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Allegations of fiscal indiscipline in Kashmir
High-level parleys on financial situation soon: Advani

From B L Kak

NEW DELHI, Dec 23: The Minister for Home Affairs, Mr LK Advani, has planned to convene yet another high-level meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in the next few days. Main agenda for the proposed meeting is the financial situation and development needs of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Advani has pointed out. A message has been sent to the J&K Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, in this connection. Mr Advani, who directly handles Jammu and Kashmir affairs, is said to have felt the need for holding fresh round of parleys with the Kashmir Chief Minister......more

EJAC leader addressing employees’ rally at JDA Complex on Thursday. -Excelsior/Ashok

‘Kam Chhor Hartal’ extended till Dec 30
Employees strike cripples normal life

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 23: Accusing State Government of giving ‘prevaricating’ statements to provoke common masses against their stir, the J&K Government Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), today decided to extend their on-going Kam Chhor Hartal upto December 30 in support of their demands...........more

Women’s Reservation Bill introduced in
LS amidst pandemonium

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 : The controversy-ridden bill seeking to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies was introduced in the Lok Sabha today by Law Minister Ram Jethmalani touching off strong protests by the Samajwadi Party, the RJD and the Bahujan Samaj Party which led to three adjournments.........more

Ahmed Patel to look after J&K
Major organisational changes in Cong

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi today made major organisational changes and reconstituted the Party’s Working Committee to strengthen the party machinery and make it more effective and vibrant. .......more

Tension grips Tatapani, Kalakote over killing
of 2 brothers by Army

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Sept 23: Tension gripped Tatapani and Kalakote tehsil of the district, when Army inadvertently shot down two brothers and injured another civilian in Soma area here today..........more

St Kitts case
HC dismisses CBI plea against Rao, Tewary

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 : Delhi High Court today upheld the trial court verdict discharging former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao and former Minister of State for External Affairs KK Tewary in the St Kitts forgery case..........more

Hozb Bn Comdr among 4 killed in Valley

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 23: While as security forces today eliminated a 'battalion commander' of Hizbul Mujahideen, unidentified militants shot dead three civlians in different incidents of violence...........more

12 people including 7 policemen killed in Bihar

PATNA, Dec 24: In stepped up violence suspected extremists killed at least 12 people, including five policemen and six tribals, in Hazaribagh and Chatra districts of South Bihar during the past 24 hours...........more

Farooq Eminent Medical Man of the year

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah was today selected for the highest award of eminent medical man by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) for year 1999-2000. Dr Abdullah has been chosen for distinguished services to the society, an IMA release said here. The award will be conferred to him during the 75th All India Medical Conference to be held in Pune on December 27, the release said. .............more

Heroin worth Rs 100 cr seized

NEW DELHI, Dec 23: In the biggest seizure of heroin in recent years, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) yesterday recovered 77 kg of the narcotic valued at about Rs 100 crore in the US market...........more

Former Dy Director of ED arrested

NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Former Deputy Director of Enforcement Directorate Ashok Aggarwal, alleged to be involved with Abhishek Verma and other Hawala operators, was arrested from a hotel in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh this afternoon.........more

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