5 militants, 2 civilians killed in Valley
Army launches major operation in Budgam ‘liberated zone’

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 10: As the Army has launched a major operation to take on militants in Beerwah area of Budgam district, at least five militants and two civilians have died in different militancy related incidents across Kashmir valley since last evening..................more

Baig levels serious corruption charges on NC
*Speaker adjourns House as MLAs clash

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 10: The National Conference and PDP-Cong MLAs clashed in the Legislative Assembly today indulging in massive sloganeering against each other after Finance Minister Muzaffar Baig accused the previous NC Government of creating liabilities worth Rs 192 crore and allotting works to relatives of the Ministers worth crores without inviting the tenders. Amidst pandemonium, Speaker Tara Chand had to adjourn the House for half an hour..................more

Dillawar Mir stuns NC with ‘pro-Govt’ speech
*Refuses to join walk-out, protest

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 10: Speculations that National Conference leader and former Minister, Dillawar Mir was falling apart from the party, today gained ground when he virtually gave a "pro-Government" speech in the Legislative Assembly while speaking on the adjournment motion of human rights. Also, he didn’t join a walk-out by the NC legislators during the Chief Minister’s reply to the motion................more

Geelani, Malik among 50 arrested

SRINAGAR, Dec 10: Police today took into preventive custody nearly 50 separatists including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, JKLF chairman Mohammad Yaseen Malik and his deputy Javed Ahmad Mir who were protesting alleged human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir on the World Human Rights day.............more

Army commanders review ceasefire

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10: Top military officials of India and Pakistan have reviewed the prevailing ceasefire along the LoC and expressed satisfaction over the way it was being observed........................more

Pak sets deadline to resolve Baglihar

ISLAMABAD, Dec 10: In the midst of major peace initiatives, Pakistan has served notice to India asking it to stop work by December 31 on Baglihar Hydro Power Project being built on the river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir, claiming it violated the 1960 Indus Water Treaty............more

Badal, Sukhbir released from jail

PATIALA, Dec 10: After spending over a week in jail, Shiromani Akali Dal president Parkash Singh Badal and his Rajya Sabha MP son Sukhbir Singh were released from central jail here today after a Ropar court granted regular bails to the duo in a disproportionate assets case registered against them by the State Vigilance Bureau...................more

NHRC for collective action to curb terrorism.....

Tarigami writes to Mufti on corruption.....