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Malik and Bhat died when the load carrier they were travelling in overturned due to intense stone-pelting by protestors in Shopian district.

The gunfire was retaliated,triggering an encounter between the two sides,the spokesman said.

According to the 12-day protest calendar issued by Geelani,there are only three days of strikes.

They seem to be pursuing the agenda of Kashmiri separatists,which will not be tolerated by the nationalist forces in the state,he said.

Geelani had announced a three-day 'civil curfew' to be observed,beginning with arrival of US President Barack Obama to India.

The IGP advised the police personnel to ensure humane approach while dealing with the public.

Two people died instantly while three were injured,they said adding all of them were residents of Zainapora.

Jal is expected to cross AP late Sunday evening and cause extensive damage in some districts.

Most of the shops owned by government and other government- controlled bodies had been sub-let illegally.

Normal life continued for the second day as Hurriyat Conference faction suspended its protests.

Two bombs exploded at the entrance gate of Rajgir railway station in Bihar's Nalanda district.

The car they were travelling in collided with a sports utility vehicle in central Kashmir's Budgam district.

A case under the NDPS Act has been registered against the three,police said.

Hurriyat Conference exempted two days from its strike-cum-protest calendar.

He will be assisted by Assistant Public Information Officer Abdul Khaliq Najar.

This is perhaps the first major project in Maharashtra which has got a green signal.

35 Assembly constituencies will go to poll in the fifth phase on November nine.

The interlocutors have "created more mess in Jammu and Kashmir than the Hurriyat Conference."

He alleged that conspiracies are being hatched by "internal and external enemies" to weaken the party in the state.

The bus,which was on its way from Jammu to Kishtwar,skidded off the road at Prem Nagar.

He came to his native Pekhri village in Samba district recently on a cross LoC permit issued by Pakistan government.

The main markets in the towns wore a deserted look with shops,business establishments and private offices closed.

CRPF said the security grid in J-K has been geared up in the state during the visit of US President Barack Obama to India later this week.

Prominent estates of the descendants of the Nawabs of Avadh are lit up for Diwali festivities.