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Sunday, October 8, 2006

LATEST UPDATE NEWS (17:00 IST)

Quake victims stage protest

URI, : Victims of the massive earthquake that hit Jammu and Kashmir exactly a year ago staged a protest here today against the slow pace of the rehabilitation of those affected by the disaster that devastated dozens of frontier villages.Former Chief Minister and National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah and several party leaders joined the people in paying tribute to those who died in the quake and staging a protest against the Government’s alleged failure to rebuild the township of Uri.......more

Three ultras, jawan killed as troops foil infiltration bid

JAMMU, : Three militants were killed today when the army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, even as a soldier died during the operation. The ultras were killed after a fierce gunbattle between the security forces and infiltrators resulting in the death of the soldier, a defence spokesman said......more

5 infiltrators, Army officer, jawan killed
*TA recruit, civilian beheaded

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 7: Foiling an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Gurez sector, Army today gunned down five Pakistani militants trying to cross over to Indian side but lost two of its personnel in the attempt. .....more

SVO detects large scale irregularities at Lakhanpur

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 7: The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) today carried out surprise raids at Lakhanpur, entrance of the State, and detected large scale irregularities like over-loading in trucks than prescribed weight and smuggling of goods from an alternate route skipping Lakhanpur...........more

 

Property worth crores seized, freezed
Nine challaned for operating 3 illegal finance companies

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 7: Crime Branch Jammu today presented a challan against nine accused, some of them non-State Subjects, for having duped the depositors of Mandi Poonch of crores of Rupees after floating different agro-based Non- Banking Finance Companies illegally in the border district.........more

DB cautions CE PWD, Director
Education for casual attitude

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 7: The State High Court, while expressing its displeasure for not taking effective steps by the enforcing agencies in regulating the traffic, has directed the concerned authorities to seize all 25 year old vehicles plying in the State............more

BMO attached, doc suspended after protests

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 7: A Block Medical Officer (BMO) was attached, a doctor suspended and punitive action was taken against four staff members of Kot Bhalwal hospital by the authorities today after a patient died unattended due to non availability of doctors in the hospital last night leading to massive protests from the people........more

UPA Govt has given new meaning to
development in J&K: Azad

Excelsior Correspondent

PADAM (DRASS), Oct 7: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that coalition Government with the help of UPA Government at the Centre and by the keen interest of Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has given a new meaning to the development processes in Jammu and Kashmir. ......more

KZF chief Neeta rang up Chopra days before killing

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 7: In another twist to investigations in the killing of cement tycoon and contractor Rajinder Bushan Chopra alias Raju Chopra, investigators have traced a call of a top militant Ranjit Singh alias Neeta, presently operating from Pakistan, to Chopra’s phone few days before his killing.......more

Advani, Rajnath to meet Kalam today on Afzal

NEW DELHI, Oct 7: Opposed to clemency for Mohammad Afzal, facing execution in the 2001 Parliament attack, the BJP has sought an appointment with President A P J Abdul Kalam for tomorrow to request that the punishment should not be commuted to life imprisonment...........more

Ultras can't be dubbed freedom fighters
: Justice Anand

KOCHI, Oct 7: National Human Rights Commissioner (NHRC) Justice A S Anand today said that to term a terrorist a freedom fighter was to insult freedom fighters. ..........more

Fidayeen escapes in Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 7: A fidayeen, who struck at Bela Colony near Officers Colony in the heart of town here last night injuring a police constable, managed to escape during the night under the cover of darkness........more

Cop killed, 2 hurt in Gool blast

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 7: A police head constable was killed and two other police personnel including an ASI were injured when militants lobbed a grenade and opened firing on their vehicle at Moori Top in Gool area of Ramban police district this afternoon........more



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