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Dera moves SC on Sikh ultimatum to vacate 5/26/2007 12:34:46 AM NEW DELHI, MAY 25 With just a day left to meet the deadline set by the Sikh high priests to vacate the deras, the Dera Sacha Sauda today moved the Supreme Court seeking protection for all its premises across the country. The court which heard a petition in this regard however said "these are matters to be sorted out politically at the government level." A Bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice D K Jain which heard the petition said such type of matters are to be looked into by the Government. The court made this observation when the petition filed by Abhijit Bhagat, a trustee and vice-chairman of the Dera, was mentioned before it. Further hearing on this petition along with another petition was adjourned to June 4. Bhagat said the petition was necessitated since the Sikh's highest Temporal seat have issued a ultimatum that all the properties of the Dera must be vacated by May 27. He alleged that the Punjab Government has not taken any step against the threat and instead was supporting the Akali Dal in the stand-off against the Dera Sacha Sauda. The stand...   READ MORE

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New airport measures against hijacking Fresh orders for stepped-up vigil at J&K airports 5/26/2007 12:33:32 AM BL KAK NEW DELHI, May 25 The government of India has formulated a host of measures to secure airports and prevent hijacking. The measures include profiling of pasengers on the basisis of nationality and origin, it is learnt. Need for a stepped-up vigil at some airports in the country was highlighted at a five-hour-long meeting here. These airports are at Jammu, Srinagar, Amritsar, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Agartala. Informed sources said that it was decided at the meeting that profiling would be conducted through an advanced passenger information system. A background paper prepared for the meeting stressed that security agencies can undertake more s...   READ MORE   New airport measures against hijacking Fresh orders for stepped-up vigil at J&K airports 5/26/2007 12:33:31 AM BL KAK NEW DELHI, May 25 The government of India has formulated a host of measures to secure airports and prevent hijacking. The measures include profiling of pasengers on the basisis of nationality and origin, it is learnt. Need for a stepped-up vigil at some airports in the country was highlighted at a five-hour-long meeting here. These airports are at Jammu, Srinagar, Amritsar, Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Agartala. Informed sources said that it was decided at the meeting that profiling would be conducted through an advanced passenger information system. A background paper prepared for the meeting stressed that security agencies can undertake more s...   READ MORE   Kashmir Valley's orange tree astonishes scientists 5/26/2007 12:32:54 AM BL KAK NEW DELHI, May 25 Some scientists have been set in motion by an unexpected, unusual, unnatural happening in Kashmir Valley--appearance of oranges on a tree. This information was circulated by the CNN-IBN television channel on Friday. Oranges normally grow in high temperatures and the season ends by the onset of summer. But when oranges start growing in Kashmir, bizarre is the only word that comes to mind. Details pasted on the website of the television channel are quite revealing. Abdul Rashid Badyari, a local Kashmiri Muslim of Srinagar, has been identifed as the owner of the orange tree--the only orange tree in the Valley of Kashmir. Badyari ...   READ MORE   History-making trial in Udhampur Indian Army soldier receives death sentence 5/26/2007 12:32:23 AM BL KAK NEW DELHI, May 25 Indian Army sepoy, Satyam Kumar, has been sentenced to death by a summary General Court Martial (GCM) for killing his superior, Havildar Padmarajan in 2006. Satyam Kumar is a sepoy in the Northern Command Signals unit. Satyam Kumar had pumped 20 bullets into Padmarajan after a minor argument. The punishment has to be confirmed by the government of India on the recommendation of Army headquarters. The Court Marshal passed the sentence after a 15-day trial in Udhampur in Jammu region. This is the second death sentence given to a soldier in less than three months. Sepoy SC Behera was also given death on February 26 for killing his superior Lt Col S Sa...   READ MORE   Rs 40 Cr being spent under Mid-Day Meals scheme this year Peerzada for proper monitoring mechanism to make it successful 5/26/2007 12:28:50 AM SRINAGAR, MAY - Minister for Education and Haj and Auqaf Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed has said that an amount of Rs. 40 crore is being spent on construction of 6154 kitchen sheds in schools and purchase of 4437 kitchen devices during current financial year. The Minister was addressing a review meeting of centrally sponsored Mid-Day Meals (MDM) Programme under implementation in Kashmir valley at a high-level education officers meeting here today. Stressing for enhancement of participation of students in curricular and extra-curricular activities, Mr. Sayeed that that mid-day meals programme should ensure retention and increase in enrolments of students in schools and bring down r...   READ MORE   Power shut down on May 27 5/26/2007 12:25:00 AM JAMMU, MAY 25 In order to carry out an urgent maintenance work on 132 KV Gladni-Kalakote Transmission Line and 132/33 KV Grid-Station Canal, the power supply in Bhalwal, Thathar, Bantalab, Amb-Gharota, Karravanda, Akhnoor Town, Jourian, Khour, Pallanwala and Rajouri and Poonch districts shall remain affected on May 27, 2007 from 6 a. m to 12 noon. Similarly, the power supply shall also remain affected on May 27 from 6 a. m to 10 a. m in Guest House, Circuit House, Science College, Old University, Krishna Nagar, Rajinder Nagar, New Company Bagh, PHE, Talab Tillo, Toph, Gho-Manhasan, Trilokpur, Nitco lane, Bhagwati Nagar, Akhnoor road, Bohri, Airport Satwari, Ashok Nagar, Raipur Satwar...   READ MORE   Sac recaommends dismissal of naqeeb 5/26/2007 12:17:06 AM Jammu,May 25 The State Accountability committee has recommended to the Government dismissal of Khursheed Ahmed Naqeeb, Managing Director J&K Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) non charge of misuse and abuse of his official position. The Commission comprising, Justice (Retd) G.L.Raina and member Justice (Retd) Muzaffar Jan, gave its verdict on a complaint filed by Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed against Naqeeb. The commission observed that by misusing his official position Naqeenb had spent crores of rupees on renovation of Chashma Shahi huts in Srinagar and on D-Block of Tourist Reception Centre in Jammu without seeking prior approval by the members of the Board of Directors. The commissio...   READ MORE

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