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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 08, 2000
 

White paper being issued in current session
CM admits back-door appointments by Govt

Excelsior Correspondent

Chief Minis-ter, Dr Farooq AbdullahJAMMU, March 7: Chief Minis-ter, Dr Farooq Abdullah today admitted in the Assembly that a number of back-door appointments have taken place in many Govern-ment Departments during the past sometime and promised to bring a detailed white paper on the issue during the current budget session. As soon as the Chief Minister admitted back-door entries in Government departments, a number of Opposition members were on their feet and expressed strong resentment over the appointments. Some of them demanded that appointments be cancelled...................more

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3 AK-47 rifles recovered
3 mercenaries, guide shot dead near Samba

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: In a major success, army and police gunned down three foreign mercenaries and their guide in an encounter at Goran hills on Mansar road, about 15 kms from Samba this afternoon and recovered a large quantity of weaponry from their possession............more

Non-implementation of Wazir Commission
Walk-out amidst uproarious scenes in
Legislative Assembly

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the Legislative Assembly today when Revenue Minister, Mr Abdul Qayoom stated that the Government had so far not taken any decision regarding the implementation of the Wazir Commission Report..........more

'Dukhtaraan has no militant connection
DM chief contradicts DP Chief's claim

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar. 7: Chairperson of the separatist woman's organisation Syeda Asiya Andrabi today claimed that neither she nor her 'Dukhtaraan-e-Millat' (DM) had any connection, whatsoever, with Abu Talha, Lashkar-e-Toiba or any other militant outfit in Jammu & Kashmir. She described the Delhi Police Commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma's statement as 'absurd and unfounded'' and claimed that Police had neither raided her residence nor recovered any quantity of RDX from there......more

Minister, MLA clash in Assembly

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: Works Minister Ali Mohd Sagar and Congress (I) MLA from Kalakot Ashok Sharma repeatedly had a war of wits in the Legislative Assembly today when latter was speaking on budget discussion........more

Forced stripteasing under the garb of ragging

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 7: While the authorities have totally failed to rein the unbridled goons, ragging in schools has assumed such a dirty proportion that even professional stripteasers will put down their heads in shame at the forced stripping, as is being done in the educational institutions......more

Services of 123terminated
341 Govt employees involved in militancy : MoS Home

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: The services of one hundred twenty three employees out of 341 including 31 cops who were involved in various militancy related activities have been terminated by State Government........more

Fake currency in J&K too
Cabinet Secretary to convene high-level Kashmir meet

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Mar 7: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr Vidyasagar Rao, has disclosed that a high-level meeting will be held soon under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary to review implementation of important projects in Jammu and Kashmir.........more

Militant, woman killed in Doda

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: Delta Force troops shot down a dreaded Hizbul Mujahideen militant Abdul Hamid (code Salman) in dense forests of Gundana in Doda district today. He was a self-styled ‘section commander’ of Gundana/Bagla area and involved in forcible recruitment of youths in the militancy........more

Miscreants loot cashier
Cash, drafts worth Rs 12 lakh snatched

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: In a day-light incident, three miscreants snatched cash, bank drafts and cheques worth Rs 12 lakhs from cashier of a leading industrialist near Green Belt Park under the jurisdiction of Gandhi Nagar police station this afternoon.............more

Jagjivan Lal again warned

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: National Conference MLA from Reasi Jagjivan Lal was again warned by the chair today for creating disturbances in the Assembly.......more



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