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| Mystery shrouds tampering of lingam | | | |
Jammu, July 4: Even though several thousands of staunch devotees continue to trek the arduous mountains every day to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir, for the second consecutive year, the lingam tampering controversy has crept in once again.
“It is faith which brings us here, we are not disturbed by any such reports”, said Atul Singh, a devotee from Gujarat preparing to leave for Srinagar for his onward journey to Amarnath. He, however, stresses that a probe should be ordered to fix the responsibility of laxity as a Television Channel has claimed to have proof of tampering.
While last year, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board was accused of tampering the lingam to enhance its longevity by avoiding melting through chemical treatment; this year the board has pointed fingers on the state government and security forces for their laxity to prevent the holy place from manual interference.
“It is unfortunate that such a holy pilgrimage where lakhs of people from across the country pay their obeisance every year, is mired in controversy”, said Shreek... | |
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| Mehbooba Mufti to Ghussa Kyoon Aata Hai …….? | | PDP chief accuses Azad government of delaying development in Kashmir | | |
NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
Jammu, July 4: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti is these days deeply irked over the manner in which the Ghulam Nabi Azad led government and particularly the health ministry headed by senior Congress leader Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma is working.
Interestingly, the reason for this irritation is about spending more funds on the Jammu based Government Medical College Hospital and Indira Gandhi Dental College. She has sought from the government details of expenditure spent on health projects to find out the relative amount of quantum spent on Kashmir and Jammu divisions.
Addressing a public meeting at Badgam today, while Mehbooba lashed out at the Aza... | |
| | | | PDP, Cong up for showdown on LC chairman elections | | | |
Jammu, July 4: Amidst bitterness among the coalition partners, a muscle flexing has begun in the political circles for the post of Chairman of the Legislative Council.
Since the coalition partners Peoples Democratic Party and the Congress are not in a position to arrive at a friendly consensus, the elections for the coveted post have been necessitated. The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Lt. Gen (Retd) S.K. Sinha has fixed July 20, 2007 as the date on which the election of the Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council shall be held.
Even though the former Power Minister and kin of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, MLC Mohammad Sharief Niaz is reported to be a key contender for... | |
| | | | 80 pour their grievances into CM office, daily | | | |
Jammu, July 4: With promises of good governance and prompt redress of grievances abound, at atleast 80 people are visiting the Chief Minister’s private residence in summer capital Srinagar on a daily average.
Even though the Chief Minister himself does not attend the visitors and delegations to his private office situated a Church Lane, but he has posted a number of senior officers including an officer of the level of Secretary to the Government for attending to the issues and problems of the visitors.
Immediately after taking over as Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad has conceptualised the system of establishing private office to attend to those people who are not able to reach th... | |
| | | | One in chair better than two in office | | Two officers on one post paralyse DIC Rajouri | | |
Jammu, July 4: One in hand is better than two in bush –is a popular adage to describe the optimum and secure resource or asset utilisation but in Rajouri district an important office, two officers being in the same chair have almost paralysed the working.
Last month the state government made several dozen transfers and postings of some IAS and KAS officers. During the same period dozens of officers from the posts of tehsildars were promoted to the post of Assistant Commissioners. This necessitated a significant reshuffle on the top and middle rung of administration.
However, interestingly, the transfers and postings were such hectic an exercise that at some places the authorities ... | |
| | | | Top militant commander inside Pak Lal Masjid: Report | | | |
ISLAMABAD, JULY 4 A top Islamist militant commander with extensive fighting experience in Afghanistan has based himself with 40 fighters inside the radical Lal Masjid where at least 21 people have been killed in gunbattles between madrassa students and security forces.
The unnamed commander belonging to Mehsud tribe and having vast fighting experience in the restive Afghanistan has managed to enter Jamia Hafsa with a group of 40 fighters to support the students of Lal Masjid against the government, a source privy to the masjid said.
The jihadis who entered the masjid are well-equipped and well trained for situation like this, the source was quoted as saying by The Post daily.
One ... | |
| | | | 100 students of Lal Masjid surrender | | | |
ISLAMABAD, JUL 4 At least 100 students of the radical Lal Masjid here surrendered today before a fresh deadline set by the Pakistani government ended even as the two hardline clerics along with several other students remained holed up inside.
The surrender came as President Pervez Musharraf announced a reward of Rs 5,000 for every student who surrenders besides pardoning them and giving travel facilities to all of them.
Pakistani officials said around 100 male and female students of the madrasa have surrendered. Before that six girl students of the seminary came out and were taken away by their parents.
The government was expected to fix a new deadline after a meeting of federal c... | |
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