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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2001
 

A woman sighting moon with all traditions before breaking her fast of Karva Chouth on Sunday night. Excelsior/Ashok
A woman sighting moon with all traditions before breaking her fast of
Karva Chouth on Sunday night. Excelsior/Ashok

Militants plan to use toy plane to target VIPs

NEW DELHI, Nov 4: Pakistan’s ISI has directed the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir to use explosive-laden "toy plane" to hit VIPs in the State and the National Capital, official sources said here. The sources said following some confessions by arrested militants and wireless intercepts about the use of "toy plane", intelligence agencies were making necessary reviews of securities provided to VIPs. ....more



Security forces killed this militant in Lashkar-e-Toiba’s suicide strike on a camp of Rashtriya Rifles 36 Bn at Dyalgam, in south Kashmir district of Anantnag, on Sunday. Four soldiers died in the sneak attack and six more sustained injuries.	Excelsior/Javed
Security forces killed this militant in Lashkar-e-Toiba’s suicide strike on a camp of Rashtriya Rifles 36 Bn at Dyalgam, in south Kashmir district of Anantnag, on Sunday. Four soldiers died in the sneak attack and six more sustained injuries. Excelsior/Javed

9 militants among 15 killed in Valley
4 soldiers killed in Anantnag Fidayeen strike

From Ahmed Ali Fayaz

SRINAGAR, Nov 4: Within a day of its being branded as a terrorist organisation by the United States of America, Pakistan-based pan-Islamist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba left four Indian soldiers killed and six more wounded in a suicide strike, at Dyalgam village of Anantnag, in south Kashmir. Security forces have killed one of the Lashkar’s death squad members as also eight more militants in Kashmir valley, since last evening......more

PM in Russia, calls for global efforts against terrorism

From S D Rohmetra

Prime Minister Atal Behari VajpayeeST PETERSBURG, Nov 4: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today began a four-day state visit to Russia calling for global efforts to eradicate the scourge of terrorism and firmly focussing on furthering the strategic relationship between the two countries. Speaking to the Moscow-based RTR television soon after his arrival here, Mr Vajpayee said his visit was aimed at making a common cause with Moscow in combating and defeating terrorism, be it in Jammu and Kashmir or Chechnya. Mr Vajpayee said the two countries had been fighting terrorism for a long time and added that they shared views on many global problems. The two countries were happy to note that other nations had also now come to realise that it took concerted efforts to put an end to the menace of terrorism, Mr Vajpayee said......more

Differences crop up in Hurriyat

NEW DELHI, Nov 4: Close on the heels of a militant organisation threatening a senior Hurriyat leader to hand over the money he owed to the outfit, serious differences have surfaced within the Hurriyat Conference over the utilisation of funds being allegedly received by them from overseas. .......more

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Jaish fidayeen gunned down near Hiranagar

Excelsior Correspondent

KATHUA, Nov 4: A fidayeen of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit was killed in an encounter with police in a nursery near Tarnah river between Rajbagh and Hiranagar area of this district late last night. The fidayeen, who was wearing a combat dress, was s.......more

3 terrorists, civilian killed; 4 hurt in Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

UDHAMPUR/DODA, Nov 4: Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists and a civilian were killed and four security personnel including three army soldiers were injured in two operations across these two districts today.....more

Trifurcation dangerous: Omar

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Nov 4: The Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr Omar Abdullah, has warned that division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir into Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh will serve as the "first step" towards handing over Kashmir to Pakistan....more

Even opponents now ready to discuss autonomy: Farooq

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 4: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah has termed as major achievement of his Government the building of public opinion in India for restoration of autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir saying even the most vociferous opponents of the demand have now realised that there was no escape from considering it. ....more

Poonch encounters toll 52 in a week
16 more terrorists on way to Afghanistan shot dead

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Nov 4: After killing 20 terrorists on Friday and apprehending 17 others on Saturday, troops of Poonch Brigade and other Rashtriya Rifles, assisted by Poonch Police, today gunned down 16 more terrorists, all exfiltrators, who were heading towards Afghanistan via Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to join ‘jehad’ against the United States alongside Taliban. ......more

Bhutto gets passport

ISLAMABAD, Nov 4: The Pakistan Government has issued a passport to self-exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was living in Dubai without the travel document for the past one month, the ‘Frontier Post’ reported today. "The passport controversy ends on Monday as the visa counselor in Dubai, ......moreMissing
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‘90 pc militant groups fake’......

Army rescues 40 labourers in Zojila......

Two young IAS officers steer Sheikh-ul-Aalam’s district to IT revolution
Budgam: The district with its own newsletter, website......

US split on President Bush’s anti-terror effort at home .....



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