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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2003
 

Two children killed, 8 injured in firing
Ultra strikes again in Akhnoor, takes shelter

in MES quarters

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 28: A lone militant, who had survived yesterday’s army operation in Akhnoor, made a dramatic appearance at MES residential quarters near yesterday’s encounter site and opened indiscriminate firing killing two children and injuring eight others. The militant later took position inside a quarter, where he was hiding till mid-night when the reports last came in............more

High level probe ordered into ‘security lapses’

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 28: Police authorities today ordered a "thorough review" of security arrangements and a high level inquiry into Sunday night’s "security lapses" when three militants breached over 14 police nakas and freely covered a distance of over 70 kilometers on Jammu-Pathankote national highway and Jammu-Akhnoor road before being intercepted by an army naka at Akhnoor bridge..........more

People carry an injured person soon after a grenade explosion in Srinagar on Tuesday.
People carry an injured person soon after a grenade explosion in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Hizb appoints new ‘chief military advisor’
35 left wounded on day one of Ramzan

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 28: On day one of the holy month of Ramzan, militants have left as many as 35 Kashmiri Muslims wounded in a grenade blast at Central Telegraph Office (CTO) in Civil Lines area of the capital city today. Besides, a civilian has been kidnapped and shot dead in Pulwama district.......more

Army getting successful in detecting IEDs

NEW DELHI, Oct 28: The Engineering units of the Indian Army, deputed in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir, have succeeded in detecting and defusing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the State, a senior Army officer said here today..........more

3 jawans killed, 7 hurt in Doda blast

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 28: Three army jawans were killed and seven others were injured in an IED explosion, triggered by the militants under a civil vehicle hired by army to shift the soldiers going on leave to Jammu, at Panchni nullah near Khlaini, about 14 kms short of Doda town on Doda-Batote road this morning.........more

A cross-border love story with happy ending

WAGAH (AMRITSAR), Oct 28: For a change, this one is a real cross-border love story with a happy ending...............more

CBI arrests IT Dy Director

NEW DELHI, Oct 28: The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Income Tax Deputy Director and an advocate for demanding a bribe of Rs 3 lakh from a person for settling an income tax dispute...........more

Shun violence: PM to extremists

KOHIMA, Oct 28: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today asked extremist organisations in the north east to shun the path of violence and announced a slew of measures to improve the infrastructure and further the development of the region...........more

Pak puts off reaction

ISLAMABAD, Oct 28: Maintaining that New Delhi "cannot unilaterally implement" some of its proposals to normalise ties with Islamabad, Pakistan put off the announcement of its reaction to Indian proposals in the last minute for the second day today............more

India pushes forward peace agenda

NEW DELHI, Oct 28: Even as it took strong exception to some of offensive remarks made by Islamabad yesterday, India today pushed forward its its peace agenda by acting on three of the twelve Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) forwarded to Pakistan on Wednesday........more

JKDF constitutes ad-hoc committee ......

India needs replacement for aircraft carrier.....

3 ultras, 2 jawans killed in Poonch.....



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