J&K Encounters: 2 Terrorists Killed in Baramulla & Rajouri; Rajnath to Review Situation in Jammu

 

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid wreath and paid tributes to the army personnel who were killed in Jammu's Rajouri. (News18)

In Rajouri, Army’s Northern Command said that its personnel have been conducting 'relentless intelligence-based operations to flush out a group of terrorists' involved in an ambush on an Army truck in the Tota Gali area

Two terrorists were killed in separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla and Rajouri districts on Saturday. As details are awaited on the terrorist killed in Rajouri, the one eliminated in Baramulla had links with terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba.

Kashmir police said that two-three terrorists have been trapped as the encounter continues between security force and terrorists in Kunzar area of Baramulla. A joint operation of Army and J&K police was launched based on inputs, an official said.

Officials said that the slain terrorist, identified as Kulgam resident Abid Wani, was affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). An AK-47 rifle was recovered from him.

In Rajouri, Army’s Northern Command said that its personnel have been conducting “relentless intelligence-based operations to flush out a group of terrorists involved in an ambush on an Army truck in the Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in Jammu region last month".

“In the ongoing operation in Kandi Forest in Rajouri sector, contact was established with terrorists at 0115 hours today (Saturday) and firing was started," PRO Defence Lt Col Devender Anand said.

An official said that more teams have joined ‘Operation Trinetra’ in Rajouri as helicopters and drones are being used for intense search.

Three grenades, 56 rounds of AK rifle, four magazines of AK-56 and one each of AK-56 rifle, 9mm Pistol with magazines and ammunition pouch were recovered during Operation Trinetra in Rajouri, even as the identity of the neutralised terrorist is being ascertained.

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Army Commander of Northern Command at Ground Zero, reviewed the operational situation on the ongoing operations at Kandi where contact was re-established with militants.

Sources in the defence said that Army chief General Manoj Pande will also be in Jammu along with defence minister Rajnath Singh to review the security situation in the Jammu sector.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid wreath and paid tributes to the army personnel who were killed in the ongoing operations against terrorists in Kandi forest.

“The entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of the brave martyrs. Grateful nation will always be indebted to their unparalleled valour,” the Sinha said.

Five Army personnel were killed and a major was injured on Friday in an explosion triggered by terrorists in the densely forested Kandi area in Rajouri district where an operation was underway to flush out terrorists, officials said.

The BJP Yuva Morcha unit in Rajouri held a protest on Saturday in Dhangri area against the killing of jawans. They burnt the effigy of Pakistan and condemned the “cowardly act terrorists". The protesters demanded strict action against the neighbouring country.

“On specific information about the presence of terrorists in the Kandi Forest in the Rajouri Sector, a joint operation was launched on May 3. Around 7.30 am on Friday, a search team established contact with a group of terrorists well entrenched in a cave," officials said. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs.

Officials said additional troops of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Army were inducted into the area to put it in a tight cordon so that terrorists do not escape from the spot.

The forces deployed drones and sniffer dogs and troops hit a cave hideout with heavy fire of mortars and grenades, they said. “The terrorists triggered an explosive device in retaliation," it said.

On Friday morning, two soldiers belonging to the special forces were killed and four, including the major, were injured during the operation. Later in the day, three died in a hospital in Udhampur.

The slain soldiers were lance naik Ruchin Singh Rawat from Gairsain in Uttarakhand, paratrooper Siddhant Chettri from Darjeeling in West Bengal, naik Arvind Kumar from Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, Havildar Neelam Singh from Jammu and paratrooper Pramod Negi from Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh.

(With inputs from PTI)

Read all the Latest India News and Karnataka Elections 2023 updates here

Sumedha Kirti is a Chief Sub Editor with over eight years of experience — both at the desk and reporting. She is a graduate from Delhi University's Mi...Read More

http://www.hio.gov.eg/Lists/DailyVisitors/DispForm.aspx?ID=25472
https://dpsm.utb.edu.vn/question/how-to-make-the-best-costume-gift-on-christmas/
https://sinergia.dnp.gov.co/Lists/Encuestas%20DNP/DispForm.aspx?ID=2101
http://www.fmsweb.nrru.ac.th/home/km2017/public_html/index.php?option=com_ccboard&view=postlist&forum=17&topic=1442&Itemid=87
https://sarscoviki.app.vanderbilt.edu/wiki/What_Is_The_Eat-And-Run_Verification_Of_The_Toto_Online_Website
https://mycapitol.captechu.edu/ICS/Campus_Life/Campus_Groups/Table_Top_Games_Club/Discussion.jnz?portlet=Forums&screen=PostView&screenType=change&id=55bcc8cc-c4b1-41ef-a5d8-55170df62ffa&p=14

King Charles’ coronation: Family drama takes centre stage at royal ceremony

 

By Associated Press: King Charles III lives in a palace, travels in a chauffeur-driven Bentley and is one of Britain’s richest men, but he’s similar to many of his subjects in one very basic way: His family life is complicated — very complicated.

There’s a second wife, an embarrassing brother, and an angry son and daughter-in-law, all with allies who aren’t shy about whispering family secrets in the ears of friendly reporters.

Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, foreground centre, sits with Prince William, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, front row, Prince Andrew, background right, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, at the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey in London. (AP photo)

The new king will hope to keep a lid on those tensions when his royally blended family joins as many as 2,800 guests for Charles’ coronation on May 6 at Westminster Abbey. All except Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are attending.

How Charles manages his family drama over the coming weeks and years is crucial to the king’s efforts to preserve and protect the 1,000-year-old hereditary monarchy he now embodies. Without the respect of the public, the House of Windsor risks being lumped together with pop stars, social media influencers and reality TV contestants as fodder for the British tabloids, undermining the cachet that underpins its role in public life.

TRENDING TOPICS

READ | No Kohinoor for Queen Consort Camilla at King Charles' coronation

Royal historian Hugo Vickers says people should look past the sensational headlines and focus on what Charles accomplishes now that he is king.

Britain's King Charles III, from bottom left, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex watch as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is placed into the hearse following the state funeral service in Westminster Abbey in central London Monday Sept. 19, 2022.(AP Photo)

TRENDING TOPICS

“In a sense, he sort of becomes a new man when he becomes king,” said Vickers, author of “Coronation: The Crowning of Elizabeth II.”

“Look at him as he is now, look at him the way he is approaching everything, look at his positivity and look at how right he’s been on so many issues,” he added. “Unfortunately, he had those difficult times with his marriages and some of the other issues, but we live in a very tricky era.”

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex leave after a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo)

The horror show came back to haunt Charles last week, when the king’s estranged younger son, Prince Harry, dropped a new round of allegations Tuesday about the royal family into the middle of the coronation buildup.

READ | Indian artists celebrate King Charles III with mural in West London

In written evidence for his invasion of privacy claim against a British newspaper, Harry claimed his father prevented him from filing the lawsuit a decade ago. The prince said Charles didn’t want to dredge up graphic testimony about his extramarital affair with the former Camilla Parker-Bowles when he was married to the late Princess Diana.

Britain's Prince Charles with his wife Princess Diana in front of Lodge Canberra, Australia, Nov. 7, 1985. (AP Photo)

Diana was the mother of Harry and his elder brother and heir to the throne, William, the Prince of Wales. Camilla, now the queen consort, went on to marry Charles in 2005 and will be crowned alongside her husband at Westminster Abbey.

If the past is any indication, attention will now shift to body language, seating plans and even wardrobe choices during the coronation, as royal watchers look for any signs of a thaw in the family tensions.

Britain's Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, leave the Guildhall, Windsor, Saturday, April 9, 2005, following their civil wedding ceremony. (AP Photo)

But Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, doesn’t expect Harry to have a lot of contact with the rest of his family. In any case, Harry won’t be in the UK for long, so there’s not much time for fence mending.

WATCH | When the world watched the first coronation

“The stuff that we discovered (Tuesday) is really not going to help his cause,” Little said. “But, you know, will there be time to go over all that with the king and the Prince of Wales? Unlikely.”

The royal soap opera didn’t begin with the current generation of royals. After all, Edward VIII sparked a constitutional crisis in 1936 when he abdicated the throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.

Charles’ grandfather, George VI, is credited with saving the monarchy with a life of low-key public service after he replaced his flamboyant elder brother. The late Queen Elizabeth II burnished the family’s reputation during a 70-year reign, in which she became a symbol of stability who cheered the nation’s victories and comforted it during darker times.

But Charles grew up in a different era, under the glare of media attention as deference to the monarchy faded.

READ | Faith leaders to play significant role in coronation of King Charles

He has been a controversial figure ever since the very public breakdown of his marriage to Diana, who was revered by many people for her looks and her compassion.

Diana alleged that there had been “three people” in the marriage, pointing the finger at Charles’ longtime love Camilla Parker-Bowles.

Camilla, initially reviled by Diana’s fans, has worked hard to rehabilitate her image. Her ex-husband and their children are expected to attend the coronation, with her grandsons serving as pages of honor.

Britian's Prince Charles, left, speaks with Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, during a garden party at Buckingham Palace in London. (AP Photo)

She supports a raft of causes, ranging from adult literacy to protecting the victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. But even that effort has sparked tensions.

Harry claimed in his memoir “Spare” that the senior royals leaked unflattering stories about him to the news media in return for more favorable coverage, particularly to improve Camilla’s image.

READ | Coronation ceremony: Public invited to swear allegiance to King Charles III

At the time of their marriage in 2018, Harry and Meghan were celebrated as the new face of the monarchy. Meghan, a biracial American actress, brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to the royal family and many observers hoped she would help the Windsors connect with younger people in an increasingly multicultural nation.

Those hopes quickly crumbled amid allegations that palace officials were insensitive to Meghan’s mental health struggles as she adjusted to royal life.

Australian newspapers report in Sydney, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, on an interview of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex by Oprah Winfrey. (AP Photo)

Harry and Meghan walked away from frontline royal duties three years ago and moved to California, from which they have lobbed repeated critiques at the House of Windsor.

In a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey they hinted at racism in the palace, alleging that one unidentified member of the royal family had inquired about the color of their unborn son’s skin before his birth.

READ | Sonam Kapoor will perform at King Charles III’s coronation concert

Harry, in a Netflix series broadcast last year, said the episode was an example of unconscious bias and that the royal family needed to “learn and grow” so it could be “part of the solution rather than part of the problem.”

Prince William, Kate Duches of Cambridge, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Prince Edward, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Prince Charles, from left, walk back following the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London. (AP Photo)

The repeated attacks led to months of speculation about whether the couple would be invited to the coronation. The palace finally answered that question two weeks ago when it announced that Harry would attend but Meghan would remain in California with their two children.

And then there is Charles’ brother Prince Andrew, who became a toxic time bomb inside the royal family when the world learned about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the financier’s long-time girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Britain's Prince Andrew attends the state funeral and burial of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo)

Epstein, who was convicted of sex crimes in 2008, died in a New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on a second set of charges. Maxwell was convicted last year of helping procure young girls for Epstein and is serving a 20-year sentence at a federal prison in Florida.

Andrew gave up his royal duties in 2019 after a disastrous interview with the BBC in which he tried to explain away his links to Epstein and Maxwell. He was stripped of his honorary military titles and patronages as he prepared to defend a civil lawsuit filed by a woman who said she was forced to have sex with the prince when she was a teenager.

Andrew denied the allegations but settled the suit last year before it came to trial. While terms of the agreement weren’t released, The Sun newspaper reported that Charles and the late queen paid the bulk of the estimated 7 million pound ($8.7 million) settlement.

“I think it was inevitable that when Charles became king, a lot of the personal stuff would come back to haunt him,″ Little said. “I think as far as the king is concerned, he just has to shrug his shoulders and get on with the job in hand.”

READ | A 23 kg chocolate bust created to celebrate King Charles III's coronation

 

https://jurnal.politanikoe.ac.id/files/journals/2/articles/1078/submission/original/1078-2998-1-SM.html
https://wiki.tntu.edu.ua/Exclusive_Custom_Jigsawing
http://genomicdata.hacettepe.edu.tr:3000/traceydunn/Hubspot/issues/78
https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/view_profile.php?userid=11429910
http://portal.nurse.cmu.ac.th/computer/Lists/Survey/DispForm.aspx?ID=10670
https://www.kzntreasury.gov.za/Lists/FRAUD%20RISK%20ASSESSMENT%20QUESTIONNAIRE/DispForm.aspx?ID=26618