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Rahul says UPA best bet for J&K , Omar Okays 4/15/2009 12:00:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu , April 14: Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday announced that the return of peace in Jammu and Kashmir was ensured during the five year rule of the United Progressive Alliance, UPA led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He said that Congress does not believe in communalizing the situation and asked voters not to vote for those who seek votes on communal lines. Addressing a rally at Vijaypur in Jammu Rahul Gandhi said that Congress believes in uniting the country and not dividing it in the name of religion. Rahul described the rural job guarantee scheme as the hallmark of UPA's pro-poor programmes. “Our party has delivered what it promised to the masses,” Rahul said. "During the five years of the UPA government, major promises have been fulfilled and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) is the biggest success," Gandhi said, describing the NREGA as the biggest employment scheme in the world, he said the programme had been given legal backing to ensure its success. Gandhi said that during the UPA rule, Prime Minister Manmoh...   READ MORE

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Assuring fairness poll chief says, come and vote 4/14/2009 11:57:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu , April 14: Asserting that the coming elections in the state will be free and fair, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, B R Sharma on Tuesday said that full arrangements have been made to ensure smooth conduct of polls in the Jammu-Poonch constituency on Thursday. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday afternoon, Sharma said that the campaigning for the first phase of parliamentary elections in the Jammu-Poonch constituency ended on 5 pm Tuesday. He said all arrangements have been finalized for the first phase of elections. Sharma according to said that 21 candidates are in fray for the Jammu-Poonch constituency for which 2210 polling booths h...   READ MORE   Check out is there any SAC today ? 4/14/2009 11:56:17 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, April 14: State Accountability Commission, set up in 2002-03 with a purpose of bringing accountability in the entire government system, will go member less as its lone member attains superannuation on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Press Bureau of India has learned that the government has approached Election Commission of India for its permission to consider names for filling the position of chairperson and its two members. On last Monday, sources said, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the head of the committee formed by the Law department to make appointments in the body, had convened a meeting of the committee members which include Chief Justice of Hig...   READ MORE   Farooq underplays Geelani’s anti-poll call 4/14/2009 11:55:44 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, April 14: Maintaining that the third front will play an important role in the government formation, former Chief Minister and National Conference, President Farooq Abdullah said that he prays for Geelani good health and asked him to go ahead with his poll boycott campaign. “I wish him good health and long life. God bless him,” Abdullah told reporters at the sidelines of Jammu Kashmir Cricket Association meeting that was held at a hotel here on Tuesday morning, Reports reaching Press Bureau of Indi said that Abdullah was responding to the question regarding the boycott call given by the Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Maintain...   READ MORE   Campaigning for first round of LS polls ends 4/14/2009 11:55:08 PM Early Times Report Srinagar: The electioneering for first of the five phased parliamentary polls reached its climax this evening after a hectic last round of rallies in Jammu by political parties to woo voters in their favour. The Jammu-Poonch segment will go to polls on April 16. While the ruling alliance tried to influence voters with the charm of Gandhi and Abdullah family scions, other parties including Bhartiya Janta Party and People’s Democratic Party candidates also did their best to woo the electorate in their favour. Sources told Press Bureau of India that Rahul Gandhi—Congress general secretary and Omar Abdullah—incumbent Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, shared a common pla...   READ MORE   Passport not a cake walk for J&K commoners 4/14/2009 11:54:42 PM Srinagar | Tuesday, Apr 14 Barring central and state government employees and in emergency cases, Tatkal passport would not be issued to anyone in Jammu and Kashmir for security reasons. This information was given by the Regional Passport Officer (RPO) B S Manavian here during a programme last evening. He said Tatkal scheme is applicable in all parts of the country except in Jammu and Kashmir and some border states for security reasons. He said tatkal means an applicant can receive passport within 24 hours if he or she provides any three of the 14 documents approved by the Government of India. Mr Manavian said in Jammu and Kashmir only cenral and state government and Pu...   READ MORE   EC bans exit polls 4/14/2009 11:54:08 PM New Delhi, April 14: With a day left for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission on Tuesday banned dissemination of results of opinion and exit polls by the media. The ban comes into effect from 15:00 hours today and has been brought in the wake of a Supreme Court order, the EC announced. The EC had earlier issued guidelines which had made it clear that results of opinion and exit polls carried out any time "cannot be published, publicised or disseminated in any manner, during the period starting from 48 hours before the hour fixed for conclusion of poll in the first phase." The ban would remain in force till the conclusion of poll in the last phase of ele...   READ MORE   BSF on Poll alerts 4/14/2009 11:52:24 PM New Delhi, April 14: With Pakistan-based militants frequently attempting to sneak into the country, the Border Security Force is on high alert along the border with Pakistan and Bangladesh ahead of the General Elections, Director General of BSF ML Kumawat said here on Tuesday. The BSF has been intensifying its vigil along both the sensitive borders to ensure that no undesirable elements enter into the country to disrupt the poll process, the senior official said. "We are fully alert along our borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh. We have heightened our vigilance along the borders. Infiltration attempts are a serious matter. We have taken certain measures at the sensitive areas," Kum...   READ MORE   Army Chief Calls Taliban bluff Gen Kapoor says women joining militant ranks 4/14/2009 11:52:09 PM New Delhi | Apr 14 Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has ruled out the presence of Taliban in India, pointing out, however, that women were being 'trained' on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC) to infiltrate in to India. "As far as the Indian Army is concerned, we have had no trace of Taliban," said Kapoor, on the issue of infiltration of Taliban in India. "We have information that women are being trained on the other side to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir," the Army Chief said, when asked about the possibility of involvement of women handlers in the Pulwama encounter that ended on Monday (April 13) with the killing of two militants. "It is possible that women may be...   READ MORE

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