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| NC-Cong playing double game on communal lines! | | Kashmir to get lion's share in PSC | | | CC recommends 4 Muslims, one Brahman, one ST member
Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: Coordination Committee (CC) of the National Conference and Congress which met here in summer capital last week has decided to give lion's share to Kashmir region while filling up the six vacant posts of the prestigious Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission, the premiere recruitment agency of the state.
Sources told Early Times the CC has decided to play a "double game" on the "communal lines" to derive maximum political mileage out of the move. "Both the parties have decided to play a communal card to woo the voters from both Muslim and Hindu communities as the parties will be fighting the elections al... | |
| | | | Babu's self proclamation as Cong contender incites party leaders | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Jammu, Sept 1: Even as Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) has yet to finalize candidate for Kathua constituency for the forthcoming assembly elections, the party leaders vying to be a contender for the seat have started to wash dirty linen in public thereby bringing embarrassment to the party.
The infighting in Kathua unit of Congress came in open today when a senior party leader Pankaj Dogra unleashed a war of words against his own party colleague and one of the probable Congress candidates from Kathua, former Minister Babu Singh, who yesterday announced unilaterally in public that he will be the official nominee of the party from the seat.
Addressing media persons at Kath... | |
| | | | KPs up in arms against govt for sabotaging Shrines, Temples Bill | | Decide to vote against coalition candidates | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: Kashmiri Pandits (KPs), feeling betrayed due to the non-passage of Shrines and Temples Bill which the government had decided to pass in the autumn session of the state assembly, have decided to vote against the coalition candidates in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
They say they will favour only that party which will ensure the protection of their shrines and religious places in the valley which are allegedly facing a threat both from the land mafia and the government.
Taking serious note of the government's role on shrines and Temples Bill, the displaced KPs all over the country have decided not to vote for coalition candidates in the com... | |
| | | | On Kashmiri Hindu Shrines, Temples Bill, NC-Congress will have to face music | | | | Sandeep Bhat
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: The fate of Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Temple Bill is not known but the community has decided to teach the lesson to both National Conference and Congress in the coming Assembly elections.
The Kashmiri Pandit community which is living in exile in Jammu and other parts of the country feel that this coalition government has played with the sentiments and emotions of the community and played politics on the introduction and passage of this important bill. Many feel that it was a deliberate attempt on the part of government not to pass or even take this bill in the recently concluded brief autumn session in Srinagar.
It is pertinent to mention here that Minis... | |
| | | | Pak turmoil embarrasses separatists | | | | Shakeel A Khan
SRINAGAR, Sept 1: The political uncertainty in Pakistan and the tough stand adopted by the 'Modi Sarkar' is going to have a negative impact as far as the separatists are concerned. The kind of mind that prevails on the Pakistani people, who committed the shameful acts of ransacking the high profile offices, is for sure to make the valleyties to believe that Pakistan is no better place on the earth to live in.
The happenings in the neighboring country will cause a good shadow in the coming Assembly elections. The ugly turn around in Pakistan is going to erase if not expunge the memories of the separatists from the minds of the people of the state especially from the ones who... | |
| | | | Party with less than 10% votes says it represents state | | NC over estimating itself | | | Rustam
Jammu, Sept 1: Leader of the fast-declining NC and state Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in his last speech on the floor of the Assembly on the last day of the Assembly session (August 30) said many things. He attacked the PDP. He denounced BJP-led NDA Government. He again reiterated his stand on Pakistan or on dialogue between India and Pakistan. He defended the August 28 pro-Pakistan and anti-India Legislative Council resolution that asked New Delhi to start parleys with Pakistan to settle the Kashmir issue. He criticized those who want the Kashmiri Muslims to boycott the upcoming Assembly elections and asked them to participate in the election on the basis of their own ideologies an... | |
| | | | Is Jammu Police afraid of dubious 'leader'? | | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Sept 1: Forced into coercion by the sham nuisance value of a self styled leader of the city, Jammu Police have failed to deliver justice to its own man by taking no action against the said leader despite an FIR registered against him under non bailable sections, for assaulting his own PSO.
Sources divulge that an FIR was registered against one Ashok Gupta, a self styled leader of elusive Shiv Sena and little known Dogra Front after he assaulted a PSO provided to him by the state Police. The FIR was registered at PP Parade ground under Police Station Pacca Danga several months ago, but despite the fact that a man in khaki was subjected to physical abuse and mental agony... | |
| | | | Who takes Rahul Gandhi seriously? | | Atleast not the Soz headed JKPCC! | | | ET Report
Jammu, Sept 1: After losing Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Vice President is perhaps also losing his influence in his own party.
Initially there was gossip by the opposition that Rahul Gandhi never means what he speaks and no one in his party takes his word seriously and like any other junior leader his promise and public statements are just to be trashed once the rally or program ends.
As per media reports, recently JKPCC led by Saif-ud-Din Soz has forwarded a list of probable candidate from the Congress party for the upcoming Assembly elections to the Central Parliamentary Board of the party.
The list of probable candidate has not only agitated a lot of aspi... | |
| | | | Prof Chaman Lal likely to be again part of BJP | | | | K Koushal
Jammu, Sept 1: Former Union Minister and Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) who was ousted from Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is likely to be part of BJP in coming days.
According to highly placed sources in BJP, to meet the mission 44+ BJP is not leaving any stone unturned and making way to bring back heavy weight leaders.
"Prof Chaman Lal Gupta had close door meeting with Avinash Rai Khanna, Member Parliament (MP), Election In-charge J&K and he (Prof) was given green signal about his return in BJP", said Sources.
Pertinently, in the month of June this year, BJP senior leader and co-incharge of J&K RP Singh also proposed for revocation of expulsion of Prof Chaman Lal Gupta a... | |
| | | | Council destroys Science College ground too | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 1: With hub of the football--Mini Stadium Parade already ruined, the only left out facility to practice the game in Jammu, the GGM Science College ground has been totally neglected by its custodian, the State Sports Council.
The uneven playing arena with goal area full of patches, the ground has been engulfed by the wild grass. At the one end of the field, the grass has grown knee deep making it difficult for the youngsters to practice.
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