SRINAGAR,
Nov 2:Much-awaited
event—history-making at that—took place, at
last, in the capital city of Srinagar on Saturday, when
the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supremo, Mufti
Mohammed Sayeed, formally put on the mantle of the Chief
Ministership................more
POONCH/JAMMU,
Nov 2:In a
major success on the day of new Government’s
formation in the State, the troops of Poonch Brigade
today gunned down 12 terrorists when they were trying to
cross over to Pakistan from forward village of Chaprian
in Mandi sector..................more
SRINAGAR, Nov 2:A Congress
(I) leader Sikander Khan, who
unsuccessfully contested the recent
Assembly polls from Karnah, was gunned
down near Batmaloo in central Srinagar
today. Elsewhere in Kashmir valley,
militants killed four Police Constables
and seven others in various other
militants activities during the past 24
hours.............more
JAMMU, Nov 2:The
very first act of Mufti Mohammed
Sayeed’s political play
became part of the developing
history of Jammu and Kashmir on
Saturday. The choice of
operations, employed by him after
quiet consultations with his
partners in the
game—coalition is the name
of the game—in the selection
of men as his Ministerial
colleagues was good, politically
and strategically............more
JAMMU, Nov 2:Intelligentsia
of Jammu today generally welcomed
composition of the cabinet headed by
Mufti Mohd Sayeed but expressed
reservations that whether the new
Government would be able to solve two
burning problems—the
Pakistan-sponsored militancy and
discrimination with Jammu and Ladakh
regions. However, the two NDA
allies—NC and BJP—say the
people shouldn’t expect much from
the Mufti Government and observe that it
wouldn’t last long due to
‘inner
contradictions’..............more
SRINAGAR, Nov 2:Former
Congress (I) Legislature Party (CLP)
leader Tara Chand is likely to be elected
as new Speaker of the Legislative
Assembly while Chief Minister Mufti Mohd
Sayeed will keep the important portfolios
of Home, General Administration,
Planning, Health & Medical Education,
Industries and Commerce and Ladakh
Affairs................more
SRINAGAR, Nov 2:Congress
president Sonia Gandhi today dismissed
apprehensions that the new coalition
Government in Jammu and Kashmir would be
"soft" towards militancy
terming as "incorrect" concerns
expressed in certain quarters in this
regard................more
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Welcoming
Commonwealth’s decision to continue
Pakistan’s suspension from its
councils, India today said it showed that
the international community sought return
of "true democracy" in that
country.................more
JAMMU, Nov 2:Pacca Danga
police arrested a kingpin involved in the
examination scam from a hideout in
Exchange Road last mid-night. He has been
identified as Amit Kumar alias Sushil, a
resident of Janipur..................more
KATHUA, Nov 2:A Bakerwal
was kidnapped by a group of three
terrorists early today from his dhok at
village Kanah in Koota area of Hiranagar
tehsil. He has been identified as Rafiq
Ahmed son of Haji Juma Ali........more
