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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
THURSDAY, 29 OCTOBER, 1998
   

Bunglings in Kupwara PHE scam may touch several crores
20 FIRs lodged against 13 Engineers,
26 contractors

X-En among 10 Enggs may be declared absconders

Investigations stepped-up, entire record seized

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 28: The Vigilance Organisation has lodged 20 separate First Information Reports (FIRs) against 13 Engineers including three Executive Engineers and 26 contractors in the multi-crore scandal unearthed in the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Kupwara-Handwara division in the Kashmir valley....more

War-like situation prevails in Hiranagar sector
Entire population desert Londi, Khaw
Last man leaving border village of Londi in HIranagar sector. -Excelsior/Ashokarha

Excelsior Correspondent

HIRANAGAR, Oct 28: As all human beings left the villages in lurch and took asylum at the tehsil head quarter to protect their lives from Pakistani bullets, a war like situation prevailed in Londi, Khawarha and other hamlets adjoining International Border. Gun toting Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have virtually seized Londi village which wore a deserted look after mass migration........more

Arms, explosives haul
6 militants, Army jawan killed in Poonch battle

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Oct 28: Troops today achieved a big success in the ongoing anti-militancy operations when they gunned down six hardcore Harkat-ul-Ansar (HUA) militants during a fierce gun-battle at village Sathra in Mandi area of this district. An Army jawan also lost his life while fighting the militants.....more

High-level meet discusses situation at Siachen

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Oct 28: The Defence Ministry has, in a significent move, instructed Indian soldiers to hold fast and thrust deep in the event of Pakistani troops continuing their attempts to capture three vital Indian posts in the Siachen glacier area of Ladakh.....more

Govt will firmly deal with ISI’s threat: Advani

NEW DELHI, Oct 28: Home Minister L K Advani today said the Government will firmly deal with the threat posed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence which has links in Kashmir and elsewhere in the country... ......more

Laloo Prasad YadavLaloo remanded to judicial custody

PATNA, Oct 28: Former Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav and four
others were today remanded to judicial custody after they surrendered before a CBI court here in connection with a fodder scam case.

CBI Judge S K Lal rejected their plea for provisional bail and sent them to judicial custody. ......
more

BSF source shot dead in Pattan Civilian killed, 16 injured

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 28: Even as the counter-insurgent security forces and police failed to apprehend or eliminate any militant in Kashmir today, militants enjoyed a field day as they struck at Palhalan, Qazigund, Kulgam, Tral and Dooru while leaving two persons killed and 16 others injured....more

Unfair means by examiners

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 28: Today, it were the examiners who were found resorting to unfair means to benefit their chosen candidates of Matriculation examination in the Valley......more

Talks to continue despite Pak hostilities: Fernandes

BHOPAL, Oct 28: Defence Minister George Fernandes today said the high level talks between India and Pakistan would continue despite the unprovoked firings from across the border. .......more

Afghan rivals agree truce, free prisoners

KABUL, Oct 28 : Afghanistan’s warring factions agreed to a one-week cease fire, while they try to negotiate a peace agreement, Taliban and opposition spokesmen said today.......more
Sushma Swaraj

EC pulls up Sushma Swaraj

NEW DELHI, Oct 28: The Election Commission has pulled up Delhi Chief Minister Sushma Swaraj for undertaking police supervisory wok in a very obvious propagandist manner in the Capital apparently violative of the model code of conduct in view of the next month’s Assembly elections.......more



Editor and Publisher: S.D. Rohmetra,
published at Excelsior Printers Pvt. Ltd., Janipura, Jammu-180 007 (JAMMU & KASHMIR), (INDIA) on behalf of owner S.D. Rohmetra.
e-mail: editor@dailyexcelsior.com




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