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| Baap-Beeta" party for lust of power | | BJP all out to appease "corrupt | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: While addressing his first election rally at Kishtwar on November 22 to launch campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had availed this opportunity to lambast "Baap-Beeta" for legalizing corruption in sensitive state of Jammu and Kashmir. For his first rally on December 22 to last election rally at Jammu on December 16, Narendra Modi exposed "Baap-Beeta", while referring Dr Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah.
But today situation has been changed, the same BJP leadership is trying to appease same "Baap-Beeta" to form government in Jammu and Kashmir. Instead of respecting mandate of the people, BJP is trying to woo that same "Baap-Beeta" to whom Prime Minister in his every public rally has attacked for looting Jammu and Kashmir.
Credible sources in the BJP said that a faction in the party was very desperate to form government by the hook or the crook. This faction has been trying to convince the party high command it would be in the interest of the party to have alliance with week National Conference instead of PDP to whom peo... | |
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| Fractured mandate gives new lease of life to NC | | Despite having few members Omar dreams of being part of next govt | | | Jehangir Rashid
ET Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: The fractured mandate that has emerged after the recent assembly elections in the state has given a new lease of life to National Conference despite the fact that the party has just 15 members in the new assembly.
Some of the National Conference leaders led by the outgoing chief minister, Omar Abdullah are running from pillar to post so that they somehow figure in the next state government. Omar's meetings with Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders today are significant enough to suggest that NC is trying its level best to remain stick to the corridors of power.
Reports said that Omar met BJP President, Amit Shah in the union capital in the morn... | |
| | | | NC legislators 'unhappy' over Omar-Amit Shah meet | | Keep calm, I'll be back, tweets Omar | | | Fazal Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: The outgoing Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah postponing his London trip and meeting top BJP leaders, including the BJP Chief Amit Shah, in New Delhi today triggered speculations that NC and BJP are coming closer to strike a deal over the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, where the Assembly elections threw a fractured verdict earlier this week.
Sources told Early Times that Omar Abdullah led National Conference which bagged 15 seats would get the Deputy Chief Minister post, one Rajya Sabha seat and one cabinet berth at the Centre if it joins hands with the BJP.
The BJP which won 25 seats is eyeing Chief Minister... | |
| | | | Soz, Azad stake claim on Cong MLAs for own survival | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: Instead of having introspection over the humiliating defeat of party candidates in Assembly elections, blame game has begun in the faction ridden State unit of Congress, which has remained divided in groups. Besides, in a bid to remain in good books of the high command, particularly the party supremo Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi, PCC president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad have also started making claims on their respective patronage to the elected MLAs in Assembly elections.
According to the sources in Congress circles, both Azad and Soz group have started blaming each other for the defeat of party, whi... | |
| | | | Powerful thugs loot PWD deptt, leave several roads untouched in ex-minister's constituency | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
ET Report
Jammu, Dec 25: Loot seems to have dominated the Roads and Buildings (R&B) Department in ex-R&B minister Abdul Majeed Wani's constituency where most of the road work is either incomplete or sub-standard material has been used in road construction.
Irony is that the road to the ex-PWD ministry's home village Bharth has not been macadamised and is in extremely bad shape. But the contractors who have been involved in the construction and macadimisation work during respective periods of this high profile PWD minister's village road have earned huge wealth and build palatial bungalows and hotels in Doda as well as in Jammu and Srinagar cities. Their wealth has incr... | |
| | | | Confusion prevails after poll results | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 26: After PDP and BJP got fractured verdict in the assembly polls, the suspense over new government formation in Jammu and Kashmir continues amid speculations of NC and BJP meet and all sorts of sacrifices from Congress to form government with confused PDP.
According to reports, PDP, which emerged as the single largest party with 28 seats, is busy in closed-door meetings and consultations are on to form a strategy to form the government.
Though none of the PDP leaders talks with media persons these days, sources close to PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Syed said the Mufti himself, party president Mehbooba Mufti, Tariq Hameed Qarra and Muzafar Hus... | |
| | | | 35 ISM dispensaries have no doctors | | | |
Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 25: Even as unemployment remains a grave problem in the state, several posts of doctors are laying vacant in various ISM dispensaries across state for years.
One such example is district Rajouri, where out of 35 ISM dispensaries, 20 are running without doctors, in absence of whom, the pharmacists are managing all the chores.
According to norms, the sanctioned strength of doctor and pharmacist in each ISM dispensary is one each and if goes by this analogy, there should be 35 doctors and 35 pharmacists to run the dispensaries in district Rajouri.
According to sources, out of 35 sanctioned posts of ISM doctors in district Rajouri, 20 are lyi... | |
| | | | Sportsmen forced to pay thousands to represent State in National Championships | | Parents mulling PIL | | | Criminal nexus between J&K Sports
Council; Sports Associations!
Abodh Sharma
ET Report
Jammu, Dec 26: In total disregard to huge investments made by the youth of the state to attain sports proficiency in terms of money, blood and sweat and crucial time during their career formative years, those representing state in national championships are being asked to pay in thousands for representing the state in national level championships owing to indifference of J&K Sports Council, conspiracy of different sports associations and the unholy nexus between the two.
Parents of many such sportsmen are contemplating a Public Interest Litigation against the Council and the associations against thi... | |
| | | | Dr Jitendra, Kaul, Nirmal in race for CM's post | | Amit Shah to take final decision on LP leader | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 25: Though newly elected BJP legislators did not formally elect its Legislative party leader in its meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, here today but three names are making rounds for the Chief Ministerial candidate in the party circles. Sources told Early Times that three names are in circulation for the post of Chief Minister in case the BJP gets an opportunity to head the coalition in the State. They include Union Minister in PMO and fire brand BJP leader Dr Jitendra Singh, BJP general secretary organization Ashok Kaul and MLA Billawar and senior Party leader, Dr Nirmal Singh. Sources said Dr Jitendra Singh would be an ultimate cho... | |
| | | | As forest employees continue to be in league with timber smugglers, deserving don't get timber | | | | Shakeel A Khan
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: The monitoring and supervision process of the smuggled timber seems to have gone awry since frequent reports of supply of illegal timber are pouring in from the various parts of the Kashmir valley. Sources told Early Times that during the intervening night of December 21 and 22 police recovered timber from the saw mill of one Bashir Ahmad Wani of Nadihal Bandipora. The timber, which was extracted from the Ajas forest range was meant for the public distribution.
Sources said some that some of the employees of the Forest Department are in nexus with the smugglers. They said that otherwise it would have not been possible for the accus... | |
| | | | Tourists celebrate Christmas at Gulmarg | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
Early Times Report
GULMARAG, Dec 25 : Despite the harshest winter in the valley, a large number of domestic and foreign tourists today visited Gulmarag in North Kashmir to celebrate, "Jashn-e-Chilli Kalan" on the eve of Christmas. Although the slopes in the tourist resort were covered with snow, the white flakes from the sky in the coming days are expected to add to the celebrations. According to sources, this year it would be the first of its kind eco-friendly celebration with a wide range of events especially for the tourists. "The show will highlight the beauty of Gulmarg and we will encourage all to keep Gulmarg clean and green," the sources added. The New Year ... | |
| | | | Of 87 elected MLAs 65 are Crorepatis, 5 face criminal charges;28 undergraduates | | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 25: Though the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir is still in progress data provided by the National Election Watch/Association for Democratic Reforms led by Balvinder Singh, reveals that out of the 87MLAs, who won assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir state recently, 65 are crorepatis. They included 24 ) out of 28 MLAs are from JKPDP, 16 out of 25MLAs are from BJP, 14 out of 15MLAs are from JKNC and 7 out of 12 are from INC. These MLAs have declared assets worth more than Rs. 1 crore in their self sworn affidavits.
Meanwhile, five are those who are facing criminal charges and two among them have been indicted in se... | |
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