New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and requested a special package for earthquake-hit districts of Doda and Kishtawar in Jammu region. During the meeting, the Chief Minister apprised the Prime Minister about the matters pertaining to peace and development in the state, according to a statement issued by the state government. "The focus of the discussion was recent earthquake which hit various parts of districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban," it said, adding Omar sought a package similar to Leh cloudburst package of 2010 for this area.
"The Chief Minister, while giving details of the damages to the large number of public and private properties, demanded the package of relief for the affected people on the pattern the union government had sanctioned for Leh cloudburst survivors," the statement said.
The Prime Minister had announced a package of Rs 125 crore for Leh in 2010 for relief and rehabilitation of the affected people in the area. Highlighting the need for such relief, the Chief Minister said the earthquake sufferers of erstwhile Doda district which include Bhaderwah, Kishtwar and Ramban deserve the package for the backwardness of the area and poorer economic status of the people.
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07:44 PM, May 18, 2013
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) on Friday accused the state government of adopting "criminal negligence" towards the quake-affected people of the region and asked the Centre to rush a relief team. "The situation in erstwhile Doda district is highly alarming because of earthquake and aftershocks going on since May 1, 2013 and due to criminal negligence of the state government to provide adequate and immediate relief to...
12:37 AM, May 18, 2013
Vadodara: The top two floors of a five-storey residential building in Vadodara collapsed on Friday night, hours after all the occupants had evacuated it. "Mahavir Swami Apartment located in Kapdipole area of Raopura had developed cracks and started leaning in the wee hours today," acting city engineer of Vadodara Municipal Corporation Shailesh Mistr said. The 16 families living there were asked to vacate and power and piped gas supply to...
11:17 PM, May 17, 2013
Jammu: A team of Jammu and Kashmir ministers headed by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand on Thursday visited the quake affected areas of Jammu region and took stock of relief and rehabilitation work. Chand, along with Minister for Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar, and Minister of State for Health, Shabir Ahmad Khan, interacted with people and inquired about their problems and relief measures at Bhalessa, Gandoh, Changa, Kishtwar, Thatri and...
12:37 AM, May 17, 2013
Bhaderwah: Three moderate intensity tremors shook Bhaderwah valley and adjoining areas of Doda-Kishtwar belt of Jammu in the wee hours on Wednesday, prompting authorities to once again shut schools in the region rattled by a series of quakes this month. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty or damage. The moderate intensity tremors of 4.8, 5.3 and 5.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale shook the area at 1:28...
11:40 AM, May 15, 2013
Mumbai: The sessions court in Mumbai on Friday directed the Gujarat police to produce a recently arrested accused of 2002 Best Bakery case. Vadodara police's Crime Branch has moved an application before the sessions judge UB Hejib saying that a warrant was pending against Jayanti Gohil, an accused, who did not face trial in the case after a re-trial was ordered. "Gohil had faced the trial in Gujarat but he...
03:24 AM, May 11, 2013
Vadodara: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Vadodara Crime Branch on Saturday apprehended a father-son duo from Kashipura village in Wagodiya tehsil of the district in connection with the 2007 Ajmer dargah blast case. The two were identified as Jayantibhai Jamsingh Gohil and Ramesh Jayantibhai Gohil, Vadodara Police Commissioner Satish K Sharma said. The duo was also wanted in the 2002 Best Bakery case here from the post-Godhra riots period,...
11:08 PM, May 04, 2013
Jammu: Authorities in the earthquake hit Doda and Kathua districts on Wednesday ordered closure of all educational institutions, keeping in view apprehension of aftershocks. As directed by District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kathua, all educational institutions of Bani, Lohai-Malhar, Billawar, Mahanpur, Basohli and Bhaddu will remain close on Thursday, an official spokesman said. In Doda district, schools and colleges will remain close on Thursday as per directions of DDC Doda, Mubarak...
10:25 PM, May 01, 2013
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday assured all possible help to victims of the earthquake in Doda and Kishtwar districts. "The government will extend all support to the quake victims of Doda and Kishtwar districts," Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar said. Necessary instructions had been issued to concerned district administrations to assess the loss caused to various structures for providing necessary relief at the earliest, he said....
08:35 PM, May 01, 2013
The National Investigation Agency arrested one person from Vadodara on Thursday in connection with the 2007 Ajmer blasts case. Mafat Lal is said to be a suspected right-wing terrorist. Lal alias Mehul will be taken to a special NIA court in Jaipur which is hearing the case, official sources said. ...
04:38 PM, Mar 07, 2013
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12:35 PM, Jan 29, 2013
The Indian Air Force showed off its technical skills when it flew an 80-year-old de Havilland DH-82 Tiger Moth aircraft from Delhi and landed it at the airport Vadodara on Tuesday. "I enjoyed flying it," Group Captain D S Dangi said. The 'de Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth' is a two-seater, single-bay bi-lane powered by a 145-horse power Gypsy Major four-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine. ...
02:39 AM, Jan 23, 2013
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12:38 PM, Dec 12, 2012
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06:08 PM, Nov 09, 2012
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06:08 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Vadodara: A faculty member at MS University of Baroda was on Saturday arrested for allegedly ragging, along with senior students of his department, a junior student on the campus, police said. "Professor Mayur Gupta of the Department of Architecture was apprehended on charges of ragging first year student Harshvardan Sutariya on the campus," Sayajigunj Police Inspector AB Saiyed said. We have recorded statements of officials of the Architecture department as...
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