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| Pandemonium in assembly over filling LC seats | | Baig not allowed to speak on behalf of Govt | | | Jammu | Jan 27
The Coalition government today succumbed to the pressure exerted by the opposition and agreed to a separate debate, amid pandemonium, on the issue of violation of the constitution while filling two vacant seats in the legislative council from local bodies quota.
The opposition also did not allow former Law Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig to speak on behalf of the government on this issue.
The issue had been raised by the Panthers Party member Harsh Dev Singh on the floor of the house three days ago.
The house witnessed noisy scenes when a former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, who is a well known constitutional expert, was on his feet, after securing permissi... | |
| | | | Difference with Muftis sorted out, no plan to leave PDP: Baig | | Draft document on self-rule proposal ready | | | Jammu | Jan 27
Denying strongly the rumour that he was planning to leave People’s Democratic party, former Law Minister and senior PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Beig today said that difference with the Muftis had been sorted out.
Baig, however, informed that he was ready with the draft document on self rule proposal and the same shall be tabled soon.
Admitting that he was hurt by the manner in which PDP leadership had recalled him from the cabinet, Baig while talking to reports in the Assembly lobby said “I don’t know the reason why I was asked to leave the cabinet. The party leadership did not even asked me to give an explanation”.
Although suggesting that lack of communication was the... | |
| | | | Home Guards huger strike enters 33rd day | | | |
JAMMU | JAN 27
The hunger strike by the members of Home Guards Welfare Association continued for the 33rd consecutive day outside the Divisional Commissioner’s office here today.
The agitating Guards are demanding grant of all incentives as are available to their counterparts in other parts of the country.
Addressing the protestors, Ali Mohammed Bhat President of the Association warned that the huger strike and dharna would continue till the government concedes their demands.
Avtar Singh General Secretary has impressed upon the government to accept their genuine demand at the earliest and maintained the Home Guards are working shoulder to shoulder with regular forces but regretted tha... | |
| | | | Pak forms special team to probe Marriott blast | | | | ISLAMABAD | JAN 27
Pakistan has formed a special team to probe the suicide attack on the Marriott hotel, hours before the Indian High Commissioner held a Republic Day reception there, even as security was hightened across major cities and airports of the country.
Interior Secretary Sayed Kamal Shah said a special unit of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), headed by a DIG, has been formed to investigate the blast.
A suicide bomber yesterday tried to storm the hotel hours before a reception there by Indian High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal to mark the Republic Day, killing himself and a security guard and injuring seven others.
The investigators apparently were still clueless ab... | |
| | | | New born found outside temple | | | | Jammu | Jan 27
In a bizarre incident of its own kind, a newly born baby was left outside a temple by his parents at Rehari area this morning. According to reports, priest of the temple spotted a new born, left by his parents outside the temple, and immediately informed the police about the matter. A police party from Rehari Police Station immediately rushed to the spot and took the baby along with it. Baby was kept under the safe custody of some responsible person till its verification. Meanwhile, Police is investigating the matter and even questioned the people to ascertain the identity of the baby.
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| | | | Highway open for one-way, snow and rain in Kashmir | | | | Sriangar | Jan 27
The cold wave conditions intensified in the Kashmir Valley following fresh snowfall in the upper reaches coupled with rains in the plain, including Srinagar, ending about a month long dry weather.
The 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, only road linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the world remained open for one-way while 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway has remained closed since November last due to heavy snowfall.
With just three-days of the 40-day '' Chalai Kalan'', coldest period of the winter, left, the upper reaches in the Kashmir valley witnessed moderate to heavy snowfall while the plains had rains since last night after the Western Disturbanc... | |
| | | | Guv’s address: Tarigami refused permission to comment | | | | Jammu | Jan 27
Deputy Speaker Mohd Akbar Lone today refused to permit CPI(M) leader Mohd Yousuf Tarigami from making comments on the Governor’s Address delivered during the Republic Day Parade on January 26.
When Tarigami rose to raise the issues related to Governor’s speech, National Conference MLA Sharifudin Shariq also said that he too wanted to make certain comments in this regard.
Prior to this ruling of the Chair, Tarigami demanded to know as to whether the Governor had been authorized to make important statements on behalf of the union government on the all important peace process.
However, senior National Conference leader Abdul Rahim Rather intervened at this moment, saying... | |
| | | | Police driver arrested for smuggling timber | | Forest minister suspends four, orders probe | | | Srinagar/Jammu | Jan 27
Forest Minister Qazi Muhammad Afzal today ordered suspension of four employees including a forester following the arrest of a police driver from whom smuggled timber worth lakhs was recovered in Ganderbal area, here late last night.
Official sources said that residents of Aarhama, Ganderbal had approached forest minister Qazi Muhammad Afzal alleging that a police driver was smuggling timber from the area in connivance with some forest officials.
Based on the complaint, a special team of Forest Protection Force (FPF) officials was constituted which intercepted a White police gypsy late last night in the area. During the checking the gypsy was found to be carrying s... | |
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