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Pampore encounter LIVE: Another soldier killed, toll rises to six; militants still holed up inside EDI complex.
The twenty-two-year-old captain was killed when the army stormed the EDI Complex at around midnight.
An army soldier, wounded in the ongoing gunfight between security forces and guerrillas in Pampore in Kashmir, died in hospital on Sunday, taking the death toll in the conflict to five, a police officer said.
Earlier on Sunday, an army Captain of the elite 10 Para Regiment died after he was shot while entering the building on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in which a group of heavily armed guerrillas are holed up.
LIVE updates
6:21 pm Army says operation in its last stage. Heavy firing in Pampore.
4:11 pm Mortal remains of Army Capt Pawan Kumar will be transported by air to Jind on Feb 22. Last rites to be performed at his village tomorrow.
3:41 pm: Army launches final assault as police enter EDI building.
3:30 pm: EDI building catches fire
3:00 pm: Second army soldier killed in encounter with militants at Pampore in South Kashmir
Gurgaon: Sec 144 imposed as protests choke highways, roads.
Gurgaon authorities invoked Section 144, barring the assembly of five or more persons anywhere in the Millennium city.
As protests by the Jat community, seeking reservations under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category, continued Saturday, Gurgaon authorities invoked Section 144, barring the assembly of five or more persons anywhere in the Millennium city.
Deputy Commissioner T L Satyaprakash, who issued the order, said it was meant to “thwart and prevent occurrence of any… unlawful activities, blocking of roads, passages, railway tracks, water channel…”.
He assured that the situation would be under control by Sunday. “We have been holding talks with protesters and the administration will issue an order by Sunday morning,” he said.
Meanwhile, protesters continued to block all major traffic intersections and roads in Gurgaon Saturday. The Basai Road, which connects Gurgaon to Jhajjar, as well as Daultabad flyover and Atul Kataria Chowk, were blocked. Protesters also blocked Subhash Chowk, Chaudhary Bakhtawar Chowk, Maharana Pratap Chowk, Dhankot village, Cyber Park, Gadoli Village Basai and Gurgaon Gaon.
“We are not going to withdraw the agitation till our demands are met. However, we are taking measures to keep the protest peaceful,” said Rashtriya Jat Mahasabha spokesperson Paramjit Pawadia.
Later in the day, protesters blocked NH-1, causing huge traffic snarls near Kundli in Haryana and Singhu Border in Narela. Sources said areas bordering Delhi were also sealed. Over 1,000 policemen from the Bhondsi unit as well as civil lines have been deployed across Gurgaon, they said.
Gurgaon Police Commissioner Navdeep Singh Virk, however, claimed that the situation was “peaceful”.
“Gurgaon has remained peaceful. In terms of road blockades, the situation is better than it was yesterday. Though several blockades were put up, many were lifted after discussions with the protesters. The NH-8 was blocked for about 15 minutes but it opened later…Two companies of Haryana Police have been sent to Gurgaon. The district administration and police have held discussions with prominent citizens of Gurgaon to restore normalcy,” said Virk.
Meanwhile, Maruti Suzuki India has decided to temporarily suspend operations at its factories in Gurgaon and Manesar, due to the ongoing protests.
“… Supplies of certain components have been disrupted. As a consequence, the company has had to temporarily suspend manufacture of cars at its facilities in Manesar and Gurgaon…The company is making efforts to arrange the components from other sources. Once the supply of components is restored, operations will resume,” said a spokesperson.
Vowing to continue the agitation till all their demands were met, O P Sindhu, leader of Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti, said, “This is the final stage of our struggle and we won’t stop till our demands are fulfilled”.
Army column opens fire in Jhajjar to disperse crowd as protests turn violent, one civilian casualty
Haryana Jat protest: The agitating members of the Jat community have been demanding their inclusion in the OBC category and thereby reservation in government jobs
The Army conducted flag march in tense areas and used choppers to reach parts of Rohtak even as incidents of violence and arson by Jats demanding quota continued at several places overnight despite authorities imposing curfew and issuing shoot at sight orders in two districts. Normal life remained disrupted as protesting Jats continued to block roads and rail routes, affecting the supplies of essential commodities to Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani and other parts of the state. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jat-reservation-agitation-haryana-live-updates-rohtak/#sthash.5MBaX3oJ.dpuf
The Army conducted flag march in tense areas and used choppers to reach parts of Rohtak even as incidents of violence and arson by Jats demanding quota continued at several places overnight despite authorities imposing curfew and issuing shoot at sight orders in two districts. Normal life remained disrupted as protesting Jats continued to block roads and rail routes, affecting the supplies of essential commodities to Rohtak, Jind, Bhiwani and other parts of the state. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jat-reservation-agitation-haryana-live-updates-rohtak/#sthash.5MBaX3oJ.dpuf
