SRINAGAR,
Oct 11: Outgoing
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today
blamed vested interests for the debacle of the National
Conference (NC) in the Assembly elections.........more
NEW DELHI, Oct 11:The formation of the next
Government in Jammu and Kashmir and the likely candidate
for Chief Ministership remained a suspense tonight with
the Congress saying that the issue could be decided only
after "proper understanding" among like-minded
parties. .......more
JAMMU, Oct 11: PCC (I) president
Ghulam Nabi Azad today claimed the
support of six independent candidates and
said by tomorrow the figure of
independent candidates and smaller
parties supporting the Congress will rise
to 16. . ...more
JAMMU,
Oct 11: Ruling
National Conference, the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and
the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
have turned out to be the
biggest losers in
term of seats in Jammu region in
the Assembly elections. The
beneficiaries of these three
parties virtual
debacle were the
Congress (I) and the Panthers
Party, which emerged a new
regional force in the region.........more
SRINAGAR,
Oct 11: The just concluded
Assembly election has changed the
political landscape in this
militancy-torn State with newly formed
PDP making serious inroads in the
National Conference bastion in the Valley
to end the 27-year reign of the Abdullah
family.....more
COPENHAGEN,
Oct 11:A day after the
European Union refused to address
Indias concern on
Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Denmark
today assured all efforts would be made
to end the menace so that a positive
climate is created for resumption of
dialogue between the two neighbours. .
.....more
WASHINGTON,
Oct 11: The United States
has asked Pakistan to follow through its
commitment to stop infiltration in Jammu
and Kashmir "in a concerted and
pro-active manner" and said the
successful completion of elections in the
State is the first step in bringing peace
to the region. . .....more
SRINAGAR, Oct 11:
While
as BSF today claimed to have eliminated
the top-wanted "supreme
commander" of
Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami in Kokernag,
unidentified gunmen have shot dead a
released militant in Kreeri area of
Baramulla district. .......more
KATHUA, Oct 11: Two police
personnel were injured when a big group
of people attacked Basohli police station
late tonight in protest against an
alleged incident of shoot-out....more
JAMMU, Oct 11:Pakistani
troops resorted to artillery, mortar and
small arms fire in various sectors along
the Line of Control and International
Border in the State killing one person
and injuring nine, including a BSF jawan,
since last night, official sources said
today. .......more