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| Omar loosing ground in Ganderbal constituency; PDP's vote share 17 percent up | | MLC elections or pre-poll survey! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Dec 10: If recently held elections for four MLC seats from Panchayat quota are any indication, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seems to have lost considerable ground in his Ganderbal constituency to opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Viewed as pre-poll survey, MLC elections have shown steep decline in the vote share of National Conference (NC)-Congress coalition government in Ganderbal constituency. Unlike the year 2008, NC-Congress coalition together secured 53.98 percent votes while 42.51 percent village electorate voted for PDP. Coalition did boost of having decimated PDP in Kashmir valley but failed to realize that its vote share had slumped, noticeably in the high profile Ganderbal constituency.
Though their was some difference in vote share of the two PDP candidates in Ganderbal constituency yet in both the cases the percentage had shown considerable increase, when compared with PDP had got in the year 2008 assembly elections. Yasir Reshi got (213) 42.51 percent votes while Peer Mohammed Hussain polled (173) 34.53 percent votes of Panchayat ... | |
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| University takes serious note, seeks public apology | | CU Hyderabad brings Renzu's lie to fore | | Asif Iqbal Naik | 12/11/2012 7:02:28 AM |
| | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 10: Some people are so publicity hungry that they can go to any extent to remain in news. Former Director Information, Khawaja Farooq Renzu is one of them. He hogged the headlines almost daily last year by trumpeting his proximity with shrines and saints but saw his `sheen' fading away in the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) which he now heads. To remain in news he made the gullible people of Kashmir believe that his Urdu Novel Zakhmoon Ki Salgirah had been included in the M Phil syllabus of Central University Hyderabad.
Not knowing that no syllabus is prescribed anywhere at M Phil stage, people, organizations and even journalists congratulated Ren... | |
| | | | Land grabbers annex Hospital land | | | Asif Iqbal Naik | 12/11/2012 7:02:03 AM |
| | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Dec 10: Around 30 kanals of agriculture land to be transferred to the district hospital has been encroached upon by the people living around the hospital. The Superintendent, Dr Chaman Bhasin confirmed the encroachment.
A detailed project prepared by J&K Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) for the construction of boundary wall, to cover the entire 90 kanals of hospital land, with a cost of Rs 2.36 crore has also been forwarded to Director Health Services by Dr Zahoor Shawl, CMO Rajouri.
But owing to delay in releasing of funds this land become soft target of the land grabbers; however, Chief Medical Officer and Superintendent of hospital have approache... | |
| | | | BJP dharna at Raj Bhawan on HR Day proves to be flop show | | | Asif Iqbal Naik | 12/11/2012 7:01:47 AM |
| | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 10: The BJP protest in support of the plight of refugees on the Human Rights Day today proved to be a flop show as no response was given to Party’s call by the refugees.
Though the Party MP and Party’s national incharge human Rights Cell Avinash Khanna missing his day at Rajya Sabha which is in Session and covered a large distance to reach here to participate in Party’s programme in connection with Human Rights Day but the MP felt dejected seeing the response of public at the protest venue.
Though BJP local leadership and organizers had claimed the participation of refugees from West Pakistan, PoK, Chamb and displaced people from Kashmir Valley, hilly reach... | |
| | | | Six Burmese nationals remanded to 7 days Police custody | | | Asif Iqbal Naik | 12/11/2012 7:00:04 AM |
| | EARLY TIMES REPORT
kishtwar, Dec 10: Munsif Kishtwar Umesh Sharma today remanded six Burmese nationals to seven days police custody in connection with the FIR No: 14/2012 at Police Station Dachhan for violation of provisions of Passport Act. All the six Burmese, including three males, two females and one child were arrested by the Dachhan police yesterday when they were seen moving under suspicious circumstances.
After registering the FIR against illegal entry into Indian Territory, Dachhan police led by Inspector Sanjay Kumar Bhagat produced all the accused identified as Abdul Joli (40 yrs) son of Altash Miyan, Haroon Nissa (24 yrs) wife of Abdul Johli, Anwara Begum (18 yrs) wif... | |
| | | | Congress rank and file averse to pre-poll alliance with NC | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Dec 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah might have publically expressed his willingness to contest the 2014 Assembly election in alliance with Congress party, the grass root workers and leaders of State unit of Congress are not enthusiastic over such an alliance.
Congress leaders and workers feel that having pre-poll alliance with NC will harm the interest of party and will be disastrous for the State as whole. They feel that if past experiences are any indication, Congress should contest the 2014 Assembly elections on its own. However, these leaders feel that final decision must be taken by the high command keeping the sentiments of the party workers in mind.
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| | | | Praising separatists can do no good to Hakim | | Of political opportunism and mainstream politicians | | | ET Report
srinagar, Dec 10: As they say separatism sells in Kashmir, all politicians including those in the mainstream have to pursue a separatist agenda or at least behave like separatists. HakimYasin is no exception.
Yasin, it has been observed, has a tendency to praise the separatists. People close to him even link him to the Muzaffarabad United Jehad Council (UJC) chairman, Syed Salah-ud-Din.
According to them, Hakim was accorded VIP hospitality when he visited Pakistan in 2005. That time he was the Revenue Minister in Mufti Sayeed’s Government. Hakim was there in connection with a conference. But, people close to him believe the conference was only an excuse. "He had gone there to ... | |
| | | | Speaking Truth NC-Cong victory no cause for jubilation, says Vakil | | | Neha | 12/11/2012 6:58:30 AM |
| | EARLY TIMES REPORT
jammu, Dec 10: AICC member and former Cabinet Minister Abdul Gani Vakil yesterday took on those in the Congress who had been celebrating the recent victory of the Congress-NC in the Legislative Council elections as an outstanding victory and said that "there was nothing much to be jubilant about the results". He made these important comments while addressing Congress Seva Dal workers in Jammu and the occasion was the 66 birth anniversary of the AICC president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Taking on those who had been celebrating the victory, Vakil said that their happiness and jubilation was misplaced and that it is the "People's Democratic Party (PDP) which has ma... | |
| | | | NC WC Resolution Insistence on autonomy, revocation of AFSPA, dialogue with Pak | | | Rustam | 12/11/2012 6:57:49 AM |
| | EARLY TIMES REPORT
jammu, Dec 10: The National Conference (NC) Working Committee, which met at the party headquarters in Jammu on December 8, adopted a highly controversial resolution indicating that it will not abandon its divisive, anti-Army and pro-Pakistan agenda and that it will continue to complicate the situation in the State. The resolution reflected on several issues, including issues of governance and empowerment of panchayats. At the same time, the NC through its resolution left none in any doubt that it would not only interfere in matters relating to India-Pakistan relations but also continue to demand autonomy from New Delhi as well as revocation of the Armed Forces ... | |
| | | | Police Stations devoid of nafri as men guard VIPs | | Reorganisation, amendment in Police Act become empty recurring | | | Bashir Assad
jammu, Dec 10: It sounds unbelievable but true it is; 1/4th of the total strength of J&K police stands deployed on gharat guarding the houses and properties of the politicians and 1/10th as personal security officials (PSOs) with the protected persons including Ministers, MLAs, MLCs and others.
And yet the Government is contemplating to re-organize the J&K Police Force to make it more efficient and competent enough to replace the Central security agencies deployed in the State.
After failing to bring reforms in Police Force as envisaged in a Supreme Court directive of 2006, the Jammu and Kashmir Government is actively considering re-organization of the police to ma... | |
| | | | Won't withdraw AFSPA till J&K situation peaceful: Shinde | | | | Early Times Report
new delhi, Dec 10: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act will not be withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir until the situation in the State is completely peaceful, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said.
"It cannot be withdrawn unless it (the State) is quite and calm," he told reporters here when asked when the Government was planning to withdraw the controversial law from the State as demanded by various quarters.
Shinde said infiltration from across the border to Jammu and Kashmir has increased in recent times and security forces were keeping close eyes along the Indo-Pakistan border.
"Infiltration has increased. That is our information. We are worried. We a... | |
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