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Rahul Gandhi issues warning to Congress Ministers, hints at change of mandate for next Assembly elections 11/7/2013 11:28:43 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Hinting towards a change in the mandate of Congress candidates for the next year's Assembly elections in the state, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi today pulled up the Congress Ministers for their disconnect with party workers at the ground level. Addressing the Congress Ministers, leaders and delegates at Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) headquarters here, Rahul said that he has received complaints against the Congress Ministers that they are seldom in contact with the party workers. He said this does not augur well since party workers form the back-bone of the party. "I have been receiving complaints that the Ministers of Congress are not in contact with the party workers. The suggestions and views ...   READ MORE

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Factionalism continues in Congress as supporters of Taj, Sham clash with each other 11/7/2013 11:27:00 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Differences among the leaders and workers of Congress party yet again came to the fore as supporters of Public Health Engineering (PHE) Minister, Sham Lal Sharma clashed with those owing allegiance to Minister for Health and Medical Education, Taj Mohi-ud-Din. Much before to the arrival of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi at the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) headquarters here, supporters of Health and Medical Education Minister objected to the praises showered by a youth leader on the nature and behavior of PHE Minister. In his speech, Youth Congress leader Abid Kashmiri said that Sham accords warm we...   READ MORE   Omar's smart card fails to impress Rahul as Jammu disruption resonates at Pulwama Congress Vice-President castigates Omar for not empowering Panchayats 11/7/2013 11:26:49 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's attempt to play smart about the disruption during Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi's speech at the Panchayat conference in Jammu on Wednesday failed to impress the latter as Rahul said that whatever the Sarpanch has said is right and needs to be looked into by the state Government headed by Omar. Addressing the function at Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) at Lassipora in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, Omar said that the Sarpanch who created disruption during the Panchayat Conference belonged to National Panthers Party (NPP). Omar alleged that this was done to defame the state Government and that NPP in real sense is not...   READ MORE   In merely 4 months, Taj's 'sophisticated mechanized cleaning machines turn into showpieces GMC sanitation in jeopardy 11/7/2013 11:26:37 PM Avinash Azad JAMMU, Nov 7: Procured with much hype, Sophisticated Mechanized Cleaning and Sweeping machines worth lakhs, which were procured on the recommendations of Medical Education Minister, Taj Mohi-ud-Din for better sanitation at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) have been reduced into showpieces just four months after they were inaugurated with much fanfare. It was March 28, 2013 when the Taj Mohi-ud-Din inaugurated sophisticated Italy made mechanized cleaning and sweeping machines. Having a speed of cleaning about 20,000 square feet an hour and they were expected to clean the entire hospital within few hours; but the initiative has nose-dived with machines falling de...   READ MORE   Congress for simultaneous Assembly, Lok Sabha elections in JK 11/7/2013 11:26:25 PM Mustansir SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Although elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly are only due towards the end of 2014, the state's ruling coalition and the main opposition party seem to be readying for these to be held along with the Lok Sabha polls. Congress Vice-President, Rahul Gandhi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir is seen as the coalition partner's readying for earlier elections in the state. In fact, one of the senior Congress Ministers in Omar Abdullah led coalition Government is on record as saying the two elections would be held later this year or early next year. Sources in both the ruling National Conference (NC) and alliance partner Congress say the latter's high command favors...   READ MORE   As staffers smile in leisure, depositors queue up at cash deposit machine Customers' agony, PNB's delight 11/7/2013 11:26:02 PM ET Report JAMMU, Nov 7: Punjab National Bank's latest tryst with technology has failed to catch the fancy of its customers as bank's directive to accept only cash above 30 thousand for manual deposit has not augured well with the depositors. The staff manning teller counters at Bank's Gandhinagar branch was sitting idle and people were waiting in queue at the Cash deposit machine to deposit cash in their account, as the branch is directing the account holders to deposit their cash less than Rs. 30,000 in the cash deposit machine installed in a dirty room outside the branch. "I had to deposit Rs. 7500 in my account, when I filled a pay-in-slip and gave it along with cash at the counter, t...   READ MORE   Divisive NC diverting people's attention away from real issues One community Kashmir 11/7/2013 11:25:48 PM Neha JAMMU, Nov 7: The issueless, directionless and failed NC, which like the Congress and Article 370, is the root cause of all troubles in Jammu and Kashmir and which has destroyed Jammu province politically, economically and socially, is preaching secularism in the progressive Jammu province and shamelessly accusing certain party of playing communal and divisive politics in this region to divide the state. The NC, which like the Congress, has caused schism in the society, is also saying that Jammu and Kashmir has to flourish as a single entity and shining abode of various faiths. The NC leadership has turned so shameless that it, instead of focusing its attention on the issues of ...   READ MORE   Venue of UMEED function changed from Khansahib to Budgam Annoyed over move, MLA writes to Rahul, Jairam Ramesh 11/7/2013 11:25:33 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Even as the schedule of Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi continued today at different parts without any 'dramatics' in Kashmir valley , it did conclude with a political controversy , this time in selection of the place for organising one of the functions of addressing UMEED scheme beneficiaries in district Budgam. The venue of the place was changed suddenly from Khansahib block to Budgam in the last minute change of mind of those at the helm of organising things, leaving the people of the concerned block angry and disappointed which prompted the concerned MLA to write a letter to Rahul Gandhi and Union Minister Jai Ram Ramesh . Rahul Gandhi co...   READ MORE   While being together they differ with each other Rahul-Omar bonhomie on ventilator 11/7/2013 11:26:15 PM Bashir Assad SRINAGAR, Nov 7: They were supposed to share the dais and they shared it but that does not mean the Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah could brush aside rather afford to brush aside the fast emerging differences between the two coalition partners in Jammu and Kashmir. Because it is actually about politics and in politics bulls chase lizards and rats marry snacks. Here in Lasipora town in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is also president of National Conference before, during and after the rally which was jointly addressed by the two leaders, tried to conciliate Rahul while as the Congress scion, with a ...   READ MORE   Tell PSC conditional jobs unacceptable, threaten resignation KP women dismay over working in Valley 11/7/2013 11:25:20 PM SR Raju SRINAGAR, Nov 7: The Kashmiri Pandit female employees residing at Vessu camp are disgruntled. This is what they told a visiting Parliamentary delegation headed by BJP national spokesperson and member Parliament Rajiv Pratap Rudy. In a separate meeting with the visiting members of the team, the female employees' registered their strong protest against their employment in valley and narrated sorrowful tales of their two and half years of stay and journey in valley. The Parliamentary delegation was further told that they were facing many hardships during their workings in valley and cannot discharge their duties under such stressed and depressed conditions. Many employees also compl...   READ MORE   BJP got 61 % votes, Congress a paltry 5 % India Today e-poll predicts a massive defeat for Congress 11/7/2013 11:17:58 PM Rustam JAMMU, Nov 7: India Today Group has conducted what could be termed as the most comprehensive opinion poll conducted by any agency for any news channel or any news paper and magazine. According to the India Today Group, if elections are held now, the electorate will wipe out the Congress party across the country. It has gauged the mood of the nation in the run up to the upcoming general election. A report says that "over the internet and over telephone, a total of 556,460 votes were cast and a whopping 61 per cent of these votes were in favour of the BJP" and the "Congress got a measly 5 per cent of the votes". The report also said: "If elections are held on the web, the India Toda...   READ MORE

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