Mufti for serious thought to Musharraf's proposal

NEW DELHI, Dec 7: Ruling alliance partner PDP today suggested that the fresh proposal put forward by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf should be given a "serious thought" to make a beginning for the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue........more

‘General’s 4-point formula is a negation of Kashmir’s freedom struggle’
Geelani rejects Musharraf proposal on Kashmir

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 7: Pro-Pakistan but anti-Musharraf Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has yet again gone hawkish to reject the Pakistani President’s fresh slew of proposals over the embattled Jammu and Kashmir. He has outrightly dismissed Gen Pervez Musharraf’s roadmap of the conflict resolution as a blatant negation of the Kashmiris’ "freedom struggle"............more

Infiltration bid foiled in Poonch, one killed

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Dec 7: Troops foiled an infiltration attempt on Line of Control (LoC) along Panjni Nullah at Tikri Post in this sector early today killing one militant. A search operation was on to trace four others........more

HC decides land case after 50 yrs

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Dec 7 : Dispute over a land of 25 Kanals situated at Village Shogapora, Budgam between two parties who filed a suit on August 21, 1958 took about 50 years to an end.......more

JKLF chief watches it all at Tagore Hall
Now a play on vested interests behind
Kashmir’s gun culture

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

SRINAGAR, Dec 7: When the pioneer of Kashmir’s unending gun culture, Yasin Malik, drives all the way to Tagore Hall and takes a seat in the first row to watch a theatre play, things are not that ordinary. Yasin has had a failed tryst with modelling 20 years back but that failed to draw him to this revived centre of art and drama—managed by the Chief Minister-headed Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture & Languages—in the last many years of armed conflict. Even the resolute Syed Ali Shah Geelani was seen here last year at a book release.......more

Slew of concessions for J&K

NEW DELHI, Dec 7: The Centre today announced a slew of measures for Jammu and Kashmir, including 5 per cent drawback rate on decorative Papier Mache articles..........more

Dropped pilgrim approaches HC

SRINAGAR, Dec 7: A Haj pilgrim, who along with his wife had been stopped by the Jammu and Kashmir Government from proceeding on pilgrimage this year following "adverse reports" by the security agencies, has filed a petition in the High Court.........more

Nominations for Udhampur MC filed

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR, Dec 7: Nominations for the posts of President and Vice-President of Municipal Council Udhampur were filed before the Executive Officer today.........more

Civilian gunned down in Anantnag

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 7: Unidentified gunmen, believed to be militants, tonight barged into the residence of one Mohammad Maqbool Wani S/o Abdus Salam Wani at Brinti Batpora, Achhabal, in........more

BJP seeks PM's clarification

NEW DELHI, Dec 7: Taking strong exception to the tendency of the Government to conducting high level diplomacy concerning Indo-Pak relations through public pronouncements, the BJP today asked the Prime Minister to clarify what he actually meant about "making the borders irrelevant".........more