101.   India on Thursday challenged Islamic guerrillas in Kashmir to take part in state legislative elections this year to prove that the militants enjoy public support.

102.   India says Pakistan backs Islamic guerrillas who cross the Kashmir frontier to carry out bombings and armed assaults on civilians and security forces in Indian territory.

103.   India says Wednesday it will offer safe passage for Islamic guerrillas if they retreat into Pakistan from the Himalayan heights they have seized in India.

104.   Indian rushed more fighter jets to the disputed Kashmir region Friday in an effort to enhance airstrikes intended to force Islamic guerrillas from the mountainous frontier.

105.   Indian soldiers battle Tuesday for a strategic peak occupied by Islamic guerrillas in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, military commanders say.

106.   Indian soldiers made final preparations Wednesday to clear Islamic guerrillas from the last peak overlooking a northern highway in Kashmir.

107.   Indian soldiers suffered heavy casualties Thursday in a gunbattle with Islamic guerrillas they had surrounded in a mountainous hide-out in Kashmir, officials said.

108.   Indian troops pounded Islamic guerrilla strongholds Thursday, preparing to capture a strategic peak as India and Pakistan hardened postures in the six-week battle over Kashmir.

109.   Indian warplanes and infantry lay siege from three sides on a towering mountain Tuesday from which Islamic guerrillas overlooked Indian front-line positions in Kashmir.

110.   Indian security forces are currently observing a monthlong cease-fire against Islamic guerrillas in Kashmir during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.