5000 Kashmir students pledge to save forests
Ramzan indicates ban on duck-shooting

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Forest Minister Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan today indicated that the State may soon amend its Wildlife Protection Act in conformity to the central wildlife act so as to impose a blanket ban on hunting of some rare species of animals................more

VDC member killed in captivity
Two Pakistanis shot dead in Poonch, 8 escape

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Oct 9: Poonch police today shot dead two foreign mercenaries out of a group of total 10 militants, who had sneaked into Sabjian from across the Line of Control (LoC) a couple of days back. A police constable was injured in the gun-battle...............more

Cabinet shake-up delayed
Farooq visiting Delhi to attend NDA MPs meeting today

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 9: With political activity hotting up in New Delhi, Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah will air-dash to the Union Capital to take part in the meeting of the recently elected combined Member Parliaments (MPs) of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) who are formally electing Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee as their leader tomorrow...........more

Two students among 6 involved in attack
Student stabbed inside College; students protest,
block road

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 9: A student of GGM Science College was stabbed inside the College premises by six miscreants including two College students and four outsiders triggering a spontaneous strike in the College followed by a massive demonstration..........more

Employees asked to co-operate
J&K in deep financial crisis: Jaitly

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct. 9: Saying that the State is facing acute financial constraints, Chief Secretary Mr Ashok Jaitly today complimented the employees for appreciating the gravity of the situation..........more

Travel agent shot at in Katra; 3 escape

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Oct 9: A travel agent was shot at in broad-day light near a police check post at Serli on Painthal road in holy town of Katra this evening. The travel agent was on way to his house after being released from a jail...........more

BJP MPs against induction of NC into NDA

JAMMU, Oct 9: Two newly-elected BJP Members of Parliament from Jammu and Kashmir have opposed the induction of National Conference into the NDA Government to be formed at the Centre........more

SPO arrested in double murder

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 9: City police today arrested a Special Police Officer (SPO) Ishtiyaq Ali involved in the double murder of Bodh Raj and his son Suresh Kumar alias Vicky at New Plots on October 3 morning............more