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| Was Kichloo lobbying for PDP mandate? | | 'Mehbooba Mufti turns down proposal' | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, July 18: Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Minister of State for Industries, Home and R&B, Sajad Ahmed Kichloo is learnt to have lobbied hard to get mandate from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which he intended to join before the ensuing assembly polls.
Reliable sources informed that after a hectic lobbying the proposal of NC leader was, however, rejected by the PDP, President Mehbooba Mufti, who was not ready "to resort to horse trading" before the next assembly elections.
Sources further said that Kichloo was informed by his close aides and officers from Home department, that he was facing severe anti-incumbency factor in his home constituency Kishtwar, where PDP and BJP have made inroads over the last decade.
Kichloo has won from Kishtwar constituency for the consecutive two terms. The seat was earlier being represented in the state assembly by his father Bashir Ahmed Kichloo. "Following the inputs from Home department, Kichloo and his close advisors came to the conclusion that it was the right time to join PDP, which is expected to form the ne... | |
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| Modi Sarkar scarps proposed revocation, amendment of AFSPA | | Army gets major boost | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, July 18: In what could be termed as first major policy initiative on Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) led NDA government has scrapped the Congress led UPA government's proposal for both partial revocation as well as amending Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
Sources said that the decision to scrap the proposal was taken during a recently held meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS). They added that CCS took the decision on the basis of security assessment reports received from various agencies especially armed forces stationed in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources further disclosed that the committee discussed in detail the reforms sugg... | |
| | | | Violent clashes break out at Baltal; Scores injured, Community kitchens set ablaze; Yatra Suspended | | Vhp, Bajrang Dal calls for Jammu Bandh | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 18: Clashes broke out today near Baltal, the base camp of Amarnath Yatra, after a dispute between pony owners and those running community kitchens and CRPF personnel, leaving at least 25 people injured following which the yatra has been suspended.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah deputed senior officials in the area, over 100 kilometres southeast of Srinagar, and the situation is under control, officials said. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to the Chief Minister over phone about the violence and asked him to take all necessary steps.
The incident took place at Dumail near Baltal area which comes under Sonamarg, a picturesque tourist spot. A small ... | |
| | | | Baltal incident: Delhi summons Omar | | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, July 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been summoned to New Delhi by Home Minister Rajnath Singh over today's violence in Baltal which left about 60 civilians and policemen injured.
The issue has caused anxiety in the power corridors of the state and also the Centre. Sources told ET that Home Minister Rajnath Singh summoned the CM to New Delhi late this evening. The CM flew to New Delhi in the state aircraft.
Sources said that the state administration is hoping that the situation does not take an ugly turn, as the annual Amarnath Yatra is on in full flow. It is learnt that the state administration is apprehensive that vested interests from either side may try ... | |
| | | | Year on, Omar fails to bring NC under RTI | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 18: In September last year Chief Minister Omar Abdullah gave a strong speech during a conference organized by Central Information Commission (CIC) in New Delhi. During his speech Omar voiced for bringing political parties under the provisions of Right to Information Act (RTI) and this became talk of the town and people from media, activism, academics appreciated his concerns and it was thought that Omar Abdullah will first of all bring his own political party, National Conference (NC) under the RTI purview and very soon one could see Public Information Officers (PIO) appointed by NC at its party headquarter in Srinagar and Jammu. But months passed the pa... | |
| | | | Azad loyalists not invited in JKPCC's convention | | Infighting in JK Congress continues | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, July 18: Infighting among warring factions of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) continues unabated as Gulam Nabi Azad loyalists are reportedly not invited in the convention of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC), scheduled to be held at Sainik Colony on Saturday.
Sources informed Early Times that loyalists to JKPCC president Saif-ud-din Soz have been manning all the affairs of organizing the Party's convention, which was scheduled to be attended by party in charge to J&K, Ambika Soni, former Health and Family Welfare Minister Gulam Nabi Azad and JKPCC president Saif-ud-din Soz.
"Only the loyalists of Professor Soz have been inv... | |
| | | | War of words between NC, PDP turning bitter | | Kashmir's political scene | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 18: The ruling NC and the main opposition PDP are engaged in a bitter war of words. The struggle for dominating the Kashmir's election scene is, in fact, becoming more and more shrill with each passing day. The NC, which suffered a massive defeat in the Lok Sabha election and could not lead even in 10 out of 46 assembly segments in Kashmir Valley, including Ganderbal and Hazratbal, considered its pocket boroughs, is so afraid of the PDP that it has started leveling serious but unsubstantiated charges against the PDP leadership in its desperate bid to deflect the people's attention away from the real issues and strike a chord with the Kashmiri constituency. It has turn... | |
| | | | Nagrota may witness "Royal Contest": BJP thinking to field Vikramaditya against Ajatshatru | | Dr Karan Singh's elder son approaches BJP for joining | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: The prestigious Nagrota Assembly segment may witness "Royal Contest" this time because M K Vikramaditya Singh, elder son of Dr Karan Singh has approached BJP to become member of the Saffron Party.
Credible sources in the BJP said that party leadership is seriously considering to enrol Vikramaditya as member of the party and to field him as candidate from Nagrota Assembly segment which was represented by his younger brother M K Ajatshatru Singh from 1996 to 2002. Credible sources revealed that BJP has decided not to give mandate to Nand Kishore, younger brother of BJP state president Jugal Kishore Sharma. Due to the stand taken by Prime Minister, Narend... | |
| | | | Parliamentary election debacle leaves NC, Congress indecisive over alliance | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 18 : With few months left in the forthcoming Assembly elections, the coalition partners Congress and NC are tight lipped over entering into any pre-poll pact, with both the parties maintaining that the decision shall be taken in near future.
The Congress state spokesman Ravinder Sharma told that the issue of pre-poll alliance is the decision that could be taken by the high command and that the state Congress will follow the decision accordingly.
"The option of pre-poll alliance is neither open and nor closed. We can only say that the party is seriously discussing over the issue with the feedback from the workers being given the top priority," maintain... | |
| | | | Bhim terms rebels as political persons | | Speaking separatists' language | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 18 : Does the chief patron of JKNPP Bhim Singh represent nationalist sentiment in the real sense of the term or does he speak occasionally the language of separatists and those who have been attacking the institution of the India State? Sadly, Bhim Singh has been airing views which run counter to the stands of the integrationists on separatists, on those put behind bars on the ground that they indulged in anti-national activities, on the aggressor Pakistan and on the perpetrator of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, founder of dreaded Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Hafiz Saeed. Believe it or not, but it is a fact that he defended Ved Pratap Vaidik's meeting with Hafiz... | |
| | | | VIPs encroach, sell Govt land at Humhama, Gogoo | | 'Use influence to evade action since 2011' | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, July 18 : A major scam of illegal encroachment of state land has surfaced after Early Times accessed important revenue documents indicating names of influential encroachers who had usurped prime government land at Humhama and Gogoo areas in Srinagar and then used their influence to evade any action.
The document details reveal that in Humhama area 234 kanals and 1 marlas of Kahcharai land and 36 kanals 1 marlas of state land and in nearby Gogoo area 25 kanals 13 marlas of Kahcharai land have been encroached illegally over the years by hundreds of blue eyed people including noted bureaucrats and government officials.
A document with signature and sign of Naib T... | |
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