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| Farooq to run for CM | | Omar takes charge of mandates, campaign | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 23: A day after taking lead in hitting the hostile political landscape of Kashmir Valley, the National Conference today took the giant leap of positioning itself ahead of other parties in its election preparedness –party president Omar Abdullah has declared that Dr Farooq Abdullah will be the Chief Ministerial candidate.
Omar announced father’s candidate as party leader at a time when NC’s other main competitors –the Peoples Democratic Party and Congress are yet to shape up their election strategies and clear the leadership issues. It may be mentioned here that in 2002 assembly elections National Conference had projected Omar as the Chief Ministerial candida... | |
| | | | Railways want Chenab Bridge scrapping reconsidered | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI Oct 23: The four-year-old project of building the world's highest bridge on Chenab has been scrapped by the Railway Board for lack of safety and stability.
Rather than implementing the decision, Northern Railways has askedthe board to "reconsider" its decision on political and other extraneous considerations. In a letter dated September 20, general manager of Northern Railways Shri Prakash said that he wanted the Chenab bridge, which is part of the first railway link to Kashmir valley, to be revived for three broad reasons:
Representations from politicians and local media reports seeking resumption of work on the existing alignment.
At a review meeting on September 10... | |
| | | | Fuels to go cheaper | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Oct 23: An announcement on the reduction of fuel prices will be made within a week in the wake of decline in global crude prices, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
"The matter is being examined and an announcement would be made within a week," Deora said during Question Hour in reply to a spate of supplementaries on the issue as opposition members insisted that the fuel prices be brought down forthwith.
BJD member Braj Kishore Tripathy asked "what is the policy of the Government when global crude prices have declined."
Rupchand Pal of the CPI(M) wanted to know whether the government, which has given a "bailout package" to the aviation ... | |
| | | | Ganai takes over as Home Secretary | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORG
SRINAGAR, Oct 23: Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, today took over as Principal Secretary, Home Department.
In his first interaction with the officers of the Home Department, Ganai emphasized on development of a healthy work culture and speedy disposal of the cases. He said that he was in favour of more decentralization and delegation of powers so as to reduce unnecessary movement of files.
The officers assured him of their wholehearted cooperation in ensuring smooth functioning of the department.
Among others Farooq Ahmad Peer, Secretary Home and Jahangir Mir, Additional Secretary were also present in the meeting. ... | |
| | | | Kuldeep Verma’s wife joins BJP | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 23: Within a week of election announcement, it did not come as a surprise as the BJP today announced a “shot in the arm” with joining of a new entrant in the party.
Shilpi Verma, wife of Kuldeep Verma, who had died after allegedly consuming poison during the Amarnath Yatra agitation has joined BJP to, what she described as, “carrying forward her husband’s agenda”.
The decision was announced by BJP’s state president Ashok Khajuria and the national coordinator RP Singh in a hurriedly called press conference here this afternoon. In last several years, this was perhaps first press conference of BJP held in a luxury hotel instead of the party headquarters.
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| | | | BSP’s erstwhile state chief is NC nominee | | Bhagat challenges Ashwani in Bishnah | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 23: As switchover season begins with the election announcement, the State president of Bahujan Samaj Party until recently, is now the nominee of the National Conference, and of course, first officially announced by the party.
The National Conference president Omar Abdullah today specially flew in to Jammu to announce Yash Pal Bhagat as party’s nominee for Bishnah constituency. Bishnah was recently represented by Ashwani Sharma of the Jammu State Morcha who is now being considered by BJP for party ticket.
Yash Pal Bhagat’s parent organization, Bahujan Samaj Party which was eyeing a sizeable number of seats in Jammu has reacted quite typically to this devel... | |
| | | | Mangat heads manifesto panel, Peerzada is made publicity chief | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 23: The Congress has though reserved a role for the former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to lead election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, but it is the PCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz whose writ is being seen running on all affairs.
With Azad still keeping away from the election scene, Soz is tightening grip on poll affairs and committees for different assignments are being shaped up. While Azad heads the election campaign committee, the PCC Chief Saif-ud-Din Soz, who has already declared himself as head of all committees, has today constituted the Publicity Committee and Manifesto Drafting Committee.
Former PCC Chief Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, who was sacked as... | |
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