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EC maintains suspense Poll dates for five states being announced today 10/14/2008 11:59:33 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 13: Lack of consensus between members of the Election Commission of India may put elections to Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly off by few months as announcement for five other states –where they are due –is being made tomorrow. After three days of marathon meetings, the Election Commission has not given any indication of holding or either deferring elections in Jammu and Kashmir. However, reports say that one of the Election Commissioner has a dissent opinion from others as he believed that situation is not ripe for holding elections in this troubled state. Suspense over assembly polls schedule in six states continued today with the Election Commission said to be still undecided on the timing of the election in Jammu and Kashmir. The schedule for five states -- Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram -- is likely to be announced by the EC tomorrow. It was not clear whether the poll panel would announce the schedule for Jammu and Kashmir in view of the reported differences in the Commission and among political parties on ...   READ MORE

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Business captains to have joint chamber 10/14/2008 11:58:24 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 13: • Consensus between three chambers. It may be named as Federation of Jammu and Kashmir Chambers of Commerce and Industry. • Broad understanding on using dual currency in view the unstable position of foreign currencies in the global market. a stable foreign currency to be taken as the reference point for determining the rates of the Indian and Pakistani rupee. • Governments reported to have left it to Chambers to choose the mode of payment and currency To push the cross-Line of Control trade in practical measures the captains of trade and industry are reported to have agreed on an ‘in principle’ general consensus for giving shape to a joint bus...   READ MORE   Foul suspected, as MLCs son dies strangely 10/14/2008 11:57:48 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 13: In a shocking incident, son of a senior Congress leader and legislator was found dead in mysterious circumstances minutes after he got down of his car –was traveling with his three friends –for a natural call on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway on the outskirts of Jammu City. With white foam oozing out of his mouth, the boy, in his mid 20’s was rushed to a private hospital where doctors declared him dead. The Police have registered a case for investigation and a murder theory is not ruled out. Family of the deceased alleges that it is a case of murder and they have confirmed some bruises and marks, apparently out of a scuffle, on his body. As the news ...   READ MORE   58 promoted as Dy SPs 10/14/2008 11:57:16 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 13: Home Department has ordered the placement of 58 Inspectors (General Executive Cadre) of Jammu and Kashmir Police as Deputy Superintendents of Police (Dy SPs) on officiating basis for a period of six months or till the posts are filled up under rules which ever is earlier. Those placed as Deputy Superintendents of Police are Rana Sajad, Vijay Kumar Sharma, Ashotosh Sharma, Kiran Bala, Gurmeet Singh, Abdul Rashid, Mohammad Yousuf, Ghulam Nabi, Mohammad Ilyas, Krishan Singh (SC), Mohammad Ibrahim, Behri Lal (RBA), Rafiq Ahmad, Mohan Singh, Abdul Rashid, Daljeet Singh (Social Caste), Ghulam Nabi, Sita Ram, Showkat Ali, Pushkar Nath, Prem Raj Shan, Farooq A...   READ MORE   52 AEEs regularized as Xens 10/14/2008 11:56:52 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Oct 13: Government have regularized the promotions of 52 Assistant Executive Engineers, Roads and Buildings (Civil) as Executive Engineers in the pay scale of Rs 10000-15200. The regularization shall, however be, subject to out come of Departmental Inquiry/Writ Petition, if any, pending in the Court of Law. These regularized are Mohammad Amin Shah (Deceased), Rajinder Gandotra, Sumesh Kumar Wattal, Bashir Ahmad, Parvez Mqbool Fazli, Lalit Kumar Gupta, Fayaz Ahmad Jan, Jalal-ud-Din, Abdul Majid Khan, Mohammad Yousuf Lone, Kamal Chander Kapai, S. S. Khajuria, Ashok Kumar Zutshi, Raj Kulbushan Singh, Nazir Ahmad Chesti, Nazir Ahmad Sofi, Mohammad Khalil Rather, M...   READ MORE   Zardari sees trouble in Chenab waters 10/14/2008 11:55:50 PM AGENCIES ISLAMABAD, Oct 13: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari warned that any breach of a river water-sharing treaty by India will be detrimental to the peace process between the nuclear-armed neighbours, media reports said on Monday. The statement came two days after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the 450-megawatt Baglihar hydroelectric project over the Chenab River that flows from Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir state into Pakistan. "Pakistan would be paying a very high price for India's move to block Pakistan's water supply from the Chenab River," Zardari said on Sunday in a statement released through the state-run newswire. Indian National Security Advise...   READ MORE   Ultra killed on LoC, India asks Pak to respect ceasefire 10/14/2008 11:55:29 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 13: As yet another infiltration bid was today foiled on the Line of Control, India talked tough to Pakistan on the repeated breach of ceasefire Defence sources said a militant was killed as army today foiled an infiltration bid by ultras along the Line-of-Control in Nowshera sector. A group of over four militants entered the Indian territory from across the LoC in Nowshera sector of the district, a senior defence official said. "Alert troops guarding the LoC laid a cordon in the area and launched a search operation during which the gunbattle erupted," he said. India today conveyed its concern to Pakistan over the recent spurt in border ceasefire violations...   READ MORE   BSF, Rangers meet 10/14/2008 11:54:52 PM AGENCIES LAHORE, Oct 13: Top Indian and Pakistani border officials on Monday opened crucial talks focusing on recent upsurge in cease-fire violations as well as crimes like smuggling and illegal border crossings. An 18-member delegation of the Border Security Force, led by Additional Director General U K Bansal, travelled through the Wagah border post for the bi-annual meeting with the Pakistan Rangers in the eastern city of Lahore. Though the agenda of the talks was on discussing ways to prevent smuggling, drug trafficking and illegal border crossings, the two sides focused mainly on cease-fire on the international border, especially in Pathankot-Jammu sector. They also discussed en...   READ MORE

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