Coalition formula runs into rough weather
Cong, PDP locked in brinkmanship on CM's post

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 22: The war of attrition between the Congress and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a serious turn, with Ms Mehbooba Mufti openly rejecting Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad’s claim for Chief Ministership. ........more

16 CRPF recruits terminated for misbehaving with girls

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Oct 22: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) tonight dismissed from service 16 recruits on charges of outraging the modesty of school children from Madhya Pradesh on board the New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Express during their 30 hours of journey together last week.............more

Food storage, houses damaged in Karnah
Porter killed, 4 hurt in shelling

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 22: As Pakistani troops directed heavy gunfire on Indian positions in Karnah and Uri sectors, close to LoC, last evening, one porter has got killed and four others injured. In a landmine explosion, targeting security forces, militants have killed a Kashmiri counter-insurgent in Kupwara district..........more

Electoral rolls will be on internet before 2004 LS polls

SHIMLA, Oct 22: The Election Commission would make an effort to make the electoral rolls available on website before the next Lok Sabha elections in 2004, Election Commissoner T S Krishnamurthy said here today............more

Virbhadra Singh, ex-CS charged with forgery

SHIMLA, Oct 22: Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, former Chief Secretary O P Yadav and three others were today chargesheeted in a case accusing them of criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, forgery and misuse of position to cause pecuniary gains...........more

Ultra plotting to eliminate Advani, Modi killed

AHMEDABAD, Oct 22: Suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad ultra Samir Khan, arrested on the charge of plotting to eliminate Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, was killed in an encounter with police after he "tried to make a bid to escape" in Usmanpura area here early this morning, sources said.............more

Massive searches in Birpur area

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 22: A search and cordon operation was launched tonight in Birpur area under Bari Barahamana police station’s jurisdiction following alleged movement of the terrorists...........more

Move offices to close on Oct 28.....

It will be unfortunate if coalition with Cong doesn’t materialise: Beig...

Governor rule in JK temporary: Sinha....

Finance Ministry Secretaries reshuffled ....

Congress-PDP should respect people’s mandate: BJP....