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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1998
   

VDC member kills wife, daughter
Two civilians killed in cross-firing at Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Nov 3: Two civilians were killed in exchange of firing between militants and Army personnel at village Pattan Gana in Palangar area near Behrot this morning. The killings were preceded by a powerful explosion at Behrot triggered with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)........more

BSF jawan killed in Pak firing
Migrants threaten march to Civil Secretariat
on November 9

Excelsior Correspondent

HIRANAGAR, Nov 3: Outrightly rejecting the much touted ‘relief package’ announced by the State Government, the displaced villagers camping at the tehsil headquarters have decided to gherao the Civil Secretariat to intensify their agitation. A ministerial team, which visited the displaced persons at their camp, had to return empty hand as the villagers were reluctant to return. Meanwhile, a BSF jawan fell victim to the unprovoked Pakistani firing at village Londi early this morning.............more

SRTC salaries worth Rs 14.62 lakh missing

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 3: Cash worth Rs 14.62 lakh has disappeared from an office of State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) at Parimpora during last night........more

Another massive haul of explosives in Valley
2 foreign militants killed in Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 3: While as security forces eliminated two foreign militants in an encounter near Kupwara, huge quantities of arms and ammunition were recovered at several places in the Valley today..........more

CM, MoS Home visiting devastated Tangdar today
4 killed, 24 injured, 52 houses damaged

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 3: While as the death toll due to heavy artillery and mortar shelling on Tangdar has reached 4, Pakistani Army today diverted their offensive to another border village, namely Titwal, where three houses got damaged and an equal number of civilians sustained injuries. in all, 24 people have sustained injuries while as 52 residential houses have suffered damage at the border villages of Tangdar and Titwal since Monday morning...........more

HC orders civil prison to SSRB
chairman, member

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 3: In a land mark judgement, Mr Justice Arun Kumar Goel of State High Court Jammu Wing has ordered that the then Chairman and a member of the Subordinate Services Recruitment Board be lodged in civil prison for 15 days in default of payment of fine of Rs 1000 each for not implementing a judgement of the court............more

Abducted female students recovered
from Railway Station

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 3: Police have recovered two young girls of RS Pura, who had allegedly been ‘kidnapped’ by two boys of the same area, about 10 days back from Jammu Railway Station. The boys and girls were trying to board a train to leave Jammu when they were caught by the police personnel.........more

CM denounces sectarian hatred;
calls for unity, equality

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 3: Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah has asked the people to eschew bickerings and maintain unity and brotherhood in which lie the key to success. He said Islam preached unity and equality and denounced sectarian hatred and prejudice, created by some self-interested persons...........more

PM refuses to accept resignation
Mamata quits Coordination Comm
against price rise

CALCUTTA, Nov 3: Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today resigned from the Coordination Committee of the ruling BJP-led coalition in protest against the Vajpayee Government’s "failure" to check price rise...........more

Civilian killed in Chatroo

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 3: A civilian was gunned down by the militants at Chatroo in Doda district last night... .....more

President, PM greet people on Guru Nanak’s birthday

NEW DELHI, Nov 3: President K R Narayanan, Vice President Krishan Kant and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today greeted people on the eve of Guru Nanak’s birthday......more

No shortage of salt with Super Bazaar, says Dhoori

NEW DELHI, Nov 3: Despite assurances given by Central and Delhi Governments about enough quantities of salt available in the capital and caution against panic buying, people continued to purchase the commodity in bulk creating artificial shortages in the market. ..more



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