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| Cabinet expansion: Aspirants to pass through LS test | | | |
ZAFAR CHOUDHARY
Jammu, March 8: Even after two months in the office, there are no imminent signs of expansions of Omar Abdullah ministry as coalition partners intend to make maximum of their legislators in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Two days before taking oath of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah had said, “first ten days of Muharram are seen inauspicious therefore, I and some members will take oath on January 5 and expansion will take place shortly afterwards”. He had also laid emphasis on another reason: The Prime Minister is chairing a meeting of Chief Ministers on internal security on January 6 and therefore I will take charge a day ahead because a sensitive state like Jammu and Kashmir must take part in this important meeting”.
Omar Abdullah’s these two statements indicated that expansion of his cabinet could be anytime in the middle of January. However, when ten Ministers (including CM) instead of six, as it was expected earlier took oath, it reflected that the ministry expansion may take time.
Two months down the line, the aspirants have exhausted all their... | |
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| SPECIAL ON INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR WOMEN | | Survey paints gloomy picture of Gujjar women | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, March 8 : More than 1.4 million Gujjar women are facing utter gender discriminations in Socio- Political and Government organizations of Jammu and Kashmir. Their presence in all the major institutions of the State, since 1947, is almost negligible said a recent survey conducted by Tribal Research and Cultural foundation- a National Organization working on Indian Tribes with special focus on Gujjars.
Releasing the survey on the eve of International Women Day Dr. Javaid Rahi, National Secretary of the Foundation revealed today that early marriage system, illiteracy, extreme poverty, and nomadic way of life is causing dark shadows over the future of Gujjar wom... | |
| | | | Women only 7.52% of Central Govt’s workforce | | | |
New Delhi, March 08: Women constitute just 7.52 per cent of the central government work force, revealed T.K.A. Nair, the principal secretary to the Prime Minister, on Sunday.
"The percentage of women working in the central government is 7.53 per cent, of which 24 percent are in All India Civil Services, 18.5 per cent in the Indian Police Service and 18 percent in the Indian Foreign Service, Mr. Nair said.
Mr. Nair was speaking on the launch of the special International Women's Day issue of Bureacracy Today magazine here.
He expressed concern over the low figures of women in the central government.
"We are a functioning democracy and the role of bureaucracy is going to change and... | |
| | | | Kargil architect warns action replay if Kashmir not resolved | | | |
AGENCIES
New Delhi, Mar 8: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, considered the architect of the 1999 Kargil war, has warned that there could be more such conflicts if the "key dispute" and "sore point" Kashmir remains unresolved for long.
The retired Army General, who ruled Pakistan for nine years till last August after seizing power in a bloodless coup, acknowledged that there are a "lots of 'mujahideen' in Pakistani society" and "freelance jehadis" who have "emotional involvement" with the cause of Kashmiris.
Playing a peacenik as he faced a barrage of uncomfortable questions from a combative audience at the India Today Conclave last night, he said the leaderships of the two ... | |
| | | | Mufti ‘appreciates’ coalition’s slogans, wants action concrete | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 8: Former Chief Minister and patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that Congress-National Conference (NC) coalition is on test to provide good governance to the people. He, however, made it clear that the coalition, so far, has failed to fulfill aspirations and wishes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Except sloganeering, nothing concrete has been done so far on ground by this regime to mitigate miseries of the common masses”, he observed while addressing a function which was organized in connection with the joining of BSP leader Jagjit Singh Jagga in the party. “How long this coalition will continue to raise slog... | |
| | | | Bhim candidate for Kathua-Doda LS seat | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 8- Harsh Dev Singh, Vice-Chairman of the JKNPP today declared that, Prof. Bhim Singh shall contest election to Lok Sabha seat from Udhampur.
He told the media-persons this afternoon that, the Parliamentary Board has declared his name unanimously as he is the most experienced, courageous, highly educated personality and a renowned human-right activist and a Parliamentarian, and shall be a befitting and most appropriate person to represent the suffering and neglected people of Jammu Pardesh, who have remained unrepresented for the last 50 years in the Parliament.
Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yashpal Kundal, MLAs, State President Bansi Lal Sharma and several sen... | |
| | | | ‘Muslims should vote, but not for religion’ | | | | ET DESK
Jammu, March 8: A prominent Islamic body has issued a decree asking Muslims to exercise their franchise but said one should not vote for a party or leader just on the basis of religion.
"The vote should not be kept back," leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband said in a fatwa in response to a question whether Muslims should vote in the elections.
"One should vote for the party and the leader that is better and works in favour of Muslims and the country," the fatwa said, adding "India is a democratic and secular country. Hence it is out of place to look at its politics in Islamic perspective and test the parties and political leaders on Islamic principles."
Deoband seminar... | |
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