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| PDP rejects MLA's theory behind his worker's arrest | | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: Opposition PDP has meanwhile rejected the explanation extended by the NC MLA that the youth in question was arrested as he attacked a policeman and tried to snatch his weapon.
Denying his hand in arrest of youth, Mubarak Gul had stated that the youth namely Bilal Ahmad Kuchay of old city tried to snatch the weapon of one police personnel and also tattered the uniform of another police man. "I have nothing to do with his arrest personally, he has been arrested by police for an illegal attempt of snatching weapon and tattering uniform of a police personnel," said Mubarak Gul.
While as according to PDP leader Khursheed Alam 'out of frustration due to the ove... | |
| | | | Dismayed by voting trends, hit by NC's betrayal, Congress a worried lot | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Apr 11: As heavy polling in the plains of Jammu for Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary constituency has left Congress worried, the grand old party of the country has to swallow another bitter pill in the form of its ally National Conference's (NC) 'betrayal' in the hilly districts of Rajouri and Poonch where the 'senior coalition partner' remained aloof all though the contest in galvanizing the NC cadres' votes to brighten the prospects of coalition candidate.
Sources within Congress informed Early Times that the voting pattern in twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch particularly polling in parts of Rajouri indicated that local NC leaders and workers did not put in t... | |
| | | | Hurriyat activists arrested for poll boycott campaign | | | |
Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Apr 11: Prior to issuance of Parliamentary Election Notification for North Kashmir's (Baramulla) Constituency, police has arrested two activists of separatist group 'Hurriyat Conference' for spreading poll boycott campaign posters in Sheeri block of Baramulla district.
Police sources said that two activists of Hurriyat Conference (G) were arrested by a police team of Sheeri police station while pasting posters depicting poll boycott slogans from Sheeri to Hewan some 7 kilometers from main town Baramulla on Thursday evening.
Official sources identified the arrested as Bashir Ahmad Soleah son of Ghulam Mohammad Soleah of Kanli Bagh and Ghulam Mohammad Bang... | |
| | | | Vested interests continue to vandalize 'protected' monument | | Baisakhi Mela begins at Mubarak Mandi Heritage complex | | | Fresh orders on removal of vehicular mess go unheeded again
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: In utter disregard to repeated instructions and notices issued in recent past by concerned departments Mubarak Mandi complex, which is ironically state protected Heritage monument continues to be surrounded by parking mess, an unauthorized activity which goes on unabated, plundering its prestige and affecting the ambience of all valued structures of historical significance. In a series of such written orders and instructions, a fresh notice was published in the media asking the vehicle owners to clear the area by April 9 for a big event -Baisakhi Mela which is commencing from April 12 to April ... | |
| | | | Dy Chairman Javed Rana booked for bogus voting, FIR lodged | | Mendhar stalemate ends : PDP calls off protest | | | Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Apr 11: To the consequence of the yesterday's fallout at Mendhar that witnessed a bloody voting at polling booth no 43 at Kalaban that had left two People’s Democratic Party agents in pool of blood after being allegedly attacked by Deputy Chairman, Javed Ahmed Rana's goons, the whole town wore a deserted look today in the wake of the bandh call given by the PDP workers and supporters who carried out a whole day protests amid sloganeering and demanding a lodging of FIR against Rana.
Mendhar, since 9 am in the morning presented a deserted view as the entire town remained indoors on the call given by the PDP supporters who roamed the streets and lanes and main ba... | |
| | | | In Udhampur, Congress counts on Bhim Singh, BJP on Arshid Malik | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 11: With no cakewalk victory visible in the current Lok Sabha elections, battle lines are drawn for neck-and-neck contests in five of the six Parliamentary segments in Jammu and Kashmir. Thanks to strong undercurrents of the 'Modi wave', the 18.50 Lakh voters-strong Jammu ends up as the only constituency where the result is a foregone conclusion. "We have voted for Modi", said the voters wherever asked-few of them knowing the BJP candidate Jugal Kishore Sharma or his party.
With due respect to the coalition leaders like Omar Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad, the so-called 'Modi wave' looked to be at work everywhere from Samba to Jammu and Rajouri to Poonch and f... | |
| | | | Meaning of 71 per cent polling in Jammu | | Coalition In Trouble? | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Apr 11: People went to the polls on Thursday in 11 states and three Union Territories to elect 91 members to the 16th Lok Sabha. This was the third phase of the nine-phase election schedule. The people of Jammu-Poonch Parliamentary constituency also exercised their franchise on Thursday in very large numbers and with great enthusiasm. Nearly 71 per cent of the voters in this politically important constituency exercised their right to vote. In 2009, only 49 per cent voters in Jammu had exercised their right to vote. This means there was a huge jump of 21 per cent polling in this constituency. Samba district recorded a whopping 75 per cent polling. Marh assembly constituency re... | |
| | | | Condition of Govt schools pathetic but are private schools any good? | | | | Shakeel A Khan
SRINAGAR, Apr 11: The condition of the schools of the state, government as well as private, is pathetic with sub-standard facilities and poor teaching arrangement. This has made the future of the students dark. The schools opened after a long winter break but not on a high note and with requisite spirit.
The government does not pay any attention to schools regarding the infrastructure and dearth of need basis academic arrangement. The postings at these schools have been made blindly. The teachers have the degrees, but lack the professional skill.
"The teachers are seen arriving late, leaving early and roaming during the duty hours. They will never take care of the poor chi... | |
| | | | India lawmakers unlikely to oblige separatist Mirwaiz | | An unachievable goal | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 11: The other day, self-styled chairman of the Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who earlier had issued an election boycott call, wrote an open letter to the people of India. The letter urged them to ask their representatives in the Indian Parliament to resolve the Kashmir issue. "An open letter to the people of India.
Along with your votes, give your elected leadership the task of resolving the Kashmir issue once and for all," he wrote. "India's elections have begun and you are exercising your votes to choose your new political representatives. Whoever you end up electing will be momentously placed to exercise real leadership and take the difficult decisions that a... | |
| | | | GDC R S Pura awaits website updating | | | | Shiv Thakur
Jammu, Apr 11: Not settling in line with advancements in the educational system, administration of Government Degree College R S Pura , in deep slumber, seems nonchalant to accept the wake up call which can be well gauged from the fact that it has not updated its website since long.
However, it not hidden a fact that notes are being provided to the section dealing with websites of the college but absence of any authority at helm to raise objections, the section has become sedentary and has shed its responsibility of maintaining the same.
According to updates available with Early Times, former principal Anita Sudan was transferred in January ending this year and joined Governm... | |
| | | | Tariq Karra owns property worth Rs 98 crore | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Apr 11: Senior PDP leader, Tariq Hamid Karra contesting Lok Sabha elections from Srinagar-Budgam constituency owns movable and immovable property worth Rs. 98 crore.
Karra, who filed his nomination papers a few days earlier challenging NC Patron, Dr. Faroq Abdullah, has declared that his movable and immovable property is worth more than Rs 98 crore as per self estimate. Karra's affidavit which he submitted along with his nomination papers suggests that he has movable property worth Rs 13,29, 110 including Rs 50, 000 cash in hand. He has also mentioned that his spouse has Rs 19, 66, 177cash in hand.
Details suggest that he owns immovable assets worth Rs. 98 croes wh... | |
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