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| Plan size to guide coalition’s plans | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, March 17: While the coalition government of National Conference and the Congress is yet to make a difference and deliver on the promises for a range of reasons, much of its performance in the coming future depends on what Jammu and Kashmir gets in its Annual Plan discussions for which are underway with the Planning Commission in New Delhi.
Formal discussions between officials of the Planning Commission and the officials of Jammu and Kashmir government began this morning and the final meeting is slated for the afternoon of Wednesday. Annual Plan size is likely to be finalized tomorrow.
The state government has already proposed an annual plan size of Rs 6500... | |
| | | | CM does firefighting on Bomai probe | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, March 17: Two days after Government found itself in a spot when Army refused to be a part of the probe into the Bomai killings, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today rushed in with fire fighting measures to bring Army on the board.
The killing of two innocent youth in Bomai area of Sopore in North Kashmir, allegedly by Army, on February 21 had triggered massive protests in Kashmir Valley as it also rocked the state legislative assembly when it met few days later. This was the issue on which the Peoples Democratic Party made going tough for the government in assembly and even forced the Governor to leave his speech to the joint sitting of legislature midway ... | |
| | | | Relief for fake encounter victims | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked Defence Ministry to pay Rs. 3 lakh as compensation to the family of a youth, killed in a fake encounter.
The Commission had taken suo motu cognisance of the killing nearly six years ago on the basis of a media report published on June 8, 2003. Earlier, the Defence Ministry had failed to give its reply in connection with the killing.
In the incident, personnel of 119 Battalion of Assam Regiment were accused of killing of a Kashmiri youth, Javed Ahmed Magrey in a fake encounter, a charge which was later corroborated by a magistrate's inquiry and police probes as well.
The father of the deceased had... | |
| | | | Concern: Valley temperature six degrees above normal | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 17 : Above normal minimum and maximum temperatures in the Kashmir Valley has been a cause of concern as snow on the higher reaches had started melting, while people in Kargil and Drass continued to shiver with minimum temperature dipping to minus 10 and minus 14 degrees Celsius this morning.
Official sources said above normal temperature during this period of the season has resulted in early melting of snow on the upper reaches. The maximum temperature was about six degrees above normal, while the minimum was one degree above normal this morning, which was a great cause of concern.
Early melting of snow on the upper reaches, which had received below ave... | |
| | | | BJP divide deepens | | | |
New Delhi, March 17: The rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) intensified on Tuesday, with senior leader Arun Jaitley skipping a second meet of the party’s Central Election Committee.
Reports said party vice president Venkaiah Naidu failed to convince Jaitley to attend the meeting. Jaitely is unhappy with party president Rajnath Singh over the appointment of businessman Sudhanshu Mittal as BJP's co-convenor of Northeast region.
The CEC meeting, chaired by Rajnath Singh, was attended by senior leaders LK Advani, Venkaiah Naidu, Sushma Swaraj, Gopinath Munde and Bal Apte. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi also attended the meeting.
Sources said Jaitley has made it clear ... | |
| | | | LS polls: second test for separatist strength | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, March 17: Three months after strange voting trends in the Kashmir Valley, the ensuing Lok Sabha elections are being watched keenly for next move of the separatist organizations and their future relevance in Kashmir’s political landscape.
Buoyed by their successful mobilization of public in Muzaffarabad march of August last year, the separatists had given a clear cut call for boycott of assembly elections but had to eat humble pie when people voted overwhelmingly.
The phenomenal voter turnout of about 62 per cent in the elections to the 87-member Assembly, held in November-December last year, was a rebuff to the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a ragtag amalgam... | |
| | | | PDP reacts to Sinha’s remarks | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 17- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed disgust at the latest round of accusations and obnoxious remarks by the former State Governor S K Sinha against the party and its patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
In a statement issued here today a party spokesman said Sinha’s sickness of mind had already caused a huge damage to the State and its socio-political fabric. “It now seems Gen Sinha wants to promote his book among his communally oriented clientele by projecting Kashmir in dark colors”, he added.
The spokesman said the agenda of PDP is clear and it doesn’t matter if people of Sinha’s thinking endorse it or not. In fact the problems facing Kashmir a... | |
| | | | Saffron Gandhi booked for communal remarks | | | | New Delhi/Pilibhit, March 17: Acting swiftly on the Election Commission’s directions, the district magistrate of Pilibhit in UP on Tuesday filed an FIR against BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi over his alleged communal remarks.
The action comes after the Election Commission directed Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Election Officer to file a case against Varun and issue notice to his party for the communal remarks against a particular religion.
The FIR has been filed under Section 153 A of the Indian Penal code which pertains to spreading enmity between two communities and is non-bailable.
Varun is in the eye of a storm for making inflammatory remarks with communal overtones which saw the Ele... | |
| | | | 6 MLCs administered oath | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 17: Deputy Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council Arvinder Micky today administered the oath of office to six newly-elected members of the House.
New MLCs -- Ajatshatru Singh, Khalid Najeeb Suharwardy and Vijay Bakaya (all National Conference), B R Kundal (Congress), Syed Asgar Ali (PDP) and Syed Mohmmad Qafiq (JKNPP) -- were administered the oath of office by the deputy chairman in his office chamber here this morning, officials said.
They were elected along with five others on March 7 in the 36-member House.
As many as eleven seats had fallen vacant in the council for which five separate notifications were issued by the election authorities... | |
| | | | PC arriving today | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, March 17: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is arriving in Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow and he will have a meeting with the Chief Minister and the top security brass. The Home Minister will also review the security situation ahead of the staggered five-phased Lok Sabha polls, starting next month.
Sources said that previously only security for Parliamentary polls was on the agenda of the Home Minister’s meeting with state top brass but the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has also readied the probe report by then deputy commissioner Baramulla, Baseer Ahmad for the appraisal of the visiting union Minister.
After the reported invalidation of probe report by the army, C... | |
| | | | J&K has its own ‘Third Front’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, March 17: In the season of Lok Sabha elections when new political formulations are emerging in the country in their march to the Raisina Hills, Jammu and Kashmir is not far away –a Third Front has born with the aim to challenge two local and two national political parties.
Around two dozen candidates, including political stalwarts of their times, who lost the recent assembly elections, have joined hands together to formally launch a grouping which will contest Lok Sabha elections on all six seats. “We will contest all six seats and expose dubious politics of these four parties –BJP, Congress, National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party”, said Sheikh A... | |
| | | | Language barrier and a missed flight | | | |
SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, March 17: An elderly person not only missed his flight to Srinagar but also had to cool heels in a Police Station just for the reason that Jammu Police could not understand Kashmiri.
Ghulam Hassan Bhatt of Sopore had reached airport to take a flight for Srinagar when airport security-men found wad of money in his bag. He was questioned about the source of money or any documentary proof to prove that money was his. He could not explain this and was taken into custody by the Police.
The Police said that Rs 3.81 lakhs were recovered from the bag of Bhatt and the Police suspected some suspicious transaction.
Hours later the Police came to know the reason as why B... | |
| | | | Highest trade consignment off to PoK | | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch, March 17: Six vehicles laden with essentials were sent to the Pakistan occupied Kashmir via Chakan-da-Bagh near here today. The total consignment cost Rs 6.55 lakhs and it was highest since initiation of Cross-LoC trade on October last year.
Giving boost to the inter country trade six vehicles laden with essentials crossed through Chakan-da-Bagh to PoK from here today.Giving details sources told that six vehicles bearing registration numbers JK12,1314,JK12,1940,JKU,9007,JK02D1278,JK1A,2371 and JK02E,0932 carrying goods crossed through Chakan-da-Bagh to Muzafarabad.The goods consists of 513 bags onions,300 bags of banana,tomatoes 331 bags,carrot 6bags,ladifin... | |
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