Only 25 pc cases
settled so far
Jammu tops in
Roshni applications
By Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Feb 23:
The Government has
received 2.54 lakh applications
for regularisation of
unauthorisedly occupied land
under Roshni scheme but only 25
per cent of them have been
disposed off by the
administration so far. While
Jammu district topped the number
of applications received under
Roshni scheme, the border
district of Rajouri topped in the
terms of land encroached.....more
Fresh snowfall in
Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Feb 23:
Icy winds lashed the
Kashmir valley today as high
altitude areas in the State
received fresh snowfall and the
plains were lashed by torrential
rains. .....more
Moves afoot to
clip Musharraf’s powers
ISLAMABAD, Feb
23: Moves were afoot
today to clip President Pervez
Musharraf’s sweeping powers
despite the United States
standing by the beleaguered
Pakistani leader rendered
vulnerable after this week’s
Parliamentary polls in which
opposition parties scored
stunning victories......more
8 Forest officers
shifted
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: Minister
for Forest and Environment Qazi
Mohd Afzal has ordered transfers
and postings of eight Divisional
Forest Officers (DFOs) and
Assistant Conservators of Forests
in the State Forest department. .....more
Pak national held
in RS Pura
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: A Pakistani
youth was arrested by security
forces last night from forward
village of Mangral in RS Pura
sector. He was handed over to
police this morning for
questioning......more
Escaped Ugandan
held in Dehradun
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 23: A Ugandan
army’s retired official, who
had escaped from custody of
Satwari police station on the
intervening night of February 13
and 14, was today arrested by
Dehradun police in Uttranchal.......more
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