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No Encouraging Response From India Inc: Omar | IAF airlifts 192 snow-trapped people in J-K | Yousuf case: Bedi Commission to meet on Feb 2 | Traffic resumes on Highway | 18 injured in road mishap | Militants throw grenade on army convoy, Civilian injured | Flight of capital from J&K to be checked effectively | Geelani warns Govt against shifting detainees to Jammu jail | Ishar takes over as VC Jammu University | Human rights defenders decry gallantry awards to accused police officers | Army’s ‘goodwill school’ a failure, Rajouri residents allege | UIDAI's mandate expanded | Kashmir women's group seeks Pak neuro-scientist Aafia Siddiqui's release | Raw deal for braveheart: Govt ignores Lieutenant Khajuria as bereaved family awaits ex gratia | CRPF holds drinks responsible for fratricides | 27 Jan 1993: When 27 civilians were killed for observing strike | NHAI’s 12th plan target: 103 strategically important stretches in JK | Winter in JK | Burdens of a dream | The excuse of ‘freedom of speech' | The excuse of ‘freedom of speech' | US Embassy expects to issue 14 per cent more visas for Indians each year | Japan's first trade deficit since 1980 raises debt doubts | India Inc refutes Obama's charge of stealing jobs | SBI may return to overseas markets in 3-4 months | Rupee up 77 paise vs dollar on hefty capital inflows | | Samsung Q4 profit rises 17 per cent | In U-turn, RIL wants say in gas pricing | Probe against SM Krishna in illegal mining premature, rules SC | Food inflation in negative zone | Manmohan forms committee to look into sugar decontrol | Make education accessible to all children: CM | Woman poisons two daughters, kills self | KAS officers asso. assures full support to Sheikh Mushtaq | Revenue Minister lays foundation of tube well | EC for prospective planning, type design for sewage, drainage in Srinagar, Jammu | Youth stabs girlfriend, commits suicide | IRP 3rd Bn vehicle crushes BSF Jawan | Man found hanging near his residence | Suspect residing near CM house nabbed | Young girl missing from Mendhar, recovered | Finace Minister holds Pre-Budget parleys with Traders , Industrialists | Shaheen tours snow affected areas , demands compensation to the affected people | Implementation of Saakshar Bharat Mission discussed | DC hosts 'At Home' | Beautification work of Jamia Masjid corridor from Apiril : Samoon | Two days block level prog begins under MGNREGA | Edu Deptt Tabluex bags Ist prize. | DFO Lidder condoles demise of Shahnaz Begum | Ulemas of Jammu region hail decision of Dar-Ul-Uloom Deoband | Trainee police constable commits suicide | HC stays transfer order of statistical assistant | HC stays transfer order of statistical assistant | Power shut down | HC suspends sentence, grants bail in corruption case | DDC discusses Eid-i-Milad arrangements | Fandi staged at National Youth Festival | Student kidnapped, escape by jumping, 3 arrested | SHO attached for dereliction of duty | Lucky draw for solar home lighting beneficiaries | JK Model School celebrates Independence Day |
 Saturday, January 28, 2012 4:29 PM
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No Encouraging Response From India Inc: Omar
 
1/28/2012 1:51:58 AM

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said industrialists have not given any encouraging response on investing in the state despite repeated proposals sent to them. Speaking on the sidelines of the release of a "Perception survey of media impact on the Kashmiri youth", he said "the response is not very encou

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IAF airlifts 192 snow-trapped people in J-K
 
1/28/2012 1:51:50 AM

Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) The Indian Air Force (IAF) today airlifted as many as 192 people trapped in snow-hit Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. "As many as 192 snow-trapped persons were airlifted by IAF, which launched fresh air rescue operation by from the Jammu-based IAF's 130 Helicopter Unit in Kishtwar district since

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Yousuf case: Bedi Commission to meet on Feb 2
 
1/28/2012 1:51:15 AM

Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) Justice Bedi Commission of Inquiry, probing the custodial death of National Conference worker Syed Mohammad Yousuf, will meet next week on February 2 in Srinagar to deliberate the general public's statements related to the case. "The commission of Inquiry (COI) will meet at Hari Niwas in Srinagar summer ca

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Traffic resumes on Highway
Gas Leakage from Tanker Contained, People Return Home  
1/28/2012 1:51:03 AM

Jammu Traffic on Jammu-Srinagar Highway was restored Friday after remaining suspended for several hours following the leakage from a big LPG tanker in Ramban district en-route the 296-kilomter arterial thoroughfare yesterday. “The highway has been reopened for vehicular traffic while people who were evacuated following the leakage from the tank

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18 injured in road mishap
 
1/28/2012 1:50:51 AM

Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) Eighteen people were today injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, police said. The matador was en route to Noushera area when it fell into a gorge at Siot belt after the driver lost control over the vehicle, they said. The inj

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Militants throw grenade on army convoy, Civilian injured
 
1/28/2012 1:50:37 AM

Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) Militants today carried out a grenade attack on an army convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town but no one was injured in the attack, police said. The incident occurred in Azad Gunj area when some unidentified militants hurled a grenade on one of the vehicles of the passing convoy, Baramulla police

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Flight of capital from J&K to be checked effectively
 
1/28/2012 1:50:30 AM

Jammu, Jan 27 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government today assured all possible measures to check flight of capital from the state due to varying VAT rates, a concern put forward by trade and industry that also had revenue implications. "State government will take all possible measures to check the flight of capital due to div

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Geelani warns Govt against shifting detainees to Jammu jail
 
1/28/2012 1:50:20 AM

Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has warned the government of serious consequences if “political prisoners” incarnated at the Srinagar Central Jail are shifted to jails outside the Valley. “Hurriyat will not remain silent over this unjustified and unnecessary step,” Geelani said, according to a statement issued fro

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Ishar takes over as VC Jammu University
 
1/28/2012 1:50:12 AM

JAMMU : Dr Mohan Paul Singh Ishar today took over the charge of Vice-Chancellor of University of Jammu from Dr Varun Sahni at a small function held at JU Guest House this afternoon. The family members and the Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Prof Ajaib Singh Brar were also present at university campus to witness the take

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Human rights defenders decry gallantry awards to accused police officers
"Will they kill our children and then receive rewards for the same?"  
1/28/2012 1:50:03 AM

Srinagar Jan 27: Army’s gallantry awards to the two police officers accused of killing a youth in custody in July last year have triggered outrage among the human rights defenders across the Valley. On Republic day eve, Army conferred gallantry awards on two senior policemen- the then Superintendent of police (SP) Sopore, Altaf Khan and his Deput

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Army’s ‘goodwill school’ a failure, Rajouri residents allege
 
SHAFIQ MIR 1/28/2012 1:49:40 AM

Rajouri, January 27: Started with much fanfare by Army, the goodwill school has failed to live up to the expectations of the locals in Rajouri district of Jammu province, locals alleged. Established in mid 2000 under operation Sadbhavana with the promise of providing qualitative education to the students of this far flung border region on nomina

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UIDAI's mandate expanded
 
1/28/2012 1:49:26 AM

New delhi jan 27 : In a bid to end the turf war between the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which comes under the Planning Commission, and the Home Ministry's National Population Register (NPR), a Cabinet Committee has worked out a compromise that will result in the biometric data of all residents being captured by June 2013. Th

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Kashmir women's group seeks Pak neuro-scientist Aafia Siddiqui's release
 
1/28/2012 1:49:16 AM

Srinagar, Jan 27 (PTI) A radical Kashmiri women's group today held an anti-US protest against the imprisonment and alleged sexual assault on Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui, who is serving a prison term in an American jail. Dukhtaran-e-Millat members led by its leader Aasiya Andrabi raised anti-US slogans and burned an Amer

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Raw deal for braveheart: Govt ignores Lieutenant Khajuria as bereaved family awaits ex gratia
Lt Sushil Khajuria, died after taking bullets in a heroic gun battle with militants at Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir in September last year  
1/28/2012 1:49:07 AM

JAMMU JAN 27: The nation's pride soared as marching contingents of the armed forces strode down Rajpath amid a striking display of India's military muscle power during the 63rd Republic Day parade on Thursday. But the family of martyred young army officer Lieutenant Sushil Khajuria - named a day earlier for Kirti Chakra, the second highest peaceti

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CRPF holds drinks responsible for fratricides
 
1/28/2012 1:48:49 AM

JAMMU JAN 27: CRPF has blamed alcoholism as a major reason for fratricidal killings in its ranks. The country’s biggest paramilitary force has ignored stress arising out of continuous deployment as well as lack of promotional avenues and deteriorating level of discipline as reasons for the same. In a letter dispatched last week to the zonal headq

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27 Jan 1993: When 27 civilians were killed for observing strike
 
1/28/2012 1:48:36 AM

SRINAGAR JAN 27: Two decades have elapsed but memories about January 27, 1993 fail to fade in the frontier district. on the fateful day, according to eye-witnesses, army gunned down 27 innocent for observing shutdown on January 26 in the northern Kashmir district. Like many massacre incidents during the two-decades of insurgency in the state, j

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NHAI’s 12th plan target: 103 strategically important stretches in JK
 
1/28/2012 1:48:26 AM

NEW DELHI: The highways ministry has made elaborate plans to build roads in neglected areas and untouched zones in the next five years. These include roads in Naxal infested areas and tribal dominated zones. The ministry will spend at least Rs 16,000 crore during the 12th plan which will provide greater employment opportunity to locals during cons

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Winter in JK
 
1/28/2012 12:35:15 AM

When the media reported that the government was buried under the snowfall, it was correct. Because four feet snow accumulation over the Pir Panchal heights snapped power transmission lines and the OFC bringing bandwidth to the Vale. Then part of the highway caved in and the supplies disrupted. It made Omar Abdullah government wiser. In the subsequ

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Burdens of a dream
The day had gone well with no regrets, no complaints but a thanks to the Almighty for ha....
The excuse of ‘freedom of speech'
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Woman poisons two daughters, kills self
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KAS officers asso. assures full support to Sheikh Mushtaq
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Revenue Minister lays foundation of tube well
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Youth stabs girlfriend, commits suicide
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IRP 3rd Bn vehicle crushes BSF Jawan
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Man found hanging near his residence
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Suspect residing near CM house nabbed
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Young girl missing from Mendhar, recovered
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Power shut down
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Fandi staged at National Youth Festival
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JK Model School celebrates Independence Day
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