June 8, 1983, Forty Years Ago: NC In Kashmir

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The ruling National Conference has made a clean sweep in Kashmir Valley by winning 22 of the 24 seats..

In Jammu, where Congress (I) won 20 seats, National Conference has got three..

There is a controversy over the announcement of the result for Doda Assembly constituency, which the state officials in Srinagar say has gone to Attaullah Suharwardy (NC) but the Election Commission sources say its counting had been ordered to be stopped by the Commission because of some complaints...

The Reserve Bank has taken a serious view of the undue haste shown by top officers of the New Bank of India regarding the opening of a letter of credit LC for Rs 13.10 crore in favour of Jain Shudh Vanaspati (JSV), it is understood..

A thorough inquiry into the matter by the Reserve Bank of India reveals that in order to get the LC, JSV had manufactured a story of the New Bank having agreed to provide LC facility in early June 1981..

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