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| ‘Let parties enthuse voters’ | | CEC assures free, fair polls; warns against forced boycott | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Nov 12: Warning separatists, of course without naming any, of a ‘firm deal under law’ for forcing election boycott, the Chief Election Commissioner of india N Gopalaswami today said enthusing voter turnout was upto the political parties.
The full Election Commission which arrived in Srinagar today reiterated its commitment to conduct free and fair polls in J&K in coming elections. The assurance came from the CEC while addressing a crowded press conference here today on the first leg of Election Commission of India’s two day visit to the State to have first hand review of the poll arrangements being undertaken in the State. The ECI will undertake similar review in Jammu tomorrow.
Gopalaswami was flanked by the Election Commissioners, Mr C. B. Chawla, Dr S. Y Qureshi, Chief Electoral Officer J&K, Mr B.R. Sharma and Deputy Election Commissioner, Mr R. Batacharya at the press conference.
In reply to a question about the likely low voter turnout in the ensuing elections, the CEC said that it was for the political parties to enthuse people to vote. He ... | |
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| Malegaon strings reach Jammu | | CA, son held in Trikuta Nagar for links with Pande | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 12: As the strings of Malegaon blasts and terror module spread far and wide, the Jammu Police on request of Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad arrested a Chartered Accountant and his son from Trikuta Nagar area of Winter Capital.
The arrest of the father-son duo comes close to the heels of the arrest of the self styled spiritual guru Dayanand Pande from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The Jammu based Chartered Accountant is believed to be incharge of the accounts of Pande who has been linked with Malegaon blasts.
Sources said that following request from the ATS of Maharashtra Police and Kanpur Police, the Jammu police raided a residential house in Trikuta Nagar loc... | |
| | | | PDP fields 10 for token contest | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 12: Peoples Democratic Party today released a list for token contest in 10 assembly constituencies of Jammu region where its participation is expected to be mere ceremonial.
Of the ten seats, the surprise announcement was for Nagrota constituency in Jammu district where the party has fielded one Abdul Rashid Malik. PDP patron and former Chief Minister Mohammad Sayeed is on record having announced the name of MLC Ved Mahajan for this constituency during a public meeting in the area earlier this earlier. Shanti Devi (later nominated as MLA) had contested on Nagrota seat in 2002.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti approved the recommendations of the Party's Parliam... | |
| | | | 3 women among 11 dead in Doda mishap, 8 injured | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 12: In yet another gruesome accident in Doda district, second major in three weeks, at least eleven people were killed and around fifteen others were injured, eight of them critically, when a overloaded mini-bus veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Prem Nagar, 18 Kms from Doda on Jammu-Kishtwar National Highway.
The ill-fated mini-bus was on its way from Thathri to Pul Doda in the mountainous Doda district when it met with the accident at Karara, near Prem Nagar at around 2:45 PM.
Official sources said that at least twenty-six passengers were traveling in the mini-bus (JK06 0743) which met with the accident.
Locals and police immediately sw... | |
| | | | Pak again stirs Chenab waters | | | | AGENCIES
ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The Pakistan government on Wednesday said it would seek compensation from India for a water shortage in its territory, which it alleged was due the "diversion" of waters of the river Chenab to fill the Baglihar dam in Jammu and Kashmir.
Water and Power Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said Pakistan would seek compensation from India in the form of additional discharge of water for the reduction of the flow of the Chenab from 55,000 cusecs to 22,000 cusecs.
Responding to a calling attention notice in the National Assembly or Lower House of Parliament, Ashraf said India could construct a run-of-the-river dam on its side but was also responsible for ensuring that... | |
| | | | Obama phones PM | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Nov 12: The wait is over. US President-elect Barack Obama finally telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday. The President-elect emphasised on the significance of Indo-US relations and expressed the intention of his administration to closely work with India on important global issues.
The interaction between the two leaders gains significance amid the reports that Obama is not planning to attend the G-20 summit in Washington, where he was assumed to meet the PM, who is scheduled to travel to Washington on November 15 for the meeting.
According to reports coming from the Prime Minister’s Office, Singh congratulated Obama on his historic victory and said ... | |
| | | | 119 traders may visit PaK | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 12: As many as 119 members of various trade and industry organizations of the state, including 40 from Jammu, are likely to cross the Line of Control later this month for a visit to Pakistan administered Kashmir for discussing the cross-LoC trade modalities.
To make the cross-LoC trade practical and sustainable, the Governor NN Vohra today discussed the modalities for the visit of a delegation of the representatives of Chambers of Industries, various traders' associations, manufacturers and fruit growers of the Jammu and Kashmir regions, to Pak occupied Kashmir.
The Governor was informed that various Trade and Industries Federations and Fruit Growers Assoc... | |
| | | | At 197 NC leads in rallies; Congress, PDP trail at 178 and 166 | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 12: Even though the keen observers of politics and elections find the present exercise dull and lacking enthusiasm, the government is counting the number of rallies and public meetings organized by various political parties in connection with ongoing assembly elections in the state.
According to an official spokesman, various political parties organized as many as 862 rallies and public meetings in various constituencies across the state. Government has counted 406 such rallies in Kashmir division and 456 in Jammu division. “National Conference organized 197 public meetings, Congress 178, Peoples Democratic Party 166 and the Bhartiya Janta Party 63”, read th... | |
| | | | As PDP office survives another attack, Mufti says prove discrimination charges | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 12: In his visit to Jammu after Amarnath land row when Peoples Democratic Party had become a hate symbol and its office survived more than two dozen mob attacks, the party patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today challenged critics to prove discrimination against Jammu.
On the occasion of Mufti’s arrival in the town, there was another bid at the PDP office in Gandhi Nagar by some activists of Lok Janshakti Party. Police charged the mobsters and chased them away. Following this bid security was tightened around PDP office and residence of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
taking at dig at those who have been raking up the issue of discrimination wi... | |
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