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The CRPF personnel looking at the dead militants inside Pamposh hotel,
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Lashkar launches ‘Operation Badar’ in Srinagar
6 soldiers, 2 militants killed in Fidayeen strike on CRPF camp

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

SRINAGAR, Nov 22: In its first suicide strike of the year in Srinagar city, Lashkar-e-Toiba today killed half-a-dozen paramilitary soldiers at a major CRPF camp. Two Fidayeen of the group died in the clash. This is first time, after Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as Chief Minister of the State on November 2nd last, that militants have struck in a big way here............more

Shah alleges pre-poll rigging to defeat NC in elections
Heated exchanges among Cong-PDP, NC members
Mehboob Beg targets Mufti, saysPDP deviating from its agenda
Taj, Madan launch counter attack; say there was no accountability in NC Govt

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 22: First day of debate on the Governor’s address in the Legislative Assembly was marred by heated exchanges between treasury benches, represented by the Congress-PDP and opposition benches comprising only the previously ruling National Conference. The duel took place mainly on the issues of militancy, rigging in the elections and corrupt practices of the former Ministers...........more

SI, civilian injured
Two SPOs shot dead in Banihal

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 22: Terrorists late this evening gunned down two Special Police Officers (SPOs) at Khari, Banihal while a major tragedy was averted when an army patrol party defusing a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at village Galigarh in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district today........more

Mehbooba meets PM, Sonia

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: Ms Mehbooba Mufti, vice-president of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir, today met Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and sought "generous assistance" to overcome power crisis and unemployment problem in the State. ...........more

Say ‘corrupt coterie’ led to defeat
Two ex-NC MLAs blast party's top leadership

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 22: Some veteran National Conference members today had to face a strong ire not from their arch rivals—the PDP members—but from their two own erstwhile associates, who levelled serious allegations against former Chief Minister and Ministers in the Legislative Assembly........more

Farmers get cheques for land acquired by Army
Mufti exhorts people to launch war against corruption

Excelsior Correspondent

R S PURA, Nov 22: Exhorting people to launch a war against corruption, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that eradication of nepotism and red-tapism was not possible as long as common masses remained mute spectators of prevailing system. .......more

10 kg RDX recovered
7 ultras among 10 killed

SRINAGAR, Nov 22: Two Army personnel and seven militants were among 10 people killed and four securitymen injured, while Army recovered ten kgs of RDX and other explosive from a hideout in Kashmir valley since last night, official sources said today. ........more

Putin expresses concern at fate of Pak nuclear weapons

MOSCOW, Nov 22: Expressing grave concern at the fate of Pakistani nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin today said these could fall into the hands of terrorists. ..........more

Al-Umar chief detained in PoK

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: Chief of Al-Umar Mujahideen Mushtaq Zargar alias Latram has reportedly been put under detention in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir for carrying out grenade attacks against separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir. ...........more

BJP for strong measures in J&K

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: Expressing concern over terrorist strike in Jammu and Kashmir today, BJP said it was time the Congress-PDP Government in the State took strong measures in tackling terrorism rather than putting POTA on hold. ........more

Priyanka visits Amethi .....

‘This year’s drought the worst’ ....

‘Govt committed to sell-off, remove obstacles to FDI’........

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