61 Pak nationals facing trial under TADA in J&K

SRINAGAR, Nov 9: Involvement of Pakistan in cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has once again come under focus with its 61 nationals facing trial in the state under substantive provisions of Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), top official sources said here today........more

CM, CS visit Kupwara
Unified Command reviews security scenario in Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 9: The Unified Command headed by the Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah met here today to review the over-all security scenario in the Valley. The GOC, 15 Corps, Lt Gen Krishen Pal, Chief Secretary, Mr Ashok Jaitly, Principal Secretary, Home, Mr C Phonsong, Director General of Police, Mr Gurbachan Jagat and Senior Civil, Military and Para-Military officers attended the meeting............more

PSO found dead in Doda
Mercenary killed in Banihal

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: The elite troops of Delta Force today eliminated a hardcore foreign mercenary and wounded another in a fierce encounter which lasted over an hour in Cherwari area of Banihal tehsil in Doda district.............more

Puja held-up for 3 hours for the sake of Ministers

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: To show the Minister of State for Railways Mr Digvijay Singh that trains are running on time, the over-enthusiast officers of Northern Railways held up Puja Express at Pathankot for more than two hours resulting into its delay by over three hours...............more

Priyanka not joining politics : Cong (I)

NEW DELHI, Nov 9: Congress today dismissed as baseless and just rumours reports that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was joining active politics and would be given some responsibility in the organisation. The news reports to this effect were baseless and just rumours. There is also no truth in reports that some organisational responsibility is being assigned to any of the children of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party spokesman Ajit Jogi told reporters. He recalled that Sonia Gandhi had said time and again that at the moment, her children are not going to take part in politics............more

No differences over merger, says Sharad

PATNA, Nov 9: Janata Dal (United) president and Civil Aviation Minister Sharad Yadav today ruled out any differences over merger of Samata Party and Lok Shakti with the Dal saying the formalities for the purpose would be completed shortly......more

VDCs being strengthened with new arms: Gupta

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: The Village Defence Committees in J&K will be strengthened and provided with sophisticated weapons including wireless sets. This was disclosed here today by the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Prof Chaman Lal Gupta. He said that Central Government has sanctioned new 5,200 posts of Special Police Officers (SPOs) for the J and K State. He further said that the Union Home Ministry has also sanctioned about 3,500 AK-47 rifles and about 1200 wireless sets which will be provided to the VDCs in the State..............more

Two Ministers visit Mata Vaishnodevi

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 9: Railways would induct train collision devices (TCDs) to prevent train collisions after their testing in December, Minister of State for Railways Digvijay Singh said today............more