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Power Minister Surjit Singh Slathia addressing a press conference in Jammu.

Two lakh electronic meters being installed
Jammu gets some reprieve from power cuts

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 4: The State Government has decided to give two and half hours relief in the power curtailment in Jammu province in view of extreme hot weather conditions from May 5. Minister for Power, Mr Surjit Singh Slathia addressing a press conference here today said that daily curtailment of electricity has been reduced from 9 hours and 45 minutes to 5 and half hours per day. There will be rotational curtailment of two hours in the morning hours, two hours in the afternoon and one and half hours in the evening................more

Ayodhya case
Spl CBI Court drops charges against Advani, Joshi, Uma

LUCKNOW, May 4: In a new twist to the Ayodhya demolition case, a Special CBI court today dropped proceedings against three Union Ministers L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti and 18 others till the "legal defect" in the notification constituting the court was rectified..........more

One ton vehicle rolls down
6 army jawans killed; one injured in Poonch

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, May 4: Six army jawans were killed and a driver was seriously injured when a one ton army vehicle rolled down about 200 feet deep into a nullah at village Timra in Sathra area, about 18 kms from here on Mandi-Poonch road this afternoon..........more

Arms dump recovered from NC activist’s house
3 Pak militants, BSF soldier killed in Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, May 4: Three Pakistani militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad as also a soldier of the paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) and a contractor got killed in different militancy-related incidents across Kashmir valley since last evening. Two civilians got injured in a mine-blast in Tangdar area today..............more

Alternate road to Valley shelved

NEW DELHI, May 4: The 85-km-long Mughal road project, an alternative route to the Kashmir valley from Jammu via Rajouri-Shopian and Pulwama, has been temporarily shelved following objections raised by experts at the central level...............more

Musharraf to take over as President on Aug 14

ISLAMABAD, May 4: Pakistan Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf is likely to take over as the country’s President on August 14.............more

Opinion polls predict incumbent Govts defeat

NEW DELHI, May 4: Results of two opinion polls on the coming assembly elections in five States today came out with different projections with one predicting defeat for the incumbent Governments in three States and other saying there will be clear winners in two States but a tight finish in a third....................more

Govt to go by law: Rajnath

NEW DELHI, May 4: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh today said his Government would do "whatever is "lawful" in the Ayodhya case and denied that it was trying to protect "anyone"................more

12 booked for using ACs illegally

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 4: Electric Sub Division Janipur today conducted a surprise raid in various parts of the division and found about a dozen consumers using air-conditioners illegally................more

JKLF for PoK’s liberation.....

LeT statement embarrassment for Muslims: Imam....

Leading hotel owner shot dead ....

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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2001