Army called out for searches
Militants strike near Vijaypur town; 3 cops gunned down

Excelsior Correspondent

SUPWAL (VIJAYPUR), Dec 25: Intensifying their activities and reaching close to Jammu, militants last night gunned down three police personnel in this village, close to Jammu-Pathankot National Highway. Numbering between five to seven, the militants escaped without any resistance...........more

Capt, Sepoy roasted alive in car mishap at highway

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Dec 25: An Army Captain and a Sepoy were roasted alive inside a Maruti car which caught fire after colliding head-on with a passenger bus at village Mangtian near Chan Roarian on Jammu-Pathankot National Highway this afternoon............more

All out efforts for passengers’ safety
Govt not to bow before terrorists: Vajpayee

NEW DELHI, Dec 25: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee tonight pledged that his Government would not bend before terrorists but would do everything possible to ensure the safe return of the passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane. We have to face this challenge with determination and self-confidence. My Government will not bend before such a show of terror, Vajpayee said in a statement here. Describing the hijacking as an act of terrorism by desperate men who have no respect for human lives and human right..........more

Hijacking operation carried out by ISI

NEW DELHI, Dec 25: The claim by Islamic Salvation Front of hijacking the Indian Airlines plane may be part of a disinformation campaign and it could well be an operation carried out by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), a leading Afghan affairs expert said today.............more

Laden lists India, US Russia as main enemies

MOSCOW, Dec 25: Fugitive Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden has again declared that India, America and Russia continue to remain main enemies of Islam in the light of yesterday’s hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane. ............more

President condemns plane hijacking

NEW DELHI, Dec 25: President K R Narayanan today suggested a concerted global action to prevent terrorists from holding the world to ransom......more

UN says it is ready to mediate in hijack drama

NEW YORK, Dec 25: The United Nations is ready to mediate between the hijackers of the Indian Airliner and the Government in New Delhi, a UN spokeswoman said in New York............more

Passengers identify hijackers

NEW DELHI, Dec 25: The hijackers of the Indian Airline plane include three Kashmiris, one Afghani and a Nepali, released passengers on the arrival here tonight said...........more