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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2000
 

VDC member guns down militant
3 civilians massacred in Arnas; one injured

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Jan 20: Militants massacred three civilians and wounded another in an armed attack at Mohra Bagh village, about 14 kms from Arnas. One militant, involved in the attack, was shot dead in retaliation by Village Defence Committee (VDC) members while others managed to escape..........more

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6 kgs RDX seized from Sarore
Plot to blow up trains foiled

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 20: Army and police today recovered a consignment of six kgs deadly RDX from Sarore nullah, which was reportedly meant to be used to blow up a passenger train on Jammu-Kathua rail track. The recovery was made at the instance of some local people.......more

24 more employees suspended

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 20: In a bid to curb the ongoing employees’ agitation and pressurise the striking employees to return to duties, the State Government today ordered suspension of 24 more employees from the services.......more

Dresses recovered
4 Pakistani militants infiltrate from Kathua

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Jan 20: Four suspected Pakistani militants have managed to cross the International Border from Mawa post of Hiranagar sector during the intervening night of January 19 and 20....more

EC derecognises Fernandes, others as Samata
office bearers

NEW DELHI, Jan 20: In a major setback to the Samata Party ahead of Bihar Assembly polls, the Election Commission tonight derecognised George Fernandes and nine other MPs of the party as its office bearers for the purpose of signing and issuing authorisation forms for the coming Assembly elections......more

Easy to pass orders, difficult to implement them: Ministers & senior bureaucrats have failed to convince even their own drivers to return to duties, which is evident from a number of VIP vehicles standing idle at State Motor Garage. How would they explain this? - Excelsior/Ashok
Easy to pass orders, difficult to implement them: Ministers & senior bureaucrats have failed to convince even their own drivers to return to duties, which is evident from a number of VIP vehicles standing idle at State Motor Garage. How would they explain this? - Excelsior/Ashok

Safai karamcharis call off stir
Suspension fails to deter employees; complete

strike on 32nd day

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 20: The suspensions of employees and Government decision to strictly enforce Essential Services Maintainance Ordinance (ESMO) failed to deter the employees, who went ahead with their indefinite ‘Kaam Chhor’ hartal, which today entered into 32nd day.......more

ISI-backed Kashmiri militants in Andhra
Azhar calls for deadly attacks on BSF troops in J&K

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Jan 20: Terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to acquire serious dimensions in the coming days and weeks, with the horror-filled signal from the freed extremist, Maulana Masood Azhar, advocating "urgent action" against the men and officers of Border Security Force (BSF)...........more

Lashkar functionary killed in Srinagar shootout

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 20: A senior functionary of Lashkar-e-Toiba has been killed by BSF in the capital city this evening while as dead body of another militant has been recovered from Tral area. Unidentified gunmen have also shot dead a shopkeeper in Kulgam area........more

Army officials interact with Pattan people

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 20: A number of senior official functionaries in Baramulla district as also a senior representative of Army had a ‘confidence building meeting’ with the residents of Pattan today and assured them that there would be no excesses from security forces and the fire-sufferers would be compensated with necessary relief and rehabilitation.....more

Captain, 5 jawans buried under avalanche

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 20: Delayed reports from Gurez today said that one captain and 5 jawans of Gorkha regiment had got killed when they got buried alive under a massive avalanche, in an area close of LoC, on Jan 14 last. Their identities were not available immediately........more

Boy, 2 girls killed in Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 20: A 14-year-old student, Javed Ahmed Malik son of Yunis Malik of Pillow Shopian got killed today when bus No. JKD 1187 knocked him down on Shopian-Kachhdora road.........more



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