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2 LeT ultras killed in clash with Hizbul men Geelani ill Youth rescues leopard cub
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No invitation for talks, says Maulvi Ansari Jammu, January 6 According to the Chairman of APHC, Maulvi Abhas Ansari, "we have neither received any invitation in writing nor were we informed about any tentative dates on telephone." Maulvi Ansari told this correspondent today "the ball for starting a dialogue was in the court of the Government of India." Referring to newspaper reports that the Centre had suggested a date for talks and it was for the separatists to convey tentative dates, convenient to each side, for the dialogue to begin, the APHC Chairman said, "We do not know who sent the invitation and who received it." The Maulana said, "We await a formal invitation for talks along with the agenda which has to be discussed. If we are satisfied that the agenda includes the issue of settlement of the Kashmir dispute for the restoration of peace and normalcy we will accept the offer for the dialogue." He made it clear that "the dialogue should not be centered around the formation of government as had happened prior to the Sheikh-Indira accord in 1974." He said "the Sheikh-Indira accord had simply resulted in the formation of a new government headed by Sheikh Abdullah. We are not for it." "In 1974 I was among those who criticised Sheikh Abdullah for entering into an agreement which did not aim at the settlement of the Kashmir issue," Maulvi Ansari said. He said "we are for a purposeful dialogue. We want peace and normalcy to return to the state and that was possible only when the Kashmir dispute was settled through trilateral parleys." |
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Indo-Pak initiative Jammu, January 6 The Mufti said it would be a turning point for both countries, especially people of J&K who had suffered immensely due to the 50-year-long confrontation. He hoped the things would improve further at the dialogue scheduled to take place next month. |
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2 LeT ultras killed in clash with Hizbul men
Jammu, January 6 However, as the news spread in Drar village in the Thanamandi area where the reported incident took place, Hizbul militants cordoned the village and clashed with LeT ultras involved in the crime, thrashing them to death, they told PTI. Before leaving the place, the Hizbul ultras also warned other foreign and Pakistani militants of dire consequences if they dared to molest, kidnap or rape any local girl in future, the sources said. The two LeT militants killed have been identified as Abu Aksar and Zadi, they said. This is the first such incident in Rajouri district after escalation in militancy in the state in 1989, they said. — PTI SRINAGAR: Two Al-Badr militants, including a Pakistani national, were killed today in an encounter with security forces who seized 4.5 kg of highly explosive RDX from a Hizbul Mujahideen ultra in Jammu and Kashmir today. The militants were killed in a gunfight lasting five hours in Zethan-Dangiwacha of Baramula district with Rashtriya Rifles personnel, official sources here said. Two AK rifles and some ammunition and grenades were recovered from them. Official sources said security forces on a tip off, conducted searches at Sumbal in Baramula district of north Kashmir last night. They said during the raid on a hideout, the security forces arrested chief LeT “motivator” along with some arms and ammunition without any resistance. The police and Rashtriya Rifles personnel seized 4.5 kg of RDX from a Hizbul Mujahideen militant and arrested him in Batmulah on the outskirts of Srinagar. Two metres of cordex wire, two feet of safety fuse, one detonator and two hand grenades were also seized from him, the sources said. Militants shot at and injured a village head Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah outside his house at Rawalpora in the Shopian area of Pulwama district last night. They also attacked a security patrol at Khudwani in Anantnag district with a grenade which missed the target and exploded without causing any injuries.
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Geelani ill Srinagar, January 6 Sources at his Hyderpora residence said doctors were called this morning to attend on Geelani who was seriously ill but responding to treatment.
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Youth rescues leopard cub Srinagar, January 6 Mr Manzoor Ahmed Bhat found the cub shivering with cold in the Eidgah at Dooru Shahabad in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, they said. Mr Bhat immediately took the cub to the warmth of his home and also fed the young cat, they said. He handed over the cub to the wildlife authorities yesterday, they said.
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