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| Third may be year of Azad | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 1 ]
Amidst a threat of pull out by the Peoples Democratic Party almost every alternate day, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has been able to pull his government through for full two years but the game of politics blowing hot and cold continues.
While Azad's first year in office was an era of practical administration, the second year saw an almost daily struggle for stability of his government, the third year –if ever –promises him the much required leverage as the warring partner Peoples Democratic Party now seems to be falling from within.
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and his Mehbooba Mufti have not hidden their feelings that they are not happy being par... | |
| | | | First day as CS: | | Not only facelift, Kundal to replace lift | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 1
BR Kundal may have worked in the civil secretariat –of and on –for 30 years but on the day one as Chief Secretary he pointed out the hanging wiring system, disarrayed electricity supply and a lift which is not secure enough.
A day after formally taking over as the Chief Secretary, Kundal today chaired a high level meeting with the officers and called for gearing up the official machinery so that the Civil Secretariat is made fully functional by next Monday.
Expressing concern over the dilapidated condition of electric wiring in the Secretariate, the Chief Engineer PDD was asked to come up with a proposal to repair the existing wiring and electric gen... | |
| | | | Secessionists, religious fanatics should draw lesson from explosive situation in theocratic militancy ruled Pakistan | | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Nov 1
The warning served by former Pak premier and Chairman of Pakistan People Party (PPP), Benazir Bhutto, in an interview to Hello magazine that if her country "implodes" it will have far reaching repercussions for the world community, betrays her concern over the alarming situation developing in Pakistan, which has the potential to have volcanic outburst, not only engulfing Pakistan and its neighbouring countries, but to have its negative fallout on the world as a whole. Pakistan, today, is sitting on the keg powder which can burst into explosion any time. The warning served earlier by some analysts and think tanks in USA as well as the general... | |
| | | | Former IGP’s wife, in-laws among four killed in accident | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 1
Wife of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) PK Gupta and his in-laws were among four persons killed on the spot near Chichi Mata when they were on way to Samba from Jammu.
Gupta’s wife Neelam, her mother Sushila Gupta, father Niranjan Gupta and driver Anil Kumar were killed in the accident when the Maruti van (JK02M 0615) they were traveling in was hit by a bus near Chich Mata. One identified as Yash Pal was reported injured in the accident.
Local residents who were witness to the accident informed the police. A police team from the near by police post Supwal led by Sanjeev Chib rushed to the spot and took all the persons to hospital where docto... | |
| | | | People's hardship increased manifold: Rather | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Nov 1
Former Finance Minister and National Conference MLA Abdul Rahim Rather has said that people's hardships have increased manifolds during the present inefficient and napping coalition regime of Congress and Peoples Democratic Party.
Addressing a massive gathering of people at Namdhal, Budgam Rather said that a weak willed and inefficient government has multiplied the hardships of the already suffering people who see no development and respite from corruption despite huge pumping of funds by the central government.
"Government of India has been doling out liberal funding to the Jammu and Kashmir government in the shape of desired plan funds and ... | |
| | | | NC’s road-shows to showcase coalition’s ‘failures’ | | | | Early Times Reporter
Sringar | Nov 1
J&K National Conference President Omar Abdullah has decided to start a state wide campaign of road-shows and public meetings to convince the people of the state of the need to use the forth coming election to bring about a change. This campaign will be used to educate the people of the state of the failures of the Mufti and Azad regimes.
In a meeting held at the party headquarters, here today Omar Abdullah discussed the future strategy and programmes of the party. Omar reiterated National Conference's resolve to work for the upliftment of the downtrodden, backward and the youth of the state and unfolded his plans to the party leaders for the future.... | |
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