JAMMU,
Dec 27: A
bill to reduce strength of the Council of
Ministry to 20 per cent of the total strength of
both Houses clubbed with Anti-Defection Law is
being introduced in the Legislative Assembly
tomorrow. The special Assembly session, which was
scheduled to adjourn sine die tomorrow, is likely
to be extended by a day to pass the legislation...........more
JAMMU, Dec 27: Describing the allotment of
Government accommodation in the State as a
‘major scandal’ in J&K, Chief
Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that an
inquiry would be conducted into the whole system........more
JAMMU, Dec 27: Chief Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that there
was need to do much more than the
recommendations of the Wazir Commission
Report and give it yet another thought
and review it further to address to the
grievances of many areas. .........more
JAMMU, Dec 27: Chief
Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today
announced a series of measures to
overcome electricity shortage in
the State including
operationalisation of Pampore gas
turbine. He also declared the
Government’s determination
to come down heavily on misuse of
power by the consumers especially
usage of heaters for cooking from
January 1 giving Executive
Engineers powers to take help of
police to seal the heaters.............more
LUCKNOW, Dec 27:Former
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammed Sayeed today proposed converting
both sides of Kashmir into a free visa
and trade zone and said he has already
taken up the issue with Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh. .......more
JAMMU, Dec 27:A bill to
amend Valued Added Tax (VAT) Act and
another to amend Stamps Act were passed
by the Legislative Assembly today after
Panthers Party MLAs Harshdev Singh and
Balwant Singh Mankotia withdrew their
amendments to the bills.......more
JAMMU, Dec 27: Former Education
Minister and MLA from Ramnagar Harshdev
Singh today called for setting up of
Disaster Management Councils to deal with
natural calamities like earthquake, snow
disasters, cloud bursts and flood
etc.............more
Srinagar, Dec 27:In a major
drive against Dal lake encroachers, the
Srinagar Police seized 39 tippers
carrying building material like bricks,
cement and sand in Dal Lake in a night
long swoop against the
violators..............more
JAMMU, Dec 27:Few days
after sealing a turmeric factory for
adulteration, police today sealed a bulb
making unit at Ware House under the
jurisdiction of Gandhi Nagar police
station, which was using brand names of
important companies to increase its sale.
Four factory workers have been arrested
while its owner Romesh Kohli was
absconding..............more
NEW DELHI, Dec
27: The Government will
soon announce its decision on
repealing the Armed Forces
Special Powers Act which
safeguards security forces
against being hauled up in civil
courts, while operating in
anti-insurgency operations.
.............more
NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Next
time you cancel your railway
ticket, be sure to shell out more
towards what the Railway Ministry
calls ‘’clerkage
charges’’..........more
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