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NC’s Srinagar dilemma between Farooq, Salman Sagar Shariq fielded in North; Musatafa Kamal, Yasin are assembly candidates 4/13/2009 11:25:22 PM AHMED ALI FAYYAZ SRINAGAR, Apr 13: National Conference (NC) has finally declared Salman Sagar and Sharief-ud-din Shariq as the party candidates for the Lok Sabha constituencies of Srinagar-Budgam and Baramulla-Kupwara even as Dr Mustafa Kamal and Mohammad Yasin Shah have been picked up as the candidates for Assembly by-election respectively in Hazratbal and Sonwar segments. However, in view of a serious challenge coming from the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the nomination of the influential Shia cleric Maulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, NC’s superman Dr Farooq Abdullah would also jump into the fray in the all-important Srinagar-Budgam as his party has decided to select one among him and Salman Sagar on the last day of withdrawal of nominations on April 22. NC President, Dr Farooq Abdullah, today declared that his party had simultaneously selected himself and Mayor of Srinagar, Salman Sagar, as the nominees for the Lok Sabha constituency of Srinagar-Budgam. He said that both would file their nomination papers for this Central Kashmir constituency and the party would ...   READ MORE

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AKHOON’S PATIENCE BLEEDS Says, NC’s ‘khandaani raj’ extending to Sagar family 4/13/2009 11:24:57 PM ET Correspondent SRINAGAR, Apr 13: National Conference (NC) leader and former MLA from Hazratbal, Mohammad Sayeed Akhoon, has rejected candidature of the nominees of his party for Lok Sabha elections as well as Assembly by-elections. According to him, Sheikh family’s “dynastic rule” was now extending to the family of Mr Ali Mohammad Sagar. Alongwith Dr Farooq Abdullah, Sagar’s 28-year-old son, Salman Sagar, has been declared as NC’s co-candidate for the Central Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency of Srinagar-Budgam today. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Akhoon has not accepted the four candidates nominated today by his party. He has immediately left from Jammu to Srinagar by road and...   READ MORE   Conflict at rooftop of world marks 25 years 4/13/2009 11:24:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 13: It was on this day in 1984 that troops of Northern Command launched Op MEGHDOOT to prevent Pakistan army from clandestinely occupying the glaciated Siachen. The strategic passes of Bilafond La and Sia La were occupied by our troops braving the inhospitable weather and terrain. The area referred to as the highest, coldest and perhaps unforgiving battlefield has witnessed the indomitable courage and supreme sacrifice by our undaunting soldiers. The Siachen Brigade has won numerous bravery awards to include one PVC and Ashok Chakra each and 4 Kirti Chakras, 12 Shaurya Chakras, 7 PVSM, 10 Yudh Seva Medals, 5 VSM and 90 Sena Medals. The occasion of 25 ye...   READ MORE   LS POLLS 7 Observers appointed for next first two phases 4/13/2009 11:24:02 PM Early Times report JAMMU, APR 13: Election Commission (EC) has appointed seven Election Observers for J&K State during the first and second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2009 to redress the grievances of the general public. For the first phase of polling, scheduled to be held on April 16, Election Observer, Mr. Raj Pratap Singh has been allotted Assembly segments of Samba, Vijaypur, Gandhinagar, Bishnah, R. S. Pora and Suchetgarh. He can be contacted at mobile No: 9906155143 and landline No: 0191-2505068 at Room No. 204, Circuit House Jammu. Similarly, Election Observer, Ms. Uma Mukeherejee, has been allotted Assembly segments of Nagrota, Jammu East , Jammu West, Marh, Raipur-Doman...   READ MORE   Security on high alert 4/13/2009 11:23:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 13- Ahead of first round of Lok Sabha polls on April 16 the security grid in and around the entire Jammu region has been strengthened with the deployment of more paramilitary troops across Jammu Poonch Lok Sabha seat. The entry and exits points of the state border have been sealed and the security forces have been asked to remain on high alert to prevent any militant strike in the run up to the polls. Extra vigil is on along the line of control and across the International border with Pakistan to thwart any attempts aimed at disruption of poll process. The entire lot of paramilitary troops who have arrived here in the state for discharging poll duty have b...   READ MORE   Mufti’s 2009 tipoff: Don’t repeat ‘87 era 4/13/2009 11:23:18 PM Early Times Report Udhampur, Apr 13- Warning National Conference-Congress alliance against repeating blunder of 1987 election which were brazenly rigged and democratic institutions subverted to grab power, Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that ‘we will not allow this opportunist alliance to destabilize the democratic institutions again in the state’ . “With its utmost efforts and sacrifices, the PDP has revived people’s faith in the democracy so we will not allow this opportunist alliance to destabilize the democratic institutions again in the State”, Sayeed asserted, adding, “the same coalition had shattered people’s f...   READ MORE   Surrendered Ladakh, can you still negotiate autonomy: PDP asks NC 4/13/2009 11:22:55 PM Early Times Report Anantnag, Apr13 – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has said the National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah’s candid admission that despite trying hard his party couldn’t get its hands on the Ladakh Parliamentary seat, shows how helplessly NC is surrendering everything before the Congress just for the sake of power. “And paradoxically, in the same press conference Sunday where Dr Abdullah expressed his helplessness to get even the Ladakh seat from Congress, he bragged of his MPs talking about autonomy in the Parliament, if elected,” Mehbooba said while addressing a series of election rallies in Bijbehara and Pahalgam assembly segments of t...   READ MORE   Rahul to sign off first phase campaign today 4/13/2009 11:22:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 13: Jammu The electioneering for the first round of the lok Sahba polls will reach its climax Tuesday and Political leaders will surely leave no stone unturned to woo the voters on the last moment. While the ruling alliance would try to influence the voters with the charm Gandhi and Abdullah family scions, other parties including Bhartiya Janta Party and People’s Democratic Party candidates will do their best to woo the electorate in their favour. Rahul Gandhi—Congress general secretary and Omar Abdullah—incumbent Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, will be seen first time to share a common platform in the state when they campaign in favour of Congress candid...   READ MORE   Troops exchange fire at Poonch LoC 4/13/2009 11:21:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 13: The construction of a platform by men from the Indian army at the famous ‘friendship’ point along the LoC in Poonch sector has created tension between the Pakistani and Indian troops deployed along the Line of Control. Sources said that Pakistan Army objected to the construction activities going on along the Indian side. The Pakistani troops on Saturday lowered their white flag and unfurled a red flag on their side. Pakistani border guards also pointed guns at construction workers to scare them away. Interestingly, Indian army is constructing a platform meant to facilitate passengers crossing through the LoC at the Chiken-da-Bagh crossing point. Defenc...   READ MORE   BJP exploiting my disowned, insane brother 4/13/2009 11:21:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 13: Days after his brother joined the BJP, senior Congress leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today declared his brother as mentally challenged fallen in exploitative hands of BJP. Not only this, Azad also claimed that Ghulam Ali was disowned by the family 20 years back. Speaking to Early Times over phone from Orissa, Azad regretted that his insane brother has been hijacked by the BJP ulterior political motives and to malign his image at national level. "I am surprised that BJP is taking unfair means to malign my name by exploiting mental disability of Ali," Azad told media on phone from Orissa where he is campaigning for...   READ MORE

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