JAMMU,
Oct 2:A
powerful blast ripped apart a private bus carrying
Vaishnodevi pilgrims from the General Bus Stand, Jammu to
Katra, base camp of the shrine, this morning killing two
civilians including a young girl and injuring 22 others,
two of them seriously................more
JAMMU,
Oct 2:Six
terrorists including four infiltrators and a police head
constable were killed while two security personnel were
injured in separate militancy-related incidents across
Jammu region today..........more
SRINAGAR, Oct 2: While as the death
of three National Conference (NC)
activists has evoked protest in Kupwara
and seven Policemen, including a Dy SP
have got injured in the demonstration,
militants have blown up yet another
paramilitary vehicle in Pulwama district,
killing five BSF
personnel.................more
JAMMU, Oct 2:It
was, without any doubt and
without any fear of
contradiction, a horror-filled
event for the three-member family
travelling by a bus, which was
bound for Katra this morning. And
they couldn’t be blamed as
they, in a state of deep agony
and shock, anxiously posed:
" Where is my sister, where
is our
daughter?".............more
RAMBAN, Oct 2:Omar
Abdullah, president National Conference
assured that his party, when resumed
power, will strengthen Panchayat Raj and
make it ensure that the process of
decision making and financial allocation
for projects will be decided by the
Panchayats...........more
DODA, Oct 2:Pradesh
Congress Committee president Mr Ghulam
Nabi Azad has said that the restoration
of peace and normalcy in Jammu and
Kashmir and safety and security of common
citizens will be the top priority of the
Congress if voted to power in the
trouble-torn State...............more
NEW DELHI, Oct 2:Differences
between the BJP and the Sangh Parivar on
disinvestment and economic policies were
sharply visible today with Prime Minister
Atal Behari Vajpayee lashing out at
critics of privatisation that vital
assests and country’s interests were
being sold off.................more
SRINAGAR, Oct 2:National
Conference, headed by Dr Farooq Abdullah,
was the ‘lesser evil’ for the
Kashmir electorate in 1996. An average
Kashmiri’s perception was that when Azadi
is not possible, Sheikh Abdullah’s
party of anti-Delhi mantle was the best
representative of the sub-national
aspiration. For varied reasons, all
shades of political ideology were
yearning for a change. There was
consensus on replacing the
seven-year-long Governor’s rule.
And, NC was not only New Delhi’s
best bet but also the most potential
contender................more
RANCHI, Oct
2:India will exercise
all diplomatic options to check
cross-border terrorism, before waging a
war against Pakistan, External Affairs
Minister Yashwant Sinha has
said.............more
SRINAGAR, Oct 2:The Centre
will not thrust a person of its choice as
the next Chief Minister of Jammu and
Kashmir and will fully respect the will
and aspirations of the people on the
formation of the next Government in the
State.................more
