September 19, 2002

• Sonia calls for a 'final solution' to Kashmir problem
• US lauds 'extraordinary turnout' in first phase of J&K election
• Militants attack school in Udhampur, 2 killed
• Four candidates survive militant attacks

September 18, 2002

• Discuss J&K problem only with elected representatives: BJP
• Hurriyat asked people to vote against National Conference
• Two NC activists among 13 killed
• Polling figure rises by over 3 per cent
• Reporting from the Kashmir valley is a hazardous business

September 17, 2002

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

September 16, 2002

• 44 per cent turnout in 1st phase of election
• Moderate turnout marks north Kashmir polling
• Kashmir valley observes bandh to protest polls
• Shelling in Poonch coincides with polling
• Stray violence during polling
• Vajpayee voices satisfaction over polls
• EC not concerned about reaction of diplomats
• Gurez residents worry about civic amenities
• Hizb chief announced Rs 4 million reward
   for killing Farooq and Omar: Advani
• Polling begins for first phase of election
• Pakistan belittles assembly election

September 15, 2002

• Nine Lashkar militants killed, infiltration bid foiled
• Voters will not be forced: Lyngdoh
• Voter turnout irrelevant to Kashmir issue: Hurriyat
• Tourism minister escapes assassination bid
• Polling days to be paid public holiday: EC
• Rolls not '100 per cent accurate': electoral officer
• All set for first phase of polling
• Baramulla goes to the polls on Monday,
   but voters scared

September 14, 2002

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

September 13, 2002

• Killing of youths by BSF worsens situation in Kashmir valley
• EC permits visits by envoys during J&K polls,
   advances poll timing
• All polling booths in J&K valley declared sensitive
• EC permits visits by envoys during J&K polls,
   advances poll timing

September 12, 2002

• Lone's killing aimed at sabotaging J&K polls: PM
• Indo-Pak tensions among four threats to world peace: Annan
• US involved in resolving Kashmir issue: Hurriyat
• EC ready for phase I of J&K election
• Fidayeen attacks possible: J&K top cop
• Gunfire stuns Farooq, Omar at Lone's funeral
• Sonia cancels Jammu visit
• Unified Command discusses militant attacks

September 11, 2002

• J&K minister Mushtaq Ahmed Lone shot
• George Fernandes rushes to Srinagar
• Delta Force ready for polls in Doda
• No anti-poll rallies in Hurriyat chief's village
• J&K minister's killing may stifle electioneering
• Twelve killed in militant attack in Poonch

September 10, 2002

• Autonomy to azadi: We are ready to discuss anything - Mirwaiz

September 9, 2002

• US warns Pakistan over J&K polls
• Hurriyat seeks Pak help for meeting of two Kashmir Committees
• Jammu's the stage for RSS vs BJP battle
• Twenty-six hurt in grenade attacks in Kashmir
• Violence claims 14 lives in J&K

September 8, 2002

• Zargar to co-ordinate militant activity during polls: PTI

September 7, 2002

• Bukhari offers to mediate with Pakistan on Kashmir
• Kashmir Committee to meet its Pakistani counterpart
• CEC reviews poll arrangements in Srinagar
• First batch of UP officials leave for J&K poll duty
• US congressional paper on J&K misleading: JKLF
• Ball is in Centre's court: Shabir Shah
• 2 Hizb militants surrender in Jammu

September 6, 2002

• 3 Pakistani militants killed on LoC
• Militants kill independent candidate from Handwara
• Terrorists behind Qasim Nagar massacre nabbed
• JKLF militant, two others get 7 years in jail
• I am under house arrest, claims Bhat
• 299 left in fray for 2nd phase of J&K polls
• Notification issued for third phase of J&K poll
• CEC to visit J&K, review poll arrangements
• 'Independent Kashmir could become haven for terrorists'

September 5, 2002

• 112 in the fray in Srinagar, Budgam districts
• Shabir Shah's party won't join anti-poll campaign
• US rebuffs Pakistani assertion on J&K poll

September 4, 2002

• BJP to contest 52 seats
• Polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar constituency
• Govt wants us to lend legitimacy to polls: Panun Kashmir
• NC workers injured in militant attack
• Omar files nomination from Ganderbal
• More paramilitary forces rushed to J&K
• Recover flight charges from minister: EC to UP govt

September 3, 2002

• Pakistan will never get Kashmir: Abdullah
• Hurriyat launches anti-poll campaign
• 162 candidates in fray for the first phase of polling
• Farooq scuttling peace deal: Shabir Shah
• Tral: Militants have instilled fear among voters
• Fernandes' decision to meet Shabir Shah angers Advani
• Villager injured in Pakistani firing

September 2, 2002

• Three ministers enter fray
• Manipulations in J&K voters' list: Panthers Party
• Shabir Shah meets Pakistan's deputy envoy
• Hurriyat drops plans to suspend People's Conference
• Shabir Shah meets Kashmir Committee to wrap up visit
• Ladakh UT Front bags two seats
• Militants kill two NC activists, injure another
• Farooq's brother escapes militant attack
• Polls a fraud on the people: Panun Kashmir
• Abdullah visits Tirumala temple; meets Satya Sai Baba
• Column Mohammad Sayeed Malik: Long live the king's party!

August 31, 2002

• Schisms in People's Conference over participation in polls
• Govt willing to consider 'legitimate' demands of Shah
• Pakistan keenly watching polls
• Ladakh Union Territory Front wins both seats in Leh district
• JKPDP candidate files nomination for second phase of J&K poll
• Bilal may be expelled from Hurriyat
• EC may look into Centre's package for Pandits

August 30, 2002

• Shabir Shah makes a U-turn; now says no to poll
• Farooq gives up Ganderbal seat for son Omar
• Farooq will not contest election
• 228 file papers for 1st phase of polls
• Panun Kashmir calls polls meaningless
• Mirwaiz ready for unconditional talks with Centre
• Mulayam praises Shah's efforts to resolve Kashmir issue
• Army kills nine Pakistani intruders
• Shabir Shah spells out conditions for his participation
• No harm if poll postponed: Shabir Shah
• Ladakh front's nominee is sole candidate in Nobra
• Interview Ram Jethmalani: 'If I had the power I would postpone the J&K election'

August 29, 2002

• PM for talks on Kashmir after election
• Jethmalani, Shah hold second round talks
• JK polls: BJP releases another list
• People's Conference leaders file J&K poll nominations
• Notification for 2nd phase of J&K polls issued
• 2 militants killed in encounter in Poonch
• Interview Sunil Dutt: 'Kashmiri militants want peace'

August 28, 2002

• Kashmir Committee chief Jethmalani calls on President
• Shah hopeful of meeting Vajpayee
• NC candidate from Baramulla escapes militant attack
• Dutt's the way, Congressmen hail 'patriot' Shabir Shah
• No chance of government postponing J&K poll: Swami
• Hizb asks government employees to boycott polls
• Five jawans injured in ambush in Poonch
• Ganderbal: The 'prestigious' constituency

August 27, 2002

• Hurriyat agrees for talks with Kashmir Committee
• BJP announces second list of candidates
• Panthers Party announces list of candidates
• Panun Kashmir to boycott poll

August 26, 2002

• J&K polls to be free and fair: Governor
• J&K polls a chance to establish peace: US
• 4 of cop's family gunned down in Poonch district

August 24, 2002

• EC allots time slots on DD, AIR for J&K poll campaign
• Keep away from polls: Advani to Pakistan
• Third Front to contest elections
• Election fever strikes mainstream Parties
• Kashmiri migrants narrate their woes to Dutt
• 2 more polling stations for Kashmiri Pandit migrants

August 23, 2002

• Indian gestures for dialogue with Hurriyat significant: US
• ISI instructs militants to disrupt polls in J&K
• EC deploys 48 more observers in J&K

August 22, 2002

• Invite Hurriyat for talks: Jethmalani urges Centre
• Jethmalani invites Hurriyat, Shabir Shah for talks
• Process of assembly poll in J&K set in motion
• 10 new faces in NC list for first phase

August 21, 2002

• First phase of J&K poll to be set in motion
• SC directives to be enforced in J&K poll
• EC to accept applications for I-card till September 15
• J&K polls meaningless: Kashmiri Pandits
• BJP to ally with Jammu State Morcha for polls

August 20, 2002

• Blast in Doda district; colonel killed
• Spurt in J&K violence claims 17 lives
• Army foils three infiltration bids in Kupwara

August 19, 2002

• Hurriyat's participation was always doubtful: Advani
• Centre, EC rule out postponement of J&K poll
• Punjab employees 'refuse' J&K poll duty
• Return of Pandits test of Kashmiri secularism: NCM
• J-K Representation of People Act amended

August 18, 2002

• Petition urges Supreme Court to defer election
• Invite foreign observers to witness election: Gujral
• Jethmalani concedes failure of Mission Kashmir

August 17, 2002

• Jethmalani fails to convince Hurriyat to participate in election
• Abdullah willing to hold talks with Hurriyat
• Election Commission to make 3-day visit from Sunday
• EC asks state government to rescind mass transfers of officials

August 16, 2002

• Kashmir Committee's mission a tamasha: Abdullah
• Voter ID cards not necessary in Kashmir election: EC

August 13, 2002

• Centre can impose central rule: Jethmalani
• Controversy over ID cards issue
• BJP chooses 'discrimination' as poll plank

August 12, 2002

• Hurriyat, JKDFP agree to talks with Kashmir Committee: PTI

August 8, 2002

• Kashmir panel wants assembly polls postponed
• Farooq for allowing voters without IDs to cast ballot
• EU delegation's visit is significant: Diplomat/PTI
• EU should play 'positive role' in Kashmir: Shah

August 7, 2002

• EU diplomats meet Farooq Abdullah, Hurriyat leaders: PTI

August 4, 2002

• J&K poll announcement hasty: Jethmalani
• Kashmir Committee invites Hurriyat, others for talks
• Two more separatists to boycott polls
• Lone's party may leave Hurriyat
• J&K terrorists to step up violence

August 3, 2002

• 'No sovereign nation can agree to foreign observers'
• Poll an acid test for Pakistan: Digvijay
• Poll schedule a hasty step: Mufti

August 2, 2002

• J&K Election in 4 Phases: Sep 16, 24, Oct 1, 8
• No place for 'international observers': Lyngdoh
• Ensure violence-free J&K poll: India tells Pak
• EC going all out to ensure free, fair J&K poll
• Separatist leaders firm on not participating

August 1, 2002

• Advani rejects foreign monitors for J&K election
• US, EU ask Pak to ensure J&K polls are free of violence
• Jammu, Ladakh students consider floating political party

July 31, 2002

• Both Farooq, Omar will contest J&K assembly election

July 15, 2002

• Election will be held under our rule: Farooq

July 12, 2002

• PM not for postponement of assembly polls: Mufti

July 10, 2002

• No need to postpone J&K assembly polls: NC

July 8, 2002

• Shabir Shah may fight polls, but won't be part of any govt: PTI

June 24, 2002

• Farooq, Omar discuss autonomy issue with PM: PTI
• NC, Farooq Abdullah tug at heart strings

June 23, 2002

• Omar takes over as NC president
• CM only if father says so: Omar Abdullah
• Farooq rakes up J&K autonomy issue
• Divide J&K, create enclave for Pandits: VHP
• Lord Ram belongs to me too: Farooq
• Dignified return for Pandits, says Omar

June 21, 2002

• Youthful Omar has a tough task on his hands

June 18, 2002

• Farooq not to seek another term as CM: PTI
• Kashmir election in October: Farooq

June 17, 2002

• No invitation to foreign observers: CEC
• Dead populate voters' lists in Valley
• 'Hizb chief's name in J&K voters' list'

May 23, 2002

• Vajpayee reviews security situation in J&K
• PM announces new economic package for J&K
• PM ready for political solution to J&K issue
• Hurriyat rejects Vajpayee's talks offer

May 22, 2002

• J&K parties urge PM to conduct fair polls
• Abdullah opposes separatists meeting PM

May 21, 2002

• Lone's murder a bid to disrupt J&K poll process: Swami