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| NC declares elections, promises moon | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 28
Sounding the poll alarm, the opposition National Conference, at the end of its three day central working committee meeting, has painted a gloomy picture of the coalition government.
The three day Working Committee meeting concluded here today with the passage of a political and economic resolution. The resolutions underlined the resolve of the National Conference to undertake activities on political and economic activities and the text looked like an election manifesto.
National Conference president Omar Abdullah said that if voted to power, his party will create enormous avenues of employment and will undertake concerted measures for economic development of the state. He accused the coalition government of failure on all fronts, particularly on economic scenario.
Big projects are announced and allotted without adhering to codal formalities and without adequate resources with the result payments for work done are getting inordinately deferred at the Treasuries where bills and claims worth more than Rs.530 crores are pending, and conse... | |
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| Extensions rampant, CM's Special Secretary gets another year | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 28
Contrary to its public commitments, the government is continuing with the practice of granting extension in the services of its favourite officers.
In the latest case, the Government has accorded sanction to re-employment of Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Kakroo, Special Secretary to the Chief Minister for a period of one year with effect from 01.03.2008 i.e. beyond the date of his superannuation.
Recently, the government has accorded sanction to extension in services of Aziz Ahmed Wani as Managing Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation. Wani is considered as a blue eyed of the Peoples Democratic Party.
It may be recalled here that when th... | |
| | | | Is all well in Congress? | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 28
If Social Welfare Minister Abdul Ghani Vakil is considered close and loyal to the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad then certainly all is not going well in the Congress party.
The new president of the Pradesh Congress Committee Saif-ud-Din Soz in his first visit to Jammu last week had indicated that his party was ready for an alliance for the forthcoming elections. He had said, "we are open to coalitions and in fact coalitions work well as I have a vast experience of working in such alliances".
Throwing the statement of Soz back on his face, the senior Congress leader and Social Welfare Minister Abdul Ghani Vakil today said that there is no decision on ... | |
| | | | CRPF, JKP sit across to resolve explosive hoax | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 28
As the Jammu and Kashmir Police fastened its belts to move against the Central Reserve Police Force for its hoax explosives haul on the occasion of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to Bhaderwah, the CRPF Director General SIS Ahmed today flew in to Srinagar to have parleys with top cops of the state police.
Though both, the CRPF and J&K Police were silent in the issue of explosive hoax, they however resolved to work in tandem to counter the insurgency.
A high level meeting for enhancing cooperation between Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force was held at Police control Srinagar.
The meeting was attended by Director Genera... | |
| | | | At 8.7%, growth story in reverse mode | | | | New Delhi | Feb 28
Economic Survey
Pushing for reforms, the Economic Survey today said inflationary impact of foreign funds flow, a slowdown in the US, an appreciating rupee and sluggish infrastructure sector were major challenges before economy that is projected to slow down to 8.7 per cent in 2007-08.
"The new challenge is to maintain growth at these levels, not to speak of raising it further to double digit levels," stated the Survey, a report card on the economy, presented in Parliament today.
The Survey, considered to be a report card of the government, outlined several concerns like impact of US sub-prime crisis, loss of dynamism in agriculture, appreciating rupee eroding India's ... | |
| | | | PDP's anti Amarnath Yatra mindset again exposed, | | Congress submission before PDP intriguing | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Feb 28
News Analysis
The anti Hindu religious Amarnath Yatra mindset of PDP has once again come to fore with the Cabinet Ministers belonging to the party taking a strong stand in the cabinet meeting held at Jammu yesterday, against allotment of a piece of land at Baltal to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board, for setting up huts for the pilgrims. However what is more surprising is the meek submission of the cabinet ministers belonging to the Congress party before the anti Hindu Shrine stance of PDP ministers, whose antipathy to the Amarnath pilgrimage is well known.
The Shrine board that manages the annual pilgrimage to lord Shiva's cave shrine, situated... | |
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