Migrants threaten to intensify agitation

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Nov 13: Migrants of border areas today decided to intensify their agitation in protest against Government’s failure to concede their demands even after 17 days of their agitation...............more

Retrieving ceremony amidst firing
Three teen-aged Pakistan boys returned by BSF

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 13: As a goodwill gesture, the Border Security Force (BSF) handed over three teen-aged Pakistani nationals to Rangers at border outpost of Jabowal in RS Pura sector this evening. The ‘retrieving ceremony’ was held amidst continued firing between the two sides in other posts of the International Border in Jammu sector..................more

Indian stand on Pokhran tests vindicated: PM

PHULOKHARI (PUNJAB), Nov 13: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today said partial lifting of sanctions by the United States was acknowledgment by foreign countries that the Pokhran nuclear tests were conducted in self-defence and not targeted against any country...........more

Cong keeping options open on post-poll scenario

NEW DELHI, Nov 13: Congress today appeared to be keeping its options open on the post-poll scenario of BJP’s defeat in the coming Assembly election saying there was a need for secular forces to come together to fight the "growing menace of communalism"...............more

Indo-Pak talks end without
any headway

NEW DELHI, Nov 13: India today rejected Pakistan’s charge of adopting a "rigid and inflexible" attitude in resolving outstanding issues and asserted that New Delhi will continue to approach the bilateral talks in a "serious, constructive and positive" manner without any third party mediation.....more

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 13: Border Police have arrested two persons including a kerosene dealer for black-marketing of kerosene oil in RS Pura town. A large quantity of kerosene oil has been seized by the police while the shop of dealer has been sealed..............more

Jagmohan in Indo-US Parliamentry
Working Group

WASHINGTON, Nov 13: Mr Jagmohan, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from New Delhi, has been appointed co-chairman of the US-India Parliamentary working group from the Indian side, in addition to Mr Murli Deora, Congress MP from Mumbai, who has already been serving in this capacity.......more

Accused in fake stamp case held

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Nov 13: Police today arrested another accused involved in duping the state exchequer by charging toll tax from trucks at Lakhanpur with the help of fake stamps and letter heads of Excise Department...........more

4 killed, minor girl injured in mishaps

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 13: Four persons were killed in separate accidents across the region today. Two of the victims were killed on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway...........more

Vajpayee Govt wants to remain in power: Sonia

CHITTORGARH (RAJASTHAN), Nov 13: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said that the Vajpayee Government at the Centre was not at all concerned with the people’s problems and its only preoccupation was how to remain in power..........more