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| Azad for urgent launching Urban Development schemes for two capital cities of J&K State, projects worth Rs. 3000 Cr reviewed at high level meeting at Delhi | | | | New Delhi July 5 – A high level meeting was today chaired by Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir State Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad at New Delhi for exploring possibilities of expeditious clearance of the prestigious projects prepared by Jammu and Kashmir Housing Department and submitted to Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Government of India for massive development of two capital major cities and major towns of Jammu and Kashmir State.
The meeting was attended by Secretary Housing and Urban Development, Government of India, Economic Advisor to J&K Government, Mr. Hasib Draboo, Chief Secretary of J&K, Mr. C. Phunsog, Secretary Co-ordination/Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, Mr.... | |
| | | | JAMMU BAR ASSOCIATION IS NOT A DIVIDED HOUSE: WAZIR | | " WE ARE NOT DEFENDING ANY INDIVIDUAL, WE ARE FIGHTING FOR FAIR TRIAL" | | | Jammu, July 05 : Trying to play down the issue of division within the Jammu Bar association, Ved Raj Wazir, president of the Association said on Wednesday Jammu bar association is a united house and individuals donot make any difference.
Addressing a press conference,Wazir also made it clear that Jammu bar assocation was not defending any particular individual accused in the Srinagr sex scandal but fighting for the conduct of fair trail in the high profile case.
Responding to the allegations of one of the members of the Jammu bar association AK Sawhney, who was expelled from the bar on Tuesday,Wazir said we are not shielding any accused in the case. He said we want that all acc... | |
| | | | APHC leaders are determined to continue the dialogue process despite threats | | | | Srinagar, July 5 :- Though Hizbul Mujahideen has denied that it had issued threats to leaders of the APHC,the Hurriyat leaders have taken a serious note of the Hizb statement in which it has said that "we have not dished out any threat to the conglomerate leaders for taking part in the dialogue process and if something went wrong to these leaders we should not be held responsible."
"Yes,we have read the latest statement of Hizbul Mujahideen in which it has denied that it had issued threats to us but we cannot ignore the implications of the statement in which the Hizb has stated that if something wrong happened to us it should not be held responsible," said Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat,a senior... | |
| | | | CBI may proceed against those arrested in sex scam and those who have been summoned to ensure speedy trial | | | | Srinagar ,July 5:-"Stop and proceed." This is going to be the state Government's strategy on the sex scam that had rocked the Kashmir valley.
Informed sources said that since panic has gripped various segments of society in the valley, affecting the work culture in the offices, the Government favours that the CBI may stop summoning more people for questioning and instead concentrate on filing charge sheets against all those arrested and against whom summons have already been issued.
The changed strategy is the result of growing tension in different echelons of state administrative machinery, including the police, besides politicians of various hues. The sources said that the Governm... | |
| | | | Ominous events across the LoC | | Islamabad intensifies search for lethal weaponry | | | From B L KAK
NEW DELHI: 'Self-defence is the best defence', is the message from Gen. Parvez Musharraf. And he went all the way from Islamabad to Gilgit across Kargil sector of Ladakh to declare: "The enemy will not dare to cast evil eye on Pakistan".
His spoken words while addressing Darbar of reunion of Light Infantry Regiment (LIR) centre of Bonjhi locality in Northern Areas on July 3 were, obviously, for India: "Work on a 15-year comprehensive plan is under progress to make Pakistan's defence impregnable. The enemy will not dare to cast evil eye on Pakistan".
Again, in an obvious reference to India, Pakistan President said: “Pakistan is not facing any external threat. We gua... | |
| | | | Mufti-Farooq Abdullah rift widens | | Sonia wants Azad to stay put in J&K | | | POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, July 5: With the unpublished decision of the Congress high command--Sonia Gandhi, to be precise--not to allow any change of guard in Jammu and Kashmir in the given situation, chances of foisting a new person on the State in place of the present Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, have considerably receded.
By the time Ghulam Nabi Azad arrived in Delhi on Monday (July 3) on an official visit, it was rumoured not only in the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar but also in the Union capital that the present Chief Minister was "anxious" for his return journey from Srinagar to Delhi.
This kind of rumour refused to die down, particularly after Prof.... | |
| | | | Nawaz Sharif spills the beans | | Nuke warheads were deployed during Kargil war | | | From B L KAK
NEW DELHI, July 5: A highly sensational revelation has been made by Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan Chief of Army Staff and President, Gen. Parvez Musharraf had moved the Pakistani nuclear warheads during the 1999 Kargil war to use them against India.
The revelation is contained in Nawaz Sharif's biography titled 'Gahadaar Kaun? Nawaz Sharif Ki Kahani, Unki Zabani (Who is the traitor? Nawaz Sharif' story in His Own Words). The 500-page book echoes the v iew point of Sharif an important player in Pakistan's politcal history.
The book is written by Suhail Warraich, senior Pakistani journalist. The just-released book is based on the persona... | |
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