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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari meeting with Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Sunday.(UNI) Creek among other matters. Singh played host to Zardari and his son Bilawal along with few other members of 40-strong entourage at his Race Course Road residence. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Rahul Gandhi, BJP leaders L K Advani and Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik were among the 20 guests at the lunch. Asked about Zardari's response to the Prime Minister's India and Pakistan and to be able to move in that direction, action regarding terrorism, specifically bringing the perpetrators of Mumbai attacks to justice, is one of the expectation. "This can be kept in mind... To make progress in relationship," sources quoted Singh as having told Zardari. Improving trade relations between India and Pakistan was touched upon, Mathai said, adding the Commerce Ministers (Contd on page 4 Col 1)
Directors turn dictators in Health, do not mind court orders, harass petitioners
Excelsior Special Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 8: With the junior Deputy Medical Superintendents and Assistant Directors functioning as Heads in different departments in Health sector in the last three years, officials enjoying patronage of political high ups have shown regard neither for the people nor for the law. While as Director of Health Services Kashmir (DHK),Dr Saleem-urRehman, has shown the temerity of not relieving 24 doctors despite clear-cut orders from J&K High Court, Director of Health Services Jammu (DHJ) Dr Madhu Khullar has been audacious enough to suspend a petitioner doctor immediately after her attendance in a writ petition in Jammu wing of J&K High Court. Posted as an assistant surgeon at Sub District Hospital Nowshera, Dr Syed Majid Malik of Darhal was among scores of doctors who wanted to apply for the deputation tenure of Registrar at Government
for becoming Lecturers or Assistant Professors at GMC Jammu, GMC Srinagar, others medical colleges besides SKIMS Soura. Despite Mr Justice JP Singh's orders, DHJ communicated to the petitioner that she would not forward his applica(Contd on page 4 Col 3)
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* Belated action PDP saboteurs of peace: Rana Sheikh Nazir welcomes Manmohan-Zardari talks Farmers to get credit upto Rs 1 lakh without mortgage: Rather Opposition hoodwinking people on frivolous issues: Slathia Rajasthan Royals cruise to 22-run win over KKR ...Page 6 ...Page 3
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