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| AZAD'S POOR HEALTH IS GIVING NIGHTMARES TO CONGRESS MEN, COALITION PARTNERS AHEAD OF ASSEMBLY SESSION | | | | Jammu, July 25, : Senior Congress ministers and coalition partners are worried whether Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, presently undergoing treatment under the supervision of experts in New Delhi, will be able to attend the July 28 Monsoon session of the state legislature in Srinagar or not?
Sources in the government said that poor health of Chief Minister is already giving nightmares to senior Congress men and other coalition partners ahead of the Assembly session.
According to sources,speculations are rife whether CM will be able to return before the start of the session and attend cabinet meeting or not.
Sources privvy to developments in New Delhi said, Chief Minister was most likely to skip the customary cabinet as well as coordination panel meeting held before the start of the Assembly session owing to ill health.
“Poor health of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has already become cause of concern for state authorities as all his engagements stand cancelled and speculations are rife in the power circles that he may be advised by his doctors to prolong his ... | |
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| Pak for refurbishing madrasas' image | | But jihad won't be deleted from new curriculum | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, JULY 25: A highly sensational official announcement: Jihad is not being deleted from the new curriculum in Pakistan. The announcement has been made by Pakistan's Education Minister, Lt. Gen. (retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi.
India's Foreign Office has been informed that Pakistan Education Minister made it plain that jihad "is an integral part of Islamic teachings and Muslim beliefs". Lt. Gen. Qazi was quoted as proclaiming during a briefing in Islamabad on the draft of the new curricula for classes I to XII: "Jihad has many dimensions which also includes self-negation (jihad bin nafas). We will teach students the full concept of jih... | |
| | | | NEWS ANALYSIS | | Pak Army's role in politics is indefensible | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI: Yet another letter--in no way is it a 'love' letter--to the Pakistan's soldier President, Gen. Parvez Musharraf. Authors of the letter include some intellectuals, retired generals and serving and former parliamentarians. The letter breaks no ground. It states the obvious.
But what lends importance to it is that those who have come out with what looks like a desperate plea include men who till yesterday were part of the establishment and helped craft the kind of civilian-military mix Pakistanis have as their political dispensation. The focus of the letter is on ending the military’s role in politics, and it appeals to the heads of all institutions, especially the... | |
| | | | Sonia Gandhi's popularity is increasing | | Will she wait for her son to get the top job? | | | POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, JULY 25: In a democratic system--and in a country where the freedom of press is a stark reality--people and the thought process of individuals and groups cannot remain static. And as wide public attention has, of late, been attracted by the two persons of consequence, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and Congress party supremo, Sonia Gandhi, any event, minor or major, is expected on the socio-political scenario.
No wonder, an interesting opinion poll has just triggered discussions in political, offical and media circles not only in the Union capital but also elsewhere in the country. The reason: the opinion polls has suggested that most people in I... | |
| | | | Lashkar trying to infiltrate into Army:two soldiers in custody on charge of their nexsus with militants | | | | Jammu,July 25 :-Two soldiers of the JAKLI,Lance Naik,Mohd.Shakeel,and Sepoy Abdul Haq,have been taken into custody by a central intelligence agency for interrogation following reports of their nexsus with Lashkar-e-Toiba field commanders,operating in the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.
Official sources said that"the intelligence agency sleuths have taken Mohd.Shakeel and Abdul Haq,hailing from Gursai village in Mendhar Tehsil of Poonch,to an unidentified place for sustained interrogation.
The sources said that following a tip-off the duo was taken into custody.The two soldiers,preliminary interrogation reports said,had been contacted by a top commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba,Abu ... | |
| | | | Justice Gupta commission to submit report before August 9 | | | | Jammu, July 25:-The much awaited report of the one-man commission constituted by the Governor SK Sinha on June 29 to probe into the controversy over the tampering of the ice lingam in the holy mountain cave of Amarnath,is likely to be submitted before August 9.
The Commission was given one month for submitting its report.
Sources in the commission said that Justice Gupta has already started compiling his report and is likely to submit the same in the first week of August after his visit from Pahalgam.
Justice KK Gupta will be visiting Pahalgam after a two day stay in Srinagar in connection with the Diamond Jubliee celebrations of the High Court.
Informed sources said that Mr Gupt... | |
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