And militants setting a base in the u. K. The Geological Survey of india conducted a preliminary investigation and found traces of metal under the soil according to the investigation. They found identical magnetic waves being found in most parts of the area, except for 10 to 20 meters wide and five to 20 meters deep area. It was found that the Magnetic Field in this area was not uniform, revealing the presence of gold, silver, or some other alloy. Interestingly, the suckled reserves and nearby areas, and the search for gold the dig for gold has already begun. And a bizarre exercise, archaeologist began digging for the treasure, 1000 tons of gold, supposed to be there it under the ruins of a 19th century fort on the basis of a seer posturing. Watched by hundreds of onlookers, the excavation work was being carried out amid tight security at the fort of a former king by a 12member team from the Archaeological Survey of india. The gold rush was triggered after a seer claimed that the godhead appeared to him in a dream and told him that 1000 tons of gold lay buried in its ruins. The russia, who was hanged in 1858 after rising up against the british, appeared in a dream and told me to take care of the gold treasure buried in the remains of the late kings fort, said the. The excavation work again on the basis of findings of a report. Book where he wanted to decision for excavation was taken on the seer posturing to a query whether the decision for excavation was taken on the seers dream. But the excavation exercise on the basis of a dream, the whole world is laughing at us over this bizarre exercise. Somebody dreamt, and the government has launched an excavation. The money hidden by thieves and looters of india and foreign banks is much more than one thousand tons of gold. If the government brings back that money, you wont have to do digging for gold, he said at a rally in tonight. The leader called it strange and said it is not right to dig up some place to find Hidden Treasure on the basis of someones dream. What is going on is something we have never heard of the four, he said. The chief minister had a funny take on the excavating work, saying he wants every state of the district to yield a treasure and people to be happy. As large crowds gathered around the fourth, the district clamp prohibitory orders to prevent any untoward incident. Barricades were also directed. The district magistrate said the excavation work would take at least a month to complete. The points to be excavated were marked by the team. After the ritual, the digging work was formally kick started. Experts from the Archaeological Survey of india who have reason to believe there might be an archaeological treasure near the burial site of a 19thcentury king. A team of experts drilled two holes at a point shown by the seer who dreamed about 1000 tons of gold buried underneath the palace. About 20 meters deep, the drilling machine hit something that seemed different from earth. While the villagers are looking for gold, the seer is only worried about the collapsing economy of india, which compelled him to write a letter to the Prime Minister and the governor of the reserve bank of india about the Hidden Treasure. And a startling revelation, angry citizens exposed that militants had taken refuge in the region, not only promoting violence but also involved in raids. What is shocking is the fact that these militants are protected by government. People of pakistanoccupied kashmir are enraged over the growing terrorist activities in the region, bearing the brunt of terrorism for decades. The common man here has finally decided to take the authorities had on. Agitators claim that militants who ran away from various prisons of pakistan have been taking refuge here and are responsible for the growing specter of militancy. What is more shocking is that the state is hosting the militants. In startling revelations, locals say that not only pakistanbased but foreign militants are also taking asylum in pakistan occupied kashmir. There are fears that al qaeda and taliban militants have set up Training Camps here. With just a few months before the drawdown in afghanistan, many militants have crossed over to pack fanoccupied kashmir pakistanoccupied kashmir, and they are treating the region as a safe zone and protected areas so they can be insulated from the final assault before the drawdown next year. Militants are not only committing violence but are also involved in incidents of rape of rural women. Many rape victims have committed suicide, and no one has come forward to rescue the distressed women. No compensations were provided. When the pakistani girl malala was attacked by taliban militants, it became world headline and she was given the best of treatment, but here every day, so many have been victimized, and no one is paying heed to their cries and miseries. Why is islam but quiet on the presence of war and militants in pakistan occupied kashmir . Pakistan is not only turning a blind eye to these activities, but they are colluding with militants. This is the reason why the specter of terrorism is heightening in pakistanoccupied kashmir. Its time now for a break, but stay tuned. After the break, elections are up for sale, and indian actor facilitated at the mumbai Film Festival. After the break, as president ial elections draw near, there is increased demand of voter cards across afghanistan. They are up for sale. Poor people do not bother to buy cards. Here is a report. In the streets as afghanistan, mens carry stacks of voter cards, looking for keen buyers. One said business is so good that sometimes he has large orders. He said he could buy a voter cards for 1. 89 u. S. Dollars each from villagers and sell them for between 4. 73 29. 0 u. S. Dollars. Traders were not engaging in illegal behavior but responding to the demand of those who choose to trade their votes for a few extra meals. There are months to go until polling day on april 5, with many president ial candidates already alarmed by the scale of the trade in voter cards and questioning how legitimate the election will be. And election marred by more fraud than the last polls of 2009 would play into the hand of taliban insurgents and risk a breakdown of government as multinational troops pull out of the warravaged nation. The united states, which has led an International Effort to restore democracy in a and a stand in afghanistan desperately wants the election to be the crowning moment of its presence before western combat troops withdraw at the end of 2014. The winning candidate will replace President Hamid karzai, who is constitutionally barred from seeking a third fiveyear term. Among the candidates are his elder brother, the former foreign minister, another former oreign minister, and a warmer islamist warlord. Some of the candidates and their supporters were on opposite sides of the afghan civil war in the 1990s, and charges of fraud in the elections could set off frustrations, strengthening the taliban. The independent election commission, which was created to ensure elections are free and fair, has had little to say on the matter of voter card trading so far. Now moving onto entertainment, the 15th mumbai Film Festival opened on thursday. And indian actor was felicitated with the festivals Lifetime Achievement award. The 15th edition of the mumbai Film Festival opened in indias showbiz capital mumbai on thursday. This indian actor was facilitated with the festivals Lifetime Achievement award. The chief minister of the state, who was also the chief test of the event, honored the veteran actor with the award. After being honored with the Lifetime Achievement award, he said there are many, many more deserving people, equally and more. Im happy that somehow i was allowed to jump the queue. A bollywood actress was also excited to be part of the event and said that this time being part of the jury is an added responsibility. I think it is a huge responsibility. It has always been something i have been associated with as an audience, and this time, there is an added the spots ability. Im very excited, and i have a great job, and im excited for people to come today. The festival is organized by the Mumbai Academy of movie image, and the Opening Ceremony was attended by various luminaries, like this australian director, this iranian director, this indo canadian director, and these actresses, among others. The festival, which will continue until october 24, will screen 200 movies from 65 countries, categorized under new spanish cinema, frontrunner, spotlight on cambodia, international competition, and the cream of indian cinema. With that, we come to the end of this edition of news week south asia. We will be back next week with more news, views, and analysis from the subcontinent. Meanwhile, do keep writing in to us. Im signing off on behalf of the entire Production Team of news week south asia. Goodbye. Captioned by the National Captioning Institute www. Ncicap. Org hello and welcome to nhk newsline. Im keikichi hanada with the latest in tokyo at the hour. Restaurants have called for stronger methods to deal with asteroids that might collide with the earth. Japanese astronaut joins others at the american