House
proceedings paralysed
over PHE schemes, wages
NC
members storm well, stage
dharna
By Mohinder
Verma
JAMMU,
Jan 16:
Disparity with the
constituencies
represented by the
Opposition MLAs in
sanctioning of Public
Health Engineering (PHE)
schemes and denial of
minimum wages to the
Community Participation
workers of Jammu region
today paralyzed the
proceedings in the Lower
House with National
Conference (NC) members
staging dharna in the
well of the House amidst
massive sloganeering
against the coalition
Government.....more
Noisy
scenes in Upper House
Govt to
remove encroachments from
Bathindi, Sunjwan
By Gopal
Sharma
JAMMU,
Jan 16:
Noisy scenes and
clashes between the
National Conference and
PDP members were
witnessed in the Upper
House today, followed by
the outburst of the
Minister for Forest and
Environment, Qazi Mohd
Afzal that entire forest
land encroached upon at
Bathindi and Sunjwan with
the help of land-mafia
will be got vacated.....more
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Budget —
Sidelights
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Like previous budget session in
January 2007, former Chief
Minister and PDP patron Mufti
Mohd Sayeed made his first
appearance during current session
in the Assembly on the day of
budget, which was presented by
his staunch loyalist, Tariq Hamid
Qarra......more
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Peerzada not
lucky 3rd time
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 16: Congress
Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed
has not been lucky third time. He
had escaped narrowly from a close
public scrutiny on two earlier
occasion......more
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Petrol to go up
by Rs 4
NEW DELHI, Jan
16: The Government is
likely to hike prices of petrol
and diesel by Rs four and Rs two
per litre respectively as global
crude oil prices continued to
surge, hitting the revenues of
domestic Oil Marketing Companies
(OMCs). .....more
Kotwal gets addl
charge of Secy Home
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 16: Pawan
Kotwal, Secretary to Chief
Minister will temporarily hold
the additional charge as
Secretary to Government, Home
Department till further orders......more
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Traffic on
highway suspended
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 16: The
vehicular traffic on
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
was suspended this evening as
major portion of the road had
become slippery because of heavy
snowfall around Jawahar Tunnel
and continuous rainfall on other
portions since morning....more
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