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Cong unhappy with 'unilateralism' attitude of NC ministers Amid political uncertainty CM arrives today 12/26/2011 11:31:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 26: Amid a messy political scenario and political uncertainty ailing the ruling NC-Congress coalition, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after enjoying a brief sojourn in UK is arriving back to J&K tomorrow. Chief Minister will resume the work albeit on a note when the alliance partner Congress has started asserting on key matters and crucial issues, setting right and putting things back on rails as its top priority . Sources said even as the NC second line leadership in absence of Chief Minister during the past few days has been trying to fill in the vacuum which has been fuelled further by the speculations of change of guard floating with much spice in the air, the ruling party has been feeling quite uncomfortable and disturbed particularly by the voices getting louder by the day over rotational Chief Minister issue. NC leaders are trying to play it down and also dismissing the rumours of distances having been widened with Congress over a host of issues by saying that coalition stands united and strong on ideological basis, sources said, adding t...   READ MORE

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J&K's finance commission report contradicts Rangarajan Panel Road Connectivity? 12/26/2011 11:31:12 PM Syed Junaid Hashmi JAMMU, Dec 26: Report of Jammu and Kashmir State Finance Commission (SFC) is contradictory, prejudiced and written seemingly to justify disparity in the allocation of developmental funds to Jammu region. While doing so, the panel has contracted even the report of ace economist Dr. C. Rangarajan. Report is arbitrary and devoid of extensive research. In-depth reading gives credence to popular belief that SFC's sole aim has remained justification of economic and developmental backwardness of Jammu region. Much of the report is explanation of disparity in regional allocation of developmental funds between Jammu and Kashmir. Ace Economist Dr. Mehmood-ur-Rehman has seemingly ...   READ MORE   Jammu's Message: Congress must assert in cabinet meetings Controversy 12/26/2011 11:30:43 PM Neha JAMMU, Dec 26: The lawyers' strike stands suspended. They have resumed their work following the high court's very timely intervention and positive stand it took on the strike, which affected the working of the courts for nearly one month and brought the people of Jammu province under one banner provided by the Bar Association Jammu (BAJ). The government's decision to transfer powers of registration from courts to revenue officials had triggered the strike. It is hoped that the high court's intervention would lead to an amicable settlement between the government and the lawyers. Of course, it would largely depend upon what stand the government would take on December 28, when the PIL wo...   READ MORE   Slowly and steadily electricity vanishes from Valley 12/26/2011 11:30:15 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 26: The Power woes of politics apart, the Valley is in for one of its darkest days so far as the supply of electric power is concerned. The Valley is reeling under intense cold wave conditions these days and to add to the miseries of the people, the PDD has announced a new curtailment schedule. According to this curtailment schedule, the Valley, especially the rural areas those are unmetered, would virtually have no electric supply for most of the time during the day and the night. Electricity has been the Waterloo of almost all the State governments those have been in power since 1947. But, the NC-Congress alliance beats all; the electric power scenario ...   READ MORE   Season's lowest temperature in Srinagar, Leh 12/26/2011 11:30:02 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 26: The mercury continued to touch new lows in Jammu and Kashmir Monday, with Srinagar recording a bone-chilling minus 4.9 degrees Celsius and Leh town reeling under a severe minus 18.2 degrees. "Srinagar and Leh experienced the lowest temperatures of the season. Due to polar winds blowing into the Kashmir Valley, the minimum temperatures have been falling," Sonam Lotus, director of the local meteorological office, told IANS here. The minimum was minus 8.4 in north Kashmir's ski resort of Gulmarg and minus 7.4 in south Kashmir's Pahalgam hill station. "Severe cold wave conditions will continue for four to five days. However, due to a feeble appro...   READ MORE   Implement recommendations of Rangarajan committee: Mufti PDP-Cong coalition not only restored peace in state but also created conducive atmosphere 12/26/2011 11:29:16 PM Early Times Report RAMBAN, Dec 26: Reiterating resolve of his party to make Jammu and Kashmir an economically self-reliant state, former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today demanded implementation of the recommendations of the working group headed by former RBI Governor C Rangarajan. Mufti also added PDP-Congress coalition had not only restored peace in the state but also created conducive atmosphere for accelerating developmental activities ...   READ MORE   Pak's bid to demine borders, create new, "safe" infiltration routes....! Wildland fires on LoC 12/26/2011 11:26:43 PM Bharat Bhushan JAMMU, Dec 26: Wildland fires caused by Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) are largely seen by defence experts on this side as its attempts to demine Indian borders for the purpose of creating new and "safe" infiltration routes. They were in dire need of new routes to push militants as the old routes had counter-insurgency (CI) troops on almost every part of them, an army officer said. Since it was not possible to dodge forces on these routes, militants were now looking for new routes, he added. The officer said there were certain areas on the LoC in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri which were heavily mined. The presence of troops was also less in such a...   READ MORE   BJP not averse to re-entry of disqualified MLAs provided they seek apology 12/26/2011 11:26:17 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 26: To refurbish the image of the party in the state and save any further damage control after the resignation of a large number of party activists who joined the bandwagon of expelled leader and former MOS Defense Prof Chaman Lal Gupta, the party will not hesitate in taking back some of the disqualified MLAs provided they seek an apology for indulging in cross voting during April 13 elections to Legislative Council. According to sources BJP High Command will not be rigid towards those MLAs who admit that they were involved in cross voting provided they seek apology for the same. Earlier Party has decided to exonerate the two MLAs from group of seven who had ...   READ MORE   MLC Yashpal Khajuria dies of heart attack 12/26/2011 11:26:01 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 26: Senior Congress leader and MLC Yashpal Khajuria tonight died of a massive heart attack at army command hospital in Udhampur. He was 63. He is survived by his wife and two sons. His death was widely condoled by PCC leaders, politicians of other political parties, prominent personalities, academicians, people of Udhampur and other areas of the state. PCC chief, Prof Saifudin Soz described his death as a great loss to the party. He extended his heart-felt condolences to the bereaved family. Khajuria had gone to Udhampur to address a meeting of party workers. However, on his way back to Jammu at about 9 pm, he suffered a massive heart attack. He was imme...   READ MORE   Local Congress workers VS Congress high command Rotational CM 12/26/2011 11:25:48 PM Rustam JAMMU, Dec 26: The Congress leadership claims that it always represents people and respects their sentiments. It has every right to say anything, but the fact is that the general public has turned against it across the country. Hold general elections today and you will witness the Congress party biting dust and not winning even hundred seats. The custodians of the Congress and think-tanks of the party, who have lost touch with the masses, have been pursuing policies calculated to pit one section against the other, appease a particular section of society, humiliate the majority community on a daily basis and ensure that certain person remain at the helm of affairs and do whatever the...   READ MORE   Farooq had no plan to marry bollywood star, Rekha, claims Kak in his book 12/26/2011 11:25:21 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 26: While mystery over Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah's plan to marry for the second time is yet to be unravelled his father, Dr Farooq Abdullah, had set every speculation about his (Farooq's) second marriage to rest when he had in mid 80's dismissed reports about his plan to marry bollywood star, Rekha. Farooq had told M.L. Kak about 26 years ago that he had no plan to marry Rekha and "let me make it clear that I am not going to marry for the second time." This is recorded in a book written by a prominent journalist, M.L. Kak. Sheikh Abdullah, the tallest political figure in Jammu and Kashmir, had no regrets in his life. Even the 1953 episode, when the Gover...   READ MORE   RTI petition exposes embezzlement in Rajouri's Pahari Hostel Inquiry report out with startling revelations 12/26/2011 11:25:08 PM Shafiq Mir JAMMU, Dec 26: Large scale embezzlements of government funds have surfaced in Pahaari hostel Rajouri in the inquiry report submitted by inquiry officer to deputy commissioner Rajouri . The report was made public by DC office Rajouri in response to an RTI application in which one Kapil Gupta had sought the copy of the inquiry report of Pahaari hostel . It is pertinent to mention here that deputy commissioner Rajouri, following large scale complaints from the inmates of Pahaari hostel Rajouri and some members of state Pahaari advisory board , had ordered an investigation vide his no SQ/1605-09 dated 28-11-2011 with assistant commissioner defense Rajouri, Farooq Ahmed Shah as inqu...   READ MORE

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