Two soldiers, militant killed; 3 hurt in Khour encounter
*Ultra surrenders, civilian beheaded

Exce‘lsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 13: Two Army jawans and a militant were killed and three security personnel including two police constables and an Army soldier were injured in an encounter at Malla Parot in Dugi Dhar between Khour and Sunderbani sector this evening........more

Jawan shot dead in Poonch

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Nov 13: An Army jawan was killed in firing on Line of Control (LoC) at forward Kirpan Post in Salhutri area of Poonch today. He has been identified as Gurpreet Singh of 10 Sikh Li............more

Head Warden, Warden replaced
Two more jail staffers held

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 13: Stepping up investigations in smuggling of mobile telephones inside Kot Bhalwal jail, CID (CI) sleuths today picked-up two more jail staffers........more

Latest details about encroachments sought
Encroached land figures may touch 20 lakh kanals

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Nov 13: As the Deputy Commissioners across the State have been directed to update information about encroachments on Government land in their respective districts, the figure of 13 lakh kanals which was compiled about three to four months back is likely to shoot up.......more

Army expresses inability to conduct court martial

SRINAGAR, Nov 13: The Army today said it would not be able to initiate Court Martial proceedings against five of its officers accused of killing five civilians in a fake encounter at Pathribal in March 2000, without sanction for prosecution from the Centre.......more

CM convenes high level meeting tomorrow
Centre cuts GMC upgradation cost by Rs 30 cr

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Nov 13: While work on "ambitious project" of Government Medical College, Jammu, was yet to take off even after more than two and a half year of its announcement, the project today suffered a setback when the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry suddenly reduced its cost from Rs 120 crore to Rs 90 crore..........more

3 soldiers, civilian killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 13: While militants have gunned down a civilian at his home in Sofshali village of Kokernag, three soldiers of JAK LI have got buried under a massive snow avalanche near Jeevan post in Nowshera Naar, on the LoC in Gurez sector of Baramulla district today.........more

Bail plea in sex case reserved

CHANDIGARH, Nov 13: The Punjab and Haryana High Court here today reserved the judgment on the bail applications of former Jammu and Kashmir Minister Raman Mattoo, BSF DIG K G Padhi and other accused in the Srinagar sex scandal case........more

George opposes Siachen dimilitarisation

BANGALORE, Nov 13: NDA convenor George Fernandes has strongly opposed demilitarisation of Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, saying vacating the glacier by India would mean inviting Pakistan to "come in without any botheration".........more

Geelani favours plebiscite

SRINAGAR, Nov 13: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman of the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference, today said he would meet the visiting Pakistani delegation headed by Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan and convey to it that the only way to resolve the Kashmir issue was to hold a plebiscite there.........more

Another land grabber nabbed

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 13: Police today arrested another land grabber from Paloura and was searching three more in connection with 45 kanals land encroachment worth nearly Rs 3 crore at Roop Nagar, which was got vacated by police, Revenue and Forest Departments on Saturday.........more

7000 snow warriors trained every year

SIACHEN BASE CAMP, Nov 13: Braving hostile weather conditions, almost 7000 soldiers are trained every year in the Siachen Training Area, near here and deployed in the world highest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier.........more