Kukka Parrey hails security forces
NC, BJP clash in Assembly over remarks on Kashmir

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: Alliance partners of NDA—the National Conference and BJP members—today clashed in the Legislative Assembly when a ruling party legislator charged the Centre with trying to weaken the NC and said ‘the Government of India perhaps thinks that one day they have to leave Kashmir’. G M Bawan (NC) in his speech on Governor’s address charged the Planning Commission with sabotaging state’s annual plan and added that the decision has ‘political overtones’ to weaken National Conference. There was a virtual holiday in previous year’s plan, he said, adding ‘this indicated that Government of India thinks that they have to quit Kashmir one day’.....more

Medicos manhandled; REC classes disrupted
College students ransack GMC lab

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: Infuriated over State Government’s silence to their 41 day long stir against alleged illegal admissions in Government medical colleges, agitating students today went berserk and ransacked a practical lab in GMC Jammu.......more

Army, Police blame each other; probe ordered
Four killed, 26 injured in firing near Sopore

SRINAGAR, Feb 15: Four persons, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and 26 injured, seven of them critically, when security forces opened fire on an angry crowd protesting the custodial death of a person, whom police claimed to be a militant, at Haigam, Sopore 40 kms north of here..........more

Oppn troops into well, attacks police
Farooq orders CBI probe into girl’s kidnapping
*Victim contacted brother, cousin : Lone

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today ordered a Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) probe into the kidnapping of teen-aged Meenakshi by some flesh trade racketeers in Udhampur as the girl remained untraced for the last eight days......more

CM to remove ministers having over one vehicle

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today asserted that any of his ministers having more than one official vehicle will be removed from the Cabinet besides, will be deprived of that vehicle......more

MLC’s son arrested for stabbing college student

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: Gandhi Nagar police this evening arrested son of a National Conference leader and MLC Mrs Depender Kour for stabbing a college student. A sharp-edged weapon was recovered from his possession.....more

Two SIs suspended

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Feb 15: Two Sub Inspectors have been attached and an inquiry was being conducted against a senior police officer of Basohli for taking corruption in a murder case.......more

NCM for foolproof security to Sikhs in Kashmir Valley....

Cabinet will decide on cease-fire extension: Fernandes....