SRINAGAR,
Oct 26: Jammu
and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today
said the separatists should not spurn the Centre’s
new offer for talks as this was a "golden
opportunity" and a "historic occasion of
restoration of peace and normalcy in the State."
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JAMMU,
Oct 26:Engine and five bogies of New Delhi bound Shalimar
Express were derailed at Jatwal near Hiranagar on
Jammu-Pathankote rail track late tonight following an
explosion on the track. However, there were no casualties
in the derailment that occurred at 10.06 PM............more
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: Terming
India’s proposals for normalisation
of relations with Pakistan and offer of
talks with Hurriyat Conference as a
"milestone" in ending bloodshed
in Jammu and Kashmir, several expatriate
Kashmiri organisations have asked the
conglomerate to grab the opportunity
failing which the future generations
would not forgive them. .......more
Relatives help Jamila, an injured
in a grenade attack in Anantnag
on Sunday.
SRINAGAR,
Oct 26: Militants
tonight gunned down a key aide of
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Deputy
Speaker Mohd Akbar Lone in
Baramulla district...........more
JAMMU, Oct 26:Army today
foiled an infiltration attempt on Line of
Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati (KG)
sector in Poonch district and killed one
militant while the ultras resorted to
heavy firing on police pickets at
Shahdara Sharief in Rajouri last
night...........more
BAGHDAD,
Oct 26:One person was
killed and 15 wounded when dozens of
rockets were fired at a Baghdad hotel
early today, where US Deputy Defence
Secretary Paul Wolfowitz was staying
during a tour of the war-torn country. .
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WAGAH (PUNJAB), Oct
26:In a departure from
the menacing gestures they make at each
other at sundown, Border Security Force
personnel presented a basket of sweets
and fruits to their counterparts
Pakistani Rangers at the International
Border here to mark Deepawali. .........more
JAMMU, Oct 26: In yet another
blast in Kishtwar, the second in less
than a week, a civilian was killed and
nine others were injured when a militant
lobbed a grenade at Kishtwar Bus Stand in
Doda district this evening. ..........more
MOHALI, Oct 26: The World Sikh
Convention, organised here by various
Sikh bodies and individuals, today
totally rejected Dr Jagjit Singh
Chohan’s slogan of Khalistan.
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ISLAMABAD, Oct 26: Pakistan is
expected to give next week its
point-by-point response to India’s
fresh peace package and is not
"unwilling" to discuss
"softer" issues, a local daily
quoting officials reported today.
Pakistan was expected to give its
detailed reaction to India’s
12-point peace proposals after the
ongoing inter-ministerial consultations
and a detailed review by President Pervez
Musharraf next week, `Dawn’ quoted
the officials as saying. ........more
