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| Faulty transmission lines, failing electric power supply tax Valley | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 2: The appalling electric power supply situation in the Valley continues to trouble the locals despite promises of more power generating units and better distribution systems by the state government.
As the Valley reels under extreme cold wave conditions these days, frequent shutdowns, scheduled and unscheduled cuts, plus system failures have caused a lot of heartburn in most parts. The rural areas are the worst affected with the people agitating against frequent electricity failures and transformer breakdowns. At many places in the rural areas people stage protests blocking traffic on the roads leading to even more inconveniences to students, pati... | |
| | | | Sher-e-Kashmir suggested division of JK in 1964 | | `JK became most corrupt state during NC rule' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: National Conference leader Ajay Sadhotra today accused PDP of encouraging disruptive politics. He also accused the PDP of trying to divide the state on religious lines. He was addressing prominent workers of Marh Assembly Constituency.
Sadotra said the state won the label of No 1 corrupt state during Mufti Sayed's rule.
The problem with National Conference leaders is that they seem totally unaware of history. After Sir Own Dixon, Sher-e-Kashmir was the first to suggest division of Jammu Kashmir. This stands proved by his letter to Col. Naseer of Egypt in 1965. The letter was published by a Jammu based newspaper and Muslim India a few years ago.
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| | | | Is Omar, Farooq led NC falling apart? | | ANC praises Kamal | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, Dec 2: After 27 years, National conference leadership led by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah is facing sleepless night in the wake of statements made by senior party leader and his brother Dr. Mustafa Kamal.
Ghost of 1984 episode, in which Ghulam Mohammed Shah, the estranged brother-in-law of Dr. Farooq Abdullah dethroned the government of Dr. Farooq Abdullah, is haunting Abdullah family. They are worried that in 1984, duly elected National conference government was toppled through defection by none other than his own family member who was a senior minister in his government.
The question has assumed the importance after the meeti... | |
| | | | Row between Revenue , Forest Ministry over construction of Harki Pori-Mahamaya road | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: There has been a complete row over the construction of Harki Pori -Maha Maya temple road wit Forest Ministry totally opposed to construction of a motorable road in the area after felling the trees. The Minister of Forest Mian Altaf who accompanied Minister of Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla to the area yesterday to sort out the problem has categorically denied granting of permission to felling of threes in the City Forest area for construction of the road.
According to sources Bhalla who also represents the area had assured the local people that a motorable road will be constructed in the area amid the city forest but for this purpose h... | |
| | | | 'Connecting India' slogan fails in Rajouri | | | | Amit Sharma
Rajouri Dec 2: India's largest public sector telecommunication company BSNL with slogan 'Connecting India' has failed to come upto its slogan due to the poor connectivity offered by the public sector tele communication company in the Rajouri district.
People in the Rajouri district lament that company is an utter failure in area thoiugh it claimed its service spectrum includes landline, cellular and internet (EVDO + Broadband) facility to people, unfortunately none of these seem to fulfill the needs of the consumers. Atleast once in a week or even many days the whole system dashes down forcing people to suffer a lot as subscribers can neither make nor receive calls and share t... | |
| | | | Pak woman among six lifted from Jammu railway station, 2 Bangla national held | | Traveled via Nepal, after formal arrest sent to JIC | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Dec 2: Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of Jammu police today reportedly lifted six persons including a Pakistani woman from Jammu railway station here today, police sources said adding two Bangla nationals were held in border village of Kanachak.
Informed sources within police said that all the six persons were arrested on the basis of inputs received from Intelligence Bureau (IB). "Suspected to be guide, all the six persons were lifted from Amarnath Express from platform No 1, sources said.
Sources identified four of them as Zahoor, Aijaz, Rafiz and Khurshid, all hailing from Kashmiri however they kept identity of the woman and her two girl children withheld from sec... | |
| | | | Omar proposes, Omar disposes | | Another U-Turn | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 2: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is taking U-turn almost everyday and in the process becoming a laughing stock and losing his grip over the administration by the day. On October 21, he announced with much fanfare that he would remove AFSPA from certain districts before the Durbar move but failed to keep his word. Why because the Defence Minister and the Army put their foot down and rejected out-of-hand Omar Abdullah's controversial suggestion. On November 9, Omar Abdullah convened meeting of the all-powerful Unified Headquarters (UHQ) giving an impression that he would make members of the UHQ endorse his suggestion and enable him to fulfill the commitment that ... | |
| | | | FDI In Retail: Government of PM, by PM and for PM | | Sham Democracy | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 2: Who says Indian democracy means "government of the people, by the people and for the people? Those who say so are only fooling themselves and the hapless people of the country. Democracy in India means government of the Prime Minister and a section of the Congress leadership, by the Prime Minister and a section of the Congress leadership and for the Prime Minister and a section of the Congress leadership. The Indian democracy also means the government of the United States, France and England, by the United States, France and England and for the Unite States, France and England. The Indian democracy, in addition, means the government of multi-national companies and big ... | |
| | | | Meaning of political problem | | Context Kashmir | | |
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JAMMU, Dec 2: Still Kashmiri leaders of all hues describe Kashmir as a "political problem" and urge New Delhi to resolve it "politically." Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says so. People's Democratic Party leaders like Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti say so. CPI-M leaders like Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami say so. In fact, all the Kashmiri leaders -- "mainstream" or otherwise -- hold an identical view on Kashmir and advocate a "political solution" to the Kashmir issue.
However, none of them explains what he/she means by political problem. Do they want a system other than the one the Indian Constitution hands down to the people? Do they want a totalitarian government or a governm... | |
| | | | Oldest centurion of J&K dies at age of 108 | | | |
Jammu: A centurion died at his home in Reasi on December 1, identified as Zail Singh of Gajore Pouni, Tehsil and District Reasi, died Thursday morning is believed to be oldest centurion in state, sources said.
According to sources the 108 years old Zail Singh was a cadet in the army of Maharaja Hari Singh, who also served as a Zaildar of 21 villages of Pouni Block in Reasi till 1947 which is equivalent position to MLA.
'He was very close friends of the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Mohd Sadiq, another mourner of the village added. Locals recalled that when he attained life's 100 years in 2003, he was congratulated by none other but senior Congress MP and crown prince... | |
| | | | Manhunt to nab Gola Shah, his associates in 'land grabbing' | | | |
Jammu, Dec 2: Gangyal police has started a massive manhunt to arrest notorious land grabber Gola Shah and his associates following reopening of the cases against him, sources said.
Police sources said that police has instigated a fresh case of land grabbing against Gola Shah whose name has been associated with many cases in real estate sector. The fresh case was filed against Shah following Mohinder Kumar in Gangyal Police station.
Sources added that while the pending cases of land grabbing against Gola Shah were reopened on the direction of IGP Jammu Dilbagh Singh whereas one more case was registered by one Mohinder Kumar lodged complaint of land grabbing by Gola Shah through court.
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