Civilian injured, hideout blasted
4 militants killed in Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Nov 9: Troops gunned down four militants in two separate encounters at Lah and Darhal today. A civilian was seriously injured in the Lah encounter when he was trapped in exchange of firing while a hideout was blown up............more

Indo-Pak talks on Sir Creek end
in impasse

NEW DELHI, Nov 9: India and Pakistan today failed to make any headway on the long-pending Sir Creek Maritime boundary dispute in the Rann of Kutch with New Delhi firmly rejecting Islama-bad’s proposal for third party arbitration and asserting that the issue be resolved only bilaterally..............more

Two gangsters arrested
Fake stamps, slips of Excise Deptt recovered

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Nov 9: Police have arrested two gangsters from a house in Lakhanpur and seized a large quantity of fake stamps, slips and letter heads of Excise Department from their possession. The arrested youths were part of a gang of fake agents operating in Lakhanpur causing heavy losses to the state exchequer...............more

Process of talks shall continue
Pak maintaining double standards, says Farooq

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah said here today that the Centre should take up the issue of cross-border firing with Pakistan during the ongoing bilateral talks.................more

Farooq’s dig at Ansari, Ajatshatru, bureaucracy

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today had a dig at his two cabinet colleagues including Housing and Urban Development Minister Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari and Sports and Information Minister Mr Ajatshatru Singh and a section of bureaucracy..............more

Migrants to call off stir during
CM’s visit

Excelsior Correspondent

HIRANAGAR, Nov 9: An end to ongoing agitation here by the migrants of border areas appeared in sight following a meeting of the Border Action Committee (BAC) with Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah at Civil Secretariat..............more

Procession, bandh in Kishtwar

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: People took out a procession yesterday and shops owned by majority community remained closed in Kishtwar today in protest against the missing of one Manzoor Hussain son of Anwar Sheikh, a resident of Hullar, Kishtwar since November 2........more

Laloo influential enough to tamper with evidences: CBI

PATNA, Nov 9: CBI today said RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav was influential enough to tamper with vital evidences relating to the fodder scam. . . ........more

India, US hold talks

NEW DELHI, Nov 9: India and the United States today held preliminary talks at the experts-level to explore various export control regimes to check nuclear proliferation in the wake of the Pokhran tests in May.. ........more