JAMMU,
Dec 15:The
Government today allowed introduction of a private
member’s Constitutional amendment bill in the
Legislative Assembly seeking to fix maximum strength of
the Council of Ministers at one tenth of the total
strength of elected members of the State
legislature................more
Punjabi sufi singer Hans Raj Hans performing at Amritsar
on Sunday night at a function organised by Punjab Police
Welfare Society. (UNI)
JAMMU,
Dec 15:Security
forces today eliminated two more militants at Nangali Top
taking the death toll in the operation, which was going
on for the last three days, to seven. An Army jawan was
killed in an encounter in Nowshera where two civilians
had reportedly been kidnapped by the
militants....................more
JAMMU, Dec 15: Terming the
on-going peace process as historical
opportunity to restore normalcy and
prosperity in the State, Chief Minister
Mufti Mohammed Sayed today said that
those who shy away from dialogue process
be marginalised as there was strong urge
among the people for restoring peace. He,
however, expressed satisfaction that
response of some groups was very positive
and encouraging...........more
JAMMU, Dec 15:Jammu-Kashmir
National Highway, the only road
connecting Kashmir valley with
the rest of the country, was
closed for vehicular traffic this
morning due to heavy landslides
particularly at Digdol caused by
the continuous torrential rains
for the last three
days.................more
JAMMU, Dec 15:The
Government today referred to the Select
Committee four private member’s
bills, which were moved by CPM MLA Mohd
Yusuf Tarigami and NC legislator
Saifullah Mir (two each) in the
Legislative Assembly. A proposal to refer
the bills to the Select Committee, to be
nominated by the Speakers, was moved by
Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Finance
Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig and was
adopted by the House..............more
NEW DELHI, Dec 15 : Ms Sheila Dikshit,
who spearheaded the Congress challenge in
the December 1 Assembly elections and
carved out a convincing win, was today
sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Delhi
for the second consecutive term,
promising to make "development with
human face" a paramount concern of
her Government...............more
NEW DELHI, Dec 15: Despite drop in
crude oil prices in the international
market, state-owned oil companies today
announced an increase in petrol and
diesel prices by more than a rupee from
midnight tonight, after maintaining the
price line for past three
months............more
RAIPUR, Dec 15: In a severe
setback to suspended former Chief
Minister Ajit Jogi, his arch rival and
senior tribal leader Mahendra Karma was
today nominated by aicc president Sonia
Gandhi as the Congress Legislature Party
(CLP) leader of
Chhattisgarh..............more
SRINAGAR, Dec 15: Unidentified
gunmen, believed to be militants, have
shot dead two militants in Pampore-Tral
belt of south Kashmir during last night.
One more militant has been killed by
security forces in an encounter in
Kokernag area..........more
JAMMU, Dec 15: A woman commander
of Hizbul Mujahideen, Kulsoom Begum, who
was arrested by the police alongwith her
father from Machaidi-Katli in Billawar
tehsil on Saturday, has made "very
important disclosures" about the
Hizbul outfit during her preliminary
questioning ...................more
