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November 04, 2002

• People will be masters of destiny in J&K: Mufti

November 03, 2002

• Start unconditional dialogue, Sayeed urges PM

November 02, 2002

• Mufti govt soft on militants: Gill
• Mangat Ram Sharma is the third deputy chief minister of J&K
• Sayeed sworn-in as J&K chief minister
• Grenade attack at Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's house
• Sayeed to be sworn in as J&K chief minister on Saturday
• No move to release hardcore militants: Congress

November 01, 2002

• Mufti Mohammad Sayeed likely to keep home portfolio

October 30, 2002

• Mufti Mohammed Sayeed invited to form government in JK
• Sayeed, Azad meet J&K governor
• Mufti to have 'medium-sized' Cabinet

October 29, 2002

• Compromise on CMs post was for J&Ks good: Azad
• Mufti's promises not to solve problem: Hizb
• Mufti elected PDP legislature party leader

November 28, 2002

• We will seek a political package from Centre: Mufti
• Congress-PDP 'mollycoddling militancy': BJP
• Sonia to attend swearing-in ceremony of J&K govt
• Congress denies resentment over choice of Mufti as CM
• Vajpayee has promised 'full support' to Sayeed

October 27, 2002

• Congress MLAs relent on Mufti being made CM
• Mufti to be sworn-in on November 2
• Mufti to relocate SOG, withdraw POTA
• Discontent among Congress MLAs in J&K

October 26, 2002

• Two defeated candidates threaten to sue EC
• Mufti Mohammed Sayeed faces a yeoman task
• Decision to dump Azad was taken at Mufti's meeting with Manmohan
• M R Sharma may be Congress nominee for Dy CM
• Cong, PDP strike deal; Mufti to be CM
• Congress, PDP reach a consensus over common minimum programme
• Mufti says meeting with Sonia unlikely

October 25, 2002

• Sonia, Mufti to thrash out J&K chief ministership issue on Saturday
• Mufti arrives in New Delhi to hold talks with Sonia
• Tarigami-led group has no preferences on chief ministership

October 24, 2002

• A day ahead of talks with Congress, PDP says it is against disbanding STF
• Congress hopes for settlement with PDP

October 23, 2002

• 'PDP, Congress have almost resolved differences'
• J&K impasse due to the Congress: Jayalalithaa
• Advani indicates Congress-led govt in J&K
• Panthers Party not to support PDP-led government
• DPF may support Cong-led minority govt
• 'J&K governor unlikely to allow Congress-led minority government'
• Mufti to meet Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi
• PDP still hopeful of an alliance despite stern stand of Congress

October 22, 2002

• PDP meeting on Wednesday morning to take final decision
• Congress arrives at a decision on J&K govt, but Sonia to announce it
• PDP hardens stand before Congress meet

October 21, 2002

• Congress may decide on J&K government on Tuesday
• Kashmiris disgusted with politicking over government formation
• 1 killed, 6 injured in Budgam
• Manmohan meets Mufti, no indication of breakthrough
• Political affairs panel of PDP meets
• Manmohan Singh calls on J&K Governor
• Cong, PDP should behave more responsibly: Tarigami

October 20, 2002

• No headway in Cong-PDP talks in Srinagar

October 19, 2002

• National Conference begins revamp of party structure
• Congress, PDP must get ready to sacrifice: Tarigami
• Sonia to send Manmohan Singh to Srinagar
• PDP asks Cong to relent, says no alternative to coalition
• Political situation necessitated Governor's rule: Saxena
• This state will not let me retire: Abdullah

October 18, 2002

• Bhim Singh meets Farooq Abdullah
• Efforts on to persuade Mufti: Azad
• Mufti slams Farooq for imposition of governor's rule
• J&K governor reviews law and order situation
• Congress, PDP haggle for power in J&K
• Onus on PDP to break impasse: Congress
• My continuation would have encouraged horse trading: Farooq

October 17, 2002

• Sonia to discuss J&K govt formation with Azad
• Governor's rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir
• Independents' group gives ultimatum to Congress, PDP
• Azad cancels trip to Delhi
• PM calls Farooq, asks him to continue as caretaker CM
• The most 'happening' places in Srinagar today
• I won't like to continue as acting CM: Abdullah
• Stalemate continues in J&K

October 16, 2002

• Panthers Party accuses Mufti of sectarian politics
• J&K governor gives time till October 21 to parties
• Tarigami-led PDF to reveal its cards on Thursday
• We need more time, Azad tells governor
• Congress, PDP decide to continue talks

October 15, 2002

• No end in sight to Cong-PDP row on CM's post
• National Conference, BJP friends again
• Azad will stake claim on Wednesday
• PDP blames Congress for the stalemate
• Soz denies he is mediating between Congress, PDP
• Congress claims support of Ladakh MLAs

October 14, 2002

• Congress offensive may force PDP to lower expectations
• Azad elected J&K CLP leader
• NC has not ruled out staking claim to form government in J&K: G M Shah
• Omar Abdullah resigns from Union Cabinet
• PDP says it can even sit in the opposition
• Victorious rebel candidate rejoins National Conference
• Congress best placed to lead J&K government: Azad
• NC will stake claim if Congress, PDP fail: Farooq
• Panthers Party with Cong only if CM is from Jammu
• Hunt for men loitering outside NC secretary's home
• Congress may let the Mufti become CM
• Governor invites Abdullah for talks on government formation
• Independents ask Congress, PDP to make up mind

October 13, 2002

• National Conference also throws its hat in the ring
• Congress, PDP fail to agree on chief minister again
• J&K election is the 'turning point': Advani
• New J&K govt should facilitate talks: Shah
• Chief minister should be from the valley: PDP leader

October 12, 2002

• Nowgam is now the valley's most well-known address
• J&K results a vote against militancy: Panun Kashmir
• NC moves add impetus to Congress-PDP talks
• Mufti Mohammed Sayeed meets Sonia Gandhi
• Chief ministership is not a problem: Mufti
• Disbanding SOG our first priority: Mehbooba
• Women get a raw deal in the J&K assembly election
• Time of reckoning for NC-BJP relationship
• Hurriyat dares Centre to hold plebiscite, calls for dialogue
• Cong-PDP talks to take place in Delhi
• Manmohan leads Congress team to Srinagar

October 11, 2002

• CWC authorises Sonia to take final decision on J&K
• Six terrorists killed in J&K
• Congress, PDP grapple for CM's post
• J&K polls a triumph for Indian democracy: Advani
• BJP won't persuade National Conference to stay on in NDA: Venkaiah
• RSS welcomes J&K poll results, to intensify statehood stir
• Panthers Party joins race for government formation in J&K
• 'You have finally uprooted the huge Chinar tree'
• PDP, Congress claim support of several independent MLAs
• US asks Pakistan to stop infiltration, lauds J&K election
• Farooq Abdullah quits as J&K chief minister

October 10, 2002

• 11 ministers, assembly speaker trounced in J&K
• J&K poll results a victory of Indian democracy: Govt
• Omar should quit Union council of ministers: Farooq
• National Conference voted out, hung assembly in J&K
• Four ministers defeated in Jammu division
• PDP for coalition with like-minded parties
• Results are a vote against Centre: Hurriyat
• Farooq Abdullah to resign on Friday
• BJP admits setback in Jammu and Kashmir
• Army busts secret meeting; kills nine terrorists
• J&K has voted against Pak-sponsored terrorism: PM
• Omar Abdullah blames factionalism for defeat
• Congress, PDP snuggle up to each other
• The Giant Killer knew he had a chance
• Angry Omar Abdullah storms out of counting centre
• Karan Singh, Digvijay favour Azad as next CM of J&K
• Azad favours CM, Dy CM to be from different regions of state
• PDP prefers Mufti Sayeed as CM in coalition govt
• Omar Abdullah loses to PDP in Ganderbal
• Congress leading in 12 of 21 assembly constituencies in Jammu
• PDP wins from Pulwama
• National Conference appears heading for defeat
• Counting of votes in Srinagar and Anantnag delayed

October 09, 2002

• Kashmir election a victory for India: Advani
• Claims and counterclaims dominate eve of counting
• New security rules in Srinagar leave journalists fuming
• Assaulted J&K minister to move human rights panel

October 08, 2002

• Acting JKLF chairman detained
• Estimated 52 per cent polling in fourth phase
• J&K Poll: Blast in Banihal Constituency
• Polling for final phase of J&K assembly election begins
• 2 CRPF jawans killed in attack on polling booth in Doda

October 07, 2002

• J&K minister tries to jump the queue, suffers wrath of soldiers
• Security tightened on eve of last phase of polls
• Heavy shelling in Uri kills 4 jawans, injures 3
• All set for final phase of polling in J&K
• Rebel Peoples Conference leaders ridicule poll boycott call
• Independent candidates gather under common front
• Congress will come to power in J&K: Saifuddin Soz
• High turnout in J&K polls a rejection of Pakistan: PM
• Three villagers killed in Doda on poll eve

October 06, 2002

• NC to get at least 50 seats: Omar Abdullah
• Bid on independent candidate's life in J&K
• Congressman withdraws from contest in Lolab
• Campaigning ends for last phase of J&K polls
• Terrorists ambush army patrol in J&K, 2 killed

October 05, 2002

• EC transfers Kupwara superintendent of police
• Repoll ordered in 5 polling stations
• We'll punish those who participated in elections: Hizb
• Four BSF soldiers killed in blast in Lolab, J&K
• US reiterates support for J&K election

October 04, 2002

• Terrorists try to target Mehbooba Mufti's motorcade
• Explosion in Kupwara; 2 BSF men killed
• Campaigning in Doda still a low-key affair
• National Conference worker, wife shot at in Lolab, J&K

October 03, 2002

• J&K police critical of EC on decision to withdraw STF
• Pakistan trying to push in more militants: BSF
• Six people injured in landmine explosion in J&K
• Infiltration bid across LoC foiled; 8 militants, army officer killed
• BJP, National Conference in tacit pact: Bhim Singh
• DySP killed, two constables hurt in encounter with militants

October 02, 2002

• 60 per cent turnout in repoll at two Budgam booths
• Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility for blasts in Awantipora, Tral
• Five BSF jawans killed
• Five civilians killed in J&K

October 01, 2002

• Low turnout marks polling in Pulwama, Anantnag
• Six BSF personnel killed, two injured in militant attack
• Jawan killed in IED blast ahead of Abdullah's meeting in Doda
• 41% turnout in third phase, 8 killed in militant attacks
• Voters keep away from polling booths in Pampore constituency
• JKLF acting chief Javed Mir detained in Srinagar
• Third phase polling begins; eight killed in militant attack in Kathua

September 30, 2002

• Terrorists attack NC candidate's motorcade
• Tight security for third phase
• All set for third phase of J&K assembly election on Tuesday
• Despondent Tral just wants to sleep peacefully
• Mehbooba faces tough fight on road to the legislature
• Omar Abdullah to resign as minister
• Confident Sakeena Itoo awaits verdict from Noorabad
• NC confident of victory in Anantnag
• Bid to blow up polling stations in Anantnag foiled

September 29, 2002

• Militants target polling booth in Pulwama district
• One killed, 13 injured as militants attack police party

September 28, 2002

• Anantnag hamlet holds aloft the flag of secularism
• Tral, Shopian in thrall to militants
• Five militants, CRPF constable among 12 killed
• EC shackles special forces of J&K police
• Woman minister faces a tough battle in Anantnag
• 4 killed, NCP candidate hurt in landmine blast

September 27, 2002

• EC orders repoll in 9 booths in Poonch, Jammu, Budgam
• Helicopters to drop polling staff, material at 46 booths in Doda
• CPI-M's Tarigami on firm ground in Kashmir
• Bid on NC candidate's life, ten killed in J&K
• Congress threatens to pull out of J&K polls
• BJP won't tie up with NC in J&K: I D Swami

September 26, 2002

• Full EC team to visit J&K on Friday
• Sheikh Abdullah's associate quits NC
• Centre will talk to all groups in J&K: I D Swami
• Militants attack the house of National Conference candidate
• PDP threatens to pull out of polls over rigging

September 25, 2002

• Swami sent to J&K to review security arrangements
• Srinagar residents fail to keep date with poll officials
• Four armymen, two militants killed in Kashmir
• Urban-rural divide marks poll in central Kashmir

September 24, 2002

• Azad demands repolling in eight Srinagar constituencies
• 58 per cent polling in Jammu division
• 42 per cent vote in second phase
• Srinagar gives a thumbs down to Election 2002
• Nearly 30% turnout in round two of polling in J&K
• Candidate campaigns on TV on poll day
• Acting chief of JKLF detained along with supporters
• Militants attack polling station, residences of two candidates
• Srinagar voters show no enthusiasm
• Pak firing forces shifting of polling booths in border areas
• Second phase of polling for 28 assembly seats begins
• 3 cops rescued, pro-Pak outfit claims responsibility
• Gogji Bagh siege comes to an end, cops rescued, 2 militants killed

September 23, 2002

• PDP gaining from discontent with NC
• Eight injured in grenade attack on PDP campaign vehicle
• Policeman killed in raid on militant hideout
• NC may find it tough to retain Akhnoor
• Second phase may decide National Conference's fate
• NC will be routed in polls: M M Sayeed
• Hurriyat may accept greater autonomy for Kashmir: Mirwaiz
• Fear stalks Srinagar -- the centrepiece of Jammu and Kashmir election
• BJP in favour of regional councils for Jammu, Ladakh
• Advani equates ISI with Taliban, Al Qaeda
• No post-poll alliance with National Conference: BJP
• Terrorists kill 1 cop, take 3 hostage in J&K
• Rajnath Singh predicts coalition govt in J&K
• Water will motivate Hizb chief's village to vote
• Tense Srinagar waits for polling day
• Jammu administration all set for polls
• All set for second phase of polling
• National Conference floats its hopes on Dal Lake
• Jawan killed, another injured in Doda

September 22, 2002

• Campaigning for second phase ends amidst escalated violence
• Hurriyat asks people not to vote, calls bandh on Sep 24
• People will reject National Conference: Chamanlal Gupta
• Seige of police colony ends; militant killed

September 21, 2002

• Attempt on J&K tourism minister's life
• Militants barge into police colony in J&K; 1 killed
• 2 CPI-M activists among 6 killed by militants
• Give National Conference another chance: Omar Abdullah
• Shatrughan Sinha sees a better turnout in second phase
• Voters of J&K disillusioned with false promises: Bhasin

September 20, 2002

• J&K govt to probe allegations of coercion of voters
• For Ganderbal residents, Omar is just another Abdullah
• Jammu has a crowded field, and everyone is going all out
• JKLF acting chairman arrested, militants kill NC member
• Congress is living in a world of dreams: Omar Abdullah
• BJP questions motives of Congress in J&K
• J&K minister's house attacked
• We want a permanent end to cross-border terrorism: Kanwal Sibal

September 19, 2002

• Sonia calls for a final solution to Kashmir problem
• Militants attack school in Udhampur, 2 killed
• Only Congress can solve Kashmir problem: Sonia
• First phase of J&K polls a 'positive start': US
• Infiltration across LoC has increased: US
• Migrant votes a deciding factor in Habbakadal
• 4 candidates survive militant attacks; 5 soldiers killed
• Omar Abdullah shifts out of Farooq's house
• India welcomes US assessment of J&K polls

September 18, 2002

• Two NC activists among 13 killed in J&K
• J&K polling figure rises by over 3 per cent
• Hurriyat has told supporters to vote against National Conference
• Discuss J&K problem only with elected representatives: BJP
• The danger is of a reporter becoming the subject of a report
• Farooq, Omar deny rumours of differences

September 17, 2002

• Army commander denies coercion in J&K election
• All that Kashmiris want is peace
• First phase of J&K polls were free, fair: US
• Pakistan TV lie about J&K polls exposed
• Grenade attack on Congress headquarters in Srinagar
• Srinagar Times editor shot at
• Anti-poll posters in Baramulla harmed me: Candidate
• Chattisinghpora: A sorry story of apathy and neglect
• 47.2% polling recorded in first phase of J&K poll

September 16, 2002

• Polling begins for 1st phase of J&K election
• Stray violence during first phase of polling in J&K
• Modest turnout in 1st phase of J&K polls
• 44 per cent turnout in 1st phase of J&K polls
• Pakistan belittles J&K assembly election
• Vajpayee voices satisfaction over J&K polls
• Kashmir valley observes bandh to protest polls
• EC not concerned about reaction of diplomats
• Kashmiri Pandits just not interested in elections
• Shelling in Poonch coincides with polling
• Moderate turnout marks north Kashmir polling
• 'No fear in Gurez'
• Hizb chief announced Rs 4 million reward for killing Farooq and Omar: Advani

September 15, 2002

• Stage set for first of four-phased polling in J&K
• J&K tourism minister escapes assassination bid
• Baramulla goes to the polls on Monday, but voters scared
• J&K voters will not be forced: Lyngdoh
• Polling days to be paid public holiday: EC
• Nine Lashkar militants killed, infiltration bid foiled
• Voter turnout irrelevant to Kashmir issue: Hurriyat
• J&K electoral rolls not '100 per cent accurate'

September 14, 2002

• Jethmalani dubs Simla Pact as suicidal
• Militants-turned-counterinsurgents threat to J&K polls
• Promise of paradise attracted poll officials from outside
• Farooq welcomes EC decision to allow envoys
• Voters want to teach a lesson to renegade Kuka Parrey
• Militants kill sarpanch, NC member in J&K
• Arrangements for first phase of J&K polls complete
• Handwara wants to punish NC for atrocities

September 13, 2002

• All polling booths in J&K valley declared sensitive
• EC permits visits by envoys during J&K polls
• Killing of civilians by BSF worsens situation in Kashmir valley
• Singhal criticises EC's 'double standards'

September 12, 2002

• Unified Command discusses measures to thwart militant attacks
• Sonia cancels Jammu visit
• Heavy firing at Lone's funeral in Sogam
• Fidayeen attacks on the rise: J&K top cop
• EC ready for phase I of J&K assembly poll
• US involved in resolving Kashmir issue: Hurriyat
• Gunfire stuns Farooq, Omar at Lone's funeral
• Army may have traced one militant involved in Surankote attack

September 11, 2002

• J&K minister Mushtaq Ahmed Lone shot dead
• 12 killed in militant attack in Poonch
• J&K minister's killing may stifle electioneering
• Fernandes rushes to Srinagar
• No anti-poll rallies in Hurriyat chief's village

September 10, 2002

• Militants attack Farooq's younger brother
• 'Autonomy to azadi: We are ready to discuss anything'