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Three Hours: CM bombs House with figures Bottom line –Economic Profile Has Changed For Better 1/15/2008 11:07:29 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 15 The Governor took 55 minutes to read out a concise report of achievement of the government spanning over five years, the House did a surgical operation of the facts, figures and resolves, when it came to the Chief Minister today he made the legislators to sit for around three hours to listen the full story. Many legislators may have little tired but they stayed attentive and quite responsive as the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad replied to the debate on the motion of thanks on Governor's address in the legislative assembly today. A rare seen of its kind, the motion on the address was passed with a unanimous voice vote with no nod or noise of opposition after the Chief Minister served the House with bundles of statistics. Even though the Chief Minister made a detailed account of all departments and all sectors but the bottom line of his three hour long speech sums up that the economic profile of entire Jammu and Kashmir has changed tremendously ever since the coalition government took over. He said the per capita income had registered an ...   READ MORE

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Peerzada goes packing 1/15/2008 11:06:57 PM Nirbhay Jammual Jammu | Jan 15 One of the senior most Cabinet Ministers in the government whose declared top most agenda is to weed out corruption from the public life today went home packing after a hot debate on the charges of graft against him. Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed has also quit as the President of the Pradesh Congress Committee. The Congress of which Peerzada has been president for nearly five years now also has the war against corruption as its top most agenda. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad announced in the Legislative Assembly that "following allegations leveled by a legislator, resignation has been obtained from a Minister which has been sent to the Governor". Despite all...   READ MORE   Kapoor admits loss of image 1/15/2008 11:06:23 PM New Delhi | Jan 15 With cases of scams involving certain army personnel apparently up in his mind, Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor today said "some instances" of recent past had "brought down the image" of the force which is a matter of concern. "There have been some instances which have brought down the image of the army in the eyes of the public," the army chief said while talking to reporters on the occasion of Army Day. He did not elaborate but he was apparently referring to a number of cases of alleged scams involving some army personnel. The cases, which came to light recently, include alleged pilferage of items procured by the army, including tents and eggs. Northern Command Chie...   READ MORE   Micky wins consolation prize 1/15/2008 11:05:57 PM Nirbhay Jammual Jammu | Jan 15 The suave and handsome Congress legislator Arvinder Singh Micky, who was running for a ministerial berth till the last ministry expansion earlier this month has finally won the consolation prize. Micky has been elected as the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council –a post seen lesser in power but higher in protocol. There has not been any Deputy Chairperson in the Legislative Council since long for the lack of consensus among the coalition partners. Interestingly, missing the ministerial berth very narrowly, Micky has proved lucky that those who were sworn in as Ministers. The Ministers will have to go with the term of the present assembly ending lat...   READ MORE   Second Economic Survey presents better picture 1/15/2008 11:05:14 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 15 A day before the presentation of the last budget of the coalition government, the Finance Minister Tariq Hamid Karra today presented the second economic survey in the legislative assembly. At the national level since 1958 there is a precedence of present economic survey a day before the budget but Jammu and Kashmir had its first economic survey presented only last year. The Finance Minister also presented in the House action taken report on his budget speech of the current year. Relating to the economic performance of the objective of the survey is to review and assess the emerging economic trends and keeping these in view while formulating budgetar...   READ MORE   Harsh's Bollywood Mantra 1/15/2008 11:02:01 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 15 Taking a queue from Bollywood blockbuster `Naik', National Panthers Party chief whip Harsh Dev Singh today asked the chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to place him on his chair for one day and he will do wonders. During his reply on the governor's address, chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that government will have to be build consensus among various political parties and make constitutional amendments before a Bill for Delimitation of constituencies is brought before the House. However, NPP MLA Harsh Dev Singh recalled Azad that a promise has been made in the House by health minister Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma that a Bill will be tabled in the House ...   READ MORE   Kundal report today? 1/15/2008 11:00:22 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 15 The Legislative Assembly is once again up for a storm on Wednesday as following a stiff pressure from the Opposition, the government has agreed to table the Kundal Committee report on forest scams. Interestingly, as promised by the Chief Minister, the report is being presented on day when Finance Minister present budget in the assembly. It has to be keenly seen as whether Opposition allows normal business in the House or the recommendations in the Forest scam kick off yet another row. As soon as the Chief Minister finished his reply to the motion of thanks on Governor's address, a senior leader of the Opposition National Conference, Ali Mohammad Sag...   READ MORE   People's war against graft: five complaints every day 1/15/2008 10:59:11 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 15 The resolve to end the menace of corruption may have hit several road blocks at the levels of investigations and decision making but the war waged by public against this scourge is showing quite encouraging results. On an average, every day, four to five cases of corruption are filed before different forums like the State Vigilance Organisation and the State Accountability Commission. One of the reasons for this huge public response against the elements of corruption can be seen on overwhelming claims of the government in weeding out corruption. The government and its various agencies may have most steam in processing the complaints but the public...   READ MORE   J&K to stake claim for Commonwealth Winter Games in 2010: CM National Winter Games at Gulmarg to start from Feb 18 1/15/2008 10:57:38 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 15 Gulmarg, the highest and the most exotic and affordable ski resort in the Himalayas, will be the venue of the 5th National Winter Games being held between February 18 and 22, 2008, even as the Jammu & Kashmir will stake claim for the first Commonwealth Winter Games in 2010. About 500 participants from 18 teams including from 10 states, besides J&K, are participating in the National Winter Games likely to promote and popularize the Meadow of Flowers, currently under a five feet thick carpet of snow, as a winter destination in a big way. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is personally monitoring arrangements for the important sports event. Mr. Azad revi...   READ MORE

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