Rs 100 cr released from Relief Fund
PM declares Orissa cyclone as national calamity

NEW DELHI, Oct 30: Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today declared as national calamity the destruction caused by the super-cyclone in large parts of coastal Orissa and said no estimate of loss of human life and property could be made as communication links with the state........more

Vital clues in blast
Kashmiri suspect held with fake currency

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 30: City police today arrested a Kashmiri suspect alongwith fake currency in the denomination of 500 and unearthed a gang operating in Jammu engaged in the business of fake currency.........more

DGP Gurbachan Jagat

Largest number of policemen killed in current year
Major counter-offensive on cards: DGP

From Ahmed Ali Fayaz

SRINAGAR, Oct 30: Jammu and Kashmir Police and security forces are going to launch a 3-month-long counter-offensive against militants in Kashmir valley and the Director General of Police (DGP) is hopeful of substantial improvement in situation during this winter.........more

Vigilance books PHE X-En for funds misappropriation

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct. 30: Vigilance Organisation has suo-moto initiated preliminary enquiry against Public Health Engineering (PHE) Division Kathua for mis-appropriation of lakhs of rupees.......more

Two militants, cop killed in Doda, Udhampur encounters

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 30: Troops and Doda police delivered another big blow to the militants when they gunned down two dreaded activists of Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen and apprehended four others after a fierce gun-battle in Makhanbaggi area of Doda district. A huge quantity of weaponry was recovered from the possession of militants.......more

Another encounter in Srinagar outskirts
BSF Inspector, 5 militants killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 30: An Inspector of Border Security Force (BSF) and four militants -- all of them believed to be Pakistani nationals -- have been reported killed in two different operations in Kashmir valley today..........more

Taliban will accept Laden plan to leave Afghanistan

KABUL, Oct 30: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban militia today said it was willing to accept an offer by suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden to secretly leave Afghanistan with its help.........more

2 arrested, gold, opium seized
Smuggling racket of ISI busted

JALANDHAR, Oct 30: Police today claimed to have busted a smuggling racket of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) with the arrest of two men from whom 16 gold biscuits and two kg of opium.......more