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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1999
 

L K Advani
L K Advani

Anti- militancy operations to be stepped-up
Centre to extend financial assistance to J&K: Advani
Committee formed to chalk out fiscal reforms

NEW DELHI, Nov 17 : Home Minister L K Advani today said the Centre would extend necessary financial assistance to Jammu and Kashmir and continue anti-militancy operations with full vigour but asked the State to maintain financial discipline and ensure that benefits of additional funds reached the common man. ....more

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Three brothers absconding
Youth shot dead, 4 hurt in RS Pura shoot-out

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 17: A miscreant was shot dead and four others were injured in a group clash in RS Pura town this morning. Three brothers, who fired on the miscreants during the clash, were absconding......more

One killed, others pushed back
Intrusion bid foiled in Poonch sector

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 17: Troops of Poonch Brigade foiled an infiltration attempt by the activists of Lashker-e-Toiba outfit on the Line of Control (LoC) at Badian in Mandi area in the wee hours of this morning when they gunned down one infiltrator. Other infiltrators were forced to return to Pakistan...more

Anti-graft law promulgated
Nawaz Sharif declared loan defaulter, Benazir a fugitive

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17 : Pakistan’s Military regime today brought deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif under purview of accountability process for loan default and declared former premier Benazir Bhutto a fugitive as 21 prominent politicians, industrialists and bureaucrats were arrested in a nationwide crackdown on economic offenders. ....more

Woman killed, 6 injured in grenade blast
2 SOG cops, militant killed in Hyderpora

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Nov 17: SRINAGAR, Nov 17: Two constables of Special Operations Group (SOG) Srinagar, one militant and a civilian got killed today in an encounter in Hyderpora outskirts of the capital city while as one woman got killed and six others, including two BSF personnel, got injured when militants launched a grenade attack on a paramilitary picket in downtown...more


Farooq Abdullah & Osama bin Laden

Farooq blames Laden for spurt in militancy

NEW DELHI, Nov 17 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today held Saudi-billionaire-turned-terrorist Osama bin Laden responsible for the recent spurt in militant activities in the state but said Pakistan’s ISI seeking to avenge Kargil defeat was the main force behind the escalation....more

Army jawan killed in blast
Two SPOs killed in Udhapur, Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 17: An army jawan was killed in a landmine explosion at Kalalkas in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district while two Special Police Officers (SPOs) were killed and two others were injured in two encounters at Thuru, Arnas in Udhampur district and Doda area....more

US should have no dealings with Pak military regime: Ackerman

NEW DELHI, Nov 17: US Congressman Gary Ackerman today asserted that the Clinton administration should have no dealing with the military regime in Pakistan which has overthrown a democratically elected Government in that country. ..more

Chaman Lal Gupta
Chaman Lal Gupta

Prof Gupta lashes out at Farooq for accusing Centre

NEW DELHI, Nov 17: Minister of State for Civil Aviation Chaman Lal Gupta today lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for accusing the Centre of not helping the State financially and blamed him for having miserably failed in administering the troubled border State. ......more

Interpol alerted for arrest of Abdul Subhan
Militants'network busted in Kathua

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 17: Kathua police after month long meticulous labour has unearthed two groups of inter-state criminals and militants connected with each other and having symbiotic relationship....more

Sharief won’t be allowed to enter hisTaj Mahal’

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI Nov 17: Pakistan military ruler, Gen Parvez Musharraf, has, once again, made it abundantly clear that he has no immediate plans to return to Rawalpindi and allow the setting up of a civilian Government in Islamabad. "Taking the situation as it is, it has become quite necessary for the Army establishment to provide clean and efficient administrative apparatus first and then think of the question of having a democratically-elected Government in my country", Gen Musharraf has stated in a message dashed off to Washington. ....more



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