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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA Friday, December 23, 2005

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Blast at high security technical airport in Srinagar

SRINAGAR, A powerful blast occurred outside the high security technical airport today, official sources said. The sources said the blast took place in a Tata Sumo vehicle near the entry gate around 1030 hours. However, no one was injured. .........more

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad speaking on obituary reference in the Assembly on Thursday. Excelsior/Ashok
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Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad speaking on obituary reference in the Assembly on Thursday.

Custodial deaths brought to zero
Killings won’t be allowed: Azad

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 22: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the militants wouldn’t be allowed to sabotage peace with their barbaric acts of violence against political leaders and civilians............more

Sopore encounter continues
BSF jawan among three killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 22: One BSF trooper, a militant and a civilian were killed and three civilians injured in separate militancy related incidents across the Valley today, while as a civilian lost his life in a road accident caused by a mayhem in Sopore market following eruption of a shootout........more

Ten LS members face expulsion

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Ten Lok Sabha members, caught on camera accepting money for raising questions, were today held guilty by a house committee which recommended their expulsion but the BJP dissented on the punishment being given "without" following "proper procedure".........more

Manmohan, Sonia's directive to Cong MPs

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called upon party MPs to work to dispel the wrong impressions about the misuse of the MPLAD scheme and to ensure that the scheme is properly implemented............more

Bandh observed in Jammu, NH blocked

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 22: A bandh was observed in Jammu on the call given by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) and supported by several political parties in protest against the non-implementation of Wazir Commission report and non-constitution of Delimitation Commission.......more

"Both of us represented voice of dissent in PDP"
Lone's killing a political conspiracy: Mir

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 22: Maintaining heat on the party, dissident PDP leader and former Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir said today the killing of former Minister of State for Education and PDP MLA Dr Ghulam Nabi Lone appeared to be the result of a ‘political rivalry’. He admitted that he and Dr Lone were representing the voice of dissent within the PDP Legislature group as well as the party......more

Sofi takes over as Comm (Appeals)

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 22: G R Sofi has taken over as Commissioner (Appeals) in Income Tax Department and will be having affiliate jurisdiction in Jammu and Kashmir and Amritsar................more

Cabinet approves State funding of polls

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: The Union Cabinet tonight gave in-principle approval to State funding of elections, sources here said. The clearance was given at a meeting of the Cabinet presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, they said.....................more

3rd round of talks on Jan 17

ISLAMABAD, Dec 22: Foreign Secretaries of India and and Pakistan will meet in New Delhi on January 17-18 to initiate the third round of the composite dialogue between the two countries, a media report said here today. Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Muhammad Khan will head his country’s delegation at the two-day talks with his Indian counterpart Shyam Saran, local daily ‘Dawn’ reported.......................more

Mulayam speaks to PM on Amitabh

NEW DELHI, Dec 22: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today said he had taken up with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the issue of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan being served Income Tax notice when he was in hospital recently......................more

14 NC Councillors revolt

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 22: Controversial allotment of a structure including State land on the fashionable Residency Road in Srinagar by Deputy Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), Ghulam Mohammad Hajjam alias Hakeem, has prompted as many as 14 Councillors of National Conference (NC) party to form an independent group.................more