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CBI raids premises of 6 arms dealers
FIR against Fernandes, Jaya, ex-Navy chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 10: The Tehelka ghost today returned to haunt former Defence Minister George Fernandes when CBI filed a corruption case against him, the then Naval chief Admiral Sushil Kumar and Jaya Jaitley, who was accused of receiving a bribe of Rs two crore in the Rs 1,150 crore Barak Missile deal with an Israeli firm in 2000......more

All India Terrorist Front chairman M S Bitta with the family members of those
killed in the Parliament attack, talks to mediapersons in New Delhi on Tuesday.(UNI)

Widows meet Kalam, oppose clemency to Guru

NEW DELHI, Oct 10: Widows of security men who died in the Parliament attack today met President A P J Abdul Kalam to plead against mercy for Mohammad Afzal who faces execution in connection with the 2001 terror strike. ..........more

Fierce gunbattle in Surankote
4 Army jawans, LeT commander killed

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Oct 10: Four Army soldiers including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘area commander’ were killed and another jawan was injured in an encounter in Surankote tehsil of this district early today.........more

J&K allocated Rs 719 cr from Union Direct Taxes Pool

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Oct 10: Jammu and Kashmir has received three times the amount it has contributed as Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Wealth Tax in the net proceeds of Union Direct Taxes for the development purpose............more

Terrorist elements growing: Blair
India to give credible evidence to Pak: PM

LONDON, Oct 10 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India will provide "credible evidence" to Pakistan regarding the July 11 Mumbai blasts, taking advantage of Islamabad’s offer of cooperating in curbing terrorism........more

‘Avalung’ order under process
Siachen troops to get special shoes

NEW DELHI, Oct 10: The Government today assured troops stationed at the Himalayan heights on the Siachen glacier that bureaucratic redtape would be dispensed with while securing essential equipment and clothing items for them. ......more

Mufti discusses situation
with Sonia

Excelsior Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Oct 10: People's Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called on Congress president and UPA chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi and discussed the prevailing political and security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. ......more

Lalit Suri passes away

LONDON, Oct 10: Leading hotelier and Rajya Sabha member Lalit Suri died here early this morning following a massive heart attack. ..........more

‘Train forces in biological strikes’

HYDERABAD, Oct 10: Advocating the need for developing security forces by the State Governments on the model of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said the security forces should be trained to tackle biological, chemical and radialogical terror strikes...........more

AEE, Patwari held taking bribe

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 10: In two separate operations, State Vigilance Organisation today caught red handed an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) of R&B and a Patwari while accepting bribe........more

Theft at MP’s house in Delhi

NEW DELHI, Oct 10: A man broke into the residence of Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha MP Rashid Masood in a high-security locality in Lutyens Delhi in an abortive theft attempt.........more