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949
civilians killed in terror-related
violence: Govt
NEW DELHI, Nov
As many as 949 civilians and
346 security personnel were killed in
terrorism related violence during 2007 in
Jammu and Kashmir, North-Eastern states
and states hit by naxal activities.........more
Pakistani President and
Chief of Army Staff General Pervez
Musharraf during
his farewell visit to the armed forces
headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.
Musharraf to
quit as Army chief today
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Bowing to
intense domestic and global pressure,
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is
finally set to doff uniform tomorrow
after a nine-year reign as army chief and
hand over charge to his trusted deputy
and former ISI chief Gen Ashfaq Pervez
Kiyani before being sworn in as a
civilian ruler for a second term on
Thursday. ....more
Chaotic scenes at Airport
All
Srinagar bound flights cancelled
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: Chaotic scenes were
witnessed at Jammu airport today as all
six Srinagar bound flights, operating
from New Delhi, Mumbai and Jammu had to
be terminated here, due to poor
visibility at Srinagar Airport. This was
for third consecutive day when most of
the Srinagar flights had to be cancelled.....more
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Sanjay
Dutt, 16 others get bail
NEW
DELHI/PUNE, Nov 27:Actor
Sanjay Dutt, who was
given a six-year jail
term after being
convicted in connection
with the 1993 Mumbai
serial blasts, was today
granted bail by the
Supreme Court but it will
take at least a couple of
days before he is
released from a Pune
jail......more
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2 militants
killed in Baramulla, 2 arrested
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 27:
Two militants have
died in an encounter with Police
and security forces near Sangrama
in Sopore-Baramulla belt in north
Kashmir today......more
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Valley witnesses
coldest night
Parts of Dal lake
frozen
SRINAGAR, Nov 27:Parts of
the Dal lake were partially
frozen as the Kashmir valley
witnessed the coldest night of
the winter so far after minimum
temperature dipped 3.2 degree
below normal. .....more
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SHRC indicts BSF
for boy’s killing
SRINAGAR, Nov 27:The State
Human Rights Commission (SHRC)
has held the Border Security
Force (BSF) guilty of killing an
18-year-old student in custody in
1990 and directed the police to
register a case against the
accused. .....more
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SVO books Forest
Accountant
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: The State
Vigilance Organisation (SVO)
today registered a case against
Shabir Ahmed Risher, an
Accountant in the office of
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO),
Doda for accumulating huge
movable and immovable assets
disproportionate to his known
sources of income..more
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Florence traced
after 3 years
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27:
Former Miss Jammu, Florence, has
been traced by police after
nearly three years of hibernation
in New Delhi, Mumbai and other
cities in the country. Kept in
safe custody of Women Police, the
18 year old girl, who was just 15
when she was allegedly kidnapped,
has made some important
disclosures before police as to
how some persons wanted to push
her into prostitution racket....more
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Upset Kiran Bedi
opts for retirement
NEW DELHI, Nov
27: Kiran Bedi,
the high profile first woman IPS
officer of the country, has
sought voluntary retirement two
years ahead of her
superannuation, opting to work
outside the system. ...more
HC for
investigation against MPs
 NEW DELHI, Nov
27: Holding that taking
bribe for asking questions in
Parliament by MPs amounts to an
offence, the Delhi High Court
today directed police to initiate
investigations into the role of
11 MPs in the Cash-for-Query
scam. ...more
5 kg more charas
seized, 1 held
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: Nowabad
police today seized 5 kg more
charas and arrested another
associate of narcotics smuggler
taking total number of arrests to
four and seizure to 14 kg....more
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