Staff
Officer injured
Brig,
Commandant have narrow escape on LoC
Excelsior
Correspondent
POONCH, Nov 28: Garrison Commander
of Poonch Brigade Brig W J B Sturgeon and
a Commandant had a narrow escape while a Staff Officer was
injured in sudden heavy shelling by
Pakistan army at forward post of Sarla in
Khari Karmara area of Poonch sector late
this evening. Brig Sturgeon flanked by
his Commandant had gone to Sarla post to
review the situation prevailing on the
Line of Control (LoC) especially in the
wake of cease-fire announced by Prime
Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.However,
Pakistan army, which was well aware of
Brig Sturgeon and his officers visit to
the post, suddenly ..........more
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Laloo
remanded to jail
PATNA,
Nov 28: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
supremo Laloo Prasad Yadav was sent to
Beur jail today by the special CBI Judge
S K Pathak with the expiry of the bail
for three months granted to him by the
Patna High Court in connection with a
Disproportionate Assets (DA) case, an
offshoot of the multi-crore fodder scam.
The designated CBI Judge remanded Laloo
to judicial custody as there was no High
Court order on Yadavs prayer for
extension of the provisional bail period,
which expired yesterday. Yadav, who
participated in the courts
proceedings since the morning during
examination of witnesses in the ongoing
trial in the D A case was asked by the
special Judge to stay on till.......more
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Pak
diplomats comments sparks stir in
Bdesh
DHAKA,
Nov 28: Amid new strains in
Dhaka-Islamabad relations, Bangladesh
today asked Pakistan to take immediate
action to arrest the damage caused by the
"provocative" statement by the
Pakistani Deputy Envoy regarding the 1971
war and the ruling Awami League party.
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4
Premiers welcome Ramzan ceasefire
NEW
DELHI, Nov 28: Four former Prime
Ministers today said the Ramzan ceasefire
unilaterally declared by the Centre in
Jammu and Kashmir gave militants a
"constructive" opening to
negotiate their grievances with the
Government. ...........more
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Cop
awarded double promotion
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU,
Nov 28: A police constable
Prem Nath of Hiranagar police station was
today awarded double promotion by
outgoing Director General of Police (DGP)
Gurbachan Jagat at a press conference in
Police Lines. Prem Nath has been promoted
as Head Constable directly. A jubilant
but nervous Prem Nath couldnt find
words to thank the DGP for this gesture
except for saluting the Police Chief. SSP
Kathua Manohar Singh told EXCELSIOR that
constable Prem Nath had single handedly
apprehended two Pakistani ....more
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Paswan
launches new party, attacks Sharad Yadav
NEW
DELHI, Nov 28: Janata Dal (United)
today formally split with the launching
of a new political party Jana
Shakti by Union Communication
Minister Ram Vilas Paswan who declared
that the new outfit would embrace people
irrespective of castes and religions.
Paswan, who along with three other JD (U)
MPs split the party in Parliament just
two days back, was declared the president
of the new party at a big rally of his
supporters from different states here at
Ramlila Maidan........more
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Pakistan
must rein in militants, ensure peace
in J&K: PoK leader
NEW
DELHI, Nov 28: A senior leader
from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, now based
in Canada, today said Pakistan should
sincerely respond to Indias offer
of ceasefire and rein in militant outfits
operating from its soil, but doubted
whether it would be possible. ......more 
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Cease-fire
a bold initiative
Foreign
mercenaries still remain a challenge :
Jagat
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 28: Describing
Prime Minister Atal Behari
Vajpayees announcement of
cease-fire as a bold
initiative, the outgoing Director
General of Police (DGP) Gurbachan Jagat
today said that this appeared to be last
winter of affraying in the
State...........more
Centre
examining KPs return plan
Fencing
along LoC in J&K isnt feasible:
Rao ....
3
suspects nabbed by Kathua police ....
Man
roasted alive....
Lashkar
militant killed in Rafee-abad encounter
5
Armymen killed, 10 injured in mine
blast.....
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