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to head NC-Congress govt in J&K
National Conference chief Omar Abdullah will
be the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
heading a coalition government with the Congress
party. Addressing the media after meeting the
Congress president, Omar said, “I called
on Sonia Gandhi and laid out the situation that
has arisen out of the election verdict.
I proposed to her that the cleanest formula
would be a coalition government of the Congress
and the National Conference. I am happy Sonia
Gandhi accepted this proposal.” “Till
now, the only thing that has been decided is that
I will head the government. The rest of the modalities
will be finalised later,” he said.
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India should stand down troops: Qureshi
Pakistan called on India on Tuesday to deactivate
its air bases, return troops to 'peacetime' positions
and resume a dialogue suspended after last month's
militant attacks in Mumbai.
Tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours
has been running high since gunmen killed 179
people in the attacks on India's financial hub.
India says the attackers were trained in Pakistan.
'I believe if India deactivates its forward air
bases and similarly, relocates its troops to peacetime
positions, that will be a positive step,' Pakistani
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in
a televised address.
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Vishal retail opens new outlet in Punjab
Vishal retail, a retail house in India announced
that it had opened a new showroom spread across
1,400 sq.ft in Punjab called vishal fashionmart.
Consequently, with the opening of this outlet,
the tally of total number of stores of the Company
across India has reached 181 stores. These stores
cover an approximate area of 2,980,900 sq. ft,
the company disclosed.
Shares of the company declined Rs 2.9, or 3.32%,
to trade at Rs 84.50. The total volume of shares
traded was 41,399.00 at the BSE.
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Govt to slash fuel prices: Deora
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli
Deora has said that the government has decided
to bring down the prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene
and LPG further following the fall in international
oil prices. Deora added that the announcement
could be made in a few weeks.
He was speaking here during a function to facilitate
Hibi Eden, who was recently elevated as president
of the National Student Union of India (NSUI),
the student wing of the Congress. Deora said that
oil prices in the international market had come
down to USD 37 to USD 38 a barrel.
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Man Utd beat Boro 1-0
Dimitar Berbatov dozed through 69 minutes of
Manchester United's home game with Middlesbrough
before scoring the only goal to keep the champions
in touch with the Premier League leaders. The
Bulgarian striker appeared an uninterested observer
for much of a freezing night at Old Trafford but
when the visiting defence failed to properly clear
a Michael Carrick cross he was well placed near
the penalty spot to steer it back past Ross Turnbull
for the decisive goal.
United remain third in the standings on 38 points
but with two games in hand on their three main
rivals. Liverpool, who thumped Newcastle United
5-1 away Sunday, lead the way on 45 points, with
Chelsea second on 42.
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