4 militants, 3 civilians killed
Mosque siege ends with surrender of Lashkar militant in Anantnag

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

SRINAGAR, Dec 3: While as the 36-hour-long drama of suspense ended with the surrender of a battalion commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba in Shangus, Anantnag, four militants and three civilians died in different incidents of violence in Kashmir valley today.. ........more

Post-mortem conducted in MLA’s presence

Excelsior Correspondent

BUDGAM, Dec 3: A team of doctors, including the forensic experts from Government Medical College, today conducted post mortem on the body of one Abdul Hameed Wani who died in Police custody at Nowgam Police Station on Sunday. The post mortem was performed in presence of the ruling PDP’s MLA (Chadoura) Javed Mustafa Mir, DC Budgam Baseer Khan and SP Budgam Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari. Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Budgam, Mr G A Ganai, who has been appointed as the magistrate to investigate Wani’s death in 10 days, was also present......more

Gangsters strike in Retd BSF officer's house
3 of a family killed, 2 injured

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 3: In the first deadly strike since their operation here for last couple of months, the suspected ‘Kale Kachewale’ gangsters murdered three members of a retired BSF DySP’s family and seriously injured two others at Maha Akali Kour Singh Nagar near Ajit Nagar under Satwari police station’s jurisdiction in wee hours of this morning. While fleeing, the criminals also beat-up a Chowkidar of Mahant Bachitter Singh College in the same locality. ...more

Of Mufti, Farooq & their public relations

From Pushp Saraf

New Delhi, Dec 3: As Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today wound up his first three-day visit to the national capital after assuming power — spelling out a road map to end alienation, boost overall development and maintain delicate regional balance in the sensitive State, it was evident that he was keen on exhibiting a style of functioning different from his immediate predecessor Farooq Abdullah. .......more

7 killed, two injured in cable car tragedy

Excelsior Correspondent

RAMBAN, Dec 3: Seven labourers from Nepal and Dehradun were killed and two others were seriously injured in a cable car accident in Baghliar hydel project at Chanderkoot in this tehsil of Doda district last night. The tragedy struck the project workers just a day after over 13,500 project workers called off their indefinite strike following the intervention of CPM leader Mohd Yusuf Tarigami, MLA. .......more

Putin meets Vajpayee

NEW DELHI, Dec 3 : Russian President Vladimir Putin tonight met Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee over dinner soon after his arrival here on a three-day state visit during which talks are expected to focus on terrorism, including Pakistan sponsored cross-border terrorism and trade and defence cooperation. .........more

Arrest foils plan to attack leaders

CHENNAI, Dec 3: Tamil Nadu Police today said it had foiled a conspiracy hatched by a newly formed fundamentalist group to assassinate several key political and religious leaders in Tamil Nadu and destroy temples in the State, a top police official said today. ......more

Committee to probe immoral conduct of judges.......

I can become a Union minister if I want: Mamata ......