Terrorists rob trader of Rs 30,000
NC leader's PSO shot dead

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 11: Terrorists gunned down a Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a National Conference activist and looted Rs 30,000 from a businessman in two separate incidents across Doda and Rajouri districts overnight. Army and police today destroyed two hideouts of the terrorists in Poonch........more

Rail link to Katra by 2005: CM

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Dec 11: Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today called for simultaneous execution of work on both the sides of Katra-Qazigund section of prestigious Udhampur-Baramulla rail project in the State.........more

Centre's economic policy disastrous: Sonia

SHILLARU (HP), Dec 11: Accusing the BJP-led Central Government of pursuing a "disastrous" economic policy, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today alleged that it was "selling" even profit-making PSUs in strategic sector in "blatant violation of all norms and regulations"...........more

Govt takes over ARD Bank management

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 11: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has superceded the Managing Committee of the State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank, Srinagar and appointed four Administrators to manage the affairs of the bank........more

Woman injured, houses damaged
Heavy shelling in Nowshera

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Dec 11: Pakistan army today resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing in Nowshera and Sunderbani sectors in this district. A woman was seriously injured while several houses were damaged in the shelling...........more

Scholarships for rural women

NEW DELHI, Dec 11: In a bid to encourage ‘educational entrepreneurship’ among the rural women of terrorism-ridden Jammu and Kashmir, a project for promoting pre-primary education and women empowerment will be launched shortly in the State..............more

Mufti to discuss co-ordination panel, expansion with Sonia

NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed arrived here today to discuss with Congress president Sonia Gandhi issues related to expansion of his ministry and formation of a coordination committee of the PDP-led coalition in which Congress is a major partner..........more

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