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BJP's 44+ plan could be spoiled by Valley voters? 11/22/2014 12:14:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: Despite its all out effort to push 44+ plan for J&K State Assembly elections 2014, the BJP might finish well short of its expected numbers because of the fact that the party might not be able to add more a seat or two from the Valley. There is definitely a perceptible edge for the BJP in the Jammu region that sends 37 members to the 87-member State Assembly while the Valley elects 46 and the Ladakh region four members. In the four districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Reasi the BJP is expected to well during the elections and the gains for the party are likely to be direct losses for the Congress and the NC. There are six seats in the Chenab valley region of Jammu province and it is likely the BJP which would also make some gains there that would be again at the cost of the Congress. In the Muslim dominated districts of Doda, Kishtwar, Rajouri and Poonch the BJP is eyeing many seats those might not be fully achieved because of many reasons. The direct battle for Muslim votes would definitely give an edge to the BJP, but would the vote share po...   READ MORE

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Corruption is BJP's No 1 poll plank but what about tainted bureaucrats, police officers 'Misrule by twin parivars, good governance, development are other poll planks 11/22/2014 12:14:46 AM Bharat Bhushan Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: In run up to the J&K polls, BJP president Amit Shah is demanding votes on four planks - corruption, misrule by two parivars (Abdullahs and the Muftis), good governance and development. These issues dominated his speeches in the yesterday's Ramban and Banihal public rallies where he surprisingly made no mention of any headway made by the NDA to bring back "black money" from the foreign banks. While he shied away from taking any credit for the BJP's much talked about efforts to bring back black money from the foreign banks, he targeted Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, saying "he seems to have shifted all money to London where he goes and stays ...   READ MORE   Inexperienced BJP candidates give wrong feedback to top brass Party loses way in Kashmir, winning any seats uphill task 11/22/2014 12:14:35 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 21: Inexperienced candidates providing wrong feedback to the BJP high command has made the party lose its way in Kashmir and experts are of the opinion that it may not even open its account in the Valley. Despite top BJP leaders asking their candidates to refrain from making the abrogation of Article 370 as its election plank contestants seem to be least bothered about the instructions being passed to them and are hell bent upon creating chaos and confusion among the masses. Sources told Early Times that a few BJP leaders in Kashmir believe that they can woo the voters by claiming that Article 370 is "untouchable' and if they make people believ...   READ MORE   Prefers Jugal's brother over Ajatshatru from Nagrota BJP dumps its new entrants again! 11/22/2014 12:14:23 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: BJP has done it again. This time, it dumped Ajatshatru Singh who was expecting party mandate from Nagrota Assembly constituency after he embraced saffron in New Delhi, severing his long standing ties with National Conference. The party finally announced mandate in favour of Jugal Kishore Sharma's brother Kamal Kishor Sharma today. This is not the first time that BJP has embarrassed its new entrants many of whom had severed their previous affiliations hoping to get the mandate and ride to State Assembly on Modi's buoy. Ajatshatru Singh has joined the list that includes Manmohan Choudhary, the former Congress Mayor of Jammu Municipal Corporati...   READ MORE   Rebels keep BJP engaged in fire fighting in Kathua 11/22/2014 12:14:10 AM Kunal Shrivatsa/Sanjay Pathak Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: While all other political parties have geared up their resources to fight the poll battle in Kathua Assembly segment, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) these days is busy in dousing the enraged flames of revolt of its Kathua based leaders. If sources are to be believed then on the second consecutive day, the BJP leadership all through the Friday exercised every possible ways and means to conciliate its leaders in Kathua, however, the BJP leaders, who landed specially from Punjab to resolve the issue, failed to persuade the aggrieved local leaders to change their mind and heart on their decision to field a joint candidate who w...   READ MORE   Does BJP consider Kathua as part of Punjab? 11/22/2014 12:14:01 AM Early Times Report kathua, Nov 21: Going by the inaction of the state unit of the BJP in handling the crisis in Kathua BJP and the proactive approach of the leaders of Punjab BJP, it seems that the saffron party considers Kathua Assembly constituency as part of the neighbouring state of Punjab. Since the state BJP has so far failed to address the rebellion and did not deem it fit to open a channel of communication with the dissident group on its own, the party high command deputed several senior leaders from Punjab BJP who took charge of pacifying the dissident group of leaders from Kathua for the last two days but without reaping any fruitful dividends. "If the state leadership is ser...   READ MORE   Becomes first Abdullah to complete maiden term in office Omar creates history 11/22/2014 12:13:52 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 21: Omar Abdullah may have failed on all the fronts during his six year rule but he has the distinction of being the first in the Sheikh family to complete his maiden term in office. Sher-e-Kashmir became the emergency administrator in 1947 and Prime Minister in 1948. However, he was removed from office by New Delhi on August 9, 1953 and jailed. He was accused of hatching a `conspiracy' against `unity and integrity of India'. He had to wait for 22 years to rule the state again. However, this time he was cut to size by Indira Gandhi. The roaring lion returned to power as Chief Minister of the state with Congress support. He could not complete this ...   READ MORE   Acknowledges coalition failed to deliver; says BJP didn't help flood victims Sonia breaks silence, blames NC for failures 11/22/2014 12:13:39 AM Early Times Report chanderkote/Bandipora, Nov 21: Breaking her silence for the first time in past six years, the Chairperson of the All India Congress Committee Sonia Gandhi today launched a scathing attack at her party's estranged ally National Conference (NC) and blamed it for not implementing the programmes and schemes, including food security bill, in the state of the erstwhile Congress led UPA regime in the Centre. Sonia, while addressing an election rally held at Chanderkote in Ramban district in support of her party candidate Ashok Kumar, said: "There are many reasons due to which good governance could not be delivered in coalition as NC remained as impediment to every effort envi...   READ MORE   In Bandipora, Sonia attacks BJP 11/22/2014 12:13:27 AM Addressing another rally held at Bandipora in north Kashmir in support of her party candidate Usman Majeed, Sonia trained her guns at Bharatiya Janta Party and alleged that party was not interested in providing succor to flood hit people of the Valley. "Words and actions of BJP differ in nature as the leaders of the party did not implement on ground what they had promised to people," she alleged. She said that BJP is playing politics over providing relief to flood victims and did not provide what people required at his juncture. "The BJP promised sky but did not follow it up with action. It seems they (BJP) are not interested. Even what the state (government) asked was not given," she ...   READ MORE   Majid stays away from Bandipora rally Usman sust, Sonia chust 11/22/2014 12:13:18 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 21: In a major setback to State Congress, Usman Majid the candidate for Bandipora did not welcome party President, Sonia Gandhi who arrived in the town to seek support for him this morning. No reason for Usman’s absence from the rally was given. However, senior leader Monga said he stayed away from the rally because of Election Commission of India's directions. Sonia Gandhi, Ambika Soni, Ghulam Nabi Azad and State Congress vice President, Ghulam Nabi Monga today reached North Kashmir's Bandipora district to address an election rally. While more than 7000 people had assembled to hear Sonia, the candidate for whom she had travelled from New Delhi was co...   READ MORE   Mobilization in Kashmir on an unprecedented scale Minorities not to oblige fanatic Geelani 11/22/2014 12:13:02 AM Neha Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: Fanatic Syed Ali Shah Geelani has, it seems, turned mad. Or, it can be said that the possibility of the BJP winning a few seats in the Kashmir valley has been keeping him awake in the night. He is feeling so alarmed and unnerved that he has attempted to achieve something that is not achievable. For example, he has urged the "minorities to boycott the Assembly elections so that the BJP doesn't succeed in its game plan. Geelani has said that a solution to the Kashmir issue is still pending and it is the fundamental duty of the religious minorities in the state to boycott the Assembly elections. Religious minorities of Jammu and Kashmir, including Hindu...   READ MORE   98 influential Inspectors, SIs, ASIs overstaying in Jammu Zone IG advocates 'administrative issues' behind retention 11/22/2014 12:12:50 AM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: Prolonged stay in government departments against a set norms in accordance with transfer policy has become a special feature of Jammu and Kashmir State and Police department is no exception to the phenomena. Official information available with Early Times reveals that 98 influential Inspectors/Sub Inspectors/Additional Sub Inspectors are staying in Jammu Zone for last more than three years. The information further reads that there are 23 Inspectors, 39 Sub-Inspectors and 36 Additional Sub-Inspectors whose stay has been counted more than three years in single Jammu Zone. The information has been revealed through an RTI filed by this scrib...   READ MORE   Geelani takes U-turn, forgets poll boycott asks people to stay away from BJP Double Standards! 11/21/2014 11:18:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: After preaching poll-boycott and calling all the mainstream parties as two faces of the same coin, the Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani has finally sided with Kashmir based parties and has asked people to stay away from Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP). He has appealed Muslim clerics to make people aware about what he called "evil designs" of BJP and their "anti-Islam ideology." Indirectly Geelani has asked people to vote for regional parties to ensure that BJP is kept at bay. Just a few days before Geelani had said that it would hardly make difference if BJP comes into power in JK but suddenly he has taken a U-turn and has asked people to beware ...   READ MORE   Grenade lobbed towards PDP's rally does not explode in Kulgam, grenade thrower arrested 11/21/2014 11:17:54 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 21: Panic gripped the Gandiwani village in Noorabad in South Kashmir's Kulgam district after a grenade was lobbed on an election rally of Peoples Democratic Party. The grenade however did not explode and as such there were no casualties at the venue of the rally. Reports said the people taking part in the rally caught hold of the grenade thrower and handed him to the police. The rally was being addressed by PDP's candidate for Noorabad assembly segment Abdul Majid Padder when the grenade was thrown on it. The grenade thrower has been identified as Naushad Ganai, son of Abdul Gani, resident of Awagam. As the rally was going on the gre...   READ MORE   Inmates of Law Department in drunken brawl, administration attempts cover up Security of JU hostel in jeopardy! 11/21/2014 10:59:11 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: The tall claims of the Jammu University authorities for its foolproof security arrangements to avoid any untoward incidents fell flat when a group of inebriated students of Law Department beat a boy few days back in the hostel, for disobeying their dictates, but no security personal or concerned official intervened to avert the incident. Moreover, such incidents of students' clashes in Jammu University hostels have become routine affair. Sources told Early Times that few days back some students of Law Department, who were under the influence of alcohol, beat and harassed, a boy of the same department in Vivekananda Hotel late night. "There ...   READ MORE   BJP serious in conducting probe against Abdullahs: Dr. Jatindra 11/21/2014 10:59:01 PM Endorsing the statement of Amit Shah, BJP national president at Banihal the previous day wherein Shah alleged that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his father had swindled central funds and shifted the same to London and promised inquiry, Dr. Jatindra Singh said that BJP is for transparency and accountability in expending public funds and would not allow any pilferage of corruption of central allocation. "Everyone is equal before law and each one shall have to stand before law" Said the union minister in obvious vindication of the statement of his party president. Meanwhile MoS PMO Dr. Jatindra Singh while talking to "Early times said that all arrangements has been put in place for successf...   READ MORE   PM arrives to address election rally at Kishtwar today Security at highest alert 11/21/2014 10:58:54 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Nov 21: Prime Minister of India Narindra Modi is arriving at Kishtwar tomorrow to address it's first election rally in the state of Jammu and Kashmir going to poll in five phase beginning from 25th of November 2014. The PM Modi is expected to arrive at Kishtwar at around 11 AM and will accompanied with Ram Madav and MP Jughal Kishore while MoS in Prime Minister Office Dr. Jatindra Singh is already in Kishtwar to look into the arrangements of the rally, besides to finalized the local issues to be raised in the rally by the PM in his speech. While talking to "Early times" Deputy Inspector General of Police Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban range Ashkoor W...   READ MORE   19 months on, department fails to repair TRC Bhaderwah Tourism promotion claims fall flat 11/21/2014 10:58:42 PM Bijay Charak Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 21: The tall claims of Tourism department, of promoting tourism across the state have fallen flat as Tourist Reception Center Bhaderwah which suffered damage in the 2012 quake remains in ruins to this day. Sources informed Early Times that 19 months ago, the Tourist Reception Center (TRC) building established at Dandi Bhaderwah was damaged due to earthquake on May 1, 2013, following which same was declared unsafe. "The building needs repairs but so far no action has been taken by the department despite the fact that tourists are likely to visit Bhaderwah to witness snowfall in coming days", sources said and adding that moreover, dozens of emp...   READ MORE   Are NC, PDP allies of BJP? Azad's laughable comment 11/21/2014 10:58:30 PM Rustam Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 21: Are the ruling NC - the Congress' ally in the outgoing unpopular and discredited dispensation in J&K -- and the main opposition PDP the allies of the BJP? The answer is yes if one goes by the silly and laughable comment made by Sonia loyalist and Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, the Congress' election campaign head in the state. It was the other day when he accused the Sangh Parivar of unleashing a "vicious" campaign in the state for political gains and said that the PDP and the NC were covertly or overtly flirting with the BJP. "Neither the PDP nor the NC has the guts to counter the divisive agenda of the BJP and the Sangh Parivar," Ghul...   READ MORE   Valley on high alert, militants intensify attacks in South Kashmir 11/21/2014 10:58:16 PM Bashir Assad Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 21: As warned earlier by the intelligence agencies, militants are trying to disrupt the polls in Kashmir valley particularly in South Kashmir. They have started targeting rallies of political parties and their workers to create fears among the voters which could certainly have an impact on the overall voter turn-out. Recently the Intelligence agencies had warned that militant organizations may disrupt the ensuing assembly election by attacking security convoys and political workers in south Kashmir. Reports highlighted that the militants may carry out attacks on rallies and political workers in South Kashmir at the first place. Only the ...   READ MORE

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