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| Congress in self fighting mode | | No ‘Plan B’: Rebels almost matching official nominees | | | ZAFAR CHOUDHARY
JAMMU, Nov 24: With notification for five phases already issued and most of the parties having declared their manifestos and candidates, the electioneering has fast picked up across the state; parties are locked in tough contest with rivals but there is one party which is apparently fighting with itself –Congress.
Despite Amarnath land row which made a huge dent into its image and organizational stability, the Congress was still a force to reckon with but only it could have controlled its ‘House’. After facing an embarrassing rebellion in first two phases, the party is poised for stiffer challenge in the subsequent phases posed by its own men.
The tragedy of Congress is that it’s all Jammu and Kashmir related decisions are taken in New Delhi based on ‘inputs’ which may be mere bad mouthing of one faction of party against the other and vice versa. This time in selection of candidates for the assembly elections the dice appears to have been loaded against former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad except for a couple of constituencies where selection has been rather... | |
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| Genius bank robbery case foiled | | HDFC official, others arrested for duping J&K Bank | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 24: In a genius bank robbery case, Srinagar Police claimed to have arrested an official of the private banker HDFC bank among others and busted a burglary racket which engaged in systematic duping of an account holder of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank.
Senior Superintend of Police Srinagar Syed Afadul Mujtaba said the Maisuma Police Station had received a complaint on November 15 from the Amira Kadal Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank that one Yasir Ahmad is trying to withdraw an amount of Rs, 40000/= (Forty Thousand) fraudulently from an account No. CD6397 of geo-Soft of J&K Bank Amira Kadal Branch Maisuma.
On this information a case FIR No. 77/2008 under secti... | |
| | | | Qureshi arriving tomorrow, Chenab on agenda | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Nov 24: In the backdrop of positive atmospherics recently, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will undertake a four-day visit here from Wednesday during which the two sides will review the Composite Dialogue and consider more confidence-building measures.
Qureshi will hold talks with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on a whole range of issues including terrorism, Kashmir, Siachen, Sir Creek, trade and Chenab river water sharing.
After opening the Line of Control for trade last month, the two sides are expected to look at more CBMs like expanding the pilgrim places that can be visited by people of the other country.
The 2007 blast on cross-bor... | |
| | | | Mehbooba files papers for Wachi | | 208 in fray for 5th phase | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Nov 24: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti was among 103 candidates who filed their papers on the last day of nominations today for the 11 seats spread over Pulwama, Shopian and Kathua districts going to polls in the fifth phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on December 13.
With this, the total number of candidates in these assembly segments has risen to 208.
Besides sitting MP Mehbooba Mufti who filed her nomination from Wachi constituency in Shopian district, other prominent candidate who filed his papers today was senior Congress leader and sitting MP Lal Singh (Kathua), the sources said.
The highest number of 46 candidates filed their papers from ... | |
| | | | HC sees off Reasi couple to Hajj | | Permission was denied due to a pending FIR | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 24: But for the intervention of High Court, a couple from Reasi was otherwise close to miss one of the tenets of Islam and a cherished dream of performing Hajj
Quashing the communication of the state Haj committee of October 12, Justice JP Singh of J&K High Court Jammu Wing today directed J&K State Haj Committee, its functionaries and functionaries of government to issue requisite permission and travel documents to the petitioners forthwith. The respondents shall take all such measures as may be necessary to facilitate petitioner's proceeding for Haj pilgrimage 2008, the court further ordered.
This judgment was passed today in a petition filed by Bashir A... | |
| | | | Gen Bikram takes over 15 Corps | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
UDHAMPUR, Nov 24: Lt Gen Bikram Singh today took over the charge of the prestigious Chinar Coprs replacing Mukesh Sabharwal who has been appointed as Adjutant General of the Army.
Before the handing-taking over, both the General Officers laid floral wreaths at the Corps War Memorial and paid rich tributes to the brave martyrs of the corps.
General Bikram Singh, alumni of National Defence Academy was commissioned into the SIKH LI Regiment on March 31, 1972 and had over five tenures in J&K including Command of a Battalion, Brigade as also a Division. In his distinguished career spanning of 36 years, he has had the experience of varied Command and Staff Appointments.... | |
| | | | Vohra for enhanced facilities at Katra as Vaishno Devi pilgrimage poised to touch 10 mn mark | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATRA, Nov 24: As the yatra to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi is all set to touch the 10 million mark a year, Governor N N Vohra, today urged all concerned Government departments and the Shrine Board to brace up and work in tandem for raising a matching infrastructure for the visiting pilgrims at the base camp of Katra.
"Pilgrim tourism has emerged as a big boon to the State economy and all necessary measures are required to be taken for sustaining this activity, along side the traditional tourism", the Governor said while chairing a high level meeting here this morning to review the pace of ongoing development and to assess basic infrastructural requirements in Katra, as also... | |
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