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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2001
 

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee holds a sword during a Sikh rally in New Delhi on Tuesday. (AP/Ajit Kumar)
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee holds a sword during a Sikh rally
in New Delhi on Tuesday. (AP/Ajit Kumar)

'No democracy, freedom in Pak, PoK'
Islamabad adopting double standards, says Vajpayee

NEW DELHI, Oct 23 : A day after President Pervez Musharraf’s outburst against India, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today launched a scathing attack on Pakistan, accusing it of having double standards on normalising relations with New Delhi. ....more



Civilian among 3 killed in Anantnag encounter
Cable operator, 3 militants killed

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 23: Even as unidentified gunmen today shot dead a cable operator in the capital city, three militants and a civilian got killed in two separate encounters in south Kashmir.........more

Kerosene oil mixing racket
Two more held in police raids

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 23: The police raided several hideouts of the kingpin Kuldip Singh of Sidhra and his associates in kerosene—petrol mixing case while two more members of the gang were arrested by police last night. .....more

Delhi for seek-and-destroy mission

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Oct 23: The Government of India is understood to have approved a plan to carry out seek-and-destroy mission in Jammu and Kashmir. . ...more

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Entire grant given by Centre diverted for salaries
J&K's family welfare reduced to 'wage programme'

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Oct 23: The National Family Welfare Programme, started by the Centre Government in 1952 with twin goals of ‘Health for All’ and a ‘Net Reproductive Rate’ (NRR) of unity, has virtually been converted into a ‘wage programme’ for its employees in Jammu and Kashmir.....more

Hurriyat will respond to fresh proposals positively

NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Hurriyat Conference today said it will have a positive response to any fresh proposal from the Centre for talks provided "a deeper sense for resolving the dispute was exhibited by the Government. .....more

'Laden, Mullah Omar alive'

ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: An unbowed Taliban ambassador today said his supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden were both alive and the hardline organisation expected a long war with the United States. ...more

Pak plea for halt in operations rejected
22 Harkat militants killed in US air raids

ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: Twenty-two militants of Pakistan-based outfit Harkat-ul-Mujahideen were tonight killed in American air raids on Kabul, BBC television reported. .....more

Malli, Shaffi exchange posts; Kundal, Ajit swap places
Dewan is Div Comm Kashmir; Sidhu Comm/Secy Transport

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 23: The State Cabinet today ordered transfers of 71 Government officers including several Principal Secretaries and Commissioner Secretaries and eight Deputy Commissioners. ....more

Jawan killed in Poonch; 3 grenades seized

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 23: The Border Security Force (BSF) today recovered three hand grenades from a field in border village of Budhwar in Arnia sector while an army jawan was killed in an encounter in Surankot tehsil of Poonch district.......moreMissing Indian Kids - Children

India will wage war against terrorism: Advani.....

Mirpuris to approach ICJ...

Rs 12000 fixed as Haj airfare....

Boycott American goods: Dukhtaran...............



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