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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2003
 

An army jawan searching the BSNL Indira Nagar exchange building where two "Al-Mansoorian" militants were holed up since Tuesday evening. (UNI)
An army jawan searching the BSNL Indira Nagar exchange building where two "Al-Mansoorian" militants were holed up since Tuesday evening. (UNI)

Sonwar gunbattle ends with death of Maj, CRPF cop,
BSNL official, 2 militants
SSB, CRPF IGs order separate probes in security lapses

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

SRINAGAR, Nov 20: Forty-eight-hour-long gunbattle between militants and security forces, which had begun with a fidayeen attack on a CRPF formation at Indira Nagar on Tuesday evening, has finally reached its end when a surviving militant died after killing a Major and causing injuries to some more Army personnel today. While as Army was confident that two militants died in the encounter, dead bodies of one militant and a junior official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) were recovered from the devastated site. Meanwhile, IGPs of CRPF and SSB have ordered separate inquiries into the security lapses that turned the immediate vicinity of Army’s 15 Corps in a battlefield for two days................more

‘Priyanka too not acceptable’
No support to Sonia as PM: Pawar

NEW DELHI, Nov 20: Nationalist Congress party president Sharad Pawar has ruled out supporting Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister after the next general elections even if it was the only way to keep out a Government led by BJP and has insisted that the Congress has to change its leader....................more

Ultra opens firing at Surankote Bus Stand
Jawan, 3 militants killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 20: An army jawan and three militants were killed while another jawan was injured in three separate incidents in Poonch and Udhampur districts overnight................more

Consul General among 27 dead, 450 injured
*Islamist bombers hit British targets in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Nov 20: Islamist suicide car bombers blew up the British consulate and a London-based bank in Istanbul today, killing 27 people including the Consul General and wounding 450 others in the second set of devastating blasts to rock Turkey’s largest city in less than a week................more

Chouhan SDPO Gandhi Nagar, Tanveer Bakshi Nagar
53 DySPs transferred

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 20: Director General of Police (DGP) Mr Gopal Sharma today ordered transfers and postings of 53 more Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs). Few days back, Mr Sharma had ordered transfers and postings of 34 DySPs..............more

Hurriyat ready for unconditional talks

SRINAGAR, Nov 20: The Hurriyat Conference today said it was ready for talks with the Centre provided the offer was unconditional and focussed on resolution of the Kashmir issue.................more

CBI books 3 IAF officials

NEW DELHI, Nov 20: The CBI has filed two separate complaints under Official Secrets Act against three Indian Air Force officials, including retired Air Vice Marshal J S Kumar, for allegedly entering into a criminal conspiracy with other people and indulging in anti-national activities.....................more

CRPF raising 64 new bns

BHUBANESWAR, Nov 20: The CRPF, entrusted with counter insurgency role, is raising 64 new battalions which would make it the largest para-military force in the world....................more

75 pc turnout in Mizo polls

AIZWAL, Nov 20: Barring stray incidents of intimidation of voters, polling for Mizoram Assembly polls passed off peacefully today with an estimated 75 per cent voters exercising their franchise amidst tight security...................more

30 killed in anti-Bihari violence

GUWAHATI, Nov 20: Sporadic violence and arson against Biharis spread to fresh areas of Assam today forcing authorities to bring more towns and districts under curfew even as the Centre rushed paramilitary forces to help restore order in the State where anti-Bihari agitation has claimed 30 lives so far..........more

CBI to probe Indian security press......

Pak bans Jaish offshoot, two more jihadi outfits.....

Tohra re-elected SGPC president......





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