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| May Farooq live long…but who does not want? | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 12
A hale and hearty former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah was today seen rubbing shoulders with Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad while offering Friday prayers in Srinagar but there is definitely someone who would not have liked to see this.
May Farooq live long, but the 'informed' circles of the state were shocked this afternoon when some mischievous elements set rumour mill churning about critically ill health of Dr Abdullah. Not only this, an SMS going rounds in several circles, shocking the politicians and media persons alike, read that Dr Farooq Abdullah has passed away after a massive heart attack.
Sources in Srinagar said that many people rush... | |
| | | | Will BPL scandal unfold? | | J&K claims lowest poverty rate, but deptts have their own figures | | | Will BPL scandal unfold?
J&K claims lowest poverty rate, but deptts have their own figures
Jammu, Oct 12: As the department of Economics and Statistics draws close to the deadline on its counting of the families living below poverty line, a biggest political-administrative scandal of the recent times may be unfolded.
If the first ever economic survey of Jammu and Kashmir is to be believed, the state can be placed among the top ranking affluent states of the country. The economic survey presented in the assembly yearly this year had put Jammu and Kashmir in a confident mode by showing just three per cent of the total population living below the poverty line.
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| | | | Eid on Sunday | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 12
With confirmation of citing the new moon, the holy day of Eid-ul-Fitr shall now be observed on Sunday.
Even though in may parts of India, like Kerala, Eid was celebrated today following the schedule of Saudi Arabia, but no official confirmation could be obtained from the Ulemas for observance of Eid on Saturday. Therefore the Eid shall now be observed on Sunday and tomorrow will continue as last day of fast.... | |
| | | | Has the ray of hope Gandhi ji seen in Kashmir faded? | | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Oct 12
Has the ray of light Gandhi ji seen in Kashmir, amidst communal holocaust in various parts of the country, in the wake of country's partition in 1947, faded? Was this light so dim and marked in delible ink to get erased with the passage of time? Are not Gandhi ji's teaching of non-violence, truth and love for human being no more relevant in Kashmir of today embroiled in violence and bloodshed? These are the million dollar questions on the lips of the people in the country as well as in J&K, who still accord significance to the message of peace, love and communal brotherhood taught by Gandhi ji.
The fact remains that the ray of light the F... | |
| | | | DD Kashir to face music of Duggars, Gujjars | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 12
Hundreds of crores of rupees are every year pumped for running the nationalized Jammu and Kashmir exclusive television channel 'DD Kashir' but there is no space for the second and third largest spoken languages and practiced cultures –Dogri and Gojri.
As activists waiting for the appropriate decisions on due space to these languages see no promise from the broadcaster, the pain is being felt among the Duggar and Gujjar circles who have joined hands to nail the discrimination unleashed by the Doordarshan. It is significant to mention here that Dogri and Gojri languages are a predominant linguistic identity of Jammu region but the channel exclusively me... | |
| | | | PDD plays obvious truant | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 12
On two most auspicious religious occasions for Hindus and Muslims alike, the power supply system today played truant upsetting the religious sentiments.
As today was the first Navratra and last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, the power supply went off this afternoon spoiling many religious functions and congregations in temples as well as mosques. Most upsetting scenes were particularly observed in the mosques where people had gathered for the Friday prayers. The power could be restored only when the prayers were over.
However, later the department clarified that trouble in supply erupted due to a failure in the Northern Grid.
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| | | | The 'Fatwa' that never was | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 12
By honouring the invitation to attend the Iftaar party hosted by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad in Srinagar on Thursday, the Mufti-e-Azam of Kashmir (Chief Islamic Cleric) Mufti Bashirudin has virtually nullified the Fatwa issued by him against Azad on October 8.
In the wake of celebrations of Gandhi Jayanti on a very large scale in Kashmir this year and in the concluding function of which Azad had asked the Kashmiri youth to follow the teaching of non violence, peace, truth and human love preached by Gandhi ji, to overcome the stress and ill effects of violent atmosphere prevailing in Kashmir, his comparing the teaching of Gandhi ji with those of Pro... | |
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