Musharraf admits
shift in US policy away
from Pak
 ISLAMABAD, Sept
11: Pakistan’s
military ruler Gen Pervez
Musharraf has admitted that the
US priorities regarding South
Asia had lately shifted away from
Islamabad but asserted that his
country could not be sidelined.
In an interview to a Pakistani
daily from New York, Gen
Musharraf said he was
"satisfied" with the
role of US President Bill Clinton
on the Kashmir issue.
"India’s
non-cooperation is preventing any
progress on the Kashmir
issue," the Chief Executive
of Pakistan told `The News’
daily, adding.....more
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SC admits
petition challenging Sonia’s
election from Amethi
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DELHI, Sept 11: The Supreme Court
today admitted two appeals challenging
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s
election to Lok Sabha from Amethi last
year on the ground that she, being an
Italian national, could not be a citizen
of India under the provisions of the
constitution. A three-judge bench
comprising Chief Justice A S Anand,
Justice Santosh Hegde and Justice K G
Balakrishnan admitted the petitions of
Hari Shanker Jain, an independent
candidate who was among the 26 defeated
by Gandhi in the elections held on
October 7, 1999, and one Hari Krishna
Lal........more
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US considering
to declare LeT terrorist
organisation:
Chandra
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DELHI, Sept 11: The United States is
considering declaring Pakistan-based
militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba a
terrorist organisation, India’s
Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra said
today. "We are convinced there is
sufficient evidence to take action
against them (LeT). I believe the case is
in process and it is being given final
touches", he told Zee TV. Asked how
soon the action could be taken, he said
"it is difficult to predict how soon
action against LeT will be taken by the
US Government. But it can be
anytime"........more
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Gen Malik for
political solution to Kashmir
 MOHALI,
Sept 11: The Chief of Army Staff, Gen
V P Malik today characterised the Kashmir
tangle as a "politico-military"
affair and called for a political
solution while the Army tackles
insurgency on the ground. He said the
confidence of the Kashmiris would have to
be won to counter their feeling of
alienation. Army was killing at least 150
terrorists, including foreign
mercenaries, in the Valley every month
but of late the use of Improvised
Explosive Devices (IEDs) by the
insurgents had led to an increase in
casualties on the side of the security
forces........more
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Census operation fails to
take off in Kashmir
(Excelsior
Correspondent/Agencies)
SRINAGAR, Sept 11 : The second
and final phase of the census operation
in Kashmir, scheduled to begin today,
failed to take off with most of the
Government employees detailed for the
purpose not reporting for duty following
militants’ threat to eliminate those
taking part in the exercise.........more
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HC comes to
petitioner’s rescue
Edu
Deptt employee getting Rs one as wages
per day !
Excelsior
Legal Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 11: It sounds
incredible, but it is a fact that an
employee of Education Department is
getting rupee one as wages per day and
that too since 1988 !.........more
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3 HM PPR militants among
4 shot dead in Poonch
Excelsior
Correspondent
POONCH, Sept 11: Four
militants including three dreaded
activists of Hizbul Mujahideen’s Pir
Panjal Regiment were killed in two
separate operations carried out by Poonch
Brigade and Romeo Force in Sabjian and
Bagla areas of this district today........more
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‘Snow Tigers'
to have more battalions
Govt
clears restructuring of Ladakh Scouts
NEW DELHI, Sept
11:
Government today cleared the proposal
to restructure one of the Army’s
most decorated units, the Ladakh Scouts,
on the lines of infantry regimental
centres paving the way for raising more
battalions of the famed fighters
nicknamed ‘Snow Tigers’.....more
Sea-land route
to Iran, Moscow on anvil
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DELHI, Sept 11: India will sign an
agreement with Iran and Russia tomorrow
for the construction of a sea-land route
linking the three countries. Surface
Transport Minister Rajnath Singh will
sign the agreement at St Petersburg,
Russia, where Transport Ministers from
Asia and Europe, would be attending a
two-day conference from tomorrow, an
official press note said today. The
sea-land route will be part of the
north-south transport corridor which will
extend to Europe, besides connecting the
three countries. The present trade route
between India and Russia is long, time
consuming and expensive.....more
Two youths
kidnapped, killed in Doda area
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 11: Two youths were
kidnapped and gunned down in captivity by
the militants in a forest area near Dewal
Koti in Doda district late last night.
The deceased had reportedly refused to
join the ranks of militants....more
‘Jamaat takes
control of HM’....
Vigilance books Kargil
officials ....
Army to acquire modern
guns.....
Cong assails PM for not
meeting Musharraf ....
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