Bakshi Nagar Gurdwara Head Granthi in police custody. -Excelsior/Ashok

Discloses links with NC leader
Gurdwara’s Head Granthi arrested with arms

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: In a major breakthrough, Special Operations Group (SOG) of police today arrested a Head Granthi of Bakshi Nagar Gurdwara and recovered arms and explosives, hidden by him, inside the religious place. Identified as Manmohan Singh alias Sonu son of Gurdeep Singh, a resident of Simbal Camp, the Granthi was a front ranking activist of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF).........more

Time bomb, grenades seized
ISI guide Niaz Chacha shot dead in Niki Tawi

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: A Pakistani militant and a notorious ISI guide was gunned down by police in an ambush laid in Bhagwati Nagar area along Niki Tawi in the early hours of this morning......more

Fierce encounter in Lolab
5 militants, soldier, 2 civilians killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 9: Even as security forces claimed to have eliminated five militants in two encounters and one soldier died in another encounter at Kalaroos, militants have shot dead a civilian and left six others injured in different militancy-related incidents since last evening...........more

Militant, civilian killed
Ammunition haul in Mendhar

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Nov 9: A militant and a civilian were killed in two separate incidents in Surankote and Budhal while troops of Krishna Ghati Brigade effected recovery of a huge quantity of ammunition from Mendhar tehsil today.........more

Salahuddin for 3-way peace talks

ISLAMABAD, Nov 9: Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin today claimed three-way talks between Pakistan, India and militant groups in Kashmir were the ‘only’ option for the settlement of the Kashmir issue. ..........more

Confusion in BJP over Jharkhand Chief Ministership

NEW DELHI, Nov 9: With less than a week to go for the formation of Jharkhand, confusion prevailed in the BJP today over who would be the Chief Minister of the State with two senior leaders Jana Krishnamurthy and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi issuing conflicting statements on the issue. ..........more

ED examining instituting cases against cricketers

NEW DELHI, Nov 9: Enforcement Directorate (ED) is examining the possibility of instituting cases against cricket players alleged to have received certain payments in foreign currencies...........more

Parrikar Govt wins confidence vote

PANAJI, Nov 9: The 17-day old BJP-led Government in Goa, headed by Manohar Parrikar, today won the vote of confidence in the State Legislative Assembly........more

BRO building new roads in Kargil ....