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| Violence goes low from high intensity | | 2001 era of over 1000 killings declines to half | | | Those 30 promises -2
ZAFFAR CHOUDHARY
JAMMU, Nov 3: 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 had said: “ensuring safety of lives and properties, restoring dignity and honour of all persons in the State will be the foremost concern of the government. The coalition government will make all possible measures in its power, to protest all the people in state from violence and militancy whether originating from within or outside the state, and to encourage those youngmen from the state who have resorte... | |
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| Congress list today | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 3: With barely a day left for filing nomination papers for the second phase of elections, the Congress is still lacking a consensus even as the All India Congress Committee’s screening committee discussed the names of probables and a formal announcement may be made tomorrow morning.
Sources said that names of those discussed by the screening committee are almost final barring possibilities of a couple of changes particularly in Rajouri district. The meeting, in New Delhi, continued till late tonight but a formal announcement was still awaited.
Former Chairman of the Pahari Advisory Board Shabir Ahmed Khan is being considered for Rajouri constituency. Rajou... | |
| | | | Mehbooba arrives in Rajouri, gets two surprises for party | | Tariq jumps as independent, Zulfikar dominates town with massive rally | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Nov 3: As Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti reached Rajouri this afternoon to kick off party campaign for seven constituencies of this twin border district, she had two surprises waiting for her –one pleasant and other unpleasant.
PDP’s candidate for Darhal constituency Choudhary Zulfikar Ali left as aspirants and other parties shell shocked when he took out a massive rally in the town while filing nomination papers. At same time, another senior leader of PDP left the party shocked when he bade it adieu and filed paper as independent candidate for Rajouri constituency.
Former Minister Mohammad Sharief Tariq had left National Conference to joi... | |
| | | | Zardari to write PM on Chenab | | | | AGENCIES
ISLAMABDA, Nov 3: President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to soon convey Pakistan's concerns about a row over sharing of river waters with India in a formal communication to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The letter, drawing Singh's attention to the urgency of the issue and the need for its early resolution, has been prepared with inputs from the foreign ministry. It is expected to be sent through diplomatic channels before Zardari leaves for an official visit to Saudi Arabia tomorrow.
Zardari had said last week that he would ask Singh to deliver on his promise to settle a row over the sharing of the waters of the Chenab river in line with the Indus Waters Treaty.
The Pakista... | |
| | | | With apologies to people, Omar challenges ‘Qazi’ of Ganderbal | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 3: Politicians being apologetic is something unheard of. But National Conference President Omar Abdullah has begun with a public apology as he challenges Qazi Mohammad Afzal of the Peoples Democratic Party to restore to the Abdullah dynasty its prestigious pocket-borough of Ganderbal.
Omar Abdullah today filed his nomination papers for Ganderbal assembly constituency where he had lost to Qazi Mohammad Afzal in 2002. Centeral Kashmir’s Ganderbal constituency goes to polls Nov 23 in the second phase of the seven-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Since 1977, this constituency has been held by his grandfather Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and then Dr F... | |
| | | | Triangular battle in Surankote | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 3: A triangular contest, with third angle slightly ebbed, is in the offing in hilly Surankote constituency of Poonch district as eleven candidates have remained in fray after the last date of withdrawal of nomination paperas.
Congress veteran and sitting Member of Rajya Sabha Choudhary Mohammad Aslam is strongly pitted against former Minister and two-time straight legislator Syed Mushtaq Bukhari of National Conference. Bukhari’s cousin Dr Mumtaz as Peoples Democratic Party nominee makes the battle interesting.
In Surankote Assembly segment 15 candidates had filed their nominations. Four aspirants have withdrawn their papers on the last date of withdrawl to... | |
| | | | J&K high on Obama agenda | | | | AGENCIES
WASHINGTON, Nov 3: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has reportedly said that the US should try to forge a better understanding between India and Pakistan for an amicable solution of the Kashmir dispute.
“We should probably try to facilitate a better understanding between Pakistan and India and try to resolve the Kashmir crisis,” the Daily Times quoted Obama as saying in a TV interview.
Earlier, last week, in an interview to the journal ‘Arms Control Today’, Obama had said, “I will continue support of ongoing Indian Pakistani efforts to resolve Kashmir problem in order to address the political roots of the arms race between India and Pakistan.”
Commenting on Obam... | |
| | | | Banner of revolt flies high in BJP | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 3: After taking too long in finalizing the list of its candidates, the Bhartiya Janta Party –most confident of its prospects among all parties –is badly hit by the dissention bug all over the region.
A deep state of disarray also came to the fore today when BJP had to change tickets of three of its candidates for Rajouri district. It is learnt that one of the candidates had refused to contest on BJP ticket while another has gone public with charges of corruption which are yet to be denied by the party leadership.
BJP leader from Kalakote Nirmala Sharma went to the press today with startling allegations against party leadership after her mandate to contest ... | |
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