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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2001
 

Favours Hurriyat's visit to Pak
Qasim has solution to Kashmir problem but

won't divulge now

NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Veteran politician and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Syed Mir Qasim today strongly favoured the visit of Hurriyat leaders to Pakistan, saying "no delegate would be going with Kashmir in his pocket and hand it over to Islamabad." ...................more


India to react promptly once Pak stops terrorism: Farooq

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu Apr 19: Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah today said Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will not take even a week to initiate dialogue with Islamabad once Pakistan stops aiding and abetting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a day long convention of newly elected sarpanchs and panchs of Rajouri and Poonch districts at Rajouri this afternoon, the Chief Minister said Pakistan has inflicted repeated blows to peace initiative by continuing infiltration and inflaming violence in the State that has taken heavy toll of innocent people................more

Confidence building measures suggested
Mufti Sayeed lauds Centre's initiative

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, April 19: Appreciating Union Government for appointing Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, Mr K C Pant for initiating negotiations to solve Kashmir problem, former Union Home Minister and president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that on-going peace effortwas irreversible process. He, however, favoured taking some confidence building measures to stop blood shed in this violence plagued State.........more

Army jawan killed in firing
Warwan encounter toll 5

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Apr 19: Death toll of the militants in Warwan, Marwah encounter today rose to five with the recovery of one more dead body of a militant while a ration dealer’s house was torched by the ultras in Mahore tehsil of Udhampur district.............more

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Hurriyat struggling hard over Centre's offer for talks

NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Mystified over the Centre’s move to hold talks without any pre-conditions over the Kashmir issue, Hurriyat Conference was struggling hard to take a decision whether to participate in the dialogue even as the hardliners within the amalgam were continuing with their "attitude of non-cooperation."...............more

Important documents recovered from
slain Lashkar militants

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Apr 19: Several important documents have been recovered from the possession of seven slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants especially from their commander Mohd Yaqub alias Abu Saifullah, which have given very vital clues to police about militant activities...........more

Govt asked to ensure restraint by forces

NEW DELHI, Apr 19: A parliamentary standing committee today asked Government to ensure that security forces in Jammu and Kashmir exercised "utmost restraint" while dealing with the scourge of militancy, keeping in view the delicate nature of the situation in the State..............more

Lone flays Centre for inviting all groups

NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Senior Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone today charged the Centre with making the situation complicated by inviting all groups for talks on resolving the Jammu and Kashmir issue................more

HC restrains 97 appointments

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Apr 19: Justice Arun Kumar Goel of the State High Court has restrained 97 candidates for being appointment as Horticulture Development Officers in the State’s Horticulture Department............more

Jammu Bar to go on indefinite strike

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Apr 19: Bar Association Jammu has decided to go on indefinite strike till the decision on opening of Fast Track Courts is not rescinded................moreMissing
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BDR pulls out of Pyrdiwah, ceasefire agreed upon ..

Zalpuri promoted ....



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