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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 29: In a spectacular success, troops of Rashtriya Rifles of Delta Force and Ramban police today liquidated seven militants, five of them foreign mercenaries, after a day long gun-battle in the upper reaches of village Khurji in Mangat area of Banihal tehsil in Doda district. An army jawan also lost his life in the gun-fight while a woman was injured in the exchange of firing.........more |
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killed, BSF jawan injured Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 29: In an attempt to target civilian population living in the forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC), the Pakistan army has once again resorted to firing artillery shells, which are mostly used during war..............more |
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ITANAGAR,
Oct 29: In the backdrop of reported
Chinese incursions into Arunachal
Pradesh, Defence Minister George
Fernandes today said the border with that
country was quite safe and there was no
cause of any concern. Time to time border
talks were being held to sort out
problems and "our border was
absolutely protected and there was no
evidence of intrusion as such",
Fernandes told reporters at the Raj
Bhavan here before leaving for New Delhi
after a three-hour visit. Fernandes said
his main purpose of visiting Arunachal
Pradesh was to discuss threadbare with
the State Government the question of
improving road ........
SANGRUR,
Oct 29: Former Union
Minister Surjit Singh Barnala today
confirmed that he was being appointed as
the first Governor of Uttaranchal state
being carved out of Uttar Pradesh.
Talking to mediapersons here, Mr Barnala
said he would devote himself to the
service of the people and would take care
of the sikhs settled in the region. In
reply to a question, Mr Barnala said
although it was a great challenge to be
the Governor of a newly created State, he
would definitely take it as he already
had enough experience as Governor of
Tamil Nadu. (UNI) .......
MIRZAPUR,
Oct 29: Breaking the BJP
tradition, new Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Rajnath Singh today visited the
Vindhyavasini Temple in Vindhyachal and
not the controversial site in Ayodhya to
pay obeisance on assumption of power in
Lucknow. Residents and Bharatiya Janata
Party workers welcomed Mr Singh on his
maiden visit to the city after becoming
the Chief Minister. BJP legislators
Ramchandra Maurya and Bhailal Kole,
besides senior Government officials, were
in attendance. Party cms before Mr Singh
visited Ayodhya after coming to power to
pay obeisance in the .......
HYDERABAD,
Oct 29: Former Prime Minister V P
Singh today vehemently condemned Isreali
"atrocities" on unarmed
Palestinians and demanded United
Nations’ intervention for the cause
of Palestine. Addressing a protest public
meeting, organised by Indo-Arab league
here tonight, he said India has since
ages supported the cause of Arab world
and it is high time the NDA Government
spell out its support to Palestine and
condemn Israel’s oppressive policy
against the .......
