A view of Dewan at Gurdwara Chand Kour on the occasion of Gurpurab on Tuesday. Excelsior/Ashok

Gurpurab celebrated with religious fervour
Sangat seeks representation in Farooq Ministry for Sikh

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 23: The 531th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder Guru of Sikhs, was celebrated across Jammu province today as ‘Parkash Divas’ with religious fervour. Dewans were organised in several Gurdwaras where people offered prayers. ....more

Sino-Indian talks on border issue today

NEW DELHI, Nov 23: India and China will hold the seventh round of expert-level talks on the boundary question here tomorrow aimed at promoting mutual understanding and trust to find an amicable solution to the protracted problem. .. ..more

3 employees gunned down

AGARTALA, Nov 23: Within a span of 30 hours, tribal guerillas struck again gunning down two forest guards and their driver, critically injuring another and looting several firearms at Uttarmaharani in West Tripura district today......more

Pak economy claimed better than India
PML petition refutes charges aainst Sharif

ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: The petition filed in the Supreme Court by the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) to challenge the October 12 military takeover urges the judiciary to stand up and be counted, and compare the economies of India and Pakistan to prove that the Islamic country has not done too badly on the financial front. . ...more

Home Minister warns Pakistan

VARANASI, Nov 23: Union Home Minister L K Advani today warned Pakistan of a Kargil-like response if it did not refrain from cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and border areas. ..more

Kargil Panel report by mid-December

NEW DELHI, Nov 23: The high-level committee probing the events that led to the Kargil conflict will submit its report to the Government by December 15, its chairman K Subrahmanyam said today. ..more

SI among 2 killed, 2 injured
Gupta’s escort vehicle skids

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 23: A Sub Inspector and an SPO were killed and two policemen were injured when an escort vehicle of Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Prof Chaman Lal Gupta met with an accident at Bhalla in Doda district this afternoon. ...more

Threat to hand over Chandrika to Prabhakaran

COLOMBO, Nov 23: Sri Lanka’s main opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe has threatened to handover President Chandrika Kumaratunga to the Tamil militants, if elected, to rid the island nation of ethnic conflict. ...more