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| Poonch becomes modern Kurukhshetra | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
Jammu | Dec 5
Over 20 legislators, half dozen Ministers campaigning
Life out of gear, VIPs keep administration on toes
Omar skips grandpa's b'day to campaign in Poonch
8 legislators, MP address NC rally in Mandi
Caste considerations overshadow development issues
Battle of prestige between Congress, NC
Security on high alert, militants reportedly active
Azad, Farooq to address mega rallies
Poonch, Dec 6: The upcoming by-election in the Poonch-Haveli constituency will go in annals of political history of Jammu and Kashmir as most prestigious and tough contest between two leading political parties.
The battle is now more between the candidates as it is a straight contest between the top brass of the National Conference and Congress. Apparently an unprecedented insecurity is prevailing among the parties as the polling dates draw near.
Today more than 20 legislators including over half a dozen ministers were roaming around Poonch lobbying for the candidates of their respective parties. Interestingly, unlike the usual elections where contestants under... | |
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| BJP misses picnic party | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 5: For BJP campaigning in Poonch assembly constituency –where party secures little over 600 votes last time –could have been something like a winter picnic but the security constraints held the leaders back in Jammu.
Senior BJP leaders have criticized the state Government for not providing much needed security cover to the party leaders who wanted to campaign for the candidate in Pooch Assembly constituency by-election.
The BJP candidate had contested the 2002 assembly elections from Poonch assembly constituency but could manage 641 votes –lowest number of votes polled by any candidate. Though the party leaders have since long been claiming to play a ma... | |
| | | | Where are Ministers? | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 5: With Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad engaged with the family following demise of his father in law, the civil secretariat has been wearing a deserted look since early this week with most of the Ministers away to Poonch or to their constituencies.
Even though today was a state holiday, but a majority of the Ministers have been away from winter capital since the beginning of this week. While senior Ministers are returning to the winter capital on Friday to attend the cabinet meeting on Saturday, the Ministers of State still have their tightly packed schedules to different areas.
Health Minister, Mangat Ram Sharma shuttled between Poonch and Srinagar. R... | |
| | | | NC tightens belt for battle, to announce candidates soon | | Assembly elections | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 5: Alerting the party ranks and triggering competition among aspirants, the opposition National Conference today announced to finalize its nominees for assembly elections in next few weeks irrespective of the fact whether elections are held earlier or on schedule.
"A timely announcement of the candidates will ensure a better preparation for the elections as everybody will be aware of the task", said former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah who is now actively taking command of the National Conference in its major organizational affairs. He said, last minute announcements about the candidature leaves very little time for full preparation and also the disse... | |
| | | | Police rescues 45 day old child | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 5
POLICE today rescued one and a half month old male child who was abandoned along the road side reportedly by the parents at Potha falling under the jurisdiction of police station Kalakote in Rajouri district.
Reports said that some passersby noticed the male child along the road side at Poth and informed the police. Police after receiving information rushed to the spot and rescued the child. The child was later handed over to one Mastan Singh on superadnama. Police has also registered a case in this regard under Section 317 RPC under FIR No 34/2007 and started investigations in the matter.... | |
| | | | Back to square one: SAC recommendations eat dust | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 5
The Jammu and Kashmir government, which assured accountability and transparency in government sector, is rendering a cold shoulder to the recommendations of State Accountability Commission making it a canine-less tiger.
Despite dearth of staff both technical and administrative, the State Accountability Commission (SAC) has made ten recommendations to government for implementation of its decision upto ending July 2007 but none has been implemented so far.
The institution 'State Accountability Commission' was established in December 2002 to inquire into grievances and allegations against public functionaries with an intention of making them responsible... | |
| | | | Job seekers in J&K touches 75000 mark by Dec 2005 | | | | New Delhi | Dec 5
NUMBER of educated job-seekers, in Jammu and Kashmir, all of whom may not necessarily be unemployed, registered with employment exchanges as on December, 31 2005 have crossed 75,000 mark.
This information was given in the Rajya Sabha by Minister of State for Labour and Employment Oscar Fernandes in a written reply.
He said the number of educated youth from 10th standard and above registered with the employment exchanges has gone up to 75,000 by the end of December 31, 2005.
He further informed the Rajya Sabha that Government of India has been implementing various schemes for employment generation such as Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana, Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar ... | |
| | | | Missed opportunities to turn the tide of people's wrath against militants | | Four civilians’ killing in Sopore among many | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Dec 5
In one of the rarest occasions even the terrorist friendly and pro secessionist sections of people in Kashmir have attributed the killings of four innocent Kashmiri youth to the militants and condemned the same. So much so that the hardcore secessionist and Islamic fundamentalist leader Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani who is otherwise supportive of the violence let loose by the militants has come out openly against the unabated spree of civilian killings in the wake of killing of four innocent civilians in his residential area of Sopore. It is still more ironical that the formidable terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba as well as United Jehad Council, a... | |
| | | | On Sheikh's b'day, Azad grants Rs 10 millions to SKIMS | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Dec 5: On the occasion of birth anniversary of the National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad not only kept his promise of attending a function in this connection but also promised a grant of Rs 10 millions for former Chief Minister's dream institution –the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS)
Today was the 25th annual day of SKIMS –founded by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah as an institution close to his heart. This institute has long been managed by the first family National Conference through a Trust. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad presided over the function at Srinagar despite bereavement in the fam... | |
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