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| REVIVING ECONOMY POST AGITATION | | Govt admits ‘full blown depression’, offers relief | | | EarlY Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: As the present state administration prepares to handover the baton to newly elected government –expected to take charge in next ten days –the Governor NN Vohra has delivered on a key promise which may continue to have its positive effects for next two to three years.
In view of sagging economy –as fallout of global effect –and further serious loss to it due to prolonged agitation on Amarnath shrine land row, the Government has offered a five-point economic revival package. Though the package is aimed the making up losses to trade, industry and commerce during the agitation but it goes far beyond giving fillip to economy. The revival package has come in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Bank.
Admitting that the state if facing a full blown economic depression, the Government says, “before the situation gets worse… there is need for pro-active management of the economy”. already a number of business units across the State have shut shop, some have moved out of the State and many others have laid off their employees, admitted an offic... | |
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| 2008: THE YEAR THAT WAS | | Terrorism menace, terrorists the men of year | | | ET DESK
Jammu, Dec 26: The spate of terror attacks in the country climaxed by the unprecedented Mumbai carnage left the Home Ministry bruised and its unpopular head became a big political casualty in 2008 while they also served as a wake-up call to revamp the national security apparatus.
As the turbulent year for the civil security establishment draws to a close, the nation was on high alert with the Mumbai siege and about 70 serial blasts and terror attacks across seven states in the last seven months claiming over 400 lives giving some lessons to authorities to keep terror at bay.
73-year-old Home Minister Shivraj Patil, whose legendary sartorial fetish became a matter of ridicu... | |
| | | | Parties cozying up for alliance | | Congress, independents may be king makers | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: Even as the votes are yet to be counted an unrest and hectic consultation process is on among the political parties as none appears sure of the required strength to form government.
Political analysis see the Congress as a key player in formation of government while leadership of different parties is eyeing the smaller parties, potential independents for making negotiations tough on the table as Jammu and Kashmir appears poised for another spell of coalition government.
Former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad gad exuded confidence of Congress forming government at its own but the PCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz has admitted that his party was looking for ... | |
| | | | 800 killed in road mishaps this year | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26: As many as 800 people lost their lives and more 6000 injured in various road accidents in first ten months of this year.
This shocking revelation was made by authorities here today in a meeting chaired by the Governor NN Vohra on streamlining traffic. The Governor expressed serious concern over the growing number of road accidents and called for strict enforcement of the various road safety regulations in the State.
Reviewing the measures being taken for checking the menace of accidents, at a meeting held here this afternoon, the Governor noted with anguish that 800 persons had died and 6,200 injured in various road accidents till October this ye... | |
| | | | Pak troops’ build up: PM meets service Chiefs; CCS takes security assessment | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Dec 26: Amidst reports about a steadily growing troops build up across the border in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday held meeting with the three service chiefs to review the security situation. The high-level meeting convened at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was also attended by National Security Advisor MK Narayanan.
In the meantime, the Cabinet Committee on Security has convened a meeting to assess the state of security in the country.
The meeting between Dr Singh and service chiefs at the PMO is believed to take into account the level of preparedness in the armed forces.
Indian armed forces already are on a state of high alert, espec... | |
| | | | Army ready for anything: Gen | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 26- A senior army officer on Friday said, "Indian Army is maintaining a tight vigil along the International borders with Pakistan in Jammu sector and is prepared for anything and everything".
Interacting with media persons after the flag off ceremony of education tour for children, Major General DL Choudhary, General officer in command of 26 Tiger Division in Jammu said, "all activities related to movement of Pakistani soldiers on the other side of the border are being kept under close watch and close monitoring and we are prepared for anything and everything".
Fielding direct questions with regard to heightened movement of Pakistani soldiers in this ti... | |
| | | | EC gears up for LS polls | | | |
New Delhi, Dec 18: Gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for early next year, the Election Commission of India Thursday concluded its three-day meet with chief electoral officers of six metropolitan cities and states Thursday.
“The Election Commission conducted three-day workshop to discus issues connected with conducting elections in metropolitan areas in the country,” an Election Commission said.
Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswamy and election commissioners Navin B. Chawla and S.Y. Quraishi reviewed the current status of preparedness.
While on Tuesday the focus of the meet was on election management in metropolitan cities, over the next two days the chief elector... | |
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