Ajnala Sector (Indo-Pak Border), May 12, : Border farmers, who possess agricultural land beyond the fencing that bifurcates India and Pakistan, are demanding compensation from the Government.

Most farmers in the area are so poor but still refuse to part with their small to moderate stretches of land. To farm these lands, they depend on the Border Security Force
(BSF) for protection.

A majority of these farmers opine that if the1947 division of the Indian subcontinent had not occurred, they would have been well-off.

Ace Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law d

Paris  - French car-maker Renault and Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto have agreed on a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a car for the Indian market, Renault announced Monday.

Winning a Padma Shri award would surely be a dream for many, but it is not that worthy for Bollywood’s ‘Dhak Dhak’ girl Madhuri Dixit, who received the prestigious award for her valuable contribution to Indian cinema.

The queen of million hearts said that she loves children, not awards.

She also said that she never aimed for awards but she only wanted to have kids, and that too, a dozen of them.

Neither Madhuri, nor her loving hubby Dr. Nene is very excited for the Padma Shri.

Srinagar, India  -  Four people including a photojournalist were killed in an attack by suspected militants in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police sources said.

A group of militants entered the house of Hoshiar Singh in Kali Mandi village in Samba sector, about 45 kilometres south of the state's winter capital Jammu, and killed Singh and his wife Sashibala, police said. The couple's daughter and Singh's mother-in-law were injured in the attack.

The villagers alerted security forces stationed nearby, who engaged the militants in a gun battle. A Jammu-based photojournalist Ashok Sodhi and one soldier died of gunshots wounds.

Doda (Jammu and Kashmir), May 10 : At least four died in IKashmir on Saturday when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Doda district.

The bus fell into the deep gorge of about 110 feet at village Baswal about 19 kilometres from Doda.

According to official sources at least 4 died in the incident and 5 passengers have been airlifited.

"According to information, there were 18 people in the bus. Four passengers have died and five have been air lifted," said Khurshed Ahmed Butt, Deputy Commissioner, Doda.