71.  All government offices, banks and educational institutions have also remained shut since the burning, which has led to an explosive situation in the troubled state.

72.  An Islamic separatist group on Monday said it would kill all the candidates planning to contest the upcoming state legislative polls in the troubled Indian state of Kashmir.

73.  An Indian ministerial team on Kashmir has called for early legislative elections, preferably in December, in the troubled state, officials said Sunday.

74.  Eight people, including two Indian soldiers and a village chief, were killed in the troubled state of Kashmir overnight, police said Monday.

75.  Earlier, US Secretary of State Warren Christopher said the State Department was consdiering evacuating US nationals from the troubled African state.

76.  Earlier, US Secretary of State Warren Christopher said the State Department was considering evacuating US nationals from the troubled African state.

77.  Elsewhere in the troubled state, seven Moslem militants and a civilian died in overnight clashes between Indian troopers and the guerrillas, the police said on Monday.

78.  Eleven more people died in separate separatist-linked violence overnight across the troubled state, the news agency said.

79.  Five Indian soldiers were killed in the troubled state of Kashmir Wednesday when two groups of soldiers opened fire, mistaking each other for militants, police said.

80.  Fifteen people were injured in continuing violence as the troubled Indian state of Kashmir was paralysed by a strike for the third day in a row, police said.