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| All done, decided in Jammu, Srinagar, CM says reaching remote areas vital | | | |
MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, Dec 2: Having convened, discussed, addressed and decided all meetings of District Development Boards at the plush banquets in winter capital cities of Jammu, Srinagar, the Chief Minister Omar today said that reaching out people in far-flung and remote areas, understanding their difficulties and launching works accordingly is key to the comprehensive development of these areas.
The Chief Minister said, “the decision regarding launch of works for these areas could not be taken in Jammu or Srinagar, we have to ascertain public requirements by visiting them and getting first hand appraisal of the needs”. It may be recalled here that the present government has done away with the practice of holding meetings of district development boards in respective districts and instead convened all meetings in Jammu and Srinagar.
Speaking at public meetings in Kalakote Assembly constituency of Rajouri district, Chief Minister said that he would personally monitor the status of works in remote areas to ensure speedy progress and successful completion of schemes.
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| All eyes on Govt’s job ticket | | Named after Sheikh, Govt’s employment programme popularity test for Omar, NC | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: A month before he completes full one year in office, it is the proposed big ticket announcement on December 5 which holds Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s popularity to perhaps the biggest test of his, so far, biggest inning in politics. Stakes are equally high for the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather, the architect of employment project which everyone is waiting for.
In his budget speech August this year, the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather did not reflect anything which could have created job avenues. Instead, he offered a promise, big ticket indeed, that government will unveil a mega-employment programme on December 5. Since this announcement, ... | |
| | | | Does JK Police have numbers for larger role? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: As a part of the peace process package it is widely suggested to reduce presence of armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir and pass on the batons to local police. The Union Home Minister P Chidambram also today echoed the same view in Lok Sabha but at the same platform another Minister informed the House that the battle hardened Jammu and Kashmir Police is starkly deficient in numbers.
Chidambaram said that Centre will withdraw a significant number of security personnel from Jammu and Kashmir. The move to withdraw forces is the result of a substantial improvement in the security situation in the state, Chidambaram informed the Rajya Sabha. Gradually, the han... | |
| | | | Delhi HC asks Railways to check safety concerns on Katra-Qazigund rail project | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
New Delhi, Dec 2: The Delhi High Court today asked the Railway Board to look into the safety issues raised against the Katra-Qazigund rail line, linking Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, in the present form.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice S Muralidhar, however, refused to constitute a technical group to explore an alternative alignment to connect the valley with the rest of the country.
The Court was hearing a PIL filed by an NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation alleging the railway had gone ahead with the project by ignoring serious concerns raised by various experts, its own officials and the high-level expert committee, an... | |
| | | | Police versus Police | | SPOs cane charged, many injured | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: In police versus police show up many Special Police Officers received injuries when they were beaten up by their colleagues today. The incident occurred in Bantlab area when on the request of state government security forces including CRPF, BSF and ITBP held a special recruitment drive in CRPF group centre Bantlab to observe SPO s. Thousands of SPOs reached in the group centre for physical efficiency test but most of them were declared physical unfit and were shown exit gate.
Fumigated over the matter about 400 SPOs blocked road which caused jamming. Shouting anti government slogans they held that government has played fraud with them as after serving ... | |
| | | | Kingpin of Army recruitment drive held | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: The main kingpin involved in embezzlement of army recruitment drive has been arrested by Channi Himmat police today. The racket was busted three days ago by police from Sunjawn area when aspirants of army were going through written test conducted by army. The kingpin identified as Mohammad Taj son of Mohammad Hussain resident of Chak Bala, Mendhar was arrested by a Channi Himmat police team led by SHO Chanchal Singh and SDPO East Sandep Mehta under the supervision of SP South Razak Ahmed during a raid conducted in his residence. During interrogation he informed police that he had charged Rs 40 thousand from each 21 candidates who had qualified army’s physi... | |
| | | | Omar on same page with us,PC says on quiet diplomacy | | | |
New Delhi, Dec 2: Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said Kashmiri groups had responded positively to the Centre's initiative of "quiet talks" and hoped a solution will emerge.
Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha, he said the government would not shy away from talking to any organisation, some of which are demanding self-rule.
The home minister said there was "very positive response" and the government was willing to talk to "every shade of political opinion" in Jammu and Kashmir.
"These will be quiet talks, quiet diplomacy... far away from the glare of media," he said, adding he could not share details of the talks at this moment.
Noting that the response to the prop... | |
| | | | BJP grills Govt on Ladakh road | | | |
New Delhi, Dec 2: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday accused the Centre of downplaying China's objection to a road construction project near the Line of Actual Control, in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Our primary concern is that why is Indian government downplaying this incident. I want to know why Indian government did not call the Chinese ambassador and stage protest against their objection. It is India's territory," BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters at a new conference.
"Even we are in favour of good relations with China but not at the cost of India's strategic policy.
We would expect that Indian government takes the entire parliament into confidence and give a sta... | |
| | | | Hurriyat executive meets over dialogue proposal | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 2: The moderate Hurriyat Conference executive led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq met here Wednesday to discuss the differences within the group over the proposed 'quiet dialogue' with the central government.
The meet chaired by the Mirwaiz decided to convene a joint meeting of the executive and general council of the Hurriyat Conference Thursday to discuss the issue in detail, informed sources said here.
Wednesday's meeting followed the recent differences within the moderate separatist conglomerate over the proposed 'quiet dialogue' to resolve the Kashmir problem, prompting the Mirwaiz to suspend the office bearers of his group.
Majority of the general council... | |
| | | | Talks won’t fail: Farooq | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Dec 2: Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the Centre would go ahead with its ‘quite diplomacy’ initiative with separatists in Kashmir and expressed hope that the measures taken by the government would not fail.
"There was no way these talks can fail. We are going forward with the talks, we want a final settlement of the issue and it is going to happen," he said when asked about the latest peace initiative by the Centre for the resolution of the Kashmir issue.
When asked if autonomy would be an issue during the talks, Abdullah said, "its not the question of autonomy, the question is talks. Whatever solution which will be acceptable to majority of India... | |
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