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Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 26: Presence of Basohli, MLA Jagdish Sapolia at Kathua function in which Congress stalwart Choudhary Lal Singh joined BJP has raised many eye-brows. Jagdish Sapolia is arch rival of Lal Singh who joined BJP in the presence of national president of BJP Amit Shah
Choudhary Lal Singh, as per credible sources, had put pre-conditions for joining BJP. Singh had reportedly demanded Basohli, Bani and Kathua seats for his family members. Credible sources said that Lal Singh has told his supporters that BJP has accepted his conditions.
But presence of Jagdish Sapolia in joining function of Lal Singh has given another message. BJP at this juncture not want to anno... | |
| | | | Cong leaders on edge as party delays mandates | | Not high command; Soz, Azad finalize names | | | Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee taking time to finalize the mandates for the forthcoming Assembly elections can prove "dangerous" for the party as people associated with it believe that delay can hamper the chances of candidates getting enough time to reach out to the people and can lead to activists changing their loyalties.
Pertinently, state unit of Congress party on Monday held its crucial meet here and finalized the list of probable candidates. "Every leader was asked to suggest three to four names from his constituency. We were told that these names will be forwarded to the Congress high command for the approval," a second rung Congress lead... | |
| | | | Infighting, indecisiveness likely to cost Cong | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 26: The infighting and indecisiveness of the Congress high command is likely to cost the party in the coming Assembly elections. The senior leadership of the party has communicated to party high command that it should shed away its past practice of last minute announcement of the candidates as party is already in deep trouble in the state.
"The party high command must learn lessons for its debacle in the Parliamentary elections. It should not continue with the last minute gaming and change of the candidates list. It should finalise it as soon as possible so that candidates can know about their constituency and thus give time to it so that people also know abo... | |
| | | | Girl players forced to change in open, administration unmindful | | Changing in open is common in sports: Sports officer | |  Shiv Thakur
JAMMU, Aug 26: Despite exhibiting wonderful performance in the recently held state level competition at Bandipora, Kashmir, the girl volleyball team of Jammu district is still craving for basic infrastructure.
While the volleyball players are sweating hard to vie for various state and national level competitions, the concerned sports authorities are oblivious in providing basic facility of changing-room for girls, thus forcing girl players to change in open.
"We often practice fo... | |
| | | | LA first time witnesses heated arguments between 2 presiding officers | | Speaker V/s Dy Speaker | | | Sandeep Bhat
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: The Legislative Assembly has witnessed many scenes between legislators of treasury benches and opposition benches and between different political groups but it today for the first time witnessed exchange of heated words, arguments and counter-arguments between two presiding officers Speaker Mubarak Gul and Deputy Speaker Sartaj Madani.
It all started when PDP legislators moved an adjournment motion in the House and wanted to have discussion on the issue of youths and others languishing in jails. The Speaker accepted their demand for discussion. He, however, reserved the rule when he should accept it or reject it. This infuriated the PDP legislators who moved... | |
| | | | Jammu based NC leader, cable operators take people for a ride | | DC Anantnag to take action today | | | Saahil Suhail
ANANTNAG, Aug 26: Enjoying patronage of a Jammu based National Conference leader, cable operators in this southern district continue to snap the cable services to the consumers without even informing them besides monopolizing the business against the norms.
Anantnag residents told Early Times that so far the district administration has failed in streamlining the cable network services according to the cable Television Network Act, resulting immense sufferings to thousands of consumers of the town.
"Whenever they wish they snap the services even without informing us. On trivial issues related to their business they snap the services and we fail to understand why district ad... | |
| | | | Ailing Farooq unable to run NC's poll campaign in 2014 | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Like his father Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah in 1977, National Conference's 78-year-old President Dr Farooq Abdullah would not be able to run his party's campaign due to illness in the forthcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. However, unlike Sher-e-Kashmir, Farooq would not be a contesting candidate this time around.
"Definitely this is going to be our biggest loss as Farooq Sahab is an unmatched crowd-puller. He alone in the family has an unparalleled capacity to intermingle with the common people, crack with them jokes in their mother tongue Kashmiri and deliver speeches with full amount of confidence. Inspite of his fluctuating graph of popu... | |
| | | | Amit Shah's tour useless for us: Border migrants | | He talked politics only, did not show serious concern for our problems | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Aug 26: BJP president Amit Shah's tour was virtually redundant for us; he talked politics only with an eye on the forthcoming assembly polls in the state but did not exactly show any concern for our problems even when we are the real sufferers of the unprovoked Pak shelling and firing, say the border migrants who are living in temporary accommodations in R S Pura.
Jagdish Choudhary's house in village Gharani, R S Pura, is at a stone's throw from the International Border (IB). A Pak shell landed and exploded in his house a few days back, damaging the roof of a room and causing cracks to the walls of other rooms. Three more deafening sounds rocked the village that day ... | |
| | | | Enjoying Tara Chand's patronage, ZEO Surankote says, 'I damn care' | | | | Ajay Sharma
SURANKOTE, Aug 26: "I damn care for Chief Education Officer or Education Director. I have direct links with the Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and I do not care for any file pending in my office , be it anyone's," was rude reply of high-headed Shamher Chand, Zonal Education Officer Surankote who refused to give any consideration to the plea of Education Volunteers (EVs) awaiting their adjustment since past 12 years.
The gullible lot had joined Education Volunteers (EVs) under the centre sponsored Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme launched in the tenure of Harsh Dev Singh as the then Education Minister in 2002-03.
The EVs were appointed under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan (SSA... | |
| | | | Monga gifts Baramulla to Soz | | Decides not to contest | | |
Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Congress vice President, Ghulam Nabi Monga has gifted Baramulla to Salman Soz. Monga in an exclusive interaction with Early Times said he will not contest and will concentrate on party work.
Salman Soz who is new face of state Congress is all set to contest upcoming Assembly elections from Baramulla constituency. "I will not contest this election, I have many responsibilities to perform during upcoming Assembly elections, I was campaigning head for North Kashmir during Parliamentary elections and I will continue working as campaigning head during Assembly elections and for party benefits as well", Monga said. He did not elaboratre on his decision not ... | |
| | | | Chaos, ruckus prevail in BJP Kashmir unit's meeting | | Leaders clash over policy matters | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: At a time when Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is aiming high to achieve 44+ target in the upcoming assembly elections the Kashmir unit of party is in doldrums with ruckus being witnessed in a meeting here today.
Sources told Early Times that some of the new entrants of the party were very upset with the ruckus and some of them could be seeing ruing their decision of joining the party. The BJP members exchanged heated arguments and some of the members walked out of the meeting.
"As the meeting began at the lawns of Cheshmashahi garden State Vice President, Kisan Morcha M M War supported by State Vice President, Ghulam Mohammad Mir and member Showkat Hussain ... | |
| | | | Legislative Assembly witnesses uproarious scenes over amnesty to youth, shelling in border areas | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the legislative Assembly today as legislators of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and National Panthers Party (NPP) raised slogans in the well of House while demanding discussion on separate issues on the floor of the house. NPP legislators raised slogans against Pakistan and demanded that the neighbouring country should be taught a lesson since it is resorting to continuous shelling on people living in the border areas of Jammu division. The legislators accused the State Government of adopting a lackadaisical attitude in solving the problems of people living in the border areas. As soon as the proceedings of the day bega... | |
| | | | JKCL fails to maintain profit earning trend | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Aug 26 : The Jammu and Kashmir Cements Limited (JKCL) used to be the only profit earning company in the state but it has been showing now a downward trend in earning profits for the last two years. JKCL was incorporated as a fully owned government company in December 1974 with the objective to exploit the abundant deposits, make the quality cement available to the consumers at reasonable rates besides filling up the gap between demand and supply. The plant of 600 tonnes per day capacity installed at Khrew was listed as a heavy sector industry which started its commercial production in April 1982 and is one of the largest employer in the state providing employment to m... | |
| | | | Geelani working for success of BJP ? | | ‘Mission 44+’ and Omar’s charge | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 26 : Is pro-Pakistan terrorist and extremist Syed Ali Sb hah Geelani working for the success of BJP or on behalf of the BJP and the RSS? Or, is he helping the BJP achieve its “Mission 44+” in the upcoming assembly elections so that it could form the next government in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K)? If one goes by what the out-on-the-limb, frustrated, demoralized and desperate National Conference (NC) working president and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Sunday, then the answer surely would be in the affirmative. Omar Abdullah, he has come to believe that his party would be decimated by the Kashmiri Muslims in the assembly elections, has suddenly developed some kind... | |
| | | | Mehbooba, Beig predict a doom for NC, Cong | | 2014 - Assembly elections | | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 26: PDP president and MP Mehbooba Mufti and her colleague in the Lok Sabha and former deputy Chief Minister Muzzaffar Hussain Beig are expressing identical views as far as the political future of their party and the NC, the Congress and the BJP is concerned. They are singing the same song during the speeches they deliver in different parts of the Valley and telling the Kashmiri people that the fate of the ruling coalition comprising the NC and the Congress stands totally sealed and the upcoming assembly election would a bipolar contest between the PDP and the BJP.
The PDP leaders are, of course, critical of the BJP and accuse it of “trying to disintegrate the state and ... | |
| | | | HC notice to state, BCCI in JKCA scam | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 26: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today issued notice to state government through Chief Secretary and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on a Public Interest Litigation, seeking high-level probe into alleged multi-crore scam in J&K Cricket Association.
The division bench comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice M H Attar also issued notice, seeking reply to the PIL within four weeks, to J&K's Director General of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar and Station House Officer Ram Munshi Bagh here.
Besides, the Division Bench also directed SSP Srinagar and SHO Ram Munishibagh to file status of an FIR (12/2012)... | |
| | | | PHQ imposes 'blanket ban' on appointment of SPOs | | | | Srinagar, Aug 26:After several complaints regarding back door and politically motivated appointments of Special Police Officers (SPOs) , the Police headquarters Jammu and Kashmir wide order 2064 of 2014 imposed blanket ban on appointments of SPOs by any District Superintendent of Police of all the 22 Districts of the state. As per the order passed by the Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir K.Rajindra Kumar, all the SSPs were barred from appointing SPOs without prior permission of PHQ. " In supersession of all previous orders on the subject, henceforth no engagement of Special Police Officers (SPOs) shall be made by any unit Head/District SPs without prior approval of the PHQ, till ... | |
| | | | HC directs Govt to seize all spurious drugs in state | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 26: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court today asked state government and Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) to seize all drugs declared as spurious or substandard immediately in the state.
"Keeping in view the seriousness of the issue in the interest of general public, we direct that state government and CDSCO shall take immediate steps so that general public may be saved from consuming
these drugs which have been found to be spurious, adulterated and substandard," a division bench comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice M H Attar said
"The stock as well as the supply given to the chemist in the state as well as government hospital... | |
| | | | Omar's promise a hoax | | 2 yrs on Sidhra Golf course incomplete | | | Jammu, Aug 26: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has failed to keep up his commitment of converting 9-hole golf course at Sidhra here into a full-fledged golf course having 18 holes.
Pertinently, Omar had inaugurated the first 9-hole area of Sidhra golf course in April 2011 and during his speech he had promised that remaining work of the golf course would be completed by March 2012. Till date Chief Minister's promise has remained confined to papers only. While replying to a question raised by NC MLC, Ajatshatru Singh, in the Legislative Council in Srinagar today, Minister for urban local bodies, Nawang Rigzin Jora, said: "The work is still in progress. The tourism department has conducted the... | |
| | | | Kalaroos encounter: Another ultra neutralized, search cum combing operation on | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Kupwara, Aug 26: in a daylong gun battle, one more militant was killed on Tuesday in the Kalaroos encounter taking the overall death toll to eight, including five militants and three Army soldiers in Kupwara district of North Kashmir while a combing operation to track down militants who reportedly had managed to escape from encounter is on.
According to official sources that a gun battle erupted in forest area of Lolab, Gurdaji near Kalaroos area of Kupwara, district after army launched an operation to track down a group of militants who had managed to escape during the encounter.
"On a specific intelligence security forces cordoned off the whole forest at around 8:0... | |
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