Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful
Patel and Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad
at a meeting in New Delhi.
Airport for
Kishtwar sanctioned
International
flights from Srinagar by June
Excelsior
Correspondent
New Delhi, Feb 13: The international
flights to and from Srinagar Airport will
operate from this summer with the new
terminal building getting ready by June
2008. To start with, flights will be
operated to and from the Gulf countries.......more
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Major
boost for pilgrim tourism
Shiv
Khori, Bawa Jito among 4
shrines
get huge Central funds
By Sanjeev
Pargal
JAMMU,
Feb 13:
Holy shrine of Shiv Khori
in Reasi district, which
is likely to be governed
by a Shrine Board very
soon besides Bawa Jito
and Jia Poto shrines in
Jammu district and
‘Naun Pindies’
on Katra-Reasi road are
being developed in a big
way with Union Ministry
of Tourism approving
funds worth several
crores for creation of
facilities there to
promote pilgrim tourism.....more
Natwar
quits Cong, may join BJP
JAIPUR,
Feb 13:
Former External Affairs
Minister K Natwar Singh,
who had to resign from
the Government in the
wake of the Iraqi
Food-for-Oil scam, today
announced his resignation
from Congress but parried
questions whether he
planned to join the BJP.....more
Reach
out to worst hit areas:
Governor
Excelsior
Correspondent
ANANTNAG,
Feb 13:
Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) S
K Sinha today visited
snow-hit areas of
Anantnag, Doda and
Kishtwar districts and
stressed the need for
early restoration of road
network to reach out
landlocked habitations.....more
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Another
militant group trapped in Mendhar
Rs 3 cr worth
heroin seized on IB
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb
13: Security forces
today recovered heroin worth Rs 3
crore in the international market
from near the fenced area at
Korotana Khurd near Abdullian in
RS Pura sector. The heroin
smugglers, however, remained
untraced......more
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Dasmunsi
heads WB, Pachouri MP units
Soz formally
appointed PCC(I) president
NEW DELHI, Feb
13: Union Water
Resources Minister Prof Saifuddin
Soz will be the new president of
the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh
Congress Committee (JKPCC), the
party announced today.....more
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CCPA to consider
fuel price hike today
NEW DELHI, Feb
13: The Cabinet
Committee on Political Affairs is
likely to consider raising petrol
price by Rs two a litre and
diesel by Re one a litre tomorrow
in view of a surge in global
crude oil prices......more
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Two
militants, 3 OGWs held
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR,
Feb 13:
Security forces today
apprehended two
terrorists and three
Over-Ground Workers
(OGWs) in Kashmir valley
where a hide-out of
militants was also
busted.....more
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Cong
defeat to impact budget
NEW
DELHI, Feb 13:
Recent defeat of the
Congress party in the
three States of Gujarat,
Punjab and Himachal
Pradesh, will have a
major impact on the last
budget of the UPA
Government, preparations
for which are almost
complete....more
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CRPF
cop missing in Kashmir
SRINAGAR,
Feb 13: A
Constable of Central
Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) is missing from
his company headquarters
in south Kashmir,
official sources said....more
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MHA
to revamp BSF Air wing
NEW
DELHI, Feb 13: To
tide over the shortage of
pilots leading to virtual
grounding of the BSF Air
wing, the Union Home
Ministry has signed a
Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with
the Defence Ministry....more
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