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Thursday,
December 5, 2002, Chandigarh, India   
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Execution
of projects cleared by NC govt stopped Mufti,
Abdullah shake hands, but without warmth Awami
League ‘expels’ MLA
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15 peaks
thrown open to foreigners
Police
hand suspected in ‘suicide’ 41 lakh
visited Vaishno Devi this year Triple
murder: ‘Kale kachhewale’ suspected ‘Check
plying of overloaded buses’
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Execution of projects cleared by NC govt stopped Srinagar, December 4 The Mufti Mohammad Syed government yesterday ordered stopping of construction in the area around Dal Lake, designated as green belt, and set up a three-member committee to identify the officials, who had granted permission for the work in the prohibited area including Abdullah’s dream of secretariat-cum-residence. Minister for Housing and Urban Development Ghulam Hassan Mir, while inspecting the deweeding and beautification works in and around the Dal Lake taken up by Lakes and Waterways authorities, formed the committee on the spot and asked it to report within two months. Some of the other constructions violating prohibitory orders include 12 huts of a five-star hotel chain and an international standard golf course, Mir said. On the revival of springs on the Dal periphery and reconstruction of parks, Mir said steps would be taken to ensure continuation of work on the Lake’s clean up drive. For this, he said regular supply of power would be maintained for the sewage treatment plant. Platforms between houseboats would be removed and land identified for people displaced from the Dal Lake, Mir said.
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Mufti, Abdullah
shake hands, but without warmth Jammu, December 4 The Mufti was the last to arrive and shook hands with the Governor and other VIPs he went ahead with this exercise. Dr Farooq Abdullah, who was standing in the corner of the room turned his back towards him to break his fast. When the Mufti reached near him, he (Mufti) shook hands with warmth with the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Mangat Ram Sharma. Dr Abdullah first wished him and later extended his hand which the Mufti held for a fraction of a second without exchanging even a word with him. |
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Awami League ‘expels’ MLA Srinagar, December 4 In a statement issued here, Mr Ali said the decision to expel Mr Majid, party MLA from one Bandipore constituency in Baramula district, was taken at a meeting of the Awami League working committee which found him guilty of anti-party activities. However, Mr Parray dismissed the expulsion of Mr Majid as a “fabrication” and a “rumour”. “Usman Majid is a member of our party and will continue to remain so. I do not know anything about the working committee meeting”, Mr Parray said. He however, declined to comment whether the party would initiate any action against Mr Ali, who had unsuccessfully contested the recent Assembly poll in the state from the Anantnag constituency.
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15 peaks thrown open
to foreigners Jammu, December 4 A government of India communication received by the state government has said the ban on foreign expedition to 15 peaks in the Kargil sector has been lifted. The peaks, including Nun, Kun, White Needle, and others, which have proved to be mountaineers’ delight since 1974 when Ladakh was thrown open to foreign tourists for the first time since 1947 would start receiving tourists from the next summer. The decision to reopen the Kargil peaks to foreigners indicated that the tension which had mounted on the LoC in the area in 1999 has eased. Once foreign mountaineers start arriving in Kargil for scaling different peaks it would help the state to earn the much needed foreign exchange, according to a senior functionary of the Tourism Department. Official sources said the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, was happy on this development as he has been keen to promote winter tourism from the next month in the Kashmir valley. The Chief Minister has asked the Tourism Department authorities to prepare a plan for attracting tourists not only from different states but from foreign countries for skiing in
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Police hand suspected in ‘suicide’ Jammu, December 4 The SHO concerned had earlier been involved in the Pathribal and Brakpora firing in which 13 civilians had been killed in 2000. Supporters of the Mufti cannot understand why a police officer with a tainted record was allowed to remain at a sensitive police station. A senior police officer said despite the “bad name” earned by the SHO for mishandling situation in areas where he had been posted prior to his transfer to Nowgam indicated that he continued to enjoy the patronage of the police top brass. The officer, wishing to remain unidentified, said: “We expected the Chief Minister to sideline 15 police officers, from the SHO to the gazetted rank, which would have helped in the revamping of the police structure and giving a healing touch to people.” He said for the past month police officers and those in the civil secretariat, besides other government departments, had been in a state of “inertia” as “we are not sure about our future postings.” Though the government has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident and a fresh autopsy has been conducted, the attachment of the SHO to the police lines might not assuage the feelings of the people. The police claims that Wani had committed suicide by strangulating himself with a heater wire. A senior government functionary, however, said the circumstances that forced him to commit suicide should be probed. |
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41 lakh visited
Vaishno Devi this year Jammu, December 4 During the second fortnight of the current month, at least 1.47 lakh devotees paid their obeisance at the shrine. At present 6000 to 7000 pilgrims are daily arriving at the base camp of Katra. Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the police enroute to darbar and also at Katra. Meanwhile, 8.55 lakh pilgrims have visited Shiv Khori shrine in Reasi during the past 11 months. Presently, 2000 pilgrims are daily reaching at Ransoo, the base camp of pilgrimage for their onward journey to the Shiv Khori shrine. |
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Triple murder:
‘Kale kachhewale’ suspected Jammu, December 4 The two sons of the retired BSF officer Mr Pritam Singh, were also critically injured by the robbers last night who then ransacked the house, located in the Ajit Nagar locality. A guard of a nearby college was also beaten up by the criminals. A complete bandh was observed today in the outlying areas of Jammu city. Senior police and civil officials assured the people that the culprits will be booked as soon as possible.
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‘Check plying of overloaded buses’ Jammu, December 4 |
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