Shah accuses Hurriyat
leaders of sabotaging
his peace
conference
Excelsior
Correspondent
 JAMMU,
Mar 17: Former Chief
Minister and president of the Jammu and
Kashmir Awami National Conference, Mr G M
Shah today accused some vested interests
who, according to him, arbitrarily
claiming to be the representatives of
Kashmir freedom struggle, of sabotaging
his proposed peace conference. Addressing
a press conference, Mr Shah said,
"the unstinted support and response
which we got from all regions and all
sections throughout J&K for our
proposed conference has created a sense
of insecurity among some vested interests
who have been claiming to be real
representatives of the Kashmiris".
He further added that these vested
interests have sabotaged the proposed
peace conference.......more
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Departments
conceal vacancies, refer few to
PSC
Irregularities
galore in gazetted appointments
From Ahmed Ali Fayaz
SRINAGAR, Mar 17: Like
in Governor’s
seven-year-long rule, backdoor
appointments against gazetted
vacancies has survived as a
routine during the last four
years of National Conference (NC)
Government in Jammu &
Kashmir. While the legislators
have restricted their outcry to a
few prize slots involving the
Chief Minister and a small number
of influential people around him,
the institutions of legislature,
media and judiciary have provided
support of silence to the
executive in the real field of
irregularities.......more
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Shutdown, violence
in Srinagar
Valley
tense as Geelani roughed up
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 17: Even as the
detained Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali
Shah was released today, Police roughed
him up while dropping him near his
Hyderpora residence. As the senior
pro-Pakistan leader activist lost
consciousness and was admitted at Soura
Medical Institute, rumours went round
that Geelani had died due to Police
beating. Suddenly there was near total
shutdown in the capital city as dozens of
protesters came out on streets and
engaged Police in ding-dong
clashes........more
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NC support to NDA Govt
will continue: Farooq
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today
stressed for inquiring into all gamut of
Tehlka.Com expose and said the guilty
must be severely punished......more
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Cong asks PM to look for
consensus on Kashmir
RAJIV GANDHI NAGAR,
Mar 17: The Congress today
called upon the A B Vajpayee Government
to rise above partisan considerations and
search for a consensus on the Kashmir
issue realising its national
responsibility.....more
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Advani dares oppn to
bring no confidence motion
NEW DELHI, Mar 17: Home
Minister L K Advani today dared the
opposition to bring in a no confidence
motion in Parliament against the Vajpayee
Government on the Tehelka tapes issue
saying they (the opposition) were simply
interested in creating turmoil..........more
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CBI quizzes
Meenakshi’s father, uncle
Excelsior
Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Mar 17: A high
level team of Central Bureau of
Investigations (CBI) today quizzed
Meenakshi’s father Natha Singh and
uncle Balbir Singh in connection with
girl’s kidnapping and alleged gang
rape.......more
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Sikhs cremated, bandh in
Poonch
Excelsior
Correspondent
POONCH, Mar 17: Bodies of
two Sikh youths, who were beheaded by the
militants in Surankote, were cremated
along Poonch river in the town here this
afternoon amidst a complete bandh in the
town..........more
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