Another massacre
bid foiled
Kishtwar
killings accused shot dead; another hurt
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: A foreign
mercenary involved in the massacre of
five  civilians at
Ikhalha last week was shot dead and his
associate injured as CRPF and STF Doda
thwarted a militants’ plan to kill
more civilians at village Sorabatti,
about 15 kms from Kishtwar in Doda
district this afternoon. The injured
militant and his three associates were
absconding. A joint operation was on by
jawans of 41 battalion of CRPF and STF
Kishtwar in the area to get the militants
surrendered..........more
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Kargil
intrusions
Govt initiates
action against 8 senior army
officers
NEW DELHI,
Nov 30: The
Government has initiated
disciplinary action against one
Major General, one Brigadier, one
Colonel, one Lieutant Colonel and
four Majors for various acts of
ommission and commission during
the Kargil operation. This was
stated by Defence Minister George
Fernandes in a written reply in
the Lok Sabha.......more
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Shops, houses, PP
damaged
Cop
killed, 2 wounded in fire near Satwari
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: A
‘Munshi’ (Selection Grade
Constable) of Mandal Phalayan police post
under the jurisdiction of Satwari police
station was electrocuted and two
civilians were injured when the post,
some shops and houses caught fire due to
sudden supply of high voltage by an
obsolete electronic transformer in the
village last mid-night........more
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Talwandi replaces Bibi as
SGPC chief
AMRITSAR, Nov 30: Jagir Kaur,
charged with murder of her daughter, was
today replaced as president of Shiromani
Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), by
Jagdev Singh Talwandi........more
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Haq asks Pak to support
cease-fire
NEW DELHI, Nov 30: A senior
Kashmir leader has asked Pakistan to come
forward and help India in ensuring peace
in Jammu and Kashmir by announcing
complete support to the ceasefire offer
irrespective of risks
involved............more
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PoK Govt initiates probe
against two former presidents
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: The
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)
authorities have initiated legal
proceedings against former PoK presidents
Sardar Qayoom Khan and Sardar Sikandar
Hayat Khan among 200 high profile people
on charges of corruption......more
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Kashmir separatist group
wants peace talks with India
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30: An alliance
of Kashmiri separatist groups wants to
respect ceasefire and open peace talks
with India, senior Hurriyat leader Abdul
Ghani Lone has said.........more
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Arms recovered from
Kanachak
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: Special
Branch of Jammu Police today recovered an
arms consignment from a field along Sua
No. 1 under the jurisdiction of Kanachak
police station and was hunting for two
militants, who had smuggled the
consignment from across the border.......more 
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Two gangsters held in
Katra
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: Two
gangsters, involved in an incident of
gang war in Katra town last year, were
arrested by the police today from village
Maghal on the outskirts of Katra
town............more
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