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Militant shoots brother as later refuse to provide shelter 4/6/2007 12:14:44 AM Srinagar Apr 5 In a gruesome act of violence, a Hizbul Mujahideen militant shot at his brother and injured him, when the later denied him entry into his house. Sources told New Agency of Kashmir that an HM militant Mohammed Ashraf Bhat along with his two associates went to the residence of his brother to take shelter and shot him when the later refused to let them in. . The victim has been identified as Nisar Ahmed Bhat of Chak Choolan Shopian. Sources said that the militant along with his two unidentified associates went to the House of his brother late last evening and fired at him when he resisted their entry into his house. The Militants later fled from the site leaving the victim in a pool of blood. . The injured was taken to hospital from where he has been referred to Bones and Joints Hospital Srinagar. Police has registered a case in this connection and launched a manhunt to nab the culprits. ...   READ MORE

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Eight new MLCs administered oath 4/6/2007 12:04:52 AM Jammu, April 5 Eight newly elected Members of Upper House took oath of office at a simple but impressive function organized in Legislative Council here today. Acting Chairman Legislative Council Mr. P. Namgyal administered oath to Mr. Ali Mohammad, Mr. Mohammad Amin Bhat,Mr. Nizam-ud-Din Khatana, Mr. Mohammad Yousuf Taing, Mr. Rajinder Singh Chib, Mr. Devinder Singh Rana, Mr. Murtaza Ahmad Khan and Mr. Mohammad Sharief Bhat. Mr. Ali Mohammad, Mr. Mohammad Amin Bhat, Mr. Rajinder Singh Chib and Mr. Mohammad Sharief Bhat are from Congress, Mr. Nizam-ud-Din Khatana and Mr. Murtaza Ahmad Khan represent PDP whileas Mr. Mohammad Yousuf Taing and Mr. Devinder Singh Rana belong to Natio...   READ MORE   Indo-Pak political play in Delhi 4/6/2007 12:00:17 AM BL KAK April 1 to April 5. The five-day phase witnessed five players--three from India and two from Pakistan--making news, if not waves, for the people of the two countries. These five persons of consequence: Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, his External Affairs Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, and Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, from India. Pakistan Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, and his Foreign Minister, Khurshid Kasuri. As Khurshid Kasuri and his Indian counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee, met in New Delhi, the Indian Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, went on record to say that the two countries “have agreed on a ...   READ MORE   New AIDS drug Prezista performs 'very well' 4/5/2007 11:59:46 PM BL KAK NEW DELHI, Apr 5 The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has just received a report from Washington, which claims that the new AIDS drug, Prezista, performed 'very well' in halting the onslaught of the human immunodeficiency virus in people with advanced infection. The claim is contained in a study published on Wednesday, April 4. The success of the drug, made by the Johnson & Johnson unit Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd., comes at a time of acute need for new AIDS therapies because many existing drugs are failing as HIV mutates to thwart them. It is in a class of drugs called 'protease inhibitors' that are designed to suppress HIV and prevent it from replicating. Th...   READ MORE   Mayawati calls herself 'living goddess' 50 million people likely to vote in UP polls 4/5/2007 11:58:47 PM BL KAK NEW DELHI, Apr 5: As many as 50 million people are likely to vote in the month-long Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, which begin on Saturday, April 7. A fiery woman from the country's 'most backward' classes, who now wears diamonds, and a wrestler-turned-regional strongman are at the fore in the crucial polls. 'Diamond woman' Mayawati's party, which bases its support on Dalits, as untouchables prefer to be known now, hopes to hit hard former wrestler Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ruling party. Yadav’s Samajwadi Party won 145 seats in State elections in 2002 but enjoys support from other local...   READ MORE

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