MORNING NEWS (Sponsored by Shree Toyota Jammu) * At least three Pakistani Rangers were killed as BSF responded effectively to heavy mortar shelling and firing by Pakistan late last night in Hiranagar and Samba sectors as security forces foiled infiltration attempt by a group of seven to eight militants at Chor Gali in Samba sector. (JLN) * Journey to Udhampur from Jammu and vice-versa is all set to become more comfortable as the crucial Nandni tunnels will be thrown open for all kinds of vehicular traffic by today afternoon. (JLN) * BJP President Amit Shah has said that his party has been holding talks with both PDP and NC over Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir but there has been no fruitful outcome yet. (JLN) * Army has said that revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) that gives special powers for the force to tackle militancy, can’t come in their way to fulfill the role of providing secure environment in Kashmir. (JLN) * First Puisne Judge of State High Court Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir has been appointed as Acting Chief Justice as incumbent Chief Justice is retiring on January 5.(JLN) * Pitching for greater cashless banking transactions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that this can be the best solution for the problem of black money, even as he asked banks to look for ways to discourage people from investing huge amounts in gold. (JLN) * Two fresh cases of swine flu were reported in New Delhi, taking the figure to 41 since last year. (JLN) * In a midnight operation on New Years eve in the high seas, a Pakistani fishing boat said to be carrying explosives was intercepted by the Indian Coast Guard off the coast of Gujarat, but the vessel exploded and caught fire before sinking along with four occupants. (JLN) * The Centre has decided to amend rules to check arbitrary suspension of IAS, IPS and IFoS officials and to bring in uniformity in procedure to be followed for conducting disciplinary proceedings against them. (JLN) * Apparently referring to recent skirmish at the border with Pakistan, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that if PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s possible alliance with BJP was based on “dream” of early resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue then it was “crashing”. (JLN) * Bollywood actor Aamir Khan just got a blockbuster start to 2015 with his film PK breaking all previous records to become Bollywoods highest grossing film of all time in the domestic market, a position previously held by the actors Dhoom:3. (JLN)
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 02:01:00 +0000
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