Kashmir’s ground
realities and Hizb ceasefire
From Ahmed Ali
Fayaz
SRINAGAR, Aug 9: Like a many
unorganised insurgencies, militants in
Kashmir too trained their guns on the
hapless common man who became sandwiched
between the key players of the game. On
one side, sections of security forces and
their local helpers put a blotting paper
on an average Kashmiri’s blood and
on the other hand militants of separatist
and pro-Pakistan outfits assumed the
multi-disciplinary role of a social
reformer, legislator, judge and the Thanedar.
They set up offices, established
so-called Shariat Boards, pronounced
capital punishments and executed the same
in a kangaroo style........more
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Monks warn of
"Sinhala
wrath" on reform bill
 COLOMBO, Aug 9: Heads
of four influential Sri Lankan
Buddhist Sects today issued a
decree asking the Government to
completely withdraw the
controversial reform bill even as
the latter maintained it had not
withdrawan the measure aimed at
ending bloody ethnic war in the
country. "The Mahanayake
(high priests) have now issued a
(religious) decree that the
President (Chandrika Kumaratunga)
must roll back the bill,"
leading monk Madihe Pannaseeha
told a large gathering here
today..........more
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Two Pakistanis shot dead
in Ramkote area
Excelsior
Correspondent
KATHUA, Aug 9: Two
Pakistani militants were killed in an
encounter with army and police at village
Lakri near Uchha Pind on Dhar road in
Ramkote area of Billawar tehsil early
this morning. They were part of a group,
who had managed to escape in an encounter
with Border Police, at Goran in Sumb area
of Samba yesterday morning........more
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India’s
intelligence apparatus being reviewed
Nearly
2500 ultras waiting to cross into
J&K: Fernandes
Excelsior
Defence Correspondent
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DELHI, Aug. 9: The Defence Ministry
has reports, revealing the presence of
nearly 2,500 Kashmir-bound terrorists
close to the Indo-Pakistan border. In
fact, the Defence Minister, Mr George
Fernandes, is of the view that these
terrorists are awaiting infiltration into
Jammu and Kashmir. Mr George Fernandes
asserted on Wednesday that the Government
of India had maintained defence
preparedness to thwart any attempt of
misadventure on the part of India’s
adversaries-an obvious reference to
Pakistan.......more
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Day curfew lifted
in RS Pura
Mob
on way to City teargassed by police
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 9: Day curfew
was lifted in RS Pura tehsil today
following further improvement in the
situation while police had to use mild
teargas and lathicharge to disperse a
group of people near Simbal Camp, who
were trying to march towards City in
tractors and trollies, to protest
sacrilegious act at Dablehar.......more
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Corps Commander,
MoS Home visit town
Mob
defies curfew in Rajouri
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAJOURI, Aug 9: Mob defied
curfew in Bus Stand area and marched in a
procession to Iddgah while curfew
continued in Old town, Gujjar Mandi and
some other areas for second day today
following yesterday’s violent
incidents in protest against army firing
on civilians at Fatehpur...more
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Intrusion bid foiled in
Nowshera; one killed
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAJOURI, Aug 9: Ace of
Spades Division (ASD) today foiled an
infiltration attempt on the Line of
Control (LoC) in Lam sector of Nowshera
tehsil by killing one militant while two
civilians were injured in exchange of
firing between army and militants in
Surankote......more
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NC, PDP in favour
of tripartite talks
Pak
sends a shock to Valley
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 9: The entire
valley of Kashmir is upset, perplexed and
shocked over the withdrawal of ceasefire
with security forces by the Hizbul
Mujahideen "supreme commander"
Syed Salah-ud-din. While as common people
hold New Delhi and Islamabad equally
responsible for the sudden debacle of the
peace initiative -- which had been
unilaterally announced by the Hizb
commander Abdul Majeed Dar here on July
24 last -- majority of the educated class
are unambiguously of the opinion that the
sidelined Hurriyat and its
‘mentor’ across have played as
saboteur at the cost of poor
Kashmiri’s life and honour.........more
Huge arms
dump unearthed in Ganderbal
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Pak ultras among 5 militants killed
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 9: In continued drive
against Pakistani guerrillas in Kashmir
valley, security forces have eliminated
at least five militants, including four
Pakistani nationals, in Kupwara and
Ganderbal localities. A large quantity of
arms and ammunition has also been
recovered from Tulmulla in Ganderbal
area....more
Pak Cabinet lauds
Hurriyat.....
Govt still ready for
talks: Panja..... 
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SRINAGAR, Aug 9: The Centre is still in touch with
some militant organisations even after Hizbul Mujahideen
took the ‘unfortunate decision’ to call off the
ceasefire under pressure from Pakistan, Chief Minister
Farooq Abdullah said today. Talking to newspersons
at a Border Security Force function here today, Dr
Abdullah alleged that the Hizbul Mujahideen took the
decision to call off the ceasefire under the pressure of
Pakistan............
NEW DELHI, Aug
9: Squarely
blaming Pakistan for "sabotaging" prospects 
