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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2003
 

Student, 2 militants among 6 killed; 60 injured in blasts
Holed up militants hold 8 civilians hostage

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 20: While as a group of holed up militants has held hostage at least eight civilians in Thiarina village in Pulwama district today, militants have left two civilians dead and 60 wounded in two grenade blasts in Kashmir valley. Besides, two militants and a civilian have died in another gunbattle in Pulwama district and militants have shot dead a 13-year-old student in Kupwara district..............more

More NC leaders to be prosecuted: Baig

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 20: Some more Ministers in previous Farooq Abdullah Government are likely to be prosecuted in corruption cases very soon, as the State Vigilance Organisation has sought Governor’s permission for the same.............more

CHILD CRAFT: A child craftsman giving final touches to the idols of Lakshmi and Ganesh on Monday in Allahabad for the coming Diwali festival(UNI)
CHILD CRAFT: A child craftsman giving final touches to the idols of Lakshmi and Ganesh on Monday in Allahabad for the coming Diwali festival(UNI)

Mehbooba re-constitutes PDP

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 20: To strengthen the party at grass-root level, president of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti today reconstituted state unit of the party........more

Pak delegation in Jammu to inspect Baglihar

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 20: A three-member Pakistani delegation today reached Ramban to inspect Baglihar project on the Indus river tomorrow. The team is visiting the project as per provisions in the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan...............more

Fidayeen take drugs before terror attacks

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: In a startling revelation, suicide bombers or "fidayeen" are being given heavy doses of drugs to infuse them with courage and "take away the pain" before launching a terror attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, a US-based newspaper said today...............more

Puri takes over as IDS chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Vice Admiral Raman Puri today took over as the Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff — the Unified Command that controls India’s nuclear weapons, its Tri-Service Command in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, major defence institutions and the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA).............more

Maya seeks stay on arrest

LUCKNOW, Oct 20: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today moved the Allahabad High Court seeking stay on her possible arrest in a disproportionate assets case................more

Civilian killed in Doda
*Two injured in Pak shelling

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 20: A civilian was kidnapped and killed by the militants in Doda while two civilians were injured in unabated shelling by Pakistan army on Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector in Rajouri district today. Electricity supply in Kalsian was snapped after a transformer was damaged in shelling...............more

Theatre alive & kicking: Kher

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Veteran actor Anupam Kher says he is confident that the theatre culture in the country was "alive and kicking" and not about to die a slow death..............more

Six officers transferred

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 20: The Government today ordered transfer and postings of six officers........more
6 Principals of degree colleges transferred......

‘Latest Laden tape authentic’.....



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