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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday indoors at a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, where he is to find a conversation ceremony and announce a revival package for the saffron industry.

The special aircraft carrying Prime Minister, he had his wife Gursharan Kaur and other members of his delegation on the Srinagar airport, around 12:30

EU ministers Ghulam Nabi Azad and Prithviraj Chauhan, TKA Nair, principal secretary to Prime Minister Shiv Shankar Menon, the national security adviser, and Harish Khar, the media advisor to Manmohan Singh, is part of the team.

Governor N.N. Vohra received the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his father and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah and senior ministers of the Prime Minister.

The state Congress chief Saifuddin SOZ well as civilian and military officials were present at the airport.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to take the fifth Call of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Science and Technology (SKUAST) here Monday at its convention complex on the banks of Dal Lake.

A Rs.200 crore package to revive Kashmir saffron industry is experiencing a downturn because of adulterated saffron flooding the markets, is expected to be announced by the Prime Minister.

He is also likely to renew their appeal for the separatists to resume political dialogue with central authorities. He will discuss the recommendations of five working groups with the state government.

The working groups were set up after the round table conference here in 2006 by Manmohan Singh.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is to begin a three-day visit to India Tuesday, and will meet with his counterpart Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The visit was one of growing concern in Sri Lanka over a proposed comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between the two neighbors.

Both the opposition and some in the government has urged Rajapaksa not to continue with the agreement that goes beyond the bilateral trade and also offers services, reports the Sunday Times.

The protesters claimed that the CEPA would give the Indians to enter the service sector, which would be detrimental to Sri Lanka.

Rajapaksa visit also comes as Sri Lanka have been looking to accelerate the rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the north, which was liberated from the Tamil rebels last year.
India already has a contract to rebuild the damaged rail network in the north and better track in the northern airbase. India is also working on a coal-fired power generation project in the northeastern part of Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, a 30-member Chinese delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang is due in Sri Lanka Thursday for a three-day visit. It is expected that China will agree to lend Sri Lanka 200 million U.S. dollars to build a new international airport in the south and an additional 100 million U.S. dollars to upgrade the railway network.

Both China and India supported Sri Lanka in its efforts to crush the rebels in the war of liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The 26-year battle against the rebels ended in May last year after the LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed.

Expresses its gratitude to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's readiness to take political risks to resume a dialogue with Pakistan, the United States has once again asked Islamabad to take effectual action against Indian terrorist groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET), blamed for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

"We do not differentiate between terrorists or violent extremist groups operating from Pakistan. This means that works efficiently against groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, too," said U.S. Undersecretary of State William Burns said Tuesday before the first India-US strategic dialogue begins Wednesday.

The U.S. official, who leads the official level conversation with Indian Foreign Minister Nirupama Rao, also declared Washington's interest in a rapprochement between India and Pakistan, but said: "We will not bring us over, as they split the two governments, with the exception of India and Pakistan ask for our help.”

And we will continue to urge Pakistan to take decisive action against the violent extremists who intimidate their own interests as much as they do for the security of India and America, "Burns said in a speech to the Council on Foreign family members, a Washington think tank.

"To say in simple, he said," the only "dash" that we will continue with respect to our relationship is what connects the United States and India. ”

He noted that Manmohan Singh had made it clear the significance he attaches to India and an effective Pakistani action against terrorists, predominantly those responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

Pakistan has also declared, "That they will pursue the matter of the suspects in the Mumbai attack energetically" Burns said. "It was important not only for the U.S., but for the rest of the international community to see it happen and watch taken effective procedures against violent extremists who threaten not only India but Pakistan's own security."

Pointing to the theatrical expansion of U.S. law enforcement and counter-terrorism cooperation with India after the Mumbai attacks, he said: "It certainly reflects the very strong U.S. promise to fighting violent extremists in this part of the world."

"I think it also helps create an atmosphere where India and Pakistan can move forward," Burns said when asked what the U.S. did to help the reconciliation between the two South Asian neighbors.

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the center Tuesday said the price rise was one of the biggest problems in the country. It has also promised to look at the development comes at the grassroots level while fighting against Naxalism.

The UPA government in its report to the people "at the end of the first year in office in his second term, also underlined its commitment to inclusive growth. The 68-page report released on Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister said: "The pressure on prices was largely the aftermath of drought, but it requires a firm action." We have taken steps to contain inflation and protect the vulnerable sections of our society. I am happy that prices have shown a moderating trend in recent weeks.I hope that this trend will continue. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and take remedial measures necessary to rein in inflation. "

Singh and Gandhi, after the release of the report, spoke about the commitment of the coalition for the National Food Security Act, the UPA's flagship program for a second term in power. "The Food Security Bill is under preparation. It is proposed to be located in the public sphere of control," said Singh.

But there was no mention of the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, who has hit a roadblock after objections from some leaders. On the economic front, the report stresses that the UPA's success in maintaining a stable economic growth discard all odds.

"In the current fiscal year, the economy is expected to grow by 8.5 percent. This is one of the best athletes in the world and reflects the strong fundamentals, which we have built up over several years," Singh said in his opening remarks on the report.

The UPA congratulated on adopting the right to education law. Calling the law a "historic step", said Prime Minister: "The Government will work in partnership with state governments and other stakeholders to make the basic right to education a reality. We have already taken several initiatives in the field of higher education. In the coming years we will work to reform the system, medical school. "The UPA government had a role in meeting the challenges of climate change, according to the report.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present to the people Tuesday's report card "on the results of his administration in the first year of his second term.

Report to the people "was originally scheduled to be presented at a function on 22 May, precisely one year after the United Progressive Alliance II came to power.

However, the meaning is canceled due to Air India Express aircraft crashes in Mangalore, where 158 people be killed.

The report card will list the results of various ministries and departments.

The document is expected to chronic counting the Women's Reservation Bill, which has been adopted in the Rajya Sabha.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is keen to ensure passageway in the Lok Sabha, but the measure has been put on hold due to strong resistance from Yadav trio - Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Sharad - demanding quota within allocation.

Right to Education (RTE) Act that would directly benefit at least one crore children are also expected to be painted in the report.

On the far-off front, the government is predictable to refer to dialogue with Pakistan and India's efforts to cement relations with almost all its neighbors.

On the financial front, the report is expected to focus on how the government battered the global financial crisis and depression, and was able to maintain an imposing growth.

Since 2004, when the Congress-led UPA power after ousting the BJP-led NDA government has been bringing out annual reports on their presentation.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday, express March 5, but apprehension over rising food prices, said the administration would take steps to control price rise.

Dr. Singh is likely to ask to get better the public sharing system (PDS) and an increase in farm output.

The meeting will also review the completion of the essential merchandise act to check hoarding of food.

The meeting comes just days after a Congress Working Group (CWC) over prices; Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar came under fire for his conduct of the crisis. Many Congress leaders hit out at Minister without actually mention him.

Congress Party has knowledgeable flak from various disagreement parties in the rising prices of essential merchandise.

The Wholesale Price Index rose 7.3 percent in December from the preceding year, the highest since November 2008 and accelerates from 4.8 per cent gain in November.

The add to was driven by nearly 20 percent jump in food prices, which rose on the weak torrential rain rains and flooding in parts of the realm, but inflation in developed products rose to 5.2 percent from four percent in November, a sign that inflation pressures had spread to other sectors of the financial system.

Sugar, has been chiefly a problem with the Congress Party caught in the middle of rival demands from clientele who want lower prices, while sugar cane farmers seeking higher prices for their foodstuffs.

The supply situation deteriorate further in recent months, after Uttar Pradesh, which tries to help cane farmers forbade processing raw, jamming 750 000 tonnes of raw gate.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh condoled the loss of lives in plane crash in the Mangalore airport on Saturday and prearranged Rs.200, 000 for the families of the dead and Rs.50, 000 for the upset.


The Prime Minister beam to both civil aviation minister Praful Patel and the Home minister, P. Chidambaram for an update of the release and free operation, according to his mentor media.

The Prime Minister also talked with United Progressive Alliance (the UPA) leader Sonia Gandhi and decided to put off a scheduled event at his official house on Saturday night to celebrate his administration a year in office during his subsequent term.

"The Prime Minister has directed the Rs.200, 000 for the family of those killed and Rs.50, 000 for the wounded may be certified from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund, and that all possible is available to the bereaved families," media counselor said.

"As a token of admiration for those who rotten in this tragic event that work today by the Prime Minister's house marks the completion of the first years of the subsequent term of the UPA government has been delayed.