Opposition members
protesting against the Government in
Legislative Assembly before staging a
walkout on Friday. Excelsior/Ashok
Proposal to engage
Retd Tehsildars stirs hornet’s nest
Entire
Opposition stages walk-out
By Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Jan 18: Entire
Opposition today created massive uproar
in the Lower House and staged walk-out
after the Government stirred
hornet’s nest by announcing a
proposal to engage retired Tehsildars on
the posts of Tehsildars and Naib
Tehsildars lying vacant for the past
quite long time. The Opposition termed
the proposal an attempt to encourage
back-door appointments and depriving
unemployed youth of the Government jobs....more
Moharram mourners clash
with police
Excelsior
Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Jan 18: Even as
licensee of the 8th Moharram main Alam
and Tazia procession in Srinagar,
Yadgaar-e-Hussaini Committee Gurubazar,
remained mute to the Government's
decision of not granting permission to
the religious rally, scores of religious
and separatist political activists
dismissed the same as "intervention
in the matters of faith" and clashed
with Police in Civil Lines in the capital
city today. Police used force in
retaliation and detained over a hundred
people for several hours for violating
the prohibitory orders. .....more
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Discussion deferred
to Tuesday
Qarra, Rather
clash on budget
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 18: Ruling
PDP and Opposition National
Conference members especially
Finance Minister Tariq Hamid
Qarra and Leader of Opposition
Abdul Rahim Rather, former
Finance Minister, had heated
exchanges in the Assembly on the
issue of initiating debate on
budget during today’s
sitting of the House......more
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Taj cornered over
misleading reply
Members’ ire
forces Minister to apologise
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 18: The ire of
Opposition National Conference
and ruling alliance Members
forced the Minister for Animal
and Sheep Husbandry Taj
Mohi-ud-Din to apologize on the
floor of the Lower House over the
incorrect and misleading reply......more
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SVO registers
case on Lone’s charges
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 18: The State
Vigilance Organisation today
registered a corruption case on
the statement of Shoaib Lone,
Independent MLA from Sangrama as
recorded by Jammu Police, under
Prevention of Corruption Act to
investigate the allegations of
bribery......more
Brig Guha new Leh
GoC
JAMMU, Jan 18: Brig
Abhijit Guha, the Brigadier
General Staff (information wing)
of the Northern Command, has been
elevated to the rank of Major
General and would take over the
Leh-based 3 Infantry Division
under XIV Corps in Jammu and
Kashmir, sources said. .....more
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New CJs for 3
States
NEW DELHI, Jan
18: Mr Justice Jagdish
Bhalla, Judge of Chhattisgarh
High Court, was today elevated as
Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh
High Court, it was officially
announced here....more
Highway blocked
for 3rd day
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 18: The
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
remained block for the third
consecutive day today due to
continuous shooting of stones at
highly vulnerable spot of
Panthyal....more
Spl Asstt, Pvt
Secy transferred
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 18: Government
today ordered transfers and
postings of a Special Assistant
and Additional Private Secretary....more
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