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| In a change of heart, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat decides to fight Assembly elections from Ganderbal | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Apr 10: After threatening to spill beans about the mysterious death of National Conference senior worker, Haji Yousuf, National Conference leader, Mohammad Yousuf Bhat has made up his mind to fight the next Assembly elections from the high profile Ganderbal constituency in Central Kashmir.
Sources told that Yousuf has dropped his earlier plan to fight the Parliamentary elections from Srinagar-Budgam Lok Sabha seat and instead he would try his luck in the Assembly elections slated later this year. His decision has come up as a surprise to the National Conference leaders since he worked tirelessly for the party in the entire Ganderbal district.
"Yousuf has received feedback from his party workers, friends and well wishers to fight the Assembly elections and not the Parliamentary elections. They want him to devote maximum time to mobilize support from the electorate since he is known to the people of the district more so to those who are very close to National Conference," said sources.
Sources said that Yousuf had played a pivotal role in the victory of C... | |
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| Rahul to canvass for Azad, Rajnath visit on cards to consolidate 'Modi wave' | | Focus shifts to Doda-Udhampur seat now | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 10: As election process for Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary seat came to an end this evening, the whole focus for all major stakeholders has shifted to Doda-Udhampur seat which will go to polls in next phase on April 17. Rivals Congress and BJP in particular are in race to get stalwarts from Central leadership on campaign as contest is going to be tough this time even as the Ghulam Nabi Azad, tallest leader of party in the state has a huge following in the hilly belt of this Parliamentary constituency. Banking on canvassing by star campaigners, Congress is geared up for tomorrow's mega show as party working president Rahul Gandhi is arriving to campaign for Ghul... | |
| | | | Minor disturbances amid healthy polling in Kandi area | | Sample study gives edge to BJP candidate in Bishnah, Vijaypur villages | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Apr 10: With minor instances of lawlessness at some polling booths of kandi villages of Bishnah, Vijaypur and RS Pura, healthy polling has been reported from these areas as compared to the Jammu city and its suburbs.
This journo roamed across about 14 polling stations of Bishnah town and some polling booths of Vijaypur and R S Pura including some border villages like Pandorian and Alla and tried to know the poll percentage. It was found that daring all threats more people had come to vote.
A sample of people outside 14 polling booths give an edge to BJP candidate with about 70% dubbing BJP candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma more deserving than other candidates who were i... | |
| | | | Muslims vote in huge number, not averse Modi becoming PM | | Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 10: In what could be termed as major shift, Muslim voters on Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat voted in huge numbers both for BJP and against BJP's Prime Ministerial nominee Narendra Modi.
Mood was enthusiastic as young Muslim ladies queued up to vote. Apart from making a mention of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the first timer Muslim ladies as well as youngsters talked about development, peace, progress and prosperity as essential needs of vibrant J&K. Regarding Modi, their opinion was divided but they all agreed that Modi has made development and progress in Gujarat.
A young Muslim voter in Gujjarnagar on being asked said "This is for the firs... | |
| | | | Ex Congress Minister threatens ARO with goons, complaint lodged | | | |
Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Apr 10: In the backdrop of the smooth conduct of polling in Jammu, a complaint against ex Congress Minister was lodged with Returning Officer, Jammu for threatening the Assistant Returning Officer, in R.S Pura, of dire consequences.
As per reports, the incident took place after the polling process was over. The ex Congress Minister Suman Bhagat threatened the ARO, who happens to be the Sub Divisional Magistrate, in R.S Pura, of dire consequences, when he objected of her movement along with 12 other persons in a vehicle on suspicion ground.
Earlier, ex Congress Minister entered in the office of the ARO and started arguing with him over the issue of polling agent ... | |
| | | | NC leader captures booth 43 at Kalaban, polls 92% illegal votes in party's favour | | Mendhar rigging turns into a bloodshed | | | Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Apr 10: Mendhar town witnessed a severe fallout today between the ruling coalition partner National Conference and major opposition People’s Democratic Party when situation turned hostile at polling booth no 43 at Kalaban, Mendhar.
As per the information reaching here, the National Conference leader and the Deputy Chairman, Javed Ahmed Rana allegedly took the control of the area by capturing poll booth No. 43 and in the process cast 92 % votes in the favour of National Conference by overpowering Mendhar.
While the NC leader was on voting spree casting the illegal votes, he was objected by the PDP agents present on the occasion who were roughed up by Rana's PSO... | |
| | | | Azad reaches Jammu poll booth without ID proof, stopped from casting vote | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 10: In what may be called the strict measures by Election Commission to ensure free and fair polls, Union Health Minister and former State Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had to face a piquant situation when Presiding Officer at a polling booth here stopped him from casting his vote in Jammu Parliamentary constituency following his failure to produce any document regarding his identity proof.
Later, he was allowed to cast vote after a local Congress leader at the polling station intervened and told presiding officer Maharaj Krishan that he personally knew Azad and hence he be allowed to exercise his right to franchise.
Trouble erupted as Azad reached the pol... | |
| | | | Govt employee arrested for canvassing for BJP | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Apr 10: Jammu and Kashmir police claims to have arrested one government employee identified as Ashok Sharma son of Kunj Lal Sharma resident of House No.110 Roop Nagar Jammu for campaigning and canvassing in favour of Bhartiya Janta Party candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma in Akhnoor area of Jammu-Poonch-Rajouri parliamentary constituency which went polling today.
While talking to Early Times, a senior police officer in Akhnoor confirmed registration of an FIR No. 69/2014 under section 137 (A,B,C) of Public Representation Act at police station Akhnoor.
He said that on the basis of the specific information about involvement of government employee in canvassing voter ... | |
| | | | Ailing KP employee of SKIMS succumbs to administrative apathy | | Denied regularization even after 15 years, Sunil dies as 'casual' | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Apr 10: Criminally cold indifference of state and centre governments toward the Kashmiri Pandits who preferred to stay on in the valley during migration triggered by militancy can be gauged from recent incident, in which a Kashmiri Pandit employee who served Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) for more than 15 years as casual employee died few days back, desperately seeking regularization of his services all these years.
Sunil Kaul, a casual employee at SKIMS, Soura was suffering from Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) Cancer, died on April 6.
He was admitted in the hospital on March 12 2014, but owing to biased approach of hospital administration, Sunil wa... | |
| | | | Antony in his true colours | | Holding J&K aloof | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Apr 10: Sonia Gandhi's right hand man Defence Minister A K Antony, who brought bad name to India a number of times and outraged the nation by pandering to the Pakistani butchers, is feeling extremely angry these days. What has angered him is the BJP election manifesto 2014 that recommended a comprehensive debate on Article 370 of the Indian Constitution under which the solitary State of Jammu & Kashmir enjoys a separate status and reiterated the party's age old stand on this pernicious Article. The BJP, like the Ladakhis, people of Jammu province, including the SCs, the STs, the OBCs, the refugees from West Pakistan and the minorities like the internally-displaced Kashmiri H... | |
| | | | PDP committed to work with any Government heading at centre: Mufti Sayeed | | NC-Congress alliance allegedly troubling state natives since 1987 | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Apr 10: Calling National Conference-COingress alliance as `troublesome' since 1987, the patron of Peoples democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Muhamamd Sayeed today said the PDP was committed to work with any government at New Delhi.
Addressing road side gatherings during his road show in south Kashmir's Pulwama and Shopian districts, Mufti said that in 1987 it was NC-Congress alliance which allegedly gave birth to militancy in Jammu and Kashmir and the end product was emergence of people like Salah-ud-din in Kashmir ( presently heading militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen) and added that instead of any development and peace, the alliance added worries for people in the f... | |
| | | | Oblivious of each other two agencies take up same project | | Anarchism rules Tourism Deptt | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Apr 10: Lack of planning and coordination between various arms of Tourism Department Jammu can be gauged from the fact that it is executing two similar projects on the same piece of land which was sanctioned for its first project for the construction of Lakhanpur Travelers Mart.
Sources told Early Times that in order to create better infrastructure to give boost to the tourism in the state, a project for the construction of Lakhanpur Travelers Mart comprising of building for boarding and lodging of tourists was sanctioned during 2005-06 under Lakhanpur-Basohli-Bani Sarthal circuit at a sanctioned cost of Rs 4.99 crore on 114.18 kanals of land acquired at Lakhanpur for th... | |
| | | | Unprecedented voter turnout in Jammu-Poonch LS seat | | Records 68% polling, way ahead of 2009 mark | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Apr 10: Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary constituency, polling for which concluded this evening, witnessed 68 percent of its 18.48 million-strong electorate turning up at 2274 polling booths spread across four districts of Jammu, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch.
The unprecedented voter turnout recorded in Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat has crossed the 2009-Parliamentary polls' mark of 49.71 percent which is 18.29 percent more than the last election's polling percentage.
"As far as turnout for Jammu Parliamentary constituency goes we have confirmed reports right now that 68% polling has been recorded which is likely to go up as the final details regarding total poll percentage are... | |
| | | | Ronyal given warm reception in Banihal | | Another retired bureaucrat jumps into politics | | | Mustansir
Banihal, Apr 10: yet another former bureaucrat, Bashir Ahmad Ronyal announced to contest upcoming assembly elections as an independent. He retired recently as Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment Department.
Supporters of Ronyal had arranged a grand road show for his reception for the first time after his retirement in his home town.
The area in Ramban, Ramsoo and Banihal, on Srinagar-Jammu highway witnessed worst kind of traffic jam Thursday because hundreds of vehicles had been mobilized to receive the former bureaucrat. Sources said that Ronyal has decided to join politics and he is eyeing the coming state assembly elections.
Runiyal visited his native area fi... | |
| | | | Omar terming nationalist ideology communal | | Promoting seditious ideology for votes | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 10: NC working president, J&K CM and an agent of AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi was right when he on Wednesday said that current Parliamentary elections have placed India on a crucial crossroad where the people of the country have to decide between the two ideologies of communal divide and the inclusiveness and harmony. He made this important statement at Ramsoo (Jammu) while addressing an election rally in support of the coalition candidate. Indeed, the current elections are a contest between those who want to cause another communal partition of India and those who want to end caste and communal angularities and unite the nation and convert the banana republic into a gen... | |
| | | | Minor disturbances amid healthy polling in Kandi area | | Sample study gives edge to BJP candidate in Bishnah, Vijaypur villages | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Apr 10: With minor instances of lawlessness at some polling booths of kandi villages of Bishnah, Vijaypur and RS Pura, healthy polling has been reported from these areas as compared to the Jammu city and its suburbs.
This journo roamed across about 14 polling stations of Bishnah town and some polling booths of Vijaypur and R S Pura including some border villages like Pandorian and Alla and tried to know the poll percentage. It was found that daring all threats more people had come to vote.
A sample of people outside 14 polling booths give an edge to BJP candidate with about 70% dubbing BJP candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma more deserving than other candidates who were i... | |
| | | | Amid gala preparations for LS polls | | No arrangement for partially blind, differently abled citizens | | | K Koushal
Jammu, Apr 10: With minor reports of lawlessness, election authorities were seen in hurry as there were poor arrangements for the differently abled citizens especially blind ones.
As per sources, in most of the polling stations of Jammu particularly far-flung areas, there was no arrangement for lightening owing to which the partially blind voters were finding it difficult to get the button on the EVM meant for voting.
A patient suffering from similar disorders namely Jagannath after coming out of polling booth expressed his resentment with helpers saying, "It seems as if I have wasted my vote to inappropriate candidate due to poor lightening arrangements and despite after repe... | |
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