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NPP member Balwant Singh Mankotia reached near Speaker Tara Chand (Left) while Harshdev Singh clashing with Marshals to reach Well of the House in Assembly on Wednesday.

Grants of 25 Deptts, Appropriation bill passed in
9 minutes without any debate, reply
Kundal report climax: House adjourned sine die
All 4 NPP MLAs forcibly evicted by Marshals
NC members protest, show black flags in Assembly
Curtains down on Lower House 10 days ahead of schedule

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Jan 30: Amidst unprecedented pandemonium which saw forcible eviction of all four National Panthers Party (NPP) legislators, Speaker Tara Chand this afternoon adjourned the Assembly sine die ahead of 10 days after the House approved clubbed grants of nearly 20 Departments within 5 minutes in first sitting and approved the budget (Appropriation Bill) in just four minutes in second sitting with ‘yes’ from the treasury benches and massive sloganeering from entire Opposition. With grants of Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig’s Departments also passed earlier in the day, budget of nearly 25 Departments was passed in a single day without any debate by the members or reply by the Ministers as per the practice....more

Brief session likely for Govt business

The Government is likely to hold a brief session of the Legislature after sometime to take up the Government business left out due to abrupt sine die adjournment of Assembly session following protests by the Opposition.....more

I’ll quit politics if charges proved: Rather
Baig takes on Farooq, Rather, top brass of NC
*Time for Governor to act: Harshdev

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 30: Coalition partners today launched a counter attack on National Conference including party’s top brass—Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition Abdul Rahim Rather, Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, MLA and former Minister, Choudhary Mohd Ramzan, former Minister, Mohd Yusuf Taing, MLC and Mohi-ud-Din Shah, late veteran leader of the party. ....more

Half of total forest area rendered degraded

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Jan 30: The Forest Department, which remained in the eye of storm ever since the much-hyped Kundal Committee report was made public, came under another heavy hammer this time from the central autonomous authority.....more

Adjournment—Sidelights

* Ever since Kundal Committee report was tabled in the Assembly on last Tuesday, the Assembly had been witnessing turmoil with National Conference disrupting proceedings of the House. This Monday, the Question Hour had lasted 18 minutes, it came down to 12 minutes on Tuesday and was at its lowest at 7 minutes today when Speaker adjourned the House......more

IGP declares Kulgam as militancy-free zone
‘Distt Commdr’ among 4 militants killed

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Jan 30: With the killing of four militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, including a top wanted ‘District Commander’, senior officials of Jammu and Kashmir today declared Kulgam area of south Kashmir as a "militancy-free zone".....more

Committee for IAS officers’ promotion formed

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 30: The Government has constituted a screening committee for the purpose of promotion to the IAS officers in the State......more

20 employees, 3 cops injured in cane-charge
Police foils EJAC bid to gheroe Assembly

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Jan 30: Over 20 Government employees and three policemen were injured today after police resorted to cane charge to foil their bid to storm the Civil Secretariat and gheroe the State Assembly which is in session to force the Government to concede their demands......more