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| Azad inspects Chutak power project, Asks NHPC to accelerate pace of work | | Fixes deadline of September for completion of bridges and roads of project | | |
Kargil, August 10 – Chief Minister Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad today visited Chutak hydel project on Suru river in Kargil the foundation stone of which was laid by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh last year.
Chief Minister was informed by the Chief Engineer NHPC that the work is going on in full swing on 44 MW hydel project with four turbines. He asked the construction corporation to work round the clock keeping in view the shorter working season available in Kargil.
Chief Minister was informed that work on construction of bridges and approach roads which are part of the infrastructure of the project is going on speedily. The project involves a cost of Rs 675 crore.
Mr Aza... | |
| | | | Militant training camps continue to run in Pak: Report | | | |
Islamabad, Aug 10: Contrary to claims by Islamabad, training camps of various militant groups continue to be run in different parts of Pakistan with militants attempting to infiltrate into India through Line of Control (LoC).
In its cover story, 'The Waiting Game', the herald magazine said Pakistan-backed Kashmiri militant group Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) has one of its training camps in Hisari near Garhi Habibullaj in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), where 250 militants were being trained.
This has been written by a correspondent of the magazine who visited the camp. A few months back, the magazine had come out with details of how the training camps, which were closed earlier,... | |
| | | | Govt. won't tolerate leak of military information | | Sensitive Jammu sector faces threat from ultras | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 10: Government sleuths have cautioned police and other security agencies against what has been termed as the "developing threat" from Islamist terrorists to the sensitive Jammu sector, including the city of Jammu. The "developing threat", the J&K police and other security agencies have been warned, can take the form of the use of massive fire-power by adequately armed terrorists in public places and against government installations.
The warning is contained in a report prepared by a field intelligence unit (FIU). The report is said to have made a pointed reference to the two important developments--first, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has managed to create 'sleepe... | |
| | | | India ranks 127 on UN human development index | | Yet it will have surplus working force by 2020 | | | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, AUG. 10: Come 2020, four powerful nations, the United States, Russia, China and Japan, will together face a shortfall of 42 million people of working age. And India, as estimated by a report of investment bank Goldman Sachs, will have a surplus of 47 million people of working age.
India's advantage: About 60 per cent of its current population is aged below 25. In fact, according to India's scientist-President, one single factor that could place India in the category of the developed nations is its rich resource of 540 million youth. What remains to be seen is that after having been ranked 127 on the United Nations human developmewnt index which measu... | |
| | | | Natwar working towards his expulsion from Cong | | His utility is being seen in lambasting Sonia's party | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI: Clearer than before is Natwar Singh's tomorrow. He is ready to sever his long ties with the ruling Congress party. What is there for him in the party, which has susppened him, and which has hurt his ego?
The tone and tenor adopted by him in berting senior leaders of the party, including Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, showed that he is working towards his expulsion from the party. That will enable him to join a rival party without attracting disqualification as a lawmaker.
Both Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are currently wooing the 75-year-old diplomat-turned-politician with an eye on the upcoming crucial Uttar Pradesh elections.... | |
| | | | No proposal to restore Jammu-Sialkot rail link: Govt | | | | New Delhi, Aug 10 : Government today informed the Rajya Sabha that there is no proposal to restore the old rail link between Jammu and Sialkot in Pakistan.
Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed said in a written reply that during the foreign secretary-level talks in the framework of the Composite Dialogue in June, 2004, India had proposed a number of cooperation measures to Pakistan for enhancing people-to-people contact across the International Border and Line of Control, including Jammu-Sialkot and Kargil-Skardu bus links.
The proposals were reiterated subsequently, most recently during the foreign secretary-level talks in January, 2006, he said adding that Pakistan has no... | |
| | | | SECURITY FORCES, MILITANTS SHOW OF STRENGTH ON AUGUST 14, 15 | | | | Srinagar/Jammu August 10 :- Judge by the reports that militant groups were planning to register their presence on August 14(Pakistan's Independence Day) and August 15(India's Independence Day) these two days were going to be a show of strength between the security forces and the rebels in the Kashmir valley.
The recent seizure of explosive fitted pressure cooker along with a gas cylinder on the airport road, according to the police, was part of the plan of carrying out major blasts either on August 15 or a couple of days ahead of the Independence Day celebrations.
A senior police officer said that additional companies of security forces have been deployed in various areas of the valley ... | |
| | | | NON CONTROVERSIAL HASSAN ELECTED JAMAIT AMIR | | | | Srinagar,August 10: Sheikh Ghulam Hassan was today elected as Amir of Jamait-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir, spokesman of the Jamait-e-Islami said here today.
“Sheikh Ghulam Hassan received majority support from the council of representatives, comprising electoral College against the candidature of Mohd Abdullah Wani during the two day long deliberations”, the spokesman said.
Asked whether Sheikh Ghulam Hassan represented a moderate faction in Jamait-e-Islami or belonged to Syed Ali Shah Geelani's camp the spokesman said "in our organisation there is nothing like moderates and hardliners. Whether a member or an Amir or any other office bearer they have to follow the policies laid do... | |
| | | | BJP ASK AZAD TO COME CLEAN ON THE ISSUE OF GRENADE ATTACK ON BJP RALLY IN DODA | | | | Jammu, August 10 : Vice President of the state unit of BJP on Thursday asked Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to come clean over the issue of identity of those behind the militant attack on the BJP rally near bus stand area in Doda in which 2 BJP workers were killed and over 30 others were injured.
Addressing a press conference here at the party headquarters, Prof Hari Om charged Chief Minister with leveling false allegations against the BJP leadership adding that the arrest of five LeT militants from Doda district responsible for these attacks has raised a question mark behind Chief Minister’s intent.
Soon after the grenade attack on BJP rally, Chief Minister had alleged that BJP ... | |
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