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GNS Srinagar: Security measures have been intensified across Kashmir Valley ahead of the Independence Day celebrations following stepped up militant attacks over the past week, official sources said. The police and other security forces this year resumed random frisking of pedestrians and searches of cars and motorcycles.  This comes in the wake of increase in militant activity during which ultras have shot dead a retired police officer in the city and hurled several grenades at police installations in Sopore and Kupwara areas of North Kashmir, the sources said.  Barricades have been set up at sensitive intersections, particularly those leading to Bakshi stadium -- the venue for the main Independence Day function in the state.   The security grid is making use of bomb detectors, sniffer dogs and closed circuit cameras to ensure that militants do not succeed in carrying out any spectacular attack on the eve of that day, the sources said.  More than a dozen youth had been d

GNS JAMMU AUG,13 : Opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir today demanded priority in jobs for locals in hydro electric projects in Kishtwar district. "Compensatory programme should be started in Kishtwar area where construction of hydro electric projects have been started in a big way and locals should be given priority in these projects," PDP MLC Sayeed Asgar Ali told reporters here. Ali demanded that training institutes must be opened at Kishtwar and adjoining areas to train local youths so that they can get jobs in these projects.

Taking a cue from Taliban extremists, militants in Kashmir have threatened to throw acid on the faces of women who use mobile phones and don’t keep veil. They have also warned members and heads of panchayats to quit the panchayats within a week. Handwritten posters, bearing the stamp of hitherto unknown terror organisation “Al-Qaeda Mujahideen,” appearing in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, have warned women and girls to wear hijab and abstain from wearing provocative dresses “failing which they have to face acid attacks.” “We appeal to the people to ensure purdah of their girls. They should not allow their girls to go out of their homes without purdah. If we spot any woman without purdah we will sprinkle acid on her face,” read the posters in Urdu. The terror outfit also warned the girls to desist from using mobile phones. “If we spot any girl using mobile phone she will be shot dead instantly,” the posters read.Reports said the acid attack threats have sparked panic and fea

GNS JAMMU AUG.  13:Mr. Narinder Gupta-PCC member has expressed joy over the decision taken by the government of India in connection with upliftment of sports in Jammu and Kashmir state. In this connection J&K State Sports Council and Jammu Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) two football matches of J&K Eleven verses Mohamdan Sporting Football Club Kolkata at Bakshi Stadium and another at Baramulla played and both the football matches were win by the J&K Eleven. At Bakshi Stadium the match was watched by more than thirty thousand people and Hon’ble MOS Home Government of India, Hon’ble Chief Minister J&K and J&K Minister for Sports were also present during the match. PCC Member Mr. Narinder Gupta who is also member of Jammu Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) met the Hon’ble Union MOS Home Mr. Jatinder Singh and invited him for the visit of Jammu and also demanded that the same kind of event in the field of sports should be organised in Jammu province. Mr. S