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| Poonch festive, battle hardens | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
Poonch | Dec 3: As the electioneering picks up amidst chilling cold in this border constituency, the battle lines are getting clearer and deciding factors for the victory are being consolidated by the competing political parties.
Despite a severe cold wave prevailing in this area, there is a political heat which has put not only the town but even the rural areas in a festive mode. As leaders of different political parties are descending from Jammu, hotels are packed to capacity and there is hardly any space available in the government accommodation.
Jahangir Mir of the Congress, Ajaz Jaan of the National Conference and Yash Pal Sharma, a Congress rebel, are locked in a stiff triangular contest. "Never in the history of Poonch such a close and keen contest has been seen", said Mohinder Singh, a local contractor who supports Congress rebel Yash Pal.
Hashim Khan, a village elder from Mandi says, "even though a young and inexperienced boy is in contest as a candidate of largest political party but it getting tough and keen as days pass off". Yash Pal Sharma is a s... | |
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| Army orders action in Siachen pilferage | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 3: The Army today said it has initiated administrative action against three officers and three junior commissioned officers for alleged pilferage of special rations meant for soldiers serving in icy heights of Siachen Glaciers.
This follows up the information was given by Defence Minister A K Antony in Lok Sabha while replying to written questions.
Antony said Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids and recovered certain items of special rations from Chumathang, Tangtse, Hunder, Khalsar, Sasoma and Nubra of Ladakh district.
As many as 11 FIRs were lodged with the police leading to arrest of 31 civilians, he said.
The army ordered two courts of inq... | |
| | | | Grapes are sour, none should eat | | Harsh Dev says downsize ministry to 15 % | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 3: When Harsh Dev Singh of the Panthers Party and another colleague of his party were ministers in the Mufti led jumbo sized ministry everything went well including the size of government and the expenditure incurring thereupon. However, after a long wait for the re-induction when doors are completely shut on any such possibility for the 'Panthers' during present ruling arrangement, the well learned legislator is now working on a 'proposed legislation' seeking to further downsize the government.
The present ministry in Jammu and Kashmir has 21 ministers including the Chief Minister. After legislation enacted in December 2005, the upper limit of the minist... | |
| | | | Army orders action in Siachen pilferage | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 3: The Army today said it has initiated administrative action against three officers and three junior commissioned officers for alleged pilferage of special rations meant for soldiers serving in icy heights of Siachen Glaciers.
This follows up the information was given by Defence Minister A K Antony in Lok Sabha while replying to written questions.
Antony said Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids and recovered certain items of special rations from Chumathang, Tangtse, Hunder, Khalsar, Sasoma and Nubra of Ladakh district.
As many as 11 FIRs were lodged with the police leading to arrest of 31 civilians, he said.
The army ordered two courts of inq... | |
| | | | Watershed picks pace | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 3: With the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Irshad Ahmed Khan gaining full control over the Participatory Watershed Management Project, the ambitious World Bank funded program has come back to life with the works picking pace.
The Participatory Watershed Management Project, earlier known as Integrated Watershed Development Project had been hanging in balance for quite a while due to a row running between the then project chief RD Tiwari and the PCCF Irshad Ahmed Khan.
Tiwari was considered close to the then Forest Minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal and was later removed from the project after the controversial axing of the Minister. At that time the p... | |
| | | | Sharif barred from election in Pakistan | | | | Lahore | Dec 3
Pakistan: Pakistan's Election Commission decided Monday to bar Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister and opposition leader, from the general election on Jan. 8 because of his criminal record.
"His nomination papers are rejected because of his convictions," an election official, Raja Qamaruzaman, said in this eastern city, Sharif's power base, where he registered last week to run in the election.
Sharif says the convictions secured against him after his ouster in 1999 by Pervez Musharraf, then the army chief and now the president, were politically motivated.
Sharif, who returned from seven years of exile on Nov. 25, has been threatening to boycott the election but did turn... | |
| | | | Shoot out at Manda: Criminal’s vehicle recovered | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 3
The City police today claimed to have recovered the vehicle from Muthi migrant camp used by the criminal during the shoot out at a police party of Bus stand at Manda area yesterday.
The most wanted criminal Sameer Choudhary alias Saleem Sheikh alias Sunny son of Romesh Bawa resident of Rampura, Nai Basti, who fired some rounds on the police party managed to escape from the shoot out side and was reportedly evading his arrest. Sources said the police received information from informers that he had managed to flee from Jammu along with some persons in another vehicle. After parking the car in Muthi area, the trio are reported to be hiding at a picnic sp... | |
| | | | Pakistan on road to democracy, says Musharraf | | | | Islamabad | Dec 3: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that the country was on the road to democracy, as key opposition leaders prepared to meet to discuss boycotting upcoming elections to protest the current state of Emergency.
Musharraf, who met visiting Turkish President Abdullah Gul, urged opposition leaders to put Pakistan's interests above short-term political gains - a clear reference to their threats to boycott the January 8 parliamentary polls.
"We are heading towards a democratic transition," Musharraf said during a joint press conference with Gul, repeatedly calling the Turkish leader "brother."
Pakistan has been in crisis since Musharraf declared a state of... | |
| | | | 7 civilians rescued from Rajouri cave | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 3
Seven persons, who had gone missing from Shopian district for the last five days, have been rescued by a joint team of Army and police from a cave in the higher reaches of Pir Panjal in Rajouri district, officials said here on Monday.
The civilians, who were working as labourers in Kashmir valley, had set on foot from Shopian on November 29 to reach their native village in Kandi area of Rajouri, the officials said.
However, they had to take shelter in a cave at Budhal following snowfall and heavy rains in the upper reaches of Pir Panjal, they added.
As the villagers did not reach their homes, the matter was reported to the police which launched a j... | |
| | | | Army nails officers involved in Siachen-gear pilferage: Antony | | | | New Delhi | Dec 3
Army on Monday said it has initiated administrative action against three officers and three junior commissioned officers for alleged pilferage of special rations meant for soldiers serving in icy heights of Siachen Glaciers.
This information was given by Defence Minister AK Antony in Lok Sabha while replying to written questions.
Antony said Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out raids and recovered certain items of special rations from Chumathang, Tangtse, Hunder, Khalsar, Sasoma and Nubra of Ladakh district.
As many as 11 FIRs were lodged with the police leading to arrest of 31 civilians, he said.
The army ordered two courts of inquiry to investigate into the matt... | |
| | | | PDP eyes youth for electoral fortunes | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 3: In an innovative and smart political model, which if implemented can give many parties a run; the Peoples Democratic Party has reached out to the youth for expansion of its base irrespective of regional considerations which the party badly suffers.
A well researched document on enticing youth has come at a time when political parties are gearing up for elections and the PDP seems to be playing it well by attempting to take the youth on its side.
For its Kashmir centric policy, the Peoples Democratic Party could never gain currency in Jammu region despite the fact that a hoard of local leaders were decorated with important positions like a seat in Raj... | |
| | | | Indecent Graffiti culture in minibuses; mental harassment for fairer sex | | | | Sanjay Khajuria
Jammu | Dec 3
How the mini buses – easy and convenient mode of mobility in Jammu City is being misused by the mobile Romeos for inscribing indecent messages for the familiar girls, sometimes they even dare to highlight the telephone numbers of the girls. This is evident just after a ride in any minibus of any route.
It could perhaps be an easy and funny job for them, giving them a little satisfaction and pleasure but they have never bothered yet to weigh how much tension and anxiety is resultant to school going girls at their adolescent age.
All mini buses zooming on the busy roads of Jammu city have been decorated by such messy ‘graffiti’s like highlighting the nam... | |
| | | | Exercise at reconciliation between RSS and liberal Muslim leaders | | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Dec 3
An exercise at reconciliation between Hindus and Muslims and to understand each other's view point on vital issues concerning the country has been initiated at the national level jointly by some Muslim leaders and the RSS. While the Muslim leaders, which include some religious preachers, through this exercise of mutual dialogue and debates, aim at projecting the real characteristics and essence of Islam, which preaches universal love, peace and brotherhood, in which there is no place for hatred against the members of other religious communities and least of violence to settle the contentious issues and disputes, the RSS, according to its spo... | |
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