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| Farooq sings for Azad | | Says: Aaj Jane Ki Zidd Na Karo | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 29
The stage was set. The location has ambience. The atmosphere was entertaining but had political undercurrents. And the heartthrob in Dr Farooq Abdullah resists an offer to sing in presence of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad –it is unimaginable.
It was the occasion of diamond jubilee celebrations of the city's elite Amar Singh Club. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad graced the occasion in his capacity as president of the Club. Former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, who too had remained its president, literally stole the show last evening as if singing has become his favourite pastime.
Though the club had specially flown in artists from Mumbai but when... | |
| | | | Corporators flaunt VIP panache, judges clueless | | Government asks govt to file statement in inclusion states | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 29
On the roads of our city and countryside, there is an irony of fate. The Municipal Corporators and district and block presidents of political parties have a VIP status statement but the higher officers of judiciary are clueless about their protocol.
Around seven months back, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court had asked the government to inform the court about inclusion of Districts and Sessions Judges in the category of red flasher lights but a statement is yet to come. Interestingly, the sale of beacon lamps in the markets is rampant which, obviously, are being bought like hot cakes by the corporators, councilors and obscure political persons as there i... | |
| | | | All gang up for Yash Pal | | Congress in tight spot, Peerzada under fire | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 29
Putting the Congress in a piquant situation even though the Peoples Democratic Party cleared the field for ally in Poonch, many parties are covertly joining hands to ensure victory of Congress rebel Yashpal Sharma.
"For Sharma, the field was never so smooth as it is today", a senior Congress leader told EARLY TIMES while regretting the party decision on fielding Jahangir Mir as its nominee to contest the assembly by-polls in Poonch-Haveli constituency. He admitted that the options were not fully weighed and threat perception of rebellion was not analyzed while taking decision on the nominee. Pleading anonymity, the Congress leader squarely blamed PCC C... | |
| | | | Day before demitting office, Wadhwa submits report | | Rehabilitating, PoK, West Pakistan refugees | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 29
A day before his retirement from the government services, the Financial Commissioner Revenue, Gurmukh Das Wadhwa has submitted to the government his recommendations on rehabilitation of refugees drawn from West Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
A 1972 batch IAS officer, son of soil, GD Wadhwa is retiring from the government services tomorrow. He was senior to the present Chief Secretary BR Kundal but could not reach the top post as just few months had remained for his superannuation when the CS was appointed.
The Wadhwa Committee constituted by the Government to look into the problems of the refugees from POK and West Pakistan completed its repo... | |
| | | | CM inspects work on KP township at Jagti | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jagti | Nov 29
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today visited Jagti and Nagrota to inspect pace of work on construction of residential accommodation for Kashmiri migrants and asked the project executing agencies to complete the work within stipulated time.
Taken up under the PM's Reconstruction Programme, the township at Jagti would comprise 4218 sets consisting of 176 blocks involving a cost of Rs. Rs.253 crores.
Chief Minister was informed that the township, spread over an area of about 700 kanals of land, would be completed in August 2009. He expressed satisfaction over the pace of work and asked the construction agency to take up work in double shifts. He also ... | |
| | | | Anti India lobbies active in USA, Europe | | >>Omer Abdullah unwelcomed invitee to | | | Early Times Special Corresondent
Jammu | Nov 29
The National Conference President and scion of Abdullah dynasty in J&K Omer Abdullah is the unwelcomed invitee to two days International Conference on Kashmir which commenced in London on November 27.
Those who have been participating in the conference include Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairmen Mirwaiz, Umer Farooq, PoK Prime Minister Sardar Attique Khan, National Conference President Omer Abdullah, former Pakistan Information Minister Mushahid Hussan, Hurriyat (G) leader Nayeem Khan, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai of Kashmir-American Council.
Many pro Pak and anti India Kashmiris living in Europe have expressed resentment over the participation of N... | |
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