Over 3 cr take holy dip

KUMBH NAGAR, Jan 24: An estimated three crore people today took holy dip at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on "Mauni Amavasya", the holiest of days, amidst tight security on the occasion of Mahakumbh Mela, the world’s biggest religious congregation. The "Shahi Snan" by Sadhus owing allegiance to 13 Akharas started at the Sangam at 5.30 a.m. considered the most auspicious time when, as Hindu mythology has it, "Amrit" rains down from the heaven on the lucky mortals............more

Power Minister’s offer rejected
Students to continue stir as talks with Govt deadlocked

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 24: All College Coordination Committee has announced to continue the ongoing students’ agitation as third round of talks between the State Government and ACCC were deadlocked today............more

EXCELSIOR EXCLUSIVE
Jihad will be intensified : Lashkar chief
Hurriyat doesn’t represent ‘freedom-fighters’

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Jan 24: Suicide squads of the Lashkar-e-Toiba are under orders to inflict "a crushing defeat on the Indian occupation forces" in Kashmir. The anti-India outfit, currently engaged in the task of derailing the peace initiatives of the Government of India in Kashmir, is also under orders to "bombard" Indian military installations and camps in Jammu and Kashmir.........more

Lone woman makes it to Sarpanch office
73 pc polling in 2nd phase of elections

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Jan 24: Seventythree percent polling was recorded in the second phase of polling for Panchayat elections in two blocks—Billawar and Lohai Malhar—of this district today. In the first phase of polling in the district, which was held on January 21, only a single woman could manage to make it to the office of Sarpanch out of a total of eight contestants............more

Farooq denies scuttling Centre's peace initaitve

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 24: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today lashed out at All Party Hurriyat Conference leaders for accusing him of scuttling peace process and said that it is intriguing that the charges are coming from those who patronised militancy in Jammu and Kashmir............more

3 Lashkar militants gunned down in Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Jan 24: Three foreign mercenaries of Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in two encounters with army and police at village Morian in Gambhir area under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station and Behrot Gali in Thanna Mandi this afternoon............more

Pak wants to break stalemate

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar today dismissed as "nothing new" India’s latest extension of the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir but said Islamabad was "interested in breaking the stalemate" over the Kashmir issue...............more

Cong criticises Govt on Kashmir.....

Differences again surface in APHC....

2 Cong MLAs join Trinamool ....

Mulayam for destroying terrorist camps in PoK ....

Parliament’s Budget session from Feb 19 ....

BJP appeasing minorities: Sena....

Shakeel Ansari’s hideout busted....