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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2003
 

Moulvi Abbas Ansari and Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq at a meeting of their faction of the Hurriyat Conference in Srinagar on Wednesday.
Moulvi Abbas Ansari and Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq at a meeting of their faction of the Hurriyat Conference in Srinagar on Wednesday.

Hurriyat invites Geelani faction, Shah to return to its fold

SRINAGAR, Dec 3: In an effort to procure broader consensus and unite the separatist platform ahead of parleys with Centre later this month, the Hurriyat Conference today formally invited senior separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah to join the amalgam and appealed to dissident faction led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani to return...............more

Turmoil in Parliament over Bihari killings, scams

NEW DELHI, Dec 3: The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were adjourned in turmoil today over demands for immediate discussions on killing of Biharis in Assam, alleged seeking of favours from PSUs by some ministers and the Judeo bribery case...................more

Soldier, 4 militants among 8 killed in Valley

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 3: Four militants, one soldier of Rashtriya Rifles and a woman have died in two major gunbattles between militants and security forces in Kashmir valley today.................more

Two Pak brothers walk back to freedom

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SUCHETGARH, Dec 3: Barely 48 hours after their mistakenly entering Indian territory and arrest near Indo-Pak border, two Pakistani brothers today walked to freedom as they crossed the International Border to their native hamlet in Sialkote district of Pakistan..................more

3 terrorists killed in Doda

Excelsior SpecialCorrespondent

JAMMU, Dec 3: Army today gunned down three terrorists of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) outfit in an encounter at village Bheli in Doda while police thwarted an attempt by two terrorists to sneak into Kandi police station in Rajouri district last mid-night....................more

Land allotted for agriculture sold fraudulently
DB cancels allotment, sale deeds; restores land to State

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 3: In a landmark judgment, the Division of the State High Court, comprising Acting Chief Justice VK Jhanji and Justice Syed Bashir-ud-Din, in a batch of Latters Patent Appeals (LPAs), has canceled the allotment of the prime land situated at TopSherkhanian Jammu, worth rupees rupees 10 crore, and restored the land to the Government...................more

India proposes direct communication between
two Coast Guards

NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Moving ahead on its confidence building measures to normalise bilateral ties, India today proposed to Pakistan modalities for setting up direct communication links between Coast Guards of the two countries to address issues relating to fishermen and operational difficulties............more

Counting in 4 States today

NEW DELHI, Dec 3: Counting of votes in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi will be taken up at 8 am tomorrow.....................more

HM terrorist escapes custody, re-arrested
*Cop suspended

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 3: A top terrorist of Hizbul Mujahideen today escaped police custody from near the TADA court complex near the district jail but was re-arrested by the police. A police constable, who was accompanying the terrorist to the jail, has been placed under suspension for de-reliction of duty...............more

Cabinet empowers CM to terminate tainted officials

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 3: In a bid to check corruption in bureaucracy, the State Cabinet today empowered Chief Minister Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed to sanction termination of tainted public servants, including gazetted offcers in the State................more

Ajit to inquire ante-dating seniority of SW officers......

UP Chief Secretary resigns......

US may issue Dipawali stamp ......

Most wanted criminal Golawala arrested ......

5 more killed in Kuki-Karbi conflict......

Digvijay not to contest poll if Cong loses .....



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