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| ULB polls unlikely by Dec as allies fail to reach 'meeting ground' | | NC led coalition falters on one more commitment....... | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 7: Having failed to keep its word on key issues concerning masses, the NC led coalition Government is all set to falter on one more commitment it made early this year. With the two alliance partners not able to find any meeting ground on the issue of empowerment of Panchayats, one more democratic institution will face the same fate as Urban Local Bodies elections are unlikely to happen by the end of this year.
Sources within the Government said that even though Chief Minister on the first day of reopening of offices in the winter capital tried to paint a good picture about relations between two allies on the issue of 73rdand 74th amendments, the fact remains that both National Conference and Congress have not convened any meeting ever since the State Cabinet announced deferment of BDC polls last month . "There is no effort from either of party leaders to convene a meeting in which mater could be discussed further so that some forward movement could take place in terms of steps to ensure reservation to SCs, STs as sought by the Congress…", said ... | |
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| Awarded no. 1 in Health, J&K's neo-natal death rate highest in country | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Nov 7: With 82.1 percent deaths, Jammu and Kashmir has registered highest percentage of neonatal deaths to infant deaths
According to figures unveiled by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the percentage of early neo natal deaths for total infant deaths varies from the lowest level of 38.7 percent in Kerala to the highest level of 82.1 percent in J&K. This is far higher than the national average. The percentage of early neo-natal deaths to the total infant deaths at the national level has been 53.9 and it varies from 54.6 in rural areas to 49.6 in urban areas.
Early neonatal mortality rate (number of infant deaths less than seven days of life p... | |
| | | | Foreigners account for just one percent of Kashmir tourism | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 7: The lifting of advisory by the British Government for its citizens against visiting Kashmir will not have much affect on tourism in the region, which is economically being benefited by the local tourists.
According to State Government about 14-lakh domestic tourists arrived in Kashmir and the number of foreigners was just about 15,000.
So foreign tourists comprise of just one-percent of the totally tourists arrival in the Kashmir.
In addition to it it's not the high-end foreign tourists which arrived there but what is popularly called back-packers, who travel in shoe-string budget.
In comparison to it there has been much substantially number of the t... | |
| | | | Shocking! Minister's wife "threatens" activist for seeking information under RTI Act | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 7: In what could snowball into a big political controversy, a wife of a Minister in Omar Abdullah led NC-Congress Government here, is learnt to have threatened a Right To Information (RTI) activist of dire consequences if he failed to drop the idea of seeking information against the department headed by her husband.
Reliable sources revealed that "on Tuesday afternoon, the wife of a Minister made a call from her mobile number at the residence of the RTI activists and inquired about him. She wished to talk to him but the family members informed the woman that he is not at home." "Following this," sources further revealed, "the lady again during the late aftern... | |
| | | | Unity between Azad, Soz a distant goal | | Eid, Diwali-Gurupurab Milan | | | Neha
Jammu, Nov 7: The Jammu Lawyers under the leadership of its president BS Slathia yesterday organized very impressive Eid, Diwali and Gurupurab Milan at Hari Niwas Palace. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad was the chief guest. Those who attended the function included galaxy of intellectuals, political leaders, prominent citizens and people from all walks of society. Prominent, among others, who attended the function included Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, Minister for Public Enterprises Peerzada Mohammad Syeed, Minister for PHE Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Minister for Medical and Technical Education R.S. Chib, Minister of State for Haj and Auqaf Ajaz Ahmed Khan, Pol... | |
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