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Sunday, March 2, 2008

Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in a meeting with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at New Delhi.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in a meeting with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at New Delhi.

Centre okays 370 road projects for J&K
Azad meets PM; reviews economic, political issues

Excelsior Correspondent

New Delhi, Mar 1: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had a meeting with Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh here last evening during which they discussed issues relating to economy of Jammu & Kashmir including power reform grant, Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) and setting up of a 1000 MW thermal power project......more

 

New tax slabs to stay: FM

NEW DELHI, Mar 1: After giving bonanza to Income-Tax payers by changing the slabs, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the next step should be removal of surcharges if the revenue buoyancy continued.....more

Earthquake shakes Valley twice

SRINAGAR, Mar 1: Two earthquakes of slight intensity shook the Kashmir valley today forcing people to rush out from their houses. However, there was no report of any loss of life or damage to property during these tremors, officials said.....more

New Pak Govt ready to set aside Kashmir issue: Zardari
*Favours people-to-people contacts, inter-dependence in trade

ISLAMABAD, Mar 1: In a major shift from Pakistan’s long-standing position, PPP Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, whose party is set to take reins of the country, has expressed readiness to set aside the Kashmir issue to focus on other aspects for improving relations with India.....more

Lt Gen Bhardwaj takes over as GOC-in-C

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 1: Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj today assumed the command of the prestigious Northern Command as GOC-in-C while as Lt General V K Ahluwalia took over as GOC 14 Corps......more

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J&K faces shortage of Civil Services officers

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Mar 1: The State of Jammu and Kashmir, which already has a very less quota of Civil Services officers as compared to other States, is, at present, short by 48 officers in three categories of Indian Administrative Services (IAS), Indian Police Services (IPS) and Indian Forest Services (IFS).....more

Where Govt fails, people show the way

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Mar 1: It’s not the usual case where the people propose and the Government disposes. Rather, this is the case where the people have shown the way to the Government and the latter started treading the same to give practical shape to its announcement......more

13 lakh appear in CBSE exams

NEW DELHI, Mar 1: Easy but tricky — that is how the students described the question papers as the examinations for class X and class XII under Central Board of Secondary Education started today across the country and abroad......more

No talks with foreign militants: Baig

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 1: Deputy Chief Minister and senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig has ruled out any process of dialogue with foreign militants who, he asserted, had no locus standi in Kashmir....more

NC, independents hold key

By Avtar Bhat

JAMMU, Mar 1: With no political party having clear majority in Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), the National Conference (NC) and independents will hold key to the elections of Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the civic body, the elections of which are going to be held on March 5....more

HM militant surrenders

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 1: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant surrendered before the Rashtriya Rifles in Kashmir valley. The militant identified as Irshad Kalas surrendered before the Commanding Officer of five Rashtriya Rifles along with his weapons, the spokesman said. He said Kalas...more

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