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No 'consensus' yet on seatsharing, to meet again today LC polls: coalition partners hold meeting 3/28/2011 12:02:10 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Mar 27: In run up to the forthcoming elections for the seats of Legislative Council, the two coalition partners National Conference and Congress held a meeting today to discuss the issues related to polls, seat sharing being the main agenda on which no agreement could materialise so far. The leaders of the alliance partners will meet tomorrow again to finalise things on this front, March 31 being the last date for filing nominating papers. Six seats, 3 each of Kashmir and Jammu region are falling vacant in the Upper House next month. Sources said both the alliance partners could not arrive at any consensus on the seat sharing issue as the political interests of both parties clashed on the number of seats each desires to contest. Sources said while NC has asked its major ally Congress to leave one seat for it in Jammu region, Congress is believed to have put its foot down maintaining that both the partners would contest on 3 seats each, which means that it contest all the three seats in Jammu and allow NC to contest all the three seats of Kashmir regi...   READ MORE

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Chairman, Secry of Priya Darshni institute booked Fake examination case 3/28/2011 12:01:43 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27: Gharota police on Sunday claimed to have arrested chairman and secretary of Priya Darshni Institute of Management and Sciences in Kote area in a fraud case, following complaints by the students. Informed sources said that the Grata police received complaints from some students and their parents with the police alleging that the Priya Darshni management has cheated them by conducting fake examinations of BBA and BCA part first, second and third years, despite the university has not given them registration number. "College management had collected applications forms and fee from the students but they (college authorities) had not submitted the same in the ...   READ MORE   Two close relatives of Nago being grilled, Baig seeks bail 8 Supari Killing case 3/28/2011 12:01:11 AM sumit sharma EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27: Former Superintendent of Udhampur Jail Mirza Salim Ahmad Baig who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the supari killing conspiracy to liquidate eyewitnesses in the infamous Amandeep murder case is making all possible efforts to secure bail while Special Investigation Team (SIT) is grilling him and two close relatives of Nagar Singh alias Nago to reach the depth of the case. While DIG Farooq Khan hinted at the involvement of some more big-wigs during the press conference a few days ago, Sources with in SIT revealed that two more close relatives of Nagar Singh are being grilled to ascertain their frequent contacts with Baig. Sources ...   READ MORE   When Sher-e-Kashmir favoured division of JK 3/28/2011 12:00:49 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Mar 27: Some voices though feeble have been demanding trifurcation of the state. This is not the first time when such voices have been heard. Even Sher-e-Kashmir favoured division of Jammu Kashmir (as suggested by Sir Owen Dixon) at one point of time. This stands proved by his letter to Col. Naseer of Egypt in 1965. The letter was published by a Jammu based newspaper and Muslim India a few years ago. While giving a brief history of the conflict and its impact on global politics, Sher-e-Kashmir wrote "……No doubt the best and most democratic solution could be through a plebiscite should this not be feasible, there are other practicable solutions, suggested in th...   READ MORE   CM's trendy gizmos, laptos and `conservative' legislators 3/28/2011 12:00:26 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Mar 27: Much to Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah's dismay, the MLAs have not been seen with their laptops during the past one year. The laptops were given to the legislators for maintaining records of their respective constituencies effectively. The conservative approach of the legislators has been seen as a major stumbling block to introduce use of technology in the day to day functioning of the Legislative Assembly. It is no secret that when Omar Abdullah flaunts his trendy gizmos other legislators envy him but irony is that they have not changed their mindset or realizing the importance of staying connected all the time for better world view and ease of comm...   READ MORE   PDP rejects joint opposition candidate for Jammu seat 3/27/2011 11:59:58 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu Mar 27: PDP is likely to feel its own candidate for one upper house seat from Jammu Region the elections of which are scheduled to be held on April 13, According to sources PDP is confident of getting the requisite support from 29 MLAs for victory of its candidate. Sources said PDP chief patron and former Chief Minister of the state Mufti Mohammed Sayeed has given directives to the senior leaders of his party in this regard. Mr. Sayeed according to sources has outrightly turned down the suggestion of some of his party leaders advocating for supporting a combined opposition candidate for one of the upper house seats from Jammu region to ensure his 100 percent vict...   READ MORE   One more nail in the Congress' coffin 3/27/2011 11:59:36 PM NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27: The J&K Legislative Assembly on March 26 once again witnessed noisy scenes. The issue that sparked heated exchanges was the insistence of the BJP, the JKNPP and the JSM MLAs that the government must set up a delimitation commission to delimit the Assembly constituencies de novo so that the people of Jammu province get their legitimate due share of representation in the law-making body and attain a status Kashmir enjoys in the state's polity. As was expected, the issue, which is very dear to the neglected people of Jammu province, didn't evoke any favourable response from the Kashmir-based legislators for reasons not difficult to fathom. With the resu...   READ MORE   Delhi conspired against Jammu to pamper Kashmir 8 May 27, 1949 A Black Day 3/27/2011 11:59:08 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27: The story of Jammu's fall commenced on May 27, 1949 in the real sense of the term. And, the man who conspired against Jammu was none other than the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, a fan of Sheikh Abdullah and enemy number one of Maharaja Hari Singh. What happened on May 27, 1949, which could be termed as a Black Day for the people of Jammu province, who had ruled over Kashmir between 1846 and 1947? That day, Gopalaswami Ayangar, then controlling the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs, moved a motion in the Indian Constituent Assembly to the effect that "notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 4 (of the Schedule to the Constituent Assemb...   READ MORE   Labourer sustain burns at brick kiln 3/27/2011 11:58:44 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27 : A labourer sustained burn injuries while working in a brick kiln at Slair in Bishnah near here today. Police sources identified him as Santosh (35) of Slair, Bishnah.He was undergoing treatment at the GMC hospital. Police had registered a case in this connection....   READ MORE   2 rly labourers among 3 killed in separate incidents 3/27/2011 11:58:06 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27 : Three labourers, including two who were engaged by Konkan railway project in the construction of a bridge over river Chenab in Reasi, were killed in two incidents here today. Police sources said two labourers were killed when a cable car collapsed at an under-construction railway project in Reasi.They were engaged by AFCONS construction company in the construction of a railway bridge across Chenab at Kodi Bakal in Reasi, the sources added. Sources said the incident occured when a cable broke apart and they fell from 1 140-ft high tower, resulting in their instant death.The were identified as Abdul Rehman (35), son of Mohiudin, and Juma Baksh (36), son of...   READ MORE   Surrendered ultra, associate held in Rajouri 3/27/2011 11:57:15 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27 : A surrendered militant and his associate were today arrested by police at Changdo in Reasi. Police sources said acting on a tip-off, cops raided Changdo and arrested from there Zaman Shah alias Tanveer, a surrendered militant, and his associate Hakim Shah. Their sustained interrogation was in progress, the sources added.Sources said Tanveer had earlier surrendered before Rashtriya Rifles in 2003 and bailed out four years later. It was suspected that Tanveer, who had settled in the village with the help of Hakim Shah, was a Pakistani national, the sources added....   READ MORE   2 pilgrims killed, 9 hurt in road mishaps 3/27/2011 11:56:37 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27 : Two women Vaishnodevi pilgrims were killed and nine others wounded in separate road accidents here since last night.A speeding car hit the road divider at Palli Morh near Samba last night, resulting in the death of Suman and Kalah Devi and injuries to seven others, including three children. The car was on its way from Delhi to Katra, the base camp of the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills, police sources said.While Suman had died yesterday, Kalah succumbed to her injuries in the GMC hospital today, the sources added. The injured were hospitalised and their condition was stated to be out of danger. Meanwhile, an Innova hit a scooty ne...   READ MORE   Truck catches fire, driver among 2 sustain burns 3/27/2011 11:56:06 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 27 : The truck of a wood factory caught fire at Bari Brahmana near here today, resulting in injuries to two persons, including driver. Police sources said Balbir Chand drove the truck of Sagvi wood factory at Bari Brahmana to a nearby khud to throw some unwanted material loaded in the vehicle. However, when they reached the khud, the truck caught fire, the sources added. Sources said Balbir immediately turned the truck towards the nearby fire station, but he could not reach there as the flames soon engulfed the whole vehicle as a result of which he and another person travelling with him sustained burns. Both of them were admitted to the...   READ MORE

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