3 of a family shot
JCO, SOG cop, 2 ultras killed in Rajouri battle

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Sept 30: Militants gunned down three members of a family including a woman and wounded another in an attack on their house at village Sangla in Surankot tehsil of Poonch district last night while a JCO a SOG cop and two militants were killed and a civilian was injured in an encounter in Thanna Mandi tonight......more

ISI to prevent split to APHC

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI: The Government of India seems to have failed to translate into action its objective of preventing Pakistan from motivating and directing a section of the people of Kashmir. And at a time when the Indian offensive against Pakistan-aided ultras in Jammu and Kashmir has been intensified, the impact of Pakistan on the Kashmir scene has, instead of getting depleted or sunk, has increased. .............more

Keshubhai gets reprieve

NEW DELHI, Sept 30: Beleaguered Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel today got a temporary reprieve with the BJP high command setting up a high level committee headed by party president Jana Krishnamurthy to go into the issue of leadership change..............more

Pre-emptive steps against militants favoured
Return to Kashmir politics final aim: Omar

NEW DELHI, Sept 30: Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah today made it clear that his final aim was to get to Jammu and Kashmir politics and serve the people even as he threw an open challenge to Hurriyat Conference to contest elections against him. .........more

4 injured in Bishnah shoot-out
Youth murdered, another injured in cricket ground

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 30: A youth was murdered and another seriously injured in a clash at cricket ground in village Chak Salaria under the jurisdiction of Ramgarh police station this afternoon while four persons were injured in a shoot-out in Bishnah tehsil............more

Blair cites proof of Laden link

LONDON, Sept 30: British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today that he had seen "powerful and incontrovertible evidence" linking alleged terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden to attacks in the United States. ........more

Harkat vows to continue its activities in J&K

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Pakistan based militant outfit Harkat-ul Mujahadeen, which figures in the US terrorist blacklist for its links with Osama bin Laden, today said it would continue its activities in Jammu and Kashmir. ..............more

Journalists killed in prime of profession...

Cong lost 6Leaders during last 18 months.....

Cong lost 6Leaders during last 18 months......

People block NH; bandh today......