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| Battle lines drawn in Rajouri | | PHASE: 81 in fray for 6 segments of Rajouri, Ganderbal | | |
HAMAAD SALIF
Jammu, Nov 8: After withdrawal of nomination papers, battle lines are now clearly drawn in four constituencies of Rajouri district which has, so far, highest number of rebels from almost all parties.
Despite persuasions from their respective party leadership, Chowdhary Talib Hussain of National Conference, Qamar Hussain of Congress and Mohammad Sharief Tariq of the Peoples Democratic Party are intact in the fray in Rajouri district as they have refused to pull out in any case. In neighbouring Darhal constituency, the Congress has two rebels –Mohammad Iqbal Malik and Masud Ahmed.
Congress is reported to have made last minute efforts to change candidate in Kalakote constituency but it could not materialize. Sources said that the Congress leaders, Saif-ud-Din Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad had summoned the official nominee Abdul Ghani Kohli and rebel candidate Ashok Sharma but both refused to pull out of contest. On second thoughts Congress had tried to restore party ticket to Ashok Sharma but at this stage Kolhi refused to withdraw. Now Kalakote is all set for a tria... | |
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| India dashes off team to brief Obama on Kashmir | | | |
ET DESK
Jammu, Nov 8: Not ready to take any chance in getting the fast warming up Indo-US relations on a jittery issues, the Government of India has tasked a delegation with assignment of briefing US President-election Barack Obama aides on Kashmir issue and Indo-Pak relations.
Quoting official sources, agencies reported that an all-party Indian delegation, which was earlier meant to participate only in the meetings of a UN Committee in New York, has also been assigned the task of apprising US President-elect Barack Obama's key aides about the Kashmir dispute and confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan.
The decision was taken after Obama's recent statement r... | |
| | | | Three infiltrators killed on LoC, security tightened in Poonch | | Four ultras gunned down in Doda | | |
Jammu, Nov 7: Averting a possible tragedy in the poll-bound frontier district of Poonch, security forces killed three militants who were trying to infiltrate through the Line of Control even as security has been upped in entire region.
Reports reaching here said, three militants were killed when security forces today foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Sabjian area of Poonch district. Troops noticed a group of militants sneaking into Indian side via CRP Dhok area of Sabjian sub-sector in Poonch district in wee hours, they said.
Border Security Force and army deployed in the area challenged the militants who opened fire, the sources said, adding the troops also retal... | |
| | | | Voters have right to punish promise breakers | | | |
NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
Jammu, Nov 8: The election fever is yet to grip Jammu and Kashmir. The poll frenzy is not seen anywhere in the Kashmir valley. It is discernible in patches in the Jammu region. If the pre-poll excitement is missing in Kashmir is it because of the chill and sudden drop in the day and night temperatures? Or is it the result of the threat from the separatists who have given a call for poll boycott?
Well the weather problem should not discourage people in participating in the pre-poll campaign. People in Kashmir have participated in the poll process in adverse weather conditions and a drop in the mercury may not frighten them from coming out of their houses for listening ... | |
| | | | Chandrayan enter lunar orbit | | | |
AGENCIES
Mumbai, Nov 8: Chandrayaan-1 entered the lunar orbit successfully. The spacecraft will last around 800 seconds in 7,500km x 500km elliptical orbit around the moon.
"The lunar orbit insertion (LOI) will start around 5 p.m. and last around 800 seconds," ISRO spokesperson S Satish told before it's launch.
The spacecraft has been launched into the 7,500 km x 500 km elliptical orbit around the moon.
According to space experts, LOI is not without danger because it means traversing through an area in which the gravitational forces of the earth and moon nearly cancel each other out. Consequently, even a small deviation could send the spacecraft into a crash course towards the ... | |
| | | | Finally, 'Lamha' unit hounded out of Valley | | | |
ET REPORT
Jammu, Nov 8: A cup of tea with Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, several persuasions with locals and commitments of pro-Kashmir portrayal –nothing could help Bollywood producer Bunty Walia who had to finally pack off his Lamha unit from Kashmir Valley.
Walia, who had hoped to shoot his film "Lamhaa" in the Kashmir valley, has decided to pull out his crew from the region after a mob disrupted the shooting of a scene involving Bipasha Basu. On Wednesday, a mob surrounded the unit filming a scene with Bipasha, who plays the role of a Kashmiri girl. They wanted the film's shooting to be stopped.
"It wasn't a pleasant experience for Bipasha to suddenly see a mob of locals... | |
| | | | Basmati –common ground for India, Pak | | | |
SAISHA GUPTA
Jammu, Nov 8: Though accounting for a very little percentage of total production in India, Basmati is a pride of Jammu for which India and Pakistan have now ironed out their differences in preventing this royal rice's copying by the Western Countries.
Basmati happens to be a common heritage of India and Pakistan; and Jammu is one such place which has significant production of this high quality rice. Of late, Basmati has come under a western aggression and US and European countries are copying this rice.
In Jammu region, around 25,000 hectares of land is under Basmati cultivation and the annual production is around 50,000 tonnes. The total area in India presently under ... | |
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