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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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When Amarnath Yatra brings smiles on locals

SRINAGAR, The Amarnath Yatra may be lapped up with devotion by tens of thousands of pilgrims each year but the big boost that the local economy gets in only two months in a year brings smile....more

 

MPs try to snatch copies of bill
Women quota bill introduced amid high drama in RS

NEW DELHI, May 6: Amid high drama and scuffles between members, a resolute Government introduced a Bill providing for reservation of one-third of seats for women in Parliament and State legislatures in the Rajya Sabha today.....more

MP charged with indiscipline, misconduct
Soz issues show cause notice to Madan Lal

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 6: Taking a serious note of senior Congress leader and Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha member Madan Lal Sharma’s remarks against Speaker Tara Chand and former PCC (I) chief Peerzada Mohd Sayeed, made in a public meeting in Akhnoor tehsil on Sunday, Pradesh Congress president and Union Minister for Water Resources Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz today served a show cause notice to Mr Sharma as to why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him as per the party constitution. The show cause notice charged the Parliamentarian with indulging in gross indiscipline and misconduct....more

Terminate services of ex-Minister's daughter: SAC

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 6: State Accountability Commission (SAC) today recommended to the State Government the termination of services of former Minister’s daughter and forfeiting pensionary benefits of then Manager of Integrated Water Shed Development Project....more

Four X-Ens, 6 AEEs promoted
*27 SEs, X-Ens transferred

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 6: Government today promoted four Executive Engineers (civil) as Superintending Engineers and six Assistant Executive Engineers as Executive Engineers in R&B Department......more

52 Pak prisoners seek commutation

ISLAMABAD, May 6: Fifty-two prisoners on death row today filed a petition in Pakistan Supreme Court seeking commutation of their sentence to life imprisonment in the wake of the pardon granted to Indian national Kashmir Singh. .....more

Jawan kills JCO in Nowshera

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, May 6: An Army jawan allegedly shot dead a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) after a tiff in his unit located in forward Nowshera area of district Rajouri today. ....more

Jammu cops alert Pampore police
Simran-Zooni go underground along with 30 SIM cards

By Sanjeev Pargal

JAMMU, May 6: A mother-daughter duo, who were part of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) network, have gone underground along with at least 30 SIM cards meant for Jaish militants in twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri......more

5 officers transferred

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, May 6: The Government today ordered transfer and posting of five officers. Dr Syed Mohammad Fazalullah, Director Technical Education, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in Home Department. B A Runiyal, Director Estates will replace Dr Fazalullah as Director Technical Education......more

Qarra for restructuring economic system

Excelsior Correspondent

TRIVANDRUM (KERALA), May 6: Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Finance Tariq Hameed Qarra today called for restructuring of India’s federal system as a vital part of conceptualizing economic reform in the country....more

Service chiefs meet empowered committee

NEW DELHI, May 6: Prospects of an enhanced pay package for the Armed Forces personnel appeared to brighten today after a crucial meeting of the three Service Chiefs with the empowered Group of Secretaries headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekar. ...more

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