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| 3 foreign tourists feared dead in air crash | | | | Srinagar, Mar 16
A group of three French Nationals are feared dead in an air crash at Gund area of Sonamarg here this afternoon.
Reliable sources told News Agency of Kashmir that the trio who were putting up in Grand Palace hotel did not return back till late evening after they boarded a private chopper and flew to world famous hill resort of Kashmir Valley Sonamarg for heli- skiing expedition.
The skiers identified as Shyvani Sauda, Diane Schlegl and Juliens Cubas, according to sources, were missing since their private Chopper disappeared in the Gund area of Sonamarg area. According to the sources, government has pressed in an Air Force chopper to locate the missing tourists, besides dispatching a police team to launch a search operation.
When contacted Grand Palace management told News Agency of Kahmir that the Group left for Sonamarg early this morning and did not return back till late evening, adding they have already informed the administration about the disappearance of the Tourists.
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| Pakistan ready to show flexibility on Kashmir: Aziz | | | | ISLAMABAD, MAR 16
Pakistan is ready to show "courage and flexibility" in its efforts to resolve the Kashmir issue in a sincere, purposeful and constructive manner, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said today.
"Pakistan is ready to show courage and flexibility if all other stakeholders reciprocate," Aziz said addressing a conference on Kashmir here.
"Pakistan has entered into a dialogue process with India with a firm commitment and a sincere hope that it would result in a just and lasting solution of this dispute in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiri people," Aziz said.
He said durable peace in the region could only be ensured if the Kashmir issue is resolved peacefully in accordance ... | |
| | | | Cabinet meet assumes importance, newly created districts to come in existence from 1st April | | Massive administrative reshuffle expected in this meet | | | Govind Chouhan
Jammu | Mar 16
The much awaited cabinet meet, which is scheduled to be happen any time after March 20, has assumed much importance with the commencement of official work in the eight newly created districts begins from April 1 this year.
Informed sources said that operationalizing of the administrative in these new districts will require a massive overhaul of the state administration. In fact a massive reshuffle in the administrative, bureaucratic and police setup is in the offing in the entire state.
According to sources close to Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, the crucial cabinet meeting could be called anytime after March 20
In order to chalk out a strategy to red... | |
| | | | PM’s reconstruction plan stem cell for massive infrastructure development: Azad | | Train youth in available ITIs for jobs in hydro power projects’ | | | Jammu, March 16
Connoting Prime Minister’s reconstruction plan as stem cell for massive public service infrastructure development in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad said that magnanimous financial support the state is receiving under the plan would catapult development progress in the state.
Chief Minister was chairing a high level meeting to get detailed appraisal of each and every scheme taken in hand under the Prime Minister’s reconstruction plan. He said major projects in power, roads, tourism, healthcare, education, agriculture etc. launched under the plan would help in a big way to realise the dream of greater prosperity and development in the state.
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| | | | A dazzling extravaganza for cricket-crazy Indians | | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, MAR 16
The World Cup is under way in the West Indies. It is, unmistakably, a dazzling extravaganza for a huge population of cricket-crazzy Indians. The event, officials admit, will, at the same time, result in public gambling, known in local parlance as satta, across the country, particularly in major cities and towns, over the next several weeks.
And if the assessments of the police were any indication, betting volumes during aq crucial one-day international cricket match, one that could involve India and Pakistan, can exceed 250 million dollars. Betting estimates for the World Cup, which will see 51 matches played, is more than 4 billion dollars.
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| | | | Army not to use spy drones in J&K | | Ex-servicemen to reap benefits in 2007 | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, MAR 16
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has no plans, at present, to use spy drones in Jammu and Kashmir. Neither will the troubled north-east region get any spy drones in the given situation. Spy drones' usefulness is in the task of tracking terrorists and their hideouts.
The Defence Minister, AK Antony, made it plain in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that his Ministry has no proposal for induction of spy drones in the country's Armed Forces. In his reply to a question by Dalpat Singh Parste, Antony also made it clear that the Army does not hold spy drones.
However, a variety of ground based and aerial surveillance activities are undertaken by the Army in order t... | |
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