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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2000
 

Minister for Defence, Mr George Fernandes and Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah at 2-day Buyer-Seller Meet at SKICC, Srinagar on Monday.
Minister for Defence, Mr George Fernandes and Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah at 2-day Buyer-Seller Meet at SKICC, Srinagar on Monday.

George assures industry on procurement
Farooq for modification in defence procurement policy

Excelsior Correspondent

Srinagar, Oct 23: Union Defence Minister Mr George Fernandes today said appropriate measures would be initiated for giving preference to products manufactured by entrepreneurs of Jammu and Kashmir to meet requirements of army formations in the State. This is possible only when the industry fulfills laid down norms and standard for procurement, he added. ........more


RSS, not BJP, a Hindu organisation: Bangaru

Bangaru LaxmanNEW DELHI, Oct 23: Bharatiya Janata Party president Bangaru Laxman, who had called upon its partymen to woo the minorities, particularly Muslims, has asserted that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s ideology is linked to Hinduism but BJP has never claimed to be a Hindu organisation. BJP has said that its doors are open to all. But there are still allegations against it that it is pursuing RSS ideology, he told UNI. Mr Laxman said the NDA rule in the past two and a half years had proved that the BJP had a different thinking. When the party came to power doubts were expressed that there would be riots every day. But these were proved wrong..............more

Centre to be wary of fresh ceasefire proposal: Advani

Home Minister L K AdvaniNEW DELHI, Oct 23 : The Centre today said it would adopt a cautious approach towards any ceasefire proposal from militant outfits in Kashmir in the wake of the backtracking by Hizbul Mujahideen earlier this year under pressure from Pakistan. "We are going to be wary of any fresh proposal as militant outfits such as Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen are surrogates and proxies acting on behalf of Pakistan, which surely would not like to see return of normalcy in Kashmir," Home Minister L K Advani said in an informal chat with reporters here.............more

Dialogue can solve Kashmir problem
Now it will be war if Pak repeats Kargil: George

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 23: Defence Minister Mr George Fernandes today ruled out any threat from Pakistan saying there is no question of Kargil like situation emerging again..........more

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Jawan killed in shelling
Abu Haleefa, associate shot dead in Rajouri

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Oct 23: Romeo Force and Rajouri Police today gunned down two dreaded Pakistani militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit at village Kalali under the jurisdiction of Manjakote police station and recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from their possession........more

Father-son arrested
4 injured in firing, group clash at Domana

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 23: Four persons were injured, two of them seriously, in a group clash in which both the sides attacked each other with lethal weapons and resorting to firing with 12 bore gun at village Flora in Nagbani area under the jurisdiction of Nagbani police station late last night..........more

SOG kills militant in Hiranagar area

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Oct 23: Special Operations Group (SOG) and police gunned down a militant at village Mawa in Hiranagar tehsil in the early hours of this morning. The militant alongwith his associates had infiltrated deep into the Indian territory after sneaking through the International Border..........more

Custodial killing surfaces in Tangmarg
Soldier, woman, 2 militants killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 23: While as, in a dramatic episode, a custodial murder has surafced in Tangmarg area, one woman, one soldier of Army and two militants have got killed in different militancy-related incidents across Kashmir valley since last evening............more

DD producer’s sister sent them for ‘modelling’
Women cops involved in flesh trade racket

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 23: In a sensational disclosure of the inter-state immoral trafficking, Qazi Gund Police in south Kashmir have busted a flesh trade racket. Surprisingly, the conduits and participants include two women police personnel as also the sister of a "private producer" and actor of Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar......more

Match-fixing, betting scandal
CBI to submit report tomorrow

NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Finally it’s coming. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is submitting the much-awaited inquiry report into match-fixing and betting scandal, the worstever cricketing scandal to hit the Indian cricket, to the Central Government on Wednesday.......more

Rao files appeal against conviction

NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment in JMM MPs bribery case, today filed appeal against his conviction in the Delhi High Court.......more Missing
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Militants to adopt deadlier kind of tactics.......



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