Ceasefire holding remarkably well: Gen Padmanabhan

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Army chief General S Padmanabhan today said the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir was holding "remarkably well" with firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) coming down to negligible levels and interiors also not witnessing any major clashes. "The ceasefire is holding well with some odd hiccups here and there like some beastly acts of throwing grenades", he told reporters, adding that violations were confined to foreign mercernary groups, who were against the ceasefire. .....more

‘Centre has realised that Farooq is a burden’
State Govt will succumb to its stupid mis-deeds: Mufti

Excelsior Correspondent

SAROOTE (DANSAL): Dec 12: Describing ruling National Conference as ‘sinking-ship’, former Union Home Minister and president of the J&K Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that Central leadership has realised that Farooq Abdullah has become a burden and it was high time to get the people relieved of this burden. Addressing a public meeting at this backward village of Dansal block, Mufti said that Farooq Abdullah and his Government has lost representative......more

LS may discuss Ayodhya censure motion today

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: An end to the week-long standoff in Lok Sabha on the Ayodhya issue appeared in sight with an all-party meeting today reaching an agreement to hold a discussion tomorrow on the opposition’s censure motion focusing on the demand for resignation of three charge-sheeted ministers in the Babri Masjid demolition case......more

No split in Hurriyat on talks with India

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: The All-Party Hurriyat Conference, a conglomeration of several Kashmiri separatist groups, is not going to split on the issue of dialogue with India or on the tripartite talks, a spokesman of the party said here today.........more

HM hideout smashed in Poonch, arms seized

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Dec 12: Mandi police in the district today smashed a hideout of Hizbul Mujahideen militants in a forest area of Mandi sector and effected recovery of a large quantity of explosive devices including four kg RDX and ammunition......more

SPO shot dead near Gandoh

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 12: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was gunned down by the militants where he was returning to his house this evening after day’s duty in Gandoh area of Doda district.......more

Govt warns striking Postal employees

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Hardening its stance Government today warned the postal employees of stern action if they did not resume duty immediately even as unions declared their resolve to continue with the indefinite strike which has paralysed the services across the country for the last 8 days. ....more

Govt not rethinking on ceasefire, says Fernandes ....

Cong to decide strategy today.....

Train between Nizamuddin, Jammu Tawi cancelled....