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| Baig is back as DyCM | | 'Some people in PDP not happy with my re-induction' | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 10: After 15 months of wilderness, senior Peoples Democratic Party leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig was today sworn as a cabinet minister in the coalition minister and designated as Deputy Chief Minister.
Governor Lt Gen SK Sinha administered him the oath of office and secrecy at a brief ceremony in the Raj Bhawan lawns this morning which was attended by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, his predecessor Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Ministers, legislators and bureaucrats.
With Baig's reinduction, the strength of the council of ministers in the Congress-led coalition government has risen to 22. The number of cabinet ministers has risen to 14 after his reinduction. T... | |
| | | | PDP sparked the transformation of political, economic milieu in state: Baig | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 10
Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and second timer Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig today accredited his party for having sparked political, economic and social activity on a phenomenal scale in Jammu & Kashmir facilitating complete transformation of the ground situation.
Baig who was catapulted in the Deputy chief minister’s seat for the second time said this while addressing party workers at party office here this afternoon. Interacting with jubilant party activists, Baig said it is because of the agenda set by the PDP that the State is today emitting the messages of political stability, democratic grandeur and economic renai... | |
| | | | Raghunath Bazaar opens to vehicles | | Court lift traffic restrictions, conditionally | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 10: Smiled were returned on the faces of the traders as the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in a landmark decision allowed traffic movement in the heritage shopping mall of Raghunath Bazaar.
The trade economy of the Raghunath Bazaar was literally at the verge of collapse with many shop owners running bankrupt as customers were not pouring in following a traffic restriction order of the High Court. Many traders had even planned to set up their showrooms in places like Gandhi Nagar as customers did not show any interest in visiting Raghunath Bazaar due to traffic restrictions.
Today's court decision, which has been widely welcomed by the traders, is for a li... | |
| | | | Tribune hits Jammu | | J&K to have information policy: CM | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 10: Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad Monday said that government would frame a new information policy to foster and further strengthen government-media relations.
Addressing a function after launching Jammu edition of The Tribune at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium at Jammu University here, Mr. Azad lauded print and electronic media for extending unstinted support to the government in bringing normalcy and peace in the state.
Chief Minister said "English newspapers have significant readership in our state alongwith Urdu and Hindi papers and The Tribune's Jammu edition will be a welcome addition". He said that while reporting events it was the duty of... | |
| | | | Qazi returns to office | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 10: After three months of acrimony and protests, the embittered Minister of the Peoples Democratic Party Qazi Mohammad Afzal today joined his office in the civil secretariat.
Qazi has been keeping away from the office after the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad withdrew his Forest portfolio on September 2 this year. This had led to a fresh round of controversy between the two coalition partners and Qazi had sent his resignation in protest.
However, as the leadership of Congress and the PDP send out messages of ironing out their differences, Qazi today joined his office in the civil secretariat immediately after Muzaffar Hussain Baig was sworn in as Deputy... | |
| | | | ‘Contractual lecturers can’t be regularized’ | | Candidates regularized on migrant vacancies be treated on contract basis: HC | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 10
In a landmark judgment, while disposing off 137 writ petitions along with eight contempt petitions, filed by the candidates appointed on contractual basis as lectures, Justice Nirmal Singh of J&K High Court Jammu Wing directed the state authorities that the services of the candidates who have been regularized against migrant vacancies, which have fallen vacant in Srinagar, shall be treated on contract basis and this would be done by issuing a prior notice to the candidates within the 45 from the date of receipt of the copy of this order.
While disposing off these petitions, Justice Singh said the Court is of the opinion that the submission of the cou... | |
| | | | JK Bank share reaches all time high | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 10
Crossing Rs.900 mark at the National Stock Exchange, the Jammu and Kashmir Bank share today reached to its all time high of Rs.928. 60 before closing at Rs.878.75
The share price of the bank appreciated considerably since December 2005 when it closed at Rs.485.10 at NSE and Rs.484. 35 at VSE on December 9, 2005.
Chairman and Chief Executive of the Bank Dr. Haseeb Drabu said ‘The bank would continue to focus on Jammu and Kashmir as yields are better here than in other parts of the country. The bank gets about 400 basis points yield or interest rate arbitrage in Jammu and Kashmir alone adding that the share of lost cost deposit for the bank in its home ... | |
| | | | Say no to Greed- don’t ever fall into the online trap of swindlers | | Spam like ‘US$1.00 Million or more won by you are pouring in boxes’ in majority of email IDs | | | Sanjay Khajuria
Jammu | Dec 10
Lure to earn easy money is, no doubt a human instinct but this instinct is being used as tool to fish out hard earned money by some foxy elements who bait their prey through internet.
Don’t surprise if you get a comical message in your inbox that ‘you have won the US$ 1.00 or US$ 2.5 million but beware before celebrations as it could be nothing but a bait for you thus better to ignore before going too ahead especially when you have never purchased any online lottery/lotto scheme. Otherwise you too would yourself in new headlines as one housewife in Nagpur got herself after being duped of Rs 91,000 in well established Foxy Trade i.e. cyber crime.
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| | | | Baig's re-induction not an unmixed victory of PDP | | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Dec 10
In the hour of jubilation in the PDP circles over induction of their representative, Muzaffar Hussain Baig as Cabinet Minister in Azad led coalition government, poised to be tipped as Deputy Chief Minister, the party faces despondency over the government of India categorically rejecting its political demand for demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Foreign Minister, Pranab Mukerjee has turned down the proposal put forth by the Pak Foreign Minister in the SAARAC conference, for both the countries pulling out their troops from J&K.
The induction of Muzaffar Baig in the Azad cabinet and even his nominations as Deputy Chief Minist... | |
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