Abducted youths rescued by troops

Friday, August 31, 2007, 12:07 [IST]

Imphal, Aug 31 (UNI) Troops rescued three youths allegedly abducted by suspected militants at Nambol in Bishenpur district.

The Assam Rifles PRO here today said the three youths, who were from Imphal, along with their alleged kidnappers, were nabbed yesterday and handed over to the police for investigation.

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Manipur govt to repair state buildings at New Delhi

Friday, August 31, 2007,12:07 [IST]

Imphal, Aug 31 (UNI) Manipur Commerce and Industries Minister Yumkham Erabot has announced that the state government will repair the Manipur Panthoibi Emporium and Manipur Pavilion at New Delhi. Manipur Information Centre officials here today said the minister took the decision after inspecting the two complexes at New Delhi. Mr Erabot instructed the engineers of the Manipur Industrial Development Corporation Ltd to start the repair work, the officials added. The minister was dissatisfied with the existing design.....

JK: Justice Raina to head Accountability comm

Friday, August 31, 2007,12:07 [IST]

Srinagar, Aug 31: Justice (Retd) G L Raina has been appointed the acting chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission. State Governor Lt General (Retd) S K Sinha in his order said Justice Raina will act as the chairperson of the commission until the vacancy is filled, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Taj Mohiuddin said. The appointment of Chairperson for Jammu and Kashmir State Women's Commission was under active consideration of the government, Mr Mohiuddin added. ''As.....

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JK: 2 top commanders among 5 HM militants held

Friday, August 31, 2007,12:07 [IST]

Srinagar, Aug 31: Two top commanders were among five militants of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police in the Kashmir valley. A police spokesman said the Special Operation Group (SOG) of state police conducted a search operation in Baramulla town of north Kashmir following a tip-off about the presence of militants there. During the operation, two top commanders of HM identified as Nazir Ahmed Patha alias Umar Gul of Gool in Udhampur district and Mohammed Shafi Kasana alias.....

Israeli rescue forces search for missing sailors

Friday, August 31, 2007,12:07 [IST]

JERUSALEM, Aug 31 (Reuters) Aided by helicopters, Israeli rescue forces searched off the northern port of Haifa today for two sailors from an Israeli freighter that collided with a Cypriot cruise ship. Israeli forces pulled 11 of the 13 crew from the ''Shelly'' cargo vessel out of the sea unharmed after the collision yesterday. Israeli media said they were mostly Indonesian and Ukrainian and were en route to Cyprus. The Israeli freighter sank and officials said.....

Bangladesh freezes ex-PM's bank accounts

Friday, August 31, 2007,12:07 [IST]

Dhaka, Aug 31: Bangladesh's tax authority has asked commercial banks to freeze the accounts of the most recent prime minister, Begum Khaleda Zia, and 10 family members as part of the army-backed interim government's anti-corruption drive. Family members on the freeze list include Khaleda's younger son Arafat Rahman and his wife and their two daughters, Khaleda's nephew and five other relatives, the National Board of Revenue said in a circular issued to the banks. The NBR has already frozen the bank accounts.....