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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2000
 

Dussehra is celebrated in one of its most colourful and varied forms in the Kulu valley of Himachal Pradesh.
Dussehra is celebrated in one of its most colourful and varied forms in the Kulu valley of Himachal Pradesh.

Gunbattle in Kokernag, IED blast near Sopore
9 militants, soldier, 2 civilians killed in Valley

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 16: While as a major encounter took place between militants and security forces in Kokernag area and militants targetted an Army convoy in an IED blast at Botengo, near Sopore, at least nine militants, two civilians and a soldier have got killed in different militancy-related incidents across Kashmir valley since last evening........more


Sagar promises more water, roads and moon
Rs 500 Cr NABARD loan for 650 R&B schemes

From Ahmed Ali Fayaz

Minister of Works Ali Mohammad SagarSRINAGAR, Oct 16: Minister of Works Ali Mohammad Sagar today claimed that a major portion of the damaged infrastructure—particularly in R&B and PHE sectors—had been reconstructed during the last four years of National Conference (NC) Government in the militancy-torn Jammu & Kashmir. He said that hundreds of ambitious schemes of public utility had been commissioned while as more than that were currently either in progress or in pipeline with the Central assistance as well as loan from NABARD and LIC.........more

Tenth Five Year Plan being prepared
Centre won’t tolerate financial indiscipline
anywhere: Sinha

From B L Kak

Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant SinhaNEW DELHI, Oct 16: The Government of India will not tolerate financial indiscipline anywhere in the country, Finance Minister, Mr Yashwant Sinha has asserted. The Finance Ministry, he has reiterated, does not play politics while deciding on the requirements of States and Union Territories. The Centre, he pointed out, was keen on the socio-economic development of all regions, particularly backward and "special category" areas. In an informal chat with EXCELSIOR on Monday soon after he opened the three-day Economic Editors’ Conference 2000 in Shastri Bhavan, Mr Yashwant Singh admitted that Jammu and Kashmir State falls in "special category" areas...........more

600 mortar shells, 20 rockets fired
Heavy Pak shelling, firing in Nowshera leads to migration

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 16: Pakistani troops resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing in Kalsian, Kalaal and Lam areas of Nowshera sector overnight forcing migration of people from the forward areas. A couple of enemy bunkers were destroyed by troops when they retaliated the shelling.......more

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8 shops gutted in Budhal
Two top militants killed, 2 hideouts busted in Surankote

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 16: Romeo Force and Jharan Wali Gali (JWG) Brigade gunned down two militants at Bachianwali Koliyan this evening while army today destroyed two hideouts of the militants at Dandi Dhara in Pattan area of Surankote effecting a huge recovery including 10 kg RDX. Eight shops were gutted in a devastating fire in Budhal town last night.......more

BJP brushes aside reports on Vajpayee’s successor

NEW DELHI, Oct 16: BJP today brushed aside reports on the issue of a successor to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the controversial remarks of RSS chief K S Sudarshan asking minorities to accept their "Hindu ancestry"......more

PM doing fine

MUMBAI, Oct 16: The condition of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, recuperating at Breach Candy Hospital here following a left knee joint replacement surgery last week, was described as ‘fine and he walked a bit today’............more

Midair clash of MiGs, Pilot killed

TEZPUR (ASSAM), Oct 16: Two Indian Air Force MiG 21 fighter aircraft collided in midair and crashed in Assam’s Darrang and adjacent Sonitpur districts today, killing the Pilot of one of the planes..............more

Saudi Arabia asks Iraq to hand over hijackers

DUBAI, Oct 16: Saudi Arabia today asked Iraq to extradite the two hijackers of a Saudi Airliner saying the duo were Saudi nationals employed in the security forces and used a service revolver to commandeer the aircraft to Baghdad on Saturday......more

Cheat arrested by City police

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 16: City police today arrested a cheat involved in duping several people including a hotel by issuing fictitious cheques. He has been identified as R K Tandon, who hailed either from Punjab or New Delhi......more

GM Shah appeals to pol parties to sit together

Excelsior Correspondent

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of Awami National Conference (ANC) G M ShahSRINAGAR, Oct 16: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and president of Awami National Conference (ANC) G M Shah today called upon all political parties in the State, including ruling National Conference to sit together to find sustainable peace and settlement of the Kashmir issue. It would be "appropriate for all of us to sit together and deliberate over the issue, enabling the intellectuals and other right thinking people to arrive at a consensus for achieving a lasting solution of this complex problem (Kashmir issue)," said Shah in identical letters to 57 leaders of different political parties and individuals of the State..............more Missing Indian Kids - Children

PSO deserts NC leader....

Army driver hurt in blast....



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