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Committees to speed up dialogue on Kashmir: Mirwaiz

SRINAGAR: To accelerate the dialogue aimed at resolving the Kashmir problem, India, Pakistan and the Hurriyat Conference will set up seperate committees to discuss the issue, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq said today.........more

''I want to do a Coca Cola ad,'' says Farooq

Srinagar : Bollywood stars Aamir Khan and Aishwarya Rai have a competition. Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) President and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has expressed his desire to do a Coca Cola ad........more

Gandhi to visit massacre sites

Doda, :Congress President Sonia Gandhi will visit Doda and Udhampur districts in Jammu region on Sunday where 32 people were mowed down by militants in twin attacks last week......more

Party constitution to be amended in meet on May 10
PDP discusses defeat, Hassan Mir and support to Govt

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, May 4: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) this evening held a detailed discussion over the conduct and results of the recent by-elections in four Assembly segments, rebel Ghulam Hassan Mir's plans of "breaking the party" as also its form of support to Ghulam Nabi Azad-led coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir. ......more

CBI officials at the residence of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala in Chandigarh on Thursday. (UNI)

Disproportionate assets worth Rs 1400 cr
CBI raids 24 premises of Chautala family

NEW DELHI, May 4: The CBI today conducted simultaneous raids at 24 premises belonging to former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his family members spread across five States and Union territory after it registered a case against them for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets worth over Rs 1400 crore...........more

Hike of Rs 125 cr in IT collection

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, May 4: More than Rs 125 crore increase has been witnessed in the gross Income Tax collection in Jammu and Kashmir in the financial year ending March 31, 2006 with tax payers’ base widening not only in Jammu but in Kashmir valley also.....more

Tearful adieu to Pramod Mahajan

MUMBAI, May 4: Thousands of mourners bid a tearful adieu today to one of the country’s promising politicians and BJP’s master strategist Pramod Mahajan, who was cremated here with full State honours in the presence of a galaxy of dignitaries led by Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.....more

A wedding that landed a groom in prison!

SRINAGAR, May 4: His marriage to a girl loved by a surrendered militant landed him in a prison in Kashmir. Mohammad Yasin Rather was arrested by the police allegedly at the behest of a surrendered militant, Manzoor Ahmad Ganai, a resident of Ganderbal, about 25 km from here, on May 1..........more

Two killed, 10 injured in blast

Excelsior Special Correpsondent

Srinagar, May 4: Two civilians were killed while ten others, including three BSF personnel, suffered injuries when militants lobbed a grenade at Border Security Force (BSF) vehicles in Chadoora Budgam on Thursday afternoon.........more

Azad resigns from Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI, May 4: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat following his election to the State Assembly from Bhadarwah.........more

Re-open all routes between two parts of Kashmir: Farooq

SRINAGAR, May 4: Welcoming the decision by India and Pakistan to start another bus service as well as trade between the divided parts of Kashmir, former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the time had come to act on the long-standing plea to reopen all routes connecting the two parts of the region.........more

SI arrested while taking graft

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, May 4: Vigilance Organization has arrested a Police Sub Inspector— Mohd Abdullah Lone, posted at Police Station Rajbagh Srinagar while taking bribe of Rs 3,000 from the complainant.........more

Two nabbed in sex racket

SRINAGAR, May 4: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the sex racket case which rocked the Kashmir valley since last week. Shabir Ahmad Kawa of Hazratbal and Mehrajuddin Zargar of Batmaloo were arrested for their involvement in the sex racket following raids at several places across the city yesterday, officials said today........more