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Tuesday, November 15, 2006

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India, Pakistan agree to set up joint anti-terror mechanism

New Delhi, : Resuming the derailed dialogue process, India and Pakistan today agreed to set up a joint anti-terror mechanism but .....more

Economic integration must for Kashmir solution: Mufti

WASHINGTON, : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed has called for the creation of ‘a common economic space’ for the people of the State as a step for a ......more

8 militants and a soldier killed

SRINAGAR, Eight militants and a soldier were killed and four security personnel,including an officer, were injured in the Kashmir valley overnight.
A defence ministry spokesman said troops on a specific information conducted
.....more

Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon shaking hands with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan before the Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (UNI)
Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon shaking hands with
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan before the
Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan in New Delhi on Tuesday. (UNI)

Both nations close to agreement on nuke risk reduction
India gives Pak evidence of its links with terrorists
*Joint anti-terror mechanism may be announced today

NEW DELHI, Nov 14: Providing evidence with regard to Pakistani linkages to terror acts here, India today asked Islamabad to cooperate in fighting terrorism as the two countries resumed their composite dialogue after a four-month lull......more

Narrow escape for Maj, Dy Comdt
28 injured in 2 major blasts

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 14: As many as 28 persons, including a Major of Army and a Dy Commandant of Indian Reserve Police (IRP), sustained injuries in two powerful blasts that targeted a military convoy in Baramulla and a battalion headquarters of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Srinagar today. Meanwhile, death toll of the Friday last blast in Tahab, Pulwama, has reached 7 as one more of the critically injured has breathed his last at a hospital and two of the seven holed up militants have got killed in the major combing operation in Kupwara forests. .........more

 

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Unprecedented participation in Children’s Day function
Understand Nehru before training young minds: CM

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 14: Asserting that ideology and philosophy of Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru are more relevant in present day scenario, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today called upon the teachers to get inspiration from first Prime Minister of the country and train young minds accordingly........more

SVO unearths nexus of Banks, corrupt officers
DGM’s wife had 4 accounts in one branch

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Nov 14: The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has detected a unique modus operandi being adopted by corrupt officers to hide their wealth. Managers of some banks were helping such officers. Action is being taken against the Managers and the SVO has also decided to write to the Bank authorities to stop connivance of their staff with corrupt officers............more

 

Create infrastructure for new districts: Omar

Excelsior Correspondent

REASI, Nov 14: National Conference president, Omar Abdullah has demanded that the creation of infrastructure for new districts be taken up on priority and the same completed within six months........more

Riaz meets Kashmiri separatists
*Fails to forge unity among warring groups

NEW DELHI, Nov 14: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan today met leaders of different separatist groups from Jammu and Kashmir, including hard-liner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, but his efforts to forge unity among them apparently did not succeed. ......more

Taj to lead delegation to European Parliament conference

By Gopal Sharma

JAMMU, Nov 14: A 15-member delegation from Jammu and Kashmir, led by Minister for Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution and senior Congress leader, Taj Mohiuddin is leaving for Brussels to participate in a seminar on South Asian peace process being organised by the European Parliament on November 21. ......more

State Cabinet meets today

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 14: The State Cabinet is meeting here tomorrow under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad..........more

SC need not be always correct: CJI

NEW DELHI, Nov 14: In the midst of a raging debate over the powers of various organs of the Constitution, Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal today said no institution was infallible and the Supreme Court need not always be correct but what it said was final. ........more

Student rescued, grenade defused

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 14: Doda police last night rescued a student from captivity of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). He was kidnapped by the militants last month when he was going to Jammu for computer training. The militants wanted to recruit him into militancy.........more

Customs Deptt summons Aishwarya

MUMBAI, Nov 14: The Customs Department has called bollywood star Aishwarya Rai for questioning in connection with a packet in her name, that contained undeclared 23,000 Euros (Rs 13 lakh) in hard currency, received by the Foreign Post Office here. ........more

Leh NH closed for 6 months

SRINAGAR, Nov 14: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Kargil-Leh National Highway was officially closed for six winter months from today due to snowfall.........more



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