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Old animosities buried, Cong-PDP political bonhomie on cards
BJP's 44+ likely to be an interesting fixture to watch
7/26/2014 12:32:25 AM
Mishu Gupta Jammu, July 25: While the opinionated maneuvering on the state's political diasporas have many connotations attached for the upcoming governance led by any party or a combo, yet the currents underlining the scene have many surprises likely to spring up as the process comes to close in Nov-Dec. Riding the Modi wave after its collateral effect on the national panorama where the BJP hit the bulls eye romping home with a whopping 280+, state cadre toying the idea of 44+ is being gauged through the clinical prism of a political scientist's eye as a mere joke, leave aside the hype and hoopla generated by the party itself . The reasons are manifold from local issues of the people on ground and their un-satiated aspirations so far, besides the factors ranging from bringing home cross voting offenders back in the fold and welcoming Congress deserter Lal Singh sending anxious churns to the bigwigs. Behind the veil is being seen an emergence of a front that, despite its sour political connectivity in 2008, is turning sweet with one of the party (People’s Democratic Party) hea...
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Making inroads into Valley: BJP woo PC
Nadda, Sajjad meet behind closed doors
7/26/2014 12:32:09 AM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 25: In a bid to penetrate into Valley on way to its mission 44+ in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP is mulling a strategic alliance with Peoples Conference of Sajjad Lone. Party's national general secretary and Rajya Sabha member J P Nadda called on Peoples Conference chairman Sajjad Gani Lone to explore possibilities of forging joint front. Considering the fact that BJP is desperate to gain ground in the Kashmir valley, political commentators are assigning lot of importance to the meeting as Lone is considered to have a strong footing in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. Official sources in BJP confirmed the meeting between ...
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Revolt in state unit of BJP over Lal Singh's inclusion
7/26/2014 12:31:54 AM
Early Times Report JAMMU, July 25: Although outspoken leader and former Member Parliament (MP) Choudhary Lal Singh has publically announced to embrace Saffron, all is not well in state unit of BJP because local leadership is annoyed over the way high command is imposing leaders on them without consulting them. Credible sources in the BJP said after social networking sites reports that Choudhary Lal Singh has met with Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah to prepare ground for joining BJP, local party leaders were shell shocked because they had openly opposed enrolling this outspoken leader in the party. Credible sources said that local BJP leader has sought ...
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NC unleashes misinformation campaign against PDP
False accusation
7/26/2014 12:31:41 AM
Rustam JAMMU, July 25: The NC, which suffered a massive defeat in the just-held Lok Sabha elections, has, it seems, not learned any lesson from the mistakes it committed during the Lok Sabha election. It lost the election miserably because it had unleashed a misinformation campaign both against the PDP, its main political rival in Kashmir, and the BJP as well as Narendra Modi, then BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate. Later on, Omar Abdullah acknowledged that he and his colleagues committed a grave mistake by converting the whole electoral exercise into secularism vs communalism debate and by not focusing on his Government's "achievements. During the election campaign, Omar Abdullah and his ...
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Dubious distinction: J&K second in list of states with highest debt liabilities
Only state to register deteriorating fiscal responsibility
7/26/2014 12:31:23 AM
Akshay Azad JAMMU, July 25: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah might have been patting his back for observing fiscal discipline his headship, but the recent revelations exposed his claims as the Jammu and Kashmir has stood second, in the list of states with highest debt liabilities. Jammu and Kashmir is also the only state in the country which failed to achieve targets fixed by 13th Finance Commission to contain increasing debt, while all other 27 states successfully met the targets. According to latest report of Union Finance Ministry, it has been revealed that Jammu and Kashmir has highest estimated debt and other liabilities at the end of year 2013-14. The debt and other liabilities are 53....
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KU Controller violates statue
7/26/2014 12:31:08 AM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 25: The Kashmir University authorities have trashed its own set rules related to the conduct of Post graduate examinations by unlawfully amending them. Highly placed sources in the Varsity told Early Times that Controller of Examination, Prof Abdul Salam Bhat has set his own guidelines for conducting post graduate examinations which, according to sources, is a gross violation of the university statue in its rule book. Sources also revealed that Prof Bhat has vested powers to the heads of the different departments to conduct examination on their own and to appoint question paper setter which is against the university statue. "He has even given them auth...
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Non-Muslims are not a minority in J&K
Jammu, Ladakh cannot be ignored
7/26/2014 12:30:56 AM
Neha JAMMU, July 25: Kashmiri leaders of all hues, including NC working president and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, are playing with fire. They are urging the Government of India to talk to the Kashmiri leadership to find a lasting solution to the so-called Kashmir problem. Omar Abdullah had only recently said that it is impossible to evolve a solution that is acceptable to all and that the solution should be such as is acceptable to the majority population in the state. In other words, he said the non-Muslims in the state are in a minority and they have to accept the solution which is acceptable to the majority. We cannot work out a solution that satisfies all, he had said. On Wednes...
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Omar should have resigned after Cong pulled out of coalition: Mir
7/26/2014 12:30:32 AM
Bashir Assad SRINAGAR, July 25: Close on the heels of the NC-Congress coalition deciding to part ways and contest elections independently, a senior Congress Minister in the state today said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should have resigned immediately after the decision was announced by the Congress party. "There is no harm in continuing in office even after the Congress party announced its decision about contesting the forthcoming Assembly elections alone. But I personally feel that the Chief Minister should have dissolved the Assembly the moment the Congress party made its decision public," Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hasan Mir told Early Times in an informal interaction. Mir ...
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Anganwari children force-fed with poison in Budgam district
7/26/2014 12:30:20 AM
Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 25: Thousands of young children at hundreds of Anganwari Centres in Budgam district are force-fed with rotten cereals and biscuits as Police and other government agencies have shut their own eyes to the dangerous violation of food safety norms. Parents are understood to have brought it to the notice of the previous Deputy Commissioner Khursheed Shah by way of scores of general representations that the items supplied by the officers' favourites had rotten at different stores and offices of Child Development Project Officers [CDPOs]. It had been pointed out to the DC that the stored items, had rotten and insecticides and reptiles, including mice, had com...
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On DySP's "wrong" report, accused Estate Deptt employee reinstated
For their alleged wrongful act, some cops "allotted" quarters
7/26/2014 12:29:22 AM
Sumit Sharma JAMMU, July 25: Whether deliberately or being hand in glove with the accused, a DySP allegedly issued No Objection Certificate (NoC) to an Estate Department employee who was booked under NDPS Act in Pacca Danga Police Station. Based on the NoC, the Estate Department, reinstated the employee who was suspended after a FIR stood registered against him. Highly placed sources in the Estates Department said that the accused managed his re instation on the basis of alleged manipulation in the case registered against him under NDPS act and FIR No 126/2012 ,but NOC was issued to him against FIR No 128/2012 under section 341/323/34 RPC which stand against one Sumit Kumar Mugli s/o Saj...
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Industrial labour denied overtime pay for years
Labour Department numb to workers' plight
7/25/2014 11:22:50 PM
Arun Singh Jammu, July 25: How factory workers are being exploited by their employers by forcing them to work overtime in violation of Factories Act can be very well gauged from the fact that at least 200 workers of Saraswati Plasto Tech Pvt Ltd at Bari Brahman Industrial Area were denied overtime pay. Moreover, when workers protested, some of them were fired to crush their raising voices. Nearly 200 factory workers employed at Saraswati Plasto Tech Pvt Ltd have been working for 10 hours per day but being paid for 8 hours for the last more three to four years. As per the Factories Act -1948, Maximum working hours per day is 8 hrs and 2 hrs overtime. "It is a rule that maximum working ...
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State BJP demoralized by results of Uttrakhand by poll
Hyped 'Mission 44+' takes a dent
7/25/2014 11:22:10 PM
Kunal Shrivatsa JAMMU, July 25: After a resounding victory in the last General Elections, the state unit of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) set up 'Mission 44+' for the forthcoming assembly elections hoping that 'Modi magic' would again do wonders for BJP in J&K. However, if the results of Uttrakhand Assembly by-polls are any 'yard stick' to measure the effect of 'Modi wave', it seems that it is fast vanishing as the BJP has failed to even open its account in three seats it contested in the hill state. The poor performance of the saffron party in Uttrakhand Assembly by-polls could adversely affect the morale of rank and file of the state BJP and even shake their confidence as it was the sa...
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Post Friday prayers protests lead to injuries to 11 persons, people express solidarity with Palestinians
7/25/2014 11:21:56 PM
Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, July 25: Protests broke out in some parts of summer capital of the state and other districts after the Friday prayers. At least 11 persons sustained injuries in these incidents with police resorting to lathi-charge and smoke shelling. Soon after the culmination of Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid, scores of youth took out a protest march against the Israeli aggression on Palestinians. The protesters raised slogans against Israel and expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine. They were carrying banners and placards while raising protest against the Israeli action. The protesters burnt a flag of Israel during the protest demonstrations. As soon as the...
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3 Govt deptts withdraw payment for construction of same road at Warwan
7/25/2014 11:21:48 PM
Asif Iqbal Naik Kishtwar, July 25: Three government wings -- Rural Development Department (RDD), Roads & Building (R&B) Department and PMGSY - have withdrawn payments of lakhs of rupees for the construction of same roads in Warwan area of Kishtwar falling under PWD(R&B) special sub-division, Marwah, according to information received through RTI. The applications were filed by the RTI activist separately with the three departments. In reply, it was agreed that two roads viz Guzar to village Basmina (11 km & Inshan to Afti (7 km) were constructed by them. The department of RDD vide letter No. BDO/W/2011/220-222 dated 5-08-2011 stated that the department has constructed the above mention r...
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LOCAL NEWS
NC-Cong will be wiped out in Assembly polls, say people on Rafiqs appointment as PDP president
Body found in Gandhi Nagar
Illegal soil excavation continues in Baramulla despite ban
Shortlisted jail warden candidates hold protest, demand release of selection-list
Government formulates comprehensive plan to develop Jeevan Nagar locality: Bhalla
Court directive over TSO's transfer order
Katra: Chopper service remains suspended, Bhairon Ghati-Sanji Chat track closed
NHAI to collect tax after LA elections in state
All income tax offices to remain open on July 26, 27: Commissioner IT
VHP, others ask GoI to snap diplomatic ties with Pak
Casteism must end from nation by Dec 2014: Bose
Idea distributor among 2 held for selling SIMs on forged documents
We need to strengthen counter-infiltration grid: IGP
Time not ripe to withdraw AFSPA from J&K: Sham Lal
POTA court acquits 3 alleged TuM activists as prosecution fails
Major bills still pending: PDP
Army fully geared up to take on challenges: Army Chief
6 years on, Samba fort still neglected
Sewa- II Power Stn marks 4th Commissioning ceremony
Anti-Israel procession taken out in Batote
MLA, MLC inaugurate transformer at Charota
Mehbooba calls for GoI intervention to boost horticulture sector
3 killed in two separate mishaps
JKPGF, NABARD jointly hold 'financial literacy camp'
Sarpanches open revolt against Azad for backstabbing Ch Lal Singh
PDP assures to develop Hajin town
J&K Bank ATM inaugurated at Lal Nagar
Motorcycle torched; Cops at Khirbhawani shrine attacked
Idea distributor among 2 held for selling SIMs on forged documents
Land Mafia encroaches Doodh Ganga in Budgam
Cop among 4 killed in car mishap near Reasi
Rajouri police gives RS 25,000 to kin of deceased Cop
Cop shot by suspected ultras in Bijbehara
JK, AP integral parts of India: Jaitley informs Parliament
Pak violates ceasefire on LoC
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