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ISI offered help to Nepal Maoists: Prachanda

Kathmandu : In a startling revelation, Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda has dislcosed that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI had offered help to his outfit through "direct or indirect" means......more

Blair rules out intervention in Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, : British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ruled out his country’s "intervention" in resolving the Kashmir issue and said he has appealed to leaderships of India and Pakistan to find a way out on the .......more

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a public meeting at Parade Ground on Sunday. Excelsior/Ashok

CM’s significant announcement in Cong rally
Govt to issue ordinance barring lower
courts from granting stay

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 19: In a significant decision to get State land, encroached upon by the grabbers evicted, the State Government will issue an ordinance in next few days under which the lower courts will have no jurisdiction to grant stay on vacation of encroached land

Azad's ‘pagri’ draws maximum attraction

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s traditional Dogra Pagri drew maximum attraction in today’s rally of the Congress Party. The Congress leaders as well as workers were surprised to see the Chief Minister when he entered the Mini-Stadium with traditional Dogra Pagri. Even Roads and Buildings Minister, Gulchain Singh Charak, who is synonymous with Dogra Pagri , was not wearing the turban today..........more

Cong opposes self-rule, autonomy
62 irrigation projects approved for Jammu: Soz

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 19: To solve problem of the acute shortage of the water for irrigation in Jammu region , the Central Government has approved 62 mini projects in the province while as 22 more projects are in pipe-line. This was disclosed by Union Water Resources Minister, Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz ,while addressing a Congress rally here today........more

2 CRPF men among 3 injured in Srinagar grenade attack

SRINAGAR, Nov 19 : Three persons, including two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, were injured when militants hurled a grenade at a patrol party engaged in checking of vehicles here this afternoon, officials said............more

UPA has edge over NDA
Who will replace Kalam?

NEW DELHI, Nov 19: The dice is loaded heavily in favour of the ruling UPA and its allies in the next Presidential election in August as political corridors are already full of names as possible successors to incumbent A P J Abdul Kalam........more

Pilgrimage creates new record
Old cave opened for yatris

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Nov 19: Setting to achieve seven million target this year, pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi ji shrine tonight created a new record surpassing previous best annual figure of 62.51 lakh, which was achieved last year.......more

UPA crosses half-way mark

NEW DELHI, Nov 19: The UPA, which came to power belying all poll predictions, completes half of its five-year term in office on November 22, upsetting all the calculations of the opposition NDA.......more

‘China's claim won't affect ties’

NEW DELHI, Nov 19: Hours before the arrival of Chinese President Hu Jintao, India today sought to play down the claim of Ambassador Sun Yuxi’s claim that the whole of Arunachal Pradesh was a Chinese territory..........more

77 stranded at Gumri

Excelsior Correspondent

KARGIL, Nov 19: A total of 77 persons, mostly labourers have been stranded at Gumri for the last two days due to blockade of Srinagar-Kargil National Highway following heavy snowfall.........more

50 killed in Iraq violence

BAGHDAD, Nov 19: A suicide bomber in a mini-van lured day labourers to his vehicle with promises of a job today morning then blew it up, killing 22 people and wounding 44 in the mainly shiite southern city of Hillah, police said.........more

‘Prithvi’ missile testfired

BALASORE, ORISSA, Nov 19: India today successfully testfired the indigenously built medium range surface-to-surface missile ‘Prithvi" from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from here.........more