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| Inter-district recruitment row | | Bedlam in LA: 2 MLAs marshaled out | | |
ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 17: The Lower House of State Legislature today witnessed high-voltage drama when two legislators including one from the main Opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were marshaled out after an uproar over inter-district recruitments which, they alleged, were against the people of backward districts of the State.
The trouble erupted soon after the House assembled for the proceedings during the question hour this morning. The PDP MLA from Lolab, Abdul Haq Khan and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rashid raked up the issue of inter-district recruitments and asked the government to table a long pending Bill seeking amendment into it.
Seeking complete ban on inter-district recruitments, the PDP MLA, Abdul Haq Khan alleged, "The Government was deliberately sitting over the Bill, which was sent to the Select Committee of Assembly last year. The Select Committee has given its recommendations and the Bill is ready. There is no logic to sit over it."
Referring to the alleged suicide attempts being made by the youth in Kupwara district,... | |
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| My MLA did no wrong: Mehbooba | | | |
ET REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 17: People's Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti defended the actions of her MLA, Abdul Haq Khan, over inter-district recruitments which they alleged were against the people of backward districts of the state.
She said legislators raising their voice happen even in Parliament and National Conference (NC) is trying to muffle the voice of the Opposition.
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| | | | Diversion of funds by previous FMs unconstitutional: Rather | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 18: Defending the concern of the Chief Minister expressed earlier in the House over the mismanagement of funds before the present Government took over, Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather today described as "unconstitutional" any diversion of funds approved by the State Legislature.
In his 65-minute reply to the general discussions on the budget presented by him in the Legislative Assembly on March 12, the Finance Minister described the indiscretion of diverting funds from one demand for Grant to another, after such Demands were voted by the Legislators as "violative" of the constitutional provisions and the Budget Manual.
"Can any Finance Minister a... | |
| | | | Cut short yatra period: Geelani | | | |
JAMMU: Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani today said supporting the on-going movement was obligatory on every Kashmiri. He also urged the government to cut short Amarnathji Yatra period and the number of pilgrims as well.
According to reports, Geelani while addressing a gathering at Langat Wednesday said that the army had occupied huge areas of land across the state. "In Shopian a huge forest area has been occupied and the army has plans to fell five lakh green trees", he said.
Geelani said it had dawned on the army that they had to leave Jammu Kashmir sooner or later. "They want to loot the state before leaving", he said.
Geelani urged the government to cut short Amarnath ya... | |
| | | | 4 Cops among 10 injured | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: Amid total shut down, ten persons including four police men sustained injuries in violent clashes at Sopore today.
According to reports, Sopore town observed total shut down today in protest against killing of a civilian in an exchange of fire between the militants and the police yesterday. The people were aghast over ransacking of houses and shops allegedly by the police incident.
Reports said, a procession from the slain civilian's area, Maharajpora started marching towards the city centre. It was intercepted by the police and CRPF personnel.
Soon after violent clashes ensued in the area. The police lobbed scores of tear smoke shells and also fired severa... | |
| | | | 'Rehabilitation of stone pelters' BJP, JKNPP, JSM stage walk-out | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 17: Members of Opposition comprising Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) and Jammu State Morcha (JSM) today staged a walk-out from the State Legislative Assembly in protest against the State Government's proposed policy to "rehabilitate stone pelters" in Kashmir Valley and administration's reluctance to grant citizenship right to West Pakistan refugees.
As soon as the House assembled for today's proceedings this morning, all the legislators of BJP, JKNPP and JSM were on their feet and waved the copies of some local and national dailies alleging that the government is pursuing the policies of "shielding anti-soc... | |
| | | | 'Discrimination with Jammu' | | Govt's policy akin to 'Robbing Peter and Paying Paul': Harsh | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 17: Accusing the ruling National Conference led coalition of pursuing policies akin to "Robbing Peter and Paying Paul," Leader of the Panthers Legislature Party and MLA Ramnagar, Harsh Dev Singh today warned the government of its "partisan" and "differential" policies and sought equitable share and equal opportunities for all the three regions of the state.
The JKNPP MLA also described the annual Budget presented by Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather as "Pauper's balance sheet."
Participating in the debate on Budget 2010-11 in Legislative Assembly here, Harsh said, "The Budget proposals presented by the Finance Minister had belied the hopes and expect... | |
| | | | Omar reiterates govt's will to facilitate Indo-Pak talks | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Mar 17: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today reiterated his government's endeavour to facilitate talks between separatists and the Centre as also between India and Pakistan to help address all issues for amicable resolution.
"While the government is thoroughly engaged in carrying forward its agenda of all round development, it is also working to help political engagement for restoration of permanent peace and settlement of issues across the table", he added and said that development is co-related with peace and tranquility and every stake holder has to put in its efforts in this regard.
Addressing a public gathering here, Omar said that the rehabilitation p... | |
| | | | 'Pak wants to keep pot of militancy boiling' | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPROT
JAMMU, Mar 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that Pakistan sponsored terrorists want to keep the pot of militancy boiling and they have made their intentions clear from the beginning of this year by increasing their activities.
Omar said this after attending the Police investiture ceremony at Police Headquarters in Jammu, where 182 police officers and personnel were felicitated for their bravery while fighting militancy in the last ten years.
When asked about the strategy of Pakistan sponsored militants, Abdullah said: "They have made their intentions clear in the beginning of the year; they want to keep the pot boiling (militancy)."
"Our forces, central p... | |
| | | | Don't expect miracles from Indo-Pak dialogue: Antony | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Mar 17: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today said Pakistan "was not taking serious steps" to destroy 42 terror camps on its soil.
Stating that India was "exploring all possibilities", Antony also said he did not expect any "miracles" from the dialogue with Pakistan.
"All the terror camps in Pakistan are active. Pakistan has not taken any serious steps to destroy these camps," Antony told a press conference on the sidelines of the launch of Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Vishwast at the port town of Vasco, 30 km from here.
Antony said India was one of the important targets for terrorist groups and that there were 42 terror training camps i... | |
| | | | Lawyers protest "gender bias" bill, court arrest | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 17: The timing of the Women's Reservation Bill at the Centre and the controversial Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Certificate Bill in the state coincides. While the former is beacon for women, the other is the glaring example of bias against them.
The disqualification bill seeks the cancellation of permanent resident rights of domicile women marrying outside Jammu and Kashmir.
As PCC president Saifudin Soz has already dissociated his party from the bill, lawyers, who today took out a rally under the banner of Bar Association Jammu (BAJ), courted arrested to lodge their protest against the bill.
Terming the controversial bill as the beginning of gen... | |
| | | | Political future of Kashmir | | Kashmir's Political Future: Clash between Geelani and Malik-II | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 17: Yet another dissimilarity between Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the likes of Yasin Malik lies in the fact that the former has his support-base among those belonging to Jamait-e-Islami and those endorsing its sectarian ideology and the latter has his support-base among Atikaadis. In other words, while Geelani and his supporters do not really believe in shrines, Sufis and pirs, Malik and his followers who hold pirs and Sufis in high esteem and believe in shrines. Geelani, in fact, controls Jamait-e-Islam.
That means Geelani and Malik belong to two different schools of thought. The Sunday and Monday attacks of the followers of Geelani and Malik need to... | |
| | | | 5 trade union leaders retiring in 2010 may sacrifice arrears on 58-60 demand | | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 17: Unable to pay arrears to its 5 Lakh employees, National Conference-led coalition government is likely to settle the issue of current agitation by way of keeping 5 top-ranking trade union leaders in good humour. If well-placed official sources are to be believed, these trade union leaders, who are all supposed to retire from government service within year 2010, have conveyed to the government that they were ready to sacrifice all of the agitating employees' demands, including the key demands of release of pay arrears and House Rent Allowance, in case they would be favoured by increasing the age of retirement from 58 to 60 years.
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