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Fidayeen killed,
operation suspended for night in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Security
forces today killed a 'fidayeen' (member
of a suicide squad) during a fierce
gun-battle while another militant was
still believed to be holed up in a hotel
at Apple rich Sopore town in Baramulla
district of north Kashmir....more
India
monitoring situation in neighbourhood:
Antony
NEW DELHI, Nov 10: Cautioning that
India may be called upon to play a
"significant role" in ensuring
peace and stability in its extended
neighbourhood, Defence Minister A K
Antony today said the country’s
security apparatus should be well
equipped to deal with any challenges. ...more
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account of Diwali festival.
Therefore, there shall be no issue of
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Cabinet clears
decks for Armed Forces Tribunal
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Decks were
cleared today for setting up of the
country’s first Armed Forces
Tribunal to adjudicate on cases of court
martial, discipline and services
conditions with the Union Cabinet
approving an amended bill which is
expected to be passed in coming winter
session of Parliament....more
Azad inaugurates
country’s first
multi facility Haj House in Srinagar
Excelsior
Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 8: Chief Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad today dedicated to the
people a state of the art Haj House, the
first in the country with facilities of
Custom and Immigration clearance for Haj
pilgrims of the State. Constructed at a
cost of Rs. 13.5 crores in a record time
of 10 working months only, the facility
has come up as a building in the summer
capital, blending the traditional
Kashmiri Muslim architecture with modern
structural design. ....more
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