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JAMMU (JAMMU & KASHMIR) INDIA Thursday, December 29, 2005

LATEST UPDATE NEWS (12.15 IST)

Moderate intensity quake hits Kashmir

NEW DELHI, An earthquake of moderate intensity measuring 5.2 on the richter scale hit Kashmir early today.

The tremor was felt at 0335 hrs, India Meteorological Department said.

The quake was epicentered at 33.8 degrees north and 73.8 degrees east, the IMD added. (UNI)

Rs 1342 cr reconstruction plan sent to Centre
Azad warns against bunglings in quake relief

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: Candidly admitting that there was some mismanagement at the initial stage while distributing relief in the earthquake affected areas, Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad today warned that he will not tolerate any bunglings or corruption in relief and rehabilitation operations. Reiterating Government’s committment to rehabilitate all affected families as early as possible, the Chief Minister informed that a reconstruction plan of Rs 1342 crore has been sent to the Union Government for approval. ...........more

SVO to get powers to seize, attach property

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Dec 28: In a bid to give more teeth to the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO), the premier anti-corruption agency, the State Government has decided to arm the Organisation with more powers including seizure of both movable and immovable property of the accused during investigations of the case........more

Heated exchanges on Wazir Commission

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: The State Assembly today witnessed heated exchanges among the members of National Panthers Party (NPP), Congress, PDP and National Conference with lone Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Jugal Kishore Sharma staging a walkout in protest against the Government’s ‘diluted stand’ on implementation of Wazir Commission report.........more

Session extended for discussion
Ministry reduction bill tabled in House

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: As reported exclusively by the Excelsior in its today’s edition, the State Government today introduced a bill in the Legislative Assembly seeking to restrict strength of the Council of Ministry to 20 per cent of total membership of both House of the Legislature...........more

Tragedies averted in Srinagar, Anantnag
Top comdr among 3 militants killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Three militants, including a top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander were killed in an encounter at Khrew Pampore in south Kashmir during last night while as a residential house was also gutted during the exchange of fire. Security forces averted two major tragedies in Anantnag and Srinagar by detecting two IEDs in vehicles on the roadside........more

SMC Mayor parades ‘rebel’ Corporators

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 28 : To dispel reports about a split among the National Conference Corporators, Srinagar Municipal Corporation Mayor Ghulam Mustafa Bhat today paraded several ‘rebel’ Corporators in his support here......more

'Dismiss Minister for violating oath'
NC seeks action in fake relief claims

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: The National Conference today said several fake claims have been entertained by the authorities in distribution of relief for earthquake victims in worst affected Uri and Tangdhar..............more

No move to clip SAC wings: Azad

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: Dismissing any efforts to clip the wings of State Accountability Commission, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said a measure for approval of the State Governor has only been incorporated in its rules to make the investigation more stringent...............more

NC MLAs stage walk-out

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: Entire National Conference (NC) staged a walkout from State Assembly today in protest against the absence of the Ministers in the House during Zero Hour...............more

29 Govt employees suspended

Excelsior Special Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: Fifteen Government employees have been placed under suspension in Doda district while as the case of Divisional Manager State Forest Corporation was submitted to the higher authorities for disciplimary action against him. Eleven Government officials have been suspended from Valley for remaining absent from duties..............more

4 HUJI militants surrender

Excelsior Special Correspondent

RAJOURI/JAMMU, Dec 28: Four militants of Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) outfit today surrendered before Army in Keri sector in this district soon after their infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC).........more

IIT Prof killed in terror attack

BANGALORE, Dec 28: Suspected terrorists today barged into the premier Indian Institute of Sciences here and fired indiscriminately killing a retired Professor of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and wounding three others.........more