Buddhists protest demographic changes
The simmering tensions in Ladakh came to the fore today when Buddhists formally lodged a protest with the Centre about the ``demographic changes'' allegedly being engineered by the National Conference Government in the frontier region.

Notice to Centre on denial of relief
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Centre on a special leave petition (SLP) challenging the Delhi High Court order denying any relief to 105 candidates selected for recruitment in the National Defence Academy (NDA).

State Govt to initiate action against defaulting mill owners
The State Government on Monday said that cases would be registered against mill owners immediately for non-payment of wages to the labourers, said Minister for Labour, Awkaf and Ports Hussain Dalwai.

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