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| RAIN BRING SMILES ON FACES OF JAMMUITIES | | | | Jammu,July 9 Smiles were back on the faces of Jammuities,facing over bearing hot,humid and sultry weather conditions while reeling under acute power crisis after heavy rains lashed winter capital here on Sunday afternoon.
The residents came out of their houses,on the rooftops,terrace and joined relatives and close freinds to enjoy the much needed showers.
At many places across the lity landmarks, city residents were seen playing in rain water along with their children.
Steep fall in mercury following afternoon shower also made Sunday evening a special one as people came out on the streets and enjoyed evening stroll on road sides, flocked market places and roamed leisurely.
"We were eagerly awaiting rains as over bearing hot and humid waether conditions had made life miserable for all of us in the absence of regular power supply", a house wife in Gandhi Nagar area said.
Weathermen in Jammu have also predicted more showers in the next twenty four hours.Meanwhile, traffic remain disrupted on Jammu Pathankote national highway between 11.00 a.m and 4.00 p.m as ... | |
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| PANIC GRIPPED MATA VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE AFTER JAWAN COMMITTED SUICIDE AT BHAWAN | | | | Katra,July 09 : Panic gripped Mata Vaishno devi shrine for about one hour on Sunday morning after pilgrims heard a gun shot at Bhawan around 11.00 a.m.
Secuirty personnel immediately swung in to action and launched search operations and later found out that one of the jawans posted on duty at Gouri Bhawan , Gyan Chand Sharma lying in pool of blood. Preliminary investigation report suggets jawan had committed suicide with his own service weapon and investigations are going on.
After thoroughly completing the search operations the yatra, which was halted to avoid any mishap was restored by the shrine board authorities around 12.00 p.m.
The police has started investigations and arrangeme... | |
| | | | Mufti Har Phikr ko Dhuney mei Udhata Chala Gaya | | | | Jammu, July 9 :- “Har Phikr ko Dhuney mei Udhata Chala Gaya”. This is how the former Chief Minister,Mufti Mohd.Sayeed, was seen puffing out his worries with a cigarette in between his lips after eating a plate full of Bhatoora,cheese and channa.
The occasion was a luncheon hosted in his honour by a party worker from Jammu west,R.K.Bali, after the Mufti addressed a well attended convention of PDP workers.
Wearing a safari suit the Mufti addressed the party workers for about 45 minutes and during his speech he had to clear his choked throat by sipping water.
Soon after finishing the convention he was escorted to a hall where he was seated in a chair and a worker brought the plate... | |
| | | | 1,300 Pak women prisoners' journey home | | Musharraf's move little more than lip service | | | From B L KAK
NEW DELHI: Gen. Parvez Musharraf's move culminating in the freedom of as many as 1,300 women prisoners has sparked public debate in Pakistan. Gen. Musharraf's purpose seems to be meant to herald a new era for Pakistan.
However, some Pakistan-watchers are of the view that this measure yet again promises to be little more than lip service in a country where the government's administration has weakened, the law enforcing mechanisms, including the lower courts, are reputedly corrupt, and like so many other areas of progress, here too, improvements in the lives of a few women have failed to trickle down to the majority.
On more than one occasion in recent times, Gen. ... | |
| | | | Unresolved 'Super' Basmati rice dispute | | Pak hasn't decided on response to India's move | | | From B L KAK
NEW DELHI, July 9: A dispute between India and Pakistan makes news, always. Both bureaucracy and media in the two countries are in motion even if the dispute is on non-political and non-military issues.
No wonder, the dispute on 'Super' Basmati rice continues to be newsworthy. Pakistan's Commerce Ministry is still undecided whether or not to challenge India's decision of getting a global patent on a Pakistani variety of "Super" Basmati rice.
The dispute between the two South Asian neighbours arose early this year after India got the aromatic super Basmati variety under its geographical Indication (GI) laws.
Pakistan claims... | |
| | | | PM's next step being keenly watched | | Cong. party moves into damage control mode | | | POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, July 9: All eyes are focused on the UPA government's economic arm, Manmohan Singh, and political arm, Sonia Gandhi. The Congress supremo, Sonia, has, of course, been projected by her loyalists as a mightier political figure than her Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. But her party, happily for the Opposition, is battling mounting critcism over reforms.
In plain language, Sonia's party has just been forced to move into damage control mode. This follows an embarrassing U-turn on privatisation, which triggered rumours that the Prime Minister was quitting. Rumours were set afloat amid noises, though subdued, of tussles bet... | |
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