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| Rising above party lines; Sarpanches, Panches may hold united protests for time bound polls | | Postponement of BDC election | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: Fumed over the decision of NC-Congress coalition to postpone/cancel elections to Block Development Council, (BDCs), the elected members of respective Halqa Panchayats including Panchs and Sarpanchs, cutting across party lines are learnt to have decided to hold protests, dharnas and demonstrations throughout the State.
On Monday evening, the State Cabinet that met under chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took decision to cancel/postpone the election to BDC and to incorporate provision of reservation to SC/ST and women section and also to start the election process afresh.
"It's the matter of our self-respect as Government cannot take us for granted. If they are sitting Ministers, they too have reached that chair after getting peoples' mandate. Similarly, we too have been elected as Panchs and Sarpanchs by the people. They (Ministers) have a vast circle of governance and we have a limited circle of governance. We are not at their mercy. They must realize or the time is not far when they will have to repent for their decision when the pro... | |
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| Acting on ET report, Red Cross forwards blast victim Somi's case for appointment | | ET had highlighted the pathetic life he has been leading for 12 yrs when he lost arms and a foot | | | Bharat Bhushan
Jammu, Oct 17: He fell to his knees, closed his eyes and mumbled in praise of God after he got the news that Red Cross had forwarded his case for appointment on compassionate grounds.
The good news, for which he had lost every hope, came to him after 12 years of wait. He was 14 when in a bomb blast, that occurred on January 23, 2001, outside his residence at Kalri in Bhalwal block, he had lost his arms, right foot and a portion of the left thigh muscle.
Though doctors at the premier GMCH hospital here had told the family that they were not sure of his survival, he had miraculously survived the three-limb amputation.
After he was 18, the age when an individual can apply f... | |
| | | | Basic facilities for KP youth recruited in Valley elude….! | | No follow up action from Apex Committee with Govt | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: One of the core issues that Apex Committee of Kashmiri Pandits in its recent meeting with the Government rakes up in unequivocal terms was that of the facilities for around 1400 youth of the community who have been recruited during last two years under PM's employment package for the migrant community. These youth comprising over 60% of females have been posted at various district headquarters in Valley but a comprehensive package of facilities including a dignified and permanent shelters for them, as assured time and again by the State Government still eludes.
While the frontline KP organizations are divided over the mode and pattern of the employment p... | |
| | | | Has Omar Abdullah thrown up hands in tackling corruption? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 17: What has been missed by most while reading the statement made in New Delhi by State Chief Minister is that he has finally washed his hands off tackling corruption and accepted the doctrine of let the looters rob if you want to remain in power.
Omar Abdullah said in New Delhi that it is impossible to tackle corruption during coalition Governments and if the people of the State are really serious in their desire to curb corruption they must next time give a clear mandate to a single political party. The statement in itself is the admission by the Chief Minister that he has decided to finally throw up his hands when it comes to tackling the dragon of corrup... | |
| | | | Which Kashmiri culture and identity Mirwaiz talks about? | | Misinformation Campaign | | | Rustam
Jammu, Oct 17: APHC (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq gives interviews almost daily. He says the same thing in each and every interview that he gives. There is nothing new in what he says on a daily basis. He only reiterates what he has been saying since years now. Of course, he talks about the lack of unity among separatists, as also about the ongoing conflict within his own outfit, which consists of several organizations, big and small. And as expected, he also overrules the possibility of his outfit taking part in the election process and seeks to make people believe that he is their genuine representative. He also seeks to create an impression that he not only speaks on behalf of... | |
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