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Pampore, Nov 5: Two civilians were injured after militants fired upon forces in Lalpora area of Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday after which an encounter broke out in the area, officials said.
An official told KNO that during the cordon and search operation in Lalpora, Pampore, militants fired upon forces resulting in injuries to two persons.
He said that both of them were shifted to SDH Pampore, where condition of one said to be critical while as other one has received bullet injury in his leg and his is stable.
The official identified the injured as Abid Nabi and Kifayat Ahmad, both residents of Pampore, adding that during the search operation, contact with militants has been established and operation is going on.
Block Medical Officer (BMO) Pampore, Gulzar Ahmad said that two persons—one with head injury and another with thigh injury were received at SDH Pampore and both were referred to Srinagar. “Abid Nabi with critical head injury is undergoing treatment at SMHS Srinagar while Kifayat Ahmad is undergoing treatment at Bone and Joint hospital Srinagar,” a health official said. Kashmir zone police on its official twitter handle said: “During CASO at #Lalpora #Pampore, #Militants fired indiscriminately in which two unknown persons got injured. Search in the area is going on.” The police also tweeted that, “During search operation at Lalpora #Pampore, hiding militants have been tracked down by joint security forces. Encounter is going on.”
Operation was launched in the area by a joint team of forces that include the army’s 50 RR, police and CRPF, after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Meanwhile, a police officer said that firing is going on at the encounter site intermittently. Lights have been installed and cordon layers have been tightened to ensure militants don’t flee.”

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Srinagar, Nov 5: Unidentified gunmen on Thursday looted over Rs 60 lakh from a cash van near a J&K bank branch in south Kashmir’s Shopian district.
Official sources said that at least four gunmen intercepted a cash van near main branch of J&K bank in Shopian and decamped with over Rs 60 lakh in broad day light. “Security forces have been rushed to the area and a search operation has been launched to nab the attackers,” they said.
They said CCTV footage of the area is being checked to find any clue about the robbers. “Checkpoints have been established within 3 km range from the robbery and vehicles are being checked before allowing them to move forwards,” they added.

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Jammu, Nov 5: Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner K K Sharma issued the first notification on Thursday for conducting the maiden election to the district development councils (DDCs) in 20 districts and by-polls to panchayats.
The DDC elections, the first major political activity since the abrogation of Article 370 provisions on August 5 last year, will be held in eight phases from November 28 to December 22.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Hardesh Kumar also issued the first notification for conducting an eight-phase bypoll for the civic bodies.
According to the notification, the last date for submitting nominations is next Thursday, followed by scrutiny a day later and withdrawal of candidature on November 16. He said the polling would be held from 9 am to 1 pm on November 28 and the counting of votes will be taken up on the same day for panchayat bypolls and on December 22 for the DDC polls.
The date before which the election shall be completed has been fixed as December 24, the spokesperson added. He said the delimitation had been done for the constituencies and 280 DDCs identified across the Union territory for undertaking elections, with 14 DDC constituencies in each district. “The term of the DDC will be for five years,” he had said, adding that West Pakistan Refugees (WPRs) would also be entitled to exercise the right of franchise in these elections.
Sharma also issued the first notification for conducting an eight-phase by-election for panchayats to elect 12,153 sarpanches and panches. The elections will be held for 24 blocks spread over 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley and 53 blocks in six districts of Jammu division.
This will be the first major electoral process to be carried out in the region since the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir in August last year.

New Delhi, Nov 5: The RBI Thursday urged the Supreme Court to lift its interim order, which held that accounts not declared as non-performing assets till August 31 this year are not to be declared NPAs till further orders, saying it is “facing difficulty” due to the directive.
In a relief to stressed borrowers who are facing hardships due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the apex court had passed the interim order on September 3.
The counsel appearing for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) told this to a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan which was hearing a batch of pleas relating to charging of interest on interest by banks on EMIs, which were not paid by the borrowers who availed of the loan moratorium scheme in view of the pandemic.
“We are facing difficulty due to order banning declaring of NPAs,” senior advocate V Giri, appearing for RBI, told the bench while requesting it to lift the interim order.
The RBI and the Finance Ministry have already filed separate additional affidavits in the top court saying that the banks, financial and non-banking financial institutions will credit into the accounts of eligible borrowers by November 5 the difference between compound and simple interest collected on loans of up to Rs 2 crore during the moratorium scheme period.
Senior advocate Rajiv Dutta, appearing for one of the petitioners, told the bench that they are grateful to the Centre and the RBI for hand-holding small borrowers and said that his plea be disposed of.

The counsel appearing for the Centre said that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who has to argue in the matter, was on his legs before a special bench of the apex court in another case.
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for one of the applicants, said that power sector needed to be heard. The bench said that it would take up the matter for hearing on November 18.
The pleas pertained to charging of interest on interest by banks on EMIs which have not been paid by borrowers after availing the loan moratorium scheme of RBI during March 1 to August 31.
Earlier, the RBI had filed the affidavit saying that it has asked all banks, financial and non-banking financial institutions to take “necessary actions” to credit into the accounts of eligible borrowers the difference between compound and simple interest collected on loans of up to Rs 2 crore during the moratorium scheme.
Prior to this, the central government had told the apex court that lenders have been asked to credit into the accounts of eligible borrowers the difference between compound and simple interest collected on loans of up to Rs 2 crore during the RBI’s loan moratorium scheme by November 5.
The government had said that the ministry has issued a scheme as per which lending institutions would credit this amount in the accounts of borrowers for the six-month loan moratorium period which was announced following the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
On October 14, the apex court had observed that the Centre should implement “as soon as possible” the interest waiver on loans of up to Rs 2 crore under the RBI’s moratorium scheme and had said that the common man’s Diwali is in the government’s hands.
The RBI had on March 27 issued the circular which allowed lending institutions to grant a moratorium on payment of instalments of term loans falling due between March 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020, due to the pandemic. Later, the moratorium was extended till August 31 this year.

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Jammu, Nov 5: According to a government order issued here today, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary Revenue Department, holding additional charge of Financial Commissioner, Revenue, J&K and Inspector General of Registration, J&K, has been posted as Inspector General of Registration (IGR), J&K.
Likewise, Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary, Home Department, shall hold the charge of Principal Secretary, Revenue Department and Financial Commissioner, Revenue, J&K, in addition to his own duties, till further orders.