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Saturday, December 9, 2006

LATEST UPDATE NEWS (17:15 IST)

Three killed in encounter in Poonch

JAMMU, : Three persons, including a jawan and a militant, were killed in an encounter between security forces and militants in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir today.......more

60 pound cake cut in J&K on Sonia’s 60th birthday

JAMMU, : The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir today celebrated the 60th birthday of party president Sonia Gandhi by cutting a specially-made 60 pound cake at the party headquarters here......more

Truck drivers wait for 300-km Srinagar-Jammu national highway to reopen as the road remained closed due to landslides for the fifth day on Friday.(UNI)
Truck drivers wait for 300-km Srinagar-Jammu national highway to reopen as the
road remained closed due to landslides for the fifth day on Friday.(UNI)

197 more airlifted to Srinagar from Leh
Highway closed on 5th day

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 8: Even on fifth day today, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed at Panthyal, about 168 kilometre from here, although Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel made hectic efforts to clear the road of debris......more

Sittings reduced from 30 to 22
Govt cuts short budget session by 18 days

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Dec 8: The Government has again decided to reduce budget session of the State Assembly by 18 days. Initially scheduled between January 8 to February 23, the session has been cut short by 18 days and will now conclude on February 5..........more

 

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Discussions on 11th plan roadmap
PM to meet CMs today at NDC meet

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present to all Chief Ministers a roadmap with an emphasis on reforms to achieve a double-digit growth in the 11th Plan at the meeting of the National Development Council tomorrow........more

Civilian killed, soldier injured
Demonstrators clash with police in Pulwama

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 8: Fifteen persons, including seven Police personnel, sustained injuries today in ding-dong clashes as demonstrators clashed with police over a road accident in which two youth had sustained critical injuries. Meanwhile, suspected militants have gunned down a civilian and left a soldier injured in Sopore area............more

US House passes US-India nuke deal

WASHINGTON, Dec 8: The US House of Representatives today passed the resolution seeking to implement the US-India civilian nuclear cooperation agreement following a brief discussion by 355 to 55 votes. .......more

Women’s Bill not to be introduced

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: The long delayed Women’s Reservation Bill is unlikely to be introduced in the current session of Parliament as also the contentious bills on the pensions, banking and factory act. ......more

HC stays proceedings against Armymen

SRINAGAR, Dec 8: State High Court today stayed the proceedings of Pathribal case in a lower court following an application by Army that prior sanction of the Centre was needed for prosecuting five Army officers accused of killing five civilians in a fake encounter in March 2000. ......more

Dinesh, 3 female scribes awarded

Excelsior Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: Dinesh Manhotra, Special Correspondent of Daily Excelsior and three women scribes from Jammu and Kashmir were among the journalists awarded Sanjay Ghose Media Fellowship Award for the year 2006-07..........more

2 HM militants sentenced

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: A Delhi Court has sentenced two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, arrested three years ago with a huge cache of arms and explosives, to seven years rigorous imprisonment.........more

Two ultras killed in Banihal

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 8: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were gunned down by Army and police in an encounter at Dulligam in Banihal tehsil this morning.........more



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