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NC wants polls deferred, EC says not at this stage 11/14/2008 11:42:06 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Nov 14: Barely two days have left for first phase of polling in ten assembly constituencies and the National Conference has made an ‘apt demand’ –call off elections as weather is adverse. The Election Commission of India has not taken much time in responding to NC demand. “We are not postponing anything at this stage”, said Deputy Election Commissioner R Bhattacharya in New Delhi while reacting to NC demand. The CEC further clarified: “while deciding election schedule after meetings with all political parties, chilly weather including snowfall was factored in and the contingency plans were accordingly made”. Meanwhile NC’s demand has given much needed impetus to the rivals in battle field who say that once election exercise has been initiated the bad weather may be for National Conference alone. Reacting to NC demand, PDP said, “situation was not at all suitable for elections at this stage but the NC thrust elections on people. Now when it is feeling the heat of adverse public mood, NC is crying over cold”, said a PDP leader. Earlier today National C...   READ MORE

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India becomes fourth nation to land on moon 11/14/2008 11:40:42 PM AGENCIES BANGALORE, Nov 14: The Indian tri-colour adorned the surface of Moon at 8.31pm on Friday when the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) crash landed successfully on the south pole of Earth’s nearest cosmic neighbour, making India only the fourth country in the world to ever touch base with it. As a precursor, yesterday, MIP was detached from the main craft; readying it for the final launch towards the moon’s surface. Miniature Indian flags are painted on four sides of MIP. "It will signify the entry of India on Moon," Satish said. "During its 20-minute descend to the moon's surface, MIP will take pictures and transmit these back to the ground," he said. MIP is one of the 11 scientific instr...   READ MORE   It is BSP's turn to form Government 11/14/2008 11:39:17 PM NIRBHAY JAMMUAL JAMMU, Nov 14: Leaders belonging to the Congress,the National Conference and the PDP beware of the BSP that has announced to form the Government on its own in Jammu and Kashmir.It is going to field party candidates,a lare number of them being women,from all the 87 constituencies in the state.It has also announced to repeat the UP experiment by giving party mandate to people belonging to the upper castes.So dear leaders from the Congress,the National Conference and the PDP you need not to struggle hard for securing majority in the Assembly which alone can help them in the formation of the Government.Has the situation emerged which calls for rebels from the Congress,the PDP ...   READ MORE   Governor reviews situation in Kishtwar 11/14/2008 11:36:29 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Nov 14: Governor NN Vohra today took a security and poll preparedness review in the twin hilly districts of Kishtwar and Doda and stressed upon officials the need for a close synergy. An official spokesman said that continuing with his planned schedule of visiting every district in the Jammu region to review the security situation in run up to the ensuing Assembly Elections, Governor N N Vohra, today visited Kishtwar, Doda and Bhaderwah and held meetings with the senior officers. The Governor stressed the need for close synergy and effective real time coordination between the various Security Forces while reviewing the functioning of the security apparatus with...   READ MORE   Don’t ask for moon, everything else BJP has 11/14/2008 11:33:41 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Nov 14: At last, the BJP appears to have come of age. A document which does not carry an aggressive demand for removal of Article 370 and all other smaller signs of special status to Jammu and Kashmir can not be from BJP. When party’s only three visible faces in the state –Ashok Khajuria, Chaman Lal and Nirmal Singh –released the manifesto for ensuing elections, its obvious slang “the abrogation of Article 370, the take over of Pakistan occupied Kashmir” were cryptically missing from 20-odd-page hastily written document. Interestingly, besides these three agenda which form heart and soul of BJP, ask for any thing and the manifesto has it. A look at the manifes...   READ MORE   Col ‘admits’ hand in Malegaon blast 11/14/2008 11:32:32 PM AGENCIES BANGALORE, Nov 14: In a sensational revelation the arrested Army officer Lt Col Srikant Purohit on Friday reportedly confessed before the ATS that the Malegaon blast was planned to wipe out SIMI that had been carrying out so many terrorist activities in the country. He also tearfully admitted to his active role in many of the unsolved blast cases in the country. Purohit said that he had been instigated by the Sadhvi and Dayanand to carry out the blasts. per the ATS, it was Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Dayanad Pandey who prepared the blueprint as how to carry out the blast. To misled the cops, they adopted SIMI’s tactics, the Lt Col said. The revelations were reported...   READ MORE   Teach PDP, Congress lessons for Amarnath land row: Farooq 11/14/2008 11:31:29 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT POONCH, Nov 14: Calling people to stand up against divisive forces threatening basic structure of secular civilization, the Chief Ministerial hopeful of National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah today called for a lesson to the Congress and Peoples Democratic Party for kicking off Amarnath land row. “Congress and the PDP are responsible for the Amarnath land row which gave vent to religion and regional divide in the state”, said Dr Abdullah while addressing an election rally here today. He added, “time has come when the people of the state must isolate divisive and communal forces who are trying to divide the state on communal, regional and religious lines”. "It is high...   READ MORE   Valley gets under snow carpet 11/14/2008 11:31:05 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Nov 14: Heavy snowfall and thunderstorms hit Kashmir Valley marking early onset of winter as normal life was paralysed and all flights, including those scheduled to carry Haj pilgrims, cancelled on Friday. A six-inch-thick blanket of snow covered Srinagar and other parts of the valley as the first snowfall of the season which is usually experienced in December continued overnight forcing closure of Srinagar-Leh National Highway for vehicular traffic for six months. All nine flights, including two Air India flights scheduled to leave Srinagar for Jeddah, were cancelled due to inclement weather, leaving 300 pilgrims stranded. Co-ordinator of the State's Dis...   READ MORE

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