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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA Sunday, November 20, 2005

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Probe ordered into Lone killing

SRINAGAR, Nov 20: More than a month after he was killed, the J&K Government today ordered a probe into the circumstances leading to the assassination of State Education Minister Ghulam Nabi Lone and possible security lapses that enabled penetration of a high security zone by militants on October 18...........more

Army Chief to visit quake-hit areas of J&K tomorrow

SRINAGAR: Army Chief General J J Singh will visit the earthquake-ravaged areas of Uri and Tangdhar in Jammu and Kashmir........more

Nine persons to go to PoK via Chakan-da-Bagh tomorrow

POONCH, With permits being issued today after MEA clearance, a batch of nine persons from J&K are ready to take the Poonch-Rawalakote road to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir via Chakan-da-Bagh crossing point tomorrow........more

Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) Director General Maj Gen Javed Zia and BSF Addl DG (West) N P S Aulakh at India-Pakistan biannual meeting in Punjab Bhawan at Chandigarh on Saturday.(UNI)

BSF, Pak Rangers agree on joint border patrolling

CHANDIGARH, Nov 19: Pushing forward the Confidence Building Measures, India and Pakistan have agreed on a series of measures to stop trans-border crimes including narcotics trafficking by conducting joint patrolling and sharing intelligence............more

Two top LeT militants, jawan killed in Doda

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 19: Two militants including a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘section commander’ and a foreign mercenary were killed in an encounter at village Kither, Bunjwa in Patnazi area of Kishtwar tehsil in Doda district this morning. An Army jawan also lost his life in the two hour long gun-battle........more

Kashmir can be resolved in terror free atmosphere: India

ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Shortly after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf remarked that the earthquake offered a lifetime opportunity to settle the Kashmir issue, India today said it was willing to resolve all bilateral issues through dialogue in an "atmosphere free from terrorism".........more

Exit polls predict Nitish's victory

NEW DELHI, Nov 19: Exit polls after fourth and final round of polls for the 243-member Bihar Assembly predict the Nitish Kumar led NDA alliance could garner a simple majority securing 117 seats, leaving Lalu Prasad’s RJD-led alliance trailing way behind the magic figure of 122 to form the Government............more

Violence can't be tolerated: Azad

Excelsior Special Correspondent

Srinagar, Nov 19: The gruesome killing of innocent civilians, our brothers, sisters, children and individuals by throwing grenades, detonating car bombs, killing of individuals in their homes and public places, is a big challenge to any democratic Government whose basic purpose is to save life and property of its people and work for welfare, prosperity and khushali and whosoever directly or indirectly involved in killing the people shall be dealt severely, said Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.....................more

24 cross over to PoK through Teetwal

TEETWAL, Nov 19 : A new chapter was written in the history of divided Kashmir when 24 Indians crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) through suspension foot bridge on the Kishen Ganga river this afternoon after partition......more

Cong MP arrested for murder

NEW DELHI, Nov 19: Congress MP from West Bengal Adhir Chowdhury, wanted in connection with the murder of his aide and maid servant, was today arrested from his official residence here triggering strong condemnation from the party............more

Militant, civilian killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 19: Security forces today killed a militant in an encounter in Drubgam village of Pulwama district in south Kashmir........more

Maoists to lay down arms

KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Maoist rebels in Nepal spearheading a decade-old insurgency have agreed to lay down arms under UN supervision and support the movement launched by an alliance of seven political parties to limit King Gyanendra’s role as a titular head, higly placed political sources said today..........more

45 to 50 pc voting in Bihar polls

PATNA, Nov 19: The month-long Assembly elections, Bihar’s second this year, came to an end today as the fourth phase of polling in 41 constituencies passed off by and large peacefully, with an estimated 45 to 50 per cent voter turnout...........more

Car bombs kill 48 in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 19: Car bombs killed at least 48 people in Iraq today, a day after more than 80 died in suicide blasts across the country.........more