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Saturday, December 16, 2006

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Kashmir is under control despite insurgency: Army

SRINAGAR, : Despite the influx of militants across the Line of Control (LoC), security situation in Kashmir was "absolutely" under control, a senior Army official said today.......more

Terrorist infrastructure in Pak intact: Antony

NEW DELHI, : Advising armed forces not to be complacent, Defence Minister A K Antony today said the terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan was still intact despite a fall in infiltration."’There has been a decrease in infiltration.... But we should not be complacent," Mr Antony told a press conference after paying homage to martyrs of the ......more

Two ultras, girl among 5 killed
Villagers hack militant to death in Mendhar

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 15: Taking cudgels against militants, local people of village Chandiyal in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district hacked to death an Al-Badr militant of Pakistan after he along with his associate kidnapped a young girl from her house. The second militant, however, gunned down the girl before fleeing from the spot......more

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a public meeting at Budhal on Friday.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a public meeting at Budhal on Friday.

Azad lists priority sectors for next annual plan

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Dec 15: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that road communication, medicare and education would be the three top priority sectors in the next annual plan to usher rural and far-flung areas in a new phase of development aimed at connecting cut- off areas bringing everyone under medical cover and universalizing education......more

Top wanted Munna Janwari escapes again
LeT arms consignment seized

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 15: Sopore's most wanted Lashkar-e-Toibba militant, Shaukat Janwari alias Munna, has once again managed to escape from a Police operation even as his arms consignment has been seized and some functionaries of the organisation arrested. In another dramatic operation, Police have seized Lashkar money worth Rs 1.50 Lakh from Palhalan, Pattan, and arrested three operatives of the guerrilla outfit..........more

 

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Centre competent to enact laws for J&K: HC

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Dec 15: Justice YP Nargotra of State High Court Jammu wing has decided a constitutional point and held that the Parliament was legally competent to enact the Motor Vehicle Act for the state of J&K under amendment order 1965.......more

2 PP Div officials arrested by VOK

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 15: Two officials of the Pir Panjal Division of Forest Department were arrested today after they were caught red handed while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 3,000 from a small scale entrepreneur at the Divisional Forest Office at Budgam by sleuths of Vigilance Organisation Kashmir (VOK)........more

Tosha Khana safe
Devastating fire at Mubarak Mandi complex

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 15: A mysterious and devastating fire broke out in that portion of historical Mubarak Mandi complex which houses treasury of Maharaja’s period, commonly called " Tosha-Khana".......more

HC for Dal Conservation Fund

SRINAGAR, Dec 15: The State High Court has directed the authorities to set up a ‘Dal Conservation Fund’ and appealed to the people to contribute in it to save this world famous lake from extinction.......more

3 more J&K Haj pilgrims die

SRINAGAR, Dec 15 : Three more Haj pilgrims from Jammu andKashmir have died at Mecca in Saudi Arabia during the past few days,taking the toll to four so far, officials said today..........more

Azad visits Northern Command

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 15: Chief Minister Ghulam Nazi Azad today visited Northern Command Headquarters in Udhampur and reviewed security scenario on Line of Control (LoC) and hinterland with General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor.........more

No quota in defence services: Army Chief

HYDERABAD, Dec 15: Chief of Army Staff General J J Singh today said the defence forces would not allow ‘minority’ quota in the defence services as they were against reservation in providing employment, based on socio-economic factors of certain communities.........more

Retd ACP gets death penalty

NEW DELHI, Dec 15: A Delhi court today awarded death penalty to a former Assistant Commissioner of Police for torturing two persons to death in judicial custody nineteen years’ ago.........more



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