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Lessons from World Bank verdict on Baglihar Panic buttons being pressed on Pakistani side 2/14/2007 10:31:04 PM BL KAK NEW DELHI FEB 14 If the verdict of World Bank's neutral expert, Prof. Raymond Lafitte, on the Baglihar hydro-electric project under construction in the Jammu region has gone in favour of India, it is not surprisng that Pakistan has claimed "victory". And at a time when the two leading political personalities from Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad, currently the Chief Minister of the troubled State, and Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Union Minister for Water Resources, issued separate statements in relation to India's victory, Pakistan's Water and Power Minister, Liaquat Jatoi, said in Islamabad that the World Bank expert had determined that the design of Baglihar dam "violates the Indus Water Treaty and directed India to lower the height of the proposed reservoir on the Chenab". Jatoi requires to be told that Pakistan had raised four objections of which three have been accepted by Prof. Raymond Lafitte. The World Bank expert has asked India to reduce the height of the dam from 144.5 metres to 143 metres. The expert has also reduced the size of the reservoir from 37.722 milli...   READ MORE

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J&K CM requests PM for additional funds Baglihar project facing severe financial crunch 2/14/2007 10:28:14 PM BL KAK NEW DELHI FEB 14 Even as both the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government are keen on ensuring unhindered work on the construction of the Baglihar hydro-electric project before the year 2007 runs out, a piquant situation has arisen with the prestigious project reported to be facing a severe financial crunch. The project's executing agencies have hailed the World Bank neutral expert's "favourable" verdict. But the financial crunch has led the State administration to seek "early" help from the Centre. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who has apprised the Centre of the actual position in relation to the Baglihar project, is planning to meet the Prime Mini...   READ MORE   Protest against custodial killing of youth, five cops suspended 2/14/2007 9:59:20 PM RAJOURI FEB 14 Eleven persons, including five police officials, were injured in police –public clashes in border district Rajouri today. The people were protesting against the killing of a youth in police custody at police station Rajouri last night. Five police cops including a Head Constable have been placed under suspension pending further inquiry. Police used tear smoke to disperse the unruly crowed, who damaged nearly half a dozen government vehicles. According to the reports, last night a police party from police station Rajouri picked up a youth identified as 24 year Showket Ahmed son of Mohammed Latief from Chapprian area in the vicinity of town in connection with a theft case...   READ MORE   Vigilance detects embezzlement of Rs. 6.45 lacs AO booked, Jr. Assistant caught red handed while accepting bribe. 2/14/2007 9:35:40 PM SRINAGAR | FEB 14 The State Vigilance Organization has claimed to have unearthed embezzlement of over Rs. 6.45 lakhs in Rural Development Department Kupwara, besides arresting a Jr. Assistant of Tehsil Office Handwara after catching him red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs. 1000 Vigilance sleuths also booked Accounts Officer posted in the office S.E. PWD Anantnag for possessing assets disproportionate to his known income. Vigilance sources told News Agency of Kashmir that a Case FIR No. 10/2007 P/S VOK was registered against than District Panchyat Officer Kupwara, a Senior Assistant and others for misappropriating Rupees.645907. The details of investigation , sources said reveale...   READ MORE   Cabinet to meet today to discuss delimitation report PDP Ministers likely to raise demilitarization issue 2/14/2007 9:33:36 PM JAMMU FEB 14 The delimitation report presented to Chief Minister by the chairman of the commission would be discussed in the state cabinet meeting taking place on Thursday evening. Transfers of civil and police officers would also be effected in the meeting. There is every likely hood of being it a stormy and crucial meet as the ministers from PDP are expected to raise the issue of demilitarization and withdrawal of special power Acts as announced by Party’s patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed at a press conference yesterday. Sources in civil secretariat told News Agency of Kashmir that State cabinet scheduled to meet tomorrow would discuss the report of delimitation commission which was prese...   READ MORE

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