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Central University: Jammu region makes up mind for sustained agitation 7/21/2009 12:46:11 AM Munish Gupta Jammu, July 20: Giving reflections of Jammu’s summer 2008 agitation, not only the City of Jammu but also entire region is fast gearing up for yet another agitation as confusion prevails from Srinagar to New Delhi on location of proposed Central University in Jammu and Kashmir. While the winter capital city is breaking into regular protests, a delegation of some concerned people of Jammu rushed to New Delhi a couple of days back and had rounds of meeting with several central leaders including Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and state Congress president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz. Sources said that the opinion of central leaders also appeared split. Central University Joint Action Committee today continued on its movement in support of the establishment of Central University in Jammu and held a protest demonstration in Jammu University. A large number of students and scholars of Jammu University assembled at Fountain Plaza of Jammu University where from their held a protest procession to University Main Gate where they torched the effigy of State Government ...   READ MORE

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With Rs 6500 Cr Plan plea, CM meets PM Omar holds first one-to-one meeting with Sonia since Jan 7/21/2009 12:44:46 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 20: With a Rs 6500 Crore plan demand and plea of extending the PM Reconstruction Plan till the end of Eleventh Five Year Plan, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. Omar Abdullah also called on the Congress president Sonia Gandhi and discussed with her matters pertaining to coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. Significantly, this comes as first formal and one-to-one meeting of Omar with Sonia Gandhi since formation of NC-Congress ruling alliance in state. According to an official spokesman, during meeting between Chief Minister and the Prime Minister the annual plan 2009-10 for an amount ...   READ MORE   J&K seeks central funding for Baglihar II 7/21/2009 12:44:13 AM New Delhi July 19 – Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah, today called on the Union Power Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde and discussed with him various issues pertaining to the Power scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the officers of Power Ministry, Central Water Commission and NHPC Limited. Mr. Omar Abdullah laid stress on the task of integrated development of power sector in the state describing it hub for socio-economic development of the state. Regarding financing of the Baglihar Phase II, Mr. Omar Abdullah made it clear that the project is very important for the State to augment its power resources and its early completion will steer the entire economics of th...   READ MORE   Police takes taint off your plates Quintals of spurious spices siized factory raid 7/21/2009 12:43:27 AM Early Times Report Jammu, July 20: These spurious spices were headed straight to your plate via the kitchen but Police have successfully pre-empted such an attempt. After series of seizures of adulterated desi ghee from different places in and around Jammu, the Police achieved a major success in busting a spurious spice making racket. Gangyal police have seized tones of adulterated spices in a raid conducted in the Gangyal Industrial Complex here today. Gangyal police on specific information conducted raid in the two factories and seized tones of adulterated spices including chilies powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder and red and yellow colours , sample of chemicals used...   READ MORE   Two real sisters, priest end lives in love triangle 7/21/2009 12:40:38 AM Early Times Report Akhnoor, July 20: In tragic end to a unique love story, three lovelorn consumed poison and died in a triangle affair in Akhnoor area today. Three persons including two girls and a saint consumed poisonous substance and died, while as police have arrested one person in this connection. According to the source, two sisters namely Sushama and Sabita, (name changed) both daughters of Bachan Singh residents of Pargwal were reportedly in love with a so called priest identified as Moti Nath son of Peer Paras resident of Amballa and were therefore frequent visitors to the temple situated near by their house. The girl consumed poison when their parents forced one of th...   READ MORE   Kasab confesses 26/11 crime 7/21/2009 12:40:01 AM Agencies Mumbai, July 20: Lone captured Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab on Monday confessed to his role in carrying out the Nov 26, 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai. Kasab, made the confessions after requesting to speak to Special Judge M L Tahilyani and narrated the entire sequence of events right from setting off to India from Karachi till his arrest. “Sir, mujhe mera gunah kabul hai (I plead guilty to my crime),” Kasab told the court. He revealed before the stunned courtroom names of his Pakistani handlers, including Abu Hamza, Abu Jindal, Abu Kafa and Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, who saw them off when they boarded a ship at Karachi. He said that the entire journey...   READ MORE   SC stays narco-analysis of cops 7/21/2009 12:39:18 AM NEW DELHI, July 20: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the narco-analysis of the police officers involved in the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town in Jammu & Kashmir. The bail of these officers will be considered on Friday. The state has witnessed angry protests over the rape and murder of two women, 17-year-old Asiya Jan and her 22-year-old pregnant sister in-law Neelofar, in May. The protests left two people dead and around 400 injured. The government's initial insistence that the two had drowned further fuelled the protests. Earlier this month, the J&K government finally admitted that certain police officers were involved in the rape and murder of the two women. ...   READ MORE

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