Three PSOs, driver also wounded
MLA injured, wife killed in accident near Banihal

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Oct 20: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and MLA Bhaderwah Sheikh Abdul Rehman was seriously injured while his wife was killed in a road accident at Shaitani nullah on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway this evening. Three Personal Security Officers (PSOs) of Mr Rehman and TATA Sumo driver were........more

STF post attacked at Bhaderwah
RR eliminates 4 hardcore militants in Banihal

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Oct 20: Continuing with the major offensive against militants, the elite Rashtriya Rifles today met with another success when it gunned down four militants after a fierce day-long encounter in Dharna Keri area of Banihal tehsil in Doda district. Another militant was nabbed in Mahu Mangat area of Banihal...........more

FIR begins probe into Sharif's bank frauds
New Pak Govt expected in few days

ISLAMABAD, Oct 20: Military authorities in Pakistan today said the new Government will be in place within next few days and that most of the people in the new set up will be civilian experts..........more

Huge arms seizure in Kupwara
Army source killed, 2 militants injured

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct. 20: While as militants have eliminated a counter-insurgent helper of security forces in Kupwara district, two militants have got injured but managed to escape in an operation in the same district. Besides, security forces have recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition in Kupwara and SOG Srinagar have apprehended three militants........more

Police crackdown on students; 3 serious

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 20: In a late night move, Police swooped down upon the striking students of Prime Dental and Medical College here and arrested several of them.........more

Ultras mow down woman, wound son in Mendhar

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 20: Militants gunned down a woman and wounded her young son in their dhok at Deedar Nar near Hill Kaka in Poonch district late last night. The killing of an innocent woman was resented by the local people.......more

Defence Minister George Fernandes

Fernandes to handle defence policy matters

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Defence Minister George Fernandes would handle all policy matters relating to his Ministry leaving aside the areas of defence production and supplies and welfare for the two Ministers of State, Harin Pathak and Bachi Singh Rawat, official sources said tonight..........more

Non-bailable warrants against Rajesh Khanna

MUMBAI, Oct 20: A local court today issued non-bailable warrants against cine star Rajesh Khanna as he failed to appear before the court in wealth tax evasion cases filed against him by the Income Tax Department. The orders were issued by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate C L Thool, who directed the actor to appear before him on October 28. Khanna had sent a fax message to the court yesterday saying that he had engaged S P Munghate to appear on his behalf........more