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Hurriyat chiefs
to visit Islamabad
soon, resume talks with Pak
SRINAGAR: The moderate
faction of the Hurriyat Conference today
said its leaders would visit Islamabad
shortly to resume parlays with the
Pakistani leadership. "The Hurriyat
leaders would visit Pakistan soon and
hold talks with the government there in a
bid to accelerate the process of
dialogue," Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz
Umer Farooq told a Friday congregation at
Jamia Masjid here. Expressing
satisfaction over the improvement of ties
between India and Pakistan, the Mirwaiz
said the two countries have initiated
steps to resolve the Kashmir issue......more
Child, 4
militants killed in kashmir
SRINAGAR: A child and four
militants, including a top commander of
the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT),
were among the five people killed while a
PDP leader escaped unhurt and a major
tragedy was averted by security forces
when they seized a milk container fitted
with 4-kg Improvised Explosive Device
(IED) in Jammu and Kashmir since last
evening, a police spokesman said today.
Two militants were killed in a more than
nine-hour-long gunfight with security
forces near Shalimar Mughal gardens on
the city outskirts today, he added.The
spokesman said the bodies of the two
militants were recovered from the debris
of a house......more
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Upper quota limit
maintained at 50 pc
SC keeps creamy
layer out of reservations
NEW DELHI, Oct
19: In a setback
to those clamouring for quotas
without any bar, the Supreme
Court today held that the
"creamy layer" should
be excluded from the reservations
for the Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes in Government
jobs......more
An uprooted tree lies on
the road blocking traffic after a
wind
storm lashed Jammu city on
Thursday. Excelsior/Ashok
Jammu, other towns
plunge into darkness
Strong winds
cause havoc
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: Massive
wind and hail-storm, followed by
unprecedented rain crippled
normal life in the region,
causing disruption in the air and
road traffic today..........more
Finally,
employees get 5 pc DA, hike in MA
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: After five
days of uncertainty, Chief
Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today
finally approved five per cent
Dearness Allowance (DA)
installment and enhancement of
Medical Allowance from Rs 100 to
Rs 300 per month, which will
benefit over 3.50 lakh State
Government employees.........more
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Make industrial
sector more employment oriented:
Azad
Excelsior
Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 19:
In order to give
considerable fillip to grow and
strengthen industrial sector in
the State, a comprehensive policy
for infrastructure development,
marketing support, coverage of
all areas under industrial
network and launching of
employment oriented ventures is
the need of the hour............more
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Guru's hanging
put off
New Delhi, Oct
19: The hanging
of Mohammed Afzal Guru, the main
conspirator who was convicted in
the 2001 terrorist attack on
Parliament, will not take place
tomorrow, the date fixed by the
court for his execution........more
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PDP leader’s
PSO hit, weapon snatched
Militants strike
again in Sopore
Excelsior Special
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 19:
Militants have yet
again struck on non-combatant
targets in the
‘liberated’ appletown
of Sopore as they have left a PDP
Councilor’s personal
security officer (PSO) wounded
before taking away his rifle.
Militants have also kidnapped a
civilian and amputated his
earlobe to add to the wave of
terror. Meanwhile, security
forces have killed two militants
in separate gunbattles in
Bandipore and Rafiabad in
Baramulla district today.......more
More burden on
pockets of city inhabitants
JMC readies draft
bill on Property Tax
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Oct 19: The Jammu
Municipal Corporation is ready
with a draft bill to impose tax
on property, both commercial and
residential buildings, which is
likely to be introduced in next
sitting of the Corporations.......more
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Govt releases 11
Kashmiri detenues
NEW DELHI, Oct
19: Ahead of the
forthcoming Eid festival, the
Jammu and Kashmir Government in
consultation with the Union Home
Ministry today announced the
release of 11 detenues from
various jails in the country. .........more
5 jawans, driver
killed in mishap
SRINAGAR, Oct 19: Five
Army personnel and a driver were
killed and three jawans
critically injured when their
vehicle collided head-on with a
truck at Pohru in Nowgam area on
the outskirts of the city today,
official sources said. ..........more
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Mattoo, DySP
plead for bail
CHANDIGARH, Oct
19: Former Jammu and
Kashmir Minister Raman Mattoo and
another accused in the Srinagar
sex scandal case today moved the
Punjab and Haryana High Court for
grant of bail......more
SVO books 6 TED
officers
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: The State
Vigilance Organisation (SVO)
today registered a case against
six officers of Technical
Education Department (TED) and a
supplier for causing a loss of Rs
5 lakh to State exchequer in
purchase of 67 stitching
machines......more
I will take quest
for peace to UN: Mufti
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 19
: Former Chief
Minister and People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) patron
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said
he would take his quest for peace
and message from people of the
State to the United Nations
during his upcoming visit. .....more
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Boy killed in
Budhal blast
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: A boy was
killed in a blast when he fiddled
with an explosive device at
Budhal, Rajouri while Doda police
destroyed a hide-out of the
militants at Gandoh and recovered
a large quantity of ration......more
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