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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2001
 

An Udhampur College Student Sunita Sharma performing at 'Display your Talent' programme in Jammu University. -Excelsior/Ashok
An Udhampur College Student Sunita Sharma performing at 'Display your Talent' programme in Jammu University. -Excelsior/Ashok

Shutdown in Valley over ‘assault’
3 Lashkar militants, NC worker killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 20: Even as Kashmir valley today observed a near-total shutdown on Hizbul Mujahideen’s call over the alleged Police assault on the senior pro-Pakistan leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, security forces eliminated three Pakistani militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba in a clean operation at Behrampora village of Sopore.................more


3 militants’ hideouts busted
SPO killed, another hurt in Poonch gun-battle

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Mar 20: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and another seriously injured in an encounter with militants at Loran Mandi in Poonch while Army and Border Security Force (BSF) effected recovery of a huge quantity of explosives and ammunition and destroyed three hideouts of the militants at three separate places here overnight.........more

IT made compulsory in Secondary Schools: Shafi

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 20: The Jammu and Kashmir Government have decided to make Computer education compulsory in Higher Secondary Schools in the State from the next academic session.....more

Students urged to call off stir

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 20: The Education Minister, Mr Mohammad Shafi today made a fervent appeal to the people in general and legislators of Jammu in particular to persuade the striking college students to give up their agitation for open choice in examinations and said that it is neither in the interest of the students nor of the Jammu University. This, he said, violates UGC norms to which Jammu University stands committed.......more

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‘Holy war’ in J&K to be intensified: Farooq Kashmiri

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Mar 20: The Harkat-ul-Mujahideen supremo, Maulana Mohammed Farooq Kashmiri, has warned that the Indian Government would witness "a bloodbath" in Kashmir if it continued to "inflict wounds on the sentiments and souls of the Kashmiris".........more

PM launches counter-offensive

NEW DELHI, Mar 20: Reeling under an opposition attack in the wake of the expose by tehelka.Com, BJP led by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today launched a counter-offensive saying "those raising the bogey of corruption to come to power will not be allowed to succeed"..........more

IAS officer, GM among 4 arrested by Vigilance

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, March 20: State Vigilance Organisation arrested an IAS officer, General Manager of Ranbir Government Press Jammu, GM of Govt Press Srinagar and Joint Director Industries department in a corruption case.......more

NC members find fault with educational policy

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 20: The opposition today staged a walk out in the State Assembly just few minutes before the House was going to be adjourned for the day accusing the Government for not giving the satisfactory reply to the cut motions raised by its members......more

Tejpal deposes before army’s court of inquiry

NEW DELHI, Mar 20: Tarun Tejpal, editor-in-chief of tehelka.com, which did the expose on Defence deals, today appeared before army’s three member court of inquiry probing Defence officials’ conduct as revealed by tapes and deposed under oath.......more

Two students abducted by militants in Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 20: Two students have been kidnapped by the Hizbul Mujahideen militants from Gandoh area of Doda district and forcibly recruited into militants’ ranks...........more Missing
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Nitish gets addl charge of Railways ....

MLAs to face suspension for smoking in lobby....

NDA, Oppn agree on vote on account....

ST raids on oil manufacturing units....

Cong demands action against Laxman, Jaitley ....



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