SRINAGAR, Jun 19 (UNI) Police today fired teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge to disperse demonstrators in central Kashmir, who were demanding the bodies of three slain militants killed by police in an encounter at Beerwah yesterday.
The bodies of slain militants were kept in a police station since yesterday morning.
Hundreds of people, including women, today took to streets at Beerwah, Sonapah and Gundpora in the central Kashmir district of Badgam, demanding that the bodies of three militants, including self styled Divisional Commander of Pakistan based Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) be handed over to them for burial.
The demonstrators raising slogans against the police and claimed that police has refused to hand over the bodies to them for performing their last rites.
They alleged Bilal, one of the three militants, police claimed to have killed in an encounter at Beerwah early yesterday, was missing for the past two days from his house.
Police fired teargas shells and resorted to lathicharge when the demonstrators were trying to block the traffic on the main road.
Later, the dispersed after the body of Bilal was handed over to them.
A police spokesman yesterday claimed to have killed three LeT militants, including its Divisional Commander Furkan, a Pakistan resident in an encounter at Chewdara.
Arrest warrant against Orissa DGP Mohanty JAIPUR, June 19 (UNI): A local court has issued bailable warrant against rape convict Biti Hotra Mohanty and arrest warrant against his father Orissa DGP Bidya Bhushan Mohanty, who had given surety for his son for parole.
Upper Chief Judicial Magistrate (No.2) Rajendra Kumar Bansal has given time till July 7 to Police Superintendent (East) to get in touch with Director General of Police A S Gill and make sure that the orders are carried out.
The court, in its order, criticized the Orissa police for not cooperating with the Rajasthan police.
Lal Kothi police had filed a petition in the court for issuance of arrest warrant against senior Mohanty for aiding his son, who never returned to jail after he left it on parole.
Rajasthan police had gone in search of senior Mohanty, several times but returned empty handed every time.
B H Mohanty was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a fast track court for raping a German scholar in Alwar in 2006.
Centre releases Rs 7.21 crore aids, 4993 MT food grains to J & K SRINAGAR, June 19 (UNI): The centre has released Rs 7.21 crore aid and 4993 metric tones of food grains under the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) to Jammu and Kashmir for the current financial year, officials said today.
They said grants-in-aid amounting to Rs 7.21 crore as balance of first installment have been released to the seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, as Central assistance for the implementation of the SGRY by the Ministry of Rural Development during the current financial year.
Officials said Baramulla, Budgam, Kathua, Pulwama, Rajouri, Srinagar and Udhampur have been allocated Rs 41.32, Rs 32.93, Rs 39.
32, Rs 34.36, Rs 45.39, Rs 31.75 and Rs 52.36 lakh respectively.
The grant is towards plan expenditure and will be utilized for approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the SGRY Guidelines, they said.
The Rural Development has approved the release of 1400 MT of Wheat and 3593 MT of Common Rice (total 4993 MT) during the year 2007-08 to these through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) depots in the State under the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) scheme.
The grant is towards plan expenditure and will be utilized for approved items of works subject to the conditions laid down in the SGRY Guidelines.
During the year 2007-08, food grains be given to the labourers under SGRY at the rate of three Kg instead of five Kg per man-day as part of wages.
The state government must ensure timely payment of wages and adequate supply of foodgrains.
