Cong should head Govt: Azad
PDP should lead coalition Govt: Mufti

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 15: Amidst continuing hectic political activity in connection with the crucial issue of Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, chief of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday injected a new element into the tug-of-war between his party and the Congress (I) over who should lead the proposed coalition........more

Gopalaswami takes over as Home Secy

NEW DELHI, Oct 15: Mr N Gopalaswami today took over as the new Union Home Secretary and said his priorities in the new office would be to implement the recommendations of the Justice Mallimath Committee on criminal justice system.........more

PoK village resents Pak settlement

ISLAMABAD, Oct 15: Khark, a village in Mirpur in occupied Kashmir, is threatening to become the nucleus of a resistant movement against what they fear Pakistan intentions to reduce Kashmiris into refugees in their own state by settling Pakistanis here.......more

News Analysis
Cong-PDP 'marriage' need of the hour

By B L Kak

Even as the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has become a thing of the past on the political horizon in Jammu region,if the Assembly poll outcome were any guide, the party’s central leadership—Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee and Mr LK Advani, in other words—seemed keen on trouble-free formation of the new Government in the troubled State.......more

OM -  Om

An enormous number of devotees and disciples from all walks of life and distant places thronged the Chaitanya Ashram at Talab Tillo, Jammu on Tuesday Oct., 15th the concluding day of the weeks long well organized and impressive Navratra Puja solemnization in a usual manner. His Holiness.......more

Farooq meets PM

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 : Outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today met Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and is understood to have discussed the prevailing situation in the State after the recent Assembly elections........more

Swami for looking into PDP manifesto

KARNAL, HARYANA, Oct 15: The Centre would consider removal of the state task force from the Kashmir valley and release of all persons booked under terrorist activities — the two controversial points of the People’s Democratic Party manifesto — after the formation of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, provided the PDP becomes part of it, Union Minister of State for Home I D Swami said here today.........more

Governor seeks opinion of constitutional experts....

Elections a victory of democracy: Kalam....

Militant killed in Kashmir....

PM seeks courage from Lord Rama...