. They Kumar said in a press briefing. district said. killed. stormed inside after hurling A border guard was injured in the gunfight and four others, Police and security men have been asked to remain grenades and killing the among them a Deputy Inspector General, were injured when The attack started at 5.45 am vigilant, he said. when militants forced their sentry on the gate. There was a grenade that the militants had carried exploded while they were pulling out the bodies. (Agencies) Katra town, which is nearly 30 km from P2 entry into the Officers' Mess heavy exchange of fire in the complex by throwing families. All, including 12 coming days. From where morning. Towards the Army and the militants were into service even as all traffic the 16 Corps (White Knight kanals. While coming from grenades and firing at the soldiers, two women and two did the militants arrive and afternoon, its intensity had confined to a particular area. movement in the area was Corps) headquarters has the Srinagar side, the unit is sentries. children, were rescued. how were they able to storm reduced but intermittent Jammu and Kashmir Police stopped. This area is well come under fidayeen attack. at the entrance and houses In the initial counter-action, However, one more officer into the Army camp are firing continued till the and Central Reserve Police fortified with high walls and The area is situated on several residential quarters. one officer and three soldiers and two jawans were killed queries that need immediate evening. Force personnel also reached two layers of barbed-wire northern side of the Tawi in 'Terrorists were in police were killed, a statement by during the rescue act. attention. After the In the initial assault, the the spot, providing security fence. For an ordinary dense forest. uniform' Army said. The attack has raised several September 18 Uri attack, in militants possibly carried out cover to the camp. person, it is next to The unit that was targeted is "The militants were in police The militants entered two questions which the Army which 20 soldiers were the maximum damage. Soon Choppers, bullet-proof impossible to enter the unit on the rear end of the uniform and took advantage buildings which were and intelligence agencies killed, the Defence Ministry after the attack, the whole vehicles and Special Forces premises. headquarters, which is of the darkness when they occupied by officers and will have to answer in the had called for a security area was cordoned off by the personnel were also pressed This is for the first time that spread over hundreds of fired on a P2 Baig irks over ‘Wrong report’ Nabha jailbreak: Prison official Modi asks BJP MPs, MLAs to by DC Kupwara among 3 held for facilitating attack share bank details post note ban NL CORRESPONDENT Minister has tried to counter NL CORRESPONDENT Bhim Singh had allegedly produced in Nabha court New Delhi, Nov 29 his critics, and at the same New incumbent refuses to join for the fear of political interference Patiala, Nov 29 met the accused a day before tomorrow. time send the right message NL CORRESPONDENT while Kumar Rajeev Ranjan annoyed a senior politician their daring escape and his Harminder Singh Mintoo Prime Minister Narendra to masses. SRINAGAR, NOV 29 was removed from there and of the state and they may Three persons, including mobile phone was used for along with Kashmir Singh, Modi on Tuesday asked all Speaking at the BJP posted as Additional face a similar fate,” the Assistant Jail plotting the escape of two terrorists, and gangsters BJP MPs and MLAs to Parliamentary Party meet, A bureaucrat has resented Secretary in Tribal Affairs official said. Superintendent Bhim Singh, prisoners, the police - Amandeep Dhothian, submit details of their bank the PM said: “IT the political intervention into Department. Bashir Ahmad Dar, a senior jail warden Jagmeet Singh claimed. Vicky Gounder, Gurpreet account transactions Amendment Bill is not to the affairs of the district Dar according to sources has KAS officer, has earlier and a local sweet shop Police had booked 29 Sekhon and Neeta Deol - between November 8 and turn black money into white, administration as he has refused to join as DC served at prized postings owner, Tejinder Sharma, people, including nine jail were freed by a group of December 31 to party but to use money looted refused to join as DC Kupwara against the including DC Ramban, were arrested formally on officials, under relevant armed men, believed to be president Amit Shah. from poor for welfare.” Kupwara so far even after political intervention into the Special Secretary in the Tuesday in connection with sections of IPC in 10-12 in number, who Normally, the lawmakers Party chief Amit Shah asked government ordered his affairs of district General Administration Sunday's Nabha jailbreak connection with the stormed the high security jail file the details to the election BJP MPs to motivate traders posting two weeks ago. administration. “Many Department and Special case. jailbreak case, officials said. at Nabha in Patiala district commission. falling in their The Government on senior officers have also Secretary in the Chief The three have been arrested Meanwhile, police said it on Sunday. This is perhaps the first time constituencies to move to November 17 ordered shown reluctance to join Minister’s Secretariat. on the charges of abetment has obtained the custody of Meanwhile, Haryana DGP K that the leaders have been cashless transactions. posting of Bashir Ahmad there as they believe that While Dar confirmed that he and criminal conspiracy Palwinder Singh Pinda from P Singh today visited asked to submit details to the Why Amit Shah, questions Dar as Deputy Rajeev Ranjan was removed has not joined as DC with the escapees, Uttar Pradesh Police on villages in Kaithal from party chief. Ashutosh Commissioner Kupwara after his presentation Kupwara even P2 facilitating the jailbreak. transit remand. He will be where escapees P2 With this, the Prime Meanwhile, P2 Colombia Air Crash: Kashmir situation does not Heroin, Demonetisation: SC to Death toll rises to 76 Rs 9.49 lac cash warrant release of arrested boys seized, 5 held hear fresh pleas on Dec 2 Bogota, Nov 29 NL CORRESPONDENT hearing on December 2 when The death toll from the crash in Colombia of an Jammu Tawi, Nov 29 NL CORRESPONDENT out of jail. Omar Abdullah seems the arrested boys were set free the New Delhi, Nov 29 it will also hear a batch of airliner carrying a Brazilian football team rose Police on Monday claimed Jammu, Nov 29 to be ignorant of the level of level of violence could escalate. petitions along with the to 76 today as officials said only five people to have busted an interstate infiltration from across the LOC Now that the state Government The Supreme Court today Centre's transfer plea on the survived the disaster."We were able to rescue drug racket with the arrest Is the current atmosphere despite the Indian troops having and the security forces are agreed to hear on Friday two issue.The plea filed by the six people alive but one of them died on the way of five persons and seizure conducive for the release of remained on a high alert. working round the clock to fresh petitions along with cooperative banks have to the hospital," Jose Gerardo P2 of 194 grams of heroin like other pending PILs several thousand youth, held on Pakistani troops have been restore peace to Kashmir and sought the apex court's nod to substance and cash worth challenging Centre's decision account of clashes with security resorting to ceasefire violations, release of arrested boys could handle cash on par with state- CM condemns Nagrota, Rs 9.49 lakh from their to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs forces, as demanded by former changing sectors frequently, to complicate the security scenario.