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| State Govt releases Rs 200 Cr, seeks details for further allocation | | Rs 1000 Cr under PM's package for floods | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 25: The Jammu and Kashmir Planning and Development Department has released an amount of Rs. 200 Crores to kick start execution of rebuilding infrastructure in Kashmir valley directing all government departments, executing agencies to send project/scheme details for release of remaining amount of Rs. 800 Crores out of total Rs. 1000 Crores under Prime Minister’s Package for floods.
Sources informed Early Times that Planning Commission of India/Ministry of Finance had released an amount of Rs. 1000 Crores through Special Plan Assistance (SPA) under Annual Plan 2014-15 for rebuilding the damaged infrastructure in the state but state government has only accorded sanction to the release of Rs. 200 Crores for construction of bridges, reclamation of water supply schemes, irrigation and flood protection works and revamp of power infrastructure.
The P&DD has also made it clear that the funds were being provided through SPA route, so the departments were required to prepare the scheme/project wise Detail Project Reports (DPRs) along with photogra... | |
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| Rahul makes honest confession: Omar was lethargic and coalition a failure! | | System of coalition Govt has not proved good for J&K people | |  Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Nov 25: Calling Chief Minister Omar Abdullah 'lethargic', Congress vice- president, Rahul Gandhi today confessed that Congress-NC coalition government was a failure in J&K and did not fulfill the people's aspirations.
Addressing an election rally at Lolab in Kupwara here, he appealed to the people to vote for Congress candidates so that the party could form its own government to mitigate their sufferings.
"The coalition government has failed to... | |
| | | | Record voter turnout indicative of significant change | | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 25: The record voter turnout in the first phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir is an indicative of a very significant but major change is in offing.
According to a very senior diplomat and ace Kashmir expert, the record voter turnout witnessed in the first phase particularly in the Ganderbal and Bandipora districts in Kashmir valley is suggestive of a major but significant change on the political horizon of the state. The senior diplomat being held in very high esteem in Jammu and Kashmir said that the record voter turnout suggests that the youth have participated in the elections in bulk and that the youth may bring change without even ... | |
| | | | Kuka Parrey's son apologies for Ikhwan excesses | | `Akber Lone's close aides are Ikhwanies' | | | Early Times Report
HAJIN, Nov 25: Father of counter insurgency and former MLA, Kuka Parrey's son, Imtiaz Parrey today appologised for `excesses committed by his father in his capacity as Ikhwaan chief'. Imtiaz is the Congress candidate from Sonawari constituency.
Talking to newsmen at his Residence in Parray Mohallah in Hajin, Imtiaz said : "All of us have suffered because of the gun. I do not know why, how and when the Ikhwaan was constituted. If some people have suffered at the hands of Ikhwaan, I apologise for it especially in cases where my father was involved."
Distancing himself from Ikhwaan, the young Parrey said he should not be punished for wrongdoings of the Ikhwaan members... | |
| | | | Separatists face virtual snub during first phase of assembly elections | | No takers for poll boycott | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 25: In a virtual snub to the separatist leadership of Kashmir people in large numbers came out to exercise their franchise while paying no heed to the boycott call given by the separatists.
There was no impact of the boycott call since brisk polling was recorded in all the constituencies of the Bandipora and Ganderbal districts located in North and Central Kashmir respectively. The voters made it clear that they cannot waste their vote as in such a situation it is quite possible that an 'inefficient' candidate gets elected to the assembly.
"In the past we paid heed to the boycott call, but this time around we have decided not to repeat ... | |
| | | | Soz seeing anti-NC wave, Sagar says NC in difficult situation | | Future of Abdullah dynasty | | | Rustam
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 25: The ruling NC may become a marginal outfit in Kashmir after the assembly elections. It is not only the pollsters who are predicting demise of the NC. Even the senior leaders of the Congress and the NC are publicly saying that things are not promising for the NC.
The JKPCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz had on Monday went to the extent of saying that an anti-NC wave is sweeping the state. "There is anti-NC wave in the state. Omar has always been putting hurdles in functioning of the government. It has been a difficult experience working with him in the coalition," Soz said in Srinagar while releasing the Congress' election manifesto. What Soz said about Oma... | |
| | | | Mufti attacks Omar over leaving NC's bastion in Ganderbal | | Jo apne ghar ko nahi sambhal paye voh aur kya karenge" | | | Alleges widespread loot in coalition
Bivek Mathur
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 25: Taking a dig at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, PDP patron, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said that those who failed to defend their bastion "Ganderbal" had decided to contest from another seat.
"Representing aspirations of people is not easy for them," he said and added, "Jo apne ghar ko nahi sambhal paye voh aur kya karenge".
Addressing an election rally in support of PDP candidate from Udhampur, Sukhdev Sharma, Mufti said that PDP had created history by winning all three Lok Sabha seats from Srinagar, and NC and Congress had lost all seats to PDP and BJP.
"As far as assembly polls are concerned, PDP i... | |
| | | | Corrupt direct goons to lift Early Times from news stands | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: Shaken by the bold stand taken by the Early Times, a few "powerful" and "corrupt" people have directed their goons to lift the newspaper from the news stands early in the morning.
After going through the internet edition of the Early Times in the night these so called "powerful" men direct their associates to ensure that ET is lifted from the newsstands so that their misdeeds don't reach the masses. This practice has been going on in the Wintercapital for the past few days. Usually such people are indulging in this practice, whom ET exposes before the masses. They lift the newspapers to cover their misdeeds so that no one can question them. However, the... | |
| | | | Ganderbal votes against Omar, BJP invisible on ground | | Who is BJP candidate, ask voters | | | Early Times Report
GANDERBAL, Nov 25: As huge number of voters flocked polling booths in this central Kashmir constituency today to exercise their franchise, the resentment against the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was eminent and much hyped BJP wave was missing. People even didn't know the name of the BJP candidate contesting from Ganderbal.
Most people regretted that they had voted for Omar in 2008 assembly elections. The voters who had queued up were talking among themselves that Omar couldn't do much for the constituency and his promises proved to be a hoax. The Chief Minister remaining inaccessible and not paying much heed towards the development of Ganderbal were the major issues ... | |
| | | | Pharma companies marketing drugs on fake addresses in Kashmir; authorities unconcerned | | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Anantnag, Nov 25: Drugs & Food Control Organization in Jammu and
Kashmir is in deep slumber and pharmaceutical companies are marketing drugs on fake addresses putting the lives of innocent people at risk.
During the course of investigation by Early Times it has came to fore that at least three pharma companies are marketing drugs with fake addresses in violation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act. 1996.
King Laboratories Private Limited, registered on 30th May in 2013 with CIN Number U24100-JK2013PTC003895 and registration number 003895 is among the companies which is marketing drugs on fake address.
The company at the time of registration had mentio... | |
| | | | Police register FIR against Babu Singh, his brothers for trespassing PDP candidate's house | | | | Sanjay Pathak
Early Times Report
KATHUA, Nov 25: Kathua police today registered an FIR against the former minister and Congress candidate from Kathua Assembly seat Babu Singh for allegedly trespassing into the house of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from the seat Subash Sharma.
Subash Sharma is the son of former Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma who had recently joined the PDP and was given mandate from Kathua constituency.
The FIR was registered on the directions of Session Court after the PDP candidate and his family members approached the court pleading that the police did not initiate action against Babu Singh and his supporters for forcibly entering their ho... | |
| | | | Herculean task for sitting legislators to retain seats in Ganderbal, Bandipora districts | | Lone might bite dust from Sonawari; close contest from Bandipora, Kangan seats | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 25: The anti-incumbency wave that has assumed centre stage in the general election in the past is all set to sweep the chances of the sitting legislators in most of the constituencies of Kashmir where elections were held today.
Sitting legislators like Mohammad Akbar Lone (National Conference), Mian Altaf Ahmad (National Conference) and Nizam-ud-din Bhat (Peoples Democratic Party) would find it very difficult to retain their assembly seats. At the same time National Conference would find it very difficult to retain the Ganderbal assembly seat since the party has been badly hit by internal bickering over the past few years.
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