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| CM wants 100-day agenda first | | ‘Pick up ball and get started’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: Asking the top officers of state administration to make a New Year eve beginning from a new page, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today wanted to begin with a hundred-day agenda at first instance setting trend for transparent and efficient governance.
In his first ever interaction with administrative secretaries and other top officers of the administration, the Chief Minister said that he would fix the priorities and the administration has to implement these in a time-bound manner. "Because of generation shift and I being the youngest Chief Minister of the State, people are looking at the Government with high expectations", said the Chief Minister.
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| | | | Omar takes charge of affairs | | Vendetta not part of my politics: CM | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: Five days after the swearing in ceremony, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his cabinet Ministers today took formal charge of affairs at their Civil Secretariat Chambers amidst and enthusiastic welcome by officers and staff.
All nine Ministers of Omar’s Cabinet, including the Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, moved into their offices but their wait for getting portfolios still continues. Allotment of charges to the Ministers was widely expected today but no formal orders were confirmed till late this evening.
On moving into the top office, the Chief Minister declared that he does not believe in politics of vendetta and would rather focus on future i... | |
| | | | DyCM meets Sonia Gandhi | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand today called on the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other senior party leaders in New Delhi. His spokesman said that Tara Chand discussed prevailing political and administrative scenario with the central Congress leaders.
On his maiden visit to the national capital, after being sworn as Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Tara Chand, called on the UPA Chairperson, Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and complimented her on the formation of the new coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir. He thanked her for respecting the aspirations of the majority of the people in the State and elevating him as Deputy Chief Minister.
Tara Chand also briefed ... | |
| | | | Farooq vacates Hazratbal seat | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, January 09 – Pro-tem Speaker, Chowdhary Mohammad Aslam has accepted the resignation of Dr. Farooq Abdullah, an elected Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from 18- Hazratbal constituency with effect from January 7, 2009 and has also declared the seat vacant.
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| | | | Ordinance soon for new Central Universities | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Jan 9: The Government will issue an ordinance to create 12 new Central Universities, it was announced here on Friday.
"This is being done because the bill to create the universities could not be passed in parliament (in the session that concluded last month)," Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here on Friday.
He was briefing reporters after a Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The new universities will be established in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, Chidambaram said.
In addition, the Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya at Sagar ... | |
| | | | Search, probe launched after failed operation MENDHAR FIASCO | | | |
SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, Jan 9: A day after calling off one of the biggest operational standoffs in counter-insurgency history of Jammu and Kashmir, the Army have launched search operations to nab the escaped militants while the Police have launched discerning investigation to crackdown the network that helped ultras build their base in Bhati Dhar area of Mendhar in Poonch.
In this connection, the Police had already arrested a retired Assistant Sub Inspector of Police and a woman and on their interrogation, the Special Task Force rounded up two more over-ground workers from Doda who believed to have supplied SIM cards to the militants in Mendhar.
Sources said that
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| | | | Scaling down Indo-Pak tension must for regional peace: Mufti | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: As India and Pakistan continue in their war of words, the Peoples Democratic Party Patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for de-escalation of tension between India and Pakistan to prevent the new threats from endangering the region's security and stability.
In a statement Sayeed made it clear that the two countries have no choice but to find a joint solution to their problems including that of terrorism. "In this challenging scenario, sub-continent's security and stability would largely depend on how the leadership of India and Pakistan confronts the intricate situation developing in the region," he said.
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| | | | One way traffic on NH for second day | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: One-way traffic was allowed for the second day on the 300-kilometer Srinagar-Jammu highway after it was thrown open following two-day closure due to heavy snowfall.
They said that traffic from Srinagar was allowed to move for Jammu while all no vehicle was allowed from the opposite direction.
The highway, only road link connecting valley to the rest world, remained closed for entire day Wednesday and better-half of Tuesday due to heavy snowfall at Patnitop and Jawahar tunnel.
Official sources said that the BRO-men, officials said, where on the job to make the highway traffic worthy for two way traffic, it was unlikely that it could be resumed tod... | |
| | | | US impressed by J&K polls | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Jan 9: The US Friday welcomed the recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir saying that the turnout of voters in large numbers showed a return to normalcy with peace and the assurance of increased security.
“I was especially impressed by the election process and its outcome in Jammu and Kashmir. Voters turned out in record numbers,” US Ambassador David Mulford said here at a farewell function organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
“They voted in a free and fair election for better governance and managing their own destiny,” said the envoy, whose tenure starting January 2004 saw a dramatic transformation in India-US ties, underscored by the clinching ... | |
| | | | City recovers from daylong oil panic | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: On third day of oil crisis, before it ended late this evening, it was a day of unrest and chaos in the winter capital city with people rushing from one petrol pump to other with empty cans looking for fuel.
Though the strike of oil companies was called off late this evening but it still may take a day or two get the smooth supply of fuel resumed.
On third day of oil companies strike, which also hit the J&K state badly heavy rush of vehicle owner’s was witnessed in front of the petrol pumps in the city. It is not only vehicle owner’s, but the worst suffers are LPG consumers, due to sudden shortage of fuel supply. At numbers of places house wives were ... | |
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