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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

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Hotelier Lalit Suri dies of massive heart attack

H S Rao

London : Leading hotelier and Rajya Sabha member Lalit Suri died here early this morning following a massive heart attack........more

Four soldiers, one militant killed

JAMMU, : Four soldiers and a Lashker-e-Toiba militant were killed in a fierce gunbattle early this morning in Poonch district, officials said.The firefight between the militants and soldiers started during a search operation by the security forces at Chamraid-Andarwali Doke in Poonch.......more

Killers withdraw Rs 60,000 from Dr Shah's ATMs
Slain surgeon's car torched near Sopore Police Station

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Even as authorities today identified three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba as the killers of Handwara-based dental surgeon Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Shah, militants have been daredevil to set on fire their victim's car near Police Station in Sopore. Without an iota of fear from Police, Army and paramilitary forces, militants have also operated the slain doctor's ATM card and withdrawn cash worth Rs 60,000 for three consecutive days after the gruesome assassination in the appletown

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a one day conference on ‘‘Reforms in Education’’ in Jammu on Monday.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a one day conference
on ‘‘Reforms in Education’’ in Jammu on Monday.

Commission to recast education policy: CM

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 9: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today announced that his Government would soon constitute a commission to recast the existing education policy in Jammu and Kashmir State. ..........more

 

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93 cross LoC at Chakkan Da Bagh
3 more PoK citizens refuse to return

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Oct 9: Three more citizens of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) today failed to turn up at Chakkan Da Bagh to cross over to PoK in Poonch-Rawalakot bus when the point was opened for fortnightly movement of civilians from two parts of the State in this district.........more

Court rejects bail plea of 13 accused in sex scam

CHANDIGARH, Oct 9: Rejecting the bail application of all the 13 accused in the Jammu and Kashmir sex racket case, a court here today said it will hear arguments on framing of charges in the case on October 12. ...........more

BSP founder Kanshiram cremated

NEW DELHI, Oct 9: The body of BSP founder and prominent Dalit leader Kanshiram was today consigned to flames here in presence of top political leaders and a huge number of his supporters. .......more

Arms haul from 4 infiltrators
25 kg IED seized in Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 9: Army and police today apprehended a militant of Hizbul-Mujahideen outfit from village Barthi and recovered a 25 kg Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from Sarthal area, some distance short of a religious place in Doda district.......more

400 pc hike in MVD revenue after SVO raid

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 9: How deep the roots of corruption have grown in the Transport Department can be well gauged from a just single surprise raid conducted by the State Vigilance Organisation at Lakhanpur on Saturday.......more

Pal new Ambassador to Pak

NEW DELHI, Oct 9 : Mr Satyabrata Pal, presently High Commissioner to South Africa, has been appointed the next Ambassador to Pakistan replacing Mr Shiv Shankar Menon who took over as Foreign Secretary on October 1...........more

Pranab visiting Siachen today

NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee will keep his second date with Siachen Glacier tomorrow when he would visit forward most posts in the world’s highest battlefield...........more

Rajnath opposes talks with Pak

AJMER, Oct 9: BJP president Rajnath Singh today said India should refrain from any kind of dialogue with Pakistan until the later puts on end to cross-border terrorism and training camps on its territory. .......more

Widows to meet Kalam today

NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Widows of security personnel who died during the 2001 Parliament attack will meet President A P J Abdul Kalam tomorrow to plead against clemency for Mohammad Afzal who faces execution in connection with the case. ........more

CB produces third challan

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 9: Crime Branch, Jammu today produced third challan in nearly Rs 16 crore scam by three finance companies in twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.........more



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