Farooq foresees
better Indo—Pak relations
Kashmir
solution will not come from a third
country: CM
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
 SRINAGAR,
Oct 28: Twenty years from
now, Chief Minister, Dr Farooq  Abdullah foresees a
good friendly relationship emerging
between India and Pakistan, Kashmir issue
resolved peacefully on the basis of the
Line of Control and borders between the
two countries becoming soft as in Europe
with free movement of people on either
side. He however, believes that the
solution to the Kashmir problem would
have to be found out by two South Asian
neighbours themselves as "no other
country can do it for
them"................more
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5 army
jawans injured; 2 serious
12 Pak commandos
killed, several hurt in Nowshera
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 28: Indian
army foiled yet another joint
raid by Pakistani commandos and
militants on their Khoriwala Baba
post in Nowshera sector this
morning killing atleast 12 enemy
soldiers and wounding several
others. Five Indian army
personnel got injured, two of
them seriously, in the gun-fight
which lasted one and a half
hour...........more
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Pak mercenary groups may
induct SAMs into Kashmir
NEW DELHI, Oct 28: Pakistani
mercernary groups have acquired shoulder
fired Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) and
plan to induct them into Jammu and
Kashmir soon, according to Shaikh Jamilur
Rehman, secretary general of the so
called Muttahida Jihad Council
(MJC).........more
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Over 35 terrorist
training camps in Taliban-held areas
From B L Kak
NEW DELHI, Oct 28: Two
Communist giants, China and Russia, have
cautioned Asia’s Islamic giant,
Pakistan, against continuing overt and
covert support to the Taliban in
Afghanistan for training what
intelligence specialists have termed as
"vast numbers of terrorists every
day"..........more
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VDC member’s
arms burnt
Civilian
killed in Banihal
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAMBAN, Oct 28: Militants
cut a civilian into three pieces outside
his house at village Brari in Neel area
of Banihal tehsil in Doda district last
night while arms and ammunition of a
Village Defence Committee (VDC) members
were burnt in a fire at his house in
Kishtwar tehsil..........more
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70 per cent turn out in
Leh Council election
From Tashi Morup
LEH, Oct 28: Leaving
some minor scuffles at some polling
stations Second Ladakh Autonomous Hill
Development Council (LAHDC) election went
on peacefully and roughy 70 percent
voters exercised their franchise amidst
tight security on a sunny day
today.............more
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Barnala, Tiwari tipped as
new states’ Governors
NEW DELHI, Oct 28: Akali Dal
leader Surjit Singh Barnala is being
tipped for the post of Governor of the
new state of Uttaranchal while Cabinet
Secretary Prabhat Kumar is the likely
candidate for Jharkhand Governor and
Planning Commission member Dinanath
Tiwari is expected to take over the
Gubernatorial post in Chhatisgarh,
official sources said today.........more
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Basu to submit
resignation day or two
CALCUTTA, Oct 28: West Bengal
Chief Minister Jyoti Basu will submit his
resignation either tomorrow or day after,
according to ruling Left Front chairman
Sailen Dasgupta.........more
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Punjab increases parole,
allowance for prisoners
PHAGWARA, Oct 28 : Punjab
Government has increased the period of
parole and vacation by six months and
daily allowance from six to nine rupees
for prisoners, Minister for Jails,
Pension and Sainik Welfare Ajit Singh
Kohar said today...........more
86-member Council of
Ministers sworn in UP....
No need for PM
to emulate Basu’s example: Naidu
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Abdullah accuses Laden of
abetting militancy in J&K....
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