Sikh
militants’ new tactics in British
Columbia
India
approaches Canada for men behind
AI plane
hijacking
From B L Kak
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: The
Government of India has dashed off yet
another  message to Ottawa,
urging the Government of Canada to make
arrangements for the repatriation to
India of the masterminds behind the
bombing of Air India’s Kanishka in
1985. Need for the message was occasioned
by reports, which said that the three
persons, Ripudaman Singh Malik, Ajaib
Singh Bagri and Hardial Singh, identified
as the masterminds behind the bombing of
the plane, had been released a few hours
after the Canadian police swooped down on
them a few days ago.........more
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5 arrested
with costlier goods
Women thieves
gang busted
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 8: Trikuta
Nagar police have arrested five
women and smashed a gang run by
fair sex in committing thefts in
Narwal, Channi Himmat and
adjoining localities. The female
gangsters were operating in the
area for the last few
months........more
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Chief Minister,
Dr. Farooq Abdullah participating the 5th
Conference of Indian Congress of Asian
and Pacific studies at University of
Jammu Campus on Wednesday at Jammu.
-Excelsior/Ashok
Abdullah
envisions conflict-free Asia
‘Religious
extremism, terrorism, vote politics grave
threat’
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 8: Envisioning
emergence of a strong, prosperous and
conflict-free Asia with India playing a
major role, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief
Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today called
upon Asian nations to forge unity by
sinking differences......more
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Militants fire on
vehicle
Haji
survives bid on life; driver injured
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 8: National
Conference leader and vice chairman
Gujjar and Bakerwal Board Haji Buland
Khan, MLC had a narrow escape in an
attack on his vehicle by the militants at
village Thuroo in Dharmari area of
Udhampur district last night. Haji’s
driver was injured in the
attack..........more
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7 militants,
soldier, civilian killed
Jaish-e-Mohammad
planning to strike on Srinagar Airport
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 8: While as security
forces and Special Operations Group of
J&K Police today eliminated at least
seven militants in two separate
encounters in Chadoura and Kulgam,
reports from north Kashmir said that one
soldier had got killed and three others
injured in a mine blast in Rajwar forest
area. Dead body of a civilian has been
recovered from Rafee-abad area.........more
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One Lakh attend
Mehdi’s Fatiha
Excelsior
Correspondent
BUDGAM, Nov 8: Over
100,000 people from both, the minority
Shia community as well as the majority
Sunni community of Muslims, participated
in the Fatiha ceremony of the slain Shia
leader Aga Syed Mehdi here today. The
44-year-old mainstream political leader
had been eliminated in a landmine blast
alongwith five others on Srinagar-Gulmarg
road at Mazhama, on November 3
last..........more
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Recount today
MIAMI, Nov 8: The
recounting of votes in Florida that will
decide the US Presidential election is to
begin today and continue tomorrow, state
election officials said in Tallahassee,
the state capital..........more
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Mishra says he has no
differences with Jaswant Singh
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: Prime
Minister’s Principal Secretary
Brajesh Mishra has dismissed reports of
his having differences with External
Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh saying
there is no rivalry...There is no
friction..........more 
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BJP undecided on
Jharkhand CM issue
NEW DELHI, Nov 8: With barely
a week to go before formation of
Jharkhand, BJP grappled with the issue of
Chief Ministership of the new State while
JMM-S today announced its bid to form the
first Government in the tribal
region.......more
Hurriyat leaders meet Pak
officials ....
Match-fixing has to be
weeded out of game: Uma ....
NHRC has no occasion to
consider Lone’s complaint ....
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