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| Estranged partners shake hands, attend cabinet meeting | | | |
Jammu, Mar 31
The estranged PDP is back to the big brother and so are its ministers who attended a cabinet meeting, convened by Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad,here today in the civil secretariat.
The PDP ministers had boycotted three cabinet meetings held since February 28 in protest against Chief Minister’s refusal to acknowledge a letter sent by the leader of the PDP legislature party leader, Abdul Aziz Zargar, requesting Azad for convening a special meeting of the cabinet for a discussion on the demand for demilitarization and scrapping of AFSPA.
Prior to the reconciliation process carried by the Prime Minister and AICC Chief Azad had taken a decision to go ahead with the cabinet meetings even if the PDP Ministers remained absent. And the PDP had decided to keep off the cabinet meetings till the matter was sorted out by Delhi and later approved by the Political Affairs Committee.
In the light of changed political situation the PDP leadership had rescheduled the timing for the PAC meeting in Srinagar to enable PDP ministers to attend the cabinet meeting in Jammu. And wh... | |
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| What does troop withdrawal mean for a common man? | | | |
Srinagar:Mar 31
As political leaders engage themselves in engrossing discussion over the reduction in the number of troops and withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Acts, common people in Kashmir are associating greater aspirations with the proposals hoping that the moves could bring them relaxation from living under constant duress and start an economic turn around besides giving them greater freedom to life and cultural activities.
With security forces present almost everywhere on the landscape of Kashmir – forces occupy close to two lakh canals of land across Kashmir and Ladakh regions that includes tourist places, orchards, important state buildings, educational institutions a... | |
| | | | Is Christians' community most backward in India? | | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, MAR 31
The on-going talk of backward or most backward religious communites in India has taken a new turn, with the data made public by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) vis-a-vis the Christian community. Official cirles do not rule out a controversy in the coming days on who are the most backward religious communites in the country.
If the Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee has defined Muslims as the most backward particularly when it comes to employment opportunities, another government survey disagrees. The data of the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) says that Christians, the most educated religious community, top the list of the unemp... | |
| | | | KN Pandita has new dress demand | | Will Kashmiri Pandit females concede it? | | |
BL KAK
NEW DELHI, MAR 31
KN Pandita, well-known researcher and Kashmiri Pandit activist, has warned that members of the community he himself belongs to cannot move forward if the Kashmiri Pandit womenfolk were deprived of their share in new thinking. Having decided not to make use of the beaten track, Pandita has come forward with a new message: "Our womenfolk have to break the shackles that make them the slaves of the kitchen".
Elaborating on it, KN Pandita, in his thought-provoking write-up titled 'Kashmiri Pandits: A moment of introspection' says that Kashmiri Pandit womenfolk have to implement a changed agenda of food habits of the community members. More time, Pandit... | |
| | | | Saifuddin Soz is joining Mufti's party | | Farooq Abdullah to be Union Tourism Minister | | |
NEW DELHI, Apr 1:
Kashmir's tallest political leader, Farooq Abdullah, will be the new Union Tourism Minister. Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, took the decision to accommodate Farooq Abdullah in the Congress-led coalition government at the Centre after holding separate meetings with Sonia Gandhi and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Farooq Abdullah was also contacted by the Prime Minister on telephone. The National Conference patron and former Chief Minister of J&K, Farooq, was taken by surprise when the Prime Minister informed him of his plan to provide a Ministerial berth to him in the UPA government.
Farooq Abdullah, who is known for his ambition to b... | |
| | | | Situation tense in Kishtwar as JP retrenches 1000 workers | | Workers term decision as pressure tactic, threaten to go on strike | | |
Kishtwar, Mar 31
Situation is tense in this mountainous town of district Doda, where in an unexpected move Jai Parkash Industries retrenched more than one-thousand workers from Dul Hasti Hydro-Electric Project, this evening.
The matter about the retrenchment of the workers was kept deep secret till this evening; however, the town witnessed unprecedented security arrangements throughout the day today.
Sources disclosed to News Agency of Kashmir that authorities in JP Industries fixed a notice mentioning name of the retrenched employees outside its office in Kishtwar, this evening, without any prior notice to the workers.
Chinab Workers Union leaders claimed that the move is deliberate... | |
| | | | Demilitarization, reduction of forces completely ruled out | | Creation of false impression regarding demilitarization, reduction of forces shall not be allowed to befool, deceive general public: Azad | | |
Jammu, Mar 31 –
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad strongly ruling out any demilitarization or reduction of security forces in the state has erased all false impressions created by vested interests for political mileage.
He was interacting with people at Soulki near Kalakote in Rajouri district today where five innocent persons were killed by militants previous night.
Chief Minister reached Kalakote early in the morning to personally meet the bereaved families and their kith and kin.
Chief Minister was accompanied by Minister for Health and Medical Education Mangat Ram Sharma, Minister of State for Industries and Commerce Dr. Romesh Chander Sharm... | |
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