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| Omer takes second chance at Ganderbal | | Quiet debate in NC on leadership | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 2: A quiet debate is though on within the rank and file of leadership issue –between Abdullah senior and junior – but one thing is clear that Omar Abdullah will take a second chance at family’s pocket-borough of Ganderbal where he faced the shock of life in 2002 assembly elections.
National Conference President Omar Abdullah will tomorrow file his nomination papers from the prestigious Ganderbal assembly constituency in the valley going to polls on November 23 in the second of the seven phased elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The name of 38-year-old Omar was cleared by the party's election monitoring committee, putting an end to an intense speculation over whether or not he would contest from this assembly seat.
Omar had suffered a setback in the Ganderbal constituency in the valley, considered a National Conference bastion, when he lost to PDP candidate Qazi Afzal in 2002 assembly polls.
For Omar, his happiness after getting the nomination knew no bounds. "My people were angry with me last time. But over the years, they have seen my work, my pr... | |
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| Violence goes low from high intensity | | 2001 era of over 1000 killings declines to half | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 2:
Those 30 promises -2
It may be an outcome of iron fist-velvet globe policy, a sustainable military offensive or a mere coincidence but the menace of militancy declined significantly during the five and half years rule of Congress-Peoples Democratic Party coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir.
This is was perhaps one of the few commitments of 30-point Common Minimum Program of governance for which the erstwhile coalition government can claim some credit. During the coalition regime, the militancy returned to low intensity level from high intensity level which prevailed till 2001.
The point listed at number two of the Common Minimum Program ha... | |
| | | | Roll crosses 65 lakh mark | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 2: The total electorate eligible to vote in the upcoming seven-phased elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday crossed 65 lakh with the addition of 40,228 service electors.
There are 40,228 service electors including 6,995 women in the state eligible to vote in the elections in the state. With this, the total electorate has gone up to 65,37,821, an official spokesman said on Sunday. Earlier, officials had put the figure of total electorate in the State to 64,97,593 spread over 87 constituencies. Jammu division leads with 31,209 service voters while 9,019 are from Kashmir division, the spokesman said. Even district wise, Jammu with 14,101 service electors lea... | |
| | | | Money, muscle power pose challenge to free, fair polls: CEC | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: With security during the upcoming Assembly polls to six states becoming a major worry, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) N Gopalaswami on Sunday said muscle and money power were becoming a hindrance for free and fair electoral process. Referring to the huge number of security forces being deployed in poll-bound states ahead of voting, Gopalaswami said that India, being a large and an old democracy, should be in a position to hold elections in a peaceful manner without the need for any security arrangements.
"Today muscle and money power are a big concern for free and fair elections. To deal with the muscle, we have to deploy more police and security forces, so... | |
| | | | J&K has 40,000 service electors | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 2: A total of 40,228 service electors will be exercising their right to vote in the coming J&K Assembly elections 2008 beginning November 17.
Jammu district with 14,101 service electors leads the pack followed by Leh with 5,690 service voters. Srinagar district, in Kashmir division, has the lowest 14 service electors registered. Out of the overall service electorate of 40,228, 33,233 are male and only 6,995 are female voters. With this, the total electorate registered in J&K for the coming Assembly elections is 65,37,821 which includes 33,85,380 male and 31,52,441 female voters.
Division wise, Jammu leads with 31,209 while as 9,019 are from Kashmir Divisio... | |
| | | | Battle lines drawn between separatists, mainstreamers | | | | NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
JAMMU, Nov 2: Following the decision of the Chief of Peoples' Conference, Sajjad Lone,that he too would campaign for total boycott of the forthcoming Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir,it indicates the the poll will present a picture of tussle between the anit-election elements and the forces that not only favour peaceful completion of the poll process but their participation in it.Those who have jumped in the poll fray have done so to gain power and those who oppose it want to gain Azadi.And the National Conference President,Omar Abdullah,has rightly told the separatists to "allow us to run the Government and let them fight for Azadi.'What Omar has said is full of prac... | |
| | | | DySPs, SHOs reshuffled | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 2: On directions of Election Commission of India, the government today ordered transfers of Sub Divisional Police Officers, Deputy Superintendents of Police and Station House Officers.
Deputy Superintend of Police Sukhdev Raj who was posted as Sub Divisional Police Officer Gandhi Nagar has been posted as SDPO border, Kathua where as SDPO border, Kathua Shivdev Singh has been adjusted as SDPO Bakshi Nagar.
DySP Jaswant Singh Kathoch who was posted as SDPO Ramban has been adjusted as SDPO Gandhi Nagar, DySP KP Singh who was adjusted as SDPO Basoli has been adjusted as DySP DAR Jammu where as DySP DAR Jammu has been adjusted as SDPO Ramban, DySP Amit Kumar wh... | |
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