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Lt
Gen Sekhon takes over as GOC 15 Corps
Srinagar, Lieutenant General
Amarjeet Singh Sekhon today took over as
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of
Army’s 15 Corps, a defence spokesman
said. He replaces Lt Gen S S Dhillon, who
has been shifted to Delhi as Master
General of Ordnance, the spokesman said.
Lt Gen Sekhon was commissioned in the
Sikh Light Infantry regiment in 1970 and
has an illustrious career spanning 36
years. ..........more
Five
injured, police station attacked in north
Kashmir
Baramulla, :Five persons were
injured in a grenade blast while
militants made an abortive bid to blow up
police station in north Kashmir
overnight, official sources said today.
Militants today hurled a hand grenade
towards security forces at Sopore in this
north Kashmir district. However, it
missed the intended target and exploded
on the roadside causing injuries to five
civilians. The injured were admitted to
hospital........more
Spurt
in J&K infiltration ahead of winter
Srinagar, : There has been a
sudden increase in infiltration-attempts
in Jammu and Kashmir in the run-up to the
approaching winter when border-crossing
becomes nearly impossible, Indian Army
said today......more
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Shoppers witnessed
in Srinagar on Sunday in view of
approaching Eid. (UNI)
‘PM views
terrorism as India’s biggest
problem’
India to scrap
joint mechanism if
Pak doesn’t cooperate: NSA
NEW DELHI, Oct
22: Declaring
that India will never adopt a
soft stand against Pakistan on
terrorism, National Security
Advisor M K Narayanan said New
Delhi will call off the
controversial joint mechanism to
deal with the menace if Islamabad
persistently refused to cooperate
in terror cases, including the
July 11 Mumbai blasts. .....more
Boy killed in blast
Two top HM ultras
shot dead in Doda
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 22: Two
top militants of Hizbul
Mujahideen outfit including a
‘section commander’
were gunned down by security
forces and police in an encounter
at Mislie, Gandoh in Doda
district while a boy was killed
in a blast in Kishtwar in two
separate incidents yesterday..........more
Infiltration bids
foiled; 9 militants killed
SRINAGAR, Oct 22
: Nine people,
including eight militants, were
killed while security forces
foiled two attempts of
infiltration from across the Line
of Control (LoC) in Kashmir
during the past 24 hours,
official sources said today. ........more
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People protest
custodial death
Murder case
registered in Pakherpora killing
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 22:
A murder case has
been registered into the killing
of a youth Maqbool Ahmed Dar at
Pakherpora in Budgam district............more
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Moulvi helps in
arrests
3 teachers among
5 held
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Oct 22: Police
today arrested five persons
including three Government
teachers for allegedly working
for militants in Darhal area of
Rajouri district. A large
quantity of stamps, letter heads
of the two outfits, stamps of
police officers and other
sensitive documents have so far
been recovered from them. More
recoveries were in the offing........more
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Mufti asks India,
Pak for compromises on Kashmir
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 22 : India
and Pakistan have to make
compromises and work out a
mutually agreeable solution to
the Kashmir issue, former Chief
Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
said today. ......more
State Cabinet
meets today
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 22: The State
Cabinet is meeting in Srinagar
tomorrow afternoon to take up
creation of 13 new divisions for
construction of 4000 km road
under Prime Minister’s
Bharat Nirman Yojana.......more
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3 jawans killed,
2 hurt by colleague in Rajouri
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAJOURI, Oct 22: Three Army
jawans were killed and two others
were injured when a fresh recruit
opened firing with his official
Insas weapon inside an Army camp
at Narian on Rajouri-Nowshera
road in early hours of yesterday
morning. The jawan later fired
upon himself in an attempt to
commit suicide and was
hospitalised in seriously injured
condition..........more
Baglihar outcome
may favour India
NEW DELHI, Oct
22: Amid
indications of a favourable
outcome for New Delhi, the World
Bank arbitration in the
Indo-Pakistan dispute over the
Baglihar hydroelectric project in
Jammu and Kashmir is expected to
conclude by the year-end, with
the neutral expert scheduling his
last meeting with the two sides
on November 7...........more
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Jawan posted in
Leh held for spying
NEW DELHI, Oct
22: An army
jawan was arrested at the Indira
Gandhi airport here with
sensitive defence-related
documents, the second incident of
spying involving military
personnel to come to light in the
national capital in three days......more
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CVC for action
against 106 officers
NEW DELHI, Oct
22: The Central
Vigilance Commission has directed
different Government
organisations to take action
against 106 officers, including
those of the Central Board of
Excise and Customs, Public Sector
Banks and Airports Authority of
India, for their alleged
involvement in various offences. .....more
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