Her militant hubby
got second life, courtesy 2 Ministers
With
5 Ministers under cloud, Manju may
lead CBI to bigger fish
From Ahmed Ali
Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Central
Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has begun
preparations to conduct phase two of
investigation into the infamous Srinagar
sex scam in the wake of directions from a
Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir
High Court on Monday. With as many as
five Ministers of the coalition
Government having been already named by
victims and witnesses---and finally by
the court---trouble is in the making for
more influential political entities,
known for their liaison with a woman
Councillor of Srinagar Municipal
Corporation (SMC)....more
3 militants, 3 civilians
killed
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Even as Police and
security forces have killed three
militants in two separate operations in
Kashmir valley since last evening,
suspected militants have gunned down a
middle aged woman in Bandipore and also
left an 8-year-old girl dead and another
girl wounded in a shootout at Warpora in
Sopore. Yet another 8-year-old girl has
been found killed in an apparantly
non-militancy related incident in a
forest area in Kupwara district......more
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Fresh air strikes
in Pak, 50 killed
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9:At least 50
militants were killed today when
Pakistani fighter jets pounded
their hide-outs in the
country’s restive tribal
region near Afghan border, taking
to nearly 250 the total number of
ultras who lost their lives in
the latest crackdown by the
security forces. .....more
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Son arrested for
killing father
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Police
today arrested a youth for
killing his businessman father
Nazir Ahmed Mahajan in the last
week of September. The killing of
Mahajan evoked massive protests
by the business community and
some political parties in the
Kashmir valley recently. Several .....more
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Burgeoning
unemployment of technical
graduates
Re-orientation of
Institutes on
Haryana, Punjab pattern suggested
By Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Oct 9: Lack of
liaison between industries,
chamber and technical
institutions including
polytechnics is responsible for
the technical graduates and
diploma holders remaining
unemployed in Jammu and Kashmir.
To overcome this problem a
radical reorientation of such
institutions on the pattern of
adjoining States of Himachal
Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab is
imperative......more
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Crisis over nuke
deal eases
NEW DELHI, Oct 9:
The crisis facing
the Government following the rift
with the left over the Indo-US
nuke deal eased for the
time-being in an apparent
ceasefire after the two sides
today agreed to hold more talks
to break the impasse on October
22. ...more
Centre nod for
Prez rule in K'nataka
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: The
Union Cabinet today decided to
impose President’s Rule in
Karnataka after the collapse of
the JD(S)-BJP coalition and to
keep the state Assembly in
suspended animation pending
Parliament’s approval....more
India to carry
forward peace process
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: India
will continue to engage with
whoever is in power in Pakistan
to carry forward the peace
process but it will be easier to
deal with a democratic
Government, official sources said
today. ...more
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Govt’s
bonanza to farmers
 NEW DELHI, Oct 9: In
possibly the biggest package for
farmers amid speculation over
early elections, the Government
today announced a record hike of
Rs 250 per quintal in Minimum
Support Price of wheat and relief
for sugarcane growers. ...more
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Shoot-out at
Talab Tillo, one hurt
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 9: A youth was
shot at and injured by a
miscreant near Agriculture
complex at Gole Pulli in Talab
Tillo tonight. Accused has been
arrested by the people and weapon
of offence recovered from his
possession....more
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