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DC gheraoed, demonstrations continue
Handwara Major being subjected to DNA finger printing

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 9: Even as he was sent out of command today, Major Rehman of Rashtriya Rifles 30th Bn, is being subjected to DNA fingerprinting to scientifically ascertain whether he had committed rape on a woman and her daughter in Badar Payeen village of Handwara on Saturday night. In the wake of serious allegations, followed by a chain of protest demonstrations, the Army official is now simultaneously facing as many as three investigations. On Sunday last, 35-year-old Ayesha W/o Abdur Rasheed Dar and her 11-year-old daughter, Shagufta alias Shabnam, had publicly alleged that the Army officer trespassed into their house late on Saturday night, stripped them on gun point and committed rape on both the females..............more

RAW officer’s killing worked out
9th class student held for blast in Rajouri

Excelsior Special Correspondent

RAJOURI, Nov 9: Police here today arrested a ninth class student Mohd Ishfaq, 14, for planting a powerful IED at Omi shoes on September 21 last year in which four persons including a RAW Assistant Commissioner were killed and 21 others were injured.............more

Revoke Armed Forces Special Powers Act: Omar

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 9: National Conference (NC) president , Omar Abdullah today said that Kashmir requires a political package and not just an economic package........more

Next budget to focus on tax reforms: PM

HAGUE, Nov 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured the CEOs of multinational corporations of tax reforms in the coming budget apart from an independent regulatory body, to be set up soon for the petroleum sector, and tariff rates brought down to ASEAN levels...................more

Home Ministry to prepare a comprehensive report on J&K

NEW DELHI, Nov 9: A day after his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today got down with his officials to prepare a comprehensive report on his assessment of the situation there which will be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh..........more

Armitage expresses satisfaction over peace process

ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: In the first high-level interaction between the US and Pakistan after President George W Bush’s re-election, American Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage today promised to continue close cooperation with Islamabad and expressed satisfaction over the progress in the Indo-Pak peace process..........more

Hurriyat leaders Pak parrots: Qureshi

NEW DELHI, Nov 9: JKLF founder Hashim Qureshi today agreed with the Centre that the Hurriyat leaders were being pressurised by Pakistan to stay away from the dialogue process with India, saying the amalgam leaders are "parrots of Pakistan and doing exactly what their masters ask them to do.".................more

Anara Gupta granted bail

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Jammu, Mr Sanjeev Gupta this evening granted bail to former Miss Jammu, Anara Gupta, who is allegedly involved in a much publicised sex racket.......more

Cong leader’s house attacked, 2 killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 9: Militants have killed a Police personnel and a civilian while looting weapons from the guarded residence of a Congress leader in Nowgam area, in Srinagar outskirts, late last night. Meanwhile security forces claimed to have killed a militant in an encounter in Kreeri area of Baramulla district and a woman died in a blast on Baramulla-Handwara road in north Kashmir......more

25 Cabinet Ministers sworn-in......

NDA allies to oppose BJP move.....

Mirage crashes, pilot ejects safely ......

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