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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
TUESDAY, June 21, 2005
 

Second round of talks on Kashmir in August
Indo-Pak Foreign Ministersto meet in September

ISLAMABAD, June 20: The second round of composite dialogue process between India and Pakistan to discuss Kashmir and six other contentious issues is set to conclude by August this year, which would be followed by a meeting of Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries from both sides in September, a top Pakistani official said today. ...............more

Centre rules out Hurriyat involvement in Indo-Pak talks

DEHRADUN, June 20: The Centre today rejected Hurriyat Conference’s demand for inclusion in the Indo-Pak dialogue process but said the conglomerate could give its suggestions for the resolution of the Kashmir issue’................more

Govt hikes petrol, diesel prices; LPG spared
Sulking Left calls for nationwide strike

NEW DELHI, June 20: Ignoring Left parties’ reservations, the Government today effected a long-discussed hike in prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2.50 and Rs 2 per litre respectively, prompting them to call for a nationwide strike on June 28 against the decision. ..........more

Pak army had prepared nuke tipped missile during Kargil

ISLAMABAD, June 20: Pakistan’s military had prepared a nuclear-tipped missile to fight back a possible Indian attack during the Kargil crisis and former US President Bill Clinton had conveyed this news to the then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was taken "aback" by the revelation, a new book has said. .............more

Teen-age girl shot dead, SPO killed
Two Hizbul ‘commanders’ surrender in Ramban

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, June 20: Two militants of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit today surrendered before Army and police along with a large quantity of arms and ammunition in Ramban tehsil of Doda district while a teen-age girl was gunned down by the militants and her mother injured in Gool last night. A SPO, who was seriously injured in last night’s fidayeen attack at Mendhar, succumbed to his injuries in the district hospital, Rajouri this morning. ...................more

Amarnath yatra to begin today, pilgrims arrive
Govt refuses permission to Jagson Airlines

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, June 20: Controversy over period of annual Amarnath Yatra further deepened as the State Government tonight flatly refused to give permission to private carrier Jagson Airlines to operate helicopter services for Amarnath pilgrims from tomorrow...........more

Heat wave toll over 200

NEW DELHI, June 20: Varanasi and Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh today simmered at 47 degrees celsius as the searing heat wave, pounding vast parts of India, claimed 24 more lives, all in Uttar Pradesh, pushing the country-wide death toll this gruelling summer to over 200.

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Pak to apply for Rashid's visit

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, June 20: Despite clear indications from India that it would not allow Pakistani Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to visit Jammu and Kashmir, Islamabad today said it would forward his name for permission to travel by the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar bus on June 30...............more

Baglihar can be resolved bilaterally: CPI

SRINAGAR, June 20: India and Pakistan can bilaterally resolve the differences over the Baglihar hydro- power project as Islamabad does not have a case to present before the World Bank, CPI leader Shamim Faizee said here. ...........more

Top Hizb militant killed in Anantnag

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, June 20: In a major achievement, security forces have killed a top wanted militant of Hizbul Mujahideen in Mirbazar area of Anantnag district...........more

‘No deal in power sector without Kashmir solution’..............

Talks on Wullar postponed ..............

Hurriyat meetre-scheduled.............



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