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Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah addressing National Conference rally in Srinagar on Tuesday to pay tribute to Late Ghulam Hassan Bhat.

Demand for elections under Central rule ridiculed
Autonomy, not azadi or Pak, solution to Kashmir: Farooq

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, May 15: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today ridiculed the demand for conducting assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir under the central rule, saying that mere mention of polls has sent chill in various political parties which are scared of National Conference...............more

Rajya Sabha member and former ABVP national president, Prof Bal Apte addressing a seminar at Jammu University on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Ashok

Apte warns students against lust of power

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 15: Exhorting students to lead the nation in bringing radical changes in the society, former national president of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Prof Bal Apte, MP, today said that just slogan mongering and agitations were not going to change the system. He said that society can be changed with the active involvement of the youth..............more

Shabir Shah hails PM’s remarks
Pant’s emissary hands over letter

SRINAGAR, May 15: Naresh Kumar Jain, emissary of K C Pant, Centre’s negotiator on talks with Kashmiri groups, today met president of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) Shabir Shah and handed over a letter containing clarifications sought by him.........more

Jawan killed, 3 hurt in ambush
14 injured in Kishtwar blast

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 15: Fourteen persons including 11 civilians and three Special Police Officers (SPOs) were injured, three of them seriously, when militants lobbed a grenade on Kishtwar police station in Doda district this afternoon........more

Antony to be new Kerala CM

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, May 15: Veteran Congress leader A K Antony was today chosen to be the new Kerala Chief Minister to head the United Democratic Front (UDF) coalition Government after his party closed ranks under prodding from the central leadership..........more

Massive combing operation on
After Akhnoor, militants noticed in R S Pura

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 15: All security agencies including army and police carried out a day long operation in different villages of RS Pura in search for a group of militants, noticed by two Village Defence Committee (VDC) members in Badyal Barahamana in the early hours of this morning..............more

Three Sikh publishers punished by Akal Takht

AMRITSAR, May 15 : Five Sikh high priests today awarded 10 days religious punishment to three publishers of Guru Granth Sahab for not publishing the holy book with religious fervour and respect and held the publishing house responsible for not showing proper respect while despatching the book to various places...........more

Janipura exchange out of order

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 15: Janipura telephone exchange with ‘53’ level has gone out of order for last over one week causing enormous inconvenience to consumers..........more

Raghunath new Ambassador to Russia

NEW DELHI, May 15: Former Foreign Secretary K Raghunath was today appointed as India’s new ambassador to Russia............more

Two foreign militants killed

SRINAGAR, May 15: Two foreign militants were killed in an encounter with army during search operations in Bandipora in Baramulla district today, the sources said..............more

Ultra killed in Mahore....

Centre signalled HC to delay judgement: Advani.....

UP Govt not to ban SIMI.....

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