Bush speaks
to PM
Both
leaders hope to address Indias
concerns
NEW DELHI,
Dec 21: Seeking to reassure India
that the US will not shift goalposts on
the civil nuclear deal, President George
W Bush today spoke to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh who said India still has
"some concerns" but both the
leaders hoped these would be addressed in
the next stage of negotiations......more
Bush speaks to PM
Both
leaders hope to address Indias
concerns
NEW DELHI,
Dec 21: Seeking to reassure India
that the US will not shift goalposts on
the civil nuclear deal, President George
W Bush today spoke to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh who said India still has
"some concerns" but both the
leaders hoped these would be addressed in
the next stage of negotiations......more

Former Chief
Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayed addressing
a rally at Satwari on Thursday.
Excelsior/Ashok
Mufti praises
Cong high command for bold initiatives
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: Amidst reports of
differences between coalition partners,
former Chief Minister and patron of the
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti
Mohammed Sayed today showered all praise
on Congress high command for its all out
support to the people of Jammu and
Kashmir and made it clear that peace
initiatives taken up in the State were
not possible without cooperation of the
Union Government......more
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3 more
shifted, 12 others to follow
9 Pakistanis
freed, taken to Wagah
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec
21: Authorities tonight
released nine Pakistanis from Kot
Bhalwal and other jails besides a
couple of police stations for
their deportation to Pakistan at
Wagah tomorrow even as three more
prisoners including a convict
were shifted from Kot Bhalwal
jail in authorities attempt
to remove trouble
makers from high security
jail and restore order there..........more
Fresh
snowfall on 1st day of 'Chillai
Kalan'
NH closed, 1500
vehicles stranded
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU/SRINAGAR,
Dec 21: After
having remained closed for seven
days early this month, the
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
was again closed for vehicular
traffic this morning due to
landslides at highly vulnerable
spot of Panthal. Due to the
closure of the highway, about
1500 Srinagar-bound vehicles have
been stranded at different places
as today was up convoy........more
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Azad announces
varsity campus for Poonch
Excelsior
Correspondent
Jammu, Dec
21: Chief Minister
Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that
for equitable development of all
villages, blocks, tehsils,
districts, areas and regions
frequent and constant monitoring
through Cabinet-cum-District
Development Board meetings,
public representatives and
concerned district officers was
essential........more
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Shifting of
invaluable treasure from Saturday
Dogra rulers'
antiques see light of day
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
21: Unforeseen they
were but unforgettable they will
be. This is exactly what one can
describe the invaluable treasure
of Dogra rulers on having the
glimpse of the same.......more
Balakrishnan to
be next CJI
NEW DELHI,
Dec 21 : Justice K
G Balakrishnan is all set to take
over as the next Chief Justice of
India on January 14 next year.
Justice Balakrishnan who is the
senior most Judge after the
present Chief Justice Y K
Sabharwal, will be the first
Dalit Chief Justice of India.......more
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Soz welcomes CM's
statement
Excelsior
Correspondent
NEW DELHI,
Dec 21: Union
Minister of Water Resources Prof
Saif-ud-Din Soz met the Prime
Minister Dr Manmohan Singh last
night and congratulated him for
his statement at Amritsar on the
need to sort out all outstanding
issues with Pakistan..........more
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4 militants
arrested in Kashmir
SRINAGAR,
Dec 21 : Four
militants were arrested with arms
and ammunition besides more than
Rs one lakh recovered during
overnight operations in Kashmir
valley, an official spokesman
said..........more

SVO raids RO's
houses, 2 held
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
21: The State Vigilance
Organisation (SVO) today booked a
Range Officer posted in
Sunderbani, Rajouri for
possessing assets
disproportionate to known sources
of income worth more than Rs 75
lakh and arrested a Treasury
Officer and Accountant at Sumbal,
Sonawari in Kashmir red handed
while accepting gratification.......more
JU cancels
illegal admissions
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec
21: Taking serious note
of not following admission norms
and also charging exorbitant fee
by two private colleges of
Management Studies, Jammu
University today cancelled their
21 illegal admissions and also
issued show cause notice to the
colleges.......more
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