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| The man of the hour | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: At 38, the National Conference president Omar Abdullah breaks the record of his father Dr Farooq Abdullah by becoming youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir but he is not youngest yet in the country to reach highest position in any state.
With Omar donning the mettle, he becomes the third generation Abdullah to hold guard of state after his father Dr Farooq Abdullah and Grandfather Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. Farooq had become Chief Minister first time in 1982 at the age of 45, youngest till then.
Born on March 10, 1970, Omar becomes the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir but not first in India. Present Defence Minister AK Antony was made a record by becoming youngest Chief Minister of any state in the country. He had taken over as Kerala Chief Minister in 1977 at the age of 37. Later, Prafulla Kumar Mahanta become Assam Chief Minister at the age of 31 in 1985 and Madhu Koda was sworn in as Jharkhand Chief Minister at 33 in 2006. His predecessor Arjun Munda was also in the age bracket of 30 to 40 years.
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| Jammu fogged in | | Rail, road traffic hit in region | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , Dec 30: With severe cold and fog engulfing the district, normal life has been thrown out of gear. Due to persistent chilly and foggy weather conditions, hundreds of passengers have to face traumatic experience with most of trains running late, while on the other hand, the same has brought cheers among traders of woolen garments.
Dense fog early in the morning and cold winds blowing from last few days pushed the mercury further down in the region that has resulted in disruption of the movement of rail and road traffic.
According to reports, almost all long-distance trains have been running late for some days. Pooja Express according to the railway officials has... | |
| | | | PSC notifies KAS seats | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: An occasion for the civil career aspirants to celebrate, the Jammu amd Kashmir Public Service Commission has issued notification for the Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination, popularly known as Kashmir Administrative Services.
As per the notification total no of vacancies are 398. Out of which Junior Scale of J&K Administrative Service has 210 posts, J&K Police (Gazetted) Services has 84 while c. J&K Accounts (Gazetted) services have 104 posts in it.
The aspirants will be able to get the forms from Jan 12 while the last date of submission
of Application Forms is Jan 16.
Junior Scale of J&K Administrative Service out of 210 posts , 119 h... | |
| | | | Ladakhi politics wakes to new sunup | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: Away from the political hustle bustle of winter capital which is awaiting formation of new government, the Leh constituency of the trans-Himalayan enclave has scripted a history of sorts by retuning Nawang Rigzin Jora to the assembly.
The 53 year old upright Nawang Rigzin is an honourable exception among the large army of coalition ministers who suffered a humiliating defeat in these elections. Much significantly, he defeated the sitting Member Parliament and the claimed champion of Ladakhi cause Thupstan Chhewang in a closely contested election.
Jora’s victory assumed added significance in showing as which Ladakhi politics is moving and particularly... | |
| | | | Ladakhi politics wakes to new sunup | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: Away from the political hustle bustle of winter capital which is awaiting formation of new government, the Leh constituency of the trans-Himalayan enclave has scripted a history of sorts by retuning Nawang Rigzin Jora to the assembly.
The 53 year old upright Nawang Rigzin is an honourable exception among the large army of coalition ministers who suffered a humiliating defeat in these elections. Much significantly, he defeated the sitting Member Parliament and the claimed champion of Ladakhi cause Thupstan Chhewang in a closely contested election.
Jora’s victory assumed added significance in showing as which Ladakhi politics is moving and particularly... | |
| | | | PDP’s Jammu account significant, NC maintains region-wide presence | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: The National Conference which has been the only party with representation in almost all the districts across the state is still maintaining its presence in terms of vote percentage of not seats but the Peoples Democratic Party has a made a difference by making significant inroads in Jammu region.
Two candidates have won on the PDP ticket –Choudhary Zulfikar Ali from Darhal and Rafiq Hussain Khan from Mendhar –at Rajouri the party lost for a wafer thin margin of little over 400 votes and at two other constituencies its candidates polled more than 10,000 votes.
National Conference maintained its 2002 tally of nine seats –with gain of one and loss of one ... | |
| | | | Congress okays alliance, Omar declared new CM | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu/New Delhi, Dec 30: Coming in as a perfect New Year gift for state’s grand old party, the National Conference has got the Congress ‘yes’ for forming next government in Jammu and Kashmir. The young president of the party Omar Abdullah, 38, will be the Chief Minister of a National Conference-Congress government for full six years. Congress has not put any modalities for power rotation arrangement as it was the case in its alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party.
The National Conference-Congress alliance has come as a smooth exercise with no tough negotiations involved between two parties. After a hung verdict sending the National Conference as single largest par... | |
| | | | Oath after Jan 8 | | Full term for NC; Aslam may be DyCM | | | ZAFAR CHOUDHARY
Jammu, Dec 30: Without leaving any room for anxiety after declaration of results, the broad contours of new government have though been shaped up but swearing in of Omar Abdullah cabinet may take another ten days.
The new coalition government led by the National Conference and headed by Omar Abdullah will have Congress has an alliance partner and there is no arrangement of rotation for the seat of the Chief Minister. This is second time that National Conference and Congress coalition is coming together. Earlier they had formed an alliance in 1987 and they had a pre-poll seat sharing pact.
The oath ceremony of new government is not likely to take place before January 8 ... | |
| | | | PDP accepts ‘verdict’ gracefully but disappointed at Congress haste | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 30: The Peoples Democratic Party has though accepted gracefully the Congress decision of aligning with National Conference to form the next government but a feeling of hurt was evident on being consulted by the Congress leadership on this crucial issue.
Mehbooba Mufti, the PDP president, said that her party will play the role of a constructive opposition and added, “we want National Conference to perform well”. The former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, however, minced no words in expressing disappointment over the manner Congress handled issue.
"It is their (Congress') own discretion whether to align with National Conference," PDP patro... | |
| | | | Rs 2.6 Cr missing from BJP office | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi: No one likes money to go missing. And it's harder if you can't even make a hue and cry about it. BJP finds itself in just such an
unenviable situation after its chief accountant reported that Rs 2.6 crore in cash had gone missing from the party's central office at 11, Ashoka Road.
The amount was taken, clean as a whistle, from a "tijori" (safe) in a small room to the back of the party headquarters, not far from BJP president Rajnath Singh's office. The theft came to light on Friday, when the office reopened after Christmas holiday, causing consternation in BJP circles.
The money was deposited on December 24 and apparently stolen on December 25, when the office was ... | |
| | | | 34 parties, 1100 candidates lose deposits | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: The high voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir is though being celebrated across the country but there is no face saving for at least 36 small and big political parties which could not get any seat and more than 1100 candidates who even lost their security deposits.
There were 44 political parties and 1354 candidates –including independents –in the fray for 87 seats. All seats went to the candidates of eight political parties and four independents while no candidate from 34 parties could even save the security deposits.
Among the eight parties that scored in the staggered seven-phased polls conducted by the election commission of India, there were three ... | |
| | | | Beginning of new era: Farooq | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Dec 30: The National Conference- Congress government will usher in a new era of deveopment in Jammu and Kashmir and help better India-Pakistan relations, NC patron Farooq Abdullah said on Tuesday.
"It will be a new era in the development of the state as well as in the relationship of not only Abdullahs and Gandhis, but also better relationship between India and Pakistan", said the 72-year-old father of Chief Minister- designate Omar Abdullah here.
The senior Abdullah, who himself was a claimant to the top job, said India and Pakistan would have to try to get the separatists on the "main table" so that they do not feel alienated and were brought to the mainstr... | |
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