ISLAMABAD,
Oct 29:In
a mixed response, Pakistan today accepted some of the
proposals made by India in its recent 12-point peace
initiative, but made certain counter-proposals which are
unlikely to find favour in New Delhi............more
JAMMU,
Oct 29:Akhnoor
operation finally ended in wee hours of this morning when
army jawans eliminated a lone surviving militant in
kitchen of MES employee Beli Ram’s quarter while
death toll in the gun-battle that lasted three days today
went upto nine with two injured—a woman and an army
jawan—succumbing to their injuries..........more
SRINAGAR, Oct 29:On day two
of the holy month of Ramzan, militants
have left 20 persons injured in yet
another grenade blast in Kashmir valley
today. Nineteen of the 20 victims are
Kashmiri Muslims, observing fast on the
second day of the holy month. Meanwhile,
a civilian, who was among the 35 people
left wounded in a similar blast here
yesterday, has succumbed to injuries at a
hospital.......more
POONCH, Oct 29:A
divisional commander and three
district commanders were among 17
militants surrendered along with
their arms and ammunition before
the security forces at Surankote
today...........more
WASHINGTON, Oct 29: An Ohio truck
driver, Kashmir-born naturalised US
citizen Iyman Faris, was sentenced to 20
years in prison for plotting with Al
Qaeda terror network to blow up the
Brooklyn Bridge in New York and launch a
simultaneous attack in
Washington..........more
NEW DELHI, Oct 29:Terming the
ties between India and Britain as
"extraordinary", Prince
Charles, heir to the British throne,
today said the relationship between the
two countries is "acutely modern in
many of its manifestations" driven
by a healthy and shared
perception................more
NEW DELHI, Oct 29: The Centre’s
interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir N N
Vohra today held discussions with Deputy
Prime Minister L K Advani who is to hold
talks with separatist conglomerate
Hurriyat Conference............more
NEW DELHI, Oct 29:The Delhi
High Court today acquitted two accused in
Parliament house terrorist attack case
— lecturer S A R Geelani and a woman
Afsan Guru — who had both been
sentenced to death, but upheld the death
sentence on two other accused holding
that the act amounted to attack on
India’s sovereignty............more
BALASORE, Oct 29: Brahmos, the
supersonic cruise missile, was
flight-tested successfully for the fourth
time from the Integrated Test Range (ITR)
at Chandipur, about 13 Km from here,
today.............more
NEW DELHI, Oct 29: For the first
time, armed forces personnel would be
able to exercise their franchise through
proxy voting in the coming assembly
elections with the army authorities
making all preparations in time.........more
