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| Palatial house of Minister for Industries in Bhatindi on Khasra no 249 | | Misleading information furnished on oath paper? | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: The Minister for Industries and Commerce Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, whose fate is to be decided today in the first phase of assembly elections, has reportedly furnished wrong information regarding the records of land at Bhatindi, on which his palatial house is constructed.
According to the affidavits submitted by Minister before Election authorities, in the option of immovable property, before the column of residential buildings, the Minister has mentioned that he possessed a plot measuring 5 Kanals at Bhatindi Jammu, under Khasra number 254.
Contesting the claims of Minister, sources said that it was the same land on which Minister for Industries along with his brothers had constructed palatial houses and the Khasra number was entered wrongly as 254 in affidavits, while it was actually Khasra number 249 in Revenue records.
"Surprisingly, in year 2007, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo, along with his brother Yasir Bashir and Tanvir Ahmed Kichloo had secured a stay from Ist Additional Munsif Forest Jammu, on Khasra number 249, relating to the posse... | |
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| Lawyers seek high level probe against Minister, Com Sec H&ME | | Submit memorandum to CJ, urge PIL | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: In a bid to highlight large scale discrepancies, willful misappropriation of funds and arbitrariness in the functioning of Department of Health and Medical Education which are bleeding the state exchequer and directly affecting patient care, a group of lawyers has submitted a representation to the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, with a request to treat it as a Public Interest Litigation and bring the guilty Minister and the Commissioner Secretary Health and Medical Education to book after initiating a high level probe.
Quoting various news reports of gross financial misappropriations published in several dailies of the state,... | |
| | | | Dumping its promising faces, BJP on 'use and abandon' spree | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: The BJP it seems is using articulate and promising party workers for its political ends rather than to empower them and use their services. It's in line with the strategy adopted by the party with respect to expelled MLAs, who were first expelled than before parliamentary elections brought in and then denied Assembly ticket.
The party had promised to project Aditi Sharma, a young and articulate party worker. In a brief span of time, she worked hard and even eclipsed senior party leaders in polls campaign both in the parliamentary and state elections. This it seems irked senior leadership of the party.
She was projected as the party candidate from the G... | |
| | | | 'BJP talks about Kashmiriyat, ignores Dogriyat and Ladakhiat' | | Congress promises regional councils | | | Masood Malik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: Finding itself on a weak wicket, the Congress has come out with an election strategy to impress the voters in Jammu and Kashmir. Its strategy has three components: Attack on the National Conference, People’s Democratic Party and the BJP, focus on inter-regional tensions and "communal" politics of the BJP and reorganization of the administrative set-up to give administrative and financial powers to each of the three regions. It was AICC president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who explained her party's position while addressing rallies at Ramban and Bandipora. The Congress election manifesto, which was released today, also talked about the n... | |
| | | | Now it is a time to make Congress Mukt BJP in J&K | | Congress agents capture important positions in BJP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: Two years back when Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had given a call for Congress Mukt Bharat, he had imagine that he has to give same call to protect his own party in the sensitive border state of Jammu and Kashmir. Now-a-days Jammu and Kashmir BJP has virtually hijacked by outsiders, mostly Congressmen, who are minting money with the help of some "dedicated" and "committed" senior leaders.
The BJP old leaders, who have been associated with the party since two or three decades, are demanding these days that there was a need to give a call of Congress Mukt BJP in Jammu and Kashmir because most of the Congressmen have captured the party with the connivan... | |
| | | | Geelani does a U-turn within 48 hours, dashes Omar's hopes | | Poll boycott | | | Neha
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 24: Only the other day, outgoing Chief Minister and NC working president Omar Abdullah hailed Syed Ali Shah Geelani, saying that he had withdrawn his poll boycott call and this decision of his would result in a high voter turnout and mar the BJP's poll prospects in the Valley. He had also expressed hope that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik whose constituency, he said is Srinagar, would also follow in the footsteps of Geelani and withdraw their boycott call. Mirwaiz and Malik, like Geelani, had also appealed to the Kashmiri electorate not to venture out of their houses on the polling day.
On Friday, Geelani had cancelled the shutdown call... | |
| | | | Angry mob hustles Omar, Wani in DC office | | | |
Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and NC provincial president for Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani were greeted with anti-NC and anti-government slogans inside Deputy Commissioner's office today where they had gone to file Wani's nomination papers from Amira Kadal constituency.
The angry mob challenged Omar to campaign in Srinagar city. They also challenged Wani to retain his seat.
Omar and Wani flanked by their supporters tried to talk to the protesters but they hustled the duo and forced them to leave the premises.
A protester told Early Times that he had suffered a loss of crores of rupees during the floods. "Neither Omar nor wani have come t... | |
| | | | How quickly will BJP, NC, PDP swallow bitter pill ? | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 24 : As political fortunes of 123 candidates get sealed in EVMs in 1787 polling stations in 15 assembly segments of seven districts of Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Ganderbal, Bandipora, Leh and Kargil today, one will have to wait for results till December 23 when votes polled are counted for these seats. Yet, the present J&K election being held in five phases is going to be the most interesting because whatever the outcome of these polls, one reality is striking hard at the door of every regional party in the State.
The BJP is emerging as a major player in these elections whose emergence might fall short of its ambitious expectation of 44+ seats, but not s... | |
| | | | ISBT, Khanpur Bus Stand ready for use | | But coalition Govt fails to make them operational | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24 : Despite having spent crores of rupees on the construction of Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) at Transport Nagar, Narwal, and Bus Stand for Banihal and Katra route buses at Khanpur near Nagrota here, the coalition government has failed to make them operational.
The desired infrastructure is in place at both the places for the past a few years but these are lying unused.
Official sources said the two bus stands were ready for the last five years but the concerned agencies lacked the will to shift there inter-state buses and Banihal and Katra route buses from General Bus Stand at B C Road. The general public in the winter capital city i... | |
| | | | Annoyed over "selling" of party mandate, BJP leaders adamant to field candidate on Kathua seat | | | | Sanjay Pathak
Early Times Report
Kathua, Nov 24 : All efforts of the senior BJP leaders to pacify the annoyed BJP leaders failed to give any results because majority of the leaders are adamant to field a candidate against official candidate of the party on Kathua assembly segment.
Today former organisation secretary of J&K, BJP, Ajay Jamwal, who is presently organisation secretary of Punjab BJP, reached Kathua and held one to one meetings with annoyed leaders but his efforts could not give any results.
Sources in the BJP said that Ajay Jamwal has personal relations with most of the leaders who have raised banner of revolt against party leadership for "selling" party mandate to an o... | |
| | | | 4 mandal pradhans, 28 sarpanches, 51 executive committee members support me : Pawan Gupta | | “BJP candidate from Udhampur had secret meetings with Azad" | | | Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24 : Pawan Gupta, expelled BJP leader who is contesting election as an independent candidate from Udhampur, today alleged that Pawan Khajuria, the party's official candidate from the constituency, had clandestine meetings with Ghulam Nabi Azad before the announcement of ticket in his favour.
He said when Udhampur people were expecting BJP mandate in his favour, Khajuria was allegedly holding clandestine meetings with Azad to contest elections on Congress ticket from Udhampur.
Asked about his and Baldev Raj Sharma's expulsion from the party, Gupta said, "When I decided to contest from Udhampur seat as an independent candidate, I broke my rel... | |
| | | | CIC summons Transport Commissioner, deputy | | Directs to reveal information under RTI | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 24 : The Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) J&K State Information Commission G R Sufi summoned Transport Commissioner Dilshad Khan and Deputy Transport Commissioner who is the designated Public Information Officer (PIO) in an appeal case filed by an aggrieved person who was denied information sought under Right to Information Act (RTI) by the Transport Commissioner's office.
As per details available with Early Times one Syed Shabir Ahmad Shah, a resident of Srinagar had filed an appeal before the State Information Commission (SIC) against the inaction of First Appellate Authority (FAA) cum Transport Commissioner Dilshad Khan to adjudicate the appeal fi... | |
| | | | Fate of many big-wigs all set to get sealed as first phase of Assembly elections being held today | | More than 10 lakh voters eligible to vote across Kashmir, Jammu regions | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 24: The stage is all set for people to exercise their franchise with 15 assembly segments spread across the length and breadth of the state going to polls in the first phase of five phase elections for the Jammu & Kashmir assembly.
Fate of some of the ministers in the present coalition dispensation would be sealed on Tuesday as people from seven districts of state would take part in the electoral process. Elections are being held in Kangan, Ganderbal, Gurez, Bandipora, Sonawari, Kargil, Zanaskar, Leh, Nobra, Banihal, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Inderwal and Bhaderwah assembly constituencies located in Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu divisions o... | |
| | | | Anti-election protests rock Hajin ahead of polling | | SHO's vehicle attacked, no casualty reported | | |
Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, Nov 24: Ahead of assembly elections, massive Anti-election protests broke out in Hajin area of Bandipora district in North Kashmir on Monday. No casualty has been, however, reported.
According to sources the protesters shouting pro-freedom and election boycott slogans pelted stones on the police vehicles which were patrolling the inner links of Hajin, a day ahead of the elections.
The protesters also attacked the vehicle of the Station House Officer, Hajin with stones and projectiles, sources said.
Senior official from Bandipora told Early Times that, "In view of the election boycott call given by Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali S... | |
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