Daily Excelsior....Home Page

HC asks CE Kashmir to supply similar information
Consumers owe over rupees 164-cr to PDD in Jammu

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 27: Over rupees 164 crore have been calculated as arrears by Power Development Department (PDD) from various categories of consumers on account of electricity supplied to them by the Department in three electric divisions of Jammu. While the State’s Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) is the highest defaulter owing rupees 7185.618 lakh to the department, the arrears pending against domestic consumers has been worked out as over rupees 821.105 lakh . Further, there are 134 consumers against whom arrears dues are over rupees one lakh in Parade, Gandhinagar and Division Number-III of Jammu. They owe over rupees 13 crore to the PDD.............more

Ceasefire has positive impact,says DG CRPF

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: CRPF Director General Trinath Mishra today said the ongoing ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir has had a very positive impact on the ground despite some attacks by militants opposed to it. .....more

Threat to include emergency
Medicare paralysed in GMC as docs go on flash strike

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 27: The health care services in Government Medical College Hospital were affected due to flash strike of the junior doctors today. However, the impact of the strike was less in the SMGS Hospital. The doctors have threatened to include Emergency Ward in the strike from December 30 if their demands weren’t conceded by then. .....more

Chasing shadows in Bihar
Laloo Yadav to anoint his daughter as new CM

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Bihar’s versatile, wily political lord, Mr Laloo Prasad Yadav, has kept his eldest daughter, Ms Misa, ready for the "big event" if he and his Chief Minister wife, Ms Rabri Devi, are convicted in the disproportionate assets case. ....more

Vajpayee scotches rumours over mid-term polls

KUMARAKOM (KERALA), Dec 27: In a significant statement, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today scotched speculation about mid-term polls to Lok Sabha in the near future as "baseless and misleading" and said attempts by opposition to create fissures in the ruling NDA will not succeed. ......more

Hurriyat leaders request Centre to issue them travel documents

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Leaders of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) have urged the Centre to issue travel documents to them immediately so that they can prepare for a visit to Pakistan for parleys with the militant groups and the government leaders there. .....more

Civilians help ultras escape
SI, 4 SPOs, woman injured in Gandoh

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 27: Five police personnel including a Sub Inspector and four Special Police Officers (SPOs) besides a woman were injured when militants and civilians jointly attacked a patrol party of STF at Jangan nullah in Gandoh area of Doda district last night....more

Two Indian army porters released after 20 months

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 27: Two porters of Indian army, who had been kidnapped by Pakistani troops during last year’s Kargil conflict, were handed over .....more

Massacre reports neither accepted nor rejected

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: The CRPF has "neither accepted nor rejected" the reports of two inquiry commissions indicting some CRPF personnel for the August one killing of Amarnath pilgrims and subsequent firing on demonstrators in Kashmir’s Anantnag district, the force’s Director General Trinath Mishra said today. ....more

India wants to have friendly relation with Pak: advani...

Vajpayee undisputed leader: Advani ....

Top LeT militant killed in Valley....

Triffle over land dispute
Two injured as VDC member open firing ....

BJP says Govt may review stand on ceasefire....

THE LARGEST CIRCULATED DAILY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2000