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Saturday, March 8, 2008

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About 2 dozen injured, more than 130 arrested

SRINAGAR : About two dozen Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) employees and their families were injured when police fired tear gas shells and resorted to baton charge to disperse them on Moulana Azad road this afternoon. ......more

 

Intelligence opposes safe passage to Kashmiri youths

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, Mar 7: In a major setback to some prominent political parties, both in the ruling coalition as well as in the opposition, the Intelligence agencies have strongly opposed their demand for giving "safe passage" to nearly 3500 Kashmiri youths, held up in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for last several years......more

 

Striking SRTC employees being arrested by police in Jammu on Friday. Excelsior/Ashok
Striking SRTC employees being arrested by police in Jammu on Friday. Excelsior/Ashok

Agitating employees lathicharged, 400 arrested
SRTC workers, families to launch 'Jail Bharo Andolan'

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU/ SRINAGAR, Mar 7: While police continued to raid the houses of the leaders of State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) Union, at least 400 employees and workers were arrested in Jammu and Srinagar when they were staging protest demonstration, demanding their 5-months salary from the Government.....more

Rs 195 crore tax evasion case
IT Deptt’s action leads to recovery of Rs 35 crore

By Mohinder Verma

JAMMU, Mar 7: The Income Tax Department has intensified recovery drive into Rs 195 crore income tax evasion detected during the current financial year and an amount of Rs 35 crore was realised from the tax evadors till February ending.....more

Kashmir seeks better deal for undercover agents

CHANDIGARH, Mar 7: The ‘spy who came in from the cold’ has regretted that the Indian Government made no efforts to secure his release from Pakistan following his arrest on charges of espionage in June 1974.....more

Wild cat lands in police lock-up

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, Mar 7: Captured by locals after hot chase and long efforts from Pangai village of Thannamandi, a ‘big wild cat’ has landed in police lock-up. This two year old grown, leopard was giving sleepless nights to the people of the area for the last several weeks. It had reportedly killed many sheep and goats besides causing injuries to few villagers......more

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Mehboob Beig: 'Tell Pak leaders enough is enough in Kashmir'
Asma meets NC, Cong, JKLF leaders

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 7: United Nations Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion and Faith, Asma Jehangir, has begun her chain of meetings with mainstream as well as separatist Kashmiri leaders immediately after her landing in Srinagar today.....more

CPI writes to PM, warns withdrawal of support

NEW DELHI, Mar 7: In further hardening of Left stand, CPI today warned the Government of withdrawal of support if it goes ahead with the Indo-US nuclear deal......more

Govt hikes DA by 6 pc

NEW DELHI, Mar 7: The Government today approved a six per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and an identical rate of dearness relief to pensioners with retrospective effect from January 1, this year......more

PM, Governor greet Azad on birthday

Excelsior Correspondent

Jammu, Mar 7: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today turned 58. His birthday today was, as always, a low key affair as he did not believe in celebrating the occasion. It was a usual day for Mr. Azad who kept himself engaged with affairs of the State....more

Ex-MLA's house gutted, 4 hurt

SRINAGAR, Mar 7: House of a former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) was gutted and two fire-fighters were injured while two persons were wounded in a road accident in the Valley overnight, official sources said today....more

2 thieves, 2 jewellers held

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Mar 7: Police today arrested two thieves and recovered stolen gold and cash from their possession in Talab Tillo which they had stolen from a Shankar Vihar before a marriage in a house. Two jewellers have also been arrested for receiving the stolen gold....more

LD docs on strike after thunder from attendants

Excelsior Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Mar 7: In umpteenth incident of the doctor-attendant conflict, a thick crowd of attendants of female patients today roughed up medical and paramedical staff at Lal Del Hospital after a woman died due to profusion of bleeding under treatment. Doctors have proceeded on strike and refused to resume duty until the 'urchins' were arrested and the authorities came out with a credible assurance that no more incident of attack on the medical staff would be tolerated....more

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