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Triangular contest, as JCCI goes to polls after 10 years 10/2/2009 11:24:05 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 2: It is a clearly triangular contest between two well tried titans and a new entrant as the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries goes to polls later this month after a long gap of ten years. Though the deceased President of the Chamber Ram Sahai held office for too long due prolonged legal reference, constitutions amendments and other reasons but had cleared the decks for elections well before he took the extreme step of ending his life. Sahai, it is learnt, had obtained clearance from the Court and it was through an SMS that he conveyed to all the members about possibility elections in ending October. The election process for the prestigious chamber seats is currently in full swing. 24 candidates are in fray for different posts of the Chamber office and the Electoral College is of 1508 members. After the last date of filing nomination papers, three candidates are in fray for the post of president, seven for senior vice president, four for vice president, two for secretary general, three for secretary, and five for treasurer. Polling is being ...   READ MORE

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Jethmalani to appear for Nagar, brothers 10/2/2009 11:23:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 2: As the Choudhary brothers –Nagar, Ujjagar and Rakesh –get on the defensive mode after days of hibernation, a leading criminal lawyer of the country and former Union Minister for Law, Ram Jethmalani is expected to be in Jammu anytime to defend them in Amandeep Singh murder and evidence destruction case. The father and uncles of the main accused Jatinder Singh alias Raja have already hired the professional services of state’s leading senior lawyer and former Advocate General Mohammad Aslam Goni who along with a battery of advocates moved their bail application before a local court on Thursday. Sources said that Nagar Singh and his brothers are reported to...   READ MORE   On Gandhi’s day, Congress biggies aim barbs at China 10/2/2009 11:22:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 2: Gauging the popular mood over a series of recent developments, the top Congress leadership led by PCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz demonstrated a show of strength here on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti focused their rhetoric against China which has recently stirred hornet’s nest by offering a separate visa regime to the Kashmiri travelers. Soz and Union Minister of State in PMO Prithiviraj Chavan, who is also the AICC General Secretary incharge Jammu and Kashmir affairs, today led an impressive rally and addressed public meeting after offering tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Satwari Chowk. Describing the latest development as 'mischief' by the Chinese gov...   READ MORE   Rukhsana lands in Delhi, honoured for her valour 10/2/2009 11:22:22 PM ABID SHAH New Delhi, Oct 2: Days after slaying a dreaded Lashkar terrorist and chasing away his cohorts, the brave Rajouri girl, Rukhsana Kausar, arrived here today along with her no less valiant brother, Ejaz. Their uncle Nazir Hussain, accompanied the siblings. And the family appeared soon at a felicitation held in their honour to overwhelm those present with awe, admiration, respect and rapt attention that often broke to give way to thunderous applause. “It is like India coming together today and getting vindicated in its fight against terror, courtesy Rajouri Ki Rani whose valour takes us back to remind of Jhansi Ki Rani of yore,” declared Maninderjit Singh Bitta, chairman of All...   READ MORE   Udhampur DMU derails 10/2/2009 11:21:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 2 : Hundreds of passengers had a narrow escape today when a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train, on its way back to Jammu from Udhampur, derailed, official sources here said. passengers travelling in the DMU had a close shave when the train coming back to Jammu from Udhampur derailed in between Bajalta and Jammu stations at around 0930 hrs,'' they said.On receiving information about the accident, a police party, Railway officials and the local people immediately rushed to the spot. ''It took around two hours to restore the traffic. The train derailed some 9 km from here at Bajalta junction but everything was under control and no incident of any injury or casu...   READ MORE

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