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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2003
 

Army jawan take positions during a gun-battle in Akhnoor on Monday. More pics on page 12.	-- Excelsior/Ashok
Army jawan take positions during a gun-battle in Akhnoor on Monday.- Excelsior/Ashok

Militants strike at highway, travel from Jatwal to Akhnoor breaching 14 nakas
Two ultras, 2 jawans among 6 killed; Major, 8 others injured

Another militant captured alive in injured condition
TATA Sumo driver arrested for suspected terror links

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 27: Playing with the security arrangements, three militants in police uniform struck at three places last night from Jatwal to Akhnoor covering a distance of more than 70 kms without meeting any resistance till a TATA Sumo, they were travelling in, was intercepted by an army naka about 100 meters short of Akhnoor bridge. A total of six persons including two army jawans, two civilians and two militants were killed while nine others including five Army personnel, one of them a Major and four civilians were injured in the militant strikes. A suspected harbourer of the militants—a TATA Sumo driver of Ustaad Mohalla has been arrested while a militant was captured by the army in an injured condition. He has been shifted to a Military Hospital under tight security. ............more

Faisal was arrested, released earlier

Faisal Javed, driver of TATA Sumo, who drove the militants from Maheshpura Crossing to Akhnoor, had earlier also been arrested by a team of Special Operations Group (SOG) from his Ustaad Mohalla residence after a fidayeen attack on an army camp at Tanda on July 22 following reports that he had "some kind of links" with the militants..........more

No withdrawal of troops from key posts in J&K: Vij

NEW DELHI, Oct 27: As the top commanders from Army, Navy and Air Force began their five-day crucial annual meeting to assess the country’s security situation, Army Chief Gen N C Vij today said troops would not be withdrawn from key forward posts along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and that army operations against militants will continue throughout the winter season. .......more

K R Malkani dead

PONDICHERRY, Oct 27: Hardcore RSS ideologue and one of the few surviving old guards of erstwhile Jan Sangh, Lt Governor of Pondicherry, Kewal Ram Malkani, died of cardiac arrest in Government hospital here this evening. .........more

Train traffic restored after 17 hours
NR, police officers review situation

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Oct 27: General Manager Northern Railways and the Inspector General of Railway Protection Force (RPF) today reviewed the security of the track alongwith the officers of Crime and Railways, Jammu at the spot where twin explosions in Shalimar Express at Jatwal near Hiranagar took place yesterday. .........more

Power Minister orders inquiry List tampered to adjust blue eyed AEEs

By Dinesh Manhotra

JAMMU, Oct 27: As some officers have allegedly tampered with the finalised transfer list of Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs) of the Power Development Department (PDD), Power Minister Mohammed Sharief Niaz has initiated an inquiry to fix responsibility on those bureaucrats responsible for clandestinely altering the list approved by him..............more

HM military advisor among 3 killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Police today achieved a major success when they killed a self styled chief operational commander and military advisor of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen Saif-u-Rehman Bajwa in the down town city..........more

50 Hurriyat activists arrested
*Partial strike in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Oct 27 : More than 50 leaders, from both groups of the All Party Hurriyat Conference APHC, have been taken into preventive custody at civil lines here for violating prohibitory orders. . ..........more

Punjab PCB issues ultimatum to polluting industries

JALANDHAR, Oct 27 : In view to combat growing pollution in the state,the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PCB) today issued ultimatum to the most polluted industries to reveal their detailed action plan to curb pollution caused through their industries by Nov 15 or face consequences. . ...........more

PM launches Mobile Phone Service in Nagaland

KOHIMA, Oct 27 : In a landmark development, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today launched the Mobile Telephone Service in Nagaland and, in his first message through the mobile, made a strong plea for peace in this restive state and called upon its people " to talk, remove distances and let the talks proceed". .......more

 



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