Infiltration still on, says BSF chief

BANGALORE, Sept 18: Infiltration from Pakistan dropped by "10 to 15 per cent" after Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee extended his hand of friendship to Islamabad but has now reverted to the same level as earlier, a top official of Border Security Force said today...........more

Army operation to nab terror suspects end in anti-climax

JALANDHAR, Sept 18: A pre-dawn operation by the Army to nab two Kashmiri terror suspects from a train at the city railway station ended in an anti-climax today when the suspects turned out to be two Srinagar youths whose antecedents were still being verified.............more

Indians’ love for Noor makes militant to confess crime

NEW DELHI, Sept 18: The love Indians showered on baby Noor did not go waste. Moved by the same, a militant trained by Pakistan’s Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HUJI) today confessed his guilt in a city court and expressed the desire to lead a new life - one away from the paths of terror and destruction...........more

Govt neglected far flung areas: Omar

Excelsior Special Correspondent

GUREZ, Sept 18: National Conference president Omar Abdullah has alleged that Mufti Government has totally neglected the far-flung areas of the State despite tall claims of good governance.........more

SC directs FIR against Maya in Taj corridor scam

NEW DELHI, Sept 18: In an order that spells trouble for former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, one of her cabinet colleagues and a host of serving central and state IAS officials, the Supreme Court today directed CBI to lodge FIRs against them for their alleged involvement in the Rs 175 crore Taj Heritage Corridor scam............more

BJP treads cautiously on Ayodhya

NEW DELHI, Sept 18: On the eve of the Rae Bareli Special Court’s verdict tomorrow on framing of charges against senior party leaders, including Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani in the Ayodhya demolition cases, HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi declared he will quit the Government if the judicial decision went against him but BJP president Venakaih Naidu said there was no need for it................more

‘Militants possess shoulder missiles’

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 18: Defence forces believe that terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir are in possession of shoulder-fired missiles that can target planes, a top Indian Air Force (IAF) official said here today.............more

Set up SIT in acid case: CM to DGP.....

Two X-Ens promoted.....

Bhim meets Advani.....

MAT take over to have wider ramifications: Farooq.....

4 militants killed in Gulmarg sector.....