Monday, January 15, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Farooq AbdullahFarooq escapes bid on life
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen claims responsibility
SRINAGAR, Jan 14 — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah escaped unhurt when militants fired a couple of grenades towards him when he was addressing a public meeting at Habba-Kadal in the old city this afternoon.

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Supporters of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah run for cover after militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at Farooq in Srinagar on Sunday.


Supporters of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah run for cover after militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at Farooq in Srinagar on Sunday. Two grenades exploded 200 metres away from the spot where Farooq was addressing his supporters after inaugurating a bridge. — Reuters photo

Definition of Sikh on agenda
SGPC meeting today
AMRITSAR, Jan 14 — The ‘open challenge’ to the SGPC by Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar, Akal Takht, and Prof Manjit Singh, Jathedar, Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, on the issue of amending the definition of ‘Sikh’ is sure to cast its shadow on the SGPC executive meeting scheduled to be held at Gurdwara Alamgir tomorrow.

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Wants temple after dialogue
AMRITSAR, Jan 14 — Expressing concern over the demolition of Babri Masjid, Mr Shanta Kumar, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, said any attempt to construct Ram Temple on the disputed land would be yet another “historic blunder”.

Pinki ‘sending feelers to surrender’
LUDHIANA, Jan 14 — Gurmeet Singh, alias Pinki, the main accused in the Avtar Singh murder case, had tried to get admission in a private hospital in Delhi showing a back date in order to create an alibi for him to protect him from facing prosecution in the shootout incident that took place in Maya Nagar here last Sunday.

‘Move’ to destabilise WB Govt
Left Front to hold protest on Jan 24
NEW DELHI, Jan 14 — The Left parties today charged “Right wing” forces with carrying out “disruptive activities” to destabilise the Left Front government in West Bengal.


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Mounted police asks devotees to move on after taking a holy dip in the Ganga during the Mahakumbh Mela in Allahabad on Sunday. 7 million take dip at Kumbh



Mounted police asks devotees to move on after taking a holy dip in the Ganga during the Mahakumbh Mela in Allahabad on Sunday. 
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Problems with China on LAC: Army Chief
NEW DELHI, Jan 14 — The chief of Army Staff, Gen S. Padmanabhan, today said China’s building up infrastructure, including roads, near the Line of Actual Control was creating some problems between the two countries.

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After Harike, Army takes on Kanjali Lake
KANJALI LAKE (Kapurthala), Jan 14 — Army jawans have taken upon themselves to clear Kanjali Lake of hyacinth. Several Army personnel, clad in orange life jackets, can be seen swarming the lake and removing the weed.

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