Soz demands EC intervention

SRINAGAR, Sept 13: Former Union Minister Saifuddin Soz today sought the Election Commission’s intervention, alleging some Jammu and Kashmir ministers were misusing the official machinery in the run up to the September 18 election in Baramulla. In a complaint to the Commission, Soz, who is contesting from Baramulla as an independent candidate, charged some state ministers with indulging in malpractices in their Assembly segments under the constituency.......more

Shopkeeper killed at Bus Stand
5 rockets fired in Budhal town

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Sept 14: For the first time, militants launched five rocket attacks in Budhal town late tonight targeting Dak Bungalow and other important Government installations but failed to hit the target. One of the rocket landed in Budhal Bus Stand killing a tailor master and damaging shops........more

3 BSF jawans sustain bullets
Intruder killed, 2 injured in Ramgarh gun-battle

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 14: The Border Security Force (BSF) today killed a Pakistani infiltrator and wounded two others in an encounter at Malu Chak in Ramgarh sector in the early hours of this morning. Three BSF jawans were also injured in hand to hand fight with the militants....more

Govt sanctions prosecution
Two officer couples challaned for disproportionate assets

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 13: The Vigilance Organization today presented challan in a raid case against Vijay Kumar Gupta, Assistant Conservator of Forests, then posted as Project Officer, Basantor Project and his wife Suman Mala, a teacher in Kendriya Vidhyala for possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income......more

JKLF to violate LoC on Oct 4

NEW DELHI, Sept 13: A Pakistan-based leader of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) turned up here this afternoon to announce that his organisation would organise enmasse crossing of Line of Control (LoC) from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) into Jammu......more

Two Kashmiri militants escape, driver held
Two Pak infiltrators nabbed alive by people in Kathua

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Sept 13: Two Pakistani infiltrators, who were absconding from Rajpora encounter for last five days, were captured alive by the local people in Ghagwal area of Hiranagar tehsil of this district last night and handed over to police. A rifle was also recovered from the possession of one of the militant.. ............more

Smuggling activities decline after Kargil developments

NEW DELHI, Sept 13: Smuggling activities from across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border with Pakistan have considerably declined after the Kargil operations following stepped up security by both countries on their respective side...........more

Pak to release Indian soldiers today

ISLAMABAD, Sept 13: The two Indian soldiers languishing in Pakistani custody for the last two weeks will be handed over to the Indian High Commission here tomorrow through the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) for their eventual return to India...............more