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Thursday, December 13, 2007

LATEST UPDATE NEWS (18:44 IST)

Kashmir highway partially reopens,
stranded vehicles allowed to move

Srinagar : The 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was partially reopened this afternoon and stranded vehicles were allowed to move towards Kashmir.....more

Infiltration into J&K may increase: Army Chief

NEW DELHI : Army fears infiltration attempts by jehadis and fundamentalist elements from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir may increase in coming days in the wake political turmoil in the neighbouring country. ...more

Bollywood makes a comeback to Valley

SRINAGAR : Bollywood appears to have made a comeback to one of its favourite shooting locales in the country — Kashmir valley — but film-makers and State authorities want to keep it a low-key affair. ...more

A long queue of voters outside a polling station in Poonch on Wednesday. Excelsior/Ashok
A long queue of voters outside a polling station
in Poonch on Wednesday. Excelsior/Ashok

70 pc cast votes in Poonch amid rains, snowfall
Cong candidate locked in polling station,
CRPF Comdt among 3 hurt

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Dec 12: Poonch Assembly segment, which went to bypoll today amidst heavy rains in plains and snowfall in upper reaches, recorded a massive turnout of 70 per cent amidst two major violent incidents—first at Jhalas in which CRPF had to open firing to quell rampaging supporters of two candidates and second at Gagrian where mob locked Congress...more

PoK people too witness voting

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 12: A number of people from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), where emergency has been imposed by President Gen Pervez Musharraf, were delighted to see the flourishing democracy in this part of the State during byelection to Poonch Assembly constituency today.....more

 

Newly married Army jawan ends life

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 12: A newly married Army jawan hanged himself to death in a barrack at Kaluchak on the outskirts of city here today. The deceased has been identified as Lance Naik L P Sahu (26), hailing from Bilaspur in Chhatisgarh. He was found hanging with the ceiling hook of barrack meant for fan at 41 Field Regiment......more

 

Mush to amend Constitution before lifting emergency

ISLAMABAD, Dec 12: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is all set to issue three orders on Saturday or Sunday to lift the state of Emergency and revive the Constitution, but not before making several amendments to the basic document through his special PCO powers......more

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1000 passengers, 1500 trucks stranded
NH remains closed; rains, snowfall in many areas

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Dec 12: Over 1000 Kashmir valley bound passengers and 1500 trucks carrying essential commodities got stranded at different places as the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed since yesterday evening due to continuous and massive snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel......more

India to have missile defence shield in 3 years

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: India will have its own missile defence shield ready in three years, a development that will mark a big leap in securing the country’s high value assets and major cities like Delhi and Mumbai......more

Troop cut, AFSPA revocation linked
to peace process: Mufti

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 12: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that the reduction of troops and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) are the fundamental ingredients of the peace process and these measures will have a visible impact on the fast changing ground situation in the State......more

BSF, Rangers for restraint on civilians

ATTARI, AMRITSAR, Dec 12: Officials of Border Security Forces and Pakistan Rangers in a meeting here today discussed issue of illegal border crossing and agreed to exercise restrain with innocent civilians crossing the international border (IB) inadvertently.....more

Militant killed in Kokernag

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 12: A Kashmiri militant of Hizbul Mujahideen has died in an encounter with Army in Kokernag area.....more

Mirwaiz to sell Mush formula

SRINAGAR, Dec 12: The moderate Hurriyat Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, today decided to launch a fresh campaign to create further public awareness about Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s four-point formula to resolve the Kashmir issue.....more

Debate on Guru's death row rages

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: As a nationwide debate raged over executing the death sentence awarded to Afzal Guru for the Parliament attack five years back, BJP and the family members of the slain security personnel today voiced their anguish over the "delay" in hanging the convict.....more

15 judicial officers transferred

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 12: State High Court today ordered transfers and posting of 15 Judicial Officers. According to the order issued by Registrar General, Ahmadullah Malik, District Judge Leave Reserve High Court Srinagar has been transferred and posted as 3rd Additional District and Sessions Judge Srinagar against available vacancy.....more

Amarinder Singh chargesheeted

LUDHIANA, Dec 12: The Punjab Vigilance Bureau today filed a chargesheet against former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and 13 others in the multi-crore Ludhiana City Centre scam.....more

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