NEW
DELHI, Dec 23:The
Government proposes to bring forth a comprehensive
constitutional amendment bill for inclusion of various
Indian languages in the eighth schedule, Deputy Prime
Minister Lal Krishna Advani assured the Rajya Sabha
today.....................more
NEW
DELHI, Dec 23:National
Conference president Omar Abdullah today said the Centre
should not play a partisan role vis-a-vis holding talks
with separatists in Jammu and Kashmir and instead invite
everyone including the Hurriyat faction led by Syed Ali
Shah Geelani for dialogue...................more
Former Minister AR Rather addressing a
press conference at Jammu on Tuesday.
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JAMMU, Dec 23:Charging
coalition Government headed by Mufti
Mohammed Sayeed with eroding special
status of the State, National Conference
has urged Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K
Sinha to look into all aspects before
giving his consent to the three
‘controversial’ bills passed by
the Legislative Assembly.........more
JAMMU, Dec 23:Several
heads may roll in the biggest
ever scam in Food, Consumer
Affairs and Public Distribution
Department as the State Vigilance
Organisation is all set to
tighten noose around the kingpin
and many other insiders including
some senior officials of the
Department.............more
SRINAGAR, Dec 23: While as one
militant and a CRPF constable died in an
encounter at Drubgam in Pulwama district
today, six persons sustained injuries in
a grenade explosion at
Bandipore..............more
NEW DELHI, Dec 23:Concerned
at the deterioration of water quality due
to pollution of the Dal Lake in Srinagar,
a parliamentary committee has sought
formulation of an action plan to identify
and control the principal sources of
polluting nutrients and relocation of
population living inside the
lake...................more
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: Disclosing that
infiltration of terrorists from across
the border has come down considerably,
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today
said India wanted to improve relations
with Pakistan but for this it should stop
cross-border terrorism and dismantle
terrorist infrastructure.............more
LUCKNOW, Dec 23: Hoping that Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s
January visit to Pakistan will infuse a
fresh lease of life into relations
between the neighbours, former Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah
today said fruitful talks were possible
only if Islamabad stopped aiding and
abetting cross-border
terrorism...................more
NEW DELHI, Dec 23: BJP’s claims
to the contrary nothwithstanding,
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today
said early Lok Sabha polls cannot be
ruled out and asked partymen to be
prepared and ready for the "coming
challenge".............more
JAMMU, Dec 23: Two Army personnel
including a major were killed when the
vehicle in which they were travelling
fell into a gorge in Manjakote area in
Rajouri district this evening..........more
