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Taj promoting NC at Congress cost: Parray 'Soz stand over AFSPA supported by entire party' 10/31/2011 1:03:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 30: State Congress which already stands split in two factions today presented itself as a divided house on AFSPA issue when a senior leader from Kashmir accused cabinet minister Taj Mohi-u-Din of promoting the interests of National Conference at the cost of Congress party which he represents in the government. Mohammad Muzaffar Parray made this grave accusation while reacting to Taj statement contradicting the stand of PCC Chief Prof Saif-u-Din Soz on the AFSPA controversy. "Taj Mohiuddin should know that he is seen in the public as a person who promotes National Conference at the cost of Congress party. ………He is also seen as a person who enjoys the public perception of being more loyal than the king, rather impetuously…….. It is for him to decide whether he would be morally right to continue in the Congress," Parray who is spokesperson of the party said in a statement today. Lambasting the Minister Parray went a step further and demanded ouster of Taj from the cabinet. "We want high command should take serious note of it…..we demand Taj Mohiud...   READ MORE

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Coordination Committee to meet after Durbaar Move 10/31/2011 1:02:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu: In order to sort out differences erupted over AFSPA controversy, the two alliance partners NC and Congress will be meeting in Jammu to discuss issues confronting them. The meeting of the Coordination Committee is being convened after arrival of Durbar Move in the winter capital. State Congress chief Saif-ud-Din Soz said that he would be soon convening the meeting of the coordination panel soon as it has been neccessiated in the wake of some urgent issues inclduing AFSPA."Ther main agenda of the meeting would be AFSPA and it would be discussed at the coordination meet," Soz said. The first attempt would be to rebuild an atmosphere of trust and complete understa...   READ MORE   Sham supports Soz, says Cong stand clear on AFSPA 10/31/2011 1:01:45 AM Kunal Shrivatsa Jammu, Oct 30: At a time when Congress is witnessing some internal differences within the party over AFSPA in the wake of senior cabinet minister Taj Mohi-u-Din having contradicted PCC chief's stand, Minister for Health Sham Lal Sharma today asserted that Congress stand on removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu & Kashmir is clear and there is no ambiguity over the issue in the party, Speaking exclusively to Early Times, Sham Lal refuted the reports that there is confusion in Congress over the removal of AFSPA from various districts of J&K. "The revocation of AFSPA is a critical issue…. Congress is surely not uncertain over AFSPA removal as stat...   READ MORE   Why Pathania was elevated to post of Registrar...? 'Besides being corrupt he was ineligible too' 10/31/2011 1:01:23 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 30: Why there is so unrest in Jammu University over the issue of corruption and Mal-administration? Why Government ordered high level probe in the affairs of the University? The Vice Chancellor, Dr Varun Sahni needs to make self introspection as to why the Government has put a question mark over the credibility of his leadership ability. He owes explanation to the people of Jammu that as to why he maintained silence when the then Registrar Dr Parshottam Singh Pathania looting the University money. And, why he elevated him to the post of Registrar knowing the fact that he was ineligible. Dr Pathania exploited all his positions. He held the positions of Joint R...   READ MORE   Soz says it's up to high command, Taj says Omar to continue Rotational CM 10/31/2011 1:00:51 AM Neha Jammu, Oct 30: Prof Saf-ud-Din Soz is president of the state unit of the Congress party. Ever since the 2010 summer, when Congress veteran and former deputy chief minister Mangat Ram Sharma vouched for the 2002 power-sharing formula between the Congress and the PDP, Soz has consistently maintained that it is for the Congress high command to take a final call and decide if the Congress would or would not rule the state after January 4, 2009, when Omar Abdullah completes three years in office. Under the 2002 power-sharing formula, the PDP was to rule for the first three years and the Congress for the remaining period of three years. The formula was implemented in letter and spirit. The ...   READ MORE   Has Omar stopped tweeting? 10/31/2011 1:00:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 30: The Chief Minister has not (perhaps) visited his micro blogging website Twitter for the past one month. Omar has been expressing his opinion on a variety of subjects ranging from politics to Gol Gappas. However, he has chosen o remain silent for the time being. Sociologists say that a person gives up his favourite pastime when he is in distress. Omar also has been passing through a difficult period since September 29 when a National Conference worker (NC) allegedly got killed in Crime Branch custody. The deceased identified as Haji Yusuf, according to reports, was in Chief Minister's Gupkar residence on that fateful day. Reports said the duo exchanged h...   READ MORE   Fake teachers appointment in Mendhar area 10/31/2011 12:59:31 AM Early Times Report poonch, Oct 30: People and unemployed youth in Mendhar tehsil have expressed their concern over the prevailing mess in education department and fake appointments made by some officials in connivance with higher authorities of the department. The people in a meeting held at Gohlad, tehsil mendhar, dist poonch took the department to task for its failure in taking action against the defaulters and demanded high level probe into the matter and action against the defaulters. As per reports fake appointments had been made at GPS Dachal and Paylian(Kotan). Two females have been appointed fraudulently as RET whose qualification is only 10+2. Previously the matter was informed...   READ MORE   New rallying point for displaced Kashmiri Hindus Corruption in Jagati 10/31/2011 12:59:03 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 30: The government's inaction which to some appears connivance, is gradually becoming a rallying-point for the internally displaced Kashmiri Hindus in Jammu. The general talk in the camps is that the "state government is using the offices of Relief Organisation to mint not only money for the corrupt sections of the ruling political class but also feed a proxy leadership among Kashmiri Hindus for a very sinister political objective of garnering support for separatist politics". This impression seems more than an apprehension. Looking at the handling of issues faced by the displaced Kashmiri Hindus during the present regime it is not without foundation to infer...   READ MORE   AFSPA: One party, three voices NC Of Confusion 10/31/2011 12:58:19 AM Rustam Jammu, Oct 30: Ruling National Conference (NC), a premier religio-political party of Kashmir, is in complete disarray. It has lost its sheen and the way. Its leadership has been behaving in a fashion that makes even the NC sympathizers and supports dismiss it as a party of confusion. Its top-ranking leaders have lost confidence and they are speaking differently even on the issue that the party made its prestige issue only the other day. The extent of the confusion among the top-ranking NC leaders, including party president Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and party's additional general secretary and chief spokesperson Mustafa Kamal, could be measured from the fact that ...   READ MORE

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