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| Students want decision on open choice, Govt says, ‘will think after elections’ | | | | MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, Dec 19: As a fallout of two-month long Amarnath land row agitation in July-August this year, the student community from Colleges in the winter capital city is on roads demanding cut in syllabus or an open choice in examination but the authorities, busy in election arrangements, have very little time to address the issue at this stage.
Students want the decision now so that can accordingly prepare for examinations but authorities want the elections to be over for examining demand on open choice on merits. “I am not aware of any students’ agitation as now we are busy with election duties”, Director Higher Education ND Wani even as hundreds of students today hit streets and resorted to arson outside the Jammu University campus.
Students are demanding concessions against the loss of study during two-month along agitation on Amarnath land row. They say that since Colleges were closed for two months the syllabus is nowhere near completion and therefore they should be given an open choice. Interestingly, students taking to agitation mode are not from all Colleges ... | |
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| Political stars landing in Jammu | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: Srinagar district is though reeling under chill and strict security restrictions in view of separatist rumblings to enforce poll boycott but the winter Capital City of Jammu is becoming most exciting place by every coming day as the last phase of polling comes near.
Next few days are going to see top political stars of country touching down ground in Jammu to campaign for their respective parties nominees. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh have drawn up their campaign scheduled for Jammu and Samba for next few days.
In this phase, polling will be held in 1... | |
| | | | Empty slogans don’t have any development policy | | | |
Congress says its three years surpassed 60 years. But most of six decades it was Congress rule –direct or indirect, argues DAYA SAGAR
The political controversies in the political elite of Jammu and Kashmir have never been as vibrant and ill aimed as have been seen since mid 2006. But still the coalition government stayed in place. The political leaders keep on accusing the intentions of each other and still stay together to reap the benefits to their self. Leaders from Congress, PDP, National Conference, Panthers Party and even BSP have accusing each other actively since November this year. BJP was not named in this list as it is only party which never shared power in J&K although NC ... | |
| | | | Defiant Anutaly pays price | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 19: Unfazed by the controversy triggered by his remarks on the killing of former ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay on Friday said that he stuck to his stand and that both government and Congress should feel "proud" of his comments.
"I always stand by the truth," said Antulay, who has sent his resignation to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the wake of the uproar after he raised questions on Karkare's killing.
Asked whether he stood by what he had said two days back, he replied in the affirmative. He had said, "Whether Karkare was a victim of terrorism or terrorism plus something, I do not know..."
"I said a man like Karkare... | |
| | | | BJP’s slogan –Bhum, Bhum, Bhole | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: Other parties are coining unique slogans of development and employment –though hollow –but the BJP is contesting election in Jammu district on a slogan which has been heard most earlier this year –Bhum, Bhum, Bhole.
BJP has launched a major campaign in Jammu district to refresh the memory of voters about the Amarnath land row. The party is reminding the voters in Hindu dominated Jammu district about what they call the antagonistic approach of the Congress, the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on allotment of government land to the Amarnath shrine board.
Through advertisements in newspapers, radio and local TV as well as ... | |
| | | | Chopra murder case | | SIT files status report | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec19- In a much publicized murder of cement tycoon RB Chopra family and his two servants on September 18, 2006, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) filed its comprehensive status report in the court after spending around 3500 man days outside the state crisscrossing the whole of northern, central and western India. SIT prayed before the Court to allow it to present charge-sheet against the accused arrested so far and provide sufficient time to unravel the whole conspiracy of the case and arrest the remaining accused
Exempting SP SIT Mubassir Latif from his personal appearance on the next date of hearing, Justice YP Nargotra of J&K High Court Jammu wing, today ... | |
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