National Conference, general secretary, Sheikh Nazir Ahmed addressing party
leaders at Jammu on Monday Excelsior/Ashok

‘Omar will bring package for State’
Nazir hints at reduction in size of Ministry

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 22: Fueling the speculations rife in the air, National Conference general secretary, Sheikh Nazir Ahmed today hinted at a major change in the State Cabinet. ....more

42-seater bus carried 104 passengers
9 killed, 108 injured in two bus mishaps at Ramnagar, Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Nov 22: Nine persons including a woman and a minor boy were killed and 108 others were injured, 27 of them seriously in two accidents involving passengers buses at Kaintha in Ramnagar tehsil and Palmarh in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district today. The bus, which met with an accident at Kaintha, was carrying 102 passengers on board as against the capacity of 42 seats due to shortage of buses on the route.. ..more

Cheat woman arrested
City police recovers newly-born baby

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 22: A newly-born child of Manjusha wife of a CRPF head constable Uday Kumar, who was stolen from Ward No. 2 of SMGS hospital, was recovered from a house at Rehari Colony this afternoon. The cheat woman, who had stolen the boy, has been arrested......more

Goa Govt receives jolt

PANAJI, Nov 22 : The Luizinho Faleiro Government in Goa today received a jolt with Speaker Pratapsinh Rane accepting breakaway group’s demand for a separate sitting arrangement in the assembly on the day of trust vote on Nov 24 even as Congress high command stepped up rapprochement efforts amidst indication that it might consider leadership change. ...more

Target was army camp, police station
Militants fire 5 mortars at Darhal creating panic

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Nov 22: Militants fired five mortar shells aiming a police station and an army camp in Darhal area last mid-night while dead body of a militant was recovered today from Rathal area near Hajan in this district...more

Editor’s house damaged in blast
Militant, NC activist killed

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 22: Even as security forces claimed to have eliminated a militant in an encounter at Kohistan forest area, unidentified gunmen have killed an activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) in Ganderbal area. A powerful explosion occurred at Karan Nagar residence of the editor of Urdu daily "Afaaq" early this morning causing extensive damage to the structure......more

PMO denies EC being expanded

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) tonight denied that Government was considering any proposal to expand the Election Commission to a five-member body. ...more

Army Subedar killed in blast

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 22: An Army Subedar Satinder Singh was today killed in a powerful blast at Batyas in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district.more