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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2000
 

‘Cease-fire well thought move’
Operations to LoC, IB to continue: Advani

Home Minister L K AdvaniNEW DELHI, Nov 20: Operations to check Pakistan- backed infiltration of militants along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border would continue notwithstanding the unilateral ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir announced by the Centre for the holy month of Ramazan, Home Minister L K Advani said today. "The fact is that infiltration (of militants) continues and in this case the instructions given to security forces are not related to forces on the LoC and the border dealing with the problem of infiltration," Advani told reporters here..............more


Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah talking to media persons at Jammu on Monday.
Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah talking to media persons at Jammu on Monday.

Farooq hints more steps if cease-fire succeeds
‘Let world knows who is for peace or killing’

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 20: Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that the unilateral cease-fire announced by the Prime Minister yesterday is a "first major step towards peace in J&K which will gradually lead to more and bigger steps"..............more

All-star political finale

Pushp Saraf Excelsior Exclusive

ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: The Indian sub-continent’s much-publicised wedding between the children of the Hurriyat Conference leader, Mr Abdul Gani Lone, and the Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front chairman, Mr Amanullah Khan, had a grand finale here today with the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan, Mr Vijay Nambiar, and top Pakistani politicians turning up to attend a luncheon reception hosted by Mr Lone at a five-star hotel in this modern Capital city of Pakistan................more

Jehad Council, HM rejects cease-fire
*Shahi Imam, Oppn hail PM’s announcement

ISLAMABAD, Nov 20: A day after India’s sudden announcement of month-long ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan-based militant groups rejected the unilateral offer, predictably making bellicose noises. .........more

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Secessionist groups react guardedly on peace efforts

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 20: The secessionist groups in Jammu and Kashmir have reacted guardedly to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s announcement of a unilateral truce against militants in the State during Ramzan.........more

Heavy shelling in Poonch sector
3 Pak soldiers killed, oil dump gutted on LoC

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 20: Pakistani troops continued heavy firing and shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) throughout the last night even after the cease-fire announcement made by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee...............more

Two brothers among 4 killed in valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 20: Four people, including two brothers of a slain police officer and a militant, were killed and two others wounded, while security forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Kashmir since last evening, an official spokesman said.........more

Israel launches massive air strikes on Gaza

GAZA CITY, Nov 20: Israel launched massive punishment raids on Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip as darkness fell today after two Israelis were killed in a bombing the Government blamed on Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction..............more

Rs 5,000 imposed as cost on SFC in contempt case

Excelsior Legal Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 20: Justice Arun Kumar Goel of the State High Court has imposed a cost of rupees 5,000 on Managing Director and Divisional Manager Finance, State Forest Corporation (SFC) with the direction that this amount be recovered from the respondents in equal shares and deposited in the registry by November 30, 2000.........more

4 killed, 44 hurt in mishaps

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 20: Four persons were killed and 44 others were injured in three accidents at different places across the province. A conductor of State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) bus was among the casualties.................more Missing Indian Kids - Children

Advani rejects trifurcation

NEW DELHI, Nov 20: Home Minister L K Advani today rejected an RSS-backed proposal for trifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir on ethnic lines saying it was "a remedy worse than the disease".............more

Russia, UK hail Govt decision....

Lone asks militants to accept ceasefire ....

RSS skeptical over ceasefire .....



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