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| BJP declares its faces | | Chaman, Nirmal, Ashok grab city seats | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 31:
• 16 candidates including one female in list of 43 are from Kashmir Valley
• ‘Agitation martyr’ Kuldeep’s wife Shilpi Verma fielded from Bishnah
Finally, the Bhartiya Janta Party has taken lid off the list of its nominees for almost key seats for Jammu (and Kashmir) but the battle ahead is not quite easy as choice of candidates has left many potential aspirants in fits of rage.
A meeting of the Central Election Committee of BJP held under the chairmanship of party president Rajnath Singh and attended among others by LK Advani approved names of candidates for 43 constituencies. This also includes 16 seats from Kashmir Valley where party is contesting mostly first time.
Names have been declared for all seats of Jammu district but no decision has been announced for the neighbouring Samba constituency. The party also appeared to be hit by crises in Kathua district where one candidate has been given ticket for two constituencies while no candidate has been chosen for Hiranagar constituency which BJP had won in 1996.
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| Names of game: contented v/s disgruntled | | | | NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
JAMMU, Oct 31: Though the poll fever is yet to grip Jammu and Kashmir number of political parties has started experiencing convulsions. It is just like one quitting an organization two joining it. One expelled from the party others are admitted in the organization. More convulsion and tremors are likely to be witnessed by the mainstream political parties once all of them complete the exercise on giving the mandate to the candidates.
It is going to be the tale of contented versus the disgruntled. Those who get the mandate are satisfied and those who fail are bound to be dismayed. Well giving mandate is a lucrative assignment for those who recommend their names for allotme... | |
| | | | Rajouri in full poll mode, Congress missing in action | | Mirza, Talib cause anxiety for aspirants | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 31: A formal announcement of their nominees still awaited the tacit go ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party and the National Conference to their nominees has put Rajouri district in an aggressive poll campaign mode. The uncertainty caused by the Congress in declaring its challengers is still a cause of anxiety among the aspirants as well as cadres.
Peoples Democratic Party is the first time potential player in the district as in 2002 its participation was mere ceremonial due to lack of any organized network of cadres. This time party is in a straight contest in at least one constituency and a significant competitor in two other.
Rajouri district has four ... | |
| | | | Honorarium, risk cover for poll officials | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 31: Manning elections in Jammu and Kashmir is always a difficult task for the security risks involved but it is not a bad idea yet. The Government has decided to pay heavily all those performing election duties. Not only this, a descent amount has also been fixed should there be any fatal eventuality or sustenance of grievous injuries.
Government has accorded sanction to the payment of honorarium and DA to the state government employees (Polling Staff) deployed for poll duty for General Elections to the State Legislative Assembly-2008.
According to government order issued today, the employees would get honorarium of Rs. 10,000 for a single duty arrangement... | |
| | | | NC vision: power for people too | | Omar releases manifesto, says Panchayat polls first task | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 31: Twelve years after it returned to power on plank of autonomy –which empowers government and not exactly the peoples –the National Conference has vowed to let the power travel down to grassroots if the party is voted to power.
In its voluminous 52-page election manifesto named as “Vision Document” and released by party president Omar Abdullah, the National Conference has committed to strengthen the Panchayati Raj system. Party’s veteran leaders and think-tanks Mohammad Shafi Uri and Abdul Rahim Rather are the architect of manifesto.
Believing that restoration of Autonomy in its pristine form was the only viable solution to the Kashmir issue, the Nati... | |
| | | | Defying global meltdown, J&K Bank surges ahead | | At Rs 210 Cr, half yearly net profit 10% high; Q2 Rs 115.92 crore | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 31: Past few months witnessed one global and another local phenomenon which had adverse effects on the money market but Jammu and Kashmir Bank is not allowing anything to come its way of growth.
Despite the global meltdown and prolonged agitation in Jammu and Kashmir which halted almost all business activities, the J&K Bank has posted a net profit of Rs. 210.48 crore for the half year ended September 30 registering an increase of 10.18%. On quarterly basis, the second quarter of the current fiscal witnessed a jump in net profit to Rs 115.92 crore from Rs.107.80 Crore compared with a year a go period.
While commenting on the performance of the bank, Dr. Has... | |
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