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| Azad reviews PM’s arrangements, leaves for Delhi | | | |
ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 8: Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit on Tuesday, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad arrived here this morning to review the arrangements.
Immediately after his arrival here, Azad had a round of the secretariat building though it could not be learnt that what was the purpose of visit on a holiday that too when the winter secretariat is on vacation. He had a brief meeting with the officers to discuss preparedness for receiving the Prime Minister.
Later in the afternoon Chief Minister left for New Delhi to join the mourning of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar. Azad, who was in Jammu and scheduled to return to Srinagar in the afternoon, changed... | |
| | | | Heavy rains claim 6 lives | | | |
ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 8: At least six persons are reported to have died, many others injured and over a half a dozen houses damaged in the heavy rainfall that lashed city and its outskirts and also in many parts of the region early this morning.
Meanwhile, the rainfall also severely affected the power transmission system for half of the day and electricity was yet to be restored in some of the areas. The transmission and distribution system of Power department is reported to have suffered a huge damage as in many areas alternate arrangements were made till restoration of the main lines.
Three children are reported to have died in the water streams arising out of heavy rainfall i... | |
| | | | Center-State WG enters stalemate | | No consensus among parties, report not expected soon | | |
ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 8: With major ruling and opposition political parties sticking to a rigid stand, the Prime Minister’s Working Group on Central-State relations has entered into a near-total stalemate with no immediate possibility of consensual report on the subject.
Highly placed sources said that the major parties including Congress, Peoples Democratic Party and the National Conference are not ready to budge even by an inch on their stated positions on the Center-State relations and thus it was becoming difficult for the chairman of the group Justice Saghir Ahmed to arrive at a conclusion and submit the report to the Prime Minister to make a possibility of convening fourt... | |
| | | | Weather halts Yatra again, NH closed | | | |
ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 8: Inclement weather has yet again put brakes on the Amarnath Yatra with heavy reains and snowfall since last midnight blocking the route at several places.
Meanwhile, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway too remained closed for the day due to landslides at several places.
Reports said that snowfall and incessant rains halted the Amarnath Yatra yet again this morning as over 13,000 pilgrims camped at various places on the twin routes to the holy cave shrine.
The Spokesperson of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, Madan Mantoo said, "it has been snowing in the region since early morning as both the northern Baltal and the southern Pahalgam routes are lashed by inces... | |
| | | | It is Mattoo versus Mujoo | | All India Kashmiri Samaj in practical dilemma | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, JULY 8: All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS), a conglomerate of nearly 48 Kashmiri Pandit groups and organisations, has been thrown into confusion, if not disorder, with the dramatic announcement in Bangalore by RK Mattoo about the launch of a new political party called J&K National Democratic Front (JKNDF). Several Kashmiri Pandit (KP) leaders loyal to the AIKS have been taken aback by the suddenness of Mattoo's announcement.
Equally amazing is Mattoo's disclosure that a core committee he had formed had come to the conclusion that the KPs required a political party of their own in the "present changing scenario to make the community relevant". More amazing than th... | |
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