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BSF personnel take cover as shooting starts outside the residence of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.(UNI)

Gunbattle in progress on Ali Jan complex as 2 militants holed up
Fidayeen strike on CM’s residence foiled

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Security forces today foiled the militants’ first ever suicidal attack on the official residence of the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Maulana Azad Road. While as two BSF soldiers died and 10 others—including an incharge Commandant and three photojournalists—sustained injuries, both the heavily armed militants took shelter in the nearby Dr Ali Jan Shopping Plaza. Jammu & Kashmir Police and Border Security Forces (BSF).............more

3 ultras lay down arms in Poonch

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 17: Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants including a ‘commander’ today surrendered before Army and police in Surankote while an Army jawan and a civilian were killed and two others were injured in separate incidents in Jammu region overnight........more

VHP programme fizzles out
*Singhal conducts symbolic meeting

AYODHYA, Oct 17: The much touted VHP sponsored congregation here for Ram Temple campaign fizzled out today after police foiled the programme by sealing the temple town and preventing its activists from gathering at the Ramsevakpuram, the venue of the proposed Assembly.................more

Pak sets up BAT to devise strategy against fencing

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 17: Perturbed over fencing on Line of Control and International Border, Pakistan Army has set up a Border Action Team (BAT), a combination of Army, Rangers, ISI and other agencies to devise a fresh strategy for infiltration of the militants and sabotage fencing, security officials said................more

OIC seeks UNMOGIP role in J&K

PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA, Oct 17: The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) today called upon India to accept the strengthening of United Nations Military Observers Group India-Pakistan (UNMOGIP) and allow its fact- finding mission to visit Jammu and Kashmir to make a spot study of the situation in the militancy-affected State..............more

Enemies of peace behind violence: CM

Excelsior Special Correspondent

ALIGARH, Oct 17: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that elements who do not digest peaceful conditions in Jammu and Kashmir are engineering incidents of violence to derail the peace process in the State...............more

Mufti reviews situation

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed returned here from Aligarh this evening.................more

Every help to J&K: Kanshi

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 17: The Union Minister for Rural Development Mr. Kashi Ram Rana has said that the Centre will extend all possible help to Jammu and Kashmir for the development of rural areas and upliftment of down trodden and weaker sections of the society..............more

Mirwaiz denied permission to attend meet

NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Senior Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq today accused the Centre of "infringing" upon his religious rights by not allowing him to participate in a four-day international Islamic conference in South Africa, beginning tomorrow...............more

Girls formed part of Daler’s troupes......

VHP for President’s rule......

Laden alive, says Musharraf......

Battu again surrenders......

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