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| Congress clears Soz, Azad for Rajya Sabha | | Farooq, Shafi Uri from NC camp; PDP’s Bukhari files papers | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: The contest for the Rajya Sabha seats has become interesting with the Congress high command taking a last minute decision of clearing former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s name, besides PCC Chief Prof Saif-ud-din Soz.
Meanwhile the Peoples Democratic Party candidate Altaf Hussain Bukhari today filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha but things took an about turn with National Conference-Congress coalition deciding to contest all four seats.
Union minister Saifuddin Soz and former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad were on Monday made Congress candidate for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections from Jammu and Kashmir. The decision was taken by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said.
There are four Rajya Sabha seats up for grabs, going to polls on February 13. The Central leadership of the Congress had earlier send feelers on supporting the Peoples Democratic Party on one of the seats but now the coalition is coming with four candidates making the contest intense.
After making official that both Cong... | |
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| Taing NC leader in LC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu Feb 02- National Conference has nominated Mohammad Yousuf Taing (MLC) as leader of the J&K National Conference Legislature Party in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council.
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| | | | Vohra chairs meet in Delhi | | SASB to have separate panels on environment, arrangements | | | ET Desk
NEW DELHI, FEB 2: Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) today decided to constitute two high-profile panels- one for the preservation of the environment enroute and around the Holy Shrine and the other for advising the Board regarding the arrangements for the conduct of Annual Yatra.
Decisions to this effect were taken at the 16th Meeting of the recently reconstituted SASB, with Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Mr N N Vohra, in the Chair.
Taking stock of the current situation of the initiatives taken by the Board in regard to the entire range of ecological concerns, Mr Vohra, who is also the Chairman SASB observed that effective steps are required to be taken all along the Yatra rout... | |
| | | | Govt: Navin Chawla may be next CEC | | | |
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New Delhi, Feb 02: Government on Monday virtually rejected the recommendation of Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami for removal of his colleague Navin Chawla and hinted at making the Election Commissioner as the next CEC.
Law Minister H R Bhardwaj said the government had a policy to have the senior most Election Commissioner as the CEC and "our policy continues to be the same."
Describing the present controversy as "unfortunate", Bhardwaj said it should not effect Chawla's career as appointments in the Election Commission are based on merit.
"We will begin the process to put in place a new CEC well in time" so that the name of Gopalaswami's successor is clear before ... | |
| | | | EC gearing up for LS polls | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 2: Gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections sometime in April-May, the Election Commission has scheduled a series of consultations with leaders of various political parties and poll officials beginning tomorrow.
The Commission would begin the exercise by holding discussions with seven national and 40 state parties on various poll related issues.
The EC will have a day-long review meeting with the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states and Union Territories on February four to review progress in revision of electoral rolls, the status of photo electoral rolls and distribution of Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC).
The Commission would hold discussions wit... | |
| | | | Nabbed OGW reveals: HM, LeT have common sources for ferrying arms | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu The Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen militants have the same conduits to ferry arms and ammunition and other logistic materials for keeping militancy alive in Jammu and Kashmir.
Sources said that this came into the notice of the police after the arrest of an over ground worker, Muneer Hussain of Bharat (Doda), from Jammu city on Sunday evening.
During interrogation, he revealed that he used to ferry logistics for both the Hizbul and Lashkar militants. At the time of his arrest, he was driving a bus which he plies on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
"This is a unique case of its kind in which a militant of two outfits have been using the same people as c... | |
| | | | From Jammu to Pathankote | | 500 dead in 5 years, it’s highway to death | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: A road widening, which is not coming to an end, has made the Jammu-Panthankote road and its bypass arteries a death knell killing more than 500 people in last five years.
Nearly 5,000 passenger vehicles run on the Highway. The road is not conducive for heavy traffic as sharp curves make driving difficult.
Mostly students and youth violate traffic laws, riding rash with more than two pillion riders on two-wheelers, causing traffic hazards.
Residents said rash driving combined with bad roads cause accidents.
"In Kathua, children drive and ride vehicles in a high speed and most of them do not wear helmet. Two to three children ride a motorcycle and n... | |
| | | | MLC’s son was murdered by his three friends over love affair: Crime Branch | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 2: In sensational case of mysterious killing of the son of senior Congress leader Lal Mohammad Saber, the Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police have informed the Court, on basis of its rigorous investigations, that the deceased was killed by his three friends under a well planned conspiracy.
Producing challans against three accused, the friends of the deceased, the Crime Branch said that affair of Murtaza Saber (the Congress leader’s) son was the cause of enmity between the friends which led to the conspiracy and eventual murder. The Crime Branch today produced a challan against the three accused identified as Irafan Mehmood son of Mehmood Ahmed Residen... | |
| | | | Jammu lawyers on strike today | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 02- Bar Association Jammu at an emergent meeting today held under the chairmanship of its President Senior Advocate Sunil Sethi decided to suspend work in all the Courts tomorrow in view of the strike call given by the Bar Association of India against the amendments of Section 41 and Section 309 of Cr PC which are anti-public and anti-society.
President BAJ described that the amendments will only give powers to police to negotiate about their illegal demand of gratification for sending the challan without arrest, while the Courts will remain mute spectator to the illegalities of the investigating officer. General Secretary BAJ Rajesh Thappa said that the ... | |
| | | | Ministers' Assets Exempted from RTI Queries: PMO | | | |
New Delhi, Feb 2: The Prime Minster's Office (PMO) has decided to keep the assets of ministers and their relatives under wraps saying information in this regard is exempted from the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
In a reply to the application of RTI applicant Subhash Chandra Agrawal, the PMO has termed the information as exempt under the Section 8 of the RTI Act and refused to divulge it for the same.
The PMO had reportedly provided the details to the cabinet secretariat to facilitate answering of RTI applications in this regard but later took an about turn and denied the information to the applicant.
Agrawal had filed an RTI application last year seeking seeking details of assets o... | |
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