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| Implications for India's security become serious | | Chinese get foothold in Sri Lanka | | | NEW DELHI, MAR 13: Strife-torn Sri Lanka's south coast will, in the next some days, witness the arrival of a large number of Chinese. In a situation like this, implications for India's security are going to become serious. In plain language, China is all set to drop anchor at India's southern doorstep.
It will not be an easy task for anyone to stop Chinese march after Sri Lanka and China finalised an agreement under which the latter will participate in the development of a port project at Hambantota on the island's south coast. An agreement on the Hambantota project was among eight that were signed during Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's recent visit to China. Even as the Sri Lankans were finalizing the deal with the Chinese, they clinched an agreement with the Americans. In Colombo, officials reached agreement on an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the US.
The agreements come at a time when India is already watching with concern the growing Pakistani influence in Sri Lanka. The Hambantota Development Zone, which the Chinese will help build, ... | |
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| Number of RSS cadres has come down | | BJP has 45 million members | | | NEW DLH, MAR 13:
Believe it or not, the revelation has come from the RSS itself that the number of RSS cadres has come down. According to the annual report of the much-talked-about organisation, 44,417 shakhas were held this year at 30,988 places. Around 7,851 saptahik (weekly) meetings and 7,300 monthly sangh mandalis were held. This is significantly lower in comparison with the figures for the last year, when 61,201 shakhas were held at 35, 719 places.
Interestingly, no deep thought seems to have gone into analysing the reasons for this drop. Looking at the last year's report, Mohan Bhagwat, prominent RSS leader had said that the RSS would use the yearlong celebration of the cente... | |
| | | | Sonia Gandhi enters into picture | | Congress labours to woo allies in UPCongress labours to woo allies in UP | | | NEW DELHI, MAR 13
Sonia Gandhi is under pressure to work overtime as the crucial Assembly polls in equally crucial State of Uttar Pradesh (UP) are round the corner. Since the Congress party is not able enough to go alone in the poll arena, Sonia is left with no option but to engage potential allies to break the existing deadlock in UP.
Sonia has entered into the picture following failure of talks with potential allies to evolve an acceptable formula over sharing of seats in UP. The process of filing nominations has just got underway for the first of the seven-phased polling to elect the new 403-member UP Legislative Assembly.
Talks came to a halt last week with the Rashtriya Lo... | |
| | | | India, Pak kickstart fourth round of talks | | | |
ISLAMABAD, MAR 13
The fourth round of Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan was kick-started today with Foreign Secretaries of the two countries meeting here with a desire to take forward the peace process launched in 2004.
At the two-day talks, the two sides will discuss eight outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, terrorism, Siachen and Sir Creek besides various confidence building measures. New Delhi wants Islamabad to take effective and concrete steps to curb cross-border terrorism as promised by it and this will be conveyed at the meeting.
As they began their parleys, both Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Mohammad Khan underl... | |
| | | | DB disposes off much publicized timber scam | | Directs trial Court for expeditious trial | | | Jammu, March 13
Division Bench of J &K High Court Jammu wing, comprising Justice Nirmal Singh and Justice JP Singh, in a much publicized Public Interest Litigation filed in timber scam, disposed as having rendered in-fractious, and directed the Trial Court to conclude the trial expeditiously preferably within a period of six months by taking the proceedings on day to day basis. In case, the Trial Court finds any difficulty in concluding the trial within six months, it shall make reference for extension of time by giving reasons.
This significant judgment written by Justice Nirmal Singh for the Division Bench, after hearing Sr. Advocate ZA Shah along with Advocates KN Bhat, Sunil Sethi an... | |
| | | | Alleged corruon case registered against MS SMGS Hospital | | | |
Jammu March 13
Vigilance Organization, on a complaint filed by one Rajesh Sharma of refrigerators, Exchange Road Jammu, has registered a case against Yash Pal Sharma Medical Superintendent SMGS Hospital Jammu u/s 5(2) PC Act 2006 BK r/w section 161 RPC and started investigation in the case.
According to the FIR, the complainant appeared in the P/S VOJ and lodged a written complaint in which he submitted that he had taken contract for repair/maintenance of ACs for the year 2006-2007 in GMC Jammu and its Associated Hospitals. He submitted a bill for Rs 20,000 is pending for payment in the office of Medical Superintendent SMGS Hospital Jammu but Medical Superintendent Yash Pal Sharma is d... | |
| | | | Court frames charges against JE RDD | | | | Jammu, March 13
Special Judge Anticorruon Jammu JR Kotwal today framed charges against Junior Engineer Rural Development Department (RDD) block Kalakote Rajouri Mohd Bashir who was caught red-handed by the Vigilance Organization on August 6, 2006 while acceng Rs 6000 as illegal gratification from a contractor.
According to the Vigilance case accused Mohd Bashir Junior Engineer in Rural Development Department block Kalakote, being a public servant demanded Rs 10,000 from a contractor as illegal gratification for releasing payment against a construction work executed by the contractor and the deal was settled at Rs 6000 on August 6, 2006. The accused, who was sitting in a ... | |
| | | | Incessant Rains: State holds disaster management meeting | | | | Jammu, March 13
Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir State Ghulam Nabi Azad chaired a high level meeting of State level committee on disaster management at Civil Secretariat here today to take stock of all measures taken by different agencies of the government in the wake of incessant rains and snowfall in the state.
Besides Minister for School Education Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, Minister for Health and Medical Education Mangat Ram Sharma, Minister for Power Nawang Rigzin Jora, Minister for R&B Gulchain Singh Charak, Minister for Agriculture Abdul Aziz Zargar, Minister for Housing and Urban Development Qazi Mohammad Afzal and Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Mohammad D... | |
| | | | Thrill of flying low frill airlines turns sour | | Glitch in system forces Air Deccan to refuse refund | | | Jammu, Mar 13
The thrill of flying low frill airlines has turned into a nightmare for Kashmir bound passengers of Deccan airways as the airline today refused to refund ticket money to passengers after canceling the flights.
Air Deccan has cancelled the flight for today as well as the next two days.
Although the cancellation of the flights is a routine affair due to bad weather conditions, but, the reported refusal of the Deccan official to refund the ticket money has put many a passengers bound for Srinagar in quandary.
Travel industry sources, have revealed that Deccan Airlines has been forced to refuse the refund of tickets due to failure of the new software reservation system inst... | |
| | | | CS chairs meeting of crises management committee | | | | Jammu, March 13
A high level Meeting of “Crises Management Committee” was convened today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary C. Phunsog to discuss arrangements made for tackling damages caused due to incessant rains and heavy snowfall in the state.
It was stated in the meeting that all the routes connecting district headquarters with capital cities are open for traffic excluding Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which is closed for traffic at Panthal due to landslides. However, the passengers stranded between Banihal and Ramsu were brought back to Srinagar.
It was also stated that ration items to drivers and cleaners of the stranded vehicles have been made available and food... | |
| | | | Four killed in snow related incidents, essential commodities on short | | Seven days vacation announced for valley schools, Air Force offers help | | | Srinagar | Mar13
While the entire valley has been covered by a thick blanket of snow due to continuous snowfall for the past 36 hours, at least five persons, including a girl and a security man, died due to collapsing of different structures across the valley. Two CRPF paratroopers were also injured when a bunker gave in to snow. Meanwhile, the state cabinet has announced a vacation of seven days in all schools across valley and also postponed the interviews for jobs.
According to reports, normal life came to a complete halt as accumulation of snow on roads prevented any movement of transport and snapping of electric supply lines forced the state administration to cut off the supply of e... | |
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