Anup Kumar Thapa Martyrd fighting Pakistani terrorist infilitrators in J&K

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24th July 2016 J&K Salutes the service and sacrifice of ‪ brave heart Naik Anup Kumar Thapa, 1/3 Gorkha Rifles, who lost his life in action fighting Pakistani terrorist infilitrators at LoC Kupwara, J&K yesterday.

Terrorists attempting to infiltrate (from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir) were intercepted by alert troops in the intervening night of July 22-23 which led to exchange of fire and forced the infiltrators to flee. Nk Thapa sustained injuries in the gun battle and unfortunately later succumbed.

Army today paid homage to Naik Anup Kumar Thapa, who was killed in exchange of fire when troops foiled an infiltration bid by militants from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the frontier Kashmir district of Kupwara yesterday.

Defence Ministry spokesperson Colonel N N Joshi said Army paid rich tributes to the valour and martyrdom of Naik Thapa here.

Chinar Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Satish Dua paid tributes to Naik Anup Kumar Thapa at Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar on Sunday.

Anup Kumar Thapa Martyrd fighting Pakistani terrorist

“The brave soldier was part of his unit’s Specialist Operational Team that intercepted a group of militants, which was attempting to infiltrate from across the Line of Control (LoC),” he said.

Col Joshi said in the ensuing exchange of fire, Naik Thapa sustained a gunshot wound, but unmindful of his injuries, he continued to engage the militants till the time they fled back.

“Naik Thapa was given first aid at the encounter site itself and thereafter evacuated, but unfortunately, the brave heart succumbed to his injuries,” he said.

Son of a priest from Dehradun, Naik Anup was known by his comrades as an extremely dedicated soldier who would not hesitate from taking on one challenging assignment after another.

“The 41-year-old soldier joined the Army at the tender age of 19 and had a lot of experience in counter militant operations, having had a previous tenure in Rashtriya Rifles also,” he said.

We convey our respects and deepest condolences to Nk Thapa's family.

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Gorkha woman killed in Kud terror attack, families asked to provide proof

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Gorkhas of J&K

Jammu, June 23: A woman lost her life in the militant attack in Dud on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on the evening of June 13th. A Gorkha woman travelling in the bus was killed by the militents. The name of the slain woman is Mamata Thapa and the authorities have asked her daughters to present proof that Mamata was related to them and that she lost her life in the encounter to pursue the case for ex gratia. Mamata Devi had lost her life in the Kud encounter while three others, including a woman, were injured.

Also the authorities have planely refused to provide a copy of the postmortem report to daughters of the terror victim, asking them to prove their relationship with the terror victim.

Mamata's daughter Madhavi in an interview with the Tribune said, "Instead of healing our wounds, the authorities are rubbing salt on those by demanding legal documents to establish that our mother was killed in the encounter."

Families of Gorkha woman killed in a terror attack in Jammu

"Everything is in black and white. Everybody knows that our mother lost her life. What else do they want? The attitude of the authorities is disgusting and inhuman. she said.

Mamata’s family members have reason to blame the authorities for their inhuman approach as no official had visited the bereaved family in the past 10 days. The authorities had promised ex gratia within a couple of days, but nothing had been done so far.

“Ex gratia or other compensation is a secondary thing. First of all, the government is still not recognising that our mother lost her life in the terror attack. Instead of healing our wounds, we are being treated like criminals,” said Megha, recalling how the family was treated when they went to receive Mamata’s body.

The family said they were still searching for Mamata’s belongings. “Our mother’s ring is still missing. What to say of providing a vehicle to carry the body, we had to purchase a piece of cloth from the market to cover the body,” said Mamata’s son-in-law Amar.

Via tribuneindia

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Gorkha soldire martyred and 4 militants killed in a gun fight in J&K Tangdhar

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17th June 2016 J&K : Gorkha Prem Bahadur Reshmi Magar martyred in the gunfight with the militants in the Tangdhar sector in J&K. 4 militants were killed in the encounter.The nation pays tribute to the veer jawan Lance Havaldar Prem Bahadur Reshmi of 1 ‪Gorkha‬ Rifles who laid his life at J&K's Tangdhar in encounter with the terrorists.Two troopers were injured in the encounter in Tangdhar.

"Havaldar Prem Bahadur Reshmi Magar was injured and later succumbed to his injuries. He is survived by his wife and two children," said Defence Spokesperson N N Joshi, adding that the operation was launched by a team of Gorkha Regiment and Rashtriya Rifles.

The militants' infiltration bid was foiled by security forces when they spotted a group of militants moving from across the border towards the Line of Control at midnight.

Gorkha soldire martyred and 4 militants killed in a gun fight in J&K Tangdhar

The firefight broke when the militants were challenged and opened fire. This is the second infiltration bid in the Kupwara district since Tuesday. The four militants were killed close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalban Nar in Tangdhar sector, 185 km from Srinagar. The gunfight erupted early today when the Army noticed movement of a group of heavily armed militants in the sector.

On Wednesday, a signalman of the army succumbed to his injuries and a terrorist was shot dead by the army after militants infiltrated into Kupwara district, near Macchil sector.

Five soldiers were reportedly injured in that operation.

Meanwhile on Thursday, Chinar Corps Commander Lt General Satish Dua led a team of officers and other ranks of the army in paying tributes to the slain signalman by laying a floral wreath on his coffin.

Army sources attributed said the recent spurt in infiltration bids to improvement in weather. So far this year, 54 such attempts have been made and 19 ultras have been killed. Official said over 200 militants are waiting at various launch pads across LoC in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

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Gorkha Sabha, Jammu criticized the partial attitude of Chief Election Officer

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Gorkhas in India

Jammu, Mar 17: The President of Gorkha Sabha, Jammu strongly criticized the partial attitude of Chief Election Officer, Jammu for keeping the Ward No: 48 as reserve for SC whereas Ward No: 47 kept open for JMC elections. In a press conference held today, it was alleged that although the objections were submitted to the Chief Election Officer, Jammu against reserving Ward No: 48 for SC saying tht in the year 2003 , the ward No: 23 was bifurcated into wards i.e. Ward No: 47 earmarking upper side of road leading to Bahu Fort and Ward No: 48 below the road in which Gorkha Nagar, Poonchi Mohalla, University, Masjid Mohalla and backside of Bagh-e-bahu and adjoining area of Boria Plant.

He said that in the recent notification Ward No: has been declared as reserved for SC where there are hardly SC/ST voters which was manipulated by adding majority of SC/ST voters of Ward no: 47 for adjusting in ward No: 48, he alleged. He warned the authorities to desist from creating such disturbances amongst the public for their petty vested interests. The Sabha appealed the authorities that ward No: 48 be kept for general category instead of reserved for Scheduled Castes.

President of Gorkha Sabha Jammu in a press conference

Via earlytimes

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