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| Azad returning today | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who was away in Saudi Arabia performing Umrah will be returning to Delhi Sunday morning and will reach Jammu in the evening, official sources said.
Azad had left for Saudi Arabia on October 29 to perform Umrah and therefore this year no celebrations were scheduled on completion of his two years in office.
Monday morning, on the eve of reopening of civil secretariat in the winter capital, Azad will inspect the customary guard of honour before the functioning in the civil secretariat formally begins.
Meanwhile, the winter capital city of Jammu which showed potholed roads and choking drains entire summers has been decke... | |
| | | | Cat is out of bag | | Hurriyat says not averse to polls | | | NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
Jammu | Nov 3
After a lot of murmur the cat is almost out of the bag. Amidst mainstream political parties getting into poll mode, the separatists too have reflected their mood to throw their hats in the ring.
It was already widely rumoured that various separatists outfits, within and outside the Hurriyat Conference, may participate in elections as they were holding back channel dialogues with the officials of government of India. In a such a scenario the Peoples Democratic Party of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed emerged as a major looser in the Valley during next elections.
Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has hinted that the Hurriyat... | |
| | | | HC puts brakes at blue eyed | | Dr Muzaffar's promotion stayed, GAD questioned | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
There could have been no stopping for the government's blue eyed boy Dr Muzaffar Ahmed, Director Health Services Kashmir and his counterpart in Jammu, Dr Jasbir Singh, if the High Court had not but brakes on promotion of the former.
Dr Muzaffar Ahmed, an all time favourite of all political dispensations and leaders for all reasons and all seasons has been holding the post of Director Health Services, Kashmir for nearly ten years now. Instead of replacing him make way for the others, the state cabinet recently promoted him to the scale of Rs 18400-22400 which has been stayed by the High Court.
meanwhile, Justice Nirmal Singh of the High Court has ask... | |
| | | | 6 dead in militancy | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
Six persons, including two Hizbul Mujahideen militants and a girl, were killed in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
Based on specific information about presence of militants, security forces launched a search operation at Nihal-Pattan village on Srinagar-Baramulla highway last night.
When the militants fired on the troops, the security men retaliated and in the ensuing gun battle, the two militants were killed, they said.
A search was conducted in the morning and body of a girl was also recovered from the spot. Earlier reports had said that three militants were killed in the incident.
The slain militants have been identi... | |
| | | | Protests await JKLF campaign | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front leader Mohammad Yasin Malik's safar-e-Azadi (the journey for freedom) might have drawn big crowds in rural Kashmir but is all set to be a controversial affair in Jammu region.
Even though to be on the safer side, the JKLF has named its campaign for Jammu region as "Peace in South Asia, Kashmir First, Kashmir First", but the organizations like BJP, Shiv Sena and VHP are strongly opposed to this separatist campaign in the region. When contacted by EARLY TIMES a cross section of leaders and activists from different organizations vehemently opposed to campaign which is to begin from Doda district.
Meanwhile, the local u... | |
| | | | NC's innovation: road shows to determine aspirants' strengths | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
With Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party caught up in their own feud, the National Conference is chalking out strategy for its polls campaign as its top leaders, the father-son duo have finally pulled up their socks to take up the challenge.
Away from their internal lack of coordination, Omar is holding forte in Srinagar while Farooq remained engrossed with the party leaders in Jammu today.
As the ticket seekers make a beeline at Omar and Farooq's places, the National Conference think tanks have come up with an innovative strategy of holding the road shows –which is also a beginning of the poll campaign. The local leaders in every constituency ... | |
| | | | Power shut down | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
To carry out urgent work on 33 KV G-3 line, emanating from 220/120/33 KV Grid Station Gladni, the power supply to part of Nanak Nagar, Trikuta Nagar, Gangyal Industrial area and PHE etc. shall remain affected on November 4, 2007 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
According to SE EM&RE Circle-1, Jammu the shut down shall be subject to fair weather conditions. ... | |
| | | | Secretariat opens on Monday | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
The Civil Secretariat and other related offices of the State government, under the biannual Darbar Move practice, will be opened here from Monday.
The Civil Secretariat and other government offices had closed on October 26 at the summer capital, Srinagar. Nearly 10,000 government officials, including top bureaucrats and employees, will reach here for the next six months.
Security arrangements at the secretariat and the surrounding areas have been beefed up and section 144 imposed, police said, adding vehicular traffic have been diverted to other routes.
The Darbar move, a practice started in 1872 during Maharaja Ranbir Singh's rule between the two s... | |
| | | | Govt probes Pak nationals getting jobs | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Nov 3
The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a magisterial probe of the case in which a Pakistani national had managed to secure government jobs to four of his family members in bordering district of Rajouri.
Additional Commissioner Sudershan Sharma commenced the probe ordered by the Jammu and Kashmir home department yesterday and has been asked to submit a report to the government within one month, official sources said.
Sarwar Hussain, a Pakistani passport holder, was able to secure government jobs for his wife, two daughters and a son in the social welfare and law departments in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said The shocling incident came ... | |
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