Sunday, July 22, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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6 pilgrims among 13 killed in 2 blasts
Amarnath Yatra suspended;
Shabir blames Hindu extremists
Pahalgam, July 21
Two police officers and six Amarnath pilgrims were among 13 persons killed and 17 injured in two explosions at Sheshnag on the track to the holy cave shrine early today. Two subsequent explosions at about 1.30 am were followed by firing by suspected militants leading to an encounter, which continued for about six hours. The yatra has been suspended.

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Policemen take wreaths to be laid on the coffin carrying the body of Deputy Superintendent Parveen Kumar at the Nehru helipad in Srinagar on Saturday. Policemen take wreaths to be laid on the coffin carrying the body of Deputy Superintendent Parveen Kumar at the Nehru helipad in Srinagar on Saturday. — Reuters photo

Army convoy attacked, 4 dead
Srinagar, July 21
Four persons were killed and 15 injured in an attack on an Army convoy by militants of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba at Khanabal on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway last evening. Two of the deceased and 13 of the injured were soldiers, official said.

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Terrorism is the real issue, Gen Musharraf
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HE Press conference by President Pervez Musharraf at Islamabad on Friday has reconfirmed the impression that his is a one-track mind. This may be advantageous to him as a General but not as a statesman he is desperately trying to project himself to be.
P.S. Subramanyam, former Chairman of the UTI, arrives for questioning in Mumbai on Saturday. UTI ex-chief remanded in police custody
Mumbai, July 21
Former UTI chief P.S. Subramanyam, Executive Directors M.M. Kapur, S.K. Basu and stock broker Rakesh Mehta were today remanded in police custody till July 27 by a special court here.



P.S. Subramanyam, former Chairman of the UTI, arrives for questioning in Mumbai on Saturday.
— Reuters photo

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Ajit to get Cabinet berth
New Delhi, July 21
With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh poll, the Prime Minister is slated to expand his Cabinet tomorrow by inducting Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh and grant him a post of Cabinet rank.

 


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8 on indefinite fast in Manipur
Imphal, July 21
Eight persons began an indefinite fast last evening to protest against the torture of students and Centre-NSCN (I-M) ceasefire extension in Manipur even as massive anti-ceasefire rallies and sit-in protests were reported today amid tight security, official sources said.

6 CRPF jawans killed in Arunachal
Itanagar, July 21
In the worst ceasefire violation in a year, suspected Naga militants killed six paramilitary jawans and seriously injured six others in an ambush in Arunachal Pradesh, a senior police official said today. Security officials blame the National Socialist Council of Nagaland Muivah-Issac faction for the attack.


Liquor from MP finds way into Bathinda
Bathinda, July 21
After Haryana and Rajasthan, liquor has started seeping into this southern district of Punjab from Madhya Pradesh. The trend, which has been gaining ground, has been forcing the police and excise authorities to adopt new strategies to check the menace to prevent loss to the state exchequer.

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