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CM releases Shamsbari at prestigious function at SKICC Scattering, division & backwardness of Paharis is result of 1947 turmoil: Azad 10/10/2006 9:37:40 PM Srinagar, October 10 –“Synergy of human expression through rich medium of multi-languages helps in developing ideal atmosphere of intellect and usher the society towards proud civilization”, said Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad on the occasion of release of special number of Shamsbari, a Pahari literary magazine, at an impressive and jam-packed function organized by J&K Pahari Welfare Society headed by Mr. Zaffar Iqbal Manhas at SKICC here today. Chief Minister said that Pahari language has its own historical background and it is the time to realize that the turmoil period of 1947 mostly affected the hilly people of Jammu and Kashmir State. Mr. Azad said history is witness of bravery and valour of Pahari people who resisted all kinds of onslaughts with full courage. He said in-spite of the fact that Paharis lack all such facilities which are available in plains, the fertile and rich literature emerged from hilly regions of the state. He said that all great people and religious and spiritual personalities have loved mountains as these have become instruments...   READ MORE

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George points finger at Prez, Kalam mum 10/10/2006 8:04:40 PM New Delhi October 10 Rejecting allegations of corruption against him in the Barak missiles deal with Israel, former defence minister George Fernandes has said that any charge should start with President A P J Abdul Kalam. "In so far as Barak is concerned, if they have to make any charge, then it should start with the President, who first called for it (the missile system) before I went into the government," he told reporters on Tuesday shortly after CBI filed a First Information Report naming him as an accused in a case of corruption in the Barak missile deal. The Rashtrapati Bhavan chose to remain silent on the allegations. "He (the then scientific adviser to defence minis...   READ MORE   Employing a child can now land you in jail 10/10/2006 7:26:31 PM NEW DELHI: The Labour Ministry notification banning employing children below 14 years as domestic helps or at eateries on Tuesday came into force even as the children have little to cheer about in the absence of a comprehensive rehabilitation package. The ban is accompanied by provisions imposing punishment which includes a jail term upto one year, sources in the labour ministry said. NGOs have raised questioned on the success of the ban and asked how the government will ensure effective implementation of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act that bars children under 14 years from working as domestic help or servants at roadside eateries and other non-hazardous jobs. ...   READ MORE   'N Korea willing to quit N-programme' 10/10/2006 7:26:13 PM Seoul (South Korea), October 10, A North Korean official said Pyongyang was willing to return to international arms talks and abandon its atomic programme if the US takes "corresponding measures", South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. "The nuclear test is an expression of our intention to face the United States across the negotiating table," the unnamed official said, according to reports from Beijing. "What we want is security of the (North), including guaranteeing our system." The official also dismissed moves at the UN Security Council to sanction the communist nation over its reported nuclear test. ...   READ MORE   India, UK to ink anti-terror pact 10/10/2006 7:25:54 PM London, October 10 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart Tony Blair are expected to agree on Tuesday on a set of cooperative measures designed to combat terrorism, a spokesman said. The two leaders, who are due to hold talks in London, will also discuss North Korea's underground nuclear test as well as other international issues, such as the West Asia and climate change, said a spokesman for Blair's office. In addition, business and trade will be on the agenda of their third annual summit at a time when speculation is mounting that Tata Steel is poised to make an offer for Ango-Dutch steelmaker Corus Group. "We will agree a package of cooperation in the con...   READ MORE   Follow Indira Gandhi way: RSS advises Congress ****Afzal's case**** 10/10/2006 7:25:33 PM New Delhi, Oct 10 Stating that India does not have a precedence of forgiving 'crime against nation', the RSS has asked Congress to follow former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who went ahead with the hanging of Mohammad Maqbool Butt and adopt the same principle in the case of Mohammad Afzal, convicted by the Supreme Court for waging a war against the state. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh mouthpiece 'Organiser', which ran a front page storyheadlined ''Ban on RSS, Balm for Afzal'', in its editorial stated how Ms Indira Gandhi hanged Maqbool Butt even at the cost of losing one of the country's finest diplomats, Ravindra Mhatre. Mhatre was kidnapped in London and the kidnappe...   READ MORE   Pak madrassas still host 1,000 foreigners Non-Pakistani students to furnish surety bonds 10/10/2006 7:20:47 PM B L KAK NEW DELHI, OCT. 10: The United States is displeased by Islamabad's go-slow action in relation to the "provocative" presence of a large number of foreigners in Pakistan's Islamic schools. On finding Washington far from satisfied by Islamabad's handling of the situation, Pakistani authorites have just been reported to have informed the US administration that as many as 470 of the 1,500 foreign madrassa students have been deported. The rest of the students, the US administration has been told, would be sent home if they failed to furnish surety bonds by their respective governments by the end of Ramadan. Pakistani authorities have even gone to the extent of saying that these st...   READ MORE   Outskirts of Muzaffarabad haven for ultras Lashkar jihadis preparing themselves to enter J&K 10/10/2006 7:20:24 PM B L KAK NEW DELHI | OCT 10 The Union Home Ministry has received fresh inputs making it clear that operational bases of jihadis belonging to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Mujahiden (HuM) are humming with activity in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). These bases are located on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad across Uri sector in Kashmir Valley. Groups of infiltrators have chosen unaffected locations close to the Line of Control (LoC) for sneaking into the Indian territory. The Home Ministry has once again confirmed what it terms as “a spurt in the activity” of the Lashkar-e-Toiba operatives and activists in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan occupied Kashmir has been high on the agenda ...   READ MORE   FIR against Fernandes, Jaya Jaitley, ex-Navy Chief in Barak Missile case 10/10/2006 7:19:33 PM New Delhi, Oct 10: In a significant development, the CBI has registered an FIR against former Defence Minister George Fernandes, his associate Jaya Jaitley, accused of receiving a bribe of Rs 2 crore, and former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar for alleged irregularities in purchasing the Barak missile system from Israel in 2000. Earlier, the agency conducted nationwide raids in connection with discrepancies in high profile purchases during the NDA regime. The FIR filed in a designated court yesterday alleged that a sum of Rs two crore was paid to Jaitley, who acted as an "agent" to clinch the Rs 1,150-crore deal to buy seven Barak anti-missile defence systems from state-run Israel a...   READ MORE   Ban on child labour comes into force 10/10/2006 7:17:48 PM New Delhi, Oct 10 The Labour Ministry notification banning employing children below 14 years as domestic helps or at eateries today came into force even as the children little to cheer about in the absence of a comprehensive rehabilitation package. The ban is accompanied by provisions imposing punishment which includes a jail term upto one year, sources in the labour ministry said. NGOs have raised questioned on the success of the ban and asked how the government will ensure effective implementation of the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act that bars children under 14 years from working as domestic help or servants at roadside eateries and other non-hazardous jobs. 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