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Rajnath predicts fall of Congress in Centre and JK Joint operations required for demolishing terrorists’ camps’ 10/23/2007 11:05:53 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Oct 23 The BJP today predicted fall of the Congress led Government in Jammu and Kashmir and the UPA Government in the centre. The BJP supremo, Rajnath Singh,told mediamen on his day’s visit to Jammu on Tuesday, “Both the Congress led Governments in the centre and in Jammu and Kashmir are on ventilator. The growing inner conflicts are bound to result in the collapse of these two Governments.” He said that the centre should insist on carrying out joint military operations under Joint mechanism plan mooted by Islamabad for demolishing all terrorist camps existing on the soil of Pakistan. He said Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh was a weak leader whose writ in the UPA Government fails to run. He claimed that Dr Manmohan Singh had confessed that he was not heard in the Government. The BJP Chief said it was now for Dr Manmohan Singh to decide whether to quit or to cling to the prime Minister’s chair unmindful of others running the Government. He said that even the leftists were not honest in discussing and debating the Government’s nuclear deal with Amer...   READ MORE

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Kundal new Chief Secretary; promises transparency 10/23/2007 11:05:03 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar, October 23 State cabinet at its meeting here today cleared the name of BR Kundal for the post of Chief Secretary. C.Phunsog, the outgoing Chief Secretary, was meanwhile, appointed as adviser to the Government. As per a cabinet order Kundal will take over as Chief Secretary from November 1.After being named as next CS, Kumdal is reported to have expressed, “I am happy as the Government has placed an important responsibility on my shoulders.” He said he would ensure that the working in all Government departments, including the civil secretariat, remained transparent. He said that he would lay emphasis on all officers devoting sometime for listening to the gr...   READ MORE   Fresh summons for two cops Anara’s 2 Cr damage suit 10/23/2007 11:00:07 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Oct 23 Principal District Judge Jammu JR Kotwal today in a suit for recovery of Rs 2 crore filed by former Miss-Jammu Anara Gupta for illegal confinement for a period of 11 days, issued fresh summons against Bansi Lal and Darbari Lal constables whereas on behalf of other respondents advocates filed their vakaltnamas. The court also fixed December 12 for hearing of the case. The suit was filed by Anara for recovery of damages caused to her by the respondents named in the petition because of her arrest and keeping her in illegal confinement for a period of 11 days besides subjecting her to severe physical as well as mental torture. The petition also said that ...   READ MORE   Qazi stays away from cabinet meeting; Qarra stages walkout 10/23/2007 10:38:41 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar | Oct 23 Former Forest Minister and Minister for Housing and Urban Development Qazi Mohammad Afzal today stayed away from the cabinet meeting, which also witnessed some heated arguments between Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Qarra and Health Minister Mangat Ram Sharma, forcing the former to leave the meeting midway. Sources revealed that Afzal did not participate in the cabinet meeting despite the recent clarification by the Chief Minister's Secretariat that he continues to hold the portfolio of Housing and Urban Development department. The resignation of Qazi Afzal, Man Friday of PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed – which snowballed into a major controvers...   READ MORE   Power shut down 10/23/2007 10:31:27 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Oct 23 To connect the new 33 KV Bari-Brahamana- Sarore, Jakh line, the power supply to Bari Brahmana town, Birpur Industrial Complex, Bari-Brahmana Industrial Complex, part of Industrial Complex Gangyal and other adjoining areas shall remain affected on October 24, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. According to Superintending Engineer, EM&RE Circle-1, Jammu, the shut down shall be subject to fair weather conditions....   READ MORE   100 villagers injured in fire in Doda 10/23/2007 10:21:05 PM Early Times Reporter Doda | Oct 23 About 100 villagers were injured when a massive fire swept through a remote village in Kishtwar district gutting 160 hutments, police said today. The fire, which broke out in Margie village of Warwan area last night, gutted 160 mud and wooden structures. About 100 villagers sustained injuries while trying to extinguish the fire as there was no fire fighting mechanism in the remote village, they said, adding choppers are being arranged to shift the injured to hospitals either at Anantnag or Kishtwar. Authorities have alerted an army post, about 20 kms from the village, to rush to the area and provide rescue and relief....   READ MORE   Political storm in offing over Roshni ‘Roshni Act can't stand the scrutiny of law’ 10/23/2007 10:20:02 PM Early Times Special Correspondent Jammu | Oct 23 Jammu and Kashmir State Lands (investing of ownership to occupants) Act 2001, popularly called Roshni Act, passed by the National Conference government, which has been amended by the present government in 2004 and the rules formed thereunder in 2007, which have sparked off a good deal of controversy, with the opposition National Conference as well as some aggrieved parties coming out to the streets in its opposition, may not stand the scrutiny of the law, if legally challenged, according to a highly senior advocate having been in the profession for last 40 years dealing with such cases in India as well as in the United States, Mr. Balraj K ...   READ MORE

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