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• June 1, 2001
Ceasefire Day 187
• Pant begins talks with party representatives: PTI
• Search operations resume as J&K ceasefire ends

• May 30, 2001
Ceasefire Day 185
• Hurriyat rules out meeting with Pant
• Gun-battle in J&K mosque
• Swami blasts Sonia on talks with Musharraf

• May 29, 2001
Ceasefire Day 184
• Attempt on Omar Abdullah's life
• Pant meets Shabir Shah in Srinagar
• Invitation to Musharraf is well thought-out, says PM: PTI

• May 26, 2001
Ceasefire Day 181
• Vajpayee-Musharraf meet likely in July: PTI
• Pak satisfied with Vajpayee letter: PTI
• Pant to visit Kashmir on Monday: PTI
• Pak must be ready for war: Lashkar chief

• May 25, 2001
Ceasefire Day 180
• Vajpayee sends formal invitation to Musharraf
• Full text of Vajpayee's invitation to Musharraf
• Kashmir is dispute territory: Panun Kashmir
• Our stand vindicated: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
• Benazir plans to visit India: PTI
• Five CRPF personnel killed in IED blast: PTI

• May 24, 2001
Ceasefire Day 179
• Six militants killed within hours of withdrawal of ceasefire
• Pallone regrets withdrawal of cease-fire
• Hurriyat to meet next week
• Take oppn into confidence on talks with Pak: Cong
• Pak media responds positively to invitation
• China welcomes decision to invite Musharraf

• May 23, 2001
Ceasefire Day 178
• J&K ceasefire to end, Musharraf invited
• 'There is no ceasefire in J&K'
• People's League chairman taken into custody
• BJP, Sangh Parivar pleased that ceasefire is called off
• Oppn extends 'constructive support'
• US welcomes PM's invitation
• Mixed reactions from army, J&K police

• May 22, 2001
Ceasefire Day 177
• 3 cops, 7 militants killed in J&K encounter
• JKDFP headquarters attacked: PTI
• Blasts damage pillars for border fencing in J&K: PTI
• Decision on J&K ceasefire extension on Wednesday: PTI

• May 19, 2001
Ceasefire Day 174
• Ceasefire extension: Central team takes stock of ground realities
• Govt uses ulema to reach out to extremists

• May 18, 2001
Ceasefire Day 173
• Shabir Shah detained: PTI
• 'Our decision will not be negative'
• Swami changes tune, now favours J&K cease-fire extension

• May 17, 2001
Ceasefire Day 172
• JKLF questions Pakistan over accession clause in PoK poll papers
• Decision on ceasefire after Advani-Singh visit, says Swami

• May 16, 2001
Ceasefire Day 171
• Pant to get Z security: PTI
• Shabir Shah spurns Pant's offer of talks
• J&K cease-fire may be called off: Swami

• May 15, 2001
Ceasefire Day 170
• JKDFP to discuss Pant's clarifications
• 17 hurt in Jammu explosion: PTI
• PM keeping cease-fire options open
• Militant outfits clinch deal with Musharraf: PTI

• May 14, 2001
Ceasefire Day 169
• Advani, Jaswant to visit Srinagar
• Top Anantnag officials escapes militant attack
• Pant replies to Shabir Shah: PTI

• May 10, 2001
Ceasefire Day 165
• Grenade attack on Shah's envoy to Pant
• 6 villagers gunned down in J&K

• May 9, 2001
Ceasefire Day 164
• 8 feared killed in blast in Budgam district

• May 5, 2001
Ceasefire Day 160
• BSF jawan, LeT militant killed

• May 4, 2001
Ceasefire Day 159
• Accept Kashmir as disputed territory: JKDFP

• May 3, 2001
Ceasefire Day 158
• Shabir Shah hopeful of positive outcome
• Pant agrees to visit Kashmir for peace talks

• May 2, 2001
Ceasefire Day 157
• Shabir Shah's representatives to meet Pant on Thursday

• May 1, 2001
Ceasefire Day 156
• Lashkar vows to disintegrate India

• April 28, 2001
Ceasefire Day 153
• Awami National Conference will talk to Pant only in Srinagar

• April 27, 2001
Ceasefire Day 152
• 32 injured in two blasts

• April 26, 2001
Ceasefire Day 151
• 'Train going nowhere': Hurriyat rejects talks

• April 24, 2001
Ceasefire Day 149
• 3 ITBP jawans killed in Anantnag blast
• EU seeks concrete steps on J&K

• April 23, 2001
Ceasefire Day 148
• Grenade lobbed at Hurriyat's office in Srinagar
• Two unknown outfits lay claim to attack on Hurriyat HQs: PTI
• BSF commandant injured in explosion in Bandipora

• April 21, 2001
Ceasefire Day 146
• Hurriyat working committee discusses talks offer
• Norway rules out mediation in Kashmir

• April 20, 2001
Ceasefire Day 145
• Top J&K counter-insurgent gunned down

• April 19, 2001
Ceasefire Day 144
• Restrain forces in J&K, MPs tell Centre
• Centre making a joke of J&K talks: Lone
• Jawan killed in Pak firing in Jammu

• April 18, 2001
Ceasefire Day 143
• Seven LeT militants killed in gunbattle in Jammu
• Kashmir remains threat to peace: Pakistan/PTI
• No proposal for tripartite talks: Centre/PTI
• Advani optimistic about J&K initiative

• April 17, 2001
Ceasefire Day 142
• Hurriyat to consult working committee, general council

• April 16, 2001
Ceasefire Day 141
• Boycotting talks will isolate Hurriyat: Abdullah

• April 15, 2001
Ceasefire Day 140
• India unfolds peace strategy

• April 14, 2001
Ceasefire Day 139
• Army captain, 3 soldiers killed in LeT's fidayeen attack
• Militants wipe out family of five in Udhampur
• Gunbattle in city centre claims 5 in J&K

• April 12, 2001
Ceasefire Day 137
• 3 BSF men injured in Baramulla gun battle
• India's offer for talks not a 'serious' gesture: JKLF

• April 10, 2001
Ceasefire Day 135
• Kashmiris call for easing of travel restrictions
• Ultras ambush army vehicle; 10 killed in J&K

• April 7, 2001
Ceasefire Day 132
• Norwegian MP calls on J&K leaders, bureaucrats

• April 5, 2001
Ceasefire Day 130
• Govt invites Kashmiri militants for talks: PTI
• Talks offer hollow: former APHC chief

• April 4, 2001
Ceasefire Day 129
• Rocket fired at CRPF building in Srinagar
• Lone, 15 others put under house arrest

• April 3, 2001
Ceasefire Day 128
• J&K police deny firing on Muharram procession: PTI
• Centre rules out talks with Hizbul Mujahideen: PTI

• April 2, 2001
Ceasefire Day 127
• Pak-based militant groups reject talks offer: PTI
• SOG personnel open indiscriminate fire on Muharram procession in Magam
• Sopore SP survives ambush, 1 cop killed
• Dialogue on Kashmir in May: Advani
• Quake deals another blow to tourism in J&K

• March 30, 2001
Ceasefire Day 124
• Hurriyat firm on Pakistan trip

• March 28, 2001
Ceasefire Day 122
• LeT's top commander in Kashmir killed

• March 27, 2001
Ceasefire Day 121
• J&K security forces on alert after suicidal attack: PTI
• Curfew Lifted from Baramulla Old Town
• Hurriyat refuses to change team for Pak visit

• March 26, 2001
Ceasefire Day 120
• Militants storm CRPF camp Srinagar
• Militants attack Awami League leader's house: PTI

• March 23, 2001
Ceasefire Day 117
• One killed in firing on stone-pelting protestors in Baramulla
• Pak rejects ceasefire offer and dialogue on Kashmir

• March 21, 2001
Ceasefire Day 115
• 9 militants killed in Poonch

• March 17, 2001
Ceasefire Day 111
• UN resolutions on Kashmir not 'self-enforcing': Kofi Annan
• Geelani discharged from hospital
• Prof Bhat warns of expulsion

• March 16, 2001
Ceasefire Day 110
• Annan declines to meet Hurriyat representative: PTI
• General strike marred by violence, Geelani arrested: PTI

• March 13, 2001
Ceasefire Day 107
• New US administration seeks independent inputs from J&K

• March 12, 2001
Ceasefire Day 106
• Hurriyat keeps Jamaat out of executive meeting
• Centre to 'soon' start talks with all parties on Kashmir, says PM: PTI
• 3 policemen killed in fidayeen attack on SOG camp

• March 10, 2001
Ceasefire Day 104
• One killed, 14 hurt in J&K blast: PTI

• March 9, 2001
Ceasefire Day 103
• Hijacker Hashim Qureshi chargesheeted: PTI

• March 8, 2001
Ceasefire Day 102
• Three of family gunned down in Jammu

• March 7, 2001
Ceasefire Day 101
• Govt rules out mediatory role for Hurriyat: PTI
• BSF company HQ attacked: PTI

• March 5, 2001
Ceasefire Day 99
• Pak sees trickery in J&K truce
• Last chance for militants, says governor
• Militant attacks army camp

• March 4, 2001
Ceasefire Day 98
• 6 killed in attack on army camp at Baramullah

• March 3, 2001
Ceasefire Day 97
• 14 civilians injured in grenade attack in Kulgam: PTI
• Pakistan pushing ex-servicemen into J&K
• UK ban to affect Islamic groups' fund-raising activities

• March 2, 2001
Ceasefire Day 96
• 17 cops killed in ambush in Rajouri district
• Pak national involved in Anantnag incident, alleges minister: PTI
• Gang of grenade-throwers busted in J&K: PTI
INTERVIEW
• 'In politics, rats marry snakes, bulls chase lizards'

• March 1, 2001
Ceasefire Day 95
• Army's Kargil war spokesman seriously hurt

• February 28, 2001
Ceasefire Day 94
• Hurriyat unlikely to split over Geelani issue

• February 27, 2001
Ceasefire Day 93
• Pak may persuade Saudis to mediate on J&K: PTI
• NC leader among 5 killed in J&K: PTI
• Minister Handoo, votary of J&K autonomy, dies at 74
• No move to trifurcate Jammu & Kashmir, clarifies Centre
• It's not cease-fire in J&K, clarifies Advani
• Top Hizb militant surrenders: PTI

• February 25, 2001
Ceasefire Day 91
• Hizb backs Geelani's demand; Harkat tells him not to interfere: PTI

• February 24, 2001
Ceasefire Day 90
• Geelani lashes out at Lone
SPECIAL
• Another obstacle in the path to peace

• February 23, 2001
Ceasefire Day 89
• Kashmir our unfinished agenda, says Pak: PTI
• Pak attacks cease-fire extension
• Kokarnag SHO, 4 cops killed in attack
• Power situation improves marginally
• Investigations into attempt on Hurriyat chief's life begin

INTERVIEW
• Immediate results can't be expected in J&K: Gujral

• February 22, 2001
Ceasefire Day 88
• Cease-fire extended till May-end
• Our patience is not infinite: PM
• Ceasefire welcome, but more initiatives needed: Lone
• Pak-based outfits reject cease-fire extension
• Special: I wish they would call off this cursed cease-fire
• Grenade found in Hurriyat chief's car
• Ceasefire not extended under pressure: Fernandes

• February 21, 2001
Ceasefire Day 87
• Badgam DSP of Special Operations Group shifted
• Congress, SP, CPI-M support ceasefire extension
• Ceasefire extended: UNI

• February 20, 2001
Ceasefire Day 86
• India lodges protest with Pakistan over air space violation: PTI
• Justice Sharma to probe Haigam firing: PTI

• February 19, 2001
Ceasefire Day 85
• Two Pak warplanes intrude into Indian air space: PTI
• ITBP jawan killed in grenade attack
• 3 cops killed in ambush in Sopore
• Power transmission tower blown up
• Decision on ceasefire on Thursday

• February 18, 2001
Ceasefire Day 84
• Troops opened fire in self-defence: Army
• CCS meeting on Kashmir cancelled
• TDP demands all-party meet to discuss J&K
• J&K protestors flay ceasefire, praise militants
• Two more injured in police firing in Srinagar

• February 17, 2001
Ceasefire Day 83
• Shabbir Shah held for defying curfew
• Sunday's CCS meeting will wrestle with cease-fire extension

• February 16, 2001
Ceasefire Day 82
• Alive one minute, killed the next
• Curfew in parts of Srinagar over Haigam killings
• One protestor killed in police firing
• Separatist leader's brother shot dead in Baramulla

• February 15, 2001
Ceasefire Day 81
• 4 killed, 18 hurt as troops fire at demonstrators
• Musharraf says talks should begin soon

• February 14, 2001
Ceasefire Day 80
• Issue of collecting funds for jihad hots up in Pakistan

• February 13, 2001
Ceasefire Day 79
• STF camp attacked in J&K: PTI

• February 12, 2001
Ceasefire Day 78
• Farooq opposes trifurcation of state

• February 10, 2001
Ceasefire Day 76
Interview
• 'Cease-fire is only for propaganda'

• News
• Nine cops killed in Lashkar's suicide attack
• Farooq rushes to Srinagar
• Three suicide attackers managed to escape
• 15 of three families killed in J&K
• Govt may give arms to Sikhs

• February 9
Ceasefire Day 75
• 6 killed in attack on J&K armed police HQ
• Security to be beefed up for J&K Sikhs

• February 8, 2001
Ceasefire Day 74
Interview
• 'We have a fight on our hands. And we have to see it through'
Column
• 'Asli mujrim ko pesh karo'
News
• Bhim Singh demands Farooq's dismissal

• February 7, 2001
Ceasefire Day 73
• Srinagar curfew lifted
• Curfew relaxed in parts of Jammu
• Shabir Shah on a tour of quake-hit areas
INTERVIEW
• 'If Sikhs or anyone has to remain in Kashmir, they have to fight it out'

• February 6, 2001
Ceasefire Day 72
• New security measures for minorities: Farooq
• Talwandi blasts Farooq for firing on Sikhs
• No going back on ceasefire: Mahajan
• Vajpayee is a moderate: Musharraf

• February 5, 2001
Ceasefire Day 71
• Sikhs demand migrant status
SPECIAL
• 'Cease-fire doesn't mean anything for us Kashmiris' file:///E|/Rediff/news/2001/feb/05jk1.htm

• February 4, 2001
Ceasefire Day 70
• Indefinite curfew imposed in Srinagar: PTI
• Srinagar curfew continues; Jammu also tense
• Militant outfits condemn killing of Sikhs
• Pak links peace process to Hurriyat visit: PTI
• 'Wherever they saw a turban, they fired'

• February 3, 2001
• General strike in Srinagar over custodial death
• Six Sikhs killed, five injured in Srinagar

• February 1, 2001
Ceasefire Day 67
• Hurriyat team headed for Kumbh

• January 26, 2001
Ceasefire Day 61
• R-Day celebrated in J&K amidst tight security

• January 25, 2001
Ceasefire Day 60
• General alert in J&K on R-Day eve
• Plan to trigger blasts on R-Day foiled: PTI

• January 24, 2001
Ceasefire Day 59
• 'Congress not consulted on ceasefire extension'
• Ceasefire extension fails to create ripples in Pak

• January 23, 2001
Ceasefire Day 58
• Centre extends J&K ceasefire for another month
• Govt wants peace in Kashmir, says PM: PTI
• Better image abroad prompted J&K ceasefire extension
• Pak rules out compromise on Kashmir: PTI

• January 22, 2001
Ceasefire Day 57
• Bhim Singh for state govt's dismissal

• January 19, 2001
Ceasefire Day 54
• Hurriyat asks Advani to soften stand
• One killed, 11 injured in Srinagar grenade blast
• Militants kill 3 for voting in J&K panchayat polls: AFP
• 'The government must be prepared to take the war to the Pakistani side': Dr Farooq Abdullah

• January 18, 2001
Ceasefire Day 53
• 'The ceasefire is constantly under reviwe'
• 6 BSF personnel killed in two landmine blasts
• Create atmosphere for talks, PM tells Pak
• Abdullah questions Hurriyat visit to Pak
• Geelani says he will go to Pak if given passport

• January 17, 2001
Ceasefire Day 52
• Militants fire grenades at police station in Srinagar
• Srinagar airport attack embarrasses security forces
• Security tightened following attack, toll rises to 12
• Hurriyat says Pak visit anytime: PTI
• Advani talks tough on passports for Hurriyat team: PTI

• January 16, 2001
Ceasefire Day 51
• Attack on Srinagar airport repulsed

• January 15, 2001
Ceasefire Day 50
• We have fallen into a trap.'
• Hurriyat's Pakistan trip fails to take-off: PTI
• Now, PoK ex-president hails peace initiative: AFP
• Polling rescheduled in parts of J&K
• NC leader's son shot dead
• Peace moves to be reviewed, says Advani: PTI
• 3 hurt in grenade attack: PTI
• Plans to disrupt R-Day functions foiled: PTI

• January 14, 2001
Ceasefire Day 49
• Farooq survives grenade attack
• Hizb claims responsibility for attack: AFP
• PM condemns attack on Abdullah: PTI
• JKLF chief hails J&K peace efforts: PTI
• PM non-committal on truce extension: PTI
• Pak minister tells parties to stop support to J&K militants

• January 14, 2001
Ceasefire Day 48
• Qureshi remanded to police custody till Jan 18
• Minister's house attacked with grenades
SPECIAL
• 'His first and last love was Kashmir'

• January 13, 2001
Ceasefire Day 47
• 'Why impose this secularism on Kashmiris?'

• January 12, 2001
Ceasefire Day 46
• Pandits planning to send delegation to Pak: PTI
• Extend J&K ceasefire, says army chief
• Govt scrutinising Hurriyat delegation composition
• Decision on Hurriyat delegation after PM's return: PTI
• Hurriyat hopeful of getting passports to its delegation: PTI
• Geelani upset over Hurriyat decision to send team to Pak

• January 11, 2001
Ceasefire Day 45
• Hurriyat names 5-member team for Pak
• J&K police given transit remand of Hashim Qureshi

• January 10, 2001
Ceasefire Day 44
• Post-Kargil, holding the glacier is costlier

• January 9, 2001
Ceasefire Day 43
• No talks sans Kashmir, says Musharraf: PTI
• Militants storm BSF bunker; four hurt
• 28 hurt in Srinagar blast

• January 6, 2001
Ceasefire Day 40
• Passports to all or none will go to Pak: Hurriyat leader: PTI

• January 5, 2001
Ceasefire Day 39
• 4 BSF men hurt in grenade attack: PTI
• BJP backs Centre on Kashmir: PTI
• Indo-Pakistan dialogue soon: Farooq
• No dialogue with Pak if violence continues: Advani

• January 4, 2001
Ceasefire Day 38
• Dukhtaran-i-Millat opposes Hurriyat's peace mission to Pakistan
• Curfew relaxed in Kishtwar town
• 4 killed, 1 injured in Kashmir
• No decision without passports: Butt

• January 3, 2001
Ceasefire Day 37
• Jihad Council rejects ceasefire, undecided on Hurriyat visit: PTI
• Woman SPO among four killed
• Troops exchange fire at border after month-long lull

• December 31
Ceasefire Day 34
• Lashkar claims to possess anti-aircraft guns: PTI
• Army goes hi-tech to counter infiltration: PTI

• December 28
Ceasefire Day 31
• Hurriyat leaders allowed to go to Pak: PTI
• Red alert sounded in Jammu
• Grenade attack injures 5 in Bhaderwah

• December 26
Ceasefire Day 29
• Red Fort attack mystery solved: PM

• December 25
Ceasefire Day 28
• Suicide bomber targets 15 Corps HQ
• Govt to persist with peace efforts

• December 23
Ceasefire Day 26
• Red Fort attack will not affect peace moves
• 3 counter insurgents, cop killed in ambush

• December 22
Ceasefire Day 25
• Militants storm Red Fort
• Hizb's J&K commander offers 'fullest co-operation': PTI
• Armed Hizb men visit mosque in J&K
• Abdullah has doubts on talks with Hurriyat: PTI

• December 21
Ceasefire Day 24
• Groundwork begins for Indo-Pak talks
• APHC to send high level delegation to Pak
• Abdullah questions Hurriyat credentials
• Don't withdraw troops from LoC, says Abdullah: PTI
• Army convoy ambushed, 2 killed: PTI
• EU welcomes extension of ceasefire: PTI
• Clinton welcomes decision to extend ceasefire: PTI

• December 19
Ceasefire Day 22
• BSF foils attack on HQ

• December 17
Ceasefire Day 20
• APHC prepared to participate in peace initiative
• PM says we can talk to Pak, but... : PTI
• Lashkar urges Pak not to hold talks with India: PTI
• Jamaat leadership to meet in Saudi: PTI

• December 16
Ceasefire Day 19
• Two soldiers killed as militants storm army camp
• Peace moves could cost us our lives: Butt
• Hurriyat to discuss offer for talks: PTI
• Centre may extend cease-fire, says Advani: PTI

• December 15
Ceasefire Day 18
• Two civilians killed; rocket attack on army camp: PTI
• 'Some decision' to strengthen ceasefire likely: PTI

• December 11
Ceasefire Day 14
• Give peace a chance, Lone tells militants: PTI
• 23 injured in two blasts
• US Ambassador calls on Advani: PTI

• December 9
Ceasefire Day 12
• Hurriyat leaders to sort out differences
• 'We want political dialogue on J&K to commence': PTI

• December 8
Ceasefire Day 11
• India should let Hurriyat leaders visit Pak: Qazi
• Pak welcomes ceasefire: AFP

• December 7
Ceasefire Day 10
• Grenade blast at bus-stand in Kupwara
• 3 CRPF jawans among 9 injured in grenade blast

• December 6
Ceasefire Day 9
• Developments not encouraging, says Hurriyat
• Pakistan still wants talks with India on J&K

• December 5
Ceasefire Day 8
• Anantnag siege ends; 6 CRPF men, 2 ultras killed: PTI
• IAF vehicles attacked, 2 porters injured: PTI
• Ceasefire extension offer conditional
• Militant in CRPF camp may have taken hostages

• December 4
Ceasefire Day 7
• Jawan killed in Baramullah landmine blast, CRPF camp attacked
• Intermediaries hope India and Pak will sit across the table

• December 3
Ceasefire Day 6
• Hurriyat chief arrives in Delhi

• December 2
Ceasefire Day 5
• Militants kill four of family
• Pak guns silent since ceasefire began
• India prefers 'wait-and-watch' on Pak offer

• December 1
Ceasefire Day 4
• J&K police chief says 'no' to ceasefire
• Car bombs rock Srinagar

• November 30
Ceasefire Day 3
• Jawan killed in militant fire
• Hurriyat alleges ceasefire violation
• J&K separatist groups want peace talks: PTI
• Calm along Kashmir border : PTI
• JKLF offers 'help' to start Kashmir peace talks

• November 29
Ceasefire Day 2
• Three killed, IED neutralised: PTI
• India to defeat Pak bid to damage peace: Jaswant
Interview
• 'Without Pakistan's consent, a ceasefire is difficult'

• November 28
Ceasefire Day 1
• Four soldiers among 11 killed
• Hizb commanders favour cease-fire: J&K DGP
Interview
• 'Pakistan simply has too much blood invested in Kashmir to ever walk away quietly'

• November 27
• Ceasefire takes effect: PTI
• Lone for tripartite talks with Pak: PTI

• November 25
• Govt preparing for talks: J&K governor
• Lone meets Musharraf: PTI
• Yasin Malik says cease-fire offer 'bold': PTI

• November 24
• Ceasefire offer: PM turns down Sena request
• J&K separatist leaders for peace seminar: PTI

• November 23
• PM firm on ceasefire offer: PTI
• Hurriyat offers to talk to militant leaders: PTI
• US asks Pak to respond positively to ceasefire: PTI

• November 22
• Kashmiri groups welcome cease-fire

• November 21
• Hurriyat ambivalent on truce offer
• Harkat threatens attacks on Indian Army: PTI
• Shelve Kashmir issue for 20 years: Qureshi
• Response to cease-fire offer a cause for dismay, feels Pak media: PTI
• Co-operative elections in J&K after panchayat polls: Abdullah

• November 20
• Jihad council rejects cease-fire offer: PTI
• Pak says it's tactical manoeuvring; Hizb feels it's meaningless
• J&K militant groups reject truce: PTI
• Advani rejects J&K trifurcation proposal

• November 19
• Govt to halt J&K operations in Ramzan