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| No Need to Panic, Food Prices Will Come Down: PM | | | |
AGECNIES
NEW DELHI, Mar 5: Asserting that food stocks are comfortable, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government will take all "practical" measures to insulate people from rising prices of essential commodities.
"I will be the last one to deny that the behaviour of food prices in the last one year is some thing which does not worry us," Singh said while replying to the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in the Lok Sabha.
The government, he said, has taken all possible measures to check the rising prices of essential commodities and it would adopt all "practical methods" to provide further relief to the people.
Singh, however, asserted that there should be "no panic on the food situation front" in view of comfortable level of food stocks that are available with the central government.
Rabi crop (winter) prospects are also very encouraging. Post-monsoon rains have been good. All this augurs well for food prices to stabilise at a reasonable level, he added.
The food inflation had touched a decade high of 19.7 per cent in December last... | |
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| To avoid clash, 12 carriage contractors arrested from FCI office | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 05: Apprehending trouble, police today took into preventive custody at least 12 contractors, who had come to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) head office at Rail Head Complex here for submitting tenders for the transportation of goods.
As the FCI carriage contract is highly profitable, several
contractors, including some from Srinagar also, had come with their
supporters to submit tenders in the FCI office.
At present, the FCI carriage contract was with a firm jointly run by a NC MLC and Choudhary Nagar alias Nago, who was in the jail in connection with the fudging of evidence in the infamous Amandeep
murder case.
Police sources said apart from... | |
| | | | ‘Pak must check terror’ | | | | AGECNIES
NEW DELHI, Mar 5: Contending that dialogue was the only way forward with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the decision to hold foreign-secretary level talks was a "calculated" one but there can be no meaningful discussion till terror from there is ended.
Denying that he had sought mediation by Saudi Arabia, he asserted in the Lok Sabha that all problems with Pakistan can be resolved bilaterally if it adopted a "reasonable" attitude in dealing with terror elements which target India.
"Our policy towards Pakistan is consistent, cautious and realistic," Singh said replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address to Parliament during... | |
| | | | Advisor [R] solves FM’s problem of enhancing MLAs’ salaries | | MLAs, MLCs declared eligible for taking contracts from Govt corporations | | | IN LIGHTER VEIN
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 5: While giving his own clean chit to National Conference colleague, MLA and Chief Minister’s Advisor, Mr Mubarak Gul, in the matter of taking a work contract from Doordarshan, Chief Minister’s Political Advisor Mr Devender Singh Rana has relieved Finance Minister Abdul Rahim of a great anxiety days before producing the new financial year’s budget in the state Assembly. Even after Cabinet approval to a draft bill earlier this week, Mr Rather was reportedly in stress over the issue of hiking the monthly salaries of the legislators. With his statement that MLAs and MLCs were “not barred by law from doing trade and business with Government corpor... | |
| | | | Hali, Attar take oath as permanent HC judges | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORTY
Jammu, Mar 5: Additional judges of the state high court (HC) -- Justice Sunil Hali and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar -- were here today administered the oath as permanent judges by Chief Justice Barin Ghosh.
Earlier, HC Registrar General M K Hanjura read out the warrants issued by President of India as regards the elevation of Justice Hali and Justice Attar as permanent HC judges.
The oath ceremony was attended by Justice Virender Singh, Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain, Justice Mansoor Ahmed Mir, Justice J P Singh, Justice Yaqoob Mir and Justice Ghulam Hasnain Massodi, retired HC judges, presiding officers of subordinate courts and advocates.Justice Hali was elevate... | |
| | | | AFSPA, KPs exodus two faces of same coin | | | | ET Analysis
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 05:
The raking up of the issue of revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act by PDP in the state Legislative Assembly has raised certain basic questions vis-à-vis situation in Kashmir in particular and the state in general.
While both the regional parties and politicians from Kashmir valley, seemingly appear to be having consensus on the realistaion that situation has improved to a great extent, the moot question remains has the situation then become conducive for the return of Kashmiri Pandits and in general terms is it ripe time for revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) and reduction of troops, safe guarding the p... | |
| | | | Ex-MLA's PSO killed in road accident | | | | EARLY TIMES REP ORT
JAMMU, Mar 05:
The personal security officer (PSO) of ex-CPI(M) MLA Mohammad Khalil was today killed, while his driver sustained critical injuries when their Maruti Gypsy skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at
Manthal near Tikri, about 30 km from here on the Jammu-Srinagar road.
Khalil's wife and their two children, who were also in the Gypsy, survived with minor bruises. The ex-MLA was not travelling in the vehicle.
The family was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar. Police sources said when the Gypsy reached Manthal at about 8.45 am, it skidded off the road and fell into about 20-ft-deep gorge. Overspeeding was stated to be the reason behind the incide... | |
| | | | Servant caught for stealing PSO's gun | | | | EARLY TIMES REP ORT
JAMMU, Mar 05:
The servant of a Bhaderwah-based Congress leader today landed in police dragnet for allegedly stealing the Insas rifle of the latter's personal security officer.
Police sources said PSO Zuber Ahmad had filed a complaint with police that his Insas rifle was stolen from the house of Congress leader Sohail Malik at Bhaderwah.
Acting on the complaint, police questioned Malik's servant Shakeel, who broke soon and allegedly confessed to have stolen Zuber's rifle.Sources said the rifle was later recovered at the instance of
Shakeel, who was arrested and put behind the bars.A case under relevant sections of law stands registered against him.
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| | | | DC members repulse ultras' attack | | | | EARLY TIMES REP ORT
JAMMU, Mar 05:
Displaying courage, village defence committee (VDC) members successfully repulsed an attack by militants near Thathri in Doda district in the wee hoyrs of Friday morning.
Official sources said an unspecified number of militants fired at the house of VDC member Jan Mohammad with automatic weapons. The VDC member returned the fire.Sources said more VDC members joined Jan later and fired at the militants from different directions, forcing the militants to flee after about two-hour-long exchange of fire.
There was no casualty on the part of VDC members, the sources added.VDCs were formed by the state police several years back in the militancy-affecte... | |
| | | | SIT questions affect Birdi’s BP | | Zahid Farooq case | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 5: The special investigating team (SIT) had to abandon BSF Commandant’s interrogation in Zahid Farooq’s case today when he complained of irregular blood pressure. Earlier the commandant denied his involvement in the murder of a Nishat teenager.
Answering questions of the special investigating team (SIT), the accused commandant, R K Birdi said he was not involved directly or indirectly in the murder of Zahid. “The accused constable, Lakhwinder Singh, fired the fatal shot on his own”, he said. However, sources said the commandant could not give a satisfactory answer to the SIT.
When asked about Lakhwinder Singh’s confessional statement under sectio... | |
| | | | NC prevents PDP from taking undue credit | | Rejection of resolutions | | | (News Analysis)
Early Times Report
Jammu,March 5 :-Why did the ruling National Conference oppose the two resolutions on withdrawal of troops and the repeal of the Armed Forces(special powers)Act(AFSPA) in the state Assembly on Thursday ?The question has assumed interest after the Chief Minister,Omar Abdullah,had repeatedly,pleaded for the withdrawal of troops and the revocation of the AFSPA.The National Conference rejection of the two resolutions seems intriguing when Omar Abdullah had met the union Home Minister,P.C.Chidambaram,on more than one occasion to persuade him to favour withdrawal of troops and the repeal of the AFSPA.What factors have motivated the National Conference to oppo... | |
| | | | Clash with Jora: Jammu’s tale is one of gross discrimination with it | | STARK REALITY | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 5: The BJP and JKNPP legislators as well as independent legislator from Bishnah clashed with Tourism Minister Rigzin Jora on Thursday. Their grouse was that he was giving a preferential treatment to Kashmir and not paying any attention to the fast-decaying ancient water bodies in the Jammu region, including Mansar and Surinsar lakes.
Their charge was well-founded and could not be described as a manifestation of their biased approach towards Kashmir. Their charge was based on the official figures. Take, for instance, the glaring disparity in the allotment of funds for the protection and conservation of the Wullar and Dal lakes in Kashmir ... | |
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