Friday, June 29, 2001, Chandigarh, India
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Chohan’s remarks unwarranted
Breach of understanding, says Centre
New Delhi, June 28
The BJP-led NDA government has taken serious view of the Jagjit Singh Chohan reiterating his commitment to Khalistan within hours of his return from exile in Britain. Highly placed sources emphasised here today that “it is a serious breach of the understanding” reached with Dr Chohan which paved the way for his return home to Punjab after being out of the country for nearly two decades.

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The holy ice lingam of Lord Shiva, which has attained an optimum height at the cave shrine of Amarnath in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in South Kashmir, is all set for the annual pilgrimage beginning on July 4. J&K page: Security personnel make beeline to cave
Amarnath cave, June 28
Pilgrims have already started converging at the holy cave of Amarnath even though the official yatra is to start from July 2. Already hundreds of devotees are reaching the cave to have darshan of the holy ice lingam by all means available to them.

The holy ice lingam of Lord Shiva, which has attained an optimum height at the cave shrine of Amarnath in the upper reaches of Pahalgam in South Kashmir, is all set for the annual pilgrimage beginning on July 4. — Photo by Amin War 
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PM, Musharraf urged to sort out differences
United Nations, June 28
In the run up to the Indo-Pak summit, the UN Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, has written to the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, and the Pakistani President, Mr Pervez Musharraf, urging them to make a “genuine search” for solutions to all the problems between New Delhi and Islamabad.

MoD gives in to pressure
MES merger with estate service shelved
New Delhi, June 28
The Ministry of Defence has decided to shelve the proposal for merging the Indian Defence Estates Service with the Military Engineering Service following protests from political circles.

50 kg RDX seized, 15 die in J&K
Srinagar, June 28
The Jammu and Kashmir police today seized 50 kg of RDX from a militant hideout and averted a possible tragedy with the timely detection of an IED in the state, where 15 persons, including 11 militants were killed and three others injured, an official spokesman said.


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Down but bubbling to come out
Jammu, June 28
They are a group of 20 youngsters, all committed to court misfortune with a vengeance. Eleven years of forced exile from the homeland have not yet served to rob these youth of their grit and courage to face desperation with a smiling face. 

“SMILING IN ODDS”: The youth at Nagrota migrant camp in Jammu sporting hand-made dumbbells outside the tenement which they are now labouring to convert into a gymnasium. “SMILING IN ODDS”: The youth at Nagrota migrant camp in Jammu sporting hand-made dumbbells outside the tenement which they are now labouring to convert into a gymnasium. — Photo by writer

India, France to make subs jointly
New Delhi, June 28
India and France today decided to go in for joint production of Scorpene submarines here which will give the Indian Navy advanced ship detection and missile launching capabilities, much superior to the Agosta class submarines acquired by Pakistan two years ago.

Govt, Army lock horns over grazing zones
Jammu, June 28
The state government and the Army authorities have locked horns over the 700 Gujjars and Bakerwals who have carried nearly 50,000 heads of sheep and goat besides scores of horses for grazing in the grazing zones in the strategic Zanskar area of Kargil.

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