Kashmir, terror
to top Pranab's Pak visit agenda
ISLAMABAD, May
15:
Pakistan today said terrorism and the
"core issue" of Jammu and
Kashmir will be high on the agenda when
External Affairs Minister Pranab
Mukherjee and his counterpart Shah
Mehmood Qureshi meet here next week to
review the composite dialogue.....more
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Chief Minister Ghulam
Nabi Azad addressing
inaugural function of
golden jubilee
celebrations of Indian
Mountaineering Federation
at Srinagar on Thursday.
Ample
scope for adventure
tourism: Gill
Azad for
inclusion of
mountaineering in
curriculum
Excelsior
Correspondent
Srinagar,
May 15:
Chief Minister Ghulam
Nabi Azad today
highlighted the need for
introducing
mountaineering as a
subject in curriculum to
create interest among the
younger generation about
nature's gift. He said
J&K has best
mountains of the world....more
33
kg RDX, 5 IEDs seized in
Rajouri
Two SPOs
among 8 held for LeT
links
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU,
May 15:
Doda police today
arrested eight persons
including two Special
Police Officers (SPOs)
for their links with
militants of
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and
Hizbul Mujahideen outfits
while security forces and
police today recovered a
large quantity of
explosive devices
including 33 kg RDX and
five IEDs in Rajouri
district....more
Heroin,
fake currency haul in RS
Pura sector
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU,
May 15:
The Border Security Force
(BSF) today recovered 60
kg heroin worth Rs 300
crore in the
international market and
Rs 16 lakh worth fake
currency from forward
village of Makwal in RS
Pura sector. The
narcotics smugglers
managed to escape.....more
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Girls sweep
Arts faculty
Boys dominate
'Top 10' in Science, Commerce
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, May
15: In a major reversal
of past trends, boys dominated
‘Top 10’ in Science and
Commerce faculties in Higher
Secondary Part-II examinations,
the results of which were
declared today by the State Board
of School Education. However,
girls maintained their supremacy
in Arts......more
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IRP cop held in
City with LeT letter pads
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, May
15: Gandhi Nagar police
today arrested a police constable
of Indian Reserve Police (IRP)
for his links with
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit and
recovered letter heads of the LeT
outfit and code worded messages
from him.....more
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Political parties
dividing Gujjar, Paharis: Farooq
Excelsior
Correspondent
THANNA
MANDI, May 15: Once again
cautioning people of the State
against divisive forces, who are
hell bent to divide people on the
name of religion, cast and
region, former Chief Minister and
patron National Conference Dr
Farooq Abdullah has urged the
people to stay united and
frustrate all such nefarious
designs, which may prove fatal
for unity and integrity of the
State....more
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Unemployed youths
climb mobile tower
SRINAGAR,
May 15: In a novel
way to draw the attention of the
Government, three members of the
All Jammu and Kashmir Unemployed
Forestry Graduates Association
(AJKUFGA) today climbed a mobile
tower in the city....more
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Soz discusses
J&K situation with PM
NEW DELHI,
May 15: Jammu and
Kashmir Pradesh Congress
Committee (JKPCC) president
Saifuddin Soz today informed
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of
the political and security
situation in the State following
a spurt in infiltration and
firing from across the border,
sources said....more
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Defence supplies
in Ladakh pilfered
LEH, May 15: Eight
persons were today arrested in
connection with pilfering lakhs
of rupees worth of equipment,
vehicles and sundry items meant
for Defence personnel in Ladakh
frontier region, allegedly in
connivance with some Army
officers....more
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Five officers
transferred
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR,
May 15: Government
today ordered following transfers
and postings with immediate
effect. Tsering Marooq, Deputy
Director Employment, Kargil has
been transferred and posted as
Additional Deputy Commissioner,
Kargil vice Fida Hussain....more
Security alert
sounded in HP
SHIMLA, May
15: In the wake of
serial bomb blasts in Jaipur,
security alert has been sounded
across Himachal Pradesh and vigil
in Chamba bordering Jammu and
Kashmir stepped up, police
sources said today....more
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