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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2003
 

Union Minister for Communications and IT Arun Shourie and Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed at one-day seminar on ‘Citizen e-Powerment’ at Srinagar on Thursday.
Union Minister for Communications and IT Arun Shourie and Chief Minister Mufti Mohd Sayeed at one-day seminar on ‘Citizen e-Powerment’ at Srinagar on Thursday.

Shourie gives Rs 41 cr IT project to J&K
*Revolutionary step, says Mufti

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 16: By yet another major initiative to boost economic development in J&K, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology Arun Shourie today announced an ambitious project for setting up of 139 Community Information Centres (CIC) to promote IT sector in a big way in the State............more

Engineer awarded 2 years imprisonment

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 16: Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu, Mr HK Hanjura has awarded simple imprisonment of two years and a fine of rupees 3,000 to Hari Krishan Gandotra, the then Executive Engineer Roads and Buildings against whom a case of disproportionate assets worth to the tune of rupees 9,50,757 has been proved...............more

4 militants, soldier killed in Handwara
Militant, accomplice killed in custody

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 16: While as security forces have killed four militants in two separate gunbattles in Handwara and a soldier has also got killed, troops have allegedly killed two persons—a militant and a civilian—in custody in Pulwama district........more

Hema Malini to campaign for BJP

NEW DELHI, Oct 16: Noted Bollywood actress Hema Malini, today said that she would campaign for the BJP in the coming Assembly elections in five states................more

Top police officer’s kin held for militant links

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 16: In an important success, police have arrested a militant of Hizb-e-Islami outfit from Rajouri town, who happened to be close kin of a top police officer. He was involved in militant activities in Rajouri and also had links with "militants’ contacts" in New Delhi................more

No let up in anti-militancy operations: DPM

MANESAR (HARYANA), Oct 16: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today asserted that there would be no let up in security forces’ operations against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and observed that a record number of more than 200 militants were killed last month.............more

Musharraf ready to talk to Vajpayee

PUTRAJAYA (MALAYSIA), Oct 16: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today said he was ready to meet Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee "anytime, anywhere" but was not "dying" for it...............more

OIC plea to India on Kashmir

PUTRAJAYA (MALAYSIA) Oct 16: Raking up the Kashmir issue at the opening of the oic summit here, its secretary general Abdelouahed Belkeziz today toed Pakistan’s line and talked about right of "self determination" for the Kashmiri people and urged India to allow its delegation to "inspect condition in the Indian-controlled part" of the State................more

Sonia launches poll campaign

JAIPUR, Oct 16: Launching the Assembly poll campaign in five states on a high personal and emotional note on her foreign origin issue, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said neither her patriotism nor Indianness could be questioned..............more

Bhim admits he is in touch with Farooq

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 16: Airing speculations over his next political move, Jammu Kashmir National Panther Party chief Prof Bhim Singh today admitted that he was in touch with National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah and he has no permanent enemy in politics..............more

Ultra killed, another surrenders.....

Pak team to visit Baglihar......



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