J&K ELECTION
42 per cent vote in second phase
But the 10 constituencies in Srinagar, a stronghold of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, which had called for a boycott, recorded just 11 per cent voting.
Srinagar gives a thumbs down to Election 2002
The dead look the town wore on Tuesday was a kind of a blunt message to the state authorities -- all's not well with Election 2002, not at least in Srinagar.
58 per cent polling in Jammu division
The polling was heavy in the border areas with Chhamb district registering the highest 70 per cent polling. Marh with 68 per cent came in second.
Gogji Bagh siege comes to an end
Superintendent of Police (south Srinagar) Mukesh Kumar clarified that the three cops were trapped inside the house, and not held hostage by the militants as presumed earlier.
J&K Election: The Complete Coverage
COLUMNS
No, it wasn't a mistake
'We live in an age of competitive victimhood: your suffering is nothing compared to mine... For the suffering is then used to justify any excesses the group itself perpetrates,' says Dilip D'Souza.
Now for some governance please
'In J&K there is a crying need, a craving, not for autonomy but for a clean, sensitive and
forward-looking government,' says Arvind Lavakare.
EXCLUSIVE!
'I have never given a damn who is bowling to me'
'What is the point in changing your natural game? I just enjoy going there and playing my strokes fearlessly.' Virender Sehwag tells Faisal Shariff in an exclusive interview.
EXCLUSIVE!
'People realise their vote can make a difference'
'Elections not only elect the next government, they also elect the next Opposition. So the ruling combination and Opposition play an important role in shaping future developments in the state,' says J&K Governor Girish Chandra Saxena.
OTHER REPORTS
CBI probes Abu Salem's passport case
The Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad, blames the kurnool district administration and the postal authorities for lapses.
Indian firms helped Iraqi missile programme: Blair
The British prime minister said Iraq has the capability to deploy some of its deadliest weapons in under an hour from the order and is just a year or two away from building a nuclear bomb.
Only Indian in Miss America contest doesn't make it...
'When you prepare so much, there's a let down,' says Shoha Parekh. 'But there's a bigger plan for me. My life takes a different turn every few months. I will look for the next phase.'
BUSINESS
FDI: India 15th, China topmost destination
The FDI Confidence Index published by top consultant, A T Kearney, says the conflict with Pakistan, budget deficits and poor infrastructure have decreased India's attractiveness.
Jaswant Singh to leave for US for IMF meet
The Indian finance minister will lead the Indian delegation from September 25 for the annual IMF-World Bank meeting.
CRICKET
Proteas wary of India's batting
India will be looking to carry on with their good batting form when they take on South Africa in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy.
MOVIES
Expect the unexpected
Ram Gopal Varma and Rajat Mukherjee's Road promises to start a new genre of filmmaking in Bollywood/
Shakti displaces Devdas after 10 weeks of ruling BO
Hits and misses of the week.
Ali Kazimi's arrangement
A chat with the avante garde filmmaker who won kudos for his work at Toronto.
NET GUIDE
The sexiest of them all
Hollywood actor George Clooney and British actress Dame Diana Rigg have come up trumps in a new poll of the 50 sexiest stars in television history.
