MORNING NEWS (Sponsored by Shree Toyota Jammu) * J&K Police yesterday arrested three militants including one from Ganderbal in Kashmir and two others from Dhar Ghaloon in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district for their involvement in militancy including last month’s powerful blast in the office of Naib Tehsildar at Dhar Ghaloon. * Twenty one people were killed and five injured when a bus plunged into a 400-mt deep gorge at Katarghat on Basantpur-Kingal highway, 65 km from Shimla yesteday evening. * Eid-ul Fitr, marking the culmination of the Muslim Holy month of Ramadhan, was yesterday celebrated across Kashmir with traditional fervour and gaiety but protests broke out over Gaza after the prayers in the morning leaving at least 20 people injured. * After Mondays violence at Bhoondh (Sheetal Nagari) over sacrilegious act at Jannu hamlet in the Basohli tehsil of Kathua district, protests sparked in Ramban, Batote and Chanderkote townships in Ramban district, Chenani and Ramnagar townships of Udhampur district yesterday against another sacrilegious act in Shivgadi Jungle falling under Chakwa Panchayat of Patnitop area in Ramban district. * With 3,50,195 pilgrims performing darshan at holy cave during 31 days of yatra till yesterday, the 44 day long Amarnath pilgrimage has crossed the last years mark of 3.50 lakh. * Notwithstanding tensions on the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in the wake of ceasefire violations and infiltration attempts, the troops of India and Pakistan exchanged sweets at Chakan-da-Bagh cross LoC point in Poonch district yesterday morning on the occasion of Eid festival. * Delhi Police yesteday claimed the arrested top Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Abdul Subhan was planning to kidnap some top corporate honchos and finance terror activities from the ransom money. * Like other parts of the country, the festival of Eid-ul-Fitr was also celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the Jammu region. All the Mosques were fully decorated and markets witnessed huge rush of people purchasing sweets, gifts, clothes. * The female dental surgeons under the banner of Dental Surgeons Association (DSA) continued their chain hunger strike for the seventeenth consecutive day, whereas the dharna by the association entered 29th day in Jammu. * It is raining gold for Indian wrestlers as three of the country’s top pugilists – Sushil Kumar, Amit Kumar and Vinesh – clinched the yellow medal in different categories, and Rajiv Tomar bagged silver while shooters beg 5 more medals at the Commonwealth Games * Weightlifter Chandrakant Mali won the bronze medal in the mens 94kg category bringing home the 10th medal for India in the day at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. * Lajja Gauswami bagged a bronze in womens 50m rifle 3 positions as India ended their spectacular shooting campaign on a high at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 02:28:16 +0000
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