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Poll process vitiated at many places amid 90 % polling

5-8 complaints of violation of MCC registered, being 'examined' : CEO

12/4/2012 12:51:16 AM

Saroj Razdan Jammu, Dec 3: Indicating that polling process got vitiated at a number of places during the day long voting across the state for four seats of Legislative Council ,at least 8 complaints of violation of model code of conduct have been registered by the Election Authorities from various political parties. Claiming that cogniz-ance has been taken of all the complaints, Chief Elec-toral Officer Umang Nar-ula today said these are being 'examined' and a final report would be prepared soon on the basis of which further action agai-nst the violators can be determined. "We received 5-8 complaints of different nature and on some we took remedial steps", said CEO while addressi...

Panchs, Sarpanchs slap Salah-ud-din

12/4/2012 12:50:00 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, Dec 3: Panchs and sarpanchs have not only slapped the Hizbul Mujahideen supremo Salah-ud-din with 90 percent polling in the MLC elections but have taken sting out of his threat. Salah-ud-din had first threatened panchs of dire consequence- amounting to physical elimination- and then asked them to boycott the MLC election. To build pressure on the members of the Panchayati Raj Institution, terrorists have in October this year killed two panchs and sarpanchs in Baramulla. The HM had publicly claimed this claim and latter it was found that some surrendered terrorists, but still continuing to own allegiance to the outfits, executed the plan of killing them. Salah...

Did Tramboo enact shootout drama at his Channi residence?

FIR against valley business tycoon likely

12/4/2012 12:46:57 AM

early times report Jammu, Dec 3: It could well be the end of the road for Haseeb Ahmad Tramboo, the powerful valley based business tycoon as police are awaiting formal report of the ballistic expert to register an FIR against him and his two PSOs for concocting a shoot out at latter's Channi residence and then misleading Police through frivolous statements. "Tramboo is likely to be booked as evidence collected so far goes against the statement he gave to the police in his complaint" said a senior police officer pleading not to be named. "Though report from ballistic expert is awaited , but preliminary investigations and the boundary wall pierced by bullets indicate that shots were fire...

Traffic lights fail to manage traffic in Winter Capital

Many traffic lights go off within four months

12/4/2012 12:46:32 AM

early times report Jammu, Dec 3: The Traffic signal lights have been failed to manage the traffic in the winter capitals of the state; even most of the lights have been disordered within four months of its installation in Jammu city. With the extra traffic load in Jammu after Darbar move, the commuters are facing heavy tra-ffic jams in the city, even after the installation of traffic lights in the city on August 5 this year, commuters didn't get any relief from the traffic chaos in most of th...

Paharis threaten agitation for ST status

12/4/2012 12:43:34 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 3: Leaders of Jammu Kashmir Pahari Cultural and Wel-fare Forum (JKPC WF) yesterday cla-imed that the nu-mber of "Paharis" inhabiting different parts of the state is three million and threatened an agitation for forcing the authorities to concede their demand seeking Scheduled Tribe status for their community. The Gujjar and Bakerwal communities might not have taken their claim and the threat kindly. The reason is that the Gujjar and Bakerwal community, which belong to a different ethnic stock, are opposed to the demand as put forth from time to ti-me by the "Paharis" (read Pathowari-speaking people). There exists no such ethnic group as "Paharis" anywhere in t...

Outcome of LC elections to change State's political scene

12/4/2012 12:43:24 AM

Neha JAMMU, Dec 3: Today is the D-day. The otherwise humiliated and unprotected panchs and sarpanchs will go to the polls and elect four members to the Legislative Council, a body which costs the state exchequer millions of rupees annually and in which those close to the ruling class are accommodated. These are the reserved seats and only panchs and sarpanchs and similar other people's representatives at the grassroots level are entitled to vote. The outcome of the elections will certainly change the state's political scene to an extent and indicate who is popular and who is not. That's the reason the ruling coalition comprising the National Conference and the Cong-ress put in all to tilt ...

Modi in centre-stage, likely to lead BJP in next general elections

Disadvantage to Congress

12/4/2012 12:43:12 AM

Rustam JAMMU, Dec 3: Situation has dramatically changed in the BJP camp. Almost all the top-ranking BJP leaders have, it seems, realized that if their party is to recapture power at the Centre, it has no other option but to ask the Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, to lead the party from the front in the next general elections, which could take place anytime from now. There is the possibility of the general elections taking place before May 2014. The political situation in the country is such. The fact of the matter is that the Congress-dominated UPA Govern-ment has lost its credibility and the Congress today is the most hated and despised political organization like the Samajwadi Par...