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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001
 

Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah speaking in Assembly.
Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah speaking in Assembly.

Demolition of Buddha’s statues condemned
Farooq for early completion of tehelka scam inquiry
* Bribe rates can’t be fixed as rupee fluctuates

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 19: Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today denounced the demolition of Buddha’s statues by Taliban and burning of holy Quran’s copies by some fundamentalists in New Delhi recently."Tareekh Button Ko Meetane Se Mit Naheen Sakti (history can’t be changed by removing statues)", Abdullah said while replying to debate on grants of the Ministries under his control in Legislative Assembly today................more


CPM MLA M Y Tarigami addressing striking public sector employees. -Excelsior/Ashok
CPM MLA M Y Tarigami addressing striking public sector employees. -Excelsior/Ashok

Working remained paralysed for 6th day
PSUs employees hold massive rally

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 19: Working in all public sectors remained paralysed in the entire Jammu province for the sixth consecutive day in response to strike call given by the All Public Sector Employees Joint Action Committee to force the State Government to accept their long pending demands. Striking employees took out an impressive procession which passed through the various bazars of the city and culminated at Shalamar Chowk.........more

Bhoot, Bomb among 5 escape
Citu, Billa injured in Canal Road shoot-out

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 19: Two youths including a former underworld don of Bakra group were seriously injured in a shoot-out, reportedly by their erstwhile associates in the gang, along Canal Road on the outskirts of City this evening.....more

Militants can target low lying aircraft

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Mar 19: India’s Military Intelligence (MI) has come across reports, clearly indicating that certain terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir have acquired a capability to target low flying aircraft.......more

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Baffled Hurriyat launches fresh "diplomatic drive"

NEW DELHI, Mar 19: Stung by endorsement of India’s stand internationally and isolation of Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, Hurriyat Conference has begun a fresh "diplomatic drive" to gain the lost ground by meeting diplomatic corps of various countries........more

Meenakshi’s kidnapping
CBI registers rape case against all 3 accused

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 19: The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today registered a fresh case of rape and kidnapping against three accused Aftaab Ahmed Chandel, Anoop Khajuria and Vikram Singh Slathia in Meenakshi episode.........more

PMO goes on counter-offensive on tehelka

NEW DELHI, March 19 : The Prime Minister’s Office went on the counter-offensive today on the tehelka expose with Principal Secretary Brajesh Mishra denying allegations against him as RSS softened its stand favouring continuance of the Vajpayee Government while NDA constituent Samata Party faced a threat of split on resignation of its three ministers. ......more

Oppn storms into Well
Acrimonious scenes in Assembly

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 19: Acrimonious scenes were witnessed in the State Legislative Assembly for over 15 minutes today when entire opposition barring Congress stormed into the Well of the House protesting against the failure of the Government to re-appoint over 400 class fourth employees in Education Department despite the assurance given by the Chief Minister during the last session......more

BJP, PP MLAs trade charges

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 19: Panthers Party MLA Harshdev Singh today exchanged words with BJP legislator Ashok Khajuria on joining the ruling National Conference......more

Army court of inquiry begins proceedings
into Tehelka case

NEW DELHI, Mar 19: The three-member high level Army court of inquiry, headed by Lt Gen S K Jain, today began in-camera proceedings into the sensational Tehelka tapes case in the backdrop of the Army Chief Gen S Padmanabhan’s warning that the guilty would be sternly dealt with..........more Missing Indian Kids - Children
HM militant shot dead....

Cong announces action plan....

Ultra killed in Banihal.....



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