Chief Minister Dr Farooq
Abdullah taking salute after unfurling
the tricolour at Bakshi Stadium on
Tuesday.
‘Vested
interests sabotaged peace
initiative’
Turn
for Musharraf to come on with peace:
Farooq
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 15: Chief
Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today asked
the Chief Executive of Pakistan, General
Parvez Musharraf, to reciprocate the
Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee’s peace initiative by
winding up "cross-border
terrorism" and coming to New Delhi
with his hand of friendship. He was
optimistic that the current phase of
hostilities between India and Pakistan
would end soon..........more
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HoDs, NC leaders absent
at I-Day ceremony
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 15: Even as most of
the middle-rung officers of the state
administration attended the Chief
Minister’s at home at SKICC this
evening, just few of them bothered to
attend the main Independence Day ceremony
at Bakshi Memorial Sports Stadium in the
forenoon. Did they play truant due to
militants’ threat, in response to
the Hurriyat call or any other reason,
was not known immediately.......more
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Two ultras killed
in Valley
Militants
fail to strike on I-Day
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 15: While as in
wake of tight security arrangements,
militants today failed to strike on
occasion of the Independence Day,
security forces have reportedly
eliminated two militants in different
operations in Kashmir valley........more
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3 killed as Van rolls
down into Chenab
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAMBAN, Aug 15: Three
civilians were feared killed when their
Maruti Van rolled down into Chenab river,
about two kms short of this town on
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today
morning.........more
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Young woman tonsured,
raped and killed by militants
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAJOURI, Aug 15: A young
woman was mercilessly beaten-up,
tonsured, raped and then hacked to death
by Pakistan-sponsored militants at her
house in village Khanetar in Poonch
district yesterday. This act of militants
has triggered a strong wave of resentment
among the people......more
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Ultra killed in Mahore; 2
civilians kidnapped
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 15: Mahore
Brigade of Dah division today eliminated
a top militant at Barneli village, about
eight kms west of Dharmari in Mahore
tehsil of Udhampur district while
militants kidnapped two civilians from a
forest area in Tiyari village in Atholi
Padder area of Doda district last
night.........more
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Sanctity of national flag
violated by PM
NEW DELHI, Aug
15:
Does wrapping flower petals in the
folds of the national flag before it is
unfurled, or sending up small tricolours
with balloons amount to insult to
national honour?..........more
CM hosts At Home....
Two boys rescued
from flash flood....
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NEW DELHI, Aug
15: India’s
impulsive Defence Minister, Mr George 
