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NC MLAs protesting in Assembly after independent MLA Shoaib Lone's sensational disclosures. Excelsior/Ashok

MLA stuns House, says Minister took Rs 40000 as graft
My father fell victim to political conspiracy,
order CBI probe: Lone

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Jan 11: Massive sloganeering and wild protest against the Coalition Government by the entire Opposition were witnessed in the Legislative Assembly today following an independent MLA from Sangrama accusing the Government of shielding ‘killers’ of his Minister father...more

Fight against corruption to continue: Azad

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Jan 11: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today made it clear that his fight against corruption would continue with strong commitment notwithstanding the fact that the State would go through elections this year.....more

Govt to set up Kashmiri Hindu Shrine Board
*To protect, manage KP shrines in Valley

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Jan 11: After Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) and proposed Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board (SSKSB), the Government has now decided to constitute Kashmiri Hindu Shrine Board (KHSB) which will comprise of 12 members, two of whom will be official members to be nominated by the Government while 10 others will be elected in a prescribed manner.....more

Gul throws papers on Minister, walks-out
NC again creates furore on colleges

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 11: Main Opposition National Conference again created furore in the Legislative Assembly today over the issue of degree colleges and grilled the Government.....more

NH re-opens after 3 days

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 11: After remaining closed for three consecutive days due to landslide at highly vulnerable spot of Panthyal and heavy snow at Jawahar Tunnel, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for the vehicular traffic this morning......more

MiG-21 drops fuel tank on Sopore village

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 11: In an unprecedented incident, a fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) today jettisoned an 11-ft long high grade aluminium fuel tank in the air which came crashing down on the house of one Mohammad Maqbool Sheikh in Janwara locality of Sopore township in Baramulla district. Sheikh's house suffered some damage even as he and all of his family members had a narrow escape......more

2 killed, 47 injured in Nandni accident

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 11: Two persons were killed and 47 others received injuries, when a bus they were travelling in, skidded off the road and plunged into a nullah near Asher Kund, Nandni under the jurisdiction of Jhajjar Kotli Police Station......more

SHOs’ transfer order kept in abeyance

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 11: A district police order on transfer and postings of 20 SHOs in Jammu, which was issued yesterday, was today kept in abeyance following some "unknown reasons"......more

6 X-Ens shifted

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 11: Minister for R&B Jugal Kishore Sharma has ordered transfers and postings of six Incharge Executive Engineers (Civil) in the Public Works (R&B) department......more