Singer
Asha Bhonsle and actor Urmila Matondkar
at the
release of "Asha & Friends"
music album in Mumbai on Thursday.(UNI)
Militants had 8 SIM
cards
Al-Badr
teenage module busted, 8 arrested
From Ahmed Ali
Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Dec 14: Claiming to have
solved a shootout and saved a number of
civilians from being killed, Police in
Budgam district have arrested eight
teenagers who had allegedly taken
contract killings from the militant
outfit, Al-Badr Mujahideen, at the rate
of Rs 30,000 each. Investigating how a
private telecommunication company had
provided a set of eight SIM cards to the
militant organisation, Police have
launched manhunt for a top Pakistani
commander, Bilal Afghani alias Chhotta
Bilal, in Beerwah-Narbal belt of Central
Kashmir......more
JDA too loses 9400 kanal
prime land worth crores
*BoD to take decision on encroachments
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 14: Not only Revenue,
Forest and Agriculture Departments have
lost thousands of kanals of their land to
the encroachers, Jammu Development
Authority (JDA) has also lost its 9400
kanals prime land worth several crores,
which has been grabbed illegally......more
Shift in positions of
India, Pak on Kashmir: Omar
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: Batting
strongly for autonomy in Jammu and
Kashmir, National Conference chief Omar
Abdullah today said there had been a
marked shift in recent days in the stated
positions of India and Pakistan on the
Kashmir issue. .........more
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LS passes
controversial Reservation Bill
NEW DELHI, Dec 14
: The
controversial bill for
reservations for backward classes
in elite government-aided
educational institutions like
IITs and IIMs was passed by the
Lok Sabha today with the
Government promising a similar
law to cover un-aided
institutions. .......more
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37 war widows yet
to get LPG dealership
NEW DELHI, Dec
14: Twenty-eight
retail outlet dealerships and
nine LPG distributorships
allotted to widows and dependents
of defence personnel killed
during Operation Vijay at Kargil
are pending for commissioning due
to various reasons, te Lok Sabha
was information the
non-availability of suitable land
at the location selected by the
allottees and non-issuance of
necessary clearance from various
statutory authorities, are some
of the reasons, Minister of State
for Petroleum and Natural Gas
Dinsha Patel said today........more
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China occupying
38,000 sq kms in J&K
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: China
continued to be in
"illegal" occupation of
approximately 38,000 square kms
in Jammu and Kashmir, External
Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee
informed the Rajya Sabha today.......more
SAARC Food Bank
soon
ISLAMABAD, Dec
14: Expressing hope that
the proposed SAARC Regional Food
Bank would be set up soon, Union
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar
today said it could act as an
"instrument" in
providing food security to the
entire region and fostering
inter-country partnership. ......more
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HC directs
pensionary benefits to slain
cop's widow
Excelsior
Correspondent
Jammu, Dec 14: Justice YP
Nargotra of the State K High
Court Jammu wing, in a writ
petition filed by the widow of a
head constable Ghulam Nabi who
was kidnapped by the militants
and later killed and whose
pensionary benefit were withheld
by the Department, has directed
the respondents to release the
amount of death cum retirement
gratuity along with arrears of
pension within a period of two
months. .........more
 All KPs
to get
jobs: Patil
NEW DELHI, Dec
14: BJP and other
opposition members today staged a
walkout in the Lok Sabha to
protest against the inadequate
steps taken by the Government to
deal with the situation arising
from atrocities against Kashmiri
Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir.........more
LeT ultra escaped
from Janipura: Police
SRINAGAR, Dec 14:
A Lashker-e-Toiba
militant, involved in several
dreaded attacks, including one on
a Congress rally here in May this
year and carrying a reward of Rs
five lakh on his head, has
escaped from jail, police
informed the Jammu and Kashmir
High Court today.........more
HC seeks report
on Bhat's grave
SRINAGAR, Dec 14:
The State High Court
today directed authorities of
Delhi’s Tihar jail to submit
a status report on the condition
of the grave of JKLF founder
Mohammad Maqbool Bhat who was
hanged there in February 1984. ........more
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Bill on child
marriage approved
NEW DELHI, Dec 14: In
a new measure to eradicate social
evils, the Rajya Sabha today
passed a bill to make child
marriages null and avoid. .......more
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