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| Gen Sinha at it again | | Mufti wants Sinha’s Pandey ‘links’ probed; Farooq seeks explanation from Ex-Governor | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 16: Nearly six months after he bade adieu to the Raj Bhawan, the former Governor Lt Gen (retd) SK Sinha still continues to inspire the politics of controversies in Jammu and Kashmir which is now reaching a crescendo in the middle of poll season.
Two former Chief Ministers –Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Dr Farooq Abdullah –have sought a probe into alleged ‘links’ of Gen Sinha with self-styled seer Dayanand Pandey who is being questioned in connection with blasts in Malegaon, Nanded and Samjhauta express.
Officers of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad probing the case have been quoted by the agencies as saying that Dayanand Pandey was an official guest of then Governor Sinha and once he stayed in the Raj Bhawan in 2007. However, Gen Sinha, who currently resides in New Delhi has categorically rubbished there reports saying that he never met Pandey.
The People's Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today alleged that self-styled religious guru Dayanand Pandey, arrested in connection with Malegaon blasts, stayed as a guest of then Jammu and Kashmir... | |
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| Congress promises power to people | | Soz, Azad, Chavan unveil manifesto on poll eve | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 16: The Congress today almost touched the National Conference agenda of Autonomy as it promised, in its election manifesto, devolution of more powers from centre to Jammu and Kashmir.
A day after campaigning had ended for 10 constituencies going to polls in first phase and barely a week has left for second phase of polling, the Congress leaders –PCC Chief Saif-ud-Din Soz, Union Minister Prithvi Raj Chavan and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad –released the party manifesto here this morning. The manifesto broadly dwelled around the political program envisaged in its 2002 manifesto as it also carried a detailed appraisal of achievements, particularly duri... | |
| | | | 24 feared dead in Uri bridge collapse | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Nov 16: More than two dozen persons, most of them labourers, are feared to have died after they were drowned in river Jhelum following the collapse of an under- construction bridge in border town of Uri in North Kashmir's Baramulla district early this morning.
Reports said that bodies of four persons including a non-local labourer were retrieved up-to 1330 hours. Parampila Bridge— connecting Karamteela and Bardi villages— caved in the middle and plunged into the fast flowing river Jhelum.
Meanwhile, the Governor, NN Vohra has ordered a Magisterial enquiry into the incident. The inquiry will be conducted by the District Magistrate, Baramulla within a period ... | |
| | | | People to decide 10 out of 102 aspirants | | First phase polling today | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 16: Stage is set for tough battle as 102 candidates try their fate in ten assembly constituencies spread over four districts going to polls tomorrow.
State administration and officials associated with the election duty claim to have made foolproof security and other arrangement for conduct of fair and free polls. Reports reaching here from Srinagar said that elaborate arrangements have been made to thwart separatists’ trooping to Bandipore district for enforcing boycott call. Bandipore, having three constituencies, is the only district in Kashmir Valley going polls in first phase.
The constituencies where polling is being held tomorrow are Bandipora, Gurez... | |
| | | | Hari Om in Congress….can there still be a bigger change of heart | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 17: No bigger show of ‘change of heart’ could have been seen in politics than one the Congress today presented from its stage.
BJP ideologue, its erstwhile spokesman and vice president of J&K unit Hari Om today joined Congress. PCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz said that party welcomes a patriotic person like Hari Om who reciprocated by saying, “Congress is the only party capable of protesting integrity of Jammu and Kashmir with India”.
The media were taken aback to spot Hari Om’s presence in the press conference being addressed by Congress leaders Soz, Prithvi Raj Chavan and Ghulam Nabi Azad. Towards the end of press conference, in connection with release of mani... | |
| | | | IAF choppers in action | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 16: The Indian Air Force has deployed number of helicopters for transportation of polling staff, electronic voting machines and security personnel for smooth conduct of Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly election. An elaborate plan has been made by HQ AOC Jammu and Kashmir for the seven phases of the election from November 17 to December 24, 2008.
According the Wing Commander Hari Krishan IAF Nodal Officer for elections, IAF deployed four helicopters on 15th and 16th November for the Gurez constituency and moved 232 polling staff and security personnel to various polling stations in a major operation.
IAF pilots have flown all the personnel to their respectiv... | |
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