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| Performance report' of ministers in Azad faction dissatisfactory …? | | Unhappy 'boss' likely to make suitable replacements | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 3: Amid the speculations of much awaited cabinet expansion and reshuffle of the portfolios which will see many heads rolling down, the incumbent ministers in the Congress are apprehensive about their 'exit' from the corridors of powers , which has gained momentum with some party stalwarts having taken serious cognizance of the reports of 'dissatisfactory and not up to mark' performance of most of the ministers who include some junior ones too. Highly placed sources said that while the talk about non performing ministers and some not delivering on the lines party high command expected them to do has been in circulation much before the speculations of reshuff... | |
| | | | Ministers are white elephants on state exchequer-Rashid | | 'Don't visit constituencies on government expenses' | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday witnessed heated arguments between PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and Treasury benches when the former accused the National Conference ministers of building huge mansions in and outside state through corrupt practices.
The trouble started when Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather while winding up the discussion on adjournment motion moved by various members on Diesel and LPG price hike said that there was no option left with the state government was not in a position to share the burden of increase prices on Diesel and LPG. "If you want to continue subsidy on LPG, you have to discontinue the old-ag... | |
| | | | NC members speak against LPG cap, join opposition chorus in Assembly | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: The debate on LPG cap in the State Assembly today cut across the party lines with one singular distinction. The ruling NC legislators spoke against the LPG cap as if they were members of the opposition in the State.
Those watching the debate from the Press Gallery wondered for sometime whether a senior NC leader Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan had joined the ranks of the opposition. He spoke against the LPG cap and also against the scarcity of cooking gas in the Valley. In the same breath he said in the past the central government would increase the prices of LPG, diesel and petrol in small dozes but this time the hike was huge and made in a single go. This p... | |
| | | | Capping of LPG puts consumers to hardships | | Hay days for distributors | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 3: With Government removing subsidy on cooking gas and LPG companies ordering verification of LPG connections the consumers are facing acute shortage of LPG for over last one week. Though there is a brewing public resentment against the decision of new verification orders and people are up in arms against the LPG companies' decision, the government till date has failed to avert the crisis and come to the rescue of hapless consumers.
The people while expressing their dismay over capping of LPG term it high handedness on part of oil companies and allege that the hapless consumers are put to hardships for delivery of a gas cylinder while the commercial establish... | |
| | | | Rahul to arrive in Kashmir, Tata, KM Birla to be present | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 3 : Rahul Gandhi arrives in Kashmir Valley tomorrow on a two-day visit bringing along a strong business delegation including Ratan Tata and Kumar Manglam Birla to a State seeking more investments.
The AICC general secretary is also due to have a meeting with Panchayat members in the Valley on Friday against the backdrop of his call for increasing security of Panchs and Sarpanchs following threats from militants. A sarpanch delegation from the Valley had met Rahul in Delhi last week.
The business delegation is arriving at the invitation of Rahul for an interaction with students of Kashmir university in Srinagar on October five, official sources said today.... | |
| | | | When shall Jammu hear a 'Howzzat' from its cricket stadium? | | Beyond political din over JKCA | | | Abodh Sharma
JAMMU, Oct 3: Amidst all the politicking over the financial misappropriation in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association and reports of feuds, corruption and nepotism within it, the fact of the matter is that lack of transparency and mismanagement have deprived Jammu of a world class stadium that could have not only invigorated its sporting potential, but also helped in complimenting its economy to quite an extent.
Almost an year after the scam was reported, there is little progress made by the JKCA in getting the project started. Insiders however divulge that the JKCA had already tendered out the construction work to one Rhitvik Constructions, who had even started the initi... | |
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