India, SA for global action against terror

PRETORIA, Oct 2: South Africa today strongly denounced the barbaric terror strikes in Mumbai and joined India in demanding a "global and comprehensive" fight against the scourge to eradicate it completely.........more

40 State Police officials being trained
for stress management

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Oct 2: As every third cop is suffering from acute stress in the present era because of multiple factors including work load, about 40 officials and officers from Sub-Inspector to Deputy Inspector General (DIG) level in Jammu and Kashmir Police are being trained for stress management by top clinical psychologist and psychiatrist............more

4 injured, IED defused in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Oct 2 : A security jawan,a trader and two children were injured in separate incidents in Kashmir where police also averted a major disaster by detecting an IED today........more

Couple with child held while crossing LoC
Kashmiris feel insecure in PoK: Surrendered ultra

SRINAGAR, Oct 2: "Despite great sacrifices, Kashmiris are not trusted in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). They are pawns in the power game being played by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and militants there," a surrendered ultra claimed today.......more

High level team gives go ahead for CD demolition
3 member Ministers’ panel to oversee GMC upgradation

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 2: The State Government has constituted a three member Ministerial committee to monitor working on upgradation of Government Medical College by demolishing Chest Diseases (CD) Hospital and raising a four-storeyed complex there to house five new Departments.......more

FS level talks after Ramzan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 2: Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks, suspended after the July Mumbai blasts, would be held after the holy month of Ramzan. "The Foreign Secretaries of the two countries are in touch with each other. They have exchanged some ideas. The likely time for their meeting is any time after Ramzan," Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told a media briefing here today...........more

Afzal’s family arrives in Delhi

NEW DELHI, Oct 2: The family of Mohammad Afzal Guru, set to be hanged on October 20 for his role in the 2001 attack on Parliament, arrived here today from Srinagar to seek pardon for him from President A P J Abdul Kalam. ..........more

PoK citizen repatriated in Chhamb

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 2: A civilian from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), who was arrested by the Army after he had strayed into Indian territory from the LoC in Pallanwalla area of Chhamb sector, was repatriated to Pakistan troops this morning........more

Canine sniffs out contraband

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 2: Excise Department’s sniffer dog today sniffed out five boxes of poppy straw from a vehicle at Lakhanpur. An official spokesman said that Excise Department’s team headed by Excise and Taxation Officers (ETOs) Manzoor Aslam Chowdhary and Sohan Lal Sharma stopped a vehicle bearing registration number PB06B-7587 loaded with fresh apple at Lakhanpur and pressed sniffer dog into service........more