Terrorism in
J&K, subsidies on top of
PM’s action agenda
NEW DELHI, Feb 9: Tackling
terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir
and Northeastern states and
scrapping subsidies are among a
set of major steps proposed in a
six-month action plan outlined by
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
here today to give a push to
implement commitments made by his
Government.........more
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Residents approach
court to seek right of vote
Boycott,
fear, enthusiasm run parallel in Budgam
From Ahmed Ali
Fayyaz
BUDGAM, Feb 9:
With
all players of the game---Government,
separatist leaders and
militants---claiming success in holding
or disrupting the current process of
Municipal elections in Kashmir, residents
of a ward at this district headquarters
have approached a court of law in their
desperate attempts to seek right of vote.
Even as the court dismissed the petition
today, polling is being conducted in 22
of the total of 50 wards in Budgam
district tomorrow. The fourth and the
last phase of the Municipal elections in
Kashmir is being held in Ganderbal, in
addition to four local bodies of Budgam,
Magam, Khansahib and Chrar-e-Sharif on
Thursday......more
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Nanavati gives report on
1984 riots, says it's for Govt to act
NEW DELHI, Feb 9 : More than
20 years after an estimated 3,000 people
were killed in anti-Sikh riots in the
National Capital, a commission of inquiry
today submitted a 185-page report to the
Government containing findings on whether
any political party had organised the
riots..........more
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SC seeks report on
Geelani attack
NEW DELHI, Feb 9: Terming as
"disturbing" the murderous
attack on S A R Geelani, the Supreme
Court today asked the Delhi Police to
submit after a week its report regarding
the progress made in the probe even as
his counsel sought a CBI investigation
into it...........more
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