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Further
progress on India waiver
at NSG talks
VIENNA
: Further
progress was made today
at the meeting of the
Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG) towards reaching a
consensus for a waiver to
India as the united
states expressed optimism
over achieving the
"objective". ....more
5.5
magnitude quake
SRINAGAR: A
5.5 magnitude earthquake
shook Srinagar and
adjoining areas this
morning, sparking panic
among residents. The
tremor, which rattled
doors and windows for a
few seconds, was felt at
around 10.30 AM, the Met
office said.....more
Test
trials begin on Baglihar
hydro electric power
project
JAMMU:
The 450-MW Baglihar
hydro electric power
project on the Chenab
river has commenced its
test trials today,
following the clean chit
received from Pakistan.....more
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Rescue
teams searching for
bodies on the bank of
River Chenab in Kishtwar
district after an
overloaded mini-bus
plunged into river on
Thursday. Excelsior/Pawan
Out
of 28 injured, 5
airlifted to GMC
10
killed, 13 missing as
mini-bus plunges into
Chenab
*25 seater vehicle was
carrying 51 passengers
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU,
Sept 4: The
insensitivity of
authorities towards the
blatant violation of
traffic rules once again
came to the fore today
when 10 persons were
killed, 13 went missing
and 28 sustained
injuries, five of them
critically after an
overloaded mini-bus
plunged into mighty River
Chenab between Drabshala
and Thathri in the
Kishtwar district this
morning.....more
US
disclosures on n-deal
BJP, Left
seek PM’s
resignation
NEW
DELHI, Sept 4: Stepping
up their offensive
following US
‘disclosures’
on the nuclear deal, the
Left and the BJP today
demanded Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh’s
resignation and immediate
convening of Parliament,
as the UPA Government
rejected charges that
India will lose the
sovereign right to
conduct an atomic test. .....more
Drabu
gets 3 years extension
Excelsior
Correspondent
 JAMMU,
Sept 4: Dr
Haseeb Drabu, Chairman
Jammu and Kashmir Bank
Ltd (JKBL), has been
granted an extension of
three years by the
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI). According to a
communication received by
the Bank from the RBI, Dr
Drabu’s term has
been extended for a
period of another three
years on recommendations
of the State Government.
Previously, he had been
granted an extension of
three months. Dr
Drabu had taken over as
J&K Bank Chairman on
June 1, 2005 for a period
of three years. On June
1, 2008, he was granted
an extension of three ...more
Axe
all set to fall on
several officers
Gladni
transformers damaged due
to utter negligence
By Mohinder
Verma
JAMMU,
Sept 4: An
axe is all set to fall on
several officers of the
Power Development
Department’s System
and Operation Wing as the
judicial enquiry
conducted into the
damages to two
transformers at Gladni
Grid Station in June-July
has held that proper
maintenance of the grid
station was never carried
out ever since its
upgradation to 400 MVA
capacity in 2002....more
Salahuddin
leads jehadi rally in PoK
ISLAMABAD,
Sept 4: Kashmiri
militant commander Syed
Salahuddin today joined
the growing number of
terrorist leaders who
have re-emerged in
Pakistan after the
resignation of former
President Pervez
Musharraf, addressing a
large gathering of jehadi
groups in Muzaffarabad....more
Massarat
Alam arrested,
interrogated on Hizb
chief’s phone call
Geelani
asks Govt to release
detainees or face a new
stir
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR,
Sept 4: Hardliner
separatist leader and
chairman of Hurriyat
Conference (Geelani
faction), Syed Ali Shah
Geelani, has threatened
to launch a new strike if
the Government failed to
concede his demands of
releasing all detainees,
abrogating Public Safety
Act (PSA) and
‘‘ending State
terrorism.’’....more
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