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Jamwal, Kawinder in mayoral race
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469 stranded passengers airlifted
69 passengers rescued
Varsity to introduce BA LL.B course
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Jamwal, Kawinder in mayoral race
Jammu, March 2 The BJP has fielded former mayor Kawinder Singh, who will be trying his luck for the coveted post which he had earlier held in 2005. The saffron party has the support of a Shiv Sena councillor. Significantly, the Congress has not fielded a candidate for the post of deputy mayor. The National Conference, which has six councillors, has fielded Dharamveer Singh Jamwal for the post of deputy mayor. The BJP has fielded Rajesh Gupta for the post. Independent candidate Neerja Khajuria also filed her candidature for the post deputy mayor on the last date of filing of nominations today. The PDP, with merely two councillors, has fielded Jaffar Javed Ahmad for the post of mayor, indicating the party's prevailing resentment against the ruling Congress in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly. In the 71-member Jammu municipal corporation, the Congress has 27 seats, the BJP 25, the NC 6, the PDP 2, the Shiv Sena and the Bahujan Samaj Party one each, while there are nine independents.
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Army jawan gets death
Srinagar, March 2 Sepoy K.C. Behra was awarded the death sentence by the general court martial last week for killing his senior officer and company commander Lieut-Col Saket Saxena on October 31, 2006, the spokesman said. He said the sentence was subject to confirmation by the Chief of the Army Staff and Central Government. It is perhaps for the first time that an Army jawan has been given the death sentence for killing an officer. Although no one from the Army was willing to comment on the quantum of sentence, it is widely believed that the jawan was given the severest punishment in order to arrest the trend of fratricide in the armed forces. Last year, the security forces, including the Army, witnessed several fratricide incidents.
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Hizb commander killed in Rajouri
Jammu, March 2 Mohd Yasin, self-styled commander of outfit’s Pir Panjal regiment, who was carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, and his guard Shafaat were killed in a shootout between the militants and personnel of the state police and Rashtriya Rifles at Morha Daraj last night, they said. The forces had been monitoring Yasin’s movement for the past fortnight and finally tracked him in Morha Daraj, they said. Yasin, along with his bodyguard, was finally trapped in a house, they said, adding the duo opened fire at the forces. In the ensuing firing, both of them were killed, they said. Yasin, who had joined the outfit after deserting the police as a special police officer (SPO), was involved in the killing of 10 minority community members at Dhar Sakri and six at Gabbar Budhal. — PTI
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469 stranded passengers airlifted
Jammu, March 2 A total of 8,285 stranded passengers have been evacuated by the IAF in 61 sorties in the past three days. The Governor interacted with passengers who were highly appreciative of the initiative taken by the state government and quick response by the Army and Indian Air Force in airlifting the stranded ones from Jammu and Udhampur. Talking to mediapersons, the Governor lauded the timely response to the situation by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and prompt instructions by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for carrying out operations to airlift the passengers from Jammu and Srinagar. He said this was not for the first time that the Army or the Air Force had rendered humanitarian help to the people in need, but in the recent past they performed an exemplary role in rescuing civilians during earthquake. An elderly passenger, Abdul
Razak, told the Governor about the care taken by the Army in the transit camp by providing food, shelter and bedding to the stranded passengers. “They even provided a room for us to offer prayers,” he exclaimed. |
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69 passengers rescued
Srinagar, March 2 They had been trapped at the high-altitude pass between Kupwara and Tangdhar when their vehicles came under threat from a snow avalanche at Khooni Nullah, near Sadhana Top, Kupwara SSP Vijay Kumar said. The passengers were taken safely to their destination, Karnah in tangdhar area.
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Varsity to introduce BA LL.B course
Srinagar, March 2 The university is abuzz with the activities related to the fresh admissions, the process for which started on February 5. The admissions to various courses will be done through an entrance test to be conducted between March 8 and 20. “The admission process would be completed by the end of this month so that regular class starts from April 5”, Prof S. Fayyaz Ahmad, dean (academics) said. The objective tests are to be conducted on the basis of the optic mark reader to ensure quick computerised results. This will ensure transparency and clarity, the dean added.
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The Congress, with a strength of 27 councill- ors against the BJP's 26 (including one of the Shiv Sena), has fielded Narinder Singh Jamwal as the party candidate for the March 6 election to the post of mayor of the Jammu municipal corporation.
