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| Union Govt’s interim budget today | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday went through the documents related with the interim budget that will be presented to parliament Monday, and after the approval of the house forwarded to President Pratibha Patil for her assent, as per convention.
The prime minister also formally approved the speech of External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who will be presenting the interim budget to the Lok Sabha, said official sources.
Mukherjee, who has been given the additional charge of finance, called on Manmohan Singh at the prime minister's official Race Course Road residence to apprise him of the measures to be announced in the interim budget.
The prime minister, who holds the finance portfolio, is convalescing after a heart surgery last month.
Ahead of the presentation of the interim budget, expectations were high from India Inc, as the current economic slowdown has pulled down the country's merchandise exports as well as industrial output.
Although the measures to be announced by Mukherjee will be interim in nature, industry said exceptional circumsta... | |
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| Over 200 medicos deprived opportunity to compete for PG | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: For a faulty examination system and insensitive bureaucratic control, over 200 medicos have been forced to lose a precious year of their career despite rules and eligibility criteria in their favour.
The Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BoPEE) is conducting examination for Postgraduate streams of the Medical Sciences (MS/MD) in first week of March but the 2002 batch of MBBS/BDS from Shere-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura and Government College Srinagar is not being allowed to take part even though their application forms stand submitted. A significant number of students in this batch belong to Jammu region and all of them have b... | |
| | | | End arbitrary exploitation of waters resources: Mufti | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: Making a strong case for economic empowerment of Jammu and Kashmir, former Chief Minister and the Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for an immediate end to the arbitrary exploitation of state’s water resources.
Mufti has called for adopting a fresh approach to address the State's economic and fiscal woes. "The continuing arbitrary exploitation of our water resources must end to safeguard our economic interests," he said. "The State's natural and water resources need to be freed from the current exploitative arrangement that has spelled a doom to its economy reducing it to a begging bowl," Sayeed said while addressing a PDP... | |
| | | | Three-day employees’ strike begins | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: Despite assurances and appeals from the government, the employees are all set for fresh round of three-day agitation beginning Monday.
Last weekend the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather had said in a meeting with employees that the government was serious about addressing issues but there seems to be no end to the woes of common people of the state as the state government has failed to prevent three-day long strike by state government employees.
Though the strike plan was announced by the agitating state government employees agitating in support of implementation of sixth pay commission recommendations well in advance but the state government despit... | |
| | | | PM may attend session | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is convalescing after a heart surgery last month, is likely to attend Parliament at least for a day before it adjourns after a ten-day sitting on February 26.
PMO sources said Dr Singh was recovering very fast and he would be able to attend to official duties within a week. "Since this is the last session before the General Elections, Dr Singh may attend Parliament at least for a day, but strictly after getting clearance from doctors." they said. Dr Singh, who is now convalescing in 5, Race Course Road, will be
shifting to 3, Race Course Road, where his family is living, in the next two days.
He stayed in 5, Race Course Road aft... | |
| | | | LC polls notification likely today | | | | New Delhi, Feb 15: The notification for by-elections to 12 Legislative Council seats in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to be issued on Monday.
The elections in the valley are scheduled for March 7. The last date for the filing of nominations is February 24 and the nominations will be scrutinised on the February 25.
The last date for withdrawal is February 27. (ANI)
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| | | | All eyes focused on cabinet expansion | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 15: After a clean sweep in Rajya Sabha elections, the Omar Abdullah Ministry is now geared up for an expansion but the leadership of Congress and National Conference was in a fix on the timing.
Elections to the vacant seats of Legislative Council are due on March 7 and the coalition leadership is weighing options of going for expansion before or after elections. In any case the Ministry is up for expansion before notification is issued for the Lok Sabha elections.
There are over two dozen aspirants but neither Chief Minister Omar Abdullah nor the Congress leadership is interested in full expansion in single go. Sources said that six to eight faces may be... | |
| | | | Holbrooke arrives in Delhi | | | |
New Delhi: The US appointed special envoy to Afghanistan, India and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to start deliberations with the India leadership on various issues confronting the South Asian region.
Reports reaching Press Bureau of India said that Holbrooke is likely to hold discussions with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and National Security Adviser M K Narayanan on the situation prevailing in India after the 26/11.
Holbrooke's visit provides a first opportunity to India to present an account to the Obama administration on the terrorism threat from Pakistan. Holbrooke will in all probability, be given a briefing on the evidence of Pakistani ... | |
| | | | '26/11 Planning Den Traced Near Karachi' | | Lakhvi, others suspects remanded to FBI custody | | |
Islamabad, Feb 15: The house where the Mumbai terror attackers and its planners camped before and after launching their deadly operation has been unearthed in Pakistan's Sindh province, a media report has stated.
A large map of the world with Mumbai and the sea route to it marked out prominently, and newspapers, including those carrying stories about the November 26 Mumbai carnage were found at the house, now sealed by investigators, Geo TV said.
The TV footage of the unkept house, that is believed to have been used by the terrorists including Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunman, showed among other things a picture of a speed boat, equipment used in fishing vessels and a l... | |
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