Militant captured alive in encounter
Jawan killed, 3 rockets recovered in Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Oct 26: Police captured alive a hardcore militant after an encounter in Gadanga forest area of Sabjian early this morning. Atleast four other militants managed to escape during the encounter......more

Improvement likely from Nov Ist
Cabinet discusses power curtailment

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 26: The State Cabinet today discussed ways and means to improve the schedule of power supply in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the two capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu......more

Kashmiri ‘leaders’ ask PM to visit Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Oct 26: Qaumi Mushawarati Council (QMC), a moderate separatist alliance of Kashmiri organisations, today appealed to Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to visit Kashmir to understand demands and aspirations of people of the Valley instead of going by reports being submitted by intelligence agencies and bureaucrats......more

Junior docs go on indefinite strike
Working hit in Medical College

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 26: Working in the Medical College and its associated hospitals was paralysed today as junior doctors went on an indefinite strike protesting against assault on Dr Tahir Hussain, a Post Graduate in Orthopedics Department by a Pharmacist.....more

BSF guns down two ISI agents in RS Pura

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 26: The Border Security Force (BSF) today gunned down two agents of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in RS Pura sector when they were trying to exfiltrate to Pakistan from the International....more

Harkat ‘div commander’, ‘distt commdr’ nabbed in Anantnag
Two militants killed in Pulwama encounter

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 26: Even as security forces have eliminated at least three militants in two different operations in Pulwama and Kupwara district, unidentified gunmen have shot dead two civilians in Kashmir valley. Meanwhile, police and Rashtriya Rifles have apprehended three top-wanted militants of the dreaded Harkat-ul-Mujahideen including the "divisional commander" and the "district commander" of the outfit........more

Sharif to face charges of high treason, sedition

ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with several other senior functionaries of the previous Government would face charges of high treason and sedition as per a formal complaint lodged with the police in Karachi, it was reported today. A complaint has been lodged with the airport police station for registration of case of high treason and sedition against Sharif for conspiring a mutiny in the armed forces and refusing to allow a PIA plane carrying Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf to land at Karachi airport on Oct 12, endangering the lives.....more

Maharashtra Ministry to be expanded today

NEW DELHI, Oct 26: The Congress-NCP coalition ministry in Maharashtra is being expanded tomorrow.....more