LATEST UPDATE NEWS
(13:00 IST)
‘Kashmir
issue should not stop Pak,
India
from moving
forward’
NEW YORK , Nov 19: Asking the
Musharraf regime to attack militancy
which is holding peace between India and
Pakistan hostage, former premier Benazir
Bhutto has said the two countries need to
move forward notwithstanding their
differences on the Kashmir issue.. .....more
Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh congratulating Afghanistan
President Hamid
Karzai after his lecture during the
"Second Regional Economic
Cooperation
Conference on Afghanistan'' at Vigyan
Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday. (UNI)
India’s
economic growth will help neighbours: PM
NEW DELHI, Nov 18: Observing
that India’s economic growth will
have a positive impact on its
neighbourhood, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh today made a pitch for opening up
of access for trade with Afghanistan
which is a gateway to the west as well... .....more
Fresh snowfall in
upper reaches
NH
partially re-opens for traffic
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18: The Jammu-Srinagar
National Highway which was closed for
vehicular traffic due to landslides and
shooting of stones triggered by heavy
rains since early this morning, was
partially reopened for the passenger
vehicles by this evening..........more
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Ration haul in Doda
Militant killed
in Khour
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18: A militant,
who was surviving for last one
week after being injured in an
encounter with Army and police at
Malla Parot between Khour and
Sunderbani sector, was gunned
down today by Army and police in
Thong forest area near Dori
Daggar in Khour sector........more
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BJP to raise
Afzal in Parliament
NEW DELHI, Nov
18: A NDA delegation,
led by Leader of Opposition in
Lok Sabha L K Advani, today old
Speaker Somnath Somnath
Chatterjee that they would raise
the internal security issue and
the delay in the death sentence
to Mohammad Afzal, convicted in
the Parliament attack case,
during the upcoming winter
session of Parliament............more
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Rs 3.05 lakh fake
currency seized in City, 4 held
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18:
Police today busted
a racket engaged in pumping fake
currency in the city here and in
the Kashmir Valley and
apprehended four racketeers along
with Rs 3.05 lakh........more
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Indian Express
premises sealed
NEW DELHI, Nov
18: The premises
of Indian Express at the Qutab
Institutional Area in South Delhi
were today sealed by the
Municipal Corporation of
Delhi(MCD) for allegedly
operating illegally from the
building allotted to a trust
formed by former Union Minister
Vasant Sathe. ......more
Two civilians
shot dead
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 18:
Militants tonight
gunned down two civilians in
their houses at Chak Nutnusa
village, about 10 kms short of
Kupwara on Srinagar-Kupwara road.......more
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HM letter reveals
shortage of cadre, finances
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Nov 18:
If a letter written
by a Hizbul Mujahideen commander
and seized recently by security
forces is to be believed, the
outfit has been running short of
cadre and weaponry besides facing
financial crunch, mainly after
stoppage of "support to some
extent" by Pakistan army..........more
DD to strengthen
network in J&K
JALANDHAR, Nov
18: Doordarshan will
expand and strengthen its network
in bordering State of Jammu and
Kashmir and north eastern region.........more
Pak soldier
deserts unit after affair with
Maj's wife
JAMMU, Nov 18: A Pakistani
soldier, who fled to India after
allegedly being threatened for
having an affair with an
officer’s wife there, has
been arrested near the border in
Poonch district.........more
17 injured in Pak
blasts
ISLAMABAD, Nov
18: A suicide bomber who
"always talked of
jihad" blew himself up in
the northwestern Pakistani city
of Peshawar, injuring two
policemen, while 15 persons were
hurt in a blast near
Lahore’s Gaddafi Cricket
Stadium.........more
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Sea battle kills
33 in Lanka
COLOMBO, Nov 18: Sri Lankan
Navy backed by helicopter
gunships today fought a sea
battle off the island’s
North-Western Coast and sank
three LTTE flotillas, slaying at
least 15 tigers, while the rebels
attacked two Naval vessels and
killed 10 sailors. .....more
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Operational
readiness in Ladakh reviewed
JAMMU, Nov 18: Details
about the operational readiness
of the 14 Corps, in-charge of
Ladakh Frontier Region, were
given to Army’s Eastern
Command chief Lt Gen Arvind
Sharma during his three-day visit
to the region, a defence
spokesman said today.....more
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