NEW
DELHI, Nov 25:Pushing
the peace process forward, India today announced
restoration of rail link between Sindh and Rajasthan,
suspended since 1965, from October next year and said it
would not be deflected by "transient"
developments in bilateral ties......................more
SRINAGAR,
Nov 25: In the
largest ever haul of RDX in Jammu and Kashmir, security
forces today recovered 348 kgs of the deadly explosive
from Anantnag district, taking the total quantity of such
material seized in the last five days to a whopping 648
kgs, a defence spokesman said......................more
NEW DELHI, Nov 25:The
moderate faction of the Hurriyat
Conference, led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq,
is up in arms against Syed Ali Shah
Geelani’s hardline group for
thwarting unification efforts and
"weakening" the cause of the
Kashmiri people................more
JAMMU, Nov 25:A
Pakistani militant, designated as
"guide commander" of
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, who
helped more than 50 groups of
infiltrators to cross into the
Indian territory for last five
years, was finally captured by
the Army and police in his sleep
in forward village of Kotli in
Chingus area of Rajouri district
last night.............more
Srinagar, Nov 25: Chief Minister
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that the
commitment of India and Pakistan to the
process of peace and opening of the
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road was good news
for the people particularly in Jammu and
Kashmir.......................more
SRINAGAR, Nov 25:Ruling out
talks with the Centre unless it changed
its "unrealistic" stand,
hardline faction of the Hurriyat
Conference today rejected discussion on
internal autonomy, softening of borders
and converting the Line of Control into
permanent border as possible solutions to
the Kashmir issue.................more
RANCHI, Nov 25:A day after
the BJP shed its ideological inhibitions,
the party’s national executive here
today raised pet Hindutva issues
including cow protection, Bangladeshi
infiltration and "perverse" use
of some Madrasas and accused the UPA
Government of being totally influenced by
vote bank politics in handling national
security issues.............more
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: A startled Supreme
Court today issued notices to the Centre
and the Jammu and Kashmir Government on
an application disclosing that a
surrendered militant has been recruited
as a commissioned officer in the Indian
Army.............................more
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: In a significant
development, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh today said investigation in the
case involving the Kanchi Sankaracharya
Jayendra Saraswati should be conducted
with "extreme care and
consideration" and asked Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister J Jayalalitha to take
"all such measures" to ensure
his physical well
being...................more
JAMMU, Nov 25:Pacca Danga
police recovered 11 kg heroin worth Rs 11
crore in the international market from
the possession of a history sheeter
Charanjeet Singh alias Tona from his
house at Digiana this afternoon. Tona
along with two accused including an
ex-serviceman of police managed to slip
in the melee as over 500 people gathered
at the spot during police raid spreading
rumour that Tona’s mother had died
of shock.............more
