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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2001
 

Jaswant, George for Hurriyat leaders’ Pak visit

From B L Kak

The Minister for External Affairs, Mr Jaswant SinghDefence Minister, Mr George FernandesNEW DELHI, Jan 13: The Minister for External Affairs, Mr Jaswant Singh, and the Defence Minister, Mr George Fernandes, do not want the ‘hawks’ in Kashmir valley to get an upper hand. Hence, they have favoured a ‘smooth’ passage of the leaders of All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) to Pakistan for talks on peace process in Jammu and Kashmir................more


Shanta Kumar warns against repetition of Dec 6 blunder

Union Consumer Affairs Minister Shanta KumarNEW DELHI, Jan 13: Union Consumer Affairs Minister Shanta Kumar, virtually taking up the cudgels against the move of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Sangh Parivar hardliners to fix an early date for construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya, today warned any hasty step could lead to ‘the repetition of December 6, 1992 blunder’. In an interview to UNI, Mr Kumar said, "we have waited for about five hundred years (for temple). Can’t we wait a little more for a greater cause.".............more

Infiltration attempt foiled
Militant killed on LoC in Nowshera; 4 escape

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Jan 13: Troops foiled an infiltration attempt on the Line of Control (LoC) in general area of Nowshera sector last night killing a militant and forcing others to flee back to Pakistan. A large quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered from the scene of encounter. Defence sources said late last night, a patrol party of army noticed movement in dense bushes in Kalalkas area along the LoC in Nowshera sector and challenged the intruders. The militants, suspected to be four-five in number................more

Students taking out protest demonstration against frequent power cuts and illegal admissions in GMCs. -Excelsior / Ashok
Students taking out protest demonstration against frequent power cuts and illegal admissions in GMCs. -Excelsior / Ashok

Medicos resume stir
Students canecharged, several injured

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 13: Students agitating against the frequent power cuts and illegal admissions in Government Medical Colleges, were canecharged by police when they tried to barge into the GMC premises seeking a meeting with the College Principal..............more

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Hurriyat awaits Govt communication
Bhat hints at extension of date to visit Pak

SRINAGAR, Jan 13: All Party Hurriyat Conference chairman Abdul Gani Bhat today said they were ready to accept "extension by a day or two" of the January 15 date, set for their team to leave for Pakistan for talks on Kashmir..........more

Students turn violent in Samba
NH blocked, jeep damaged

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 13: Students set ablaze telephone lines, subjected police to heavy stone pelting and blocked Jammu-Pathankote national highway for more than seven hours in their day long protests in Samba town today in protest against failure of power supply in Jammu region...............more

Muslim Auqaf Trust opposes construction of Ram
temple at disputed site
Farooq stresses on blending religious

and modern education

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 13: Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah has stressed on the need of blending religious and modern education to face the challenges of the 21st century............more

Sagar’s house attacked
Two foreign mercenaries killed in Kupwara

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 13: Militants attacked the house of Minister for Works Ali Mohammad Sagar here last evening with grenades, the second such attack on a Minister’s house in the State in the past three days.............more

CBI raids premises of ST officials, 2 arrested

NEW DELHI, Jan 13: In a surprise swoop, the CBI raided the premises of eight sales tax officials last night and recovered huge amount of cash and documents pertaining to property worth crores of rupees...............more

PML urges military regime to take nation into confidence

ISLAMABAD, Jan 13: Pakistan Muslim League of deposed Premier Nawaz Sharif today urged the military regime to take the nation into confidence regarding its new policy of restraint by troops and their partial withdrawal from the LoC and support for talks between India and Kashmiri leadership without the participation of Islamabad...............more Missing
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Vajpayee recalls Mahabharata .....

ED carries out searches at Shah’s premises ....



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