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| Speaker says no 'hurry' in disqualification decision | | Speaker says no 'hurry' in disqualification decision | | | Saroj Razdan
Jammu, Nov 19: A day after BJP announced disqualification of its 6 MLAs on charges of cross voting and violating the whip of the party during LC polls, while the political corridors are rife with different speculations of the political fallout, the Speaker of the Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone has ruled out taking such action desired by the party leadership that would deprive them of the membership. Speaker said he would consult legal experts as to how it could be ascertained whether these members have violated the whip and voted against their party candidate.
"It is so easy a decision for me to announce…………we are examining the matter afresh and will go to legal as well as constitutional aspects so that we are able find out whether the six MLAs have violated the party whip…..", Speaker said while speaking to Early Times. The scene is not clear in terms of the charges leveled against the group, said the Speaker . " It is a secret ballot….the voting was not open and therefore it cannot be easily established who has voted in favour or against whom……", Lone , who is hims... | |
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| Scam surfaces in samba division of PHE | | Crores of works allotted without tendering, involvement of ex-Chief Engineer surfaces | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Nov 19: In blatant violation of codal requirements, Public Health and Engineering (PHE) department allegedly allotted more than 100 works worth Rs. 25 crore to private parties in Samba without floating tenders during the year 2004-05.
The list of works, a copy of which lies with Early Times clearly maintains that the works were carried out without tenders owing to "political and official intervention of higher-ups." Not only codal requirements, works have been allotted in complete contravention of official circulars issued by higher officials of PHE department.
Documentary evidence available with Early Times reveals that government repeatedly directed the then C... | |
| | | | CM's license visit 'made news but did no public good' | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's visit to Regional Transport Office (RTO) for renewal of driving license, referred as landmark by Jammu and Kashmir Information Department, did no good to the traders, commoners and transporters operating from badly damaged transport yards of Transport Nagar.
The traders have dust, water logged roads and electricity blues to deal with, commoners face worst kind of traffic Jams and abuses of traffic officials while transports are often seen complaining of innumerable problems they face. Chief Minister had no time to meet these poor fellows and hence, does know anything about this since he travelled in a fleet of vehicles to th... | |
| | | | Has AF(JK)SPA already lapsed? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: While the Chief Minister goes from pillar to post to seek revocation of AFSPA, his Law Minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar believes the Act has already lapsed. Sagar admitted this while talking to a senior journalist two years ago. If this is true then Chief Minister's campaign is either politically motivated or totally unfounded.
"NC didn't enact the law. It was already there and centre directed us to give assent to it. We resisted but the centre remained adamant. Finally, we didn't extend the law in October 1998 when it expired," Sagar said.
The former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad also admitted on the floor of the hose that the Disturbed Area Act had l... | |
| | | | NC party of 'traitors' says Congress leader Paddar | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 19: The wordy war between the alliance i.e. the National Conference and Congress is not going to end as the State Congress vice-president Abdul Majeed Paddar today termed National conference as party of 'traitors.'
The incident occurred after a week when Senior National Conference leader and Spokesperson Mustaffa Kamal was sacrificed on the altar of the 'wordy war' between the two allies.
State vice president Congress Abdul Majeed Paddar in a press statement issued here today said, "When state Congress President, Prof Saifudin Soz, voted against BJP led government at center in 1998, the then NC president, Farooq Abdullah suspended him from the party.
"Te... | |
| | | | Secretary JKAACL relieved overnight, Dullo made incharge | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Commissioner/Secretary Tourism Atal Dulloo has been given temporary charge as Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) reliving Zafar Iqbal Manhas who reached superannuation on August 31.
Official sources said orders to give temporary charge to Dulloo were issued today by General Administration Department (GAD). Manhas had retired in August but was given an extension of two months until October 31. However, he continued to hold the charge reportedly on "verbal orders" and was asked to relinquish the charge today.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in his capacity as President of the Academy had constituted a Search Committee... | |
| | | | Judicial commission has an onerous duty to discharge | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Now that a retired judge of the Supreme Court has been nominated to head the judicial probe into the mysterious death of NC worker and high profile fixer Haji Yusuf who died in summer capital Srinagar on September 30, it can only be hoped the truth is finally unearthed and brought to public knowledge.
The death of the NC worker has rocked the political edifice of the State especially after it was revealed that the deceased had been acting as a conduit for obtaining aspirants high level political assignments, or at least, he claimed to be doing so for which huge sums of money exchanged hands in the State. It is also common knowledge that the circumstances ... | |
| | | | Hi Tech Rollercoaster: Troughs and crests of Omar led 'e-Coalition' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: While Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah claims that by writing 140 characters on the micro blogging site he can straightway reach over 75,000 followers and communicate with them but his hi tech claims falls down as majority of his e-governance sites have nothing new in their baskets.
Barring few followers on the facebook and twitter, thousands of common people of Jammu and Kashmir who want to have glance of the tall claims of the hi tech government and surf the concerned department sites but to their surprise the govt websites have nothing at all. Some have old data while many fail to open with a veiled screen saying 'sorry the site is being... | |
| | | | 'Inspector Raj' much worse than AFSPA, Hafta culture hurts more | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: Revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) does not directly impact commoners but Haftaculture prevalent in 'Inspector Raj' hurts all, from common people to traders.
Records show that top political leaders are often heard talking of getting rid of the Inspector Raj prevalent in all departments which have public dealing. Apart from police, 'Inspector Raj' hurts commoner more in departments where traders are involved. These 'Inspectors' have been habitual of 'Hafta' which if not paid invites trouble for even those traders and businessmen who are honest in their dealings.
However, instead of taking care of this dreaded disease, it seems that AFSP... | |
| | | | Expulsion of cross voters unlikely to help BJP | | Party Of Cross Voters | | | Neha
Jammu, Nov 19: The BJP yesterday disqualified six MLAs from membership of the Legislative Assembly for indulging in cross voting in the April 13, 2011 Legislative Council elections. They had allegedly voted for the NC-Congress candidates. The Speaker of the Assembly would announce his decision on 1st December. One doesn't know what his decision would be.
The BJP leadership feels that the expulsion of those who cross voted in the 2011 Legislative Council elections would help it win over the alienated people. This is unlikely to happen. For, it was not for the first time in April this year that the BJP MLAs voted against their own party candidate. The BJP MLAs had voted for the N... | |
| | | | Confused Delhi complicating situation in J&K | | Two Reports On One Issue | | | Rustam
Jammu, Nov 19: Those ruling India are systematically complicating things in Jammu & Kashmir. It appears they have gone totally confused. They do not what to do and how to tackle the Kashmir issue. Things in the state were, in fact, never inspiring. However, things assumed alarming proportion after May 2004, when AICC president Sonia Gandhi appointed Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister. Before becoming Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh had contested election to the Lok Sabha only once and suffered a massive defeat at the hands of Vijay Kumar Malhotra of the BJP. But this is not the issue. Any thing can happen in India. After all, we have a democratic system, Indian-style.
Immediately aft... | |
| | | | PDP & Panthers Party gainers from erosion in Congress, BJP and NC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 19: If anyone had doubts about rapid erosion in the size and strength of the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir it has been removed by the announcement on the disqualification of six MLAs on charge of having defied the party whip by not voting in favour of the candidate fielded by the BJP for the Legislative Council election in April last.
During the last three years three mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress, the BJP and the National Conference, have suffered erosion as a result of factionalism and groupism. As far as the National Conference is concerned it is not groupism but its poor governance and repeated attempts by Omar Abdullah, his f... | |
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