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One killed, 18 civilians injured in grenade blast
Minister’s kin, cop, 2 ultras killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 10: While continuing their ceasefire-time offensive against the State Police, militants have gunned down a relative of the Forest Minister Pirzada Ghulam Ahmed Shah and another civilian in Kashmir valley since last evening. Even as security forces have eliminated two Kashmiri militants in Anantnag district, one civilian has got killed and eighteen more injured in a grenade blast at Batmaloo in the capital city here today. Informed sources told EXCELSIOR that on Friday afternoon a couple of militants shot dead a close relative of the senior National Conference leader and Forest Minister Pirzada Ghulam Ahmed Shah at Devsar village in Kulgam. Sources said that 53-year-old Ghulam Nabi Shah S/o Gul Mohammad Shah, who was an employee of the Adult Education, was targetted by his killers in the premises of the local mosque after he performed his prayers. The militants fired two pistol shots in Shah’s head and neck and he died on spot. Driving a scooter without number plate, the duo escaped in broad daylight.............more

Young girl among 2 civilians hurt
4 army jawans, 3 dreaded ultras killed in Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Mar 10: Four army personnel including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and three foreign mercenaries were killed while two civilians were injured in two separate encounters across this border district overnight.....more

HB Liaison Officer robbed
Dacoits strike in Channi Himmat

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 10: Armed dacoits struck at Channi Himmat early today and looted over 10 tolas of gold from the house of a Liaison Officer of Housing Board. The day-light dacoity created panic among the inhabitants of locality........more

SUNDAY SPECIAL
ISI for Al Badr’s increased role in J&K

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Mar 10: The ‘proxy’ war, unleashed in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan, is poised for a change, with the reported plan of the ISI to expand and strengthen the Al Badr terrorist outfit for a stepped-up offensive against India in the State. ........more

Advani stoutly opposes grant of self-determination right

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Mar 10: The Union Minister for Home Affairs, Mr LK Advani, has categorically ruled out grant of the right of self-determination to the people of Kashmir...more

Cong having clandestine deal with ULFA for polls: Modi

BANGALORE, Mar 10: BJP general secretary Narendra Modi today charged the Congress with having struck a clandestine deal with ULFA for the Assembly polls in Assam, where, he said, his party would go it alone. .........more

7 Cong activists hacked to death

HYDERABAD, Mar 10: In a gruesome faction violence, seven Congress activists were hacked to death, allegedly by ruling TDP supporters, at Atmakurubodu village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh today, police said. ......more

ST sleuths recover jewellery valuing Rs 87,65,162

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 10: A consignment of gold and diamond jewellery valuing Rs 87,65,162 (eighty seven lakhs, sixty five thousand, one hundred and sixty two) which was illegally been brought into the State from the sale of contravention of the provisions of the J&K General Sales Tax Act, 1962 was seized here by the authorities of the Sales Tax Department........more

India warns divisive forces

PORT LOUIS, Mar 10: India today warned against forces which sow the seeds of discord in the name of religion as Mauritius shared New Delhi’s concern over the growing menace of international terrorism and fundamentalism. .........more

NCP-BJP tie up ruled out....

Two IEDs recovered by college students...

Top car lifter Topi flees from lock-up ....

5 arrested, weapons seized
Criminals attack army post, injure jawan.....

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