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| Railways taking steps to popularise e-ticketing | | | |
NEW DELHI, JUNE 9
In a move to further popularise e-ticketing among commuters, Railways has decided to slash the service charges for the facility by Rs five on sleeper class and has set a target to increase the distribution of tickets through the mode three-fold.
"Two years ago, (2005-06) IRCTC used to charge Rs 60 from agents for providing e-Ticketing facility to passengers through its various outlets. It was reduced to Rs 40 in 2006-07 and further slashed to Rs 15 in the current Budget of 2007-08. We have decided to further reduce it to Rs 10," Sudhir Kumar, OSD to Railway Minister, told reporters here.
However, he made it clear that the old rate will continue for travel agents, reaching passengers' residences, unlike e-tickets available at petrol pumps, cyber cafes and banks.
The move is aimed at popularising the e-ticketing concept among the Railway users, he said adding, 36,000 e-tickets were sold this year facilitating travel of one lakh passengers.
"We are now trying to achieve three times more within a year, but there are some constraints which we are trying to r... | |
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| Musharraf withdraws ordinance imposing curbs on media | | | |
ISLAMABAD, JUN 9
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today withdrew a controversial ordinance imposing sweeping curbs on media following nationwide protests by journalists, opposition parties and civil society.
"The President has directed withdrawal of the ordinance," Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani told the media here.
The ordinance was promulgated by Musharraf on Sunday empowering the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulation Authority (PEMRA) to halt broadcasters' transmissions, close offices, seize equipment and revoke licences. There was also a provision for increasing fine for violations of PEMRA regulations from Rs 10 lakh to Rs one crore.
Musharraf issued the with... | |
| | | | LESS TOURIST ARRIVALS IN KASHMIR CAUSE WORRIES | | | |
Jammu, June 09
Sudden increase in the level of militant violence in Kashmir valley in the recent days may have been keeping tourists away from Kashmir but there
is no dearth of pilgrim or tourist traffic to the famous shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi located in Trikuta hills and the hill resort of Patnitop, picturesque valley of Bhaderwah and Kishtwar, Mantalai, Sudh Mahadev this season. On one hand lesser tourist arrivals in Kashmir has caused worries in the tourism trade industry and on the other huge pilgrim traffic in the Jammu region has given hopes to tourism and trade industry for a good summer season ahead compared to previous years.With the start of the Amarnath... | |
| | | | Angry wives will have to be careful | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI: JUNE 9: Latest legal warning: No alimony for wives who leave without a valid reason. If a woman deserts her husband on flimsy grounds, she is not entitled to a single paisa as alimony or maintenance. Calcutta High Court has just ruled in a landmark case that a wife leaving her husband “without a valid reason” should not expect any financial support from her spouse.
Justice PN Sinha passed the landmark order while squashing the verdict of a lower court directing Partha Pratim Basak to pay Rs1,700 each month to his wife Arundhoti who was not staying with him. “The petitioner (husband) will only pay Rs1,000 per month for the maintenance of the minor child. But he will n... | |
| | | | Kashmir offensive by Pan-Islamic outfits | | Lashkar-Salahuddin nexus aganst KPs' return to Valley | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, JUNE 9: The cat is out of the bag. Interception of two messages has brought to the fore what intelligence specialists have termed as " a highly sensational phenomenon" in relation to the tie-up between the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba headquarters and unpredictable chief of the dreaded Hizbul Mujahideen, Syed Salahuddin.
The Lashkar-Salahuddin nexus, these specialists have argued, is signifcant, considering the Hizbul Mujahideen supremo's thrust on the "need of the hour to force India to quit Kashmir". This apart, Salahuddin has also advocated the need to "ensure that all plans for the return of Kashmiri Pandit migrants to the Valley are aborted with guns and gre... | |
| | | | Private schools continue defiance of order to observe vacations | | CEO issues notices to five erring schools, action possible soon | | |
Devender Padha
Jammu | June 9
The self styled functioning of some of the private schools of Jammu region has put the question mark over the efficacy of government order to observe summer vacation as they continue to defy the order without any fear of the authorities. Almost ten days have passed since government directed the private schools to observe summer vacation, but students of all ages can be seen flocking to the schools though in a different manner, as per the direction of school managements. But, education authorities have so far reacted only like a paper tiger as they keep on issuing warning to the erring schools in spite of taking stern action against them. Meanwhile, actin... | |
| | | | Poonch, Rajouri witness heated politics | | After Omar, now Mehbooba Mufti plans to throw her dice here | | |
Sanjay Khajuria
Jammu June 9
Keeping the heat on in the state politics president People’s Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti too has come forward with a over a week long schedule for the Rajouri Poonch region. During her tour she will be addressing a series of public meeting and all eyes are on how she will counter the allegations leveled by NC president Omar Abdullah, senior party sources said.
It has been recently noticed in the state politics that political parties have kept the public on its toes by addressing public rallies every now and then. Though the scheduled polling season is far away i.e. in 2008 the next year but all this active politicking of the state politics has set con... | |
| | | | Doctor who operated Sunita claimed he had helped the family | | | |
Jammu June 9
Sunita’s pain has become a mystery for the medical circles as she is in post operation pains and in addition to this, the things are becoming bad to worse for her. Like a shuttle cock she is being moved between SMGS and GMC for her ongoing investigations to pinpoint the troubling spot.
For Bachitra Singh and his daughter Sunita couched in the Bed 12 in Ward 7 at SMGS Jammu the things have not changed yet after the operation. She thought her troubles will be gone after operation while her father dreamt that with this installment on medicines he will be able to buy a smile for his daughter. Dreams as the word itself suggests remains always unfulfilled and in this case also ... | |
| | | | Another case of suicide in police station | | SHO, Munshi among three suspended | | |
Jammu | June 9
An accused who was detained by Ramgarh police in a murder case, last night allegedly committed suicide in police station by hanging himself. According to reports, some days back a woman Rajinder Kour wife of Jaspaul Singh resident of Zerda was reportedly found murdered in mysterious condition in her house. After her reported murder, police had registered a case in this regard and during investigation, the husband of the woman told police that one Gurnam Singh son of Darshan Singh resident of Zerda had illicit relations with her wife and he might had murdered his wife. After booked this information, Ramgarh police arrested Gurnam Singh and put him under interrogation and... | |
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