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| A quantum jump towards vision of khushali: Azad | | Without Azad, creation of new districts was impossible: Bhim Singh | | |
JAMMU, AUGUST 26 - While complimenting people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh for defeating fundamentalist, communal, regionally biased and divisive elements, Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that Jammu and Kashmir is re-emerging as one of the brightest and ideal states of the country which has explicitly demonstrated its belief in secularism and unity.
Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating Jashan-e-Jammu function here today. The function was organized by Jashan-e-Jammu Council.
On arrival at the venue of the function, thousands of people greeted Mr. Azad by showering flower petals and profusely garlanded him amidst thundering cheers.
National Panthers Party President and MLC Prof. Bhim Singh was the special guest.
Transport Minister Mangat Ram Sharma, Minister of State for R&B Gulchain Singh Charak, MP Madan Lal Sharma, Mayor Jammu Municipal Corporation Manmohan Singh, Convener Jashan-e-Jammu Council and MLA Harshdev Singh, Rishi Kumar Koushal, legislators, corporators, senior officers, political leaders, intellectuals, academician and a large numbe... | |
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| SUNDAY SPECIAL: Spotlights are on PoK players | | President doesn't know his Premier's gameplan | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 26: The same old Kashmir-related shibboleth now being used by the newly-appointed President of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Zulqarnain Khan: India should demonstrate sincerity for finding a solution to the longstanding dispute of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmirs. Khan, who took oath as President of the PoK in Muzafarabad on Friday (August 25), deemed it necessary for obvious politcal and strategic reasons to play the 'Kashmir card' by urging the Indian leadersdhip to show sincerity for finding an "honourable" solution to the Kashmir issue in "accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris".
That the PoK President also wanted to garner... | |
| | | | Pak Prime Minister is in a quandary | | Half a dozen pretenders want to take his job | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI: Pakistan. And political chaos. They, in recent days, have appeared to be the two sides of the same coin. The Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, has been in the line of fire for the past quite some time. And for right or wrong, his ministers, in whose selection he had no hand, have heaped misery on him. If latest media reports from Islamabad were to be believed, at least half a dozen pretenders permanently masquerade around waiting for a wink to take his job.
Shaukat Aziz has barely manged an uneasy truce with the sugar barons in his cabinet and the party, who had been waging an overt and covert turf war. Rather than sacking some of them for manipulating the market to... | |
| | | | Atomic reactors not getting adequate fuel supply | | PM discusses vital nuclear issues at AEC meeting | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 26: Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is understood to have strongly expressed himself against "unnecessary" noises against the Indo-US nuclear agreement. At a crucial meeting of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), chaired by the Prime Minister on Saturday, it was pointged out that the Indo-US nuclear agreement, once implemented, would meet the shortage of fuel at atomic reactors in India.
The meeting was convened to discuss some vital issues, including the Indo-US nuclear deal, fuel shortage at atomic reactors and security at nuclear installations. The meeting was attended by all members, including Atomic Energy Commission chairman, Anil kakodkar, National S... | |
| | | | MAIN TOH JAMMU KI LOCAL HOON: SUSHMITA SEN | | | |
Jammu, August 26, : 'Main toh Jammu ki local hoon'With this one liner Sushmita Sen won many a young hearts while sharing her personal experiences with newsmen after returning from Mata Vaishno devi shrine enroute Jammu on Saturday.
"I am very thankful for all the love local residents have showered on me during my stay here in Jammu and along the yatra route.I feel as if i am one among you.From today onwards i can proudly say i am a localite here,Sushmita said surrounded by large number of fans at a private hotel.
Spritually inclined Sushmita also narrated her whole expereince of trekking 13 km yatra track on foot along with her adopted daughter Renee.
She said this was m... | |
| | | | VICTIMS OF WALTENGU NAR SNOW TSUNAMI DEMAND A SEPARATE COLONY, PROMISED COMPENSTAION AND ATTENTION | | | |
SRINAGAR, Aug 26, Making a passionate demand for separate colony for 128 families–which were affected by snow storm in Waltengu Nar in southern Anantnag district, last year, and immediate attention of government towards health, education and other sectors, the protesting victims; mostly Gujjars, say their families are in a bad shape and need immediate attention of the authorities.
A delegation of victims led by Chowdhry Bashir Ahmad Bashir of Kund, who lost his six children in snow tsunami, hailing from Anantnag on Saturday afternoon, staged a protest demonstration here outside Press Enclave to press for their demands which protesters said are genuine.
"The state government promis... | |
| | | | Experts debate Indian federalism at International conference in Kashmir | | | |
SRINAGAR, AUG 26, In the eyes of majority of experts debating "Indian Federalism at Work" at three-day long conference being held here at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC), the constitution of India is quasi-federal and is working smoothly but some opined why then the ground realities in the country are so abysmal?
Renowned jurist and former Chief Justice of India A M Ahmadi termed the constitution as quasi-federal and said the state of Jammu and Kashmir occupies a unique place in the constitution of India because of its flexible nature.
Federalism, according to Mr Ahmadi, is a concept that unites separate states into a union without sacrificing their unique... | |
| | | | BUREAUCRATS IN KASHMIR STILL FEEL SCARY | | | |
Srinagar,August 26 :-Chief Minister,Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad’s emphasis on good governance sent shivers down the spine of those teams of senior officers who had been assigned the task of visiting each district in the Kashmir valley for assessing improvement or otherwise in the work culture in offices,educational institutions and hospitals.
Despite the fact that the police authorities provided security cover,in the shape of two escort vehicles,senior bureaucrats were highly apprehensive.In certain areas,considered to be militancy infested belts,the team members could not travel deep into the districts and concentrated on offices,educational institutions and hospitals located on either side... | |
| | | | SINHA recalls: ‘WHEN BRITISH OFFICER GAVE me A DIRTY LOOK’ | | | |
Jammu, August 25 :- Governor,Mr S.K.Sinha,on Saturday went down the memory lane while highlighting the importance of auditing in Government offices and other establishments.
Speaking at a conference organized by the Northern India Regional Council of the Institute of Chartered Accounts the Governor said “at the age of 18, I had joined the Army and one day my British commanding office entrusted me with the task of preparing the cash book and the double entry system had been already been introduced.”
He said “ when I submitted my accounts book the officer,after going through it,lost his cool and threw it on the floor telling me that I had committee several mistakes.”
“I info... | |
| | | | Do the PM and Chidambaram hold offices of profit? | | | |
August 26,The Election Commission will probe a complaint against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram for allegedly holding offices of profit in the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy said on Saturday.
"We have received this complaint only three days back. We will find out the exact details, like date of appointment and benefits if any," Gopalaswamy told reporters.
He said the Election Commission would take some time to probe the complaint referred to it by President A P J Abdul Kalam.
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| | | | Judicial comm gives clean chit on Amarnath ice-lingam case | | | |
Srinagar, Aug 26 The one-man Judicial Commission probing the alleged installation of an artificial Shiv Lingam at the Amarnath cave shrine, has given a clean chit to the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) saying there was no tampering of any nature.
In a 90-page report submitted to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha, Justice (retd) K K Gupta observed, "we see no hand of any official of the shrine board in formation of the snow Shiv Lingam or tampering of the natural ice shiv lingam, which in fact had not not been tampered during the yatra period announced by SASB." "No tampering of any nature with the holy Shiv Lingam took place," the one-man commission said.
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