NEW
DELHI, Oct 13 : Government formation efforts in Jammu and
Kashmir took a new turn late tonight with the PDP
insisting on Chief Ministership of a new coalition
government and its potential ally Congress making it
clear that "nothing has been finalised" on the
tie-up.........more
Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani gestures during a news
conference
in New Delhi on Sunday.
NEW DELHI, Oct 13:Fine-tuning Centre’s
Kashmir policy, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today
said that Government will enter into a dialogue with the
elected representatives of Jammu and Kashmir on
devolution of powers in consultation with the new
Government in the state but rejected immediate resumption
of talks with Pakistan or terrorists backed by it.......more
JAMMU, Oct 13:Army today
killed five terrorists including two
foreign mercenaries in two operations in
Gandoh and Warwan while three civilians
were injured in a grenade explosion in
Marmat area of Doda district. A Major was
injured in one of the operation.......more
SRINAGAR, Oct 13
:In a
significant development, National
Conference today said it has not
closed its options to stake claim
to form the Government in Jammu
and Kashmir and asserted the
Governor was constitutionally
bound to invite the Party as it
has emerged as the single largest
group........more
BALI, Oct 13:A massive
explosion from a car bomb destroyed a
nightclub on the tourist island of Bali,
sparking a devastating inferno that
killed at least 187 people and wounded
more than 300 - many of them Australians
and other foreigners......more
LONDON, Oct 13 :Taking a
tough stand against terror, Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has accused
Western nations of adopting "double
standards" in measuring
terrorism......more
JAMMU, Oct. 13:The tallest
among the Jammu and Kashmir politicians,
Dr Farooq Abdullah, is down, but not out.
After the people’s mandate brought
about mind-boggling change, his National
Conference (NC) has begun to effect a
change in its format and
functioning......more
JAMMU, Oct 13: RSS-backed Jammu
State Morcha (JSM), which was floated
barely a month before Assembly elections
in the State, failed to enthuse the
voters even in the RSS stronghold of
Jammu City, mainly due to wrong selection
of the candidates. The Morcha, which
fought the election on single plank of a
separate State for Jammu, won a seat in
Bishnah and gave a tough fight to
Congress veteran Pt Mangat Ram Sharma in
Jammu West. However, in all other seats
it had to suffer a humiliating defeat
with its candidates failing to save their
deposits in six constituencies.......more
RANCHI, Oct 13: Railway Minister
Nitish Kumar today said National
Conference leader Omar Abdullah should
return to the Centre as he was a highly
capable minister.......more
NEW DELHI, Oct 13:Deputy
Prime Minister L K Advani today said he
has asked Jammu and Kashmir Governor G C
Saxena to ensure that the new Government
is formed in the State at the earliest
with opportunity given to whosoever is
able to do it as per Constitution........more
