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| CM’s big first shot in Assembly, gets opposition wrong on facts | | | |
CM’s big first shot in Assembly, gets opposition wrong on facts
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: Leaving little for the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party to defend on a charge thrown in the legislative assembly, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today claimed with no confidence that no damage has been done to the civilian property in Banidpore during and encounter between security forces and militants on January 29.
Peoples Democratic Party legislator from Bandipore Nizamuddin Bhat had challenged the Chief Minister on his information of loss that occurred in Bandipore. The MLA had said that the Chief Minister was fed with wrong information.
Assuring the legislator that facts will be brought before the House, the Chief Minister this morning deputed Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar along with local MLA Nizamuddin Bhat and Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda to Bandipore to ascertain the facts. Based on their report, the Chief Minister told the House that his information was absolutely correct and there was no loss to the property as claimed by the MLA... | |
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| Assembly’s ovation to Slumdog team | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: The J&K State Assembly today conveyed its greetings to the famous musician AR Rehman and other team members of the movie Slumdog Millionaire for winning the prestigious and internationally acclaimed Oscar awards.
The House unanimously expressed its goodwill and congratulations to Mr. Rehman and his team members for doing the country proud by winning the Oscars.
Leader of the BJP Legislature Party, Chaman Lal Gupta drew the attention of the Chair to the achievement of AR Rehman and other team members of Slumdog Millionaire and suggested that a message of felicitation should go out to them from the House.
The Speaker, Mohammad Akbar Lone welcom... | |
| | | | Why is coalition’s CMP missing, Mufti questions | | | |
Early Times Report
Kathua, Feb 27: Describing the National Conference-Congress alliance as a typical ‘power enjoyment arrangement’, the former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today asked the leadership of both parties to explain as why a Common Minimum Programme of their government was missing.
“Just to attain the power National Conference and Congress has entered into an alliance without forming Common Minimum Programme (CMP) and without evolving consensus on vital issues”, Mufti said while addressing one day convention of the party workers at Kathua this afternoon. PDP workers from different parts of the district attended the convention.
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| | | | Separatists shutdown, cripples life in Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 27: Life in Srinagar remained crippled today as authorities imposed stringent restrictions on the movement of people in old city and a shutdown was observed in uptown areas against alleged "atrocities" by security forces.
Hundreds of police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in the areas falling under 15 police stations of the city to prevent separatists from staging rallies after Friday prayers.
A call for protests has been given by the Chairman of hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani.
Geelani, who is undergoing treatment in Delhi, had urged the people to hold peaceful protests after Friday prayers against "atrociti... | |
| | | | Pigeonholes from House to problems in J&K | | Some issues are common for NC and PDP, other for Congress and BJP | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: When it comes to discussing legislative assembly the way forward in Jammu and Kashmir typical stereotypes come up from the key players –National Conference shows the way through autonomy but says ready to settle down for anything suitable; Peoples Democratic Party seeks the resolution through self rule and Congress has little to hesitate when it joins issues with the BJP on what matters in Jammu region.
Participating in discussion on motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, the Legislative Assembly was broadly divided on the obvious lines. The ruling National Conference and the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party shared a more or less common approac... | |
| | | | NC-Cong Superstructure to overseen government | | Soz heads 6-member coordination panel | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: For the desired fair balance in power and policies of the ruling coalition, the Congress and the National Conference have agreed to set up a coordination committee to see over function of the government in Jammu and Kashmir.
Pradesh Congress Committee Chief and Union Minister for Water Prof Saifuddin heads the six-member committee which has three members each from the Congress and the National Conference. Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and senior party leader Mangat Ram Sharma are the other two members from the Congress.
The remaining three members to the panel headed by Soz would be nominated by the National Conference, Congress general secretar... | |
| | | | 1,500 separatists in different jails: HC | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 27: Criticising the National Conference (NC) led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir for failing to release detenues, the breakaway Hurriyat Conference (HC) today said more than 1,500 separatists are languishing in different jails in and outside the state for years.
A spokesman for the HC Aiyaz Akbar said despite assurance by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah before and after the Assembly elections that detenues would be released, nothing has been done so far.
He said instead those released by court were being re-arrested and booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
Aiyaz said more than 1,500 Kashmiris, including 40 HC leaders, were arrested under th... | |
| | | | Economy grows at 5.3% in Q3 | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 27: Impacted by the global economic meltdown, the Indian economy has clocked its slowest quarterly growth in over five years, at 5.3 per cent, in October-December period of this fiscal.
Despite a stimulus package, growth in the economy was brought down by a fall in growth in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
Against the whopping 8.9 per cent growth in the same period a year ago, economists said it is now the Reserve Bank's turn to provide stimulus to the economy by cutting rates, as inflation is already down to 3.36 per cent.
While the fall in manufacturing, by 0.2 per cent, in the third quarter was expected, as was evident in negative industrial production num... | |
| | | | Hearts pour out as House talks about accidents | | Baglihar’s role to be probed: Omar | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 27: As the graph of casualties in road accidents keeps mounting with over 100 lives lost in the preceding eight months the members of the Legislative Assembly today crossed the party and regional lines to express serious concern over the rising number of road accidents. Chief Minister expressed that expert opinion will be sought by conducting surveys to ascertain whether any damage has been caused to the highway due to the Baglihar project.
Abdullah replying the adjournment motion moved by the Leader of the BJP Legislature Party, Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta in the House to discuss the accident occurred in the Doda district on February 25 said that a survey ... | |
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