Harness space technology for global peace: Vajpayee

NEW DELHI, Nov 18 : Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today asked the world nations to develop space applications for global peace and security and not for launching an arms race and called for widest possible global cooperation to reap the vast benefits of space. ...more

A minor girl injured in Latti blast admitted in Medical College Jammu Excelsior/Ashok

Three brothers among 6 injured in Latti blast

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Nov 18: Six persons including three brothers and two minor children were injured, four of them seriously, when a powerful bomb exploded in a provision store at Latti town in this district today morning..more

Congress(I) activists courting arrest near Civil Secretariat on thursday. Excelsior/Ashok

Over 400 court arrest
Cong organises massive protest against power, water crisis

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 18: About four hundred Congress workers, included PCC chief and two MLAs, were arrested while they were marching towards Civil Secretariat of lodge protest against failure of State Government to provide basic amenities to the people. ..more

Two tourists killed, 4 injured in Sanasar mishap

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 18: Two tourists were killed and four others were injured when a truck, they were travelling in, skidded off the road and went 100 feet down into a gorge at tourist resort of Sanasar near Patnitop late last evening....more

Farooq’s ultimatum to Delhi has worked
Centre may to wave off a portion of loan to J&K

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Nov 18: The Government of India has indicated to Dr Farooq Abdullah its intention to wave off Rs 1250 crore loan to Jammu and Kashmir. Although a final decision in this regard is unlikely in the immediate future, the J&K Chief Minister has, at last, been officially told that Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, is keen on early settlement of the differences over the financial assistance to Jammu and Kashmir and Rs 200 crore will be waived off immediately. ..more

Sharif not produced before court

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 : Pakistan’s deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was flown to Karachi to stand trial for charges of treason and hijacking, was not produced before the anti-terrorism court today and the court adjourned the hearing of the case till Saturday. ......more

Basu to continue as CM, will have Dy CM

NEW DELHI, Nov 18: CPI(M) today put an end to all speculation about Jyoti Basu’s retirement from active politics by asking him to continue as West Bengal Chief Minister and the veteran Marxist accepted the party’s decision to lessen his burden by creating the post of a Deputy Chief Minister....more

Haq appointed Director PGF

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 18: Even as Jaikishen Zutshi was still mourning the death of his father at home, Directorate General of Doordarshan modified its earlier order and appointed Mr Mazoor-ul-Haq as the incharge head of Programme Generating Facility (PGF) Jammu.....more