Daily Excelsior....Home Page

LATEST UPDATE NEWS (17:50 IST)

NC calls for resolving Kashmir issue at the "highest level"
NC to align with UNPA in Lok Sabha election

SRINAGAR, Mar Opposition National Conference today sought consistent talks at the highest level between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue. "Kashmir issue cannot be resolved through talks at the Foreign Secretary level, it needs a political solution which can be achieved through consistent talks at highest level", National Conference patron and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah told reporters here.......more

Congress president Sonia Gandhi with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holding swords presented by the party activists from Punjab at a farmers rally, "Dhanyabad-Abhinandan rally" in New Delhi on Sunday. (UNI)

‘Loan waiver to be implemented by June’
Cong sounds poll bugle; PM, Sonia attack BJP

NEW DELHI, Mar 9: Riding high on the "historic" farm loan waiver, Congress today virtually launched its election campaign with Party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh attacking the BJP for neglecting the farm sector and for its handling of terrorism......more

Two top Hizbul comdrs surrender in Reasi
*Front ranking HM cadre wiped out: Police

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Mar 9: Two Hizbul Mujahideen commanders today surrendered before police and Army at Reasi along with a large quantity of arms and ammunition and revealed that their cadre was badly hit by shortage of manpower as well as weaponry.....more

5 killed, 28 injured in mishaps

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 9: Five persons were killed and 28 others received injuries in two separate road accidents at Sarore and near Vijaypur.....more

Hardcore ultra killed in Chatroo

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 9: A Hizbul Mujahideen commander involved in a series of killings and other subversive activities was gunned down by Army and police in a fierce encounter at Chatroo in Kishtwar district in early hours of this morning.....more

Rebel Hassan Mir expelled from PDP

From Ahmed Ali Fayyaz

SRINAGAR, Mar 9: In days of launching his round two of the revolt against "dynastic rule" in Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti-led People's Democratic Party (PDP), founder member and one-time influential Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir, was expelled today.....more

RV Raju promoted as ADG CBI

NEW DELHI, Mar 9: Radha Vinod Raju, an Indian Police Service officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre, has been promoted as Additional Director in the CBI.....more

SPO stabbed while frisking

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 9: Security forces today arrested two militants and an Over Ground Worker in Kashmir valley where a SPO was stabbed while frisking civilian......more

Pak sacked judges to be re-instated

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9: Reversing its earlier stand in an apparent bid to provide stability, Nawaz Sharif’s PML(N) today decided to join the PPP-led coalition Government and the two parties agreed to reinstate all the judges sacked by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf within a month of assuming power......more