June 14
THE KARGIL CRISIS
Pak artillery targets Vajpayee, but he's safe
The Pakistanis bombarded the office of the Kargil divisional commissioner at exactly the time the PM was to have addressed the people there. But the venue for the meeting had been changed at the last moment.
India is ready for war, declares PM
"We will not rest till the occupied territories are recaptured from the aggressors. We want peace, but if war is imposed on us, the whole country is ready to face any situation," Vajpayee said.
India recaptures strategic Tololing Hill
The army is now launching an offensive to take back Marpola Heights, also in the Drass sector.
Exodus starts in border villages of Punjab
Fearing the outbreak of a full-scale war between India and Pakistan, most residents have moved to safer places.
Pak finance minister promises further increase in defence budget
Pakistan has already allocated $2.73 billion for defence, which is 22 per cent of its total budget.
June 13
THE KARGIL CRISIS
Talks collapse amidst accusations, bitterness
"The dialogue only increased the blood pressures of both Singh and Aziz and heated up the tensions between India and Pakistan. It was nearly an angry exchange and no diplomatic breakthrough is in sight now," an external affairs ministry official told rediff.com
Aziz discusses Kargil with Vajpayee
The visiting Pakistani foreign minister declined to talk to the press before as well as after the meeting.
Pakistan asked to pull out troops
At a 70-minute meeting with Sartaj Aziz, Jaswant Singh candidly put forth the country's sense of outrage at the barbaric treatment meted out to captured Indian Army personnel by Pakistan.
Pak attempt to grab Turtok region foiled
After a two-day suspension because of bad weather, the Indian Air Force resumed air strikes over the Kargil heights on Saturday.
14 gallant men
The recapture of a key position in Batalik on Friday by Captain Amol Kalia and 13 of his men, all of whom died, was one of the bravest acts in Kargil.
Murder of soldiers 'disturbing': US
"We don't, for our part, have independent information on the reports and, therefore, can offer no judgement," a spokesman said.
Pak 'brought India to negotiating table'
The government and people of Pakistan have responded effectively to the conflict in Kargil, the Pakistani PM said.
Tapes are false, says Pakistan
"If there is any such thing I would like to hear it. I have no doubt it is all absolutely false," said Brigadier Qureshi who had admitted to the Pakistani Army's involvement in the Kargil infiltration.
Sonia visits injured soldiers
Most of the soldiers wanted to go back to Kargil and fight the intruders.
Safeguarding India's soft underbelly
From fencing the border and patrolling the creeks to reviving the ancient pugee system and training citizens in civil defence, no stone is being left unturned to frustrate Pakistan's designs in the Kutch region.
Now, Jethmalani talks of free passage
"We should not retaliate at the provocation of the Pakistani Army. We will act as per the rules of civilisation," the law minister said.
Pak must explain ill treatment of soldiers: Advani
India would like to ascertain when and how the Pakistani infiltrators will vacate its territory, the Union home minister said.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'Few months is too short a period to say Bus Diplomacy has failed'
"The era of peace has already begun. Whether those manning the Pakistani administration like it or not, they will have to give in to peace sooner than later," says retired supercop K P S Gill.
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
Himalayan Blunder, Reprise
The Islamic fundamentalists are not going to stop with 'winning' J&K. After all, theirs is a holy war. Naturally, they will then turn their attentions to other vulnerable parts of India, probably those areas where there is already a Muslim majority, and start their ethnic cleansing there. There has to be a lakshmana rekha, a line in the sand against this butchery, and J&K is it,' says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Showbiz signals Srinagar's return to normalcy
Armed militants had termed movies un-Islamic and banned them. Srinagar then boasted of nine theatres, while Sopore and Baramulla had two each and Anantnag, one. All were forced to pull down shutters. Now a couple of them have reopened, and the crowds are returning, albeit slowly.
The who's who striptease that turned into a nightmare
Named, ironically, 'The White Party', it began after Saturday midnight. It was a party of a kind unheard of in Bombay. It had a heady combination of generously served booze, nude male dancers, liberal women and even eunuchs.
THE REDIFF COLUMNIST
Diehard in Kashmir
'In Islam, it's not the jihad alone that exhorts the true believer to become a shahid (martyr). The centrality of the Quran is a pointer to the implacable nature of the allegiance it seeks.' Anil Nair explains the mindset of the mercenaries fighting the Indian Army in Kargil.
THE KARGIL CRISIS: The entire coverage
OTHER REPORTS
Pune observes strike to support Bhatia
The city is gearing up once again to wage a prolonged battle to demand his reinstatement as municipal commissioner.
Former Andhra CM Vengala Rao dies at 78
Known as an efficient administrator, his tenure was, however, marked by a lot of encounters between the police and Naxalite outfits.
Pakistan increases defence spending
As Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced his budget, hundreds of policemen in riot gear surrounded the National Assembly to stop a protest against the increase in sales tax.
THE REDIFF DIARY
Could we for a moment stop looking at the rule books, Mr Gaekwad?
'No one is claiming the rules are perfect -- no set of rules ever is. But after all, the other 11 teams in the competition played with the same set of rules, the same conditions, employed the same calculations. If some -- who you might think are less deserving -- are ahead of us at this stage, it is not the fault of the rule books, but of ourselves,' says Prem Panicker.
Andhra Pradesh: 'Sowcar' Janaki joins BJP
THE WEATHER
Heat wave conditions in east Rajasthan
Heavy rain is likely to fall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls in Konkan and Goa and coastal Karnataka in the next 48 hours. Heavy rainfall is also likely at isolated places in Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan, Kerala and Lakshadweep.
June 12
Failure of talks could lead to war
"Pakistan is now talking from a position of strength because their intrusion has been successful. Therefore, if the Aziz-Singh talks fail, India will be forced to act tough," an external affairs ministry official told Rediff On The NeT.
India hardens stand, puts murder of soldiers on talks agenda
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh released transcripts of conversations between Pakistani Army chief General Pervez Musharraf and his deputy, Lt Gen Mohammed Aziz, which clearly indicate the involvement of the Pakistanis in the Kargil intrusion.
14 soldiers killed in Batalik ambush
Intruders ambushed the troops when they were on a mission to capture a strategic position on a ridge in the sector.
Three army officers transferred for intelligence failure
Army sources warned that the country must be prepared for a long war, which is unlikely to end before the yearend.
ISI admits Pak troops are in Kargil
A BBC correspondent quoted Brigadier Rashid Qureshi as saying that the Pakistani Army has established positions in the Kargil and Drass sectors from where it can block the Srinagar-Leh highway at will.
Infiltration began in January
A helicopter had even videographed the area, which was later occupied by the infiltrators, official sources said.
Army mounts major offensive
"Artillery units will target the intruders' positions before the ground troops begin their final assault," sources said.
Azam Ghouri: Andhra's Kargil connection
He left the Naxalites a decade ago to move to Bombay, subsequently crossed over to Pakistan to join the Lashkar-e-Toiba and is now reported to be among the infiltrators.
Retired generals offer their services
Deploring India's 'soft approach' towards the Kashmir problem so far, the generals called for an aggressive stance.
Aziz to brief Beijing on Kargil today
China has reiterated that India and Pakistan should resolve the conflict 'peacefully'.
Japan against third-party mediation
The Kashmir dispute should be resolved by both sides in accordance with the Simla Agreement, a foreign office spokesman said.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'Pakistan does not have the infrastructure to launch a major offensive in Kargil'
"Its supply line starts from Islamabad to Gilgit and goes down to Skardu. It is very lengthy and open to the vagaries of weather. This supply line is vulnerable to Indian air strikes and cannot be sustained for long," says Major General (retired) Afsir Karim.
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
Shells of anger rain at J&K refugee camps
"If we cannot go back in a month or so, then there is no possibility of us going back till the next summer," said G M Babar, a teacher in Pandrass. The fear that they will be stuck without food and supplies is haunting the Kargil refugees.
'The Pakistani government, army and ISI are all hand in glove'
"The ISI will not stop its activities after Kargil. Even after Indian forces succeed in throwing out the militants, Pakistan will look for some other areas, similar or traditionally considered bad terrain. India cannot be what Pakistan is. Inciting insurgencies in other countries itself is a terrorist act and a responsible, mature democratic country does not indulge in these acts of terrorism," Pakistan expert Dr Savita Pande tells The Rediff Chat.
THE REDIFF COLUMNS
Pakistan: The End of Innocence
'It was not at Lahore that the recent incursions by the Pakistani Army were planned. It was after Lahore, after the dilution of India's stand by a prime minister anxious perhaps to be the second Indian premier to win the coveted Nishan-e-Pakistan. Hopefully, Vajpayee will not make any more errors of judgement on Pakistan,' says Monu Nalapat.
Let Pakistan continue to bleed
'The temptation of giving the Pakistanis a taste of their own tactics is admittedly alluring. But what does India gain?' asks T V R Shenoy.
THE REDIFF DIARY
Diary of a survivor in Kargil
"Shelling keeps happening around here. But since April 1997, when Kargil was first hit, the town has become very dangerous. You can't tell when the shells will come or where they will land."
Kargil Diary II
Sitting cross-legged on the floor, with the clap of thunder continuing in the background, Dr Ahmad, this veteran of four major shelling and numerous smaller ones, is giving us a firsthand version of what happened the day before...
THE KARGIL CRISIS: The entire coverage
OTHER REPORTS
NHRC demands better relief for Pandits
The commission, however, refused to accept that a genocide is being perpetrated against the community in Kashmir.
'It is a mafia operation where people are afraid to speak out'
"It is incorrect to say this kind of a mafia operation cannot take place here, that these kind of things only happen in Bihar. If they happen in Bihar, they also happen here." Maharashtra bureaucrat Arun Bhatia, transferred yet again for stepping on official toes, lashes out.
Goa trust vote on Monday
With more members pledging support to the new Congress ministry, it is expected to have a smooth sailing.
CBI tightens noose on fodder scam accused
The agency claims to have collected vital information implicating senior politicians and bureaucrats in the multi-million-rupee racket.
4 killed as training aircraft crashes
Four persons, including a woman, were killed when a training aircraft of the Indira Gandhi National Aviation Academy crashed in Ghazipur district.
Major accuses army superiors of sexual harassment
This is the first time in the history of the Indian Army that a lady officer has lodged such a complaint against her superiors.
Yet another first for Nivedita Bhasin
On the successful completion of the stipulated tests and training she was approved by the DGCA as the country's first woman check-pilot on the Airbus A-300.
IUML becomes the star attraction in Kerala politics
The ruling CPI-M is of the view that its tie-up with the IUML could become an effective vehicle against fundamentalism in the state.
Tamil Nadu: Court summons Jaya in coal import deal
THE WEATHER
Monsoon moves up into Goa and south Konkan
Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, the Bihar plateau, east Madhya Pradesh, south Konkan, Goa, coastal Karnataka and Kerala in the next 48 hours.
June 11
CBI chief in Geneva to follow up on Bofors probe
CBI director R K Raghavan, expected to return to New Delhi this week-end, is seeking to expedite the case so that the bureau could get the bank documents early.
Charges framed against Jaya
After Judge P Anbazhagan read out the charges against the AIADMK chief in the Tansi land deal case, she pleaded that she was not guilty.
US Senate okays lifting of sanctions
The amendment does not repeal the US ban on military, missile and nuclear technology sales.
It's Sonia-bashing all the way at NCP convention
'You must respond to the joys and emotions of Pongal, Onam, Kadva Chauth and Holi. You cannot access these emotions through sycophants-turned-speech-writers,' says Pawar.
THE KARGIL CRISIS
Army chief visits Kargil
Gen Malik's on-the-spot assessment of the situation was followed by meetings with senior army officers at the corps headquarters.
Pakistan 'frantically' wooing China
Anticipating the Aziz-Singh talks on Saturday to be inconclusive, Pakistan has already chalked out a two-pronged strategy: escalate tension throughout the Line of Control and then internationalise the issue.
Pak parliament blames India for LoC violations
Pakistan's National Assembly today unanimously approved a
government resolution accusing India of ''serious violations'' of the Line of Control dividing Kashmir.
Bodies of Indian soldiers disfigured, says army
The bodies of six Indian army personnel handed over yesterday were mutilated and disfigured, an army spokesman disclosed in New Delhi today while announcing that fierce fighting continued in Kargil sector in which 10 Pakistan army soldiers had been killed and 12 injured during the last 24 hours.
Benazir warns of 'nuke exchange'
The former Pak PM has called for international mediation.
Put 'Pak in terrorist list'
'The first thing Pakistan must do is to immediately put an end to this proxy war by pulling back its assistance,' said Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans co-chairman Gary L Ackerman.
India 'not well equipped to fight intruders'
The basic equipment, which the Indian Army had been demanding for years, had not been provided, said Lieutenant General (retired) Satish Nambiar.
Bad weather hits air operations
Some missions were carried out but others had to be abandoned, an air force spokesman said.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'Divide Kashmir, that's the only solution'
''When there are two parties wanting the same thing and neither will agree to go away, what is the solution? Don't say war. That doesn't solve anything. Neither of us have the capacity to sustain a war. We are too dependent on outsiders. Our Master's Voice is outside. So is Pakistan's,'' says Lt Gen I S Gill.
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
'The suspense is always thick when you await orders to attack the enemy and seek revenge for a fallen comrade'
'Treacherous weather conditions, rarified atmosphere, long separations from families are braved by troops at the LoC. In Drass, winter temperatures dip to minus 60 degrees Celsius, and every commander tries his best to keep the boys going,' says Colonel John Taylor (retd).
THE REDIFF COLUMNS
The Great Indian Illusion Trick
'Pakistan's assault on and terrorism in India involve Islam. Till we don't come to grips with that reality, Kargil will continue, in one form or another,' says Varsha Bhosle.
Accused Of Being Accursed
'If Budhan's death was tragic, this bald-faced arrogance of the police is simply galling,' says Dilip D'Souza.
THE KARGIL CRISIS: The entire coverage
OTHER REPORTS
Another Dara Singh aide held
The Orissa DGP said Dipu's interrogation had yielded substantial information
about the main accused in Stewart Staines' murder.
Militants kill three of a family in J&K
Unidentified militants entered a house at Ajas Bandipora in Baramulla district and fired upon the inmates with automatic weapons.
Move to bar Indian scientists from visiting US labs fails
The US House of Representatives defeated a provision that would have imposed a two-year moratorium on foreign visitors from 'sensitive' countries -- including India -- to the US Energy Department's national laboratories.
THE REDIFF DIARY
A diary in tribute of the soldiers in Kargil
Most of Ashish's jawans died of frost bite in the avalanche. The young lieutenant lost all but three of his fingers, and spent many months in hospital recovering from the nightmare. The loss of his fingers meant his career in the infantry was over. He would never be able to pull a trigger again.
June 10
THE KARGIL CRISIS
Indo-Pak talks unlikely to achieve much
"We will be rigid on Kargil and the LoC. We are not ready to move an inch here or there because the whole crisis has been created by Pakistan," an official preparing for the talks told Rediff On The NeT.
Aziz will be told to leave LoC alone
India will tell the Pakistani foreign minister that his attempts to create confusion over LoC will only worsen Indo-Pak relations.
227 Pak army regulars killed: official
The posts held by the infiltrators were being heavily shelled in Turtuk, Batalik and other areas of the Kargil sector.
Vajpayee to visit Kargil on Sunday
The tour is expected to boost the morale of the defence forces engaged in flushing out the Pakistani intruders. It will also give the PM first-hand information about the situation at the border.
Kissinger has private meeting with Advani
The meeting gave rise to some speculation as it took place just three days before the Pakistani foreign minister is to visit New Delhi for talks on the Kargil crisis. But Kissinger ruled out US intervention.
Fernandes keeps mum over Kargil
"There is a briefing every day in New Delhi by the armed forces and I do not want to comment on the situation in Kargil," the defence minister said.
J&K CM rushes to Delhi
Sources said Farooq Abdullah would brief the central leadership on the ground situation in Ladakh.
Pak recruiting teens to fight in Kargil
The Indian Army recently intercepted a telephonic conversation between two Pakistani officers, one of whom was insisting that untrained young boys should not be used because they would easily get killed. But the other was arguing, 'Agar mar gaye to marne do, us mein kya hai.'
Russia voices concern over Kargil intruders
The Russian deputy foreign minister told Pakistani envoy Mansur Alam that the crisis could be resolved within the framework of the existing Indo-Pak pacts.
US snubs Pak over LoC
'The forces, which have crossed the Line of Control in Kashmir', should withdraw to 'where they came from', Clinton's special assistant Bruce Riedel said.
More US congressmen support India
Democrats Rod R Blagojevich and Bobby L Rush said, "India is within its rights to vacate armed intruders from its territory."
UN observers reduced to spectators on LoC
In the absence of a mandate to intervene and enforce peace, the observer group can do little but send reports to the secretary-general.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'I am appalled the Indian political authorities failed to anticipate the Pakistani onslaught'
"Indian diplomacy, especially in the midst of a crisis, has been characteristically inept. Instead of harping on the infiltration and offering 'safe passage' to the guerrillas, India should have held a series of high-level press briefings in major capitals of the world. No such effort was undertaken," says Professor Sumit Ganguly.
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
The eye in the sky
Why did our satellites not alert us early about movement on the other side of the border? M D Riti on satellites and how they are used for spying.
Flying in the face of danger
"Many times you have to land under enemy fire. You got to do it because that is the only way out for the injured," says an Indian Army helicopter pilot. "You don't worry that you might be shot down because you don't have time to worry -- all your attention and energy is on the machine you are flying."
THE REDIFF COLUMNS
Is ours not to reason why?
'In the absence of military reverses, George Fernandes is still the symbol of our armed forces. To attack him viciously would be to misread both history and the mood of our people,' feels Vir Sanghvi.
Stop Bashing Azhar
'To compare Azharuddin with Wasim Akram would be heresy. Akram plays for God while Azhar plays for India,' says Pritish Nandy.
THE KARGIL CRISIS: The entire coverage
OTHER REPORTS
Bhatia to be transferred to Archives
This follows a no-confidence motion passed by the general body of the Pune Municipal Corporation against the controversial commissioner.
For Luizinho Faleiro, the battle has just begun
Goa's new chief minister is holding out the carrot of a Cabinet expansion and new posts to stifle latent dissent within the ruling party.
BJP won't give up LS seats won in 1998
Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh said the views of the allies would be given due consideration, but seats won by the BJP would not be conceded when seat adjustments are made for the Lok Sabha election.
NCP national convention on Thursday
Apart from adopting the party constitution, political and economic resolutions, and according approval to various ad-hoc committees, the party's working committee will also be constituted at the meeting.
THE REDIFF DIARY
A Madras diary
All people south of the Vindhyas are called Madrasis in the North. And that is why I insist on writing Madras. Anyway, Chennai, when literally translated in Tamil, means 'Red Dog', something I don't like.
June 9
THE KARGIL CRISIS
Landmine kills 6 soldiers on road to Kargil
This is the first time terrorists have targeted the Srinagar-Kargil highway, which is very important for the army, after the conflict broke out on the LoC last month.
India invites Aziz for talks on Saturday
Meanwhile, for the first time since the Kargil crisis erupted, Vajpayee chaired an emergency meeting of the National Security Council to review Operation Vijay.
Sartaj Aziz accepts Indian date
Islamabad's foreign minister said, "Basically our aim is to try to de-escalate and defuse the situation."
IAF uses Mirage 2000s to drop bombs
The fighter-interceptors were till now used only for reconnaissance and jamming Pakistani military radars.
Air strikes to continue, so will talks
The government will make active efforts to educate public opinion, both in India and abroad, about the country having been the target of a 10-year terrorist campaign in Kashmir.
A battle away from Kargil
When militants and army clash in the Valley it's the poor villagers who suffer.
J&K police arrest 10 terrorists in Leh
They were part of a group trained and equipped by Pakistan to spread terror in Ladakh, which had been peaceful for all these nine years of militancy in the Kashmir valley.
Few Americans realise gravity of Kashmir problem: Kissinger
Asked why he got President Richard Nixon to send the US Seventh Fleet into the Bay of Bengal during the Indo-Pak war of 1971, the former secretary of state said, "I hope you will appreciate that I made a terrible mistake."
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
Forget the wounds, they just want to go back to the front
For the soldiers injured in Kargil and at various stages of recovery at the Base Hospital in Delhi, there is only one thought: take on the enemy once again.
Create a fear psychosis that the only way out is surrender
Brigadier (retd) Sudhir Arora on the effects of the Kargil terrain on troops and equipment.
THE KARGIL CRISIS: The entire coverage
OTHER REPORTS
Jethmalani moved to law ministry
Communications Minister Jagmohan, who is said to have incurred the wrath of some telecom firms, has taken Jethmalani's place in urban development.
94 killed as bus plunges into river
The bus, which was proceeding from Honnali to Harihara, plunged into the Devara Belakere dam in Karnataka.
Bidi baron Praful Patel joins NCP in Maharashtra
Pawar and Sangma refused to give credit for the Congress victory in Goa to Sonia Gandhi. In fact, Pawar said, many of the Congress candidates were decided by him.
Charges to be framed against Jaya on Wednesday
The special judge announced this after the Madras high court refused to stay an order against a co-accused in the Tansi land deal case.
PM, Bengal CM to take Dhaka bus
Vajpayee and Jaswant Singh will fly to Dhaka while Jyoti Basu will take a helicopter to reach the Indo-Bangla border, from where he will board the inaugural ride into Bangladesh.
Enquiry ordered into alleged rape by BSF officer
There was a bandh in the Civil Lines area of Srinagar as papers carried reports of the sexual assault on a local woman.
BJP corners Hindu vote in Goa
The Congress has gained only 2 per cent as far its share of total votes polled is concerned. Against this, the BJP's share leapt from 9 per cent in 1994 to 26 per cent. It also improved its seat tally from four to 10.
Kerala rivers in spate, casualties mount
Sources said more relief camps would be opened in the worst affected districts as several areas were likely to be submerged by Tuesday night.
CBI grills Laloo, chargesheet soon
A team led by Joint Director (East) Upendra Nath Biswas interrogated the ex-chief minister about details that he had not filed in his income-tax returns and his and his family's other sources of income.
'Dead' return to fight for their rights
Ten persons who were declared dead in the Uttar Pradesh government records years ago staged a demonstration in Lucknow.
Women still on the fringe in Nepal politics
Lost in the post-poll euphoria is the about-face by political parties who had all promised more number of women contestants in the May polls.
THE REDIFF DIARY
Cutbacks to victory
Rediff columnist Kanchan Gupta, away in Canada, studies the election results - in the state of Ontario.
THE WEATHER
Rain in the South, heat in the North
Heavy rain is likely to fall at isolated places in Kerala in the next 48 hours. But in Kashmir, heat wave conditions prevailed.
June 8
THE KARGIL CRISIS
Vajpayee talks tough, says LoC is sacrosanct
The PM said in a national telecast that the subject of any talks "is one and one alone: the intrusion, and how Pakistan proposes to undo it. To discuss this, our doors are always open, and all dates are convenient to us."
OIC too unwilling to support Pakistan
This time around, it has been acknowledged, across the international board, that Pakistan is the guilty party, external ministry officials said.
India deliberately delaying talks
By proposing to solve the near-war situation on the Line of Control through diplomatic channels and then stating that the LoC was never clearly demarcated, Pakistan has indirectly admitted that the infiltration has been its handiwork.
Talks only way out, says Aziz
The Pakistani foreign minister said, "We are disappointed and concerned about India's refusal to resume dialogue to reduce the tension."
IAF continues air strikes
The army's offensive was particularly fierce in the Tiger Hills area of Drass where a key post has been won by the Indian troops.
Bodies of three Pak soldiers handed over
While the Indian Army says they were among the intruders in Jammu and Kashmir, the ISI claims they were ambushed while on a reconnaissance mission.
India must be 'ready for war'
"Even if Kashmir is handed over to it on a platter, it will not stop its subversive activities because its ultimate aim is to destabilise and disintegrate India," said former Jammu and Kashmir governor, General K V Krishna Rao.
J&K CM to visit Kargil today
The Indian Army is all set to mount a major offensive in the Drass sector and Mushko valley.
Pak intrusion will be 'focus of talks'
Asked if the Pakistani foreign minister's visit would take place before Jaswant Singh's visit to Beijing later this month, the Indian foreign secretary said, "Dates are being worked out."
10 Pak intruders killed in Poonch
Three Indian soldiers were killed and eight injured in the exchange of fire. But the infiltration attempt was foiled.
THE REDIFF INTERVIEW
'We have to be patient when losses are not unacceptable'
"There will be losses. Because of the terrain, they would have to be losses that we would have to accept. They cannot be too high, given the disadvantageous position from which our troops have to fight this battle," says Air Marshal (retd) Sadanand Kulkarni.
THE REDIFF SPECIALS
Images from the battlefield
What is the landscape like in the Kargil and Drass sectors, where the Indian Army has been trying to drive out the well-entrenched intruders?
Trouble in Kargil hits tourist traffic
The flow of tourists into the Valley, which was showing signs of picking up after a long time, has been stemmed by reports of the trouble in Kargil.
THE REDIFF DIARY
Home comes the soldier
If Nachiketa is found to be unfit to fly any aircraft and debarred from flying and falls into dire straits, we would easily forget him and his life and story would not appear on the front pages of any national newspaper.
THE KARGIL CRISIS: The entire coverage
OTHER REPORTS
SC stays executions in Rajiv murder
The interim stay order was passed by a vacation bench in view of a review petition filed by the accused.
Suicide bomber nabbed in Delhi
A suspected suicide bomber on a mission to assassinate former Punjab police chief K P S Gill was arrested by the Delhi police. This is the first time a suicide bomber has surfaced in the capital.
Jaya questioned about charge over bomb blasts
A four-member squad of the Special Investigation Team of the Tamil Nadu crime branch, probing the planting of time bombs near police establishments in Madras, Coimbatore and Tiruchirapalli, questioned her because she had charged the state government with planting the bombs.
Pak intruder killed in Gujarat
He led an ISI gang that smuggled deadly weapons to the Kutch coast.
Luizinho Faleiro will return as Goa CM
Faleiro was selected by party chief Sonia Gandhi after the newly elected CLP unanimously resolved to empower her to select the leader late this evening.
BJP to go it alone in south Bihar
The party has refused to have any adjustments with the Samata Party for the Lok Sabha seats in the area.
Jaya pushes Congress to rope in TMC
As a pressure tactic, the AIADMK leader has invited applications from her party cadres for all the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.
CM's tome halts school text-books
The book was published by the government's public relations department at a cost of Rs 1.7 million.
Peace in Nagaland remains elusive as ever
Both the Union government and the militants are unwilling to concede ground.
CBI to quiz Laloo tomorrow
Facing charges of amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income, the former CM will be interrogated at the CBI state headquarters.
Kerala faces threat of floods
Rivers in the southern parts of the state are already flowing above the danger mark.
A Gandhian in khaki
A social worker by vocation and cartoonist by passion, K K Ramachandran, only accidentally a policeman, has created for himself an image entirely alien to that of a lathi-wielding, trigger-happy, foul-mouthed cop.
THE WEATHER
Monsoon becomes active in Kerala
Heavy rain is likely to fall at isolated places in Kerala and Lakshadweep in the next 48 hours.
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