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| BJP high command may allow 're-entry' to 5 expelled MLAs | | Eyeing Lok Sabha Polls | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 14: To ensure victory of party in the coming Lok Sabha the BJP high command has given its consent to the state leadership to make a way for the return five out of seven alleged MLAs, who were expelled from the party on the charges of cross voting.
As the state unit was stoutly opposing this move, the high command has reportedly not given its consent to take back veteran leader and former Minister of State for Defence, Chaman Lal Gupta and one of his loyalists MLA into the party. State unit of BJP is strongly opposing re-entry of Gupta into the party.
Sources said that a couple of expelled MLAs had approached the high command for their re-entry into the party. Some veteran BJP leaders were also active to ensure re-entry of those who were expelled from the party but the state unit was strongly opposing this move.
Besides, mentors in State BJP unit too have supported the move if five expelled MLAs make a comeback in the party fold as the party would like to put it's all out effortto ensure the defeat of NC-Congress coalition candidates and easy win on... | |
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| Rs 25,000 penalty imposed on Technical Officer to Chief Engineer PHE, Jammu | | For delay in providing information | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Dec 14: In a landmark judgement the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission (SIC) has imposed a penalty of Rs. 25,000 on V.K. Bhagat, then PIO/ Technical Officer to Chief Engineer P.H.E, Jammu at present Executive Engineer, P.D.C office, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu for willful delay of information to an information-seeker under the provisions of Right to Information Act, 2009.
The penalty came to effective on the second appeal by RTI activist Raman Sharma who in his complaint alleged that he had not received information from PIO even after long elapse of due time period. Raman sought details of RTI applications received by PHE department, list of their disposal and pe... | |
| | | | J&K to introduce health insurance cover for BPL families | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Dec 14: Health Ministry of Jammu and Kashmir has sought detailed data of Below Poverty Line (BPL) families from Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department for covering them under centrally Sponsored Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).
According to sources, State Government has proposed to extend Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), a cashless health insurance cover of Union Government, to all Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in the State. Till now, the scheme was meant only for the poor in the unorganised sector.
Sources said that Health Department has proposed to extend the scheme to all the BPL ration cardholders. They added that a plan h... | |
| | | | Golf, Politics and Kings of democracy | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 14: Golf and politics are the two major hobbies of high profile politicians in Jammu and Kashmir. Like golf, the one who hits the hardest and with accurate planning wins in local politics as well.
The only difference is that politics like golf has become a highly priced and very costly affair which only the rich and the famous or those who have connections in high places can afford.
The hero of golf politics in the State has always been the flamboyant Dr. Farooq Abdullah who perhaps loves the game more than he loves politics. Whenever matters of immediate concern and attention were brought to the notice of the NC patron when he was the CM of the State, su... | |
| | | | Deadline expires, Industrial Estate Ghatti yet to take off | | In last two financial years, not a single penny released | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Dec 14: Contrary to tall claims of providing better infrastructure for investment in state, the establishment of Industrial Estate Ghatti is still hanging on air as only 24 percent of funds have been released by Union Government for establishment of project.
Sources informed Early Times that in the year 2009, State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) had started work on establishment of Ghatti Kathua, which was being funded by Government of India.
The proposed date for completion of project was September 2013 but so far the project is miles away from completion as the funding agency, Government of India had stopped funding to the project due to some reasons.
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| | | | NC starts cosying up with Modi | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 14: National Conference which has accused BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi of pursuing divisive politics and had criticized him for his simple suggestion of debate on Art 370 has started getting closer to him.
According to sources, party president is trying hard to open channels of communications with Modi through a senior BJP leader with whom he enjoys a personal equation and who is also very close to Modi.
The attempts of bridging the gaps with Modi had started as party goes by its dictum that it has to be on the right side of the party which is power in the Centre. According to sources, after the drubbing of Congress in all four States an... | |
| | | | After rubbing salt on the wounds, NC conciliates Sonia, Rahul | | Support for saving the chair | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 14: Very strange is the political behaviour of the National Conference (NC), a part of UPA at the Centre and leader of the NC-Congress coalition in the State. On December 8, when the election authorities in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Delhi announced the poll results - all against the Congress and in favour of the BJP, National Conference working president and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned the leadership qualities of AICC vice-president and Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi without saying so. And a day later on December 9, the Chief Minister's father and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah not only did the same but also catalogued the reasons responsibl... | |
| | | | Does NC want Govt to declare Nov 17 as Republic Day of J&K? | | Seditious PIL | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 14: Does the ruling NC, which stands for greater autonomy, virtually bordering on sovereignity on the ground that Kashmir is a Muslim-majority region and has been at the helm since January 2009, want a dispensation under which the State Government would celebrate November 17 as Republic Day of Jammu and Kashmir and abandon the 63-year-old practice of celebrating January 26 as the Republic Day of India? It bears recalling that the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly, a rigged institution, had adopted the new constitution for the State on November 17, 1956 and the new constitution framed and adopted by the Constituent Assembly was enforced on January 26, 1957. As for the C... | |
| | | | Protest held by own party workers, Central high command takes tough note | | Pangs of anger again against Shabir's Health Ministry | | | ET Report
Jammu, Dec 14: Pangs of anger were once again witnessed against the senior Congress leader and Health Minister Shabir Ahmed Khan today at Udhampur raised by his own party workers led by the youth and NSUI wings for a host of aberrations in the department he heads, resentment pointed to what has been termed as political motives in the acts of CMO Udhampur.
While accusing CMO Udhampur of acting as 'Chief Panthers Officer' and toeing the dictates of Panthers MLAs and ignoring Congress workers, protestors have accused him of corruption, medicine-purchase frauds and irregularities in selections of doctors/paramedics under NRHM. Though outburst of anger was essentially against CMO fo... | |
| | | | 500 families still without electricity connection | | Reasi village explodes development myth | | | Bijay Charak
Jammu, Dec 14 : Even after 64 years of independence, the life of at least 500 families of Malikote village of district Reasi has not changed. The families are still without an electricity connection.
Interestingly in the same district, the authorities have ensured round the clock supply of electricity in Katra town but darkness rules the roost in Malikote village.
Sources said that in 2011, MRE division Reasi had made a proposal with estimated cost of Rs. 137.50 Crore for providing electricity to the village. "The proposal was submitted to Development Commissioner Office Power Jammu, vide their office letter number CEJTS1256495, but after lapse of two years no action has... | |
| | | | Omar harps on Kashmir issue to woo voters | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 14: With election season drawing near the National Conference leadership keeps on raking up the Kashmir issue in one form or the other. At one stage Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah offered to quit power in favour of the PDP if it came forward with a "certain and categorical solution" to the Kashmir issue. He was specific in his offer as he told the PDP in clear terms "you (PDP) have 21 Assembly members, I will provide you the support of 28 MLAs of the National Conference and with 50 seats let you settle the issue."
And his close associates in the National Conference keep on pinching hard the PDP by making people believe a secret nexus between the BJP and th... | |
| | | | Has UMEED become another 'Naumeedi' between Rahul and Omar? | | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Dec 14: What was once projected as a dream project envisioned by Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi has suddenly become the brainchild of State CM Omar Abdullah!
In its latest exercise to attribute visions and futuristic planning to the State CM, the Information Department has put out a nice little story depicting a 60-year old woman of Baghpur village in Jaganu Panchayat of Block Chenani to focus the grand success of project UMEED which is basically a women self-help initiative.
At least half the credit is intended to be given to Rahul Gandhi when the information PR write-up says the initiative UMEED was introduced, projected and implemented by Chief Minister, Omar A... | |
| | | | R&B Minister has a weak memory | | “Cheen lay mujsay hafiza mera” | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Dec 14: The R&B Minister has a weak memory. Despite timely reminders from Early Times, he forgot to constitute a team to probe a scam involving face lifting of Srinagar before the annual darbar move last year.
The Minister had an excuse ready for the Early Times correspondent who called him to remind him of his promise. "I completely forgot the issue as I was busy in my constituency," he said.
The first assurance came on November 15 when he said that an inquiry committee will submit its report within three days which will be followed by punishment to the officials and contractors involved in the said face lifting scam.
On November 18, he said that he needed one m... | |
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