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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1999
 

Another round of dialogue today
No headway in Govt-employees talks

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 30: Even as no headway was made in today’s crucial second round of meeting between agitating Government employees and State Government, both sides decided to hold next meeting tomorrow morning to break the deadlock...........more

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Service chiefs against hijackers’ demand
Commanods rushed to J&K for strict jail security

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Additional commandos - their exact number has not been officially disclosed - have been rushed to Jammu and Kashmir. They are to be deployed inside the main jails of the State as part of the Government’s restructured strategy to prevent the captured hard-core militants and foreign mercenaries from fleeing their places of confinement.............more

Mukesh Kumar and his mother at a recent function in Jammu- A file photo
Mukesh Kumar and his mother at a recent function in Jammu- A file photo

Reasi youth among 154 hostages faces agony
in hijacked IA plane

By Gopal Sharma

JAMMU, Dec 30: Among the 154 hostages in the ill-fated Indian Airlines flight IC-814, hijacked by the armed militants to Kandhar in Afghanistan, a lone youth from a remote village of Block Pouni in tehsil Reasi of district Udhampur, is also undergoing nightmarish experience of his life for the last six consecutive days.......more

Militants attack SOG Budgam Hqrs
Rtd Capt, Ikhwani among 3 killed in Valley

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 30: While an angry mob set on fire several residential houses in reaction to the killing of a civilian at Nayidkhai in Sumbal area, unidentified gunmen shot dead three persons, including a former Captain in Kashmir valley since last evening. Late this evening, militants launched an attack on Humhama headquarters of Special Operations Group (SOG) Budgam and one head constable of CRPF got injured........more

Taliban soldiers surround hijacked IA plane on Thursday.
Taliban soldiers surround hijacked IA plane on Thursday.

Talks to resolve hijacking delicately poised
Taliban commandos surround aircraft in battle fatigue

NEW DELHI, Dec 30: The talks to resolve the hijack crisis were tonight extremely delicately poised after having run into an impasse earlier as the 155 hostages remained holed up on board the Indian Airlines airbus for the seventh gruelling night...........more

Police gets clues in Bus Stand explosion

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 30: City police claimed to have managed some clues in Tuesday night’s explosion inside a parked bus at busy General Bus Stand which killed a conductor of the bus and wounded another......more

Slathia gets Sports portfolio

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 30: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today allocated the portfolio of Sports and Youth Welfare to Tourism Minister Mr Surjit Singh Slathia...............more

Dalai Lama escapes unhurt in mishap

VARANASI, Dec 30: Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama escaped unhurt in a road accident in Bihar.........more

2 former CMs to sit unattached in UP Assembly

LUCKNOW, Dec 30: Mr Kalyan Singh and Mr Jagdambika Pal, once bitter rivals whose tug of war over the Chief Ministership was resolved through court’s intervention, would sit as "unattached members" in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Winter session of which begins tomorrow.......more

Taliban seeks Rs 10 lakh as landing charges

NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Taliban authorities have sought 25,000 US dollars (over Rs 10 lakh) from India as landing charges for the relief aircraft which has flown to Kandahar with a relief team for the hostages...........more

7I’s hijacker condemns plane hijacking

NEW DELHI, Dec 30: Hashim Qureshi, who hijacked the first Indian Airlines plane ‘Ganga’ in 1971, today condemned the forceful takeover of IC-814 to Kandahar and killing of one passenger, saying the ‘barbaric’ act was carried out by mercenaries.........more



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