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Friday, February 22, 2008

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Blast in court, police official injured

SRINAGAR : A massive blast today rocked the heavily-guarded Srinagar Court Complex leaving a police official critically wounded, official sources said. .......more

 

14-year-old girl student kidnapped, rescued
3 militants of Jaish killed in Kupwara

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Feb 21: In a joint operation, Jammu & Kashmir Police and Army have killed two to three militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed guerrilla outfit in Kupwara district of north Kashmir today. Meanwhile, Police have rescued a 14-year-old girl student minutes after she was kidnapped in a three-wheeler on the National Highway Bypass in Hyderpora-Rawalpora area in Srinagar outskirts.......more

PCC chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz addressing Congress workers in Jammu on Thursday.
PCC chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz addressing Congress
workers in Jammu on Thursday. Excelsior/Ashok

Hurriyat should opt for dialogue, poll process
Cong keeping options open for poll alliance: Soz

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 21: Union Water Resources Minister and newly appointed Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz has said that Congress has its options open on the issue of poll alliance with any party and the Hurriyat Conference should also opt for elections and the dialogue process.....more

Zardari, Sharif join hands to form Govt

ISLAMABAD, Feb 21: Ending the suspense on Government formation in Pakistan, the two main Opposition parties tonight announced they would form a new ruling coalition but did not name any Prime Ministerial candidate.....more

Members flay delay
Autonomy, self rule WG fails to meet for 6 months

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Feb 21: While both Centre and State Governments have even started implementing various recommendations made by four Working Groups, set up by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on J&K, the fifth group having crucial agenda of autonomy and self rule is yet to hold a meeting even after a gap of nearly six months.....more

Pak elections have shown way to separatists: Mufti

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 21: Former Chief Minister and patron of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that outcome of the general elections in the neighbouring Pakistan has a lesson for all those in Jammu and Kashmir who don’t believe in the electoral battle. The lesson is that people in the sub-continent have been rejecting extremism and violence and adopting democratic ways to voice their issues......more

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Govt to increase SC Judges to 30

NEW DELHI, Feb 21: In a bid to clear the heavy backlog of cases and render speedy justice, Government today proposed to increase the strength of Supreme Court Judges from 25 to 30.....more

Sumo rolls down in Chenani
Russian tourist among 6 killed, 4 injured

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Feb 21: Six persons including a Russian tourist were killed and four others received injuries when a Tata Sumo, they were travelling in, plunged into a 100 feet deep gorge at Champeri on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway under the jurisdiction of Chenani Police Station......more

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