Medicines seized;
more arrests likely
Medical
officer arrested for pilferage of drugs
Excelsior
Correspondent
KATHUA, Nov 21: Police
arrested a Medical Officer, posted in
Machhadi  hospital of
Billawar tehsil Dr Tarsem Kumar red
handed while smuggling a large quantity
of drugs from the district hospital this
morning. The Medical Officer had smuggled
the drugs including the life saving ones
from the district hospital in connivance
with some staff of the hospital. Police
was in the process of identifying the
accused staff members and their arrest
was expected shortly........more
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Hunt on for
successor
Jagat to be new
DG BSF
 NEW DELHI, Nov
21: Director
General of Jammu and Kashmir
Police Gurbachan Jagat is likely
to take over as the new Director
General of Border Security Force,
official sources said here
tonight, reports PTI. The sources
said Jagat was informed by the
Home Secretary about the new
appointment this evening. The
present incumbent E N Rammohan is
due to retire on November 30. A
formal order about the
appointment of Jagat as DG BSF
was expected to be issued within
the next couple of days.........more
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KZF ultra nabbed in
Kathua
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 21: Kathua
police today arrested yet another
militant-cum- narco smuggler in a raid
conducted at Man Ka Talab area this
morning. The arrested militant was a
close associate of Mohinder Singh alias
Bittu, a constable of Special Operations
Group (SOG) and a front ranking militant
of ‘Khalistan Zindabad Force’
(KZF).........more
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Special recruitment drive
in police for migrants: CM
Excelsior
Correspondent
 JAMMU,
Nov 21: Chief Minister, Dr Farooq
Abdullah today said a special drive for
recruitment in police will be launched
for Kashmiri migrant youth lodged in
Kathua camps. Addressing migrants at
Govindpur camp Kathua this morning the
Chief Minister said he will soon ask the
police Chief to hold a recruitment camp
soon for displaced young boys and girls.
Some migrant youth have already been
recruited in the police at Jammu
recently. Referring to their employment
opportunities, the Chief Minister said
the Kashmir migrants could not be
recruited against any Jammu post.
However, candidates can be considered
against the Valley posts in various
departments for posting at respective
district headquarters...............more
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GMC doctor beats-up
patient’s attendant
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 21: A doctor in
Ward No. 2 of Medical College hospital
today beat-up an attendant of a firing
victim Jitender Singh of Ghou Manasan and
refused to examine the patient. This act
of Dr Tahir created strong resentment in
the Ward with patients demanding stern
action against the accused.........more
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Militant killed by
militants
Excelsior
Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Nov 21: A militant
was killed by his associates in a forest
area of Gool after he refused to carry
out an operation in his native village to
kill some civilians. In another incident,
a civilian was shot at and seriously
injured by the ultras at his house in
village Deda Champra in Doda last
night..............more
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Cabinet promotes 3
SEs, 8 X-Ens
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 21: The Cabinet
today promoted three Superintending
Engineers, Electrical to the rank of
Chief Engineer. They are, Mr Noor-ud-Din
Baqal, Mr Jigmit Namgyal and Peerzada
Mumtaz. .........more
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Two killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Nov 21 : Militants
killed two persons and injured five
including a police Sub Inspector while
forces captured four militants in the
Jammu and Kashmir since last
evening..................more 
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APKHC demands
clarification
SRINAGAR, Nov 21 : The
All-Party Kashmir Hurriyat Conference
(APKHC) has said that the Prime
Minister’s ceasefire announcement
for the holy month of Ramzan needs
clarification..............more
Adopt realistic approach:
Jamaat.....
Retd judge’s son
dies ....
Romeo Force rescues 4
kidnapped boys....
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NEW DELHI, Nov. 21: The Minister for Home Affairs, Mr
L K Advani, on Tuesday made it clear that the Government
of India would hold talks with those people of Jammu and
Kashmir "who eschew the path of violence.'' The
Centre in conjunction with the J&K Government is
continuing its multi-pronged strategy to counter
terrorism in the State, Mr Advani informed the Lok Sabha
during the question hour. In his reply to a question by
Mr Ajay Singh Chautala and Mr Laxman Seth, Mr Advani
stated that the Govenrment of India had, as part of its
efforts to normalise the situation in Jammu and Kashmir,
instructed the security forces not to initiate combat
operations against militants in J&K during the coming
holy month of Ramzan.............
