RSS high command
irritates minorities
Shahi
Imam opens direct line with J&K
Hurriyat
From B L Kak
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: In a
dramatic turn of events, a new leaf has
been  turned in the
crisis-ridden political history of
Kashmir. A top non-Kashmiri
politico-religious personality has opened
a direct line with the controversial
All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in
Kashmir. He is none other than Syed Ahmed
Bukhari, the newly-installed Shahi Imam
of Delhi’s Jama Masjid..............more
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Algeria backs
India on Kashmir
ALGIERS, Oct 24: Algeria
today backed India’s stand
that Pakistan-backed cross border
terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
must end and aspirations of
people there for peace and
normalcy must be met...........more
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Militant killed in Thanna
Mandi, 2 hideouts busted
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 24: Army and
police today killed a militant in Thanna
Mandi and smashed two hideouts in Mendhar
and Sabjian areas of Poonch district and
recovered a large quantity of ammunition
and explosives........more
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Multi-crore Sidhra
land scam
Gupta
Comm proceedings enter crucial stage
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 24: Proceedings
of Justice K K Gupta Inquiry Commission,
probing multi-crore Sidhra satellite
township land scam involving among others
the former Housing and Urban Development
Minister Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari ,
has reached a crucial stage with
Commission summoning and recording
statements of key persons..........more
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BJP replaces Gupta
Rajnath
new UP CM
 LUCKNOW,
Oct 24: In a sudden
development, BJP today decided to replace
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ram Prakash
Gupta with party strongman and Union
Minister Rajnath Singh ahead of the
splitting of the State that may sharply
reduce the majority for the coalition
Government and to prepare for the
Assembly elections next year. The
decision, though speculated for long,
came at a meeting Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Vajpayee had in Delhi with Home
Minister L K Advani and party’s UP
unit president Kalraj Mishra............more
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CRPF IG for political
solution to Kashmir
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: CRPF
Inspector General P C Joshi today said a
political approach was needed to resolve
the Kashmir problem.......more
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Army Chief visits forward
locations in J&K
Excelsior
Correspondent
 JAMMU,
Oct 24: Chief of the Army
Staff, General S Padmanabhan today asked
officers to adopt an effective and
synergised approach to tackle militancy
in order to maintain the highest
tradition of professional ethos and
people friendly approach. He visited
forward locations in Poonch, Surankote,
Rajouri and Palanwala sectors and
interacted with commanders and troops
engaged in countering proxy war and Line
of Control operations........more
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India will defeat Pak
proxy war: Advani
 NEW
DELHI, Oct 24: India is determined
to defeat Pakistan in the proxy war it
has unleashed in Kashmir and the
situation in the Valley is fast returning
to normalcy, Union Home Minister L K
Advani asserted here today. "Having
realised that it is impossible to beat
India in a direct war, Pakistan changed
its strategy to proxy war, which is more
difficult than conventional conflicts.
Yet, our security forces have proved in
the past 10-12 years that we will emerge
victorious in this war too," Advani
said........more
APKHC opposes holding of
Panchayat polls ....
70 Christians
reconvert to Hinduism ....
Prasada seeks to stall
process of Cong chief election ....
5 SIs, 19 ASIs
promoted....
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