Kashmir to figure
in Vajpayee-Bush talks
PM arrives in
Washington
Excelsior
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov 7: Prime
Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee arrived
here tonight for wide-ranging discussions
with President George W Bush and other
leaders with the focus on the campaign
against terrorism........more
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Inspector General CRPF
(Operations) SC Kuckreja
addressing a press conference in
Jammu on Wednesday. --
Excelsior/Ashok
Security
beefed up at Vaishnodevi shrine
CRPF ready to
meet fidayeen threat
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov
7: Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) is fully
prepared to meet any eventuality
and threat perception of Jaish
-e- Mohammed (JeM) a dreaded
terrorist outfit of Azhar
Mehmood. This was stated by
Inspector General of CRPF
(Operations), Mr S C Kuckreja
while talking to media persons at
Group Centre Bantalab near here
today.........more
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An Afghan boy sits near
the food distribution center at the
Shamshatu refugee camp near Peshawar.
Alliance close
to Mazar-e-Sharief, captures Sholgera
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7: The
Northern Alliance in Afghanistan today
claimed to be close to the strategic
northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif after
capturing an important district after
heavy US bombing had weakened Taliban
defences. ........more
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An Army jawan keeps a
strict vigil against militants in Rajwar
forests of Kupwara district in north
Kashmir as security forces have stepped
up operations ahead of winter.
-- Excelsior/Amin War
Troops
kill girl in Kupwara
BSF
soldier, 6 militants killed
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Even as
unidentified gunmen killed a civilian at
Baramulla and a girl was killed in
security forces’ firing in Kupwara,
six militants died in different
gunbattles in Kashmir valley today.
Militants also gunned down a BSF soldier
at Kulgam........more
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Terrorism, fundamentalism
linked: Karan
NEW DELHI, Nov 7: The Indian
sub-continent will see a growth of
religious fundamentalism in the next few
years in view of the present fluid
political situation in the region, former
Union Minister Karan Singh has warned. ....more
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NEW DELHI,
Nov 7 : Union
Home Minister L K Advani today ruled out restoration of
autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir and voiced concern over the
recent influx of Hindus from Bangladesh. Chairing
a meeting of the Consultative Committee on Home Affairs
here, Advani said there was "no question of setting
the clock back" in Jammu and Kashmir. He, however,
said the Centre was always prepared to consider further
devolution of powers to the States in general, including
Jammu and Kashmir. ........
