George Fernandes

Talks with Pak only after it stops shelling: George

AHMEDABAD, Oct 31: Defence Minister George Fernandes today said talks with Pakistan can only be resumed if it refrains from cross-border terrorism and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC). .......more

'Stop package, streamline system’
Kashmir producers demand CBI inquiry

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 31: A many more heads are expected to roll in Doordarshan’s multi-crore "News & Current Affairs Scandal" on Kashmir as a number of Srinagar-based private producers are now openly demanding a thorough investigation into the ommissions and commissions of senior officials by a credible and independent agency like Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI)........more

Partial restoration of telecom, rail links
3,000 feared killed, millions remain homeless in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR, Oct 31: Millions of people remained homeless and some thousands may be dead in the century’s worst cyclone that ripped through coastal Orissa even as the state today began inching towards normalcy with partial restoration of communication and rail links. .......more

Sacrilegious act in Rajouri
Two more army soldiers succumb; toll five

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 31: Two more army soldiers, injured in yesterday’s encounter with militants at Faisalabad, succumbed to their injuries today taking death toll on army side to five. A same number of militants were also killed in the encounter.......more

India seeks last set of Bofors papers

NEW DELHI, Oct 31: The Indian Government has written to the Swiss Government urging for early despatch of the last set of documents in the Bofors case. ...more

RR, STF nab 4 HM militants in Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 31: The Rashtriya Rifles and Special Task Force (STF) in a joint operation today apprehended three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit from Bandas area of Doda and recovered a consignment of arms and explosives from their possession..more

Omar for boost to exports

NEW DELHI, Oct 31: An eight-point strategy to boost exports to the United Arab Emirates, including training in foreign trade, utilising India’s excellent facilities to augment cooperation in this sector was outlined by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Omar Farooq here today.........more

Pak Navy Chief rules out sabotage in plane crash

KARACHI, Oct 31:Pakistan Navy Chief Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza today ruled out sabotage or the possibility of an enemy attack in a surveillance aircraft crash that left 21 officers and sailors dead. ......more