Militants ambush 2
buses
Two
army jawans killed, 6 injured in Rajouri
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAJOURI, Dec 21: Two army
jawans were killed and six others were
injured  when militants
opened firing on two civil buses, hired
by army, at village Deri Leot, about 27
kms from here under the jurisdiction of
Manjakote police station this afternoon.
Two jawans were injured in another
encounter with army at Phagla village in
Surankote last night......more
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Omar welcomes Pak
decision
CALCUTTA, Dec 21: Union
Minister of State for Commerce Omar
Abdullah today hailed Pakistani ruler
General Pervez Musharraf’s
"bold initiative" in reducing
tension along the Line of Control (LoC)
in Jammu and Kashmir by reciprocating
India’s decision to........more
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Pak troops
withdrawal
India
assessing ground situation
NEW DELHI, Dec 21: India today
reacted cautiously to Pakistan’s
announcement of partial withdrawal of
troops from the Line of Control in
Kashmir, saying it was assessing the
ground situation and will welcome any
step that leads to "real
de-escalation" and reduction of
tension.........more
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HC clears all Army
officers in the Samba spy case
NEW DELHI, Dec 20: The Delhi
High Court today burst the bubble of
Samba spy case, which rocked the country
in the mid-70s, by giving a clean chit to
the two officers who were convicted by
the Army in court martial proceedings
launched against them and dismissal of
several others from service for allegedly
spying for Pakistan........more
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NEW DELHI, Dec 21: Terming Hurriyat Conference
leaders as "black crows", Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said there was no
need to talk to the conglomerate as they would only toe
the line fed from across the border. He asked the Centre
not to withdraw force from the Line of Control (LoC) to
match Pakistan’s partial withdrawal. "I welcome
the extension of ceasefire by the Government but that
does not mean that we will remain blind-folded towards
the civilian killings by militants," Abdullah said
addressing the "Fakr-e-Kashmir" (pride of
Kashmir) function ........
NEW
DELHI, Dec 21: Defence
Minister George Fernandes today said that
the Go-vernment would have to
"verify" at ground level before
commenting on Islamabad’s claims to
have undertaken a partial withdrawal of
troops from the Line of Control in Jammu
and Kashmir. "We have to understand
the meaning of these claims. How can
troops be withdrawn overnight from high
up in the mountainous terrain that marks
the Line of Control", he said, when
asked to react on Pakistan Army’s
announcement last night. ........
