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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2002
 

8 DCs among 39 officers transferred
Pandit goes to Finance, Gupta GAD, Wadhwa
new SSRB Chairman

vKotwal DC Jammu, Kansal Addl CEO Shrine Board

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 18: In first major reshuffle in the State administration, the Mufti Sayeed Government today ordered transfers and postings of 39 officers in the civil administration including eight Deputy Commissioners..............more


Mohammed Afzal, S A R Geelani and Shaukat Hussain Guru, sentenced to death in New Delhi on Wednesday.(UNI)
Mohammed Afzal, S A R Geelani and Shaukat Hussain Guru, sentenced to death in New Delhi on Wednesday.(UNI)

Death sentence for 3 in Parliament attack

NEW DELHI, Dec 18: A special POTA court today awarded death sentence to three Parliament attack case convicts Mohammed Afzal, Shaukat Hussain Guru and S A R Geelani for waging war against the state and conspiring to assassinate political leaders..........more

JAK LI soldier gunned down in Sopore
15 civilians, 3 soldiers injured in blast

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 18: While as militants today gunned down a Kashmiri soldier of Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) in Sopore, 15 civilians and three BSF soldiers sustained splinter injuries in a grenade explosion in Kulgam......more

Govt initiates measures for economising expenditure

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 18 : The State Cabinet today ordered setting up of two Expert Groups for additional resource mobilization and to reduce the losses of Public Sector Enterprises besides several measures to economize Government expenditure, ensure fiscal discipline and boost revenue collection with a view to improve the fiscal condition of the State...........more

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Cabinet enhances pension, scholarship

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 18 : In a major effort to provide healing touch to destitutes and other persons in distress, the State Cabinet today took several decisions relating to welfare of the people. These relief measures will burden the state exchequer to the extent of Rs. 19 crore per annum. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed presided the meeting.........more

Samata threatens to pull out of Govt on disinvestment

NEW DELHI, Dec 18: Major NDA partners today attacked Government in the Lok Sabha on the disinvestment process, with Samata Party threatening withdrawal of support or split in the Party within 15 days if the Government went ahead with selling of PSUs.............more

Is it mockery or cruel joke with J&K candidates?
Competent Authority continues to exist despite

framing Board by Legislature

By Gopal Sharma

JAMMU, Dec 18: A large number of candidates who appeared for MBBS/ BDS/ BVSc/ Engineering/BE/ MD/MS entrance tests after April 2002, have been the victims of the ‘cruel joke’ as they were forced to undergo an illegal exercise of conducting examinations by the Competent Authority, despite the fact that J&K Legislature framed the J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examination Act on April 23 this year...........more

Reshuffle in police, forest deptts today

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 18: The State cabinet will again meet here tomorrow morning to effect a reshuffle in the police and forest departments.........more

Terrorist shot dead in Mahore

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 18: Army today gunned down a terrorist in Mahore area of Udhampur district. A Defence spokesman said the unidentified terrorist was killed after about an hour long encounter. One rifle and two hand grenades were recovered from him............more

Two more Kala Kacha gangsters arrested

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 18: Two more gangsters of suspected ‘Kala Kacha’ group, who were evading arrest after the arrest of their three associates in RS Pura on Sunday night, were apprehended late tonight from Jewel Chowk where they were trying to board a New Delhi bound tourist bus to escape from Jammu.........more Missing
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Elephantine problem for Laloo Yadav....

PM announces relief for farmers....

Two Judges elevated to Supreme Court....



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