NEW
DELHI,
The overall cross-border infiltration from
Pakistan and militant activities in Jammu and
Kashmir during the last eight months have come
down considerably compared to the corresponding
period last year, the Rajya Sabha was informed
today. ..more
NEW DELHI, Dec 20 : Parliament today expressed
grave concern over the new scam relating to the
MPLAD scheme, exposed by a TV channel, and
ordered inquiries to probe the matter. The new
scam allegedly implicates seven MPs, two from the
Rajya Sabha — Sakshai Maharaj (Rashtriya
Kranti Dal) and Isam Singh (BSP) and five from
the Lok Sabha — Alemao Churchill (Cong),
Faggan Singh Kulaste (BJP), Ramswaroop Koli
(BJP), Chandra Pratap Singh (BJP) and Parasnath
Yadav (SP). ...........more
Excelsior/Ashok
NC president Omar Abdullah along with Dr Farooq
Abdullah addressing party workers at Jammu.
JAMMU, Dec 20:Reiterating
that greater autonomy was the only solution of
vexed Kashmir problem, newly elected president of
the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Omar
Abdullah today claimed that proposals coined by
different groups were by and large same as
already given by his party........more
SRINAGAR, Dec 20: An SPO was killed
before a prolonged encounter at Malaknag
in Anantnag ended today, while as a
Territorial Army Captain and a police Sub
Inspector were injured in this encounter,
which had erupted Monday afternoon.........more
JAMMU, Dec
20: Militants attacked
a police post in the Kishtwar
area of Doda district on the
intervening night of December 19
and 20 and wounded a Special
Police Officer (SPO) while as an
Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the
Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit was
arrested............more
ISLAMABAD,
Dec 20: Pakistan and India are
expected to ink tomorrow an agreement on
the bus service between Lahore and
Amritsar which could start "within
the next ten to twelve days,"
officials said today. "Bus service
between Amritsar-Lahore could start
within next ten to twelve days, if
everything goes well during the
meeting", said Saroj Kumar,
Additional Secretary, Road Transport
Authority, who is leading the Indian
delegation for the two-day talks with
Pakistani officials which began here
today. Additional Secretary Ministry of
Communications, Muhammad Abbas is
representing Pakistan.......more
NEW DELHI,
Dec 20: The cold wave claimed six
more lives in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
pushing the death toll to 48 today as the
higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh froze
10-20 degrees below zero and the winter
chill rode into Madhya Pradesh.......more
JAMMU, Dec 20: To tide over
prevailing power crisis in the State by
tapping identified power potential of
2000 Mega Watts through major and small
hydel projects, the Jammu and Kashmir
Power Development Corporations (PDC) is
all set to change existing hydel policy
for early setting up of the Small Hydel
Projects (SHPs)................more
JAMMU, Dec 20: Bar Association
Jammu in a meeting held here today,
decided to go on indefinite strike till
the State Government starts the
construction work of the lawyers’
chambers........more
JAMMU, Dec 20: A day before the
commencement of Special Assembly session,
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will
preside over the meeting of the
Legislators of alliance partners of his
Government here tomorrow........more
Jammu, Dec
20: The Transport
Commissioner R K Tikoo taking
cognizance of media reports
regarding overcharging by some
pollution checking centres at
Srinagar and Jammu, has put in
operation the task force to
launch vigorous checking of these
centres and ensure that the
prescribed rates fixed for
issuing pollution control
certificates to various
categories of vehicle are
charged........more
AMRITSAR,
Dec 20: The
security forces in Punjab have
been put on high alert following
intelligence inputs on the
possible strike by militants in
the border State and the Union
Territory of Chandigarh........more
NEW DELHI,
Dec 20: India and
Pakistan began their
technical-level talks on
demarcation of Sir Creek, a strip
of marshland on the Western
border between the two countries,
here today to decide the terms of
reference for a joint survey........more
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