Nexus among ISI, Taliban, drug
traffickers established

Excelsior Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, Dec 5: The Government of India has received a sensational piece of information from a top politician of Afghanistan, revealing the nexus between the Pakistani ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence), the Taliban militia and international drug trafficking......more

Jawan killed, another injured
Militants fire rockets on Army patrol at Surankote

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Dec 5: An Army jawan was killed and another seriously injured when their patrol party was attacked by the militants with rockets and heavy firing from assault rifles at Chandi Marh in Surankote area of Poonch district last night........more

Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and other Ministers paying tributes to Sheikh Abdullah at his "Mazar" in Srinagar on Saturday. -Excelsior/Amin War

Tributes paid to Sheikh Abdullah
Govt striving to achieve autonomy: CM

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 5: The 93rd birth anniverary of Late Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was today commemorated by inauguration of several welfare projects. .....more

Rashly driven bus rolls down
Two jawans killed, 42 hurt in Patnitop mishap

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Dec 5: Two Army jawans were killed and 42 others were injured, seven of them seriously...more

US disagrees with Pak plea to link CTBT
with Kashmir issue

WASHINGTON, Dec 5: The Clinton administration appears to have dismissed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s.......more

CJI opposes constitution of NJC

NEW DELHI, Dec 5: Chef Justice of India A S Anand today opposed the idea mooted by political parties for constitution of a National Judicial Commission to select Judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts and said this is merely an effort to share judicial cake........more

US disagrees with Pak plea to link CTBT with Kashmir issue

WASHINGTON, Dec 5: The Clinton administration appears to have dismissed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s linkage of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) with the Kashmir issue as a mere political posturing meant for domestic consumption......more

J&K mission urges UK to declare Pak
a terrorist state

LONDON, Dec 5: A three member ‘mercy mission’ from Jammu and Kashmir has urged Britain to declare Pakistan a terrorist state....more

Security beefed up in Kashmir on PM’s visit

SRINAGAR, Dec 5: Security forces have been put on maximum alert in view of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s visit.. more

DGP bereaved

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU,Dec 5: Mrs Santokh Kour,mother of Director General of Police (DGP), Mr Gurbachan Jagat passed away......more

Army directed to be more Vigilant to tackle ISI designs

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Dec 4 : With Pakistani agencies, particularly the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), continuing to aid and abet terrorists and subversive...more