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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2000
 

Two militants, civilian killed in valley
Nazir ‘Cobra’ killed in Pattan encounter

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 17: The most-wanted commander of Hizbul Mujahideen, Nazir Cobra, has been eliminated by Special Operations Group of Jammu & Kashmir Police in a fierce gun-battle at Hanjivera village near Pattan, on Srinagar-Baramulla road. Security forces have eliminated two militants of Al-Badr outfit in Bandipore as also a Pakistani militant in Tangdar while as one boy had died and another sustained injuries in a landmine blast in Keran.........more


Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah announcing Panchayat election in the J&K from January 5 in Legislative Assembly in Srinagar on Tuesday.
Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah announcing Panchayat election in the J&K from January 5 in Legislative Assembly in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Panchayat polls from Jan 5 next year

From Ahmed Ali Fayaz

SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today announced that his National Conference Government would launch the process of Panchayat elections in Jammu & Kashmir from January 5, 2001. Being conducted after 23 years, elections for choosing representatives for the lowest units of the democratic body politic would be held on non-party basis..........more

Don't get baged down by infilation: Pant
Finalisation of J&K plan stalled

NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Planning Commission today said that finalisation of the 2000-01 annual plan for Jammu and Kashmir was held up due to its "very small" identifiable resources............more

Major setback to Pak outfits
11 militants to surrender before Romeo Force today

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 17: For the first time in over a decade long militancy in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri, a big group of 11 Pakistan-trained militants will surrender before Romeo Force and police in Surankote town of Poonch district tomorrow.......more

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Son, Mother awarded life term in bride burning case

Excelsior Legal Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 17: Principal Sessions Judge Jammu, Harbans Lal today awarded life imprisonment and a fine of rupees 10,000 each to the son and his mother for their involvement in a bride burning case.......more

PHE officials acquitted in corruption case

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 17: Special Judge Anti-corruption Jammu, Mr Vikas Kant Gupta today discharged Mr M L Koul, the then Executive Engineer, PHE, Division Kishtwar, Mr Javed Iqbal Junior Engineer and Mr Ghulam Hussain, the then Junior Assistant of the same division from the charges of mis-appropriation of Rs 76, 657.86 paisa at the stage of framing charges........more

Mystery shrouds missing, arrest of Akhnoor girl

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 17: Mystery shrouded the missing and subsequent recovery of a young girl of village Mattu under the jurisdiction of Khour police station in Akhnoor tehsil. Family of the girl suspected that she might have been kidnapped and criminally assaulted............more

2 killed, 8 injured in road accidents

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Oct 17: At least two people were killed and eight others injured in three separate road accidents today. Official sources said that two persons were killed and another was injured when a truck skidded off the road today at about 1130 hrs and plunged into a deep nullah near Ambihar, 3 kms from Udhampur town on Jammu-Srinagar national highway. ..............more

Motor parts worth lakhs of rupees seized

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Oct 17: The alert Excise officials at Lakhanpur Toll Post seized 27 number motor parts valuing lakhs of rupees from vehicle No HP38/2597 during the routine checking today......more

Selection grade accorded to Surjit Singh

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 17: The State Government has granted selection grade in favour of Mr Surjit Singh, private secretary to the Principal Government Medical College, Jammu......more

Prasada again writes to CEA

NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Jitendra Prasada, who is said to be planning to contest against Sonia Gandhi for the party president’s post, has once again written to the Central Election Authority urging that steps should be taken to ensure that organisational polls be held according to rules so that they are free and fair...............more Missing
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BJP distances itself from RSS views on minorities ....

Ultras chop off civilian’s hand....



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