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Officers of BSF & Rangers shake hands as BSF receives ‘Chadar’ from Rangers for offering at Baba Chamliyal Shrine on Thursday. Excelsior/Ashok

Every Pakistani wants peace: Commander
Impact of proposed Indo-Pak summit witnessed at Chamliyal Mela

From Gopal Sharma

CHAMLIYAL(Ramgarh IB), June 28: The imaginary line drawn on the land between India and Pakistan may divide the huge crowd at the site of historic Chamliyal Mela on the zero-line (International border) in Ramgarh sub sector of Samba where devotees gather on the either side to seek blessings of Baba Chamliyal but there seems to be no distinction in the sentiments, devotion and belief of the people of both the countries for this holy shrine. After several years of tension along border, some impact of easing tension in view of forthcoming Indo-Pak summit was observed today. ... ......more

‘Hurriyat has no role to play’
No question of diluting stand on Kashmir: India

NEW DELHI, June 28: India today asserted that there was no question of resiling from its firm position that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the country. "At no stage we have said we are resiling from our position that J and K is an integral part of India," an External Affairs Ministry spokesperson told reporters in response to questions. .....more

Magnetic IEDs seized for first time
Pak army regular among 4 militants killed in Poonch

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, June 28: Poonch Brigade, Border Security Force (BSF) and Poonch Police gunned down four militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed outfit including a Pakistan army regular Jumma Din in two separate operations across this border district today.. ....more

BJP vows to wean away minorities from exploiters

NEW DELHI, June 28: The National executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party Minority Morcha today vowed to wean away the minorities from the hands of ‘exploiters’ and take them to the path of progress and development. .....more

Links with militants denied
4 JKIF ultras seek bail

NEW DELHI, June 28: Four of the six alleged Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) activists have moved a Delhi court for their release on bail saying they had no connection with JKIF. . ...more

Musharraf meets PoK, overseas Kashmiri leaders

ISLAMABAD, June 28: Pakistani President Gen Pervez Musharraf today said the "bedrock" of his talks with India would be the "aspirations" of the people of Kashmir as no solution to the Kashmir problem was possible without it. . .....more

Panch shot dead, son injured near Ramban

NEW DELHI, June 27: Four of the six alleged Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) activists have moved a Delhi court for their release on bail saying they had no connection with JKIF. ...more

Hizb to wait for outcome of summit, says Dar

SRINAGAR, June 28: Abdul Majid Dar, chief commander of pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit in Kashmir, has said his organisation would wait for the outcome of the Indo-Pak summit before taking any decision on halting its operations in Jammu and Kashmir. . ..more

PML asks Musharraf to cancel visit

ISLAMABAD, June 28: Launching a scathing attack on the President, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party today said a "weaker" Gen Pervez Musharraf should cancel his forthcoming visit to India as he did not have the mandate to hold summit talks. ......more

Talks only solution: Advani..........

Pathankot enters air map today........

4 killed in Valley...... .....

Girl rescued..........

Hiranagar tense.....

Last rites of Leh bus mishap victims performed....

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