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14
killed, 12 hurt in J&K
Srinagar, September 16
 Fourteen
persons, including nine militants and two security personnel, were
killed and 12 others wounded as militants stepped up violence across
Jammu and Kashmir today even after suffering a major blow to their plans
when security forces busted eight of their hideouts recovering a huge
cache of arms and ammunition.
A BSF jawan carries polythene bags containing explosives and grenades recovered from an underground hideout of the
JEM outfit, smashed during an operation at Gojiwara in downtown Srinagar, on Tuesday. — PTI
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Advani
may resign in case of adverse verdict
BJP contingency plan in Babri
demolition case
New Delhi, September 16
The Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh, in close association with the BJP
leadership, is working on a ‘contingency plan’ to meet the challenge
of a possible adverse verdict on September 19 in the Special Court in
Rae Bareli, hearing the Babri masjid demolition case.
 Nation
page: SC verdict in Advani’s favour
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State
of universities
The Tribune
has a close look at the state of universities in Punjab,
Haryana and
Himachal Pradesh
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PM arrives
in Turkey
 Ankara, September 16
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee arrived here today on a three-day visit to Turkey to strengthen India’s trade and political relations with this country.
Graphic: PM's
foreign trip
Vajpayee
to focus on menace of terror
New Delhi, September 16
 Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today left for a crucial 13-day foreign
tour to Turkey and the UN where, among other things, he would be
focusing on the menace of international terrorism.
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee with Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani and other Cabinet colleagues before his departure for a tour of Turkey and New York at IGI Airport in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI
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NDA
allies ground move on contract jobs in Air-India
New Delhi, September 16
The setting up of Air-India
Charters Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, has hit a
serious roadblock with the Shiv Sena and certain other allies of the
BJP-led NDA government opposing jobs in the AICL on contractual basis.
HP
to take action against benami transactors
Solan, September 16
Expressing concern over the spurt
in benami transactions in Himachal Pradesh, the Chief Minister, Mr
Virbhadra Singh, today said the state would not only make laws more
stringent, but also resume such properties, and convert these into
public-utility buildings.
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Counter-insurgents
feel deserted
Victims of govt’s use-and-discard policy
Srinagar, September
16
They fought against militancy
in Kashmir, but are now falling prey to the militants’ bullets
themselves, thanks to the “opportunistic
use-and-discard-policy” adopted towards counter-insurgents by
the Centre as well as the Jammu and Kashmir Government. |
Papa Kishtwari talks to The Tribune at his residence.
—Tribune photo by Amin War
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Editor's
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It’s Modi versus Rule of Law — Beware, the Supreme
Court is watching........ by H.K. Dua — On Edit
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Dara, 12 others
convicted for killing Staines
September 16, 2003
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India threatens to walk out of meeting
September 15, 2003
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Kukka Parray shot dead
September 14, 2003
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Quit if you
can’t protect citizens, SC tells Modi govt
September 13, 2003
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Al-Qaida vows
more attacks
September 12, 2003
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India, Israel vow to
end terror
September 11, 2003
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India,
Israel to fight global terrorism
September 10, 2003
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Mamata returns sans portfolio
September 9, 2003
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Mamata to be reinducted into Cabinet today
September 8, 2003
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8
killed in Srinagar blast
September 7, 2003
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