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| First time after 26/11, Singh-Zardari meet scheduled for today | | | |
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Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 15: In the first formal contact between India and Pakistan since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari here Tuesday with a clear message that the resumption of dialogue will depend on Islamabad’s “credible action” against terrorism.
Manmohan Singh and Zardari will hold a half-an-hour meeting in the Silver Room of Hotel Hyatt Regency in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, the industrial town located nearly 1,400 km from Moscow and famous as the site of the execution of the last Tsar of Russia and his family.
The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the six-nation summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) where India and Pakistan, along with Iran and Mongolia, are invited as observers.
Manmohan Singh arrived here Monday night to attend two back-to-back regional summits of the BRIC (an informal grouping comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the SCO. Besides meeting Zardari, Manmohan Singh will also meet Chinese President Hu Jintao, ... | |
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| KPs for implementation of PM’s package | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jun 15: For a change, it were neither the government employees with their demand of hike in salaries nor the separatist activists demanding Azadi but men, women and children of the displaced Kashmiri Pandit community who were lifted from a demonstration at Civil Secretariat and driven all the way to Zeethiyar Temple, close to Raj Bhawan.
Seeking an assurance from none other than Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the KP demonstration expressed dismay over non-implementation of the PM’s package that had promised them government jobs and other benefits. They walked all the way to the main entrance of Civil Secretariat, displayed placards and shouted slogan... | |
| | | | Amarnath yatra begins, suspended | | First batch stranded at Qazigund | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 15: Authorities on Monday suspended the Amarnath pilgrimage, which began today, due to bad weather and snowfall in the higher reaches of Kashmir valley.
The pilgrimage has been suspended from Jammu tomorrow in view of bad weather conditions and snowfall in some areas of south Kashmir himalayas, an official spokesman said here today.
The pilgrimage began from the city today with the first batch of 900 pilgrims leaving the base camp at Bhagwati Nagar here.
Earlier, the first batch of nearly 900 pilgrims today left for Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine to have darshan of the holy Shivlingam.
The minister for Tourism and Culture, Mr Nawang Rigzin Zora flagged of... | |
| | | | Process initiated for finding Masud’s successor at BGSBU | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 15: Months after pioneering institution builder Masud Chaudhary indicted his desire to call it a day at the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri, the government has set into motion a process for appointment of a new Vice Chancellor; nevertheless Masud getting another extension is not ruled out.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in his capacity as Chancellor of the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University has nominated Financial Commissioner Planning and Development to the yet to be formed committee for search of a new Vice Chancellor. The move has, however, not gone well with the sections of political and academic spectrum in the Kashmir Valley as many hav... | |
| | | | Sad saga of Pahari Advisory Board | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 15: Nearly two decades after its creation, the Advisory Board for development of Pahari speaking people has neither been able to define its role nor to deliver any purpose.
Of the three boards for development of socially and educationally backward classes in Jammu and Kashmir, the story of Pahari Board is perhaps the most sordid. Others are Gujjar Advisory Board and SC Advisory Board which assumed high profile status at different points in time before getting relegated to oblivion.
An Advisory Board for the development of Pahari speaking people was constituted in early 1990s. It came into being around the time when Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir were inc... | |
| | | | Dal cleaning project overrunning deadline | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Jun 15 : The Rupees 298.76 crore project for restoring the pristine beauty of the world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar was going to be delayed.
Though work on the project was going on, cleaning of the lake was beset with so many problems that the task would not be completed on its scheduled time--March next year, sources in the Ministry of Environment told a news gathering agency today.
The lake whose breathtaking beauty attracts tourists from the all over the world, covers an area of 18 sq km, and is divided by causeways into four basins, called Gagribal, Lokut Dal, Bod Dal and Nagin.
The project for cleaning it, started in September 2005, enjoys 100 per cent centra... | |
| | | | Migrant substitute teachers regularized | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 15: Minister for Education and Public Enterprises, Peerzada Mohammad Syed has approved the regularization of 594 teachers and 21 non-teaching officials who had been appointed against migrant vacancies in Anantnag and Kulgam districts. The formal orders for the regularization of migrant substitutes in the twin districts of Anantnag and Kulgam were issued here today.
Regularization of the migrant substitutes was a long pending demand which stands fulfilled with the issuance of the order.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister exhorted upon the teachers to work with dedication and zeal and said that the performing teachers will be suitably rewarded. Eulogiz... | |
| | | | CM woos India Inc. | | | |
Early Times Report
New Delhi, June 15: Urging investors to free their minds of the idea of Jammu and Kashmir being a militancy-hit state, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked private companies to look at investment opportunities in the region in areas, including farm, power, tourism, IT and handicraft.
Initialising efforts to attract investors to the state, the Chief Minister held the first meeting of the joint task force, set up with industry body CII.
In his inaugural address, Abdullah informed the industry captains about the state government’s proposal to set up a coal-based thermal power plant at the pit head with a 1,000 MW capacity.
"This will help the state in overcoming i... | |
| | | | Budget session of Parliament from July 2 | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, June 15: The Budget session of Parliament will commence from July 2 and will continue till August seven.
The decision was taken by the Union Cabinet at its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today.
During the session, the Railway Budget will be presented on July three and the General Budget on July six.
This will be the first budget to be presented by the new UPA Government that took over on May 22. Earlier, the vote on account was passed at the week-long session of Parliament held from June one to nine.
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| | | | NASA returned students report swine flu | | | | Agencies
Jalandhar, June 15: Seven students who returned from NASA have been tested positive for the dreaded H1N1 virus or Swine flu, a day after one boy from the same group contracted the flu. This has taken the swine flu cases in India to 30.
Earlier in the day, nine students who went on the educational trip were quarantined at a hospital here today after they showed symptoms of the disease.
"We have admitted as many as nine students, who have just returned from America, in the isolation ward of civil hospital after they complained of fever and sore throat. Their blood samples have been sent to Delhi for tests," Dr S S Walia, Civil Surgeon of Civil Hospital told agencies.
The nine ... | |
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