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| Police eliminates top LeT commander in encounter | | Fidayeen attack on Rajbhawan, MLA hostel averted: IG Jammu | | |
JAMMU, FEB 28
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander has been allegedly eliminated by Jammu and Kashmir police this morning. Police has claimed that it has successfully foiled militants’ plan of mounting a fidayeen attack on Raj Bhawan and MLA hostel in Jammu by successfully eliminating one of the most wanted militant commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba, Abu Tallah in an exclusive operation in Rajwalata forest under the jurisdiction of police station Billawar in Kathua district.
Giving information of the exclusive operation carried out by a special operations group, Inspector General of Police Jammu range SP Vaid told reporters in a press conference,” as per our information Abu Tallah was planning a fidayeen attack in two places in Jammu i.e. Raj Bhawan and MLA hostel and was expanding his area of network in Jammu and Kathua districts. But before he could execute his dangerous plans he has been executed.
Abu Tallah was also considered one of the master minds behind the minority killing of 35 villagers in Kulhand and Basantgarh. Vaid said, Abu Tallah was active in Doda, Bhaderwah and U... | |
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| 1461 stranded passengers airlifted to Srinagar from Jammu, Udhampur | | Defence forces launch operation Hamsafar for stranded passengers | | | JAMMU, FEB 28
According to Divisional Commissioner Jammu Mr. Pramod Jain, Air Force on the behest of Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad today arranged air sorties from Jammu to Srinagar to airlift stranded passengers on account of national highway blockade at Panthal and delaying of road clearance for traffic owing to incessant rains.
Mr. Jain who is overseeing the airlift operation said that 1151 valley bound stranded passengers have been airlifted by the Air Force from Jammu to Srinagar by this evening. He said that on account of bad weather aircrafts from Udhampur could not take off in the morning, however, 310 passengers including 200 transported from Jammu to Udhampur have b... | |
| | | | Pakistan and US back on diplomatic tightrope | | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 28
Washington is aware of Islamabad's usefulness. Islamabad, too, is conscious of Washington's utility and relevance. Both sides are trying to further strengthen "bonds of friendship" with each other. However, signs of regrouping of Al Qaeda and the Taliban plotting a new onslaught in Afghanistan are menacing the always sensitive Pakistan-US anti-terror alliance with new strains and scrutiny.
US Vice President Dick Cheney's surprise visit to Pakistan on February 26, underscored the delicate maintenance needed in the crucial tie-up forged as the smoke cleared from the September 11 attacks in 2001. Washington, frustrated that Pakistan has been unable to flush ou... | |
| | | | BJP is back in business | | Leadership failure causes Congress fall in polls | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 28
The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has taken the Congress party by surprise in Punjab and Uttarakhand. In these two States, the Congress has been deflated by the BJP and its allies during the just-concluded Assembly polls.
And with the BJP back in business, the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre seems much more vulnerable than what it was only a fortnight ago. Anti-Congress verdict in Punjab and Uttarakhand is particularly significant in the context of the upcoming crucial Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh (UP). The BJP's strong showing in Punjab undoubtedly brought relief to its ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
The BJP successful... | |
| | | | Special mention of J&K in Union Budget | | Govt. extends tax holiday benefit till March 2012 | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 28
Enjoying a special position under Article 370 of the Constitution of India, the State of Jammu and Kashmir significantly received a special treatment in the Union Budget for 2007-08, which was presented to Parliament on Wednesday by the Finance Minister, P Chidambaram.
The Finance Minister informed the public in general and parliamentarians in particular that undertakings in Jammu and Kashmir presently enjoy a tax holiday that is due to end on March 31, 2007. Considering the importance of promoting further investment in J&K, Chidambaram said in his 100-minute speech on the floor of the Lok Sabha that he proposed to extend the benefit for another five ... | |
| | | | Income Tax limit won't be touched | | Chidambaram announces relief to taxpayers | | | NEW DELHI, FEB 28
Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, has announced some relief to tax payers, especially in view of what he has termed as the "cooperation they have extended" to the Department of Revenue. Presenting the Union Budget proposals for the year 2007-08 to Parliament on Wednesday, the Finance Minister said that the government "is committed" to tax regime which helps growth and rewards honest taxpayers.
Chiudambaram announced that the Income Tax limit will not to be changed and there will be a one per cent cut in Central Sales Tax. The Income Tax threshold limit in the Budget has been raised by Rs 10,000, giving every assessee a relief of Rs 1,000.
The current slabs and... | |
| | | | Fiscal deficit to be Rs 150,948 crore: Chidambaram | | Total plan expenditure to be Rs 205,100 crores | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 28
Anxiously-awaited official document, better known as Union Budget, for the year 2007-08 is out, with the Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, presenting the UPA government's mid-term report card on the economy in Parliament on Wednesday. The Finance Minister said that the plan expenditure for next financial year commencing April 1 is estimated at Rs 205,100 crore, which is 32 per cent of total expenditure.
Non-plan expenditure for 2007-2008 is estimated at 435,421 crore rupees, an increase of 6.5 per cent over the current fiscal. Chidambaram, who took at least 100 minutes to complete his speech in the Lok Sabha, said that in the Budget Estimates for 2007-08,... | |
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