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Monday, March 31, 2008

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Two militants holed up in mosque in Bandipora

Srinagar : Two militants were holed up in a mosque here after trading gunfire with police and security forces in Bandipora district today....more

Centre approves Rs 20.78 crore for road construction

NEW DELHI : The Centre has approved an amount of Rs 20.78 crore under the Central Road Fund (CRF) scheme for construction of a 16-km-long road from Kahara Jai road up to Jaurn village in Doda district ......more.

Efforts should be made to confront terrorism: PM

NEW DELHI : Expressing concern over the threat of terrorism in the world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said efforts should be made to work with the international community to devise measures to combat this menace, particularly in democratic countries......more

 

Pak still trains terror outfits: Home Ministry

NEW DELHI, Mar 30: The presence of terror camps in Pakistan continues to haunt the security establishment in India, which still feels that ISI-sponsored outfits like JeM, LeT and Al-Badr are responsible for carrying out terrorist attacks in different parts of the country......more

Response in J&K compelled Zardari to change comments
Omar opposes keeping Kashmir in deep freeze

ISLAMABAD, Mar 30: Opposing suggestions that the Kashmir issue should be "deep frozen", National Conference president Omar Abdullah today claimed that PPP chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s stand that Indo-Pak ties should not be held hostage to the dispute had little support in Pakistan and J&K.....more

PDP against keeping Kashmir on back-burner
Include militant groups at Pugwash: Mehbooba

ISLAMABAD, Mar 30: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has expressed the hope that the organisers of the next Pugwash conference would invite "all separatist and militant groups", especially the Hizbul Mujahideen so that a "broad consensus" could be achieved on the vexed Kashmir issue.....more

Two militants surrender
Escaped Lashkar ultra re-arrested

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 30: Police today re-arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, who had escaped from custody of Doda police station on March 24, from village Dhara where he had gone to meet his old associates while two militants surrendered before police and Army in Gandoh area of Kishtwar district.....more

Snow upto 40 feet cleared
Srinagar-Leh NH to re-open on April 15

SRINAGAR, Mar 30: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh National Highway will be put through on April 15, as five feet to 40 feet accumulated snow has been cleared, a senior BEACON official said......more

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Doda gets office, other districts to follow
SVO to target corruption in remote areas

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Mar 30: The State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has decided to extend its reach to more rural areas very soon targeting corruption in far off areas where it was said to have more roots than urban areas but was going on unchecked due to lack of awareness among the people.....more

Sonia to visit Jammu on April 12

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 30: Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will visit Jammu on April 12 to address a women convention of the party......more

Sharma hospitalised after giddiness

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 30: Health and Medical Education Minister Mangat Ram Sharma was admitted to Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) of Government Medical College this afternoon after he complained of giddiness while watching a cricket match at GMC hostel ground after inaugurating it......more

3 children buried alive

Excelsior Correspondent

LEH, Mar 30: Three children were buried alive when a portion of rock fell on them at Lastan Biama, 140 kilometres from here last evening......more

NC MP calls on Pak PM

Excelsior Correspondent

Islamabad, Mar 30: National Conference Member Parliament AR Shaheen, who is in Pakistan in connection with Pugwash conference, today called on Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gillani to congratulate him for his nomination on behalf of party patron Dr Farooq Abdullah and party president Omar Abdullah......more

Two militants held, IED defused

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 30: Security forces arrested two militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen and averted a major tragedy in Kashmir valley where a hideout of the militants was also busted......more

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