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Saturday, December 15, 2007

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One killed, 25 injured as police clash with protesters

SRINAGAR: One person was killed and 25 others, including a policeman, were injured as police opened fire to disperse an agitating group which torched two vehicles protesting the non-allotment of a degree college to Mugam in Budgam district today...more

Three soldiers injured, vehicle damaged in IED blast

BARAMULLA, Dec At least three soldiers were wounded and their vehicle damaged in a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Sopore in north Kashmir this afternoon. .......more

Congress wins Poonch-Haveli assembly bye-elections

JAMMU, Dec Congress candidate Jehangir Mir was today declared elected from Poonch-Haveli assembly constituency . He defeated his nearest rival Yashpal Sharma (independent) by a margin of 4,398 votes. Mir had polled 20,697 votes, while Sharma bagged 16,299 votes ......more

Cabinet sanctions 18 more colleges
Qazi gets back Forests, Qarra Housing & UD
*Aam Admi Bima Yojna approved

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 14: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today effected a minor reshuffle of portfolios involving two PDP Ministers—Tariq Hamid Qarra and Qazi Mohd Afzal....more

 Senior Congress leader and former Minister of State for External Affairs, Salman Khursheed addressing a press conference in Srinagar on Friday. (UNI)
Senior Congress leader and former Minister of State for External Affairs, Salman Khursheed addressing a press conference in Srinagar on Friday. (UNI)

Participate in polls: Khursheed to separatists
*Talks with Hurriyat to continue

SRINAGAR, Dec 14: Asking separatists to participate in the polls, senior Congress leader Salman Khursheed today assured that "zero tolerance" towards human rights violation would be shown in the State.....more

 

Punzgam people charge Police with torching of houses
Cop held captive, MLA attacked in Kupwara clash

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 14: Angry residents in Kupwara have damaged some vehicles, held a Special Police Officer (SPO) in captivity and left at least three personnel injured while charging Police with burning of residential houses in the dead of night. Even as Police managed to rescue the SPO, demonstrators today resorted to stone pelting on the cavalcade of local MLA who was also evacuated successfully......more

 

No increase in infiltration along Pak border: BSF DG

JALANDHAR, Dec 14: Disturbances in Pakistan has no impact on Indian border, rather it has become quite after the imposition of emergency there, Border Security Force Director General A K Mitra said here today......more

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School children among 18 killed

MOGA, PUNJAB, Dec 14: Eighteen people, including seven children, were killed and 11 others injured when the Satluj Express tore into a private mini bus carrying mostly students and teachers in thick fog today at a manned railway crossing in the district......more

Abu Okasha enters India via Nepal
JeM ultras in UP involved in KPs’ massacre

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Dec 14: A top Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant, Abu Okasha, a close associate of Jaish chief Moulana Azhar Masood has entered India via Nepal along with a consignment of arms and explosives for a major terror attack in an Indian city, according to the interrogation of three top Jaish militants arrested by Lucknow police on November 16......more

PM doesn’t understand politics: Advani

AHMEDABAD, Dec 14: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today took a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over his remarks on the former being anointed BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate, saying he "does not understand politics"......more

Two way traffic allowed on NH

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 14: Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was today reopened on both ways after further improvement in the weather and clearance of accumulated snow on the road.....more

Seven officers transferred

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 14: Government today ordered transfers and postings of seven KAS officers with immediate effect. Khurshid Ahmad Bhat, Additional District Development Commissioner Udhampur has been transferred and posted as Additional District Development Commissioner, Doda against available vacancy.....more

CRPF jawan commits suicide

SRINAGAR, Dec 14: A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Ganderbal district today, a spokesman of the paramilitary force said.....more

Produce diary in custodial death: HC

SRINAGAR, Dec 14: The High Court has directed the State Police to produce case diary of alleged custodial death of one Ghulam Rasool Lone, at Kulgam in 2001.....more

3 hide-outs busted in Reasi

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 14: Army, police and CRPF today busted three hide-outs of militants in Arnas, Lasooli and Jhandia areas of Arnas and Pouni police posts in Reasi district and recovered grenades, explosive material and ammunition.....more

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