daily REGD.NO.JK-71/15-17 Vol No. 53 No. 139 JAMMU, SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017 16+4 (Magazine) = 20 Pages ` 5.00 ExcelsiorRNI No. 28547/65 Cop decamps with 4 rifles in Budgam Geelani suspends Nayeem's NF from Hurriyat Shah blames Cong for K-problem CHANDIGARH, May 20: Two militants, 2 soldiers killed NIA questions 3 separatist leaders BJP national president Amit Shah today said the 'Kashmir problem' emerged because of Congress, expressing confidence that Narendra Excelsior Correspondent Wani was killed in an encounter bership will remain suspended. Modi led NDA Government will soon control the present situation in with security forces on July 8. It is my moral duty and as a the Valley. as Army foils infiltration bid SRINAGAR, May 20: The NIA’s PE alleged that supreme head of forum I am "What else Congress can say. Kashmir problem emerged because National Investigation Agency the separatists were receiving obliged to fulfill assigned of Congress," Shah said while addressing media here today. Fayaz Bukhari Army is on heightened alert to Army at Freshitring Nard in Keran (NIA) today questioned three funds from the LeT chief to duties,” he said. He was asked to respond to the Congress allegations, which had thwart any such attempts. sector area of the Kupwara district, separatist leaders in connec- carry out subversive activities in “The suspension will come reportedly accused NDA Government of failing to control the situation SRINAGAR, May 20: Two Security forces today launched two AK rifles, two UBGLs, two tion with its probe into the role the Kashmir valley, including into force with immediate effect in Kashmir. infiltrating militants and two sol- a search and cordon operation in pistols, 20 pistol magazines, 20 AK of Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafiz pelting security forces with in Srinagar and Hurriyat chapter Concerned over the "disturbed" situation in the Valley, the Congress diers were killed as Army foiled Behak forest area of Handwara in magazines, 600 AK rounds, 27 pis- Mohammed Saeed and hard- stones, damaging public proper- of ‘Azad Kashmir’,” said had formulated a policy-planning group for Jammu and Kashmir on an infiltration bid along the Line North Kashmir’s Kupwara district tol rounds, one tracer, one knife, line Hurriyat leader Syed Ali ty and burning schools and other Geelani, adding that he had April 19, to take forward the peace initiative in the State. of Control (LoC) in Nowgam after brief standoff with militants. wire and a binocular were recov- Shah Geelani in subversive government establishments. summoned all the constituent The policy-planning group is chaired by former Prime Minister sector of North Kashmir this Acting on tip off, Army’s 6 ered. activities. The NIA took cognisance of members including Nayeem Manmohan Singh and includes former Home Minister P Chidambaram evening. RR cordoned off the Behak forest In the meantime, a police The NIA team, headed by the the news item related to a Ahmad Khan to facilitate him to and CWC members Karan Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad, besides the Srinagar based Defence area of Zunreshi in Chowkibal constable this evening decamped Additional Director General, recording of conversations keep his view point before exec- J-K Congress in charge Ambika Soni. spokesman, Lt Col Rajesh Kalia sector today morning. Sources with four rifles from a police had asked Nayeem Khan, between a TV reporter and lead- utive body today but police did The Congress has been critical of the Centre as well as the PDP- said that two infiltrating militants said that a newly infiltrated mili- guard room in Central Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bitta ers of separatist groups operat- not allow leaders to hold a meet- BJP coalition Government over the handling of the situation in J-K and two soldiers were killed in tant group fired upon the security Kashmir’s Budgam district. Karate and Gazi Javed Baba to ing in the Kashmir valley in this ing at his residence in since July last year. Nowgam sector in North Kashmir forces, who retaliated by firing Constable Syed Naveed appear before it. Besides these regard. Hyderpora here. (Contd on page 6 Col 3) this evening. towards the militants. However, Mushtaq (182/BD) posted at the three, NIA has named Saeed and And in the wake of a sting A team of National Sources said that troops of 4/1 the militants, while taking advan- guard room of Food Geelani in the PE, which pre- operation conducted by a New- Investigation Agency (NIA) yes- GR noticed some suspicious tage of dense forest area, escaped Corporation of India (FCI) cedes the filing of a case. Delhi based news channel terday landed in Srinagar to HM for vigil along China border movement of militants along LoC from the spot. godown in Chanpora village of The three separatist leaders showing him ‘admitting’ to tak- investigate the funding to sepa- GANGTOK, May 20: fence in Kissan Battalion area of Soon after the incident, addi- Budgam district decamped four were questioned separately by ing funds from Pakistan, hard- ratists by Pakistan and Lashkar- Nowgam sector in Handwara this tional contingents of forces includ- SLR rifles and their ammuni- the team of NIA, which named line Hurriyat Conference chair- e-Toiba. Earlier, Khan, who was Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked border guarding evening. ing Army’s para troops were tion. Out of four rifles, three them in its Preliminary Enquiry man Syed Ali Shah Geelani the provincial president of the force ITBP and Governments of Himalayan States to remain "very After being challenged, the rushed to the area and combing belonged to his colleagues and yesterday. today suspended the member- hardline Hurriyat, said in a press vigilant" against Chinese transgression along the Sino-Indian border militants fired at soldiers, trigger- operation was launched. The oper- one was his own. The NIA team will be gather- ship of Nayeem Khan’s party conference that the video was saying such incidents take place due to perceptional differences. ing off an encounter. In the ation was underway when reports Naveed, is a resident of ing evidence collected by the from the separatist amalgam. “doctored” and challenged the Addressing a first-ever meeting of Chief Ministers of five exchange of fire, two militants and last came in. A pistol, two maga- Nazneenpora village of militancy- Jammu and Kashmir Police In a statement issued here, channel to run his full video Himalayan States, Singh also asked Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal two soldiers were killed. zines and one black pouch was infested Shopian district of south about the burning of schools as Geelani said he has suspended instead. Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh Governments to They said that the intermittent recovered during the operation. Kashmir. Sources said that two of Khan had claimed that the edu- National Front headed by “Sometimes I am wearing a undertake developmental activities along the 3,488-km long Sino- firing was going on. “At least a Security forces today recov- his civilian friends, who were pres- cational institutions were target- Nayeem Khan from basic mem- jacket, sometimes a waistcoat, Indian border so that people living in these areas do not have to group of four to five militants was ered a huge cache of arms and ent at the guard room, assisted him ed as per the plans hatched from bership of Hurriyat Conference. sometimes other clothes and migrate. trying to sneak in”, they added. ammunition from North Kashmir’s in fleeing with these rifles in a car. across the border. “In pursuance of special power sometimes there is a three years "Due to perceptional differences, there have been transgression by Sources said that at least 200 Kupwara district during a search He had introduced the duo as his The schools were targeted vested in me as chairman and old video to which my voice has the Chinese PLA in the past. Such incidents have come down now. militants are waiting on the launch operation. police friends to other cops posted last year after banned Hizbul until the clarification of all relat- been added and taken out of Sometimes armies of both the countries come face to face which we call face-off. Such incidents are resolved through the existing mecha- pads along the LoC for infiltration. During searches by the 15RR (Contd on page 6 Col 1) Mujahideen militant Burhan ed issues come to fore, the mem- context,” Khan said. nism," he said at the meeting. ‘Entire State should not suffer because of terror in Valley’ Later, at a press conference, the Home Minister said India's rela- ‘Focus training on sub-conventional threat’ tions with China is "good" and all differences are being sorted out through bilateral discussions. No relaxation in dealing with Be ready for war on short (Contd on page 6 Col 3) 3 R&B Enggs suspended separatists: Dr Jitendra notice: IAF chief to jawans Excelsior Correspondent Nishikant Khajuria on anti-India activism and anti- Kashmir were being funded from Sanjeev Pargal “there is an ever persistent sub- short span of time for operations SRINAGAR, May 20: Three Engineers of Roads and Buildings India intellectualism. “This is abroad, the Union Minister said conventional threat and, there- into the account. department were suspended in Shopian on the directions of R&B REASI, May 20: something that not only that the incumbent Government JAMMU, May 20: In an fore, we need to be prepared for He has referred to skirmishes Minister, Naeem Akhtar, after the officials were found using sub- Maintaining that there would Government but the entire nation was in power for the last three unprecedented move, Indian operations with our present and prevailing situation along standard material in road construction.