Jammu Kupwara Srinagar

PNB officers stage
dharna
JAMMU, Nov 20 — The week-long agitation by officers of Punjab National Bank over the suspension of an Assistant Manager took a turn when women officers also joined the campaign and staged a dharna in front of the regional office here today.

Militant among 3 killed in J&K

SRINAGAR, Nov 20 (UNI, PTI) — Four soldiers, who were part of an army convoy, were injured when militants detonated a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) at Pattan, on the Srinagar-Uri highway, while a militant was among three persons killed in the Kashmir valley since last evening.

The vehicle in which the soldiers were travelling was damaged in the blast, an official spokesman said. Unidentified militants beheaded a man at Beho in Doda last evening, he said. Another person was killed by militants at Handwara in Kupwara last night.

A Defence Ministry spokesman said troops killed a militant at Marhama village in Anantnag last evening. One pistol, a magazine and two grenades were recovered.

Special operations group of the Jammu and Kashmir police assisted by security forces arrested a militant of the outlawed Hizbul Mujahideen from Malangpora in Pulwama district.

Jabri, model village near LoC

KUPWARA (J&K), Nov 20 (PTI) — Located near the Line of Control in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, Jabri village is an example of development brought about with the combined efforts of villagers and Armymen.

Unmindful of the firing from across the border, the villagers and soldiers worked together on a project to connect the village in Tangdhar sector with water and electricity.

Initiated under the Army development group, the project included supplying water to the entire village, electrification, construction of community development centre and upgradation and renovation of the only school.

It has been successfully completed with the cooperation and involvement of the people of Jabri, senior Army officers told visiting reporters here yesterday.

Despite the hamlet having only 80 to 100 male members, who have to plough their fields, earn their living and do their winter stocking in view of heavy snowfall in the village for six months, the local people cooperated wholeheartedly with the Army, the officials said.

Two 15 KVA generators have been installed and electricity connection given to all houses.

Water was harnessed from the Jabri lake by constructing a storage tank ‘‘right under enemy’s observation’’, the Army officers said, adding the brave soldiers and villagers along with combat engineer representatives completed the task unmindful of the enemy fire.

Under the Sadhbhavana project, construction of a community centre and renovation of the only school had also been undertaken, they said.

The villagers also came forward to receive training in operating the generator sets as well as in elementary first aid and veterinary aid, the officials said.

PNB officers stage dharna
From Our Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 20 — The week-long agitation by officers of Punjab National Bank over the suspension of an Assistant Manager took a turn when women officers also joined the campaign and staged a dharna in front of the regional office here today.

The officers shouted slogans against the management and threatened to intensify the agitation in case the suspension orders were not revoked.It was also stated that officers of other zones in the country had extended their support to the agitation.