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| BJP leadership under cloud over "selling" tickets for three Assembly segments | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: When angry BJP workers of Kathua alleging that mandate for Kathua assembly segment was sold they have logic because in political circle there is rumour that political and financial considerations while finalizing candidates for the assembly elections.
Party has got appreciation for not giving mandates to the seven "tainted" MLAs but party has given tickets to some of the controversial persons whose credentials are doubtful. Even character of the some of the tainted MLAs is good as compared to some of the BJP candidates.
Credible sources said that during the last three months a politician was desperately trying to get BJP mandate but party was adamant to induct him. Ultimately he offered some amount to a BJP leader and managed his entry into the party. That politician, who has already changed three parties, was awarded with a mandate at the cost of senior and dedicated leader.
Another sycophant BJP leader, who got party mandate at the cost of most dedicated and sincere party leader, had joined National Conference 10 years back. When he joine... | |
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| "Why didn't he quit if Cong wasn't supportive?" | | Azad corners Omar over his statement | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: Taking a strong exception to the statement made by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that Congress created difficulties for him due to which he couldn't achieve what he wanted to, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today questioned the timing and essence of the statement.
Azad, also a former Chief Minister of J&K said, "The moment Omar felt that Congress was not supporting him, he should have resigned from the post of the Chief Minister. It is questionable why Omar didn't resign if he was feeling that Congress was creating hurdles in his functioning."
He also remarked that when PDP didn't support his Government in 2008, he resigned without any delay on t... | |
| | | | NC suffers another jolt, Sheikh Ghulam Rasool resigns | | Assembly Elections | | | 'Party set to face worst ever defeat in JK history'
Early Times Report
srinagar, Nov 5: Sensing defeat in the forthcoming assembly elections the National Conference loyalists are deserting the party one by one. The party suffered yet another jolt today when senior party leader from Ganderbal and MLC Sheikh Ghulam Rasool called it quits.
"As the party affairs in Ganderbal have deteriorated and people alienated, I could not accept the party mandate to contest election in Ganderbal offered by Dr Farooq (Abdullah) and you through senior party leaders a few days back," Sheikh Ghulam Rasool, a former chief secretary of the state, said in the resignation letter to NC working president Omar Ab... | |
| | | | Party leaves space for pre-poll alliance | | Azad, Soz not to contest | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: Showing interest in pre-poll alliance, the Congress party has left some seats vacant in Kashmir valley for its allies. The party finalized the list of candidates with most of the sitting MLAs finding place in it.
Interestingly neither JKPCC chief Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz nor the former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha member, Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the elections.
However, Soz's son, Salman Soz is likely to be fielded from Baramulla constituency. While Peerzada Mohammad Sayed, Taj Mohi-ud-Din and Ghulam Ahmad Mir will contest from their respective constituencies, the party has decided not to field any candidate from Gulmarg constituency where ... | |
| | | | NC engages RSS in back channel parleys eyeing post poll alliance with BJP | | | | ET Report
Jammu, Nov 5: National Conference has reportedly approached RSS leadership for possible post poll alliance. According to sources a key trustee of the Chief Minister is holding back channel deliberations with the Sangh leadership. The key trustee has been using the service of his close relative in this regard.
According to sources, NC is trying to convince the Sangh leadership that it is the only party which can 'safe-guard' the interests of the India in the Kashmir. The party leadership is trying to 'sell' the theory that PDP can't be trusted by the BJP as it has never ever openly criticized the Pakistan and has been doing soft peddling on the terrorism and separatism.
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| | | | After Azad, it's Soz's turn to lambast NC | | But coalition Govt is intact | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: The Congress continues to remain an integral part of the roundly condemned Government that is being headed by the outgoing Chief Minister and owner of NC Omar Abdullah. It is not only the parties like the PDP, BJP, BSP, Panthers Party or the CPI-M which are dismissing the NC-Congress coalition Government with contempt as anti-democratic, corrupt and anti-people. The Congress, which has been sharing power with the NC since January 2009 and still part of the Government, too, is not leaving any stone unturned to expose the Government as well as the NC.
The fact is that JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Aza... | |
| | | | DIG's love for golf leaves commuters harassed with traffic jamming | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: 'Might is Right'- the adage, aptly fits the "people friendly" police of Jammu and Kashmir as one of its officers for the sake of playing golf got the naka party shift from Sidhra to Bantalab to keep the truckers stranded in a queue on a one tube , causing traffic jam near Toll Plaza on National Highway.
Highly placed sources informed that commuters now a days have been facing traffic chaos on National Highway at Bantlab as the NH is flooded with the trucks on way to Srinagar, thus putting them to hardships. The most sufferers are those who are office goers and travel daily from Jammu to Katra, Udhampur, Reasi and adjoining areas.
The act of ... | |
| | | | Omar accused of bias in treating human tragedies of Jammu, Kashmir regions | | Speaks to Jaitley over Budgam killings of 2 youth in Army firing but never bothered to ask police why they killed Giri in "encounter" | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: Omar Abdullah, whose term as Chief Minister expires after about two months, has been accused of bias while dealing with human tragedies of Jammu and Kashmir regions. He yesterday took up with Defence Minister Arun Jaitely, who is also Union Finance Minister, the issue of killing of two youth in Army firing at Chattergam in Budgam district of Kashmir. He, however, never bothered to raise the issue of killing of Rakesh Giri, an alleged criminal, in a police encou... | |
| | | | 10 months on, Health Deptt fails to implement its own order on prescription in bold letters | | Patients suffer, chemist shop owners making fortunes | | | GS Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: Majority of doctors across Jammu province have been violating the directions of Health Department, asking doctors to write salt names of medicines prescribed to patients in bold letters but all in vain.
Sources in Health Department informed Early Times that in the beginning of 2014, the department had issued directions to all the doctors to prescribe salt names of drugs in capital letters so that patients could easily read them and get generic medicines, which were cheaper than standard medicines.
"But after the lapse of nearly 10 months, doctors have not been prescribing drug salts in capital letters, creating problems for patients which in... | |
| | | | Wani defends son | | | |
Early Times Report
New Delhi, Nov 5: National Conference provincial president for Kashmir region, Nasir Aslam has defended his son whose photos brandishing an AK-47 went viral.
Wani said he wanted to join the police force to serve the nation. "There were no bullets in the gun there is nothing wrong in it," he said.
Nasir a close aide of Omar Abdullah said that some people have blown it out of proportion. ... | |
| | | | JU Law Department turns into boxing ring | | Row over freshers' party | | | Mohd Irfan
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 5: Students of 3rd semester and 5th semester of the Law department of University of Jammu today clashed reducing the department into a boxing ring following differences over holding customary freshers' party.
Sources informed Early Times that besides differences over scheduled date of fresher party, seniors of 5th semester were sore over certain juniors misbehaving with senior girls.
According to reports, some seniors went into the chamber of HOD, seeking cancellation of the party. HOD gave his consent to the decision and also informed the Dean Students Welfare regarding the same.
Seniors alleged that the juniors had taken decision without cons... | |
| | | | Fast Track Recruitment Policy proves a handsome revenue generator | | Over Rs 20 cr collected as application fee | | | Mudasir Tariq
Early Times Report
srinagar, Nov 5: State exchequer has been richer by over Rs 20 cr. as unemployed youth have contributed this amount as application fee against various vacant posts advertised by Omar Government under its fast track recruitment policy.
Even as Omar claimed that as many as 80,000 educated youth will be provided Government jobs by fast track recruitment through Service Selection Board, the ground reality depicts quite a different tale. Lakhs of unemployed youth submitted applications during all these years, which contributed revenue to the tune of over Rs 20 crores.
According to the reports more than 10 lakh applications have been received for just 11830 ... | |
| | | | Attacking disciplined Army for votes | | Politics, Kamaal-style | | | Neha
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 5: The Indian Army landed in Kashmir on October 27, 1947, a day after J&K acceded to India as per the constitutional law on the subject. Ever since then, our committed, dedicated and disciplined soldiers have been defending the borders and securing the lives and properties of the people of the state after making supreme sacrifices. Most of the politicians in the Valley are alive because the Army is there. Had the Army not come to the rescue of the civil administration from time to time, there would have been anarchy and bloodshed in the Valley.
Sadly, however, there are leaders in the Valley who blow minor issues out of proportion or make mountain out o... | |
| | | | Major infiltration bid foiled on LoC | | | | M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Nov 5: A major infiltration bid was late Tuesday night foiled by alert army troops from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Mankote sub-sector of Mendhar, Poonch, near here.
A group of seven to eight militants came close to the LoC at Sonawali Gali at about 9.15 pm and made an attempt to sneak into the Indian territory. Their attempt was, however, detected by the alert border troops, according to official sources.
Sources said when the troops challenged them, they opened fire which was returned. The Pak troops also opened the mouth of their guns to provide cover to the militants, the sources added. They continued making attempts to infiltrate up... | |
| | | | 16 in fray for Bandipora constituency Nizam, Usman, Wani file papers | | Scores hurt in PDP-Congress clash | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, Nov 5: Sixteen candidates filed their nomination papers for upcoming assembly elections on wednesday in Bandipora district of north Kashmir, which is scheduled to be held on November 25.
According to sources, 27 candidates had taken nomination forms from the office of the Deputy Commissioner's office Bandipora who is also District Election officer.
Sources said, the candidates who filed their nomination papers are, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Usman Majid of Congress, Muhammad Abdullah Wani of National Conference (NC), Prof. Ismail Ashana of People Conference, Abdul Rehman Tikiri of the Bharatiya Janata Party and... | |
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