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AAP claims massive growth in Kashmir ‘Has 30,000 registered members’ 3/27/2014 10:25:05 PM Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, Mar 27: When traditional political parties in Kashmir claiming public support , newly introduced Aam Aami Party (AAP) according to sources has not only succeeded in registering thousands of members in less than a month but but also expect more renowned faces ahead of Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia's visit. AAP sources informed early times that at a time when National Conference (NC) claims massive support in central constituency for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections based on Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal Districts, AAP within less than a month has succeeded in registering more than 30,000 memberships from the same constituency which is a record. Besides AAP Kashmir which is new in the political sphere of Jammu and Kashmir has also succeeded in registering thousands of members from other Districts of the Kashmir so far and the process is on. Sources said that in case state government allows them to gather in Srinagar on coming Sunday with all their members from across Kashmir, gathering will shake all the regional political camps. The sources c...   READ MORE

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BJP asks Omar to refresh his memory 3/27/2014 10:24:35 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 27: Taking serious exception to Chief Minister's recent statement that big fish eats the small one while speaking at a function during the filing of nomination papers by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad as Congress candidate from Kathua-Udhampur Parliamentary segment, BJP termed it political bankruptcy. Commenting on the statement, a BJP spokesman reminded him of his defeat from Ganderbal in 2002 despite the fact that his Party was running the Government in the State. The spokesman said the PDP leader who defeated junior Abdullah at that time was a novice in the politics who belonged to a common Kashmiri family having no politic...   READ MORE   As politicians, bigwigs influence officials; title of land, area gets changed 3/27/2014 11:19:50 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Mar 27: Over the past couple of decades departments and agencies like Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) have come under influence of politicians and big wigs while issuing permission in both the legal and illegal cases. Areas which were ought to be residential in nature were converted into commercial ones with the influential and those having political connections making merry of the situation. Same happened to the fringe areas of Srinagar city located in the erstwhile Budgam district of Kashmir valley. Jamkash Vehicleades has come up in the Hyderpora area falling on the outskirts of Srinagar city. The contention th...   READ MORE   War of succession among Abdullahs Father-Son fight over CM post 3/27/2014 11:21:14 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah are yet again involved in a `war of succession'. Who will rule the state? The question haunts both o them. Both expect each other to make space for the other. Dr Farooq was certain to be the Chief Minister after 2008 elections. The NC had contest elections under him and it emerged as the single largest party. But , with some backroom machinations, Omar emerged on the scene. He got the support of her mother and then the strong backing of the Cong vice-president to seal the deal in his favour and thus pushing Dr Farooq reluctantly out of the State politics for six-year. Dr Farooq knows that ...   READ MORE   A "scandalous" leader captured main stage like a senior leader Modi's rally at Hiranagar 3/27/2014 11:21:03 PM BJP MLAs feel humiliated as they were not provided space on main stage Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 27: Strong resentment brewing among a group of BJP MLAs who were not allowed to sit on the main stage during rally of party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narindra Modi's rally at Hiranagar on Wednesday. The party has created two stages for the rally to accommodate all senior leaders but organisers had adopted pick and choose policy in allowing leaders to sit on the main stage from where Modi addressed the rally. While as party MLAs were sitting on the stage which was set up adjoining the main stage. MLAs were asked to sit on that stage because the main stage was reserved for senior leade...   READ MORE   Now or never situation for BJP in JK Should take advantage of Modi’s Campaign 3/27/2014 10:24:20 PM Sandeep Bhat Jammu, Mar 27: The State Unit of Bharitya Janta Party should act as one unit in the coming Lok Sabha elections if they want to win both the seats of Jammu province. The internal differences and fight will prove costilier for the BJP unit of state.Though their star campaigner and prime ministerial candidate Narindra Modi campaigned for two seats in the state, there is every chance of losing both the seats from Jammu province.The reasons are many but more important are that the state leaders are not in the good books of the people. Dr. Jitendra Singh is weak against the Congress stalwart Ghulam Nabi Azad,Minister of Health in union government and former Chief minister of st...   READ MORE

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