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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA Saturday, December 10, 2005

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UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi listening to the plight of quake victims at Sultan Daki, Uri on Friday.

UPA chairperson chose to mark birthday sharing people's plight
Sonia reiterates Centre's support to quake victims

Excelsior team

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Dec 9: The UPA Chairperson and AICC president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi on a two day tour of the State, opted to spend her birthday with people of Jammu and Kashmir especially with earthquake affected today............more

Opposition stages walk-out in LS
Govt rules out JPC probe

NEW DELHI, Dec 9: Government today ruled out a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Volcker findings on pay-offs in Iraqi oil deals saying the Justice R S Pathak Inquiry Authority had already started its work and its scope was "very wide"........more

Omar to teach Afghan MPs

SRINAGAR, Dec 9: National Conference president Omar Abdullah is flying to Kabul tomorrow to participate in an orientation programme for newly elected Parliamentarians in Afghanistan, a first Kashmiri leader to visit that country after the US-led coalition overthrew Taliban regime. ........more

Majority of pumps go dry in city
Oil companies warn tanker owners

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 9: As the stalemate continued, the indefinite strike of Jammu and Kashmir Petrol Tankers’ Association entered fourth day today. Consumers have been facing acute shortage of the fuel as almost all the petrol pumps in the city are running dry due to the strike............more

SC for plugging loopholes in HC Judges' appointment

NEW DELHI, Dec 9: Asserting that it wants to attain the benchmark of "zero-vacancy" on appointment of judges for High Courts, the Supreme Court today asked senior advocates and Attorney General Milon K Banerji to suggest measures to plug the loopholes in the guidelines for their appointment. ......more

4 Govt officers attached

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 9: The Government today ordered attachment of four officers, who were among six officers whose premises were raided by the Vigilance Organisation on Wednesday......more

LeT militant nabbed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 9 : A Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was today arrested and a huge quantity of ammunition seized from him in Pulwama district, a police spokesman said. .............more

Ex-Army official sentenced

NEW DELHI, Dec 9: A Delhi court today sentenced a retired Army official to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for trying to pass on sensitive information relating to troop deployments and movements to Dubai and Kathmandu-based Pakistani ISI officials. .......more