MORNING NEWS (Sponsored by Shuhul Automobiles J&K ) * Having already effected a steep hike, the railway budget for 2014-15 spared passengers of any fresh revision in fares and freight rates but pitched for reforms by proposing private and Foreign Direct Investment and Public Private Partnership (PPP) to meet the resource crunch. * The slackness of General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF) in repairing Kishtwar-Sinthan Top highway yesterday claimed lives of nine employees of the Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department when the departmental vehicle (Tata Sumo), they were traveling in, plunged into 300 meter deep gorge at Kamrazi Morh Potato Farm near Sinthan Top. * Army has intensified its vigil along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir valley after they received inputs that militants who are waiting on launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) near the LoC are conducting recce before making infiltration bids. * Apart from six trains which the Railways Ministry proposed to run up to Katra holy town, the base camp of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi ji shrine, Railways Minister Sadanand Gowda yesterday announced three more trains for Jammu and Katra in the railway budget presented in the Parliament yesterday. * Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and discussed various issues including the debacle of the alliance partners in the Lok Sabha polls. * Amit Shah, a close aide of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is all set to be the new BJP president with the party’s highest decision-making body expected to announce his name today. * Director General of Police, K Rajendra Kumar was yesterday evening admitted to SKIMS Hospital at Soura here with severe abdominal pain. The DGP who is suffering from Pancreatitis is in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital. * Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) yesterday seized seven trucks loaded with material including optical fibre cable, shacks, spades, of a major telecom company for undertaking digging of roads in the city without permission. * A medium-intensity tremor measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday evening but no damage was reported from anywhere. * A businessman was shot dead by two Army jawans and their two associates in broad day light in Ward No 12, RS Pura yesterday afternoon over an old rivalry. However, locals apprehended one of the accused, who happens to be an Army jawan. * J&K Ayurvedic Doctors Association (JKADA) has warned the Government to come on roads if their demands are not redressed at the earliest. * The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled an infiltration attempt along the International Border (IB) in Arnia sector in wee hours of Tuesday morning. * On the day 11 of darshan, 14,413 pilgrims paid obeisance in holy cave of Lord Shiva today. With this the total number of pilgrims visiting holy cave has touched 1,43,510. * FIFA World Cup: Germany humiliate Brazil 7-1 to enter record 8th final. Toni Kroos and Andre Schurrle scored two goals each. This is Brazils worst-ever international defeat.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:24:08 +0000
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