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Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a meeting in Poonch on Friday.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing a meeting in Poonch on Friday.

Campus launched in Poonch
Peace process slowed down due to
Pak developments: CM

Excelsior Correspondent

POONCH, Feb 15: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that the path of reconciliation adopted by India and Pakistan was in best interests of the people of two countries, adding but for recent developments in the neighbouring country much headway would have been made by now in bringing about complete amity and peace. He hoped that the situation in Pakistan would soon improve enabling two countries to take the process of dialogue forward. ......more

LeT militant involved in UP blasts, associate killed

Excelsior Correspondent

PULWAMA, Feb 15: A top Pakistani militant of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit involved in November 23 blasts in various courts across Uttar Pradesh was today killed along with his associate in a gunfight with police in Pulwama district. ....more

Decks cleared for Shiv Khori Shrine Board
Governor gives nod to bill

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Feb 15: Clearing decks for the setting up of third Shrine Board in the State, Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha has given his nod to the bill passed by both House of the Legislature last month for constituting Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board (SSKSB) to manage affairs of holy shrine of Shiv Khori, where Lord Shiva was said to have prayed, in picturesque Ransu area of Reasi district.....more

Challan against Auditor
BOSE official in Vigilance net

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) today caught red-handed a Junior Assistant in the office of Board of School Education (BOSE) at Rehari while accepting bribe of Rs 1500 from a student.....more

Chopras murder case
HC restrains State from presenting challan

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: In a much publicised Chopras murder case, Justice Virender Singh of State High Court today directed that State agency can investigate the case but the challan before the concerned court shall not be filed till further orders. .....more

Illegalities in ReT appointments since 2000
SAC directs Vigilance to conduct probe

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Feb 15: State Accountability Commission (SAC) has directed the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) to conduct thorough probe into appointments of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) teachers in the Poonch district since the implementation of the scheme in 2000.....more

State Cabinet meets today

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: The State Cabinet is meeting here tomorrow noon to fill up vacancies in the administration and take up other administrative agenda......more

India, Pak to double flights

ISLAMABAD, Feb 15: Aiming to facilitate people-to- people contact and bilateral business and trade activities, India and Pakistan today decided to more than double the number of weekly flights between them and add a new destination for designated airlines in each other’s territory.....more

Militants cut civilian's toe

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Feb 15: Militants last night cut the toe of a civilian in his house at Fatehpur Mandi in Poonch district following resistance by the family of their forced attempt to seek food....more

MiG-21 crashes in Kutch; pilot safe

AHMEDABAD, Feb 15: In yet another mishap, a MiG-21 jet fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in the marshlands in Kutch near the Indo-Pak border today. But the Pilot bailed out safely....more

3 ultras get 5 years RI

NEW DELHI, Feb 15: Three Khalistan Jindabad Force (KJF) militants were today sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by a court here for a blast in Kailash Hotel in Paharganj area here eight years ago. ....more