One killed, 12 hurt in Lal Chowk blast
*ASI, cop shot dead

SRINAGAR, Nov 27: One person was killed and 12 others injured when militants hurled a grenade at the busy business centre of Lal Chowk here this afternoon. Elsewhere in Kashmir, an Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of State Police and former Special Police Officer (SPO) were killed whileas a woman was injured in various militant related incidents during the past 24 hours...................more

Ceasefire will be temporary: US Analysts

WASHINGTON, Nov 27: Regardless of the motives behind Pakistan’s unilateral cease-fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, the cease fire will be temporary, according to US geopolitical analysts................more

Fake stamp paper scam
CBI put on hold, HC asks SIT to go ahead with probe

MUMBAI, Nov 27: The Mumbai High Court today declined to hand over the investigations into the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam to CBI for the time being and directed the Maharashtra Special Investigation Team (SIT) to continue with its probe...................more

Ceasefire a good beginning: Pak

ISLAMABAD, Nov 27: Pakistan today hailed the second day of an historic ceasefire with India along the Line of Control, International Border and Siachin as "a good beginning" to the latest efforts at dialogue between the two countries...........more

No difference in collective, one to one meet: PM

LUCKNOW, Nov 27: As the two countries began to warm up for the SAARC summit in Islamabad in January, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today did not appear to lay much in store by any one-to-one meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Zafarullah Khan Jamali on the sidelines......................more

JeM involved in Lone's murder

NEW DELHI, Nov 27: Investigations into the murder of senior Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone have found that Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) was involved in it because of his moderate approach......................more

Slain DySP’s brother murdered

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 27: A youth, who happened to be younger brother of slain DySP Manjeet Singh, was murdered by some unidentified persons at Billol bridge near Bari Barahamana this evening. Assailants managed to escape...............more

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