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After LC chairman, Ustara now with Chief Minister

Fresh evidence nails Taj in Sedhav forest land grab; PCCF submits report to forest minister, CM

11/26/2012 12:04:46 AM

Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Nov 25: With fresh clinching evidence nailing him, self-claimed blessings of ‘New Delhi’ which helped Minister for PHE Taj Mohi-ud-din to get the house committee probing charges of forest land grab against him shelved, breach the legislative discipline and refer the action of Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative council as ‘Bandar kye haath mein Ustara’ are unlikely to make much difference. Fresh evidence, copies of which are with Early Times as well as with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Forest Minister Mian Altaf shows the high profile and Taj Mohi-ud-din in illegal occupation of 14 Kanals of forest land in Sedhav forest area of Shopian district in Sou...

Kejriwal coming next month to unveil corrupt

Seeks cooperation of people

11/26/2012 12:03:59 AM

early times report Srinagar, Nov. 25: In a significant development that could rekindle the anti-corruption debate in the state, former India Against Corruption activist and chief of newly launched Aam Admi Party, Arvind Kejriwal is all set to launch an anti-corruption campaign in the state. According to sources close to Kejriwal, the activist along with local civil society activists intends to unveil corrupt practices of politicians, officers and government functionaries to launch a comprehensive anti corruption movement in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) next month. Talking to a local news agency, he confirmed his visit to the state in near future. Declaring J&K as parallel to Bihar in corru...

NC's Ramzan takes law for ride in Handwara, gets Sarpanch booked under 307

Just for Transformer!

11/26/2012 12:03:42 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 25: Ahead of the upcoming elections for Legislative Council, National Conference (NC) heavyweight Choudhary Mohammed Ramzan has begun flexing muscles in Handwara constituency of Kupwara district in North Kashmir. Sarpanches who owe allegiance to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accuse Ramzan of using government might to browbeat and harass them. They maintain that Ramzan has put almost the entire district machinery on remote control and does whatever he desires. Sarpanches of Handwara have accused him of interfering in the development work and facilitating his party workers forcing the police to lodge false and frivolous FIRs. Confirming this ex-Forest Minist...

Devastating inferno leaves Pahalgam Village gutted, residents infuriated at late arrival of fire tenders

11/26/2012 12:02:47 AM

early times report Anantnag, Nov 25: Forty-six houses, property worth lakhs of rupees gutted in massive, five hour long devastating fire that broke out in Frislan Pahalgam, a wooden village in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, where people are anguish over the delay done by the fire tenders in dousing the devastating fire. Contradicting the reports of officials in which they claimed that fire broke out at around 2.30 am , locals said that fire broke out at around 12.30 PM in the house of Ameh Sheikh S/o Sonaullah Sheikh that engulfed the whole village and continued till the wee hours of the Sunday morning. "Fire broke out in the house of Ameh Sheikh that is residing on the one end of...

Gujjar, Bakerwals fume against coalition, feel betrayed

'NC, Congress will face consequences of ignoring community'

11/26/2012 12:02:20 AM

early times report Jammu, Nov 25: At a time when the coalition partners are desperately trying to garner support of Panchayat members to ensure victory of their candidates for the LC polls, Gujjars and Bakerwals have expressed strong resentment against the government for having ignored their community in not giving mandate to a candidate despite their strong claims and stakes in the polls. Strong resentment and anger was openly echoed in the One Day Conference organized in Jammu today by All J&K Gujjar Bakerwal United Conference. It was explicitly conveyed that by pushing the community to wall on this front too, both National Conference and Congress have made it abundantly clear t...

PDP power hungry, what about NC?

Against Democracy

11/26/2012 12:01:41 AM

Neha JAMMU, Nov 25: People's Democratic Party (PDP) is not a social organization. It is a political party founded a decade ago with a view to neutralizing the influence of the National Conference (NC) and the Congress in the state in general and Kashmir valley in particular and create a political environment which could induce people to join it and help it capture political power. The aim of each and every political party is to capture power and implement its agenda. One can surely question the ideology and programme of the PDP, but no one has the right to question its right to play the role it is required to play as the main opposition party in the state. It is the second largest party in...

Soz mellows down on 73rd ammendment

‘Magic’ of Omar’s prepoll alliance proposal....?

11/26/2012 12:01:01 AM

early times report Srinagar, Nov. 25 : In what could be interpreted as 'veiled' support to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's 'desire' of contesting the 2014 Assembly elections jointly by the two coalition partners, Pradesh Congress Committee chief Professor Saifudin Soz today said that fielding candidates for the next months LC contest jointly has sent a strong message among the masses that NC-Congress coalition was the best combinations and it was only this coalition that could redress the grievances of the people of the state. Addressing a joint public gathering with Chief Minster Omar Abdullah to galvanize support for the Coalition candidates in the upcoming LC polls, Soz said , "Some ...