Jaya sworn-in as CM
CHENNAI,
May 14: In an unprecedented
and controversial action, AIADMK supremo
Jayalalitha was today sworn-in as Chief
Minister of Tamil Nadu, a day after her
party stormed back to power in elections
which she was barred from contesting. The
53-year-old stormy petrel of Tamil Nadu
politics was back in power within hours
of being unanimously elected leader by
her partys 132 newly-elected
members in the 234-member assembly
although her nomination papers in the
elections had been rejected in view of
her conviction in a corruption case........more
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Advocate
gunned down
DC Anantnag
survives attempt on life
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 14: Deputy
Commissioner Anantnag G A Fakir
and his escort had a providential
escape when militants engineered
a mine explosion under his
vehicle at Seer Bazaar on
Anantnag-Pahalgam road this
evening.......more
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ST realises whopping Rs
387 cr revenue
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
JAMMU,
May 14: The Sales Tax Department
surpassing all the previous records has
realized a record revenue of Rs 387.48
crores in 2000-01 registering an increase
of 41.59 percent over the collections of
1999-2000. This was revealed at the
review meeting of the Sales Tax
Department held here today under the
chairmanship of Finance Minister Mr Abdul
Rahim Rather. The meeting which continued
for the full day long to take stock of
the performance of Jammu division of the
Department was attended to by Finance
Commissioner, Planning and
Development.........more
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PM to induct Ajit Singh
in Cabinet
From B L Kak
NEW DELHI, May 14: The Prime
Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, is
understood to have decided to induct
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader, Mr Ajit
Singh, into the Union
Cabinet..............more
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Pant sends reply to
Shahs clarifications
NEW DELHI, May 14: The
Centres interlocutor on talks with
Kashmiri groups, K C Pant, has sent his
reply to the clarifications sought by
senior Kashmiri secessionist leader
Shabir Shah, informed sources said here
today..........more
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Advani to attend Unified
Hqrs meet in Srinagar
NEW DELHI, May 14: Home
Minister L K Advani will visit Srinagar
on May 19 to attend a meeting of the
Unified Headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir
and get an assessment of the ground
situation there from top commanders of
security forces, official sources said
today...........more
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NDA brushes aside
suggestions on poll outcome
NEW DELHI, May 14: Putting up
a brave front following the rout of two
of its allies, the NDA tonight brushed
aside suggestion that the outcome of the
Assembly polls would adversely affect the
stability of the coalition at the
Centre.............more
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BSF begins
fencing on Jammu border...
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