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Consensus eludes yet again on 73rd, 74th amendment for Panchayats .' Congress puts its foot down in cabinet meeting , says 'no polls, no schedule… 1/29/2011 12:10:43 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 28: The two alliance partners National Conference and Congress once again failed to reach consensus on holding of Panchayat polls in the state, with latter insisting on incorporating 73rd and 74th amendments prior to conducting the elections. The cabinet sub committee which was announced earlier was formally set up today following differences that erupted during the cabinet meeting this morning. In the backdrop of urgency underlined by the Congress, the six member sub committee will hold its first meeting tomorrow to look into the other possibilities of how panchayts in the state could be further empowered and demcratised, which is the soul and spirit of the amendments Congress is asking for. Sources said even as there were vital issues to be taken up as part of the agenda, but the discussion on Panchayat polls with both partners sticking to respective stands dominated the deliberations and overshadowed all other matters. Congress ministers put their foot down in a firm manner insisting categorically that there will be no polls nor would any schedu...   READ MORE

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Congress ministers hold separate meeting 1/29/2011 12:10:07 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU Jan 28: Soon after the cabinet meeting meeting, the ministers of the Congress held a meeting of their own in which the matter of their party's strategy with respect to holding of panchayat elections were concerned. Sources said since the fisrt meeting of cabinet sub panel is being held tomorrow morning, the Congress which has now three ministers as members in this panel, discussed the issue threadbare as to how they would find feasible and acceptable, if at all, the other members put any suggestions with regard to incorporating the provisions instead of amendments in entirety. It may be mentioned this is the main issue in maniefesto of the Congress which is why it ...   READ MORE   Cabinet okays appointment of Madhav Lal as CS, budget session from Feb 28 1/29/2011 12:09:00 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 28: The State Cabinet, which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved summoning of J&K Legislative Assembly and the J&K Legislative Council at Jammu for the Budget Session 2011-2012 from February 28, 2011. It also approved appointment of Madhav Lal, IAS (JK:77 batch) as Chief Secretary of the State. In another decision, the Cabinet while approving the draft Forest Policy observed that the Action Plans and Projects as may be prepared by the Forest Department from time to time for effective operationalization of this Policy will be subject to the normal process of consultations with the Planning and Finance Department for...   READ MORE   Tricolor issue: BJP to file case against JK govt 1/29/2011 12:08:31 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 28: The Bharataya Janata Party (BJP) intends to file a case against Jammu and Kashmir government for preventing it to hoist the tricolor at Lal Chowk in the summer capital on Republic Day. The BJP also intends to move a breach of privilege motion in the Legislative Assemly. Pertinent to mention, the government took into custody all the eleven legislators of the BJP to prevent them from hoisting a flag at Lal Chowk. BJP state President, Shamsher Singh Manhas told reporters that the process of filing the case shall be completed in a couple of days. "Proof has been collected and other legal formalities are being completed," he said. Terming the actions of J&K a...   READ MORE   Is it illegal to hoist national flag: Thakur Asks Centre, state to seek an apology to BJP workers 1/29/2011 12:08:11 AM Early Times Report new delhi, Jan 28: Lashing out at the Centre and state governments, BJP Yuva Morcha Chief Anurag Thakur, who led the Ekta Yatra, said that if an apology was not made for the alleged atrocities against the BJP youth wing workers, the party may take recourse to legal action. "This yatra does not end here. We will take it to the people across the country. The weak Prime Minister has sided with the separatists," Thakur said. He alleged JKLF Chief Yasin Malik was allowed to use his mobile, his supporters were offered cigarettes and tea by the police near Lal Chowk while BJP workers were brutally thrashed. The injured BJP workers were paraded in front of the media by the pa...   READ MORE   True story of Kashmiri leadership 1/29/2011 12:07:38 AM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 28: "How sad, those who want to empower people and speak for rights of all people of Jammu and Kashmir are accused of being pro India; and those who want to communalise polity of the region by dividing people in name of religion are called `freedom fighters'. How sad, those who want human rights for all citizens and express their concern about human rights abuses in all regions of the State of Jammu and Kashmir are called pro Hindu or pro India; and those who speak for rights of only Muslims are called `true representatives of Kashmir'. How sad, those who want to promote peace, prosperity and democratic rights of all citizens of the State of Jammu a...   READ MORE   Who identifies with state flag in JK? 1/29/2011 12:07:21 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 28: The National Conference and its coalition partner have sought stern action against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists who attacked the Finance Minister's car on Republic day and `desecrated' the state flag. The activists have been taken into custody and remanded to judicial custody. The verbal dual between National Conference (NC) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the state flag has been going on for quite some time now. The BJP legislators even made some statements on the floor of the Legislative Assembly last year. However, as this dual continues; the commoner in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh seems totally indifferent to the issue. A question ar...   READ MORE   People attack police at Kishtwar, 2 cops hurt 1/29/2011 12:07:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 28: Two cops sustained minor wounds after some people attacked a police party which had gone to Sarkoot Mohalla in search for Charas smugglers. Police sources said some cops from Kishtwar police station last night went to Sarkoot Mohalla following inputs that a family had received a charas consignment. However, when the cops tried to enter the house, the inmates resisted their move. Two cops sustained minor injuries when some inmates allegedly assaulted them, the sources added. The car of a Sub-Inspector was also damaged by some Mohalla residents. When contacted, Kishtwar SDPO, DSP Mohan Lal Thakur said the matter was still under investigation. He re...   READ MORE   VIP treatment to Geelani, Mirwaiz: Why not? 1/29/2011 12:06:45 AM NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 28: That the NC-Congress-led Government in the Jammu and Kashmir has been according a VVIP treatment to Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and others and that the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre is doing the same is not at all surprising. Similarly, it should not surprise anyone in the country if the state government accorded a very special treatment to Geelani the other day and accommodated him in the "VIP lounge at the country's most sensitive" Srinagar airport, notwithstanding the fact that such thing happened for the "first time." After all, India is ruled by those who contemptuously dub as communal, anti-national, divisive, undemoc...   READ MORE   Jaagar held for allegedly planning murder of witnesses 1/29/2011 12:06:09 AM JAMMU: Naagar Singh alias Nago's brother Jaagar Singh was today arrested from the high court complex at Janipura here as he was alleged to have hired contract killers to eliminate witnesses in the Amandeep murder case. Nago, his son Jitender Singh alias Raja, ex-SSP Manohar Singh and Inspector Sultan Mirza were arrested and put in the Kot-Bhalwal jail for their alleged involvement in the murder of Amandeep. Jaagar too was held along with other murder accused, but was released on bail last year. Police sources said soon after he was bailed out, he allegedly hired eight criminals and divided them into two groups. Twenty lakh rupees were allegedly given to the criminals to kill wi...   READ MORE   Lawyers suspend work as Pak flag hoisted in Kathua 1/29/2011 12:05:54 AM kathua, Jan 28: In protest against the hoisting of Pak flag on a building at Sawan Chak here, Bar Association, Kathua, today suspended work. The Pak flag had been fixed atop the building by some unknown persons, police sources said. The lawyers struck work as mark of protest against the incident and held a demonstration. They demanded a probe into the incident and action against the guilty. Man held for murdering daughter-in-law Jammu, Jan 28: Police today arrested a man from his residence at Dhagani Morha Chakli in Chingus, Rajouri, for allegedly murdering his daughter-in-law Wednesday last. The accused was identified as Deep Singh (52) and the victim as Lakshmi Devi, wife of Da...   READ MORE   Cabinet panel on Justice Sageer report meets 1/29/2011 12:05:27 AM Jammu: The first meeting of the cabinet-Sub Committee on fifth working Group about State-Centre relationship was held here today under the chairmanship of the Minister for Finance & Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather. The other members of the largest ever Cabinet Sub-Committee in the history of State include Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Minister for Rural Development, Ali Mohammad Sagar, Minister for Tourism, Rigzin Jora, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Mr. Qamar Ali Akhoon, Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, . Raman Bhalla, Minister for Health and Hroticulture, Sham lal Sharma. Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Si...   READ MORE

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