Indian scribes to pay return visit to PoK from Nov 19

NEW DELHI, Sept 30 : As part of an effort to promote understanding and building confidence on two sides of Kashmir, 18 journalists from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) will travel to Jammu and Kashmir from Sunday which will be followed by a return visit by Indian scribes next month in first of its kind exchange in last 57 years...........more

Hurriyat leader among 7 killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Sept 30 : In the third attack on separatist leaders within four months, unidentified gunmen today shot dead a leader of the moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference in Downtown City, official sources said...............more

41 killed in Baghdad car bombings

BAGHDAD, Sept 30: At least 41 people were killed, most of them children, and scores wounded in three almost simultaneous car bombings across western Baghdad today, hospital officials said..............more

Militant shot at, injured
2 jawans killed in Poonch

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 30: An Army jawan on leave to his house was kidnapped by the militants and killed by slitting his throat in Draba area of Surankote tehsil in Poonch district last night while another Army soldier was killed in an accidental fire in his post at Darbaiyan, Khanetar...............more

Six Co-operative officials arrested for fraud

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 30: Crime Branch, Srinagar have arrested six officers and officials of different Co-operative Societies for misappropriation of the Government funds worth Rs 1.30 crore..........more

Assam Govt ready for ceasefire

GUWAHATI, Sept 30: The Assam Government was ready to declare ceasefire with the ULFA from October 16 next if the proscribed insurgent outfit responded positively to the state’s offer within 15 days...........more

PC dissolves consultative groups

NEW DELHI, Sept 30: Bowing to the pressure from the Left Parties, the Planning Commission today dissolved all the 19 consultative groups in the light of the controversy over the presence of "foreign" experts in these groups............more

Chandrashekar is new Revenue Secretary.......

Mir posted Sessions Judge Srinagar......

Another hawala racketeer held with Rs 7.5 lakh cash......