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Day: February 27, 2019

  • Budgam: Civilian Killed Due To IAF Jet Crash

    Budgam: Civilian Killed Due To IAF Jet Crash

     

    A 30-year old civilian was killed when a Fighter Jet of Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Garend Kalan in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning, locals and police officials told GNS.

    Local residents of Garend Kalan told GNS that Kifayat Ahmad Ganaie (30) son of Mohammad Ramzan Ganie was busy on a phone call along with his three friends, some 15 to 20 meters away, from the site of the crash.

    Soon after the fighter jet crashed, at least three blasts took place and a part of the crashed jet hit the civilian resulting in his on spot death. Three others had a miracleous escape, Showkat Hussain a local resident told GNS.

    He said that soon after the incident the local residents rushed to the spot and found Kifayat dead with severe burn injuries besides the bodies of two pilots.

    A senior police official said that IAF’s Fighter Jet MI 17 crashed at around 10:40 am, some 7 kilometers away from Budgam town.

    The officer said that two pilots and one civilian were killed in the crash. (GNS)

  • Dr Shazad Resents Administration’s Apathy towards Border Dwellers

    Dr Shazad Resents Administration’s Apathy towards Border Dwellers

    Jammu, 27/Feb/ :–Dr Shazad Malik, renowned academician hailing from border district poonch today strongly condemned the apathy of the administration towards border residents who are facing double whammy, one is heavy shelling from Pakistan and other is cold shoulder from the state government.

    Dr Shazad said though as the repeated directions from the union government the bunkers for civil population should have been constructed much earlier as billions of rupees had been provided by MHA but unfortunately torotise like speed of the construction is now causing inconvienance to the people.
    He said in absence of adequate number of bunkers, the civilians are prone to fatal injuries during shelling from across the border.

    He also said, there is almost no availability of ambulances on borders which is primarcy requirement to evacuate any injured civilian to the district hospitals.
    He appealed the governor Satya Pal Malik to provide expedite construction of bunkers near LoC and border areas of Poonch and ensure proper medical aid facilities there including ambulances, doctors and para medic staff.
    Dr Shazad said border residents are standing like rock with brave Indian forces but the government must sincerity in reaching towards them.