Another negligent death in Rajouri
People attack Supdt, DC’s office

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 18: Tension gripped the town this morning and people from town, Budhal and Jawahar Nagar held a demonstration here in protest against the negligent death of a teen-aged girl due to negligence of a doctor. They were demanding registration of a murder case against the accused doctor and his dismissal from the services.......more

Four militants sighted near track
Rail traffic suspended for 4 hrs

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 18: Train traffic on Jammu-Pathankote railway section remained suspended for about four hours late last night following movement of four suspected militants along railway track at Seri near Raya Morh in Vijaypur town.........more

US for early resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue

ISLAMABAD, Oct 18: The United States today expressed the hope that the Indo-Pak bilateral dialogue process would resume very soon despite a military regime in Islamabad and said it would like to see an offer of troops withdrawal from the Line of Control (LoC) by Pakistan.........more

QMC for ceasefire in Kashmir valley

SRINAGAR, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir Quami Mushawarati Council (QMC), an alliance of some "pro-independence organisations" formed today, called for a "ceasefire" between Kashmiri militants and security forces and initiation of "serious dialogue" between India and Pakistan to settle the Kashmir issue........more

Pakistan suspended from Commonwealth after coup

LONDON, Oct 18: Pakistan was today suspended from the Commonwealth after last week’s military coup, Commonwealth Ministers said.......more

Telecom, road, railway netowrks affected
Cyclone sweeps Orissa; 16 killed

BHUBANESWAR, Oct 18: At least 16 people were killed and telecommunication, road and railway networks were badly affected in Orissa as a severe cyclone swept through the state’s coastal areas early today leaving a trail of devastation.....more

Company’s office attacked
Transporters’ feud takes serious turn

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 18: The ongoing feud between two factions of transporters took a new turn today when Narinder Singh Raina group attacked the office of a transport company and forcibly tried to disrupt the supply of goods to Kashmir valley and other areas........more

Another rifle grenade attack near Sectt
Major breakthrough in Sectt blasts

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 18: Even as police have got a major breakthrough in the rifle grenade attack of militants on Civil Secretariat last month, militants today launched yet another attack which again seemed to be aimed at the 6-storeyed concrete building. Meanwhile, police have recovered the dead body of a civilian in Ganderbal area......more