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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2000
 

Shivling Peak stands above the Gangotri glacier.
Shivling Peak stands above the Gangotri glacier.

Talks with ultras if they give up arms
No pre-1953 status to J&K, says Advani

Home Minister L K AdvaniNEW DELHI, Oct 20: Home Minister L K Advani today categorically ruled out return of Jammu and Kashmir to its pre-1953 status saying that such a step would "severely harm" country’s interests. Addressing a meeting of his Ministry’s consultative committee, he, however, said the Centre is prepared for "greater devolution" of powers to states including J and K. He was responding to criticism by some opposition members that the autonomy resolution passed by J and K Assembly should not have been rejected outright..........more


Defence Minister George FernandesArmy Chief, Gen S Padmanabhan
Defence Minister George Fernandes

Padmanabhan briefs Defence Minister
George asks army to focus on cross-border terrorism

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Defence Minister George Fernandes today asked the armed forces to keep a stricter watch on developments in the region and to specially focus on cross-border terrorism. Addressing top Army, Navy and Air Force commanders at the conclusion of the five-day annual conference of top brass of the defence services, Fernandes said security forces would have to be more............more

Home Minister briefed on situation
Farooq hails militants’ move to contest polls

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq AbdullahNEW DELHI, Oct 20: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah tonight welcomed the reported move by some Kashmiri militant groups including Hizbul Mujahideen about jointly floating a political party to contest the next Assembly elections in 2002. "I welcome the move and pray that good sense should prevail upon all militant groups so that ethos of Kashmir is restored," Abdullah said. The Chief Minister said these groups should also try to participate in the forthcoming Panchayat elections scheduled to be held in the State on January 5..............more

Militants want Pak to suspend aid to Hurriyat

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Two strongly-worded communications have been dashed off to Islamabad, urging the military ruler, Gen Parvez Musharraf, to immediately intervene and order stoppage of the flow of monetary aid to the "highly corrupt" elements in Kashmir.........more

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Top ultra Shakeel Sindhi among 3 killed in Gool

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 20: The 161 battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) achieved a major success when they killed three top militants of Hizbul Mujahideen after a 48 hour long search operation in village Hella near Sangaldan in Gool area of Udhampur district late last night........more

Pak causing problems for Indian Muslims: Imam

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: The new Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari today said Pakistan military Junta’s anti-Indian polices were causing problems for the 150 million Indian Muslims..........more

‘Women to get 33 % share in PCC’
PCC members’ crucial election meet today

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 20: The ducks are being cleared for the much delayed elections for the posts of various office bearers of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) in a crucial meet being held at Party Headquarters here tomorrow..............more

Two militants killed, 7 houses gutted in Banihal

Excelsior Correspondent

RAMBAN, Oct 20: Troops of Rashtriya Rifles and police gunned down two militants in an encounter at village Kaskoot, about three kms from Banihal in Doda district this afternoon. Seven houses caught fire in the encounter and were gutted...............more

Hideout busted in Surankote
Al-Jehad ultra shot dead in Mandi area

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Oct 20: Police gunned down an Al-Jehad militant at village Sathra in Mandi sector today and smashed a hideout of 313 Brigade of Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) outfit in Dandi Dhara area of Surankote in two separate operations across this border district today........more

Young IAS officers for J&K Fernandes to discuss
proposal with Govt

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: Defence Minister George Fernandes today said he would discuss with the Jammu and Kashmir Government, when he visits Srinagar on Sunday, the proposal to post Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers straight out of probation to the State in a bid to give fresh direction to the administration there........more

Naqvi to defend BJP’s stand

NEW DELHI, Oct 20: As part of efforts to counter the growing opposition attack on the party’s links with RSS, the BJP today fielded national secretary Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi to defend its stand on the issue.........more Missing Indian Kids - Children

Three SHOs transferred.....

‘Rs 1100 cr rural development proposal on anvil’
J&K Panchayat elections in four phases...

3 pro-Pak outfits join hands with anti-Lone Al-Barq
Jamiat asks Hurriyat leader to return ‘arms dump’ to militants....



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