| THE LARGEST CIRCULATED DAILY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR | |
THURSDAY, 22 OCTOBER, 1998 |
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| Teacher shot
dead in Anantnag 2 Armymen among 6 killed in Uri operation Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 21: In a
fierce gun-battle between militants and security forces
at Booniyar, Uri, two Army personnel, two militants and
two civilians have got killed while as two more soldiers
and an equal number of civilians have sustained injuries.
Elsewhere in Kashmir valley, militants have shot dead a
school-teacher in Anantnag district.....more Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 21: Chief
Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today said the confidence of
the people in administration and security forces is a
strong weapon to fight the proxy war unleashed by
Pakistan in the State.....more Excelsior Correspondent POONCH, Oct 21: An Army Lieutenant, a jawan and two militants were killed and three Army jawans were seriously injured in a fierce gun-battle at village Barnali in this border district today morning. A woman was killed in Pakistan firing at forward village of Sarla on the Line of Control (LoC)....more |
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500 kg RDX, 270 Kg plastic Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 21: The single largest haul of explosives in Kashmir, was recovered by the 8 Mountain Division of Army yesterday, when it unearthed a massive dump of explosives consisting of 500 kgs of RDX and 270 kgs of plastic explosives. The recovery was made at Badrakut area of Tangmarg tehsil of Baramulla district, after relentless and continuous search operations which lasted for three day's.......more Civilian injured
in Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 21: A civilian was injured as Pakistan troops resumed heavy firing on Indian positions along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC) in this division overnight. The firing was resumed by Pakistan after a brief lull of a couple of days......more Youth gunned
down by Excelsior Correspondent RAJOURI, Oct 21: Militants gunned down a youth inside a gharat (mill) at village Arghi in this border district last mid-night. He has been identified as Jagdish Raj Sharma, a resident of Arghi....more |
| India wants
friendship, peace with Pakistan From B L Kak NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Even as there was no major achievement during the just concluded parleys between the Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee telephonically contacted his Pakistani counterpart, Mr Nawaz Sharief, to express satisfaction at the Islamabad talks.....more |
| Hurriyat leader
detained, questioned NEW DELHI, Oct 21: Hurriyat Conference today claimed that one of its prominent members, Shabir Ahmed Dar, was detained and interrogated by intelligence sleuths at the Mumbai international airport on his return from New York. ..more |
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