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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2003
 

Jawan dies in ambush; Major, SI injured
Two SPOs, fidayeen killed; 6 hurt in Surankote attack

Excelsior Special Correspondent

POONCH/RAJOURI, Sept 30: Two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and a fidayeen were killed and six others including one Sub Inspector and an ASI of police were injured in an encounter in Surankote town in Poonch district this morning, which spread panic among the people and led to closure of market and traffic................more

HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi addressing media representatives at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday.(UNI)
HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi addressing media representatives at his residence in New Delhi on Tuesday.(UNI)

Vajpayee rejects Joshi's resignation
*Allahabad HC stays proceedings

NEW DELHI, Sept 30: The 11-day drama over the resignation of HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi from the union cabinet ended today with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee rejecting it after the Allahabad High Court stayed proceedings against Joshi in the Babri Masjid demolition case in the Rae Bareli Court................more

New weapon AK-74 recovered in Mendhar
Army eliminates 4 mercenaries

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 30: In three important successful operations, army today gunned down four foreign mercenaries—two in far off area of Marwah in Doda district and one each in Hiranagar and Banihal. For the first time, an AK-74 rifle was also recovered from the slain militants in Marwah.............more

Mufti asks farmers to diversify agriculture
*Agro scientists told to come out of ivory towers

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 30: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for diversification of agriculture asking agro scientists to come out of ivory towers and educate farmers in the field about production increasing technologies.............more

Bharat Shah, 2 others convicted; one acquitted

MUMBAI, Sept 30: Leading film financier Bharat Shah was today convicted by a court here for concealing information from police about extortion committed by Nasim Rizvi, producer of film ‘Chori Chori Chupke Chupke’, who along with his assistant was found guilty of having nexus with Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel to extort money from film stars.............more

600 distt courts to be computerised

CHANDIGARH, Sept 30: Union Minister of State for Law P C Thomas today said the Centre would be spending Rs 1200 crore for computerisation of 600 district courts all across the country and another Rs 6.1 crore on setting up fast track courts in Chandigarh and Delhi............more

Top Gujarat Police official sentenced

AHMEDABAD, Sept 30: A top official of Gujarat Police and two of his subordinates were sentenced to imprisonment by a Junagadh fast-track court after 29 years for beating up a detenu in police custody causing serious injury..........more

Major killed in landmine blast at Gurdaspur

GURDASPUR, Sept 30: An Army Major was killed and three jawans injured when a landmine detonated during the demining operations along the Indo-Pak border in Panjgrahian village of the Dera Baba Nanak sector in this district today...............more

19 injured in Shopian blast

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 30: Nineteen persons, including six CRPF personnel, were injured when militants exploded a grenade at crowded Shopian bus stand in Pulwama district of south Kashmir around 1120 hours today.............more

Judge asks Akshardham accused if he has
complaint against cops

AHMEDABAD, Sept 30: A POTA court today asked key accused in the Akshardham Temple attack case Chand Khan whether he had any complaints against the Ahmedabad Police...............more

Missing Indian Kids - Children
 



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