Remnants of J-K terrorism will be
wiped out soon: PM

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 : Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today expressed confidence that the remnants of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir would be wiped out soon through the continued efforts of the security forces.

Addressing the third conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police here, he said the problem of North East required holistic approach in consonance with "local sensiblities since it was not merely a law and order problem. ............more

India rejects Pak moves on Kashmir

LONDON, Nov 10: India has outrightly rejected moves by Pakistan to seek Commonwealth Secretary General Chief Emeka Anyaoku’s mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue...............more

Militants’ attack on Reasi picket repulsed

Excelsior Correspondent

REASI, Nov 10: Extending their area of operation, militants last night attacked a police post with rockets and automatic weapons at village Jakhaini, about 30 kms from Pouni in this tehsil. The attack, carried out by the militants with a view to blast the picket, was repulsed by the police and Indian Reserve Police (IRP) personnel................more

Major catastrophe averted
RDX haul in Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Nov 10: Troops today recovered a large quantity of RDX and other explosives from Gandola forests in Gambhir area of this district and foiled militants’ plot to attack defence installations..................more

EC removes two returning officers
in Delhi, MP

NEW DELHI, Nov 10: Election Commission tonight removed two returning officers in Delhi and Madhya Pradesh for failure to apply electoral laws in a proper fashion while dealing with nomination papers of Congress candidates for the November 25 Assembly polls...............more

Talks end on optimistic note
Pak to accord MFN status to India

NEW DELHI, Nov 10 : In what is being considered a success for Indian diplomacy, Pakistan today promised to accord the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India in "due course"and also expressed its desire to sell power to New Delhi as the talks between the two countries on economic and commercial cooperation ended on an optimistic note...............more

NC Block President, pro-India activist killed

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov. 10: While as militants today eliminated yet another Block President of the ruling National Conference in Sopore, a pro-India activist was gunned down at Karan Nagar in the capital city here this evening.........more

Killing of Dr Wani condemned
Hashim urges Kashmiris to reject mercenaries

Holland, Nov 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party (JKDLP) has strongly condemned the dastardly assassination of Dr. Ghulam Qadir Wani, in his home in Bandipora, Kashmir. His murder is yet one more proof of a deep -rooted conspiracy of our enemies to liquidate the ideologues of
the freedom movement so that Kashmiris are coerced into abandoning the cause for which they have made tremendous sacrifices during past decades, the JKDLP chairman, Mr Hashim Qureshi said in an e-mail to EXCELSIOR.. ........more

HC rejects bail pleas of Laloo, four others

PATNA, Nov 10: The Patna High Court today rejected bail applications of former Bihar Chief Ministers, Laloo Prasad Yadav and Jagannath Mishra and three others in a conspiracy angle case of the fodder scam in view of the gravity of the charges and documentary evidence against them..........more

Civilian killed, another injured in border firing

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 10: Pakistani troops continued heavy firing on Indian positions on the International Border in Jammu sector. The BSF jawans retaliated firing at all the places.......more