House owner dies in cross-firing
Two militants involved in Mendhar massacre killed

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 2: In a major success, Romeo Force and Poonch Police today gunned down both the militants involved in brutal massacre of six members of a Forest Guard’s family at village Nar Samoothi in Gursai area of Mendhar tehsil on Friday night.............more

Pak bid to capture four vital posts in Akhnoor sector

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Pakistani troops have deeply entrenched themselves all along the border in Akhnoor sector of Jammu region. Their apparent aim, as clearly suggested by intelligence specialists, is to capture at least four Indian posts......more

Holds informal talks with Vajpayee
Putin arrives to a warm welcome

NEW DELHI, Oct 2: Russian President Vladimir Putin tonight held informal talks with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee soon after his arrival here on a four-day state visit that is expected to take forward Indo-Russian relations to new heights. Putin, the first Russian President to visit India in seven-and-a-half years, had private dinner meeting with Vajpayee at the Prime Minister’s official residence. The two leaders will tomorrow have wide-ranging discussions on a whole range of international, regional and bilateral issues including the developments in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan during one-to-one and delegation-level talks.......more

Man burns wife to death

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 2: A newly married house-wife was allegedly burnt to death by her husband following a minor altercation between the couple at their house in Chatha near here.........more

LeT has sent 2 times more Mujahideen

KARACHI, Oct 2: Pakistan-based guerilla group Lashkar-e-Toiba today had doubled the number of fighters battling Indian force in Kashmir this year.........more

J&K adopts new jail manual

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today introduced a new Jail Manual in the State to mark the 131st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It replaces the old Punjab Jail Manual of 1930 being followed in the State........more

Another emissary rushed to Mamata

NEW DELHI, Oct 2: The Vajpayee Government tonight rushed its emissary Sudhendhu Kulkarni, an OSD in PMO, with an offer of partial rollback of petro products price hike after Trinamool Congress said it had scaled down the demand for total rollback but wanted some relief for the common people...........more

War weapons seized at Qazigund
5 militants killed in Bandipore, Kupwara

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 2: While as security forces today eliminated at least five militants in two different operations in Bandipore and Kupwara, five BSF personnel have sustained injuries in a landmine blast in Pulwama. One civilian died in Bandipore encounter and a tourist’s dead body was fished out from Dal Lake. Meanwhile, a group of militants escaped from the security forces dragnet near Qazigund but their weapons, usually used in war, were seized by ITBP.......more

Exhibition to mark Putin’s visit ....

5 killed in firing between two groups ....

‘Kale-Kachhewala’ gang busted ....

Former Union Minister quits BJP ....