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Seasons
first snowfall, plains experience rains
SRINAGAR, : The upper reaches
in Kashmir valley experienced the
season’s first snowfall while plains
received rains resulting in considerable
drop in the temperature and forcing
people to wear woollens.. .....more
India is
ready to discuss all issues with Pak: PM
HELSINKI, : In his first
public reaction to Pakistan President
Pervez Musharraf’s recent book,
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he
is ready to discuss all issues pertaining
to relations between the two countries,
including . .....more
Only 3 out of 133 Deptts
in J&K follow RTI Act
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Oct 12: While Right to
Information (RTI) Act is being used
across the country especially at the
national level by the citizens to seek
"useful information" from the
Government, over 90 per cent Government
Departments and public bodies in Jammu
and Kashmir are yet to follow guidelines
issued under the Act and issue obligatory
"Citizens Charter". Official
sources told the Excelsior that even
after a gap of 34 months when the RTI Act
was passed in the State, only three out
of 133 Government Departments and public
bodies have issued and publicised
"Citizens Charter" (containing
the information they can provide to
citizens of the State) and given it
publicity through their websites and
newspaper, .....more
Wailing family members and relatives of
Jatinder Singh during protest
demonstration at Jammu on Thursday
Excelsior/Ashok
Institution
sealed, Tawi bridge blocked
Principal
arrested; house, school attacked
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: Angered over
suicide by a student after he was beaten
and harassed by a Principal of a private
school, parents of the deceased,
supported by relatives and inhabitants of
the area, today attacked Principal’s
house and the school, ransacking them
badly..........more
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