Sabjian
encounter toll 6
5 more youths
rescued from ultras’
captivity
Excelsior
Correspondent
POONCH, Nov 25: Police
today rescued five youths of
Surankote from the captivity of
militants in Loran area, a couple
of kms short of the Line of
Control (LoC) when they were
being taken to Pakistan for arms
training by a group of
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)
activists.........more
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Govt preparing ground for
talks with militants
NEW DELHI, Nov 25: With the
ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir coming
into effect from next week, the Centre is
preparing ground for talks with Kashmiri
militants although there has not been any
formal initiative from either side so
far, State Governor G C Saxena said
today............more
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to halt offensive against militants Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 25: Army today
issued instructions to all field
commanders to stop combat operations
against militants during Ramzan in Jammu
and Kashmir in conformity with the
Centre’s unilateral announcement of
cease-fire in the State.................more
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Shiv Sena softens stand
on Ramzan ceasefire
MUMBAI, Nov 25: After
making a public outcary over Ramzan
ceasefire initiative, BJP ally Shiv Sena
today softened its stand saying it would
not "pursue" the matter any
further as Defence Minister George
Fernandes flayed Sena’s action of
burning the Prime Minister’s effigy
in Delhi yesterday as a "most
deplorable act"............more
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NEW DELHI, Nov 25: Several Kashmiri groups
today endorsed Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s
cease-fire offer in Jammu and Kashmir saying peace should
be given a "sincere" chance. JKLF
chairman and senior Hurriyat leader Yaseen Malik said
Vajpayee’s offer of cease-fire was a "bold
initiative" but "peace could not be created in
vacuum" and what was needed was "sincere"
efforts from New Delhi. He was participating in a two-day
symposium "next steps in J&K: Give peace another
chance" organised as a part of Track II diplomacy
between India and Pakistan.................
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Senior Hurriyat leader Abdul Ghani
Lone today met Pakistani military ruler Gen Pervez
Musharraf here and discussed the Kashmir issue. Musharraf
and Lone were together for one-and-a-half hours, said
Sher Dil, Pakistan-based leader of Lone’s
People’s Conference adding the Hurriyat leader was
"satisfied" with the meeting. Syed Yousaf
Nasim, former convener of the Pakistan Chapter of
Hurriyat Conference, quoted Lone as saying that Musharraf
was sincere and committed to finding a peaceful solution
to the Kashmir issue................
NEW
DELHI, Nov 25: The Union Home
Minister, Mr LK Advani, is 
