Tension grips Surankote
Young girl’s dead body found outside CRPF camp

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Mar 24: Tension prevailed in Surankote tehsil following recovery of a teen-aged girl’s dead body outside a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp this morning. People including women took to streets denouncing the killing of girl........more

Venkataswami to probe Tehelka scam

NEW DELHI, Mar 24: Ten days after the Tehelka expose triggered a political storm, the Government today appointed a commission of inquiry headed by Justice K Venkataswami, a retired Supreme Court judge, to probe the allegations about bribery in defence deals involving politicians and bureaucrats made in the news portal’s video tapes...........more

Court declares CC Bank Ltd appointments null and void

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 24: Court of Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Jammu, Mr G A Dar has directed Citizen Cooperative Bank Limited (CCBL) that the process of recruitment initiated by the bank at its own without reference to the District Services Saltine Board, is null and void.............more

Teams deputed at treasuries
Vigilance bid to prevent wasteful expenditures

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 24: Vigilance Organisation has deputed teams at various treasuries in the State following a tip off that number of cheques/WDC bills were being presented for the payment by various departments at the fag end of the financial year.........more

LeT ‘commander’ among four killed in Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

DODA, Mar 24: Four persons including a ‘commander’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit were killed and two civilians were seriously injured in separate incidents across the district overnight.......more

Defence scam gives hope to Hurriyat

NEW DELHI, Mar 24: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) today said the Tehelka tapes had raised hopes within the APHC that the beleaguered Vajpayee Government would now permit its members to visit Pakistan, as the step would project the centre as a "genuine messenger of peace.".........more

Shabir Shah arrested
5 militants among 7 killed

SRINAGAR, Mar 24 : Meanwhile, five militants, including two Pakistan based Harkat-ul-Mujahideen activists were among seven people killed while a Police Station was attacked in the State during the past 24 hours. ......more

Firing in Sanjay Nagar; suspected ultra nabbed..