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Three Lashkar militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir: police
NAT59National/Kashmir/TerrorismThree Lashkar militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir: police LeadJammu, Oct 5 IANS Three guerrillas, including a top commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant outfit, were killed in two separate gunbattles with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, according to the police.Abrar Ahmad alias Abu Ubaid, one of the most wanted Lashkar militants, was killed late Saturday in Targain, a heavily forested and hilly area in the Rajouri district, north of here.Abrar, a former Hizbul Mujahideen commander who later joined the Lashkar to head its Rajouri district unit, was a byword for terror in the hilly areas, the police said. He had masterminded several killings and bombings in the area, they added. One AK47 rifle, a magazine, a wireless set, a mobile set damaged and one diary were recovered from the possession of the slain terrorist.In another operation, the police said a cordon was laid, on a tip-off, around a suspected hideout in Marha Kheer area of the Udhampur district, about 80 km from here.A joint party of the army and the police zeroed in on the hideout and the guerrillas opened fire at the security men, a police official said. The shootout lasted for about two hours.The slain militants, a local and a foreigner, belonged to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba group, the official said, adding the security forces suffered no loss.The police were ascertaining more details about the identification of the killed militants.--Indo-Asian News Servicebj/sk/vt253 Words*05102053 read more
Strong earthquake jolts central Afghanistan
INT14International/DisasterStrong earthquake jolts central AfghanistanKabul, Oct 6 DPA A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted central Afghanistan early Monday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre was located about 70 km southeast of capital Kabul and was 35 km deep, the centre said in its website. Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountainous region, where seismic activity is high, is often hit by earthquakes. More than 70,000 were killed in a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in neighbouring Pakistan in October 2005.--DPAskp/jg101 Words*06100954 read moreGreece moves to guarantee bank deposits
INT59International/Business/EconomyGreece moves to guarantee bank depositsAthens, Oct 3 DPA Greece's finance ministry Friday said the government would guarantee all bank deposits, assuring nervous... read moreKarachi, Oct 4 DPA Pakistan's foreign reserve crisis deepene
BUS5BusinessPakistan's foreign reserves crisis deepensKarachi, Oct 4 DPA Pakistan's foreign reserve crisis deepened further Saturday as the central bank said it had lost around $700 million in... read moreTatas' Singur withdrawal `slap' for West Bengal: Biman Bose
NAT51National/Politics/BusinessTatas' Singur withdrawal `slap' for West Bengal: Biman BoseKolkata, Oct 4 IANS The withdrawal of the Tatas from Singur is a "slap" for West Bengal, Bim... read moreSeven new flyovers costing Rs.2 bn coming up in Thane
NAT61National/EconomySeven new flyovers costing Rs.2 bn coming up in ThaneMumbai, Oct 4 IANS The Maharashtra government Saturday said seven flyovers would be built at a cost of Rs.2.13 billion in Than... read moreTiger kills railway employee in Uttar Pradesh
NAT69National/Accident/WildLifeTiger kills railway employee in Uttar PradeshLucknow, Oct 4 IANS A tiger killed a railway employee and mauled two others in Uttar Pradesh Saturday, an official said.The ... read morePaleozoic Era 'Sediment curve' will track sea-floor sediment
Washington, Oct 3 ANI: Scientists have said that a newly discovered 'sediment curve', dating back to the Paleozoic Era 542 to 251 million years ago, will act as a tool for tracking sea-floors ... read moreJ. K. Rowling named world's best-paid author
London, Oct 3 ANI: 'Harry Potter' author J. K. Rowling has been named as the world's best-paid author, with an earning of three million pounds a week.Rowling earns as much as nine of the b... read moreRussia to deliver additional 18 rocket launchers to India
INT46International/Business/DefenceRussia to deliver additional 18 rocket launchers to IndiaMoscow, Oct 1 RIA Novosti Russia will deliver an additional 18 Smerch multiple rocket launch systems MRLS to India, besides an already agreed contract for 38 , the state-run arms exporter said Wednesday. "This agreement for the additional deliveries was reached during the Russian defence minister's recent visit to Delhi," Nikolai Dimidyuk of Rosoboronexport said. The Smerch MRLS can effectively engage any type of target within a range between 20 km and 90 km, and is operated by a crew of three servicemen. Russia is soon to start delivering 38 Smerch-M 9À52-2 MRLSs to India under a $450 million contract signed two years ago. In August, Rosoboronexport signed a $300 million contract for the delivery of the additional 18 Smerch systems. --RIA Novostidkg/dg139 Words01101530 read more| << < ... 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... > >> | ||
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