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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2001
 

Restructuring National Security in process
Situation in J&K militarily stable : Gen Padmanabhan

Army Chief General S PadmanabhanNEW DELHI, Aug 17: The Army Chief General S Padmanabhan today described the situation in Jammu and Kashmir as "militarily stable" asserting that security forces were keeping the mercenaries and militants on the run through sustained pressure. "The situation in the State is not sad at all in military sense," Padmanabhan said adding that recently security forces had in sustained operations achieved "big successes" killing over 400 militants. Some major groups have lost a significant number of their leaders and the militants have suffered quite a number of casualties, Padmanabhan said here while talking to newsmen on the sidelines of a function to honour the recent successful Army expedition to the world’s highest peak, 8848 metre high Mt Everest. .............more


Cops shifting the bodies of killed militants to Pouni Chak Police Post.	Excelsior/Ashok
Cops shifting the bodies of killed militants to Pouni Chak Police Post. Excelsior/Ashok

3 top Kashmiri militants killed in Pouni Chak

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 17: In another successful operation, police this morning eliminated three militants, suspected to be Kashmiris, in forward village of Purne De Kothe near Sandhwa in Pouni Chak police post of Akhnoor sub division......more

Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah inaugurating SSI Computer Education Centre at Jammu on Friday.
Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah inaugurating SSI Computer
Education Centre at Jammu on Friday.

All departments being computerised
Farooq rules out early Assembly polls

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 17: Putting at rest all speculations regarding early Assembly elections, Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that his Government will complete its full term of six years..........more

Cop shot at in Baramulla
Three militants, civilian killed in Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Aug 17: While as security forces today eliminated three militants in two different encounters in Kashmir valley, one civilian died during exchange of fire between militants and security forces in Kupwara...........more

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Vajpayee to visit China next year
Talks on Ladakh frontier soon

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Aug 17: India and China will record their perceptions of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh region in eastern Kashmir soon. The two sides have already recorded their perceptions of the LAC along a 345-km ‘middle sector’ stretch. .........more

Hizbul ready to leave gun if Kashmir issue solved

SRINAGAR, Aug 17: Ruling out any more ceasefire announcements, the pro-Pakistan militant outfit, Hizbul Mujahideen today expressed its readiness to say goodbye to the gun provided the Kashmir issue was resolved "as per the wishes of the people of the State"..........more

Two girls kidnapped, taken over to Pak for training

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Aug 17: Two teen-aged girls have been kidnapped by two boys, suspected to be the supporters of militants, and taken to Pakistan reportedly for training them in militancy from Sabjian belt of Poonch district. Kidnapping of the girls has sent a shock wave among the people living in border areas of Poonch..........more

Shelling creates panic in Nowshera
Two jawans, 2 ultras killed

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 17: Two army jawans were killed in an encounter at village Matah in Pouni area of Reasi tehsil in which a top militant Abu Saifullah was eliminated by troops yesterday......more

JKLF not to pull out of Hurriyat

GENEVA, Aug 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) has said it would not pull out of the 23-party separatist alliance — the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC). ..................more

Three fold hike in MPs salary

NEW DELHI, Aug 17: Members of Parliament are to get a three-fold increase in salary and raised allowances and perks besides mobile phones under a bill approved by the Union Cabinet. ...........moreMissing
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Three fold hike in MPs salary...

CPI opposes J&K's division.....

Two Kashmiri ultras held in UP.......

Usha Rawat quits BSP......

RSS opposes autonomy......

 



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