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Anti-terror operation in Pak leaves 80-odd militants dead

Islamabad, Eighty-odd suspected militants were killed when Pakistani security forces carried out an anti-terror operation in the country_s tribal region of Bajaur, bordering Afghanistan_s Kunar province, today........more

Salahuddin's ex-bodyguard shot dead

Jammu : A former bodyguard of Hizb-ul- Mujahideen supremo and United Jehad Council chairman Syed Salahuddin was today shot dead after a gunbattle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir......more

Santosh given death sentence for Priyadarshani Mattoo murder

New Delhi, A fortnight after he was convicted for the rape and murder of law student Priyadarshani Mattoo, Delhi High Court today sentenced Santosh Kumar Singh to death saying he deserved nothing other than capital punishment...........more

‘Breakthrough may enable PM to visit Pak’
India-Pak close to strike a deal on Siachen: Kasuri

ISLAMABAD, Oct 29: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid M Kasuri said today India and Pakistan were close to reaching an agreement to resolve Siachen issue and suggested a "breakthrough" on this was expected next month to enable Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan. He said meetings of Foreign Secretaries and Foreign Ministers’ of the two countries in Delhi next month would hopefully achieve a breakthrough to enable Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Pakistan. .....more

Governor, CM ask India, Pak to work unitedly
for promoting Kashmiriyat

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 29: Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today gave a clarion call to India and Pakistan for working unitedly to promote Kashmiriyat, which holds key to the future of mankind while Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Kashmir has been a role model of secular and characteristic, amity and pluralistic culture in the Subcontinent..........more

Law will take its course on Afzal: Law Minister

GWALIOR, MP, Oct 29: Union Law Minister Hansraj Bharadwaj today said that the law would take its own course with regard to the proposed execution of Parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru.........more

Sonia to convince opponents of Women’s Reservation Bill

CHAKUR (MAHARASHTRA), Oct 29: Admitting that there was opposition to the women’s reservation bill from "some colleagues in the Congress" and other constituents of the UPA, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said she would make efforts to convince those were against the measure............more

Violent incidents in J&K decline in last one year

NEW DELHI, Oct 29: As Jammu and Kashmir’s Congress- led Government completes a year in office next week, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has reason to be happy with its handling of the security situation as official figures show a 20 per cent decline in violent incidents since he took over........more

Trains to run on NH in J&K!

NEW DELHI, Oct 29: Sounds incredible, but trains are going to run on National Highway 1-A from Jammu to Badgam via Srinagar! The only difference is that these trains-basically two coaches/DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) — will be equipped not with normal iron wheels but with special truck tyres.......more

Lashkar militant, 4 recruits arrested

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 29: Army and police today arrested a militant and four new recruits from Killanwali in Mahore tehsil of Reasi police district while three ultras killed during two days operation at Kasblari in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch district have been identified as foreign mercenaries of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit.......more

Man before death claimed he was Netaji

GUNA, MP, Oct 29: A man believed to be nearly 125 years old claimed he was Subhash Chandra Bose shortly before he died two days ago in a village near here, prompting police to launch a preliminary probe..........more

Civilian kidnapped, beheaded in Pulwama

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 29: A 24-year-old civilian, believed to be an informant of security forces, has been found slaughtered to death in Yarwan forest in Rajpora area of Pulwama today.........more

Havildar gunned down by jawan

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Oct 29: In third incident of its kind in last eight days, a soldier allegedly killed his senior and injured a colleague with his service rifle late last night......more

India for good ties with Pak

BERHAMPORE, WB, Oct 29: India wants peace and development in Bangladesh and the current political crisis in the neighbouring country is "an internal matter", External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.....more

HC to decide Santosh’s fate today

NEW DELHI, Oct 29: Twelve days after convicting Santosh Kumar Singh for raping and murdering Priyadarshini Mattoo on January 23, 1996, the Delhi High Court will tomorrow hear arguments on the quantum of his sentence......more