Tension in Pargwal
as people protest
Woman,
boy killed in Pak shelling in Akhnoor
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18: Two
civilians including a woman were killed
in heavy  shelling by
Pakistani troops in Pargwal island of
Akhnoor tehsil this afternoon leading to
panic among the people and a strong wave
of resentment. Heavy shelling was also
reported on the Line of Control (LoC) in
Poonch town and adjoining forward
area..............more
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An unending wait
for Govt help
From Sanjeev Pargal
BUDHAL, Nov 18: For
the last over four years now, the
people in this small and one of
the most backward town in the
border district of Rajouri had
been waiting for Chief Minister
Dr Farooq Abdullah’s
chopper, which was supposed to
bring an end to their years long
miseries, to land here. But, the
wait seems to be unending........more
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Two civilians also
killed
Kishtwar
encounter toll rises to six
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18: Death toll
in yesterday’s encounter at village
Quderana Bungam under the jurisdiction of
Marwah police station in Kishtwar tehsil
of Doda district has risen to six with
reports today indicating that two
civilians were also killed in the
exchange of firing between army and
militants.......more
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The nuptial knot at
Islamabad
Azadi chief’s child
too becomes a ‘slave’
From Ahmed Ali
Fayaz
SRINAGAR, Nov 18: Jammu and
Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) patriarch
Amanullah Khan may like to see the least
of politics at his daughter Asma
Khan’s wedding ceremony at Islamabad
on Sunday. So, would perhaps be the urge
of the groom’s father, Abdul Gani
Lone, who has just laid step on his
dreamland. But, one could hardly afford
to ignore a fact — that the veteran
architect of Kashmir’s Azadi
(freedom) was finally
‘enslaving’ his own progeny.
‘Azad’ Kashmir’s daughter
shall have to settle with her
‘ghulam’ Kashmir’s
partner, very much in the paradise
lost..............more
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Two militants killed in
Kupwara
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 18: While as
security forces today eliminated two
militants in an encounter in Magam area
of Kupwara district, four school children
got injured at Pampore in a landmine
blast.........more
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Two baratis killed, 21
injured in accident
Excelsior
Correspondent
KATHUA, Nov 18: Two baratis
were killed on spot and six seriously
injured when a maruti van in which they
were traveling collided with a truck at
Kalibari during late night hours near
here today............more
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NDA likely to take up
rollback of petro hike today
NEW DELHI, Nov 18: With
Trinamool Congress stepping up pressure,
the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
coordination committee is likely to take
up the demand for rollback of the hike in
the prices of petroleum products at its
meeting tomorrow on the eve of the winter
session of Parliament, commencing on
Monday.........more
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RSS chief to meet
President on Dec 1
NEW DELHI, Nov 18: RSS chief K
S Sudarshan will meet President K R
Narayanan here on December one to apprise
him of the policies and programmes of the
organisation, Sangh sources said here
today................more 
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Bush leads Gore by 927
votes
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, Nov
18:
Latest results from the overseas
absentee ballot count in the Presidential
race in Florida today showed Republican
George W Bush leading Democrat Al Gore by
927 votes in the overall vote...........more
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