Daily Excelsior....Home Page

LATEST UPDATE NEWS (17:30 IST)

7-day-old baby among 43 stranded in Kargil

Kargil, : About 43 people, mostly labourers and their family members, including a seven-day-old baby and five women from different parts of the country are stranded here since November 15 after the Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Leh national highway was .. .....more

India not in favour of redrawing boundaries

NEW DELHI, : Giving a cold response to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s suggestions to resolve the Kashmir issue, India today said it was committed to peace and removal of distrust but not .. .....more

Kashmir highway closed, fresh snowfall on upper reaches

SRINAGAR, : The Kashmir valley was today cut off from the rest of the country after the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was closed due to landslides, triggered by heavy rains.However, all outgoing and incoming flights operated normally.. .....more

Pak ready to give up claim on Kashmir: Musharraf

NEW DELHI, Dec 4 : Pakistan is prepared to give up its claim on Kashmir, the demand for plebiscite in the region and on implementation of UN resolutions if both countries agree on the four-point solution. .....more

A girl walks past snow-clad trees and plants in Pratap Park in Srinagar on Monday.(UNI)

One way traffic on highway
Fresh snowfall, rains hit life

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Dec 4: Intense cold wave continued to sweep across the State with Trikuta Hills of world famous Mata Vaishnodevi shrine and upper reaches of twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch experiencing season’s first snowfall. Kashmir and Ladakh regions also witnessed fresh snowfall today, thereby further dipping the temperature considerably there..........more

2 Al-Badar militants, civilian killed
Jaish cop killer killed in Bandipore

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 4: One of Jaish-e-Mohammad's most wanted militants, who was allegedly responsible for killing over a dozen Police and paramilitary personnel in Kashmir Valley, has been eliminated in a Police-CRPF operation in Bandipore area of north Kashmir today. Elsewhere, security forces have killed two militants of Al-Badar outfit in Sopore where suspected militants have gunned down a young civilian this evening.........more

Two militants killed in Banihal

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 4: Army and police today gunned down two Hizbul Mujahideen militants in an encounter at village Lablota in Khari area of Banihal tehsil under the jurisdiction of Ramban police district............more

DB issues notice to UGC chairman, others

Excelsor Correspondent

Jammu, Dec 4: Representation sent to State Chief Justice regarding illegal off-campus centers run by deemed Universities, has been treated as Public Interest Litigation and was listed today before the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice BA Khan and Justice JP Singh........more

Situation most conducive for Kashmir solution: Mufti

Excelsior Correspondent

New Delhi, Dec 4: People's Democratic Party (PDP) Patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said the prevailing supportive environment in the sub-continent is offering a window of opportunity for the peaceful and permanent settlement of the Kashmir problem. He urged India and Pakistan to take advantage of the feasible situation to realize the much-cherished dream of peace and prosperity for the region. ......more

Fazal leaves promising to return on visa
PoK visitors take more advantage of LoC point

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Dec 4: The number of PoK citizens, visiting this part of divided State, from fortnightly Chakkan-Da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch district is far exceeding the number of people crossing over to occupied Kashmir from this side.......more

DB directive to pvt schools

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Dec 4: Division Bench of the State High Court Jammu wing comprising Chief Justice BA Khan and Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain, in a petition regarding unreasonable fee charged by private schools, has directed, Director School Education Jammu to submit the status report showing compliance of the directions, passed by the Division Bench at Srinagar, which apply to Jammu also and also directed private schools of Jammu to publish their fee structure in the media for public information in coordination with the Directorate of Education within three weeks..........more

Notice to be issued before Dec 31
3.9 lakh kanal State land encroached in Jammu only

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Dec 4: Out of total 20 lakh kanal State land encroached in entire State, more than 15 per cent of it falls only in Jammu district and process for retrieving the same was in full swing.........more