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Two
soldiers killed, 6 hurt, temple damaged
in Leh landslide
SRINAGAR : At least two
soldiers were killed and six others,
including five Nepali porters, wounded in
a landslide, which also damaged a temple,
a bridge and an Army bunker in Leh
district of Jammu and Kashmir today,
police said.....more
‘Oso’
fails to bring people to cinemas
SRINAGAR : The Shahrukh
Khan-starrer "Om Shanti Om" may
be one of the biggest blockbuster this
year, but the Bollywood film has failed
to rake in the Moolah in Kashmir, with
the only functional cinema hall in the
Valley screening it for just one week. ....more
Mir upsets Yashpal, Jan in
maiden entry to Assembly
Cong
regains Poonch seat after 35 years
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 15: Congress today
regained Poonch Assembly seat after a
long gap of 35 years with its candidate
Jehangir Mir defeating party rebel and
Independent candidate Yashpal Sharma with
a margin of 4398 votes. National
Conference candidate Ajaz Jan, whose
father GM Jan’s death in September
this year necessitated the bypoll, was a
close third—only 72 votes behind Mr
Sharma....more
A police vehicle set ablaze
by demonstrators after police opened fire
in
which a person was killed at Magam in
Central Kashmir on Saturday.(UNI)
1 killed, 40
injured as police opens fire on
demonstration
Kashmir's
first non-Azadi martyr comes from Magam
From Ahmed Ali
Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Dec 15: Demanding
establishment of a degree college,
residents of Magam area in Budgam
district today faced bullets from Police
when they gave Kashmir valley's first
martyr to a non-political cause amid
massive demonstrations and ding-dong
clashes in which two vehicles were
torched and five personnel had a narrow
escape. As nearly 40 persons, including
eight Police personnel, sustained
injuries and three civilians were
battling for life at hospital,
24-year-old shopkeeper, Zahoor Ahmed Mir,
was buried amid high tension when more
than 5,000 people participated in his
funeral late tonight while shouting
anti-Police and anti-Government slogans.....more
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