Army chief reviews security situation
April 18, 2016, Srinagar, DHNS
In the backdrop of tense situation prevailing in Kashmir, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh on Sunday arrived in the state to take stock of the security situation.
The army chief, who was on a one-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, arrived at the headquarters of Udhampur-based Northern Command, where he was received by the northern army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda, a defence spokesman said.
Lt Gen Hooda briefed the army chief about the overall security situation, he said.
Sources told Deccan Herald that the army chief was apprised in detail about the latest developments on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC), opposite eastern Ladakh.
The 4,057-km-long LAC, also known as the MacCartney-MacDonald Line between India and China, runs through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
“The army chief also sought views on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) vis-à-vis present security situation,” they added.
Importance of visit
The visit assumes significance in view of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti batting strongly for partial withdrawal of AFSPA from peaceful areas of J&K.
Situation improves
Life limped back to normalcy in major parts of Kashmir on Sunday after five days of curfew and strike, reports DHNS from Srinagar.
Tension had prevailed here in the aftermath of killing of five civilians in firing by security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during the week.
Shops and business establishments reopened while public transport reappeared on the streets.
Curfew like restrictions were lifted from most parts of the Valley but due to rainfall and Sunday, people largely remained indoors. However, apprehending protests and clashes over the civilian killings, the authorities continued with curfew in most areas of Kupwara district for the sixth consecutive day.
Kupwara has been on boil as two civilians were killed by forces during protests against the “molestation” of a school girl by an army man on Tuesday. Three more civilians died in forces firing in the district on the subsequent days during protests against the killings of two boys in Handwara.
More than 200 people including policemen and para-military CRPF personnel were injured in the clashes between protesters and forces during the five-day unrest in the Valley.
Intra-Kashmir train services between Baramulla and Qazigund resumed on Sunday after remaining suspended for four consecutive days.
The army chief, who was on a one-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, arrived at the headquarters of Udhampur-based Northern Command, where he was received by the northern army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda, a defence spokesman said.
Lt Gen Hooda briefed the army chief about the overall security situation, he said.
Sources told Deccan Herald that the army chief was apprised in detail about the latest developments on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC), opposite eastern Ladakh.
The 4,057-km-long LAC, also known as the MacCartney-MacDonald Line between India and China, runs through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
“The army chief also sought views on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) vis-à-vis present security situation,” they added.
Importance of visit
The visit assumes significance in view of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti batting strongly for partial withdrawal of AFSPA from peaceful areas of J&K.
Situation improves
Life limped back to normalcy in major parts of Kashmir on Sunday after five days of curfew and strike, reports DHNS from Srinagar.
Tension had prevailed here in the aftermath of killing of five civilians in firing by security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district during the week.
Shops and business establishments reopened while public transport reappeared on the streets.
Curfew like restrictions were lifted from most parts of the Valley but due to rainfall and Sunday, people largely remained indoors. However, apprehending protests and clashes over the civilian killings, the authorities continued with curfew in most areas of Kupwara district for the sixth consecutive day.
Kupwara has been on boil as two civilians were killed by forces during protests against the “molestation” of a school girl by an army man on Tuesday. Three more civilians died in forces firing in the district on the subsequent days during protests against the killings of two boys in Handwara.
More than 200 people including policemen and para-military CRPF personnel were injured in the clashes between protesters and forces during the five-day unrest in the Valley.
Intra-Kashmir train services between Baramulla and Qazigund resumed on Sunday after remaining suspended for four consecutive days.
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