US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld gestures as he talks with Defence Minister George Fernandes in New Delhi. (Reuters/Kamal Kishore)

US to target terrorists everywhere: Rumsfeld

NEW DELHI, Nov 5: Sharing India’s concern over Pakistan-backed terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, the United States today asserted it would target terrorist networks wherever they are located as part of its global campaign against the menace.......more

Breakthrough in Devinder Sharma's killing
Hamzad Ansari figures as mastermind

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Nov 5: As the family of SDPO Devinder Sharma observed his tenth day today, police said they have made a breakthrough in his killing by identifying four top terrorists, who planned and executed an IED explosion that killed the police official on October 27 afternoon at Katli in Billawar tehsil........more

US jets pound key Taliban cities
36 dead in bombing attacks

KABUL, Nov 5 : At least 36 civilians were killed in new US bombing raids over Afghanistan, Taliban officials and the Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) said today......more

Lashkar, Jaish to focus on non-Muslim zones
Fidayeen strikes being shifted to Jammu

From Ahmed Ali Fayaz

SRINAGAR, Nov 5: Pakistan-based pan-Islamist guerrilla groups, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad are planning major suicide strikes in the winter capital of Jammu, Udhampur and other non-Muslim zones of Jammu region. Specially motivated cadres are believed to have been already pushed in for the purpose....more

IAS officer clarifies remarks
Samoon suspended, Bhat given additional charge

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 5: The State Government today ordered suspension of a senior IAS officer Asgar Ali Samoon, Director of Food and Supplies Kashmir even as the officers today clarified that he had only lamented deteriorating functioning of Food and Supplies Departments over the years. ....more

3 civilians, terrorist, jawan killed in Jammu

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 5: Three civilians and a terrorist were killed in separate incidents across Poonch, Rajouri and Doda districts over-night while Pakistan army resorted to heavy shelling on Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector and International Border in Kanachak. A BSF jawan was killed in shelling.. ......more

SC notices to J&K AG

NEW DELHI, Nov 5: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Advocate General of Jammu and Kashmir on a petition seeking inclusion of migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the category of people living Below Poverty Line.......more

Move offices re-open in Jammu.....

5,000 Pak Mujahideen join Taliban.....