Government employees staging a protest dharna at Shalamar Chowk in connection with their Kaam Chhor Hartal. Excelsior/Ashok

Work paralysed in offices for 3rd day
Employees suspend stir till Dec 20

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 8: The State Government Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) today suspended its on-going agitation for twelve days and decided to resume the strike from December 20. EJAC, however, has given a call for four days Kaam Chhor Hartal from December 20 to 23 in case their demands were not fulfilled within twelve days...........more

Girl recovered by Budgam Police
Kupwara Police seize one Kg brown sugar

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec. 8: Kupwara Police have apprehended another suspect of narco-terrorism and seized one Kg of brown sugar from his possession...more

HC directive to pay interest to a doc for withholding salary

Excelsior Legal Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 8: Mr Justice T S Doabia of State High Court Jammu Wing has directed the State of Jammu and Kashmir and others to pay 12% interest for withholding the salary of a doctor and the enhanced amount of interest would be payable by the person on whose negligence the delay occurs........more

People protest, block road
Cops go berserk, beat up shopkeepers

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 7: Police constab-les, part of Flying Squad No. 9, went berserk last night at Patoli Morh in Janipura and mercilessly beat-up the shopkeepers, rendering them unconscious. In the morning, shopkeepers downed their shutters in Janipura and blocked vehicular movement to protest the police highhandedness.....

Two Pak soldiers killed on LoC

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 8: Two Pakistani soldiers were killed during an exchange of firing with Indian troops on the Line of Control (LoC) in Titrinote area opposite Krishna Ghat in Poonch district last night....more

Cop held as another civilian killed by police
2 civilians killed, 28 injured in grenade blast

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 8: Two civilians got killed and 28 others injured when militants hurled a hand grenade near Hanuman Mandir, Amirakadal, this evening, Meanwhile, Baramulla police have registered a murder case against a constable of Indian Reserve Police (IRP) who had allegedly killed a surrendered militant’s father at a police post in Kreeri on Tuesday......more

CBI may re-open Mattoo case

NEW DELHI, Dec 8: CBI Director R K Raghavan today said he was studying various lapses in the probe into the Priyadarshani Mattoo murder case and the agency could reopen the investigation if there was any provision.......more

Hurriyat denies secret talks with Centre

SRINAGAR, Dec 8: The Jammu and Kashmir Hurriyat Conference has denied reports of secret parleys between the Centre and its jailed leaders but expressed willingness for the same if the Government recognised Kashmiris as principal party to the Kashmir dispute. .....more

Blast outside DySP’s office

Excelsior Correspondent

RAMBAN, Dec 8: DySP Banihal Mr Nazir Ahmed Sheikh had a narrow escape when a bomb exploded close to his office in Banihal at 1830 hours last night....more