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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2001
 

'No place for Hurriyat in parleys'
India invites Musharraf for talks; calls off cease-fire
* Relentless fight against terrorism to continue

NEW DELHI, May 23: In a surprise move in search of peace in Jammu and Kashmir, India today invited for talks Pakistan military ruler General Pervez Musharraf after shunning him for long and simultaneously called off the six-month long unilateral ceasefire. The new two-pronged initiative was announced after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) here presided over by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who consulted Congress president Sonia Gandhi and key allies in the ruling coalition...........more


A nomad enjoying a hand pump bath to beat the heat. -Excelsior/Ashok
A nomad enjoying a hand pump bath to beat the heat. -Excelsior/Ashok

Discussion on Pant’s letter
Hurriyat rejects Shah’s offer

NEW DELHI, May 23: The All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) today rejected Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) chief Shabir Shah’s offer of talks on evolving a consensus for holding negotiations with the Centre........more

US, others hail Indian invitation to Musharraf
A personal success: Shah

SRINAGAR, May 23: Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah today said the Centre’s decision to invite Pakistani military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf for talks was his personal success.......more

Strike in Srinagar against Aziz’s arrest

SRINAGAR, May 23: Normal life was disrupted in parts of Srinagar this afternoon as police fired teargas shells and used batons to disperse agitated activists of pro-Pakistan Jammu and Kashmir People’s League, a constituent of Hurriyat Conference, who enforced a snap strike against the alleged arrest of their leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz on his return from Pakistan. .......more

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Decision on Chief of Defence Staff soon
Brajesh Mishra to continue as NSA

NEW DELHI, May 23: Putting at rest speculation over Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Brajesh Mishra being divested of the charge of National Security Advisor (NSA), Government today said he would continue to hold dual responsibility till the new National Security Council (NSC) was firmly in place........more

Aziz’s statement leads to infighting within Hurriyat

NEW DELHI, May 23: Sharp differences have surfaced again in the secessionist Hurriyat Conference over backing the demand for accession of Kashmir to Pakistan..........more

Reformed militants favour talks

SRINAGAR, May 23: A new political outfit Jammu and Kashmir Jamiat-u-Saualiheen, launched by former militants who have eschewed violence, today urged India, Pakistan and Hurriyat Conference to enter into a "meaningful dialogue" for resolution of the Kashmir issue............more

Militant killed, two youths kidnapped

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, May 23: Army gunned down a militant at village Suranthal in Surankot tehsil this evening while ultras last night struck in Chingus area and kidnapped two youths.......more

Pak says it will respond positively

ISLAMABAD, May 23: Pakistan tonight said it would react positively to the invitation by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf to visit New Delhi for talks.........more

Logical step, says Farooq

NEW DELHI, May 23: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today termed the invitation from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Gen Pervez Musharraf as a "logical step in the peace process."........moreMissing
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Heads need not roll for Kargil: Advani.....

Shahi Imam meets Musharraf....

Jagat reviews situation....

Rail project by year end....



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