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NEW DELHI : The three-km long tunnel near Udhampur is all set to be redesigned by an Austrian expert team soon with the support of the imported machineries. . ...more

Defence Minister A K Antony delivering his speech during silver jubilee function of
Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports at Pahalgam on Saturday.

Rent of land, orchards to be revised: Antony
Centre directs Army to vacate school buildings

PAHALGAM, Oct 27:The Centre has directed armed forces to vacate school buildings occupied by them in Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister A K Antony today said. ...more

DC Ganderbal, Director SW among 7 dropped for pending inquiry
5 Spl Secys, 40 Addl Secys get rank promotion in KAS

Excelsior Special Corr espondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Forty-five officers of Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) have been promoted to next rank today even as seven senior officers have failed to get this boon pending departmental and Vigilance inquiries into their alleged involvement in matters of corruption and malpractices......more

NC leader blames PDP for Govt failure
Mufti will never pull out of coalition: Farooq

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Oct 27: Holding Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ministers directly responsible for failure of Government in the State, former Chief Minister and patron of National Conference, Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that "greed for power will never allow Mufti Sayeed to pull out of the coalition.".....more

Violence level up in J&K: Army chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 27: New Army chief General Deepak Kapoor today said that his force would continue with its policy of ‘iron fist and velvet gloves’, saying that hardcore militants and mercenaries could not be equated with youths who had gone astray. .....more

'Azadi Express' to revive patriotism spirit
Freedom struggle being unfolded at Jammuites' doorsteps

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Oct 27: The events which constituted the bedrock of the first war of independence of 1857 are being unfolded at the doorsteps of the Jammuites for three days from tomorrow......more

Presence of Army very much required in J&K: Governor

Excelsior Correspondent

Baramulla, Oct 27: Ruling out demilitarization in the State, Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha has said the troop reduction can be given a thought only after the situation returns to complete normalcy. .....more

BJP-JDS again join hands

BANGALORE, Oct 27: The BJP today staked claim to form a Government in Karnataka after its former coalition partner JDS did a somersault, pledging its support to the saffron party-led regime....more

Shutdown in Kashmir valley

SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Kashmir shut down today on a strike call given by all separatist groups in protest against the landing of Indian troops here on this day in 1947. ...more

3 kg charas seized at Thathri

Excelsior Correspondent

DODA, Oct 27: Police today recovered three kilograms of charas from a bus at Thathri. Police spokesman said that on a specific information a police party from Thathri Police Station laid a naka in the outskirts of Thathri town and subjected all the vehicles to checking....more

SVO detects Rs 16 lakh fraud

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 27: State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) has detected misappropriation of over Rs 16 lakh by two Circle Inspectors and other employees of Rakhs and Farms Department....more

Court acquits local terrorist

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 27: TADA/POTA/3rd Additional Sessions Judge Jammu Sanjay Gupta acquitted an alleged terrorist, who was facing trial under 3 PSS Act and 3/7 RPC as prosecution witnesses including eye-witnesses turned hostile.....more