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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