THE LARGEST CIRCULATED DAILY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR


JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Thank you, readers

S.D. ROHMETRA

The bigger the challenge, the more one can learn. I have realised this after having founded this newspaper on January 1, 1965. It was a weekly in the beginning. What has followed is a long journey to reach its present format. Daily Excelsior has earned the status of being the largest circulated newspaper of the State. On every New Year Day I have shared my earlier experiences with you. I will not repeat them today. I will rather look forward....more

New Ministers to take oath at 4 pm
Cabinet expansion today

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 31: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will expand his Council of Ministry tomorrow afternoon with the induction of three new Ministers, all from Congress, the main coalition partner in the Government.....more

 

3 promoted as SEs, 14 X-Ens

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 31: The Government today promoted three Executive Engineers as Incharge Superintending Engineers (SEs) and fourteen Assistant Executive Engineers (AEEs) as incharge Executive Engineers in PWD (R&B). .....more

 

Ultras had planned strikes at Gateway of India

NEW DELHI, Dec 31: The five militants arrested in connection with last month’s Uttar Pradesh serial blasts wanted to carry out simultaneous explosions in four crowded areas in Mumbai, including Gateway of India, official sources said......more

Save 50% off The Wall Street Journal Europe

Kidnapping drama
Two teen-agers land in lock-up

SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Two teenage boys who planned and executed their own kidnapping drama to get Rs five lakhs from the father of one of them landed in Kashmir police net, police said......more

Cold nights, warm days

SRINAGAR, Dec 31: People in the Kashmir valley, Leh, Kargil and Drass continue to shiver with bitting cold during nights but enjoy during the day because of above normal temperature......more

30 promoted as AEs in R&B

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 31: The Government today promoted thirty (30) Junior Engineers (JEs) as incharge Assistant Engineers (AEs) in the Roads and Buildings department.....more

132 exchange sides on LoC
Despite unrest, Rawlakote bus plies normally

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Dec 31: Unrest in Pakistan notwithstanding in view of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Poonch-Rawlakote bus service plied normally this morning with 132 passengers exchanging sides....more

Justice Radhakrishnan new CJ

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 31: In exercise of powers conferred by Section 95 of Constitution of J&K, President has appointed Justice Kalavamkodath Sivasamkara Panicker Radhakrishnan, Judge of Kerala High Court, as Chief Justice of J&K High Court....more

Tainted Maj Gen denied promotion

NEW DELHI, Dec 31: Army today kept out Major General Anand Kapur, who is facing CBI probe in a graft case, from promotion to the key post of Director General Ordinance at Army Headquarters....more

Two militants held in Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Two militants associated with different outfits were arrested in in Kashmir Valley where militants exchanged fire with a search party in Bandipora district....more

Four SIs promoted as Inspectors

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 31: Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda today ordered promotion of four Sub-Inspectors to the rank of Inspectors....more

Pak polls put off by a month

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Pakistan’s Election Commission today decided in principle to delay the general election set for January 8 till February in view of poll preparations being adversely affected by the violent protests against the assassination of former Premier Benazir Bhutto....more

Army jawan commits suicide

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Dec 31: A Rashtriya Rifles (RR) jawan committed suicide while the troops were laying ambush against militants at a forward location in Gursai area of Mendhar in district Poonch....more

Bollywood Buzz
Health Line
Sacred Space
Society
Fashion
Literary Review
Tourism/Heritage

Art & Culture

Sci &Tech

Sports

Career & Edu

Achievers

     
Weekly
 
Real Estate
Matrimonial
Employment
Tenders
Obituary
Miscellaneous
How to place advertisement
     
 

Subscribe for daily news upate

 



Click here to make Daily Excelsior your default homepage


Editor, Printer, Publisher & Owner: S.D. Rohmetra,
printed at Excelsior Printers Pvt. Ltd., Janipura, Jammu and published from EXCELSIOR HOUSE, Janipura, Jammu-180 007 (JAMMU & KASHMIR), (INDIA). Phone: +91 191 2537055, 2539178, 2537901
Fax : +91+191-2537831

e-mail: editor@dailyexcelsior.com






|
home | state | national | business| editorial | advertisement | sports |
|
international | weather | mailbag | suggestions | search | subscribe | send mail |