Taj substantiates charges on Marwah scam

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 12: Consumer Affairs Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din today substantiated his charges in Rs 43 crore Marwah-Warwan ration scam and said a "virtual mess" had been created in the department by the previous Government which he was trying to clean up..................more

Walk-out by Opposition as Minister levels allegations
*Don't teach me rules: Speaker to Sadhotra

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU Dec 12: Seven Opposition National Conference (NC) members today staged walk out in the Assembly during Question Hour in protest against the allegations levelled by the Minister of Tourism and Urban Development, Ghulam Hassan Mir against the previous Government..................more

Sajjad says will resign if allegations proved
*'Kitchloo targeted for relations with Azad'

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 12: National Conference MLA from Kishtwar Sajjad Kitchloo today declared in the Assembly that if any involvement of his or his deceased father (Bashir Ahmed Kitchloo) was found in Marwah food scam, he would resign from the Assembly. At the same time, he said, if the Minister (Taj Mohi-ud-Din) failed to prove his allegations, he must resign"................more

Two more ultras killed in Surankote

Excelsior Special Correspondent

POONCH, Dec 12: Security forces today gunned down two more militants including Abu Babbar, an ‘area commander’ of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit in the continued gun-fighting at Zabbi Toti dhok at Chilli Pahari in Surankote tehsil taking toll of last two days to four.............more

PM for open borders, single currency in SA

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Urging South Asian nations to put aside mistrust and dispel unwarranted suspicions, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today envisaged mutual security cooperation, open borders and even a single currency in the region in the long run.........................more

Pak a threat to world: Bush's Advisor

NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Pakistan is a "threat to the entire South Asian region and the world" as nothing has been done to dismantle terrorist camps operating from its territory, key foreign policy adviser to the Bush administration Richard Haass said here today.............more

Sonia hails healing touch policy

Excelsior Special Correspondent

New Delhi, Dec 12: Leader of the Opposition and Congress president Sonia Gandhi today endorsed Mufti Government’s healing touch policy and said that it is doing well in the State....................more

Hurriyat Kashmir's representative body: Ansari.....

Pak freezes accounts of 3 more outfits.....