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SAIL
to invest Rs 150 cr in
steel plant in J&K
LASSIPORA(JK)
:
Union Steel Minister
Ram Vilas Paswan today
said state-run steel
company SAIL would invest
Rs 150 crore, up by Rs 60
crore from its earlier
plan, for setting up a
steel processing unit in
Pulwama district of Jammu
and Kashmir....more
Prof
Soz seeks extension of
time for JK tax payers
New
Delhi (21:00
IST): Union
Water Resources Minister
Saifuddin Soz today met
Finance Minister P
Chidambaram urging him to
allow the tax payers of
Jammu and Kashmir be
allowed to file their tax
returns by November 30 to
help them overcome the
recent agitations rocking
the Valley and Jammu ..more
Cross-LoC
trade likely from next
month
NEW
DELHI (16:10 IST):In
a major
confidence-building
measure (CBM) related to
Jammu and Kashmir, India
and Pakistan are expected
to launch cross-LoC trade
on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad
and Poonch-Rawalkot
routes next month.....more
4
militants killed in
gunbattle on LoC
JAMMU
: Four
militants were today
killed in a fierce
gunbattle that erupted
yesterday on the Line of
Control (LoC) in Poonch,
with security personnel
foiling an attempt by
ultras to infiltrate into
Jammu and Kashmir......more
Life
paralysed in Jammu as
SAYSS bandh enters second
day
JAMMU
: Life
in the Jammu region was
thrown out of gear today
as the bandh called by
the Shri Amarnath Yatra
Sangrash Samiti (SAYSS)
in protest against the
police firing on its
members entered second
day.....more
Two
infiltrators killed
SRINAGAR
:Two
infiltrators were killed
near the Line of Control
(LoC) immediately after
they sneaked into this
side from Pakistan
Occupied Kashmir (POK) in
Jammu and Kashmir,
official sources said
today.....more
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Two
intruders shot dead, 8
escape, jawan killed
Infiltration
bids, cease-fire
violations continue on
LoC
*LeT comdr, associate
eliminated in Ramban
By
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU,
Sept 21:
Stepping-up infiltration
bids on Line of Control
(LoC) in Poonch district
as Assembly elections
drew nearer, Pakistan
army today made an
attempt to push a group
of 8 to 10 infiltrators,
most of them believed to
be foreign mercenaries,
from Kalsan post in
Poonch sector. The
intrusion bid was backed
by heavy firing from
Pakistan army in yet
another violation of
cease-fire agreement. The
firing was replied by the
Indian side and a heavy
exchange of gun-battle
lasted nearly five hours.
.....more
Ultras
planned to explode 20
bombs in Capital
Three
suspected militants
Shakir Nishar, Zia Ur
Rehman and Shakil,
involved in last week's
serial blasts in New
Delhi, being presented
before the media by
Special Cell of Delhi
Police in New Delhi on
Sunday. (UNI)
NEW
DELHI, Sept 21:
The Indian Mujahideen
was planning to strike
terror in the national
capital in a big way by
exploding at least 20
bombs in several parts of
the city, including
prominent commercial
complex of Nehru Place,
police said today. The
disclosure came after the
arrest of three more
suspected militants,
allegedly involved in the
serial blasts in the city
and other parts of the
country, from Jamia Nagar
early this morning.......more
India,
Pak to discuss cross-LoC
CBMs today
NEW
DELHI, Sept 21:
India and Pakistan will
discuss tomorrow the
modalities for launching
cross-LoC trade and other
confidence-building
measures related to Jammu
and Kashmir. The Joint
Working Group on
cross-LoC CBMs,
comprising senior
officials, will seek to
marry ideas of the two
sides in an effort to
ensure early start of new
measures, official
sources said here today....more
Truck
was packed with 600 kg
explosives
Pak carnage equated to
9/11
ISLAMABAD,
Sept 21:
The intense heat
radiating from the ruins
of the Marriott Hotel was
one clue to the scale of
the destruction. Dressed
in masks and chemical
protection suits, rescue
workers looking for
survivors of
yesterday’s massive
suicide truck bombing in
the Pakistan capital
could not get very far
inside the building. ....more
Plot
to trigger blasts in
Srinagar foiled
*4 HM militants arrested
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR,
Sept 21:
Police today claimed
to have thwarted a
militant plan to cause
blasts in the city after
they arrested four Hizbul
Mujahideen (HM) militants
and recovered two bombs.
A police spokesman said
that acting on a tip-off
a police party arrested
three militants of HM,
including a commander for
Srinagar city, who were
planning to cause blasts.
...more
Bandh
observed to protest
cancellation of function
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU,
Sept 21: A
bandh was today observed
in several parts of Jammu
region in response to a
48 hour strike call given
by Shri Amarnath Yatra
Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS)
to protest the
dis-respect shown to
Amarnath land agitation
martyrs by the
administration by not
allowing the Samiti to
hold a function at
Abhinav Theatre yesterday
despite prior booking to
honour the martyrs and
give compensation to
their families. BJP
Corporator Rajesh Gupta
was taken into preventive
custody by City police
when he was asking a
couple of shopkeepers,
who had opened their
shops in the morning, to
down their shutters.
Another BJP Corporator
Dinesh Gupta was arrested
from New Plot. Three
other BJP leaders were
held in City and four in
Gangyal. Barring them, no
other arrest was made by
police. There was no
report of any
police-public clash in
any part of the City. All
arrested persons were
released in the evening......more
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