BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Government today claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough in the brutal killing of Roman Catholic priest Arul Doss in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday by arresting three persons. Besides, five others who were among the gang of miscreants directly involved in the killing, had been identified, Minister of State for Home Prasad Harichandan told PTI after visiting the scene of crime on Saturday.

9 jawans killed

UDHAMPUR: At least nine Indian soldiers were killed and 12 others injured when Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling close to the Line of Control in Turtuk area of Kargil late last night. E Timor voteUNITED NATIONS: THE people of East Timor have overwhelmingly voted in favour of independence, rejecting the autonomy plan within Indonesia in a ballot organised by the United Nations, Secretary General Kofi Annan announced on Saturday.

Shaktiman victim

KAPURTHALA: Popular television serial Shaktiman has reportedlyclaimed yet another young life at a village near here. Vijay (12), a standard sixth student from village Mainwa, allegedly hanged himself on Friday in the vain hope that the tele-hero would save his life, the police said.

Nag test-fired

BALASORE: The indigenously developed anti-tank missile Nag was test fired from the interim test range at Chandipur-on-sea, near here, on Friday, according to defence sources.

Assam blast

GUWAHATI: The additional superintendent of police of Assam's trouble-torn Kokrajhar district on Friday escaped unhurt while four others were injured when a bomb exploded near a bridge in the Dakhin Sorokholia area.