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Two Lashkar militants shot dead by RR, STF

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 11: The Rashtriya Rifles and Special Task Force (STF) in a joint operation today gunned down two Lashkar-e-Toiba militants after an encounter at village Chakra in Kastigarh area of Doda district. A large quantity of weaponry was recovered from the encounter site.............more

Civilian injured in Pak firing
46 foreign nationals arrested on border

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 11: The Border Security Force (BSF) have arrested 46 foreign nationals—mostly Burmese and Bangladeshis—from two forward areas on the International Border in Hiranagar and RS Pura sub sectors even as intermittent exchange of firing continued between Indo-Pak troops on the border...........more

Long spell of power cuts dominates proceedings

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Public concern issues like long spell of power cut in the State particularly in Jammu and Srinagar cities and facilities in MLAs Hostel at Srinagar dominated Zero Hour in the House today.........more

Running of illegal petrol depot
SHO Gandhi Nagar PS attached, probe ordered

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 11: Police today attached Station House Officer (SHO) Gandhi Nagar police station and ordered a departmental inquiry against him after his role was virtually established in running an underground kerosene oil and petrol depot in Nanak Nagar locality....more

Spate of resignations in Cong
Pressure on Sonia to take over as Oppn leader

NEW DELHI, Oct 11: As the spate of resignations continued in the Congress following electoral debacle, pressure mounted on Sonia Gandhi to take over as leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha today ahead of the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) meeting tomorrow. In the wake of reported suggestions in the Party that Gandhi should not become leader of the Opposition in view of her Parliamentary inexperience, five AICC secretaries including Mani Shankar Aiyar and Ramesh Chennithala.......more

No power can secede J&K from India: CM

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 11: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today said no power on earth can secede Jammu and Kashmir from India and referred to the futile attempt of Pakistan in grabbing its territory in Kargil by force. "Pakistan employed enough force but failed to change the LoC, which has become much more stronger now", he said, adding that the neighbouring country has not given up terrorising people by violence. "They cannot frighten us by terrorism", he added......more

Police announces reward in Bishnah girls’ murder

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 11: Police today announced reward for anyone giving clues about the sensational rape-cum-murder of two girls in Bishnah on July 11 night.......more

SC goes hi-tech

NEW DELHI, Oct 11: The Supreme Court today went hi-tech with the Chief Justice of India putting the daily and advance list of cases on internet which would help litigants across the country to know when their cases would be heard without coming to the Capital......more